If you're searching for Santa Barbara Italian restaurants, then search no more. Ca'Dario Italian restaurants conveniently offer 4 locations in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Montecito. Opened in 1997, the first Ca'Dario was one of the few downtown Santa Barbara restaurants offering authentic Northern Italian food. Over twenty years later, even though many other Italian restaurants have opened up, Ca'Dario restaurants have consistently been among the best Italian restaurants in Santa Barbara.
Chef Dario Furlati combines authentic imported pasta, cheese, tomatoes, flour, and olive oil with fresh local ingredients in order to offer the consistency in food quality that brings customers back year after year, making Ca'Dario restaurants among the best Italian restaurants Santa Barbara has to offer.The wine list includes a good selection of Italian wines from Sicily to Tuscany.
Chef Dario Furlati combines authentic imported pasta, cheese, tomatoes, flour, and olive oil with fresh local ingredients in order to offer the consistency in food quality that brings customers back year after year, making Ca'Dario restaurants among the best Italian restaurants Santa Barbara has to offer.The wine list includes a good selection of Italian wines from Sicily to Tuscany.
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Smith Edwards
Jan 24, 2022
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John Tarsitano
Jan 01, 2022
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Highly recommend! One of the best meals I've had in years. We ordered the smoked salmon and caprese salad to start. Both delicious although the caprese was lacking flavor. We split two specials and a pizza, all gluten free ! Creamy risotto with wild mushrooms, shrimp, and scallops, the best dish of the meal! Potato gnocchi with roasted chicken and sun dried tomatoes. And a meat lovers pizza that has an Italian name, but I forget lol. Service was amazing all around, but Marco our server was spectacular.
Joseph Gibbs
Dec 21, 2021
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Best food I've had in a long time! The smoked salmon appetizer, risotto, and gnocchi were absolutely delicious and we finished the meal off with affogato. Our server Marco provided some of the best service making helpful roccomendations and frequently checking in on us to make sure everything was going well. Highly recommend and will definitely be returning.
Nancy Baron
Dec 14, 2021
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I have been here about 5 times in the last 6 months. We were excited when it opened and enjoyed the food. However recently the hostess has an uncaring and dismissive attitude. She told me what we had requested in our reservation was not available - take it or leave it more or less. It was freezing cold and our seat had a draft from the open door. Even wearing our coats we were cold. Another time we came and the same young woman told us to wait and then seated other people who came after us while we waited for a table. In fairness the servers are very nice but I now have an unpleasant association
Alyce Parsons
Sep 11, 2021
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Jim Mannoia
Aug 13, 2021
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Very disappointing tonight...
I have eaten here several times and in the past have enjoyed their pasta and pizza. Not superb but ok. Tonight was just plain bad. We went with another couple, and 3 of us ordered veal scallopini at the strong suggestion of our waitress. One of us had salmon which was ok. First the bread served was delayed, and was stale. The artichoke appetizer was tasteless, with little "meat" and cost $18. Sadly, the veal was luke warm, and the mushroom sauce very bland and oily. The spinach with it was cold, and the potatoes not much better. With 2 glasses of wine, and a modest
I have eaten here several times and in the past have enjoyed their pasta and pizza. Not superb but ok. Tonight was just plain bad. We went with another couple, and 3 of us ordered veal scallopini at the strong suggestion of our waitress. One of us had salmon which was ok. First the bread served was delayed, and was stale. The artichoke appetizer was tasteless, with little "meat" and cost $18. Sadly, the veal was luke warm, and the mushroom sauce very bland and oily. The spinach with it was cold, and the potatoes not much better. With 2 glasses of wine, and a modest
Chris Nichols
Jun 29, 2021
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This place shows some brilliance that is unsurpassed in Santa Barbara. The prosciutto fig and goat cheese was mind blowing in both taste and texture. The smoke flavor was next level. The ravioli was equally impressive with the crispy sage on top. I can’t say enough about these two dishes. The big disappointment was the pizza that was good but just didn’t reach the same level. Service was excellent and prices were Monticito-normal.
Akiko Tsuzuki
Jun 11, 2021
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30 minutes late for take-out (no biggie on a busy holiday weekend) but why are the pizzas cold…egg on “carbonara” pizza over-cooked like hard boiled egg and salads wilted? Was it ready sooner but forgotten? Expect more in Montecito and ~$70 with tip for two pizzas and two salads. I didn’t mind waiting but expected food to be fresh when less than 5 minutes to get home…. You would think throw in a bit of extra for the wait…? Would likely have enjoyed the pizzas if not almost cold and crust hard after standing around for 30 minutes…. Good flavors, good ingredients. But expected better
Forrest Buchanan
Apr 10, 2021
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This is where you go for fake Italian food that is over priced. Not one Italian in the kitchen! They do NOT make the pasta. General manager will offensively approach your table when you make a complimenting comment to a short staff member. Don't be a waitress if you can't handle a simple non offensive comment about your 4'10" height. Imitation Italian food that is over priced to pay their high rent. Sit outside to look at a road of cars. Tre Lune a half block north or Via Vai in Upper Village of Montecito is considerably better. Avoid this business at all cost!
