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Santa Barbara's finest table with a view! - The Harbor Restaurant, Santa Barbara, CA

The Harbor Restaurant

3.6
3.6
28 Reviews
$31 to $50
Seafood
A photo of The Harbor Restaurant restaurant

The Harbor Restaurant

3.6
$31 to $50
Seafood
Santa Barbara

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 4 times today
  • Great for scenic views
  • Good for business meals
  • Charming
International Coastal Cuisine with Local Ingredients. Located on Santa Barbara's famous Stearns Wharf, the Harbor Restaurant is a 12,850-square-foot establishment on two floors that can seat 500 guests. Valet parking is available during dinner service. The restaurant features upstairs casual dining with an outdoor ocean view patio while the downstairs features a proper bar with craft cocktails, an exceptional dining room with international dishes featuring local ingredients, and two private event spaces including an 80+ person room and a private dining room for 20 guests.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, International, Farm-to-table
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (805) 963-3311
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Private party facilities
    The very best venue in Santa Barbara with an overwater event space, outdoor dining, exceptional bars, gorgeous dining room, and stylish lobby. Several private event options from the Captain's Room of up to 16 guests to our event space for 80 guests to a full buyout of the restaurant, bar, or entire building, ranging from 110 guests to 500 guests.

What 28 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.6
3.6 based on recent ratings
  • 3.5Food
  • 4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • California Central Coast

    Romantic

  • California Central Coast

    Great for scenic views

  • Santa Barbara

    Hot spot

  • Santa Barbara

    Romantic

  • Santa Barbara

    Great for scenic views

  • Santa Barbara

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
The Harbor Restaurant offers a "beautiful" interior with "amazing ocean views" and a "breathtaking" atmosphere, perfect for special occasions. Guests enjoy delicious cocktails and standout dishes like crispy rice salmon and squid ink pasta. Some reviews mention room for improvement in food consistency, but overall, it's a "luxurious" dining experience.

28 Reviews
  1. Ashleigh

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    1. Terrible menu 2. Disgusting food 3. Poor service.

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  2. steve

    Central Coast

    26 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    26 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    need to attend to up-grading bathrooms -- and, too, continue to improve food quality - off to a good start -- love location/service/concept and evolution . . . of this remarkable offering . . .

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  3. LYNDA

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Because there was a public boat parade it was difficult to enjoy the dining so we had cocktails and and left. When we got to the restaurant, they had a $95 buffet available for your service that was not in our plans. We’ll go there for dinner some other time.

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  4. Bethany

    Los Angeles

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Incredible experience! We watched the parade of boats from our Harbor View window! Great service, wonderful food!

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  5. Scott

    Hawaii

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I thought the staff at The Harbor Restaurant was well trained and friendly. The food was excellent and the location, of course was fabulous!

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  6. Laurie

    New York City

    71 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    71 reviews

    Dined on 8 December 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    The harbor Restaurant was disappoint in every level. The space is void of the romantic warm atmosphere- the food was not good - oysters had to be sent back - how can a beet salad be tasteless? The service was not friendly. We left so sad - the space and the community deserve better.

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  7. Susan

    Central Coast

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 November 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Slow service, misdelivered courses, inedible food, EXTREMELY expensive given VERY poor quality. Nice setting.

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  8. Brian

    Central Coast

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    We arrived on time and after some discussion about table location (restaurant was not that busy), we were seated at a beautiful table along the windows. Restaurant is beautifully redone recently. Thanksgiving was a prix fixe menu with some options. The turkey entree was marginal, but salads and dessert were superb. No corkage fee for bottle of wine. Service was outstanding (Adam is particularly noteworthy).

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  9. linda

    Central Coast

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 18 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was delightful. Rich is great as is the food and view!

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  10. Angeline

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Really glad we gave this place a try! We came for our wedding anniversary. Our waiter seemed like she might’ve been having a bad day, but we tried to not let that get to us. They comped our dessert which was so kind! The steak tartare was delicious, as well as the clam chowder, carrots, salmon dish, and cheesecake we got! The drinks were strong as well!! Would definitely come back for a romantic dinner.

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FAQs

The Harbor Restaurant is rated 3.6 stars by 28 OpenTable diners.

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A photo of The Harbor Restaurant restaurant

The Harbor Restaurant

3.6
$31 to $50
Seafood
Santa Barbara

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 4 times today
Google Map for The Harbor Restaurant

210 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    On Stearns Wharf
  • Area
    Santa Barbara
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–8:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Seafood, International, Farm-to-table
  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Wine
  • Phone number
    (805) 963-3311
  • Private party facilities
    The very best venue in Santa Barbara with an overwater event space, outdoor dining, exceptional bars, gorgeous dining room, and stylish lobby. Several private event options from the Captain's Room of up to 16 guests to our event space for 80 guests to a full buyout of the restaurant, bar, or entire building, ranging from 110 guests to 500 guests.
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