Carlitos Cafe y Cantina

Carlitos Cafe y Cantina is a mexican restaurant Santa Barbara Downtown Santa Barbara located in United States.

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115
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  • Phone

    (805) 962-7117

  • Website

    carlitos.com

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  • Type

    Mexican Restaurant

Address

1324 State St (at Arlington Ave) Santa Barbara , CA 93101 United States

Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 34


Keywords:

Mexican food margaritas good for dates live music good service spicy food trendy chicken outdoor seating mashed potatoes corn homemade food brunch food tostadas dinner pomegranate lunch lime traditional style salsa verde
Tiana Russo

Spicy coconut shrimp with chipotle mashed potatoes , amazing!! & delicious marinade of the chicken and steak fajitas .

Patrick Tatum

Best Mexican in town , in a town of great Mexican! The service is genuine and plenty. I eat here weekly and and happier every time

Natalie Guerra

The setting and the margaritas are my favorite things here. Great spot before seeing a movie at the Arlington.

Emma Lawrence

So yummy and live music on Saturday nights! My fave is the enchiladas !

Teri Frank

The grilled chicken tacos al carbon were fresh, hot, and delicious! And the homemade corn tacos - yum!

Alicia Pierre

The shrimp empanadas !!! So good. One of a kind!!!

J

really everything i've had has been great. this is the 1st place i'd ever had a pomegranate margarita & it was awesome; i've tried them elsewhere & they have SUCKED; if you are into them, have 1 here!

Magnus Modig

The burrito is very tasty

Eric Lindheim-Marx

The fajitas are the best. Share with a friend if you want

Andrea de Mier

Free nachos and nice terrace ????

Ante Jukić

Tacos were pretty good, steak was great

Dev Nath

Great place to have a seafood burrito . Yum !

Emilia Doerr

Get the mariscos enchiladas (enough to split!)- and of course a margarita .

Henry Lucero

Guacamole and chicken tamales are great!

Brian Marquardt

Fajitas come with only 3 tortillas - and they charge you 2.50 for 3 more!

Nick Fruendt

Tacos were great for lunch

Tim Harold

Ask for the smokey salsa verde for sure, and get a beer traditional style with lime , ice and a salted rim, delish!

Bonnie B

Try the Carlito's Tostada With Chicken

Wes Adams

God damn their Cadillac margaritas are strong

Michelle Wood

The pomegranate marg is a must! Also enjoyed the rock shrimp tacos !

Tyler

Try the Halibut Ceviche

Ashley Venturini

Margaritas Ceviche and Fajitas ! Yum!!

Tyler

Try the Pisco Sour

Elaine Schoepf

outdoor seating and table servers! yay!

LifeIcing.com Plays well with others...selectively!

Amazing guacamole !

Alicia Mata

Try the Halibut tostadas de ceviche it is delicious!

melanie altarescu

BABY CHOLULA BOTTLES

Bobby Meyer

Spend $20 on an enchilada !

Abigail Koffler

Don't go here! The drinks are good but the food is bland and 100% inauthentic. They don't even make good guacamole .

Cindy Borges

Outrageous tamales and guacamole !

Emilia Doerr

Enjoy live music Thursday nights- flamenco guitar and violin duo Vincent & Vedant. Amazing local group with unique sound!

Mark Nagel

The salsa sucked (basically just diced tomatoes ) and the service was poor, but the fajitas were AMAZING! Overall, not worth the money

Lu Alvarez

Empanadas de camarón y micheladas ????????

Cathleen Farrell

Lovely sopa de albondigas

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