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MyspaceWhere: 131 Anacapa St., 963-2215, sbbaycafe.com.
What: Serving seafood-based lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch just a few blocks away from the ocean and State Street.
How Much: Dinner appetizers $9.95-$12.95, brunch entrees $10.95, blackened king salmon $19.95.
Paul Wellman
Fresh, local abalone at Bay Cafe
The Dish: Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone houses a few urban wineries as well as a long-standing seafood operation now known as the Bay Cafe & Fish Market. The building has been a fish market since 1912, and in 1985, the space made its impact on S.B.’s dining scene under the name of the Bay Cafe. The Fish Market is located right through the restaurant’s front doors, and its comfortable neighborhood feel is enhanced by twinkling light-decorated patios, homey landscaping, an intimate full bar, and occasional live flamenco music for evening diners. As the name would imply, seafood is the main attraction for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. Dinner specialties range from ceviche, golden-fried calamari, Maryland blue crab cakes, and paella to a variety of lightly breaded seafood preparations, from abalone to oysters to filet cuts. Check for weekly specials, such as Red Abalone Mondays ($19.95) and Alaskan King Crab Wednesdays ($18.95). Saturday and Sunday brunchers can also indulge in a Bay Benedict and Champagne (10am-3pm).
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The first two times i was there the food was good, the last time i dined there the service was poor, luke warm chowder, i asked twice for cracked pepper for soup and didn't get it. When we were fished with our meal i had to ask twice for a take out box. i would hope my next visit will be better?
Diverinsb (anonymous profile)
December 15, 2009 at 12:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Went there for the first time this weekend, and not to be overly critical or mean spirited, but I just was not impressed. Nothing about my dinner this weekend will have me wanting to go back in the future. The food wasn't horrible/unedible, it just wasn't good enough for me to want to spend money there again. I was disappointed because I know its been around for a while, and it was always one of those places I've wanted to try.
TheEeebs (anonymous profile)
March 1, 2010 at 11:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)