Reviews for El Zarape Mexican Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA

Bomb lengua burrito and chk taquitos! Looks like lengua was diced to small-ish bites an given a little fry of love for a nice... tiny crunch on top of slow-cooked perfection before rolling up in killer beans, rice onions cilantro. Taquitos had perfect frytexture, not over or under, chicken seasoned really well; not yer typical bland chicken taquito meat. First time, and will beback. Lived in SB only a few years but still on the best burrito hunt. This place ranks very high. Read more

My first reaction to my first bite of their California burrito was "uh oh, chipotle is better". A lot of rice and a lot of beans... packed into their large burritos. The burritos weren't bad, but they weren't anything special. Aka, they were edible, but itstopped being good at around 4 bites. Read more

Raul and his team at El Zarape were one of our favorite vendors to work with on our wedding day. The food was AMAZING, the... prices were great, and the service was above and beyond our expectations! From our very first meeting, Raul was incrediblyhelpful, informative, and so fun to work with. He walked us through every detail and was prepared for everything from setup toclean up. When plans changed last minute, he was flexible and accommodating. The food and drinks were delicious, warm, and wellpresented. Our family and friends are still talking about the great food and drinks, and my husband and I can?t say enough abouthow thankful we are for such incredible service. Raul is our favorite caterer to recommend for your next event! Read more

El Zarape is fantastic. I am always looking for a consistent burrito place and El Zarape does the job perfectly. Simple,... sizeable burrito for a really good price, multiple meat options (including lengua), beans and rice are on point with cilantroand onions wrapped up inside also. Couldn't ask for anything more. Read more

Great burgers and Mexican food. The prices are low. This place is bomb

Good Mexican Food .. The restaurant is Mexican themed and the food arrived early. Fairly Priced

Authentic Mexican that is fresh and flavorful. Amazing, soft, handmade tortillas made right when your food is. Staff is very... friendly, even if there is a little language barrier at times. I love their carnitas! Read more

I did not have a great experience here. In fact it was awful. I came in attempted to place a order for a steak quesadilla and... double cheeseburger combo with a axxess card (buy one get one free). The lady who was cashiering informed me it did not work forthe combo, no big deal I just changed it to just the burger with the quesadilla, no fries or drink since there soda machine wasbroken anyways. She then attempts to ring me up but vastly overcharges me so I go over the order with her again and the fact weare using the card. She then rings me up (while being very rude this whole time) and I show her the cash that it is wrong, shethen realizes it is and gets more upset as she has to open the register and re-ring the order. No idea why she was being rude,not my fault she cannot do math or use a register legally to begin with. At this point I receive change, however it wasincorrect. I pull aside to do the math as it was apparent she refused to ring me up properly and honestly. I did not receive areceipt with this order that was placed on 9/24/17 at around 5:30. When I did the math she charged me 11.42 for this order of aquesadilla and supposedly free burger. The prices stated on the menu are $6.29 for the quesadilla and $3.69 for the burger inquestion. So how did I get charged more then both of them with tax while using a axxess card? When I picked up the food andconfronted her she was dumbfounded and had nothing to say, she was fine with stealing. I fully broke down the math for her asshe was so clueless including the sales tax. By this time I am running late back to the job site, I leave and when I arrive sowe can tear into our meals at least we find that they came out incorrect as well. I did not receive cheese on the cheeseburger...and the quesadilla was loaded with fatty pieces of meat..what was sadder is how they do not include anything with thequesadilla, no sour cream or anything. If you care about ethics and integrity avoid this place. As stuff as Read more