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    Crocodile Restaurant & Bar

    3.9 (187 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Brian H.

    We stayed at the Lemon Tree Inn for 2 nights in Santa Barbara and this restaurant is located at the hotel. I only took pictures of the breakfast/brunch but everything well exceeded my expectations. The previous night, we had dinner and the chicken alfredo was also really good. Because we had a large group, they also made us an outdoor table on the lawn that was beautiful. Good service and the best place we ate over the weekend. The brunch menu really stands out! Take a look at the pictures!

    The famous chowder with a limoncello martini, delightful!
    Cindy P.

    We came here to celebrate my nephew's graduation. It was an early lunch, but it felt like we had the whole restaurant to ourselves. This probably helped the attentiveness of our server. Food and drinks were tasty, but pricey considering it was lunch not dinner. The must-have dish is their clam chowder. They claimed it was the best in Santa Barbara, and I couldn't argue with that. Overall, great place to enjoy a taste of SB without the noisy tourist crowds and plenty of free parking (since it's located adjacent to a hotel).

    Meatball sliders
    Rosie O.

    What a great find for happy hour. Great for just the two of us but also fabulous for a group of any size. Back area outside is huge, secluded and friends or family friendly. Plenty of outdoor seating with heating tables or lamps. Very comfortable and inviting. This ambiance comes with a varied happy hour menu and friendly staff. We had a table of seven and everything we ordered was tasty. Recommend the meatball sliders, delicious and filling. Highly recommend this area for a relaxing happy hour and I made a note that we will have to come back for lunch or dinner sometime.

    Faisal K.

    The seating? Amazing, the service? Extremely polite and quick. The food? Very excusable. Crocodile restaurant and bar is very okay. The food is nothing to write home about, the burger was very average but the potatoes where so bad that I was shocked. The lasagna was very average and I think it could have used so much more meat. I love the lemon tree in , but they can do improvements revolving around the restaurant. Their drinks are a solid 10/10 though.

    Churro French toast....i think that's what it was called.
    Lydia J.

    The experience was a plus. Servers Abner and Jerry were awesome! Thanks for going out of your way to make our stay at the hotel a memorable one!! The ambiance is nice. We went this past weekend, it's June so the weather was amazing and sitting patio side or even by the fire pit and ordering a late night snack was the best. Very neat and clean. The burgers we had the first night were outstanding!! We loved them seriously the best. The "French fries" were a unique experience so good I wanted to order more!! We had a white vegetable pizza by the fire pit for a late night snack, best pizza ever! The crust was light and slightly chewy but still soft! Coffee was great. I love a good coffee. The Bloody Mary I had (a virgin I don't drink) was so refreshing. Shockingly enough the downside was the dessert. There were 4 of us one had tiramisu said the alcohol flavor was too strong for her my husband had a triple chocolate mousse and the middle layer was a bit gritty for a mousse and I had the coconut cake. I didn't understand the strawberry sauce w it. I prefer it alone, for me it was too sweet. Other than that everything from drinks to snacks were great, shrimp cocktail, chips and salsa everything was delicious!!! Thanks for the great service we will be back!!

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    Always a great place to dine! Prices are reasonable and food is great! Staff is always smiling and happy!

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    Everything about this place is wonderful! The service is fabulous! The ambiance is great. And food delicious!!

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    7 months ago

    This restaurant makes one of the best gazpacho soups I've tasted. It is usually there only during the summer months.

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    Terrific new bartender,Dryea,nice attentiveness and personal able. Food is always on point

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    was sat for over half an hour without anyone taking out order. no one even came to take our drink order. huge bummer

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    2 years ago

    staff is great, perfect location for lunch, dinner, quick cocktail. Menu has great variety and you can't go wrong with their drinks

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    2 years ago

    Service was great and the FOOD was AMAZING! I had the rosemary chicken and...chefs kiss!

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