Plow Angel - Montecito

A culinary festival!. A winner in all categories. FOOD is always a treat. Fresh, innovative, perfected, always delicious. SERVICE is impeccable. AMBIENCE is picturesque, charming, cozy and comfortable. For price and effort, this is Santa Barbara's finest. If you plan to dive out, this is the place to rival your own kitchen and cooking skills, no matter how great your cooking ability can be, this is hard to beat.

A jewel of Santa Barbara. I recommend Plow Angel people who want an unforgettable dinner. 5-star food and 5-star service.

I love San Ysidro Ranch and the Plow and Angel. Ambiance, food and service usually all wonderful. Very pricey, but wonderful! So I chose the Plow and Angel for my birthday dinner (and it was a BIG birthday!! : . I have to say it 's the first time I have been disappointed. Don 't get me wrong, the food was fabulous, as usual. The service was very nice and although attentive, not overwhelming. The big problem was with the wine. My friend and I were quite shocked with the prices for a bottle of wine! We searched the wine menu for quite a while until we found a nice sounding wine at $90. And that 's what we thought we ordered. But, when the bill came, the wine cost was billed at $175!!!!! Almost twice the cost of what we thought we ordered. We questioned this and the sommelier came to our table with the wine menu and insisted we had ordered the more expensive wine. We both said that we thought we had ordered the less expensive one, but he was insistent that we did not! We could have argued with him, but that would have ruined what was a lovely birthday dinner. So we didn 't argue and just paid. What 's particularly galling is that the wine was just 'ok '! Both of us put that down to it being the $90 wine... but for a $175 bottle, it was not very good! And then, the final thing was that the restaurant and staff knew it was my birthday. They didn 't even offer a complimentary dessert or after dinner drink. For such an expensive establishment, you would think they could spare a dime to celebrate a birthday!! I am so sad to only give a 3* review of this wonderful restaurant. But their service really let down the food and ambiance this time around. Probably be a long time before I return.

First of all, this review has nothing to do with the food and service, both of which were excellent. I specifically booked a table at Plow and Angel. I received a text shortly thereafter confirming my booking at Stonehouse. I called back and I was assured that my booking was for Plow and Angel. The online menu for Plow and Angel was quite reasonable. We were seated on the patio and the menu prices were substantially higher than was shown online. I can only surmise that the online menu has not been updated or it is a bait and switch lure. I am hoping that it is the former rather than the latter. It just put a bit of a damper on an otherwise glorious evening.

Gorgeous buildings and gardens. Friendly and professional staff. Delicious food. Highly recommended.