With tumultuous global affairs keeping our economy on the constantly stressful brink of disaster, who doesn’t want a deal right now?
For the next 10 days, your dollar-saving savior should be Santa Barbara Restaurant Week (SBRW), in which 11 restaurants are offering specially priced dinner menus from April 24 to May 3. The three-course (appetizer-entree-dessert) prix-fixe menus start at $50, and there are also some wineries participating with specially priced flights. See all the details at sbrestaurantweeks.com.
We sent our team to try three of the menus. Here’s what they enjoyed.
Charcoal Avo & Roast Chicken @ Convivo ($50)
For this Restaurant Week, Chef Peter McNee curated a three-course menu of Convivo staples for just $50, catering to folks who may be first-time guests, while also giving regulars their favorites at a good price. Infusing Spanish, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and even some of his Midwestern sensibilities to his “nomad Italian” dishes, Minnesota-grown McNee’s creations do not disappoint…