The food is always delicious with graceful, hostess and waitresses makes you feel like warm. I had the apple pie and it was delicious. read more

Clementine's Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Carpinteria, California

This is the second time my wife and I have been here and it didn't disappoint. I ordered the Prime Rib and my wife a New York "petite dinner". The petite gave us soup or salad, choice of side, and desert. The food was cooked perfectly and was very good. I tried the banana cream pie for desert and it was excellent. My wife had the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie Pie which she really liked. The server was very attentive and did an excellent job. The restaurant is off the beaten path but well worth the effort. We will come back here again! read more

Clementine's Steak House - Prime Rib and New York Steak dinner. - Steakhouses Near Me - Carpinteria, California

Another great dinner experience from Clementine's take away option. The fried chicken full dinner is a full meal for two. Chicken (4 pieces), soup, salad, side veggie and starch choice with fresh bread loaves followed by homemade dessert! The staff at Clementine's is aLways hustling and truly cares about delivering and excellent meal experience. I have never been disappointed by ordering from or going to this classic hometown eatery. read more

Clementine's is an old-school steakhouse with all the good vibes. You're in for a treat here: try the fried chicken and get the blackberry pie for dessert (and don't worry because most dinners here include soup, salad, and a dessert!). The prime rib is excellent, they always have some type of special going on, enjoy a cup of pea soup (or get it to go and have it for lunch next day!), and try any pie they have because they are all delicious! read more

Clementine's Steak House - Fried chicken dinner with twice baked potato and vegetables. - Steakhouses Near Me - Carpinteria, California

Still old school quality attentive and friendly service along with very good meals and the most amazing pies included.

Delicious Food and attentive service. Their Pies are outstanding. Somewhat limited menu but meat, fried chicken, fish and vegetarian options covered all the bases. read more

So cute and so homey! loved the baked potato's and the pie selections! Service was also so friendly. I would definitely recommend!

Soup, salad, homemade bread and pie were good but steak was unsatisfactory. Nice setting and good service.

The food was mediocre. The service was fabulous. But if you can't eat everything you might get in trouble by the server.

The food was good the portions are really large .. the baked potato is different here.. tastes like they bake it then throw it in the fryer..had a bit of a fried chicken flavor.. I'm a flexitarian and trying to get rid of all meat in my diet so this kind of grossed me out .. overall the staff was kind and the one server was busy doing the best she could - Clam chowder was just ok .. The interior of the place could use a freshening up.. it's disconcertingly " busy" with lots of decor.. I most likely won't go back ..nothing wrong with the place but I'm not into humongous portions. If you are a big eater this is a good place for you to go read more

waited 30 minutes past our reservation... no employee communicated that they were running behind! left to find a better option! read more

Our Friday dinner began with soups and salads that we enjoyed, but unfortunately turned out to be the highlight of the meal. After waiting more than half an hour for our entrees, we were served an underwhelming prime rib and overcooked, tough to cut NY steak. After informing our server, Patty, that the steak was overdone, we received a rude education about how if we wanted edible NY steak we should have ordered it medium-rare. This tip was not stated in the menu, nor do we plan to confirm with a second visit. If you are looking for quality steaks and friendly service, spend your hard-earned money elsewhere because it won't be found it at Clementine's. But if you insist on visiting, just stick with the soup and salad. read more

While in the central California coastal area, we chose this restaurant due to its yelp reviews. It is a hidden gem. It may look unimpressive from the outside, But once inside that all changes. Their portion sizes are good, their quality is good, their service is excellent. This is some of the best food we've eaten on the central coast. There were six of us, they seated us quickly, we all order different food, and it was served promptly. The steak was tender, flavorful, and a good-sized portion. The salads were fresh, the soup was a flavorful creation. Dinner also included a piece of pie as a dessert, which is big enough to share. read more

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Fantastic Birthday Dinner! Greeted warmly and felt like I was coming to my aunts house for dinner! Fresh bread hot from the oven followed by entrees which were tasty! Pie was homemade and such a treat . read more

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Clementine's Steakhouse is this beach town restaurant that is a throw back in time to the Era when it opened, in 1976. Walking into this "gem" is like going into a time machine. It's really quite amazing. So, staying on this "passage of time suspension" thing, the menu, the art on the walls, just about everything about this place, is historically retro. Their menu reads like an old diner that: Gives soup, salad, rice or potato, vegetable and dessert included with your entrée selection. So, in my cases I ordered their five piece fried chicken special with a bowl of split pea soup, green salad, rice pilaf, a really good vegetable dish, a large bread basket comes with butter and a choice of ten pies; what a deal. You get all of the above dinner, for a staggering $32.95! These prices are like Clifton's Cafeteria were (in downtown L.A.) back in the 1970's. So, if your ever in the Santa Barbara area, go to Clementine's Steakhouse, for some good food, a hell of a deal and a really good time! BTW, thank you Patti for your terrific suggestions and service! read more

Recently starting working in Carp and was craving a hearty home cooked meal. Came across Clementines and I'm so glad I did! Such a cool vibe inside. Very much like being at grandmas house. Let's start. The bread!!! Made fresh as in piping hot fresh out of the oven. I've never had any bread like this. I ordered the steak special and omg.... so much food. Enough for a few days. The ladies are so fun and charming. Such a great hidden gem... definitely worth the stop. read more

Absolutely delicious "home cooked meal", just like mom would make. Wonderful and kind service. Small town diner feel...my kind of place! Split pea soup, salad with the best Russian and ranch dressing, fried chicken dinner and rhubarb pie...delicious! read more

This Santa Barbara-adjacent (Carpinteria) restaurant is our new favorite Gold Coast place for a lot of reasons: food is professionally prepared and what we each had was delicious, portions are huge, though the prices may seem initially high ($30 for chicken, $40 for prime rib) the price includes house-baked bread, house-made soup, salad, plentiful portions AND house-baked pies for dessert. Staff were all friendly and attentive, they practiced socially distanced table seating, since everyone is now dining al fresco the place is now dog-friendly for well-behaved dogs in the outdoor area, there is no "attitude", and everything is made fresh daily (closed Mon/Tue). We are very pleased and would recommend going again! Visited August 2020 read more

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Don't let the outside fool you! The prime rib was outstanding! Homemade pies were excellent. Highly recommend this place. read more

What a great dinner my wife and I had! It started with soup and salad ... I had the split pea which was very good homemade soup. Salads were great also with homemade dressing. She had fried chicken crunchy crust and plump and juicy! I had the filet which was very tender and tasty! Both came with a really good potato l, that I can't figure out how it was cooked... maybe backed then roasted.& fresh veggies and Parmesan cheese. Finally 2 huge pieces of homemade pie! Cherry & chocolate cream which we took to go & enjoyed later because we were stuffed! Service was fast and friendly. Food was prepared perfectly, tasty and fresh. Portions were huge prices very reasonable. Atmosphere homey. My only complaint.... I wish they were closer to where I live! Seriously, I live in LA and I wish I had a family run dinner house like this instead of the expensive corporate bland norm. Can't wait to come back read more

Oh, geez. This place was amazing for a birthday dinner with the family. The food was awesome and the staff were just as amazing. It looks like it hasn't been changed in many years, but it's kind of the charm. Quaint and friendly and the coconut cream pie is to die for. And I'm not a pie person! So so good. The price is reasonable considering ALL of the food you get! read more

best steak dinner ever!!!! Our friends also thoroughly enjoyed the halibut. Finishing off with homemade boysenberry pie was amazing!!! We'll be back read more

Best steaks in carp. You have to come here and enjoy the homey atmosphere and family style atmosphere. Always a good experience

True old school supperhouse! I'm in love with the homemade pie! So many to chose from - they even pack it to go with whipped cream - because you definitely can't eat it after the huge meal! Reminiscent of 90's dining - it's all included. Let's keep this icon in business for 30 more years!! read more

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Awesome food and great service. Pies are the best! We'll be back next time through! Happy people too! read more

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This place does a full course meal when you order regular entrees, soup, salad, pie ( if you do petite you have to choose soup or salad). Service is extremely friendly and warm. There are two choices for soup, clam chowder or split pea soup, I went with the clam chowder. The New York steak was okay but the horseradish was atomic. They serve you Atomic horseradish which is very spicy and is the way I like it. It's so spicy I accidentally grabbed a chunk and started tearing up and felt the tingles throughout my head. The waitress does warn everyone about how spicy it is and to mix it with the sour cream that comes with the baked potato. I think they fry their baked potato because the skin looked fried but it was really good compared to others. Their Fried Chicken was lightly battered and very juicy, hot, crispy and ginormous. I chose the banana cream pie and was disappointed with the crust but the filling was good. You'll definitely go home satisfied with leftovers. The ambiance was like old school restaurants or at a grandma's house, which was cozy. I'd come back here to try their prime ribs which is only served on the weekends. read more

This place reminds me of eating at my grandma's house. The decoration seems a little outdated but has that Cozy home feeling. This place has that 3-4 course meal, depending if you do the petite or regular option. The best thing about eating here is the pie that comes with your meal! I would say come here for the fried chicken! Nice and crispy without feeling greasy. You get the full course meal- soup/salad, main and pie. The waitress was extremely friendly and attentive. She had great service and it was funny how she did a little show to this other table curious about the fried chicken... she did a little walk near their table to show them how delicious the fried chicken was ( don't worry about getting cold, it's FRESHLY fried chicken so you have to wait a bit to let it cool). I had a hard time choosing which pie I wanted because they all sounded good but I went with chocolate cream pie- was not a fan of the crust but the inside filling reminded me of chocolate pudding. read more

The hospitality was awesome. The food was delicious such nice people.the pie was out of this world .

Food was & is amazing. Had Split Pea soup, amazing salad, Halibut was Awesome, homemade bread, & a piece of pie. Pie comes with every meal. Fantastic!! read more

I love this place !! The food and service was excellent. The pie !! Yum !! All the fish dishes were excellently prepared. I need to come back on the weekend to try the prime rib. This is going to be a new hang out for me. I'm going to order a whole rhubarb pie next week to go. I will leave some follow up reviews when I return. read more

This place is like going to your favorite aunts house for dinner. She is gonna spoil you. Can't wait to go back. We tried their New York steak, the prime rib, the mango and the shrimp. So good. New York was my favorite. Also there pies were great. I recommend the rhubarb and the banana cream. read more

I love love love this place! Cannot say enough about it! Have been many times never ever a bad meal. My late husband I discovered this great old fashioned home cook meal discovery on our many trips to Carpinteria our favorite beach community. Everything is fresh homemade. The bread, pies, chicken fish great! The staff is friendly as well. Like ambiance it's homey and friendly a cottage athomospere read more

No, I hate riding bad reviews. I myself was a chef for 30 years I know how devastating some reviews can be. But I would really like the chef to know how disappointed I was in my last meal. When you're paying $50 for 12 oz cut of meat you would expect it to be cooked right. I ordered the 12 oz Teriyaki New York steak. It wasn't overcooked it was just over marinated and dry as heck. My zucchini and I like it cooked al dente but it was undercooked it was barely warm. My girlfriend and I split the steak and they had to have known when most of it came back to the kitchen and we didn't ask for it to go she should have told Chef to come out and find out why we didn't eat it. On a good note the bread was nice and warm and fresh. And the dinner house salad is always good read more

Absolutely the best place for a wonderful experience! EVERYTHING is homemade! We chose this place to meet with family we hadn't seen for years. They were accommodating beyond words. Absolutely great service, a beautiful atmosphere and food that was out of this world! read more

Excellent food and very pleasant people serving. It an old fashion room that feels like a home.

First visit! Our dinner was wonderful. The steaks we ordered were cook perfectly! Service was timed just right between courses. Go with the regular size opposed to the petite. I really appreciate that most items are homemade. The deserts, Dressings, cocktail sauce, cranberry sauce is a must with the fried chicken. I've never had a fried chicken that wasn't greasy until now! Its a bit pricey, but it was my 55 bday so it was warranted! Thank you for a nice birthday dinner! read more

Stop by the blue restaurant for amazing food in Carpinteria! The restaurant is covid complaint, asking all patrons to wear masks. Servers and staff are also masked. There are tables outside as well as inside. We took our food to go MAKE SURE YOU REQUEST UTENSILS) as we have an unvaccinated kid. We were able to have lemonade at an outdoor table while waiting. Our hostess was kind and shared the regular and kid menus. Our friend who had been in Carpinteria earlier that week recommended the fried chicken. You have the option of a regular or petite portion (for a few dollars less). The dinner comes with bread, salad or soup, veg (zucchini with parmesan), 4 pcs fried chicken with cranberry sauce, and a choice of pie (we picked apple with homemade whipped cream). Fried chicken takes about 30 mins. We picnicked at the beach and it was fabulous. We could have used butter with the bread, and the clam chowder could use a dash of pepper and the pea soup some spice or hamhocks to bump up the flavor- but everything was homemade. My kid said the apple pie was worth the drive from Los Angeles! We are actually going back tonight for dinner to take out the steak dinner and split it. Thank you for lovely Carpenteria hospitality! The parking lot is small and should be navigated with care. read more

Great food selections. Friendly staff and fast service. We were seated in 2 mins of arrival with waters and ice tea readily available. The clam chowder, sea bass and baked potato were on point! And don't forget to do the pies (any of the many!) read more

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Bf made reservations for Vday at 7:30 we got there at 7:40 coming from Santa Barbara we were seated close to 8:30. We knew what we were going to order since we had seen the menu weeks before when we decided to go here from the San Fernando Valley (we were there for the weekend) We order our prime rib and THEY WERE SOLD OUT!! How? And why? I was so pissed but what could we do. Apparently they only make whatever batch a day and that's it SMH, waitress told us "we sold out about 30 min ago" WE WERE WAITING TO BE SEATED 30 minutes ago!! She suggested NY Steak so that's what we got. It was okay ., We tried to make the best of it. Waitress gave us a complimentary slice of chocolate pie :( read more

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The food was fresh and delicious! The service was wonderful and extremely attentive to our needs. The tables were candlelit and the restaurant is full of fun art to enjoy. In house made breads, dressings and pies were wonderful! read more

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