First impression of restaurant was not great. We had reservation, got seated on time then did not see a waitress for more than 20 minutes. We saw several other tables get seated then get waited on while we waited and waited at our table. Waitress...finally came over and thanked us for our patience but offered no reason why we had to wait so long. Anyway, hopefully that was a unique bad experience because once the service finally started it was efficient and food was very good. My wife had a steak that came with a pasilla chili stuffed with cheese and herbs that was amazing and my pasta dish was excellent. An owner or manager came over about an hour or more after we were there to apologize for the initial wait. That was nice but could have happened much sooner. They did comp our dessert which was nice. I would recommend, hoping the long period of ignoring us when we got there was an anomaly.More

We came across this restaurant by pure coincidence, I m so happy we did ! Real gourmet food with great friendly service and very nice outdoor setting. Tables were far apart and seat were very comfortable We tried the warm seafood salad which was AMAZING....The Thai salmon special on the menu was very tasty. Portions were good, service was very quick and attentive The house special desert Chocolate Water was very nice and so was the cheesecake Rather rare that I cant find any comments or room to improve. May be expand the menu choice a bit ? I texted the address to my friends before I forget it This will be on list whenever I visit SBMore

Great service, food, wine and location. The only thing we missed was the Brown Butter Tart. Maybe after Covid is behind us, it will return to the menu.

Opal meets the criteria of being a nice place to eat safely with good detail to acceptable social distancing and cleanliness. The appetizers and drinks were very good. The main entrees were satisfying but not particularly great. The salmon was good but the chicken marsala...needed more seasoning. Limited desert options. The manager was very friendly and paid attention to customers. I would recommend Opal but do not expect to get blown away. It works for a nice place to eat in Santa BarbaraMore

We went for dinner based on the reviews. We sat outside which was nice and our server was fine. My blueberry lemon drop was wonderful as was our calamari appetizer. My husband had a hard time finding something on the menu as he doesn’t care...for salmon and he cannot have milk products so all of the pastas and pizzas were a no go. We just had filet the previous evening. He ended up with the duck, which he didn’t care for at all. It had a cinnamon taste to it that was just odd, plus it was pretty chewy. I had the chicken pasta, but was surprised by how much cream sauce was in the dish considering the menu description didn’t even say a cream sauce. We probably won’t be back.More

I love this upscale restaurant and I first discovered it when I was taken there for my Birthday! It was so special and such a nice manager and servers. It is a great place to go to when you are going to the Arlington or...Granada or anywhere on upper state. You will feel special as that is what they do.More

This is a comfortable restaurant with good service. A pity about the food. I had basil fettuccine with sautéed tiger shrimp, etc. in a cream sauce. Everything was swamped by the cream sauce. When I eat out I expect a dish better than I could...make. As a mildly competent cook I could easily surpass this dish. Similarly, my wife’s mushroom risotto was tasteless. Both of us could cook a better risotto. How can this restaurant’s standards be so poor? We will not be returning.More