Another wonder and beautiful dinner outing at Anchor Rose. Service was quick and our waitress was very pleasant. The food is always great. I've never had and bad anything there personally. read more

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Enjoyed brunch today. The hostess was very friendly and helpful. She had such an amazing attitude. We asked where was prettier to sit and she recommended the upstairs outside patio which she brought us too. We all enjoyed the egg Benedict, crab cake Benedict, avocado toast and French toast. It wasn't busy at all and the environment was beautiful and cozy read more

The Anchor Rose - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

On the way to Solvang for my birthday weekend excursion , we decided to stop for lunch. My wonderful sister suggested we stop at this place. I am so glad we did. The brussel sprouts were to die for. You must get them when stop in. The blackberry pecan salad was on point. I could've just had those two menu items and been satisfied. The service was impeccable; very friendly and made wonderful suggestions. read more

The Anchor Rose - Portobello Mushroom with Salmon - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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We did quick stop before heading home through Santa Barbara to relax a little. We wanted to go to to brophy bros because of the review but the wait was too long. So we stumble on anchor rose on to top of a museum. When we entered the restaurant we were greeted by the bartender, who asked us preference for indoor or outdoor, my husband wanted outdoor for view and soak in beautiful sun and weather. Then the odd part started; three server walked by us with no greeting, just gave us the quick eye contact. Sat there for 15 mins until my husband had to get up to flag a server down; he almost wanted to leave. Later we found out that they had some confusion with who supposed to serve us. However, it didn't give them excuse of no one tries to offer help after eye contacts. Hence, the two stars off. The cocktails were well made; my favorite was the old fashioned with big rock. We had steamed clams, oysters and fish & chips. Nothing really stands out to us, food wise. Probably not going back. read more

The Anchor Rose - a view of a marina from a restaurant - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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We are here since we were in area after Fiesta parade. Since we were in area, we decided to eat here and maybe sample live sea urchins in the pier. Anchor Rose is a restaurant sitting on second floor of the Maritime Museum. Raw oyster were excellent, fresh and clean. Steamer clams were good, needs more butter. Fish and chips were aaverage. Caesar salad was good, needs more parmesan. Service was a little slow. Overall 3 stars out of 5 star. read more

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We took a road trip to Santa Barbara and after we went to the Douglas Family Preserve, we had lunch at this incredible restaurant ... the waitstaff was lovely... Roasted artichoke was beyond delicious... Cobb salads, Caesar Salad with chicken ... the chicken was so tasty with its grillmarks... The best French Fries! The views on this beautiful day of the docked boats, mountains in the background and the ocean took our breaths away! Highly recommended and the parking is easy ! It is pricey, but totally worth every dollar for this once in a lifetime view! read more

The Anchor Rose - A collage of my New York family enjoying the delicious food and the view! - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

The Anchor Rose is the latest iteration of the beautiful restaurant space perched above the maritime museum in the harbor. The stunning views of the mountains, boats, and oceans make the trip worthwhile on their own. They also have a nice happy hour, and delicious seafood options. One great thing about The Anchor Rose is that there is almost never a wait, which can't be said for the other restaurants in the harbor. Plus, the service is inevitably friendly. read more

The crab bisque was terrible, had a funny metallic taste to it, and the atmosphere was pretty bleak and depressing. They were out of the one thing (baby back ribs) that we wanted as well. The waitress was very nice though. read more

The food has really gone downhill since last year. The fish & chips were very greasy, the seafood pasta had hair in it and the salmon tasted awful. Sad experience. read more

The Anchor Rose - The view from our table! - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

My bf and I went sailing to Santa Barbara from Ventura and stayed one night at the gust slip in Santa Barbara harbor. When we got there, we were so hungry because we hadn't eaten since the night before. We found and tried this restaurant because it's at the harbor and we didn't want to walk around to find a place to eat. Strangely We go to the harbor very often but I don't know why we had never tried here before. First, we liked the nice harbor view from the outside terrace table. I uploaded the video on my YouTube channel and if you want, please watch it from 11:11 on the following link. https://youtu.be/E8IfUGVkuiY?si=piewJglDX8EdcC_w We ordered a Clam chowder, Nachos, Chips and Guacamole, and seafood pasta. Everything was delicious. Secondly, the service was really good. All stuffs were nice and friendly. When we have a chance, we would like to try other dishes. There is the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum so it would be nice to stop by there after meal. I'm not sure but I don't think the restaurant has parking but you can park at the public parking near the restaurant. read more

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The views are amazing! The hostess was so sweet and helpful. We had the perfect table. Our waiter was on it. The food came out pretty fast & hot. Now for the drawback. The seabass that my bf ordered didn't look like seabass the color was off and it was not moist. I don't play about fish especially when we're right by the water in SB. I had to convince my bf to send it back. I told our waiter we didn't like it and he said "it's already been made". Gee really? He told his manager and he came back to get what we wanted. The ahi was better. My mushroom tacos were amazing. The food needs to be more consistent and staff needs to know how to approach situations that arise in a professional manner. read more

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If I could give this place zero stars I would. I would NEVER go back. I would NEVER wish this kind of dining experience upon anyone. It was by far the worst overall dining experience I have ever had. It was clear that nobody involved had any kind of training for their role in the business. From the hostess, to the waitress, to the bartender to the cook to the manager. It was just one giant mockery of what a restaraunt should be. Just awful. read more

Enjoyed a nice dinner here at sunset. Being up on the roof top was nice to look over the marina. Surprised to get a table fairly easily on a Friday night. Appears they have lots of seating Overall the service was great although it was a bit intrusive that once we were done and the plates were cleared that they actually came and wiped down the table and set it up for next guests while we were still sitting there. The food was of high quality. I got the fish and chips and my wife got the sea scallops. Portions were decent, prices were fair. Glad we went and good choice if you are down in the harbor area. read more

The Anchor Rose - View of the harbor from upstairs. - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

We were in the Sante Barbara for a few days and decided to have lunch at The Anchor Rose which I later found out that this restaurant has change names four other times, they're located in the Maritime Museum building, the hostess checked in downstairs then we had to walk up or take the stairs up to the restaurant. We were seated overlooking the harbor, btw is the very best part about visiting this place, plus we also waited about 10 to 15 mins. before the waiter came to our table, he brought only one glass of water, about 10 mins. went by I literally got up and found our waiter, he stater to me he would be there after he take care of another table, I asked another staff worker for the water. We ordered the classic caesar salad, which was just OK, the fish & chips the fish was well over cooked, the tacos de pescado which also was just OK and lastly a mojito this wea pretty good, we decided to get dessert somewhere else. I will not be returning here. read more

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Staff did what they could with limited resources. Seems the place is closing so a bit weird. But the fish we had NYE was good.

Not great, but not bad, just...there. In all honesty, this could've been a 4 star review, but the place was severely understaffed for lunch on a Saturday. All were friendly and polite, but you know it's gonna be rough when it takes 10 min for your water to come out. Expected to be in and out within 40 minutes, was there for almost an hour and a half. My partner and I were not impressed by the food, but it also wasn't inedible - we've just had better. We got the ceviche as an appetizer, then the sea bass and shrimp sandwich as our meals, both with a side of fries. The chips for the ceviche were both crunchy and stale at the same time, and while the ceviche itself tasted alright, I felt that everything could have been minced smaller to better fit on the chip and that it was an expensive appetizer. It cost more than the shrimp sandwich! Shrimp sandwich was decent and had good size shrimps, one piece still had shell though. The sea bass was the most disappointing since as you can see from the picture, the plate was half fries. The mango apple salsa on top of the fish was pretty tasty though, and really, the fries were bomb; but if fish is supposed to be the star, I expect it to actually BE the star. Seating itself seemed flexible and nice, and the restaurant has a view of the wharf, but the patio is only half covered. We took a seat in the Sun because we were really hungry; but regretted it when the breeze stopped. I got sunburnt on my shoulders. Come prepared with hats and sunscreen, and still tip your server because they were clearly working hard. read more

The Anchor Rose - Sea Bass with a side of fries - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

We had steamers, sea bass, seafood pasta, and various other dishes, plus cocktail. The steamers and sea bass are absolutely fresh and tasty. Our waitress was friendly, professional, and attentive. The view out to the Maria is beautiful too. We would definitely come again. Such a lovely gem in a lovely neighborhood. read more

I'm a local in the SB Harbor. Tried this place twice. They can't even get the hamburger right. The best part is the view. Attracts mostly tourists who don't know better. read more

Great service fast beautiful coffee is good. Would love to have food. They do have empanadas and some donuts, but I'm picky about donuts too. I just like the buttermilk bars and old-fashioned. I love scones, but they don't have that either. Just some ideas. read more

Don't eat here. Really slow. Poor service. Not good for families. Poor language. Food is very average. Not worth your time.

...uh just wow! Very unsuspectingly bad! Should've clued in on the fact of hardly any people dining, no lines to get in & no seating for waiting guests to be seated. Nevertheless, location & Appearance would say that's a nice restaurant! However, that is not always the case & this place was one of those cases. If ya want a good "colon cleansing" then yes give it a try but it would be a rather expensive cleansing to say the least. LoL! Upstairs dining seems like it would be an enjoyable experience with harbor views which it was but the patio was rather run down & the top bubble gum radio hits with explicit vulgar language is not pleasant for family/kids much less to be desired while trying to enjoy a somewhat mediocre dinner! Did not hear that coming & definitely wont hear it again cuz were not returning ever again! Brophy Bros. a few doors down has excellent fresh fish but is always packed, a tell tale sign of a great restaurant, so arrive early or prepare to wait or better yet make reservations. Do yourself & family a favor don't dine at the A.R. read more

Very mediocre. Service was not good, our waiter stopped by our table once, we asked for water refills and he never came back, we had to grab some other random employee. He also wouldn't split the check the way we wanted, now if there was a policy about this it we would have been chill, but it just seems like he didn't want to. I got the chicken sandwich, veryyyy mid. Had some weird kind of taste to it, not sure if it was the lettuce or micro greens. Wasn't a fan. The fries were good, I'll give them that much. Husband got the Paella Del Mar and he said it wasn't very good, over salted, lack of depth of flavor, on the plus side there was a good amount of food. Only saving grace was the coconut mojito was good. Overall would skip. read more

The Anchor Rose - Chicken sandwich - very mid - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Let me just start by saying if I could I would give this place ZERO stars. The food was TERRIBLE, we all got food poisoning, the service was INCREDIBLY SLOW, the only nice part was the view of the harbor, which they still managed to mess up with TERRIBLE MUSIC. AVOID at all costs, just go somewhere else that serves REAL FOOD for a much better price. NEVER go to the anchor rose, I would give 0 stars if I could, just an absolutely terrible experience,you are better off with mc Donald's, absolutely shameful. read more

Food is phenomenal! Service was great too. Fish house vibes with a nice smaller rooftop space for sunny days. The caesar salad was delish! read more

The Anchor Rose - Salmon caesar salad - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Had a pretty nice meal here. Was a little chilly but the staff had just turned on all the heat lamps. It warmed up and was fine. Live band was great and was a beautiful sunset. Food was good. Started with an artichoke. Seafood pasta was delicious (I added Spice). Chicken was great also. Their happy hour menu looks like it's worth a try and will return soon. read more

The Anchor Rose - Seafood Pasta - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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The food was mediocre, had the sea bass and it had no flavor. The staff is allowed to wear crop tops. But what was really appalling was the bartender/server with a beer in her hand and a baby behind the bar!!!! I've never experienced such unprofessional behavior in what appeared to be a high class establishment, but clearly isn't. read more

The Anchor Rose - Bartender with a beer and baby in tow behind the bar!!! - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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The location gets the 5 stars. The food was good as was the service. It's new so I think they're still ironing out a few things. They do have a large happy hour menu with some drinks and appetizers. The prices were inline with what things cost these days and not crazy high. Portions were large and food quality seemed good. It was nice to have a place to get dinner at the harbor without a long wait. Hopefully soon the city will let them change the sign and add their name to the building. read more

The Anchor Rose - Chili relleno with shrimp - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Dog friendly big time!! Delicious food too! Be warned the really tasty blackberry salad only had 4 blackberries. Just FYI. chili rellenos stuffed with shrimp super fishy smelling on Sunday. AMAZING BAND!! Filled with boat people who are fun and classy and seem to all know each other. Very fun people and great cocktails! You must go at least on a Sunday. Long happy hours but upstairs only. read more

We wondered why this place is always empty and now know why. Got the crab bisque and a salad. Took 20 mins for food to come out. Crab bisque had bits of shrimp and shrimp shells, but no crab. Drinks were watered down. The patio furniture we were seated on was covered in dog hair and itchy. Pricing was expensive. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. read more

I was seated on an empty evening not too long ago on the patio looking out at the water. I was seated for over 15 minutes, and the waitress kept waiting on the tables around me, but she never once acknowledged me nor did she say a word to me. Not even to let me know she'd be with me soon; it was like I wasn't even there. I left before she could even take my order, and I went to another restaurant close by with much better service. So unprofessional! Look elsewhere for a good restaurant! Plenty of great restaurants with great service near this place! read more

Nice views of the harbor and friendly staff. The kale salad was just ok. Beets were perfectly cooked, but the greens were past their prime, dressing was mostly oily, and goat cheese was completely missing. It came with a chunk of bread on the stale side. Much better places for lunch in the area. read more

The Anchor Rose - kale and beet salad - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

We had lunch at 2pm, which is certainly not peak rush hour. That being said, it took over an hour for the food to arrive. The waiter was largely absent from our table. The food was FINE, justifies the price and location, but just barely. To top it all off, their chalk sign out front misspelled "dining" and "dinning." That by itself tells you their level of attention to detail. read more

Anchor Rose is a wonderful restaurant with a spectacular harbor view! Both the inside and outside are very nautical and cozy, and provides a calming yet lively atmosphere. The staff is sweet, the wait time is great, and the food is amazing! I got the artichokes and portobello mushroom with salmon and the flavors on both were fantastic. Highly recommend! read more

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Me and My sexy ass wife enjoyed it. Our waiter Billy was the shit (in a good way) our drinks were stiff and the avacado salad was one of my top 5 salads I ever tasted. str8 up! read more

The Anchor Rose - New American Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

This was the venue chosen for my son's wedding dinner, February 7, 2025. The early window of time 4 - 7 pm was to help to accommodate his 95 year old grandmother and families with young children. Once there nothing seemed to flow in a timely manner. They had to be reminded in regards to bringing out the champagne and seeing that everyone had a glass in which to toast. Our dinner was not served until close to 7 with one guest being totally forgotten, he then had to wait for a dinner to be made. The food was okay, just hit or miss as to who and when guests were served. They were definitely lacking servers for our group of 43. The patio view is a ten. I realize that we have no control over weather, yet if everything had followed the schedule, patio heaters perhaps would not have been needed. This being said, they were lacking in this area/department too. Most disappointing, his grandmother and family/young nieces from Hawaii were not able to make it through the long delay and needed to leave early. Sadly, the Anchor Rose did not live up to my expectations. read more

Unexpectedly stopped for lunch here a few weeks ago. Relaxing vacation harbor lunch. Food ok. Most impressed by our server - Shay. A few kitchen problems - she was terrific in solving the problem, very attentive and great customer service. She is the reason we would go back. read more

Don't waste your time making a reservation. They apparently don't understand the concept. I used the website to make a reservation for 6pm and when we arrived we were told it would be a 20 minute wait or more. The tried to get us to wait and sit at a high table with stools while waiting. After 20 minutes and no attention we just left. I can't really review the food except to say that the menu showed really high prices for food that didn't look that impressive. read more

I had the best time at Anchor rose I had it for my graduation party after I graduated city college across the street. Service was really nice and always if you have an event planned plan it ahead of time for sure before you run out of time. Food was delicious we had a bunch of appetizers such as chicken wings. That night was a blast if your ever in the harbor and you need something to eat come on down here. read more

Parking: there's plenty of parking right next to the harbor. Service: once you walk upstairs to the entrance, there is a hostess who will seat you. The hostess wasn't there for a solid 5 minutes for us, but she was serving other tables and it looked like she had double duty that night. However she sat us immediately when she did notice that we were waiting. Food: we ordered off the happy hour menu. It's pretty solid. I would avoid the chicken wings tho. To be fair, getting chicken wings at a restaurant that is literally next to the sea doesn't make a lot of sense. The seafood is a generous amount. Would go back if I'm in the area. But not craving anything specific from there. read more

Adding more photos from a different night, very yummy and wonderful service. Salmon is listed as coming with rice pilaf or mashed potatoes (both with steamed vegetables), but you also have the option of black beans or salad. read more

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