Crocodile Restaurant & Bar - Californian restaurant in Santa Barbara - 2819 State St, USA

Very nice place to eat with this great terrasse. Kind persons and quick service and tasty meals. Do not miss it if you are walking around here. 😉

Had a very nice early dinner inside. Pros: Fresh food, great, attentive service/staff, nice atmosphere, lovely patio. Cons: I was not impressed with the coconut shrimp starter. The quantity of raw, unseasoned, fried coconut encasing the shrimp was, I felt, unappealing in my mouth. With that said, I thought the portions were on the smaller side of usual. I finished the entire salad. But the lettuce wedge in the wedge salad barely cleared the top of the bowl. The blue cheese and balsamic dressing was very good. I also had the sea bass and risotto special which was very good, but again, small-ish portions. Plate was finished which, is not normal for me. But the food was great! Our whole party was happy. This was our second visit to Crocodile and we will definitely be back again!

Big portions. Good prices. The staff was super attentive and very friendly. Food was also good!

Anchors Lemon Tree Inn and our dinner was terrific! I started with a cup of their award winning clam chowder! It was SO good! A few drops of pesto were on top, the flavor was great! Then I had grilled prawns on sofrito rice with grilled vegetables. They really grilled veggies on open flame and drizzled balsamic over them. Our server, Sergio was attentive, friendly and accommodating. We asked about outdoor firepit and he asked if we wanted to make reservations for one. He told the hostess who immediately came to our table so we could book it. Friends met us at the firepit for cocktails! Great time!

A friend and I stopped in here for the day passing through. It has a very nice atmosphere and good customer service. For me it’s more of a place for appetizers and drinks. Great hang out spot. My friend said his meal was okay. I ordered a steak, but it was too raw. They offered to cook it more, but I just couldn’t do it. I decided to try again with a chocolate mousse cake, but it tasted more like tiramisu. Other than that the view outside was great. I love how they put a giant chess game outside by the pool.

You might miss this place as its not very visible. I only was made aware of it when I stayed at the Lemon Tree Inn some years ago. I recently went there and had a pleasant experience. The staff is friendly. The food is actually pretty good. Plenty of parking and an easy to go to location of state and alamar. Its basically where downtown ends and upper state begins. Good place, but not something I'd go to on a regular basis.

Was excited for having a christmas dinner at Crocodille on christmas day, so I arrived at 5.50 pm for my dinner reservation at 6 pm on christmas with family. Was seated at 5.52, place was very nice and all. Ordered appetizers. ,soups and entreess. 25 minutes in, i asked if any of our food come anytime soon, and server said "shortly". Another 10 minutes and server came back with a spoon for the soup. Waiter was trying to avoid eye contact at all times, another 15 mins i have to raised my voice in order to call someone. After i called in 6.50 pm , all of my food came at once, there is no set order as soup or appetizer first literraly steak comes first. And when i asked them why everything came at once, he simply responded you ask for the food to come together ( i never mentioned anything about my food coming in together ) and i just stared at him while he tried to justify his reason and then he changed his excuse to its christmas and it is very busy. Lobster bisque was similar to what i bought from costco, there is no addition or anything, they put an automated gratuity at 20% which i dont mind paying since i dont know if the waiter the cooks or the management was just bad but fyi this place is not worth the time and money.

Great drinks and brunch menu Ice cream is a secret weapon :)