BENCHMARK eatery is a casual restaurant located in Santa Barbara CA. Focused on delivering value driven dishes and generous cocktails, all in a comfortable environment. Individuals, couples, families, locals and/or tourists will all find Santa Barbara’s BENCHMARK eatery restaurant to be a solid representation of the surrounding community.
Urban, neighborhood hangout with casual American eats, local beers on tap & covered outdoor seating. Based on 788 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1201 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 845-2600
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Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11:30 AM–8 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Erica Y
I liked the clean and tidy layout. The closed patio right off of State St. has such a nice view. They have a large menu selection, and we were able to walk up to the window/bar order our food, and with open seating they drop food to your table. It is quite a casual service atmosphere. There is no table touching after they drop the food, so you have to get up for water refills, more napkins, and to go boxes. The only issues I noticed is that the white linen roll up napkins felt and smelled greasy, like they were washed along with kitchen rags. And our utensils were dropped after our food.
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Christine B
Our group had the onion rings, burger, and soup and salad and everything was WONDERFUL! Highly recommend. Good, high quality food.
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Michael Beener
Absolutely fantastic! Order at the counter, take your number, and they bring it out to your table. Ordering was simple and the employee who took my order couldn’t have been more professional. She also stopped by my table to check how my meal was. The manager also asked if I needed anything a bit later.
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P GF
Walked in to a lot of available open seating. Pet friendly environment. Service was quick and friendly. Our order came out fast. My compliments to the chef. Ordered the coconut shrimp, fried calamari, clam chowder bowl, burger sliders, and the double quarter pounder cheese burger and fries. All of the dishes exceeded my expectations. I ordered a Mai Tai, and all I could say is a couple more, and the party would’ve started. This will be one of the SB eateries I will be stopping by on my next visit. Highly recommend.
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Mei Chi Siu
Surprisingly very good! Walking around SB and wanted to eat a light/light-ish lunch. We came across this busy joint. Place was easy going and the seating outside was breezy for a sunny day. We enjoyed their pozole soup, calamari, shrimp kale salad and pesto pasta.
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Guss
Good food, relaxed environment and very friendly staff. We were visiting Santa Barbara for a couple of days and had lunch at Benchmark Eatery on both days.
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聖Sheng
The cashier and the waiter are all very nice, and the food is cheap and filling as well.
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Andreas Aristidou
The food was so good, fancy and super friendly staff. We got two salads – the cobb one and the kae one. They came in looking so nice and tasting even better. My girlfriend got sparkling water which came in a fancy New Zealand bottle. The staff were super friendly and talkative and we had a great experience overall, for a reasonable price. Well done!
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Thomas Binnebose
Great spot, with great food. 2 thumbs up
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Vivian Anne
We stopped here for a late lunch on a Monday. It was not crowded and they have a fully covered outdoor patio with heaters that is dog friendly. You order your food at a counter and they give you a number for your table. My husband had the grilled salmon sandwich and really enjoyed it. The brussel sprouts were really good – crispy with bacon and honey. The sweet potato fries were good and came with a Sriracha ketchup. I would get both items again. The churros were OK. They were fresh but I have had better fresh churros. You get a lot of pieces with one order and it comes with two dipping sauces. The staff was very friendly and the service was quick. They even brought out a water bowl for our dog. Overall, we were very happy with the food and service.
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