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A secluded spot accessable via four mile hike from Heart's Desire Beach.
Flights: Cheap airfare to Shell Beach (arriving in Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Municipal Airport)

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“Food is excellent; service is great”

Zorro's Cafe & Cantina

5 of 5 stars
traveler852
pismo beach, ca
Jul 14, 2009

Zorro's food is very fresh, tasty, and well prepared. The menu is ecletic - lots of different choices from Mexican to American. Very California. Extremely good value meal. more

“Great view, mishmash brunch”

Sea Cliffs Restaurant

3 of 5 stars
pourgirl
CA
May 31, 2009

We just had brunch at the Cliffs, and while the location is great, the dark dining room doesn't take full adavantage of the Pacific views. The brunch buffet smelled strongly of seafood, not that...more

“Our Favorite for Breakfast While in SLO”

Zorro's Cafe & Cantina

5 of 5 stars
JenniferJE
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Apr 20, 2009

Although we have never had lunch or dinner here, my husband and I ate breakfast at Zorros just about every morning during our honeymoon. We were almost a little dissapointed we stayed at a bed and...more

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