Chase Bar & Grill

This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Barbara! Although a little pricey, the customer service is great, the food is amazing and it has a great ambiance. Perfect for if you wanted to get lunch or dinner with family or even if you wanted to take someone out on a date.

Book ‘em Danno! No, seriously. Chase is a must stop when visiting SB.
I pass through the central coast for work quite often and there are dozens of decent places to eat. HOWEVER, it is rare to find an establishment that has great customer service, food, and atmosphere.
I was waited on by Jonathan, he was professional and tentative. Jonathan was knowledgeable of the menu and made great recommendations.
Next time I pass through SB I’ll be visiting Jonathan and the Chase again! Consider me an out of town regular.

My wife and I came here for our first dinner after our wedding! The steak was on point! The owner Jack greeted us personally at our table and made us feel very welcome! We’ll definitely come back to see our new friends!

This place is THE BEST!!!
My mom and I have been coming here for the last 10 Years! She’s been coming for even longer. It’s a classic SB spot. The food is always phenomenal, the service is above-​and-​beyond.
Holly was our server tonight and she was helpful, friendly, she got us EXACTLY what we wanted and even had great suggestions.
Definitely the best Italian food in Santa Barbara!

This was one of the worst dining experiences EVER! I’d rather sit at the DMV for 4 hours than spend another minute at this restaurant. Came here for a bachelorette dinner. The food was mediocre but the service was absolutely terrible. Sat down and was told «let’s hurry up to expedite your meal», not to mention the drinks were terrible, server walked away while taking orders, unwilling to accommodate a dairy allergy, and simply did not listen to the order. We’re told we could split the bill for 10 and it took 1.5 hours to deal with the bill. Worst decision to have a special meal at this restaurant. Will never recommend to anyone in Santa Barbara or traveling there. In addition, this should NOT be a 100 restaurant on opentable.

This place is terrible. If I could give negative stars I would… Service was rude and slow, food was mediocre, and the owner has no clue how to run a business. I’d rather have 10 teeth pulled without anesthesia then go back here.

i took my girlfriend for her birthday but unfortunately «the great old Chase» that i remember is long gone. the staff was was slow, inattentive and incompetent but the real prize here is the food.
starting with the bread (they bought at safeway), the bland caesar’s salad was only surpassed by the 3 meat lasagna which was inedible. my girlfriends steak was nothing to write home about either (all 32 bucks worth).
we’re not going back… ever.
used to love the place; but the new management is way off track.

Horrible service. Our waiter never checked us. I had to flag him down to tell him my ravioli’s were terrible. I had a clump of dough on my plate and all the cheese had spilled out of the few raviolis that I had on my plate. I told the waiter, he said, huh and walked away and came back with our check. I asked him about the clump of dough and he said that’s how they make them. I had to explain to him that ravioli’s had filling. My husbands porkchop was very dry and bland. The waiter was very arrogant. He never said he was sorry he never came back to our table after he took our order and it took forever to get him to take our order I had to eat 4 pieces of bread to fill up. I walked out hungry. They did take it off the bill, after a awkward conversation with the waiter. I will never go back. It was pricy for the quality of food we were given. I was so disappointing.

Diners who arrived after we asked our server «Are you [name]?» «Yes.» «We’ve heard a lot about you.» I don’t know what they’d heard but but the service we got was quite lacking in competence. The server returned to confirm what we had ordered, even though it had been written and, after a long wait, the main courses came. Asking «What about our salads?» resulted in an obsequious apology repeated several times. We had our salads after but resented the additional time taken for the meal. There was also an error on the bill that was corrected as well as a couple of other, lesser, problems.
We’ve been to Chase several times and the food has consistently been good. One ought not let one poor experience negate the good things that Chase has to offer.

Blackened salmon caesar salad was amazing, and the service was great as always! I will definitely be back soon.

Delicious food and a FANTASTIC bartender named Todd! He was so fun to talk to and his drinks were absolutely delicious – I particularly love his lemon drop! Can’t praise him enough, he was so helpful with the menu and clearly knew what he was doing behind the bar. Will be going back and definitely will be sitting at the bar again! He recommended their cheesy bread mixed with some mussels are and I must say it’s an absolute MUST!
Not to mention, fabulous atmosphere and great lighting at night with the Christmas lights up all year long!

I thought some of the reviews at first might be exaggerated but was there for the first time last night and wow it’s all true. I specifically asked for a booth and although it was confirmed I would get it I did not. The hostess basically said «oh well, sorry. If you don’t want your table there are plenty of people that will want to take it». Are you serious… I thought to myself. Wow. We were hungry so stayed but disappointed & just a terrible way to start having dinner. One of my friends came from a long way to visit this immensely over-​rated place to eat. The food is good but big deal, that’s a common variable if your a restaurant on popular state st c’mon. I can give hundreds of places that would put that place to shame in food quality. Anyhow, food was good not amazing. I’d say our bottle of wine was amazing but WE chose it so credit to us. Hostess was terrible… waiter was a bit sarcastic & should mind his own business. Just stick to paying attention the first time & not have us repeat ourselves. We didn’t need what he thought was a funny joke & side comments.
Definitely not going back to this place. I believe all the locals now that say it was great before but went downhill this last year. Change of management? Who knows…

My husband and I dined here on Thanksgiving night. We decided to order one traditional and one Italian dish and share. The turkey and gravy was so moist and it came with stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, and pecan pie. Our Italian dish was Chicken Piccata with a lemon caper sauce with a side of fettechini alfredo — so delicious! Great service and great location on State Street as well.

Love everything here… the food, the service, the atmosphere! So much whether you are stopping in for a drink or having a full fledged dining experience! I remember there was another Chase located down by the beach that we would go to when I was a little girl… ahh, sweet memories!

I absolutely love Chase. It’s quirky, but romantic at the same time. The glowing twinkle lights, deep leather benches, and cozy interior gives this State Street gem a soft, warm feel that perfectly complements the hearty Italian fare. In honesty, there are Italian restaurants with better food (Via Maestra and Tre Lune can’t be beat), but Chase has the location and that 1950’s-style-neighborhood-restaurant vibe that tugs at your heart strings and just makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Chase, what has happened to you? Slow, inattentive service, a fish sandwich McDonalds could beat, even the iced tea was weak. We’ve been coming for years and are sorely disappointed. Won’t be back soon.

We had some good appetizers
Fried ravioli, caprese, and bruschetta. It was all tasty. Their menu is simple was busy when we came for a late lunch
Service was great.

Have been here numerous times and visited again last night on an extremely unpleasant hot night in Santa Barbara. Turn up the A/​C please. I usually love the warm & inviting atmosphere of this restaurant, so I won’t hold the hot weather against them. Our service was very attentive but did seem like a lack of communication between the number of staff servicing us. Had to repeat ourselves several times and a mix up on drinks, but all handled without issue. Quality of food was good and predictably comfortable (comfortably predictable). I know when I go here I’m going to order a big plate of comfort food. Spaghetti and meatballs or lasagna and tonight it was chicken parmigiana. My other half had a healthier choice with the salmon and vegetables. We both felt like our food hit the spot and will return again.

My husband just got home from deployment and we drove up from oxnard to come enjoy a sculpin and their amazing pesto bread which we love! Went and sat at the bar because it’s a windy day, but we normally enjoy their patio. There was two empty seats and we thought we had scored! The bartender was closing out a group that had taken the majority of seats at the bar. And while they had gotten up two couples sat down in their place. We were never asked our drink order, or placed water or anything. The first couple was serviced, my husband looked at me and said if that other couple gets served before us, we’re outta here! And just as he thought– THEY WERE!!! We were so hangry and disappointed. I have been a bartender for over 8 years, and that just isn’t right! I will be talking to the manager once we finish our meal from Palazzio. Review on that place to follow.

My Chase Bar & Grill experience was the epitome of that show… Cheers. The place was packed and decorated perfectly for the holiday season. The only seating was at the bar. I made plenty new friends without a fuss. So, the atmosphere was completely friendly and inviting.
The food was another story. The piccata dishes were well talked up, however, there was steak, lasagna and eggplant on the menu. I love eggplant. I couldn’t pass on eggplant… I ordered the eggplant rotellini and ginger beer.
It was nicely served with bread, salad and spaghetti marinara. They served it up great. It tasted okay. The eggplant was hard as a rock. The herbed ricotta was all I tasted… Dairylicious. However, I can say that it was a satisfying meal.
I’d go back to hang out. Also, try something else on the menu.