great place for brunch, tucked away in the private and rustic la arvada in scenic sb. staff is great, food is better. come for bottomless mimosas and get sloshed. braised short rib benedict and fig burger are incredible. read more

I had relatives visiting from out of the country and wanted to take them to lunch to a place with a charming atmosphere and good food. I was impressed by the reviews on here even though reading the menu left me nonplussed. But I gave it a shot anyway. DELICIOUS FOOD! So simple, yet just so, so good. I highly recommend the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich, and of course the burger with the fig jam in it. Both were fantastic. I also enjoyed the chocolate cake we ordered for dessert. The pieces were small and light, and the cake was fluffy and had a touch of cinnamon. Definitely coming back to try the brunch menu! read more

Wonderful food! Charming ambiance (in La Arcadia Plaza). The chef is the owner and the food is made with love. Kid friendly. Highly recommended! read more

Ordered the BLTA. It was really nice. The Aioli was well done. The only let down was the fries. They were well cooked and crispy but it was obvious they had been fried in the same oil as fish which kind of killed the flavor for me. read more

Great brunch, super cute spot, outside seating was so awesome, food was good, endless mimosas, got hammered on a Sunday mid morn, what's not to love?! read more

The atmosphere is terrific, the outdoor dining was very much like a restaurant in Europe. The food was delicious. We had the fig toast, clam chowder, crab cakes and baked Brie. The service was not good. The waitress disappeared for long stretches, including waiting for the check. But overall the food and atmosphere were so good it trumped the slow service. read more

We have eaten here several times in the last few years. We eat lunch here every time we are in Santa Barbara. The BLTA is to die for, burgers have always been great and the staff is always friendly am courteous even when they are slammed! read more

The place itself is a fancy little spot. Our waitress was very friendly, and knowledgeable about our questions. I'm giving three stars because of our wait for our appetizers and entrées. After we ordered our appetizer we waited a good 25 minutes for them to come out. They were good though, and we waited yet another good 25 minutes for our entrees, not that good. I had the state burger, I think the cheese was a little on the bad side. I had stomach problems all night afterward read more

Horrible service and after waiting an hour because the hostess never put our name on the list I asked for a simple egg white omelette and she said no substitutes. I will never ever come here again. read more

Celebrated UCSB graduation dinner with group of 7 people. Food, service and ambiance were all excellent. Everybody in the group raved about the food - fig toast, fig burger, short ribs, salmon, & gnocchi were excellent. Would definitely visit again! read more

Went for Sunday breakfast at 10 a.m. WE thought we'd beat the crowd and were immediately seated and had an excellent meal. The Hash with eggs is the best hash I've ever had. While we were there parties of 8, 10 and 6 came in right in a row and I was so impressed by the service they received. Highly recommend going here! read more

Worth going for just for a cool patio. Service was pretty good, they forgot the hard boiled egg on my wife's salad, but were nice about getting it once we reminded them. I had a turkey club that was amazing. read more

The absolute best restaurant I can think of that I have been to! The food is always exceptional and I love everything we have eaten there. Patrick and Marisa are the sweetest and nicest people. The rest of the staff is friendly and timely and very accommodating. Our wedding reception was top notch and everyone was raving about the food. And the prices for Santa Barbara cuisine were more than reasonable. Please do not miss your opportunity to check out a very wonderful dining experience in Santa Barbara. read more

This place is very inconsistent. We have eaten there three times now on two trips to SB. The first time was excellent: we had a great kale and bean soup, an excellent burger, the crispy brussel sprouts, etc...all cooked to perfection and delivered with great service and a perfect wine recommendation. We liked it so much we went back that same trip. Only three nights later, however, the same soup was salty beyond belief (as if someone was trying to test the limits of NaCl solubility in water), although the rest of the food was good, as was the service. On a recent trip. we tried this place again the first night in SB and had very slow service. We waited over 45 min for burgers! The waitress didn't even check with us during that time. The burgers, a salad special, and the crispy garbonzo beans were good when they arrived, but the service was so slow that it irritated several in our party. So, basically, if you hit this restaurant on the right night, you can get great food and service. If you hit it on the wrong night, you might get poorly prepared food (eg. 5 molar salt in soup, LOL) or bad service. If they could be consistent, they'd be a much better restaurant. Not sure we'll go back next time we're in SB. read more

Great food!! Pomegranite mimosas are amazing!! Panini's are tasty!! Very well priced for great, quality food!

Stopped for a quick snack and glass of wine, so glad we did! The rose wine was fantastic and the fig and lemon ricotta toast as well as the warm Brie with grilled grapes were delicious! Quaint ambience, a good mid point visit before our 2 mile walk to dinner. read more

This is still the best restaurant in Santa Barbara!! During this past year we have brought over 80 guests here and EVERYONE has agreed with this description! Never had even a mediocre meal! We never take a chance... Always State&Fig read more

Great food. I had fig burger, everything was fresh and hot. My friend had BLTA it was also good. The chips are excellent!!! The fries are ok order the chips. The service was good. The restaurant was clean. read more

Best place to have a small event (about 30 people). The food was delicious, the service very good, and the owners were very accommodating. The loft area was perfect for our group, not isolated but away from the regular restaurant business. Everyone raved about the food and location. Our guests were given menu choices so everyone did not have to eat the same thing. Salted caramel butterscotch pudding was dreamy! read more

Fantastic brunch spot! Try the French toast or eggs Benedict. Patio is quite and sunny. Feels like vacation

Palazzio hosted our wedding dinner & IT WAS A 10. Ken ( the owner ) took special touches for our dinner. He even had a special menu with.....OUR PIC ON THE MENU! The food was a 10 & OMG! Sooooo much of it. We all had to take doggie bags. Thank You Ken & we will be back! Ed & Leonore Kessler read more

Great lunch menu, especially salads, if you can sit outside. Inside, the environment is dull, and they need to bring bright colors and a good designer. On the other hand, outside is lovely. Therefore, wait for a table outside and you won't regret it. read more

OMG! This restaurant is so wonderful! My husband (omnivore) and I (vegan) were visiting Santa Barbara and just happened on this great restaurant. Best meal we've had in a restaurant in a long time. He had the special of the day: Ling cod with roasted tomatoes and potatoes in a great sauce and I had the arugula salad (without the manchego cheese) which even without the cheese was spectacular--it had red onions, dates, figs, pistachios in a great balsamic vinaigrette. I also had the crispy brussel sprouts. My husband is very hard to please and he was so happy. The portions are perfect--not too small and not too large. Always hate when portions are so big you can't finish and you feel like you're wasting food. Anyway, if you're visiting Santa Barbara or lucky enough to live there, don't miss this place. Service was great too! read more

I was there last week for my fort try of this restaurant and the salad was excellent and the service was good.

Fantastic appetizers sautéed garbanzo beans. The beef rib with reduction in polenta is delishhhhhhh!

incredibly awful and slow service. definitely not impressed nor would I recommend this to others.

Food is okay but the management is so moronic it is no longer worth the trouble. Time and time again, it is beyond comprehension for a service industry to be so lame. Today the sun moved over so that I was baking. Asked to move to an empty table with shade for my coffee with plenty of empties around but no, just couldn't be done. Okay. Could they move an umbrella that no one was using? No can do. Just not their policy. I ask you? Plenty of good food in Santa Barbara without putting up with this idiocy. read more

Had lunch here for my birthday recently. I really wanted to like this place. It is in a nice space, although it is out of the way and a little bit hard to find, it has reasonable prices for Santa Barbara, and it has a decently varied menu. The service was fine. I had the House Burger and it was only alright, not bad at all, but not really a "wow" either, and the fries were totally forgettable, I think they sat for awhile since they were barely warm. For me, if an upscale place can't produce a really good burger and fries at lunch, I question how good the rest of the menu is. I probably won't go back. read more

Great food and service. We took our 4 year old and 1 year old for dinner and were given a lovely table outside despite not having a booking. The toast appetisers were gorgeous, we got a fab wine recommendation and the mains were lovely. We would definitely go back! read more

Service was awful. My daughter sent her panini back because it was cold. Twenty minutes later it still wasn't back and the rest of us were done eating. We got the check and refused to pay for the panini. The staff could have cared less. read more

I think this restaurant has AMAZING food. The lemon ricotta pancakes are TO DIE FOR, but every single time I've been, the service has been horrible. I understand slower service when a restaurant is busy, I work in a restaurant as well, but on one of my visits to Santa Barbara my table of 3 were the only customers in the restaurants and we were all but ignored the entire time. I've given the restaurant a few times because I visit Santa Barbara often, but I've seen no improvement in their service. Bummer... great potential. read more

Very mediocre. Watery Mac and cheese, almost tasteless. I've had better out of a box! Clam chowder just ok. I won't be back.

Just had a wonderful dinner here last evening. Great outdoor seating in historic and lovely La Arcada . We are SB locals and have passed by here many times in the 2 1/2 years since they opened when we access the Art Museum. We had heard great things about the place from other locals, but hadn't made it in till now. Boy are we delighted we finally stopped in to dine there. The pricing is reasonable......$19 for a good size portion of salmon, and the small plate appetizers ( you can choose 3 for $11) were good and enough for both of us to share. The mussels looked great and other diners were raving about them. Our server, Gracie was very pleasant and the food service was nicely paced. This restaurant is a wonderful addition to what is now a terrific corridor of good dining options. We will be return customers. read more

Six of us (4 adults and 2 babies) came here based on the impressive 5 star rating on Yelp but we should have known it was too good to be true. I am not sure if it was because they are new and still trying to figure things out but I have never had such bad service in my life. We pretty much seated ourselves and we were given different menus, we found out later that half of them were the wrong menu. We finally got someone to take our order and about 30 minutes later he came back asking one of us what we ordered because he couldn't read his writing, which obviously meant he didn't put it in yet. It had been about an hour and we were getting cold sitting outside so we moved inside. We asked to get the pancakes we had ordered for our babies as soon as possible because at this point they were becoming restless. When the meal finally came (before the pancakes) 2 out of 3 orders were wrong and the 4th order didn't come. The person that asked for no cheese had cheese and the person who asked for light aioli had what seemed like extra aioli but they just ate it anyway. I had ordered a turkey burger (over an hour before) and it was only until everyone else's meals were served did they tell me they had run out of turkey. We asked to speak to a manager at that point and there was only an "acting manager" there at the time. She is the reason why I am giving this place two stars instead of one because of her effort in trying to rectify the situation. She asked if I wanted something else to eat but at that point I had lost my appetite. The food we did receive was oily and unappetizing from what I saw and the few bites I took off another plate. In the end they brought us cookies and gave the babies treats and comped our meal which was nice but of course did not replace our lost time and bad experience. If they want this new restaurant to succeed owners or an actual manager need to be there handling it or things like this happen. All in all a bad experience but I do appreciate the effort the acting manager gave in the wake of such a terrible situation. read more

We arrived for our 8:30 reservation on a Saturday night and took an outside table as inside was pretty crowded and noisy. We ordered the Eggplant Parmesan to share as an appetizer and it was delicious. Very flavorful and nicely presented in a mini kettle pot. My boyfriend had the flatiron steak which came with an amazing side of mac & cheese and roasted vegetables. He really enjoyed his meal (as did I - just had to taste the M&C). I had the grilled halibut with a medley of chopped vegetables. The presentation was beautiful and the flavors rich and wonderful. We practically licked our plates! We weren't in the mood for wine, and quite honestly too full for dessert, but we were very tempted by the butterscotch pudding on the menu. Prices were fair for the meals and the atmosphere of eating in the arcada was romantic and made it feel like we were on vacation just a little. Staff was very friendly and attentive. I would recommend and will go there again. read more

As recent transplants we've been on a vigorous and calorically enhanced mission to sample every restaurant in Santa Barbara. We now can declare definitively that STATE & FIG is the best burger. Boom. Start with a lovely brioche bun from a local bakery on De La Vina, the half pound burger is steak quality beef, cooked perfectly (my wife a well done; me a medium), with options that are complex but not silly as is often the case. I chose 'The Fig' with fig jam, grilled onions, arugula and blue cheese, just enough blend of tastes to enhance but not overwhelm the meat. The garlic fries are a revelation -- and if someone could figure a way to deliver them to me when I'm in my jammies watching Colbert eviscerate our clown in the White House, I'd call it heaven. Also noteworthy is a very genial and gregarious staff: in particular, Tracey, a fellow transplant from Pennsylvania who helped my wife figure out where to yoga, to massage, to pedicure and other verbs I'm making up. It's in that cozy courtyard at 1114 State and a great hang out. I don't eat much red meat so when I do, I do not want to waste my sinfulness on stinkiness! This is a better burger than any I've had in L.A. (maybe Pono Burger in Santa Monica is close). On we go exploring -- but this will become a regular stop! read more