Restaurants
New
Monte's
1198 Coast Village Rd., Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, USA
$$$
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Californian, Korean Contemporary
Farm-to-table
Inspectors favorite
This establishment manages its own bookings.
Please contact the restaurant directly to book a table.
New
Monte's
1198 Coast Village Rd., Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, USA
$$$
·
Californian, Korean Contemporary
Farm-to-table
Inspectors favorite
Chef Daniel Kim, a veteran of fine dining restaurants, now leads this California-minded kitchen that infuses a Korean flair. Monte's embodies the farm-to-table ethos, sourcing the majority of their produce from their own regenerative organic farm and local farmers' markets. This is cooking that's approachable and delicious yet prepared with clear skill. Kick off the meal with locally caught halibut crudo with broccolini or prawn toast with charred lemon aioli and house-made prawn furikake. Perhaps the best example of the Cal-Korean mashup is the bone-in pork chop katsu, breaded with panko and puffed wild rice and topped with Korean mustard cone cabbage slaw. A slice of carrot cake reveals three layers filled with apple cream frosting and topped with roasted carrot puree.
Location
Reserve a table
Travel
5 min.
5 min.
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