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Overall Total Score
3.8 out of 5
Very good | 1516 reviews

What DavidL likes about Bella Vista:
Just a wonderful dining room. Food is top notch and tasty. We love the overall facility location and the Bella Vista is one of our regular stops when we pass through Santa Barbara. Excellent service and presentation. Highly recommended. View all feedback. What BethB doesn't like about Bella Vista:
I'm comparing to how the brunch used to be in the 1980s where the food stations took up 3 rooms. All stations in one room now. The service was exceptional and the setting is amazing, but for $85 per person, the food selection was mediocre. Yes, there was oysters, crab, caviar and bottom glass of champagne, but beyond that, a taco bar? Meat carving station advertised beef wellington, but only offered prime rib, lamb,... View all feedback.

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Gastroranking-it
4.6 ★ from 44 reviews
Mathew
12.06.2024 - 00:30

This place is in Montecito off of Chanel Dr. near the ocean. The atmosphere here is amazing. That's what you're really paying for. The outdoor dining experience...

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Sublime
12.06.2024 - 00:30

Such good food .. more than just sweets n bread .. tortas are amazing.. posole on the weekends!! Great service .. enjoy something authentic

daren
12.06.2024 - 00:30

The finest of the finest. The service is impeccable and the food is amazing. If you want to treat yourself squeeze into Bella Vista. The veiw from the patio any...

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shaman500
12.06.2024 - 00:30

A beautiful setting, and boy, do you ever pay for it. Brunch, with tip, was $110 per person. The food was good, but nothing extraordinary; the service was very...

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Omari
12.06.2024 - 00:30

Fabulous, kind thoughtful service. Food was delicious.

Gastroranking-us
3.8 ★ from 1516 reviews

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