Food is great, the service was pleasant and fast and prices were super reasonable. Please don't change. read more

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I have been here a few times, and I have to say that the food is amazing! This restaurant is nice and clean and always full of families enjoying a wonderful affordable meal. The Seafood Ceviche is by far some of the best that I've had in the area. And as for the Fried Red Snapper, it couldn't be any fresher. Also, if you're into Stews, you would definitely enjoy the Seafood Sudado it's incredible! As for the wait-staff's service it's hit or miss. The couple of other times that I have been here I had to wait for a prolonged period of time to even be handed a menu. But as for this recent visit, the wait-staff was on point! So it kind of made up for the other times that I was here and the service was lacking. All in all, this is a solid Peruvian Restaurant, with amazing food at great prices and consistent food preparation. I'll definitely will be returning from time to time to indulge myself in some of this fine Peruvian cuisine, and you should too! So, definitely check out Santa Barbara Peruvian Restaurant next time you're in the mood for some Ceviche. read more

Santa Barbara Restaurant - Seafood Sudados Mixto - Peruvian Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

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The food is always delicious. I ordered lomo saltado and my son ordered biftec a lo pobre the portions are huge and the taste is outstanding. I was nicely greeted and seated as I entered the restaurant. I recommend this place as what think the best Peruvian food I've ever had. read more

I love this place the food and the service is exceptional. Authentic Peruvian cuisine. I am very impressed with this restaurant I will recommend this place to everyone read more

The empanadas and yucca fries taste amazing. The service is speedy and friendly. I order from here a few times a month. The only downside is the ambiance of the restaurant since it's not located in an area with parking. It's a struggle to find parking safely. read more

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Super good. The ceviche was amazing and the lomo saltado was delicious. I definitely will come back read more

Santa Barbara Restaurant - Peruvian Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

the food was either nasty or bland and the fries were terrible. service was eh . Also they have ketchup and mayo in the little packs you get at McDonald's instead of the regular bottles. terrible place would not come back read more

Santa Barbara Restaurant - Just nasty - Peruvian Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

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My family has been eating in Santa Barbara for many years. The food is consistently good.

Food is great. I had steak with salad and potatoes. The service is good and the atmosphere is great. Weekends gets busy but not a long wait. Family dinner or a good time with friends? this is the spot. I recommend. I will be returning for another plate. read more

Didnt like the pollo ala brasa it was too dry and had a weird taste. Its my opinion.

I had been craving peruvian ceviche for a while and wanted to try a local spot. I ordered the mixed ceviche and papa a la huancaina. It was deliciouso! The service was fast and attentative. The only down is that the servings were not large enough to take some home. I am used to going to peruvian restaurants that give you extra large servings. read more

I was starving after a 5 hour bus ride so I asked my buddy for some good healthy food - Im tired of all the sandwich places, fried food and etc. He said how about ceviche? Perfect - I had the mixed ceviche (fish, octopus and squid) Amazing!!!!!!! served with peruvian corn, sweet potato and reg potato Service was excellent. Also don't forget to try the purple corn juice? This was the finishing touch I will definetly be a regular here !!!! read more

Went here for a dinner with a friend last Friday night. The food was alright, nothing special at all. The chaufa rice was decent, the chicken with french-fries was alright. The salad dressing was nasty. The service was alright, but again nothing special. Not a place that I would visit again. read more

I only came here because Hiro across the street was closed. I was disappointed. My fish wasn't that great. My fries weren't crispy. I plan on not trying anymore. read more

Recently moved into the neighborhood and since peruvian food is one of my favorites, I was excited that there were a few peruvian restaurants in the area. A couple of weeks ago I ordered pollo a la brasa from here and it was pretty good. Since I enjoyed my first order. I decided to order again, this time jalea and lomo saltado..firstly the food arrived way to fast which can be a bad sign and it was..the jalea was mostly yuca and the few pieces of shrimp and calamari was cold, dry and tasteless.It was pretty obvious this was leftovers that was sitting around for days.I honestly sat there in shock how an establishment can even send on order out of this quality. The lomo saltado was at least presented ok but the steak had a funky smell..let's just say we ended up throwing out the majority of the food, after a couple of bits, which is something I never done in all my years of ordering food.... read more

I think this is the best place for peruvian food,service isfast ,food is delicious..como diría, JB. Buenaaaa..

I recently made my first visit here. The menu was extensive, so I decided on Fish soup. broth was wonderful, and filled with various shellfish. My companion had rice seafood and fried rice, and it was wonderful. read more

The food was so delicious, hot, and fresh. Great quality! I got the chaufa and 1/2 chicken and it was amazing and the portion size was so good I have leftovers too. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves a good Peruvian spot. read more

Just left here and it isn't the best but isn't the worst. It's kind of in between, I had shrimp in garlic sauce with a side of rice. The rice was bland and a little over cooked and the shrimp was okay, it didn't really stick out. The service was pretty good. And the good wait time was short BUT my meal didn't come out very hot it was lukewarm. read more

Santa Barbara Restaurant - Peruvian Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

Over rater order calamares and they give me a a lot of French fries and you can count the calamaries..

The food is sooooo good here. This is my boyfriend's and mine favorite Peruvian spot to go to. They have the best papa a la huancaina. They're very nice there. And their food portions are really good. My favorite is the pernil and tostones with the papa a la huancaina. Yum yum!! read more

I enjoy Peruvian food...It's different spices and seafood plates are by far my favorite... I usually drive all the WaY to Orange ,NJ whenever I want Peruvian food and it seems every time I try a Peruvian restaurant outside of Orange NJ.... I'm always disappointed... Ordered some take out from here ... Simple : ceviche de mariscos = shrimp , fish,octopus, and calamari soaked in lime juice with some cilantro and peruvian magic spices well that's what I expected, instead the ceviche I got was only fish which I paid extra for it to be different seafood incorporated in to the ceviche womp womp... and there was barely fish in the ceviche and no magic peruvian spices. Also , ordered rotisserie chicken with arroz chaufa , French fries and that delicious green sauce.... Instead I got tasteless rotisserie chicken that a 5 year old could marinate better ( not exaggerating , have y'all seen master chef jr.? Those kids could cook!!) Arroz chaufa tasted old and oily... French fries wasn't fried... And the delicious green sauce was a disappointment... I guess I'll continue to go to Orange NJ to get Peruvian food. read more

Not a bad place if you are in the mood for quick bite of peruvian food. I stopped going here after i found a dead fly in my food. After about 2 years i tried them again. No dead bugs this time. Have had better peruvian. But if you have time to spare travel to clifton, paterson or kearny. They have nice peruvian places there. read more

The food is ok and pricey. They use to be better on quality. Most of all seafood if frozen. They do have good coffee.

Use to come here very often many years ago, this place is not authentic peruvian food, and I am sorry if you've been served here, and your order is to bland, truth be told the food isn't even prepared by Peruvians rather Mexicans, so they don't know how the food is suppose to taste, the original peruvian cooks, who use to work here, left and opened their own business over 10 years ago called 'El Iman' in Elizabeth, nj, got there instead you will not be disappointed !!!!!! Food is ....let's say amazing is an understatement ! read more

Incredible! So filling and I recommend it to everyone. 10/10 stars. ¡Muy bueno y delicioso!

Decided to grab some ceviche and it's the worst ceviche I've had in my life. I don't think I'll be returning. Some other reviewer said that they found a fly on their food not surprised. The reason why the ceviche was horrible was because it looked like the ceviche was kept frozen for days. Don't come here if you're looking for true Peruvian food. Have some respect and treat your stomach right. El peor ceviche que e probado en mi vidal. Sinceramente, Un buen cevichero read more

Last week , I'm order food x holy day's , the arroz con pollo was horrible , never combat again. ..

This restaurant is a hidden gem in Newark. Food is delicious and the personel are friendly and fast. Prices are reasonable. Recommended!!!!!! read more

This place is small and cozy. The staff was respectful and polite. I loved the papa huancaina with the cheese sause...food was delicious and price was decent. read more

This place is awesome.. And as a Chilean that is all I am going to say about it haha. But seriously it is great food.

Have never been disappointed here, I went with my bestfriend and he agrees! We had the arroz chaufa I believe it's called, he being vegan had to tweet the recipe and it was still amazing! They even tossed in some lettuce and tomatoes and I swore I would become vegan if it ment having that dish daily. We also had the green looking linguini and I m drooling over the thought of trying that again, for me the ceviche was just OK. Nothing too spectacular but maybe thats because it's coming from a girl who's diet was 80% seafood growing up. Again, the food is amazing and although service is a bit inattentive I would look over that any day if it meant great food. read more

This place is not great like it was in the 1990s , their prices went sky high , the quality of their food has diminished and the taste of their seafood has soften up. The only thing still good here is the rotisserie chicken and fries , that's it ! read more

I've eaten here about three times and the food is good. I wish the decor was a little nicer, but it's a good place to grab a casual sit-down lunch with no frills. read more

Santa Barbara Restaurant - Lunch for two. - Peruvian Near Me - Newark, New Jersey

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This place used to be so much better a few years ago. They either changed cooks or got cheap on the ingredients but went there 2 times in the last couple of months and the food was no longer good. The food lacked flavor and was cold and yes very slow service! It's a shame because they used to be really good. read more

I used to love this place, last two times I've been here was a huge disappointment though; I ordered sustancia de pollo. Ended up getting rotten chicken with my soup, disgusting! I changed my order and they still charged me for it. Not giving this place another shot and wouldn't recommend this place anymore either read more

The place is amazing ! The serving size is filling and i always have left overs cause I can never finish it. All of the food is so delicious! the staff is incredible!! they make you feel at home!! i definitely recommend this place! read more

The ceviche is great. Their lomo is also pretty good. The only problem is the girls they hire to Work there aren't too friendly. In a business like this a better attitude would fit better . read more

The service was so horrible that I had to open a Yelp account! I ordered chaufa, 1/2 of a chicken, sweet plantains, and yuca frita; everything lacked flavor, it was disgusting. The shrimp chaufa had no flavor, no color, and the shrimps were tiny and dry! The 1/2 of chicken had a bad odor, I went back and told them is an old chicken and that it stinks! The 2nd chicken I got was the same, they need to get fresh meat! The yuca frita tasted like the Goya frozen ones you get at the frozen section in a supermarket and on top of that no salt not even a pinch, and the sweet plantains tasted more like old re-used oil than a sweet taste. Everything went to the garbage! This place changed so much throughout the years, they went from a nice open booklet menu to a paper brochure menu, from a full house to an empty place. Everything makes sense now! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! You're better off going to Hiro's across the street or Cheveres in Passaic. Worst $25 spent in Santa Barbara! read more

My husband & I had dinner here today....1st time here, wanted to try something new. It was the worst decision. The food was nasty, the worst Peruvian food I've ever had. We ordered the anticucho & papa rellena for appetizers, jalea & lomo saltado for entrees. The meat in both the anticucho & lomo saltado were overcooked & very salty. The seafood in the Jalea was not fresh at all & it tasted like they use frozen seafood & old oil to fry the seafood. The papa rellena's filling did not have any taste to it & the outer texture was hard like it was heated up in the microwave. The service was just as bad. Not once did they come to our table to ask if we needed anything or the usual: "how's everything"? And we were ready to go we had to get their attention because they were busy on their cell phones. I'm Peruvian so I know about Peruvian cuisine & this was by far the nastiest food I've ever tasted!!!! We will never go back to this restaurant again. If you love great authentic Peruvian food you will stay away from this place. I had to click on at least one star because it wouldn't let me post without choosing a star but in reality I wouldn't give them a star at all!!! read more