Buena Onda Empanadas Restaurant In Santa Barbara

Here for dinner with a friend of a friend who was recommended to stop here. the thought of empanadas for dinner was fascinating and once I could not believe the sorts and all were baked to order. I had three: carne, pollo and caprese with chimi-pas. the fillings were rich and tasteful, and the bright, fluffy teig made all of them very special. these are the most authentic Argentinean empanadas that I found everywhere.

We decided to do a day trip from Orange County to Santa Barbara and the first stop was going to be lunch. After the miserable drive in bumper to bumper traffic this first stop for lunch had better be amazing to save the day and it was. I've only had empanadas a few times in my life but I really like them. This restaurant can easily be missed driving through this neighborhood. Everything about it is very cute and relaxing. We ordered some chicken empanadas and some carne empanadas. We also ordered a side of little potatoes. To be honest, the potatoes were nothing special to us. The carne empanadas were amazing. They were about as good as I've ever had. The chicken, not so much. They were a little plain and could have used some kind of a sauce inside. The carne made up for them for sure though. Next time I come to Santa Barbara this will probably be on my food itinerary as well.

The Empanadas are great, if a little pricey. If you are really hungry you will need three. Friendly staff. The patio is great on a sunny day!

First time in this cafe. we enjoyed it very much, nice atmosphere, friendly staff and delicious food. they gave a discount for the first visit. very tasty pies

Place was so cute! The empanadas were on point. Not from around here and wish we had something like this at home! Order what you think you'll eat and more! Sooo delicious!