Reviews for Moby Dick Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA
Disappointing. Great views and vibe but lacking in the food. I got fish tacos and they were bland. They charged way too much for... what they gave me. The service was friendly and fast though. It’s sad when a restaurant like this underperforms in the foodbecause they can. People will come because of its location. If this place wasn’t located on this beautiful pier, it wouldn’tstay open in my opinion. If the food were delicious and worth the price point, this is an easy five star location. Read more
First of all, our server Raoul was a champion. Not sure if the restaurant was understaffed or if it’s normal, but he was... handling all the tables and us in a timely fashion. In terms of the price, it was not worth it. Other than the oysters, theseafood roll and tacos were both bland. They were lacking in flavour and overall presentation. Read more
The service and location is great. Went here for lunch and it was easy to get a table. The food was quite good! Loved they had... some drawing stuff for my child. Read more
I had reservations at 6pm and got here early and the restaurant was able to accommodate us for dinner. We sat and overlooked the... ocean as this restaurant is at the end of the Santa Barbara Pier. We found parking without a problem and the first 75 minute ofparking is free. We celebrated a birthday here and everything and our waitresses was awesome. Read more
The place is beautiful the service is great. The is food is ok not bad. The drinks were good. I had the lobster roll is was good... but I felt it lack presentation. My husband had the fish tacos and they had good presentation and taste. Read more
Pleasantly delighted to have tried this place. Just visited the area from LA. It was nice having seating indoors over the water... with a nice great view. Really enjoyed everything we ordered. Glad we tried things on the regular menu and from the specials. Iwas a little disappointed in the Seafood Platter for Two. Yes, it looked good and it was a large serving. Just wish it wasn'tall fried. The fried fish was a bit over cooked and dry. Other than that the other dishes and drinks were amazing. Read more
We went here for a surf and turf option. Got the rock crab and the 1/2 burger. Waitstaff was lovely and helped us to our seats.... A little pricey but an expectation as this is on the pier. Read more
The view was beautiful, the restaurant was clean and had a nice atmosphere, but I wasn’t really impressed with the quality of... the food. The chowder was really good, but the rest of my meal was lacking. I ordered a medium NY steak with jumbo shrimp,sautéed vegetables, and mashed potatoes. The steak was pretty thin, well done, and had a bit more gristle than I would like.The flavor was pretty good, though. The shrimp were much smaller than what I would consider “Jumbo Shrimp”, They werecocktail size at best. The vegetables seemed like they were steamed, not sautéed, and the mashed potatoes were a bit bland andnothing special. The service was good. It wasn’t a bad meal, but definitely not worth what I paid! I would go back for thechowder but that’s about it. Read more