Toma Restaurant & Bar

4.5 stars. just the best meal we ate while visiting Santa Barbara celebrating our anniversary. lucky enough to have our reservation on the first night of indoor dining after Covid restriction changes. so nice after some nights outside in the wind. the service could not have been more professional and enjoyable. began our celebration with a glass of Prosecco and a Toma Bellini-prosecco, lychee nut puree, and orange bitters. both lovely. fresh warm bread gratis with Pink Hawaiian salt sprinkled on high quality butter. delicious. for entrees, my wife chose a pasta dish made with all her favorite ingredients-italian sausage, pomodoro sauce, cream, garlic, and tomatoes on rigatoni pasta. all of which were cooked perfectly and flavorful. especially the sausage, with great seasoning. not wanting pasta tonight, i looked over the protein options and found plenty of things that sounded good but the combos(carbs, veggies, etc) missed the mark for me. upon request, the possibility of changing the cream corn risotto listed with the grilled swordfish filet to the mushroom risotto found elsewhere was greeted with a "no problem". very happy. the dish was also served with a tangerine citronette and a cucumber & orange zest salad. the filet was perfectly grilled and fresh. so good. the risotto also. salad was a small amount placed on top of the fish and nicely done. the one misstep was the overabundance of the tangerine "sauce". it was too much of a pool in the bottom of the bowl and just soaked the risotto. much better if drizzled over the top of the dish to add flavor rather than so much IMO. still ate every bite. to top off our celebration, we chose a dessert that sounded like it was made for us-Phyllo Crisp. there is a photo of this on the website if you are interested. made up of Pistachio phyllo pastry incasing local strawberries, placed on top of an outstanding raspberry mousse, and enhanced with both vanilla bean cream and berry sauce. damn this was worth getting two:). if it sounds at all good, pull the trigger. so good. i would recommend this establishment without reservation. they really do know what they are doing all around. oh, and by the way, if it's the right time of day, you can have a view of the ocean just across the street. highly recommended.