Rodeo Room — Restaurant in Santa Barbara

Thank the lord, or Dudley, that we finally have a real bar in SB. What a concept! Great job to the Rodeo Room team. Ricardo is a beast on the service well, with a great smile and attitude. Few places in town you can order a “Naked and Famous”, if you like Mezcal you must order one and see for yourself. It’s a place you can take your friends, a date or even a client you’re trying to impress. They always play the Jams. Food is really impressive as well, you can’t even call it bar food but this shouldn’t surprise anyone if you’ve had The Shop on Milpas. Same owners, same standards, same quality....

Stopped by for a drink and an appetizer after finding this on Google.

Ordered the carnitas tacos which I would give a 5/10 due to lack of flavor, cold temperature, and presentation.

I ordered the She is Beauty old fashioned and it was pretty yummy. Would rate it 7/10 for vanilla and fig flavors.

The service was probably also 5/10 as the bartender wasn’t really knowledgable about hardly any drinks/shots. Also he wasn’t very personable during our visit. There was a female bartender that helped him out some so that made it a little better.

May return but more than likely...

We were so happy to find this place! It's beautifully designed, chic, and cozy. Our party shared the She is Beauty, Good Eye, Cactus Man, and the Tribute cocktails. All were very flavorful, not sweet, perfectly balanced and great for sipping. The buffalo chicken eggrolls were lean, done in an air fried wrap, and had some kick, but with a side sauce that could put it out of the park. The burger was classically good, and the pesto pasta was out of this world -- really a good meal for two. We can't wait to come back with...