Great place to get the real deal Mexican food the prices are reasonable love the new bar seating and the salsa bar serve yourselves is awesome. A must place to go and eat and drink, and Irvin as a cashier was very helpful too. read more

Los Agaves - Burrito Mojado Steak - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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So good every time! Love the fajita burrito. Every time I come to Santa Barbara this place is a must. read more

Los Agaves - Fajita Burrito, Enchiladas Suizas - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

One of my all time favorite restaurants in SB. Consistent quality, delicious food, quick service, and generous portions. HIGHLY recommend. read more

Los Agaves - Tostada Salad - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Great food, service and ambiance. The salsa bar is out of this world, and I also love the bar that is shelved with different types of tequilas. I wish we had a Los Agaves in Orange County. read more

I've been sleeping on this place! The ceviche was so good! They put guacamole, avocado, and sea bass in it. The mushroom tacos are a great option put the chile in it was a little tough. Overall I really enjoyed the food & the service. read more

Los Agaves - Tacos De Hongos - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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First time eating here though it's been on my "list" for a long time! Super friendly staff and wonderful outdoor seating! Has all the luxury of a table cloth sit down restaurant with flowers at each table and excellent sliverware but you go up to the register to place your order! Best salsa I've ever had at a restaurant! Ordered the Los Agaves seafood enchiladas - amazing!!! The sauce alone was so unique and delicious and the shrimp and fish filling was perfection! read more

Los Agaves - Los Agaves Enchiladas - the best enchiladas I have had in a very long time! - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

The margaritas were delicious! The food was tasty. The guac was okay. I don't like the "order at the register" platform, though it is perfect to remove the "split the bill" experience, and it's certainly not a reason not to go. The servers were courteous. The outdoor seating was great. Perfect for large groups, families, and friends. read more

Los Agaves - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

There's good, bad, and in between. Let me break it down. Starting with the good - Happy Hour prices and margaritas AMAZING. Guacamole delish! The staff nice and accommodating. The bad - my original order of the Agaves Burrito. It's smothered inside and out with a spicy creamy chipotle sauce that over powers the entire burrito. And the rice tastes very ketchup based. Not sure why there's a side salad, didn't try it. The in-between - the staff was really accommodating by taking the burrito back and bringing me a new burrito with the sauce "on the side". They forgot to mention the inside is smothered in it. The only thing I can think of is it helps hid the fishy taste of the shrimp and fish. I'd go back, but just for HH - margaritas, guac, and chips. read more

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Best Mexican food in Ventura county it's our go to always!!! The agaves enchiladas and agaves burrito is our favorite and our kids absolutely love the kids burrito! read more

I've only visited the Goleta location, but decided to see if the De La Vina location was any better. I think it is since it's been longer established. It just seemed more flavorful to me. More seating as well. It's the same concept of ordering up front and the serving staff taking your number to an open table. I wanted to venture beyond the usual burritos and go for something traditional like the molcajete, and a salad to refresh myself. The molcajete was bubbling hot. I added steak to mine and it came with some nopales (cactus), tons of cheese, chorizo, and an amazing sauce. It reminded me of marinara powered up with Mexican spices. I could imagine it in a delicious fusion pasta. Paired with their homemade tortillas and wow it was magic! I'd definitely get this again. As for the Vallarta Salad, the add on of shrimp was great. Large prawns and veryyy tasty, but the salad dressing was too sweet for my preference. I'd prefer something more refreshing. Good to try though + lots of mangos! Highly recommended! read more

Los Agaves - Steak Molcajetes - delicious! - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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I made a mistake in ordering the wrong item off the menu because I didn't read the whole description. The staff (Rodrigo) didn't hesitate to fix my mistake and bring me exactly what I meant to order. Food was delish! Customer service was absolutely amazing ! Would recommend to anyone !! read more

Ordered our food and was quoted "about 40 minutes" until we would get it. It was over an hour when the "general manager" came over to talk to us about it. Food came 5 minutes later. Well half the food. Another 5 minutes and the rest was out. Contrary to other reviews, the food is not worth the wait. read more

Came with a party of 9 and tried the arrachera taco plate special. Others in our group had the quesabirria and nachos. All were excellent and the tortillas were unique in taste and texture because they are made in house. read more

Los Agaves - The arrachera taco plate special. - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

There is 2 things that you have to make decision yourself. 1st if you like to eat good tasty food so it is here But 2nd if you didnt like to find your own seat to sit after order at the counter so this is not the place. If it is busy here you might have to pay for your order then wait to sit on the spot you want. There is no hostage help you get the seat. The restaurant is in great decoration at lease. Food is absolutely great. All fresh from kitchen. read more

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I went here for the first time and it was packed on a Monday evening! We also went for lunch a few days later. Not so packed. We did take out the first time so I can't speak to the service. That said, we did go another time and found genuine servers. The cocktails looked fabulous. While we didn't get front the first one. The first time I got the Agave burrito. There were a few crunchy pieces in the fish that I didn't care for. I also felt it tasted ok. The second time I got the taco with skirt steak. It was also ok. The Al pastor taco was very tasty! The great thing was the variety of salsa and the margaritas! We got the blood orange margs which were very tasty. read more

Los Agaves - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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4.5 stars Probably the best Mexican dish we ate while in Santa Barbara for a few weeks was their seafood/fish enchiladas. The experience at this location is way better than the one in Goleta. We preferred it to sister restaurant Santo Mezcal as well. read more

Wow! Can you say delicious food. I will say this is more Tex mex style with the melted cheese, but oh man the flavors were excellent, the service was great, and the environment was fun. I can see why this place is so popular- a must try in Santa Barbara! read more

Los Agaves - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

So dang good! It is fast casual but food quality super elevated. Service is as friendly as you could hope. This spot is fantastic for a casual lunch or dinner. read more

Working up in beautiful Santa Barbara I had the opportunity to once again return to Los Agaves. Brought the wife along and we both ordered chicken fajitas. Very delicious. Wife asked for a salad instead of rice and tortillas. Everything was great. Food was delicious salsa bar fantastic. Good positive vibes. Ordered a raja taco ala carte phenomenal! Can't wait to return. SoCal needs a Los Agaves. read more

Some of the best Mexican food I've ever had. You can't go wrong with any of their entrees from the nachos to quesadillas, they're all perfect. The black salsa and guacamole are delicious. Restaurant has a fun patio with heat lamps and there is parking on the side. Great for a casual meal or celebration. Service is very quick and efficient with a great staff. Can't recommend this place enough! I make it a point to visit every time I go to SB! read more

If you've been here 100 times and you've tried a lot of things on the menu. Do not come here and just order regular Mexican food man that is not what this is place about. Make sure to order the molecajete Bowl is very spicy, but you need to order the sea and earth and it has the best meats with a very hot salsa soup not too hot. It's not that bad but is the best shooter. Don't order anything else on the menu and make sure to order a blood orange Margarita I hate it when I come here and I see all the people order something else on the menu like regular standard mix. If we don't do that don't come here and waste your money like that. You need to order what I say and nothing else because people be coming over here they're all confused. I don't know what to order. Don't do that. Services. Excellent here what time is excellent here really nice restaurant really nice store and recently they've been added to the Michelin Map For a very great restaurant to come visit. This is the best restaurant you could ever come to, but don't order anything else other than what I just told you. read more

Lively & busy restaurant in a residential Santa Barbara neighborhood. Great ambience with lots of outdoor light & festive music. You order at the cashier & pick your table/seats. Outdoor tables are very pleasant especially with the warmer weather. The fish tacos were very good. I got the combo of fish & shrimp & the shrimp was definitely the better if the two. Large succulent shrimp in a corn tortilla with a cabbage slaw, delicious rice & mixed greens side salad with mango. The sweet salty combo was spot on. My husband & daughter each got the enchiladas & said it was very good too. They really enjoyed refried beans in the fried tortillas basket. Parking lot is small but we lucked out! Service was super friendly! read more

Los Agaves - Fish Taco - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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This restaurant has ample seating inside and outside. There's free parking next to it but it's kind of small. When we got there on a Sunday at around 1pm, the place was packed inside and out which is always a good sign. The manager told us that we place our orders up front, get seated and then they bring the food out to us. He was very friendly and nice. The whole wait staff was really friendly. I ordered the Agaves enchiladas which had fresh fish and shrimp, red pepper and onions, topped with chipotle sauce and mango pico. It was incredibly delicious! The fish was soft and plentiful. The portions are just right. My favorite was the salad that accompanied it. The salad consisted of mixed greens, cranberries, clementines, mango pico and their house dressing. It was light and refreshing. I would come back again just for this dish and recommend it as well. My husband ordered the Chicken Molcajetes which had homemade salsa with grilled nopal, chorizo, Monterey Jack cheese, grilled cambray onion, and avocado. He liked his dish. I wasn't really a fan of it but my husband enjoyed it with chicken. We got the blood orange margarita and the mango pineapple margarita. Both were good but the mango was my favorite. The presentation of all the food and drinks are very pleasing, the portions don't disappoint and the food is delicious. I would definitely recommend this place and can't wait to come back and try some of their other dishes. The food is great and it's very family friendly. There were also a ton of kids there too. read more

Los Agaves - Chicken Molcajetes- homemade salsa with grilled nopal, chorizo, Monterey Jack cheese, grilled cambray onion, and avocado. - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Holy crap. Such great food! It's super fancy Mexican food and it was amazing. Place your order at the counter and you go seat yourself. It's a very spacious and clean area, with outdoor seating as well. There's a cocktail bar, looks like they come to your table and makes it right in front of you. They have a salsa bar as well, all so great! Price was decent for the amount of food you got. Definitely coming back! read more

Los Agaves - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Taco Tuesday at Los Agaves is always a win win! Great tacos at a steal of a price. Same quick service and great salsa bar. Grabbed a Santa Barbara Blonde beer on draft. If it's not Taco Tuesday, I usually order the Tacos del Mar with shrimp & their family meals are a great option for an easy to-go dinner for 4-6 ppl! read more

Los Agaves - Taco Tuesday Tacos: Crispy Chicken Taco & Rajas Con Queso Taco - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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We visited Los Agaves for lunch when we were passing Santa Barbara. They have open concept seating with few outdoor tables & lots of indoor ones. We ordered guacamole, los agaves salad & mole anaheim (specials menu on the black board). They also gave complimentary chips & have salsa buffet. - Chips & salsa: the chips were crispy & I like the fresh tomato salsa the most - Guacamole: good but the portion was quite small for the price. - Los agaves salad: delicious. The combination works well with the dressing & the portion was good - Mole anaheim: it came with 2 pieces of jalapeno with chicken & cheese with mole sauce on top. The mole sauce was deliciousss! It also had fluffy rice & pinto bean. This was my favorite. read more

Los Agaves - Mole Anaheim - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Very rude people. Too busy to answer a question. Always get the order wrong. Food is delicious, but not sure it's worth it. Similar experience most times we've gone. read more

Really delicious food and drinks!! I got the tacos cabo azul and the shrimp and octopus was cooked and seasoned perfectly. Octopus sometimes is too chewy for my liking but they really prepared it well in these tacos, and it tasted fresh! The sauce and melted cheese on the tacos tasted amazing with the seafood, and the rice on the side was very well seasoned as well. Their sangria rose was very refreshing, not too sweet but light enough to make me want to down it in all at once! Fruity, sweet, and fresh. The lady who took our order was really nice, and the servers were busy but attentive. I also like their salsa bar!! Lots of options to choose from and eat with the complimentary chips. Casual dining experience as you mostly find your own seat after ordering at the counter, but still feels classy with the solid entrees and nice decor details. Parking is a bit limited at this location, but we were able to find street parking pretty close by! read more

Los Agaves - Tacos Cabo Azul (shrimp and octopus) - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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We stopped here based on some recommendations from a YouTuber but I think this restaurant is the second branch of the original. It was not very crowded though so that was a positive! TLDR: The food here was pretty decent, but nothing that really blew me away. We ordered the veggie burrito and the fish tacos. They start you with chips and you are able to get as much salsa as you want from their self serve salsa bar (highly recommend the avocado salsa!!). Service was crazy fast--we had barely sat down when the chips were served and then our mains. The veggie burrito was decent but a little bit too cheesy for my taste. I did really like the small salad at the side with a very generous dollop of sour cream!! The fish tacos were okay as well, but I loved the mango cranberry salad they had at the side. Overall, the serving sizes were good enough for a second meal (mostly because you fill up on the chips haha!). Note, there were a bunch of flies flying around indoors so I would suggest the outdoor patio!! read more

Los Agaves - Garden Burrito - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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So, so good. Everything we had was delicious and perfectly prepared. Staff is friendly and pleasant, and the feel of the place is casual but not plastic. I'm just passing through town, but I'm already looking forward to my next trip here so I can try more of the menu. read more

This place was listed as the best Mexican restaurant in Santa Barbara in the r/santabarbara subreddit Wiki. I think they are right. Super friendly and helpful service. Mole was excellent (almost as good as Guelagetza in LA) and loved the beans and rice. Ambience was kind of slightly nice version of a taqueria Wish we had someplace like this at home .... read more

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My first time here from out of town. Everything was excellent. Definitely coming back.

My bestfriend and I came to lunch here and ordered the mushroom taco plate and chicken burrito. You order at the counter and seat yourself within the restaurant or on the outside patio towards the back. The tables in the back had vibrant fresh flowers and we were greeted with chips (salsa at the condiment bar). Although we were the only ones at the patio, everyone was still attentive to us and a team member fixed our wobbly table when we didn't even ask! I didn't really notice but I appreciate that she was proactive and cared to do that for us. Food came out quick. The food portions were larger than expected but hey, def can't complain about thaaat. Both of our meals were flavorful and fresh!! Exactly what we wanted after a long work day and something to hold us down for the wine tasting. Check this place out! We walked from Haley St and it was a enjoyable walk seeing the beautiful junior high on the way and a different side of the community. read more

Los Agaves - Mushroom tacos, chicken burrito - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I really liked Los Agaves. Probably wasn't the best idea to go on Cinco de Mayo, but the food was delicious either way. As a new person to the area and restaurant, the whole salsa/condiment bar wasn't exactly clear but I'm sure my comfortability will come in time! The service was minimal since you order and then seat yourselves, but the ones we interacted with were friendly. I really enjoyed sitting outside. My buddy and I shared some Queso and I had tacos (shown below). Awesome! read more

Los Agaves - Tacos - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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My Ma and I love our lunch dates here - great food, great margaritas, great service! And we love having an "uptown" option, since full-service restaurant quality can be a bit scarce around this part of SB! Favorite neighborhood spot, by far! read more

I don't understand the hype. Food is ok. Portion size is big. I like their salsa bar, but it's about it. I got very excited after reading all the reviews, then when I had the food, I was disappointed. If you like salty food and large portions, this is the place. If you like rich balanced flavors, then you might be disappointed like I was. Also they have several locations. This one is easier to park compare to the 600 N Milpas location. We drove to the 600 N Milpas location and couldn't find parking. Drove to this one and found parking nearby pretty easy. read more

Los Agaves - Sea & Earth Molcajetes, very salty. Fish, steak and shrimp are good. Order something else with them instead. - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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thank the lords above I live in california where there is real mexican food. this is the best mexican food I've had in Santa Barbara and I've even been to fancy santo mezcal - I ordered the shrimp faijatas and this was not an easy decision. this menu has too many options for my liking but thats because all look so good and are slight variations of eachother - also pictured is the steak taco salad, the chile relleno, and the free chips with the salsa bar woot woot sauce girl dream come true -,this was all so amazing, so flavorful, huge portions, and fast service despite the massive line to order - second time back here (I waited a year? never again) and next time I will stop being scared of cheese and get the quesadilla with birria or a mole enchilada. goals set. read more

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adding a tortilla does not make it mexican food. wheres the authentic good stuff? wheres the flavor? wheres the spices? wheres the good stuff? you can go to subway and it would taste the same. just add a tortilla instead of bread read more

If you're in Santa Barbara and looking for an authentic and delicious Mexican culinary experience look no further than Los Agaves Restaurant. This gem is just an 8 minute drive from the Santa Barbara Pier. In the heart of Santa Barbara. It offers a casual atmosphere with a menu that is full of traditional Mexican dishes with a celebration of fantastic authentic flavors. The dishes are amazingly delicious. We had the chile relleno combination plate. The alambres shrimp, chicken enchiladas, beef and chicken tacos and more. Every bite of our dishes was an explosion of taste, with a perfect balance of heat and depth. Our whole family loved their dishes. The salsas are also vibrantly flavorful with an explosion of heat that will have your taste buds on fire. We enjoyed a few margaritas. The melon cucumber margarita was my favorite. The staff is attentive and friendly. The attention to hospitality and the commitment to food quality are evident in every aspect at Los Agaves Restaurant. Los Agaves has several locations. We always leave feeling happy and satisfied when visiting their locations. Big thumbs up! read more

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Has to be one of my favorite meals here, this place came highly recommended by my friends and it lived up to the hype. - Chips and Salsa: I love a good salsa bar! Their salsas were so fresh tasting and there are a good variety of flavors and spice levels - Agaves Burrito: haven't had a fresh fish and shrimp burrito in a while and it was so good! The burrito was filled with all the goodies and topped in this chipotle sauce - Sea and Earth Molcajetes: my first time having this, it means mortar and pestle. It came bubbling in this hot stone pot, the portion size is so generous and it's got fish, shrimp, angus steak, grilled cactus, chicken, chorizo, and cheese cooking in this delicious tomato sauce. Highly highly recommend - Ensalada Vallarta: gotta get some salad to balance out this meal and this salad hit the spot! The greens were fresh and the toppings were very summery, the mango dressing was delicious! Overall a super solid spot with authentic food- read more

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