“This is a pretty late dinner reservation,” my fiancé remarked on our way to Bistro Amasa on a recent Saturday evening.
He was right. It was later than we’d usually go out to dinner, certainly later than most Santa Barbarians, who, by the time of our 8 p.m. reservation, were likely already tucked into bed with a good book.
But we weren’t there that night for the regular dinner menu; instead we were there for Après Hour, Bistro Amasa’s late-night offering: a special menu served from 8 to 9 p.m. at the restaurant’s bar and a limited number of tables.
One standout is the “Adult Happy Meal,” a grown-up take on the beloved McDonald’s Happy Meal. Instead of the usual burger, fries, apples, and caramel, this version includes a martini — all for $25…