intermezzo is a favorite of ours in Santa Barbara. always great service and delicious food. The grilled salmon is really good as is the lemon chicken dish. Highly recommend Intermezzo.
EastBeachBoy
Great Burger with lots of grilled carmelized onions. Salmon was superb. Josh and his crew do an excellant job as I refer many guests to this establishment from my local hotel. Victor Evarone Managing Partner Cabrillo Inn at the Beach Oceanfront "East Beach" Santa Barbara CA
Anonymous
Really nice restaurant. Great food and service. The owner John? Gave us a tour of all the rooms and rock n roll photos sharing the history of the place. We had a NY steak frite and a mushroom pizza, both were excellent. We highly recommend this neighborhood gem.
Great atmosphere, greater host, server staff pleasant. However, can't say same about the food. It was subpar. We went in with expectations of getting great above average meal that will mirror the staff and the decor of the place, and looking at the pictures posted on yelp. It was a let down. Limited selection on entrees on their menu. Hoped for great pasta dishes since it was an Italian restaurant, and yelp indicated that they had great pasta, there was no pasta dish on the menu, over 5 pizza selection though. Needles to say, we ordered meatballs as appetizers and shared beat salad. Salad was tasty, which we thought that was a precursor to good meal. Meatballs were moist, but let's just say we've had worse but we certainly have had better. The sauce had some bitterness to it, the toast that it accompanied was thick slices and had ricotta cheese spread, that had no flavor to it all. The presentation was great and generous portions but flavors didn't match. Husband ordered shrimp, I ordered mushroom truffle pizza ,since everything else was steak and fish on the menu or hamburger. I was craving for pasta dish, Pizza it is! Pizza had good flavors, again, have had better. My husband's shrimp dish was over cooked. It was in a larger bowl with sauce liquidy, and again with 2large thick slice of bread. Our table behind us ordered muscle with fries from the appetizer selection. That looked more appetizing than the shrimp dish hubby ordered. We skipped desert all together because it only mainly had ice cream deserts. It was cold evening to have ice cream. Over all great ambience but subpar quality in the dishes. We didn't feel we had an elegant night out.
SBlocal
Intermezzo has been a favorite for sooo long! They've gone through some changes, but always have been able to maintain overall quality of food and service, We appreciate that in a challenging environment. Our server Ian(?) was great too.
Anonymous
Fantastic restaurant. Without a doubt our favorite place in SB! Food, service and energy are just great. Try the mussels and fries as well as the lemon chicken. Truly delicious. We love all the rock n roll photos throughout the restaurant too! Definitely recommend Intermezzo!
tedb
Wonderful experience for our anniversary. There were rose petals at our table and complimentary glasses of Prosecco delivered to our table. The salads were great and very large. The special mushroom pizza was excellent and the Oaxacan The Line drink was killer.
Delicious
The service was slow. The special salad of the evening sounded really interesting and good when the waiter explained it to us but in reality it was awful!!! Nothing special about it just lettuce and a tiny crumble of pecan that you could hardly find. It was rediculously expensive!! $24.00 for a salad that should be $8.00. The special pizza of the day was very good - $30.00. We were very disappointed!!!
MichaelB
went to celebrate our anniversary the day after Valentine's. Lovely experience from start to finish. We usually sit in the bar or in the courtyard, but this time requested a table in the dining room for a change. Such a nice room, warm & well appointed, tables are generously spaced & great music (as always). Top shelf service and food. All the staff that interacted with us were aware we were celebrating our anniversary (we had noted it when we made the reso.) and extended their congrats. Nice touch.
PhyllisP
We dined here on Valentine's Day, as we had a concert at the Lobero Theater. It was excellent, and the service was superb. The menu is varied, and even has pizza and hamburgers, in addition to many more fine dining selections such as salmon, chicken and steaks. The wine list is very good and the atmosphere is extremely inviting. We will be coming back frequently when we are in Santa Barbara.
We loved our evening at Intermezzo. Our food was very good, the tables were spaced widely in the room we were in, and our server was delightful (as were the food runner & busser). Dinner for two was $200 after tip for a salad and entree for each, and a glass of wine for one of us. That feels like a bit of a stretch based on food alone, but the nice, quiet atmosphere and the truly exceptional service team added up to a terrific overall experience. We'd definitely return.
Anonymous
This is a really great restaurant. Food and service are always phenomenal. Mussels, Steaks, Oysters... some of the best in Santa Barbara. Nice wine list and a beautiful inner courtyard. We definitely recommend Intermezzo.
Annie17
This restaurant has a lovely ambiance and relaxing atmosphere so you can enjoy conversation and not feel rushed. The food was delicious, particularly the country pate starter, and the service was excellent.
Anonymous
Great restaurant. Would recommend to anyone looking for delicious food and nice service. Pizza is outstanding and easily the best in SB. The bar is lively and all the rock n roll photos are really cool.
local
Love our genuine locals favorite restaurant with a great bar atmosphere where you can enjoy awesome food, service , excellent cocktails and superb wine list in the beautiful inside and outside dining setting.
intermezzo is a favorite of ours in Santa Barbara. always great service and delicious food. The grilled salmon is really good as is the lemon chicken dish. Highly recommend Intermezzo.
Great Burger with lots of grilled carmelized onions. Salmon was superb. Josh and his crew do an excellant job as I refer many guests to this establishment from my local hotel. Victor Evarone Managing Partner Cabrillo Inn at the Beach Oceanfront "East Beach" Santa Barbara CA
Really nice restaurant. Great food and service. The owner John? Gave us a tour of all the rooms and rock n roll photos sharing the history of the place. We had a NY steak frite and a mushroom pizza, both were excellent. We highly recommend this neighborhood gem.
Great atmosphere, greater host, server staff pleasant. However, can't say same about the food. It was subpar. We went in with expectations of getting great above average meal that will mirror the staff and the decor of the place, and looking at the pictures posted on yelp. It was a let down. Limited selection on entrees on their menu. Hoped for great pasta dishes since it was an Italian restaurant, and yelp indicated that they had great pasta, there was no pasta dish on the menu, over 5 pizza selection though. Needles to say, we ordered meatballs as appetizers and shared beat salad. Salad was tasty, which we thought that was a precursor to good meal. Meatballs were moist, but let's just say we've had worse but we certainly have had better. The sauce had some bitterness to it, the toast that it accompanied was thick slices and had ricotta cheese spread, that had no flavor to it all. The presentation was great and generous portions but flavors didn't match. Husband ordered shrimp, I ordered mushroom truffle pizza ,since everything else was steak and fish on the menu or hamburger. I was craving for pasta dish, Pizza it is! Pizza had good flavors, again, have had better. My husband's shrimp dish was over cooked. It was in a larger bowl with sauce liquidy, and again with 2large thick slice of bread. Our table behind us ordered muscle with fries from the appetizer selection. That looked more appetizing than the shrimp dish hubby ordered. We skipped desert all together because it only mainly had ice cream deserts. It was cold evening to have ice cream. Over all great ambience but subpar quality in the dishes. We didn't feel we had an elegant night out.
Intermezzo has been a favorite for sooo long! They've gone through some changes, but always have been able to maintain overall quality of food and service, We appreciate that in a challenging environment. Our server Ian(?) was great too.
Fantastic restaurant. Without a doubt our favorite place in SB! Food, service and energy are just great. Try the mussels and fries as well as the lemon chicken. Truly delicious. We love all the rock n roll photos throughout the restaurant too! Definitely recommend Intermezzo!
Wonderful experience for our anniversary. There were rose petals at our table and complimentary glasses of Prosecco delivered to our table. The salads were great and very large. The special mushroom pizza was excellent and the Oaxacan The Line drink was killer.
The service was slow. The special salad of the evening sounded really interesting and good when the waiter explained it to us but in reality it was awful!!! Nothing special about it just lettuce and a tiny crumble of pecan that you could hardly find. It was rediculously expensive!! $24.00 for a salad that should be $8.00. The special pizza of the day was very good - $30.00. We were very disappointed!!!
went to celebrate our anniversary the day after Valentine's. Lovely experience from start to finish. We usually sit in the bar or in the courtyard, but this time requested a table in the dining room for a change. Such a nice room, warm & well appointed, tables are generously spaced & great music (as always). Top shelf service and food. All the staff that interacted with us were aware we were celebrating our anniversary (we had noted it when we made the reso.) and extended their congrats. Nice touch.
We dined here on Valentine's Day, as we had a concert at the Lobero Theater. It was excellent, and the service was superb. The menu is varied, and even has pizza and hamburgers, in addition to many more fine dining selections such as salmon, chicken and steaks. The wine list is very good and the atmosphere is extremely inviting. We will be coming back frequently when we are in Santa Barbara.
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We loved our evening at Intermezzo. Our food was very good, the tables were spaced widely in the room we were in, and our server was delightful (as were the food runner & busser). Dinner for two was $200 after tip for a salad and entree for each, and a glass of wine for one of us. That feels like a bit of a stretch based on food alone, but the nice, quiet atmosphere and the truly exceptional service team added up to a terrific overall experience. We'd definitely return.
This is a really great restaurant. Food and service are always phenomenal. Mussels, Steaks, Oysters... some of the best in Santa Barbara. Nice wine list and a beautiful inner courtyard. We definitely recommend Intermezzo.
This restaurant has a lovely ambiance and relaxing atmosphere so you can enjoy conversation and not feel rushed. The food was delicious, particularly the country pate starter, and the service was excellent.
Great restaurant. Would recommend to anyone looking for delicious food and nice service. Pizza is outstanding and easily the best in SB. The bar is lively and all the rock n roll photos are really cool.
Love our genuine locals favorite restaurant with a great bar atmosphere where you can enjoy awesome food, service , excellent cocktails and superb wine list in the beautiful inside and outside dining setting.