The Cruisery - Santa Barbara (CA)

5 /5 Preeti Tata: We hosted our wedding weekend welcome party with The Cruisery and had a fantastic experience. Communication was easy from the start, and the space felt spacious enough for our group of around 70 guests while still maintaining a fun, intimate atmosphere. There was plenty of room for conversation areas, a dance floor, and easy mingling. The bartenders were friendly, fast, and kept the energy high throughout the night. One of the best parts was how helpful Aaron, the manager, was during our last-minute venue scramble due to a severe rainstorm. He was incredibly accommodating and proactive, offering us their sister property — Unbearable Skee Lodge — at a very competitive rate given the short notice. That space is amazing in its own right: a stylish ski-chalet vibe without feeling kitschy, with comfy couch seating, high tops for easy conversation, and fun skee-ball arcade games that our guests loved. They also gave very thoughtful guidance on ordering, which helped us meet our food & beverage minimum without going under or significantly over — a rare and appreciated level of transparency. Being able to bring in our own friend to DJ was another huge plus. We highly recommend The Cruisery (and Unbearable Skee Lodge) for welcome parties, rehearsal events, or private group gatherings — especially if you want a flexible venue with great service and a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

5 /5 Linda Poff: We have had the culinary pleasure of eating here on several occasions. Happily the food and service is consistently excellent. A fun atmosphere for friends and family with indoor and outdoor seating. Bottles of cold water always appear quickly to quench your thirst after walking State Street. Fantastic chips and guacamole to start your meal is a great choice. The BBQ chicken salad is quite satisfying with plenty of chicken tossed with yummy bacon and a fantastic bbq dressing. The Cruisery burger and the Korean chicken burger are mouthfuls of flavor perfection. Those fries? So, so good! A fabulous roasted beet salad is so refreshing and light. Don’t miss the happy hour tapas! On our recent visit we enjoyed the lavender lemonade and the tangerine spritz. Both light and lovely with the bonus of being an adult beverage. Come and enjoy the atmosphere, excellent service and consistently excellent food!

5 /5 Jason D.S.: Outstanding! I’m not usually someone who writes reviews, but I really wanted to share how much we’ve been enjoying The Cruisery. The food is was fresh, flavorful, and just really well done. Everything we’ve tried has been balanced and thoughtfully prepared. The owner and staff are genuinely kind people, and love and welcome dogs! We recently moved to Santa Barbara, and this will become one of our regular spots and we will continue spreading the good word. Oh yeah, they make fresh homemade dog biscuits every morning. Our dog goes absolutely crazy for them, and we always end up stopping by for a treat there and here during our walks. We’re really grateful to have a place like this in SB!

5 /5 Myroslava Grooms: Wanted to leave a lovely review, our hotel recommended us to visit this restaurant when we checked in to Riviera hotel, she was right, you guys are so amazing with pets, they felt so loved and comfortable, lovely treat for them too. Food was amazing, drinks, atmosphere everything was excellent. Too bad you guys were closed Monday Tuesday because we were at the door was second dinner following day. Thank you for hospitality!!!