Carr Winery — Restaurant in Santa Barbara

We decided to do a Carr tasting because our friends have been members for years, the winery offers Cab Francs, which we love and believe are under appreciated, the tasting room looked cool in photos, and it was within walking distance of our hotel. The tasting room and tasting bar were even cooler in person and we enjoyed tasting the wines on the shaded patio, led by our excellent tasting guide, who was well-schooled in the wines on offer. We especially liked the Cab Franc and joined their Cab Franc Club. Of course this was no surprise to us because we’ve had their wines before, at our friends’ house. When we were planning our Santa Barbara trip I said “no more wine clubs,” but we made an...

Terrible terrible service…or actually sorry, LACK OF SERVICE. Every table had complimentary snacks except us. We waited almost 20 mins in between our pours. We basically had to go up to the server to ask him for our next few pours for the tasting. As he poured, he blankly just stated the type of wine and nothing about it. The table next to us with the same server had to go up and get their menus. The other tables had such a nice, pleasant lady (Vanessa) serving them. We almost moved tables due to the service.

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I’m a Big Fan of Carr Winery! 😎 Love the vibe & ambiance in the old Airplane Hanger! Great place to hang out w/friends- Whether in the cool, dimly-lit (romantic) tasting room or outside on the patio... on many occasions they have live music as well. The Carr family including Jessica & Ryan, are very cool people- & the tasting room staff is professional, knowledgeable & personable... But what I really love are their wines- I’m in 🥰 w/their Cab Francs! Also Many great Pinots & yummy Sauv Blancs as well. Mmm... I think it’s time for a...