Convivo Restaurant

We had a rehearsal dinner here with family and it was a great experience. The service was friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. It was a lovely atmosphere as well. If you have an opportunity to dine here I would definitely recommend it.

We held our Wedding in the Montecito Room of Convivo. Our guests LOVED the family feast styled food and the room was the perfect size for 55 guests + a DJ. The drinks were a delight and the staff were very professional. The coordinator Kristina did work with me continuously to arrange the menu and layout of the dance floor. It was nice to customize the layout. I did have some mishaps happen on the day of the wedding that I wanted to mention here and to Convivo banquet/restaurant staff. 1) Two of our vendors did not receive meals although I emailed Kristina to add them in. I sent two emails regarding vendor meals & their dietary restrictions. On the day of the wedding, the lead catering manager was reluctant to whip up two extra meals for my vendors who had been working for 6 hours straight that day. Even with my approval to bill us for their meals, they were shut down and not accommodated to. 2) Typically, in the wedding industry the vendors eat right after the Bride/ Groom in order to become fully available for the next events in the timeline.... for example, speeches & first dances. When the vendors eat too late close to the end of dinner service they are forced to miss their meal entirely or eat it in less than 10 minutes as they have to be up and ready to photograph/ DJ the next events in the timeline. I did personally ask the head staff to feed my hard working vendors as soon as possible but they still were fed towards the end of dinner. This delay in serving the vendors not only hurts the timeline/ logistics of the wedding event but creates a safety concern as my photographers/coordination team have been documenting the day since the morning, doing bridal prep, ceremony, bride and groom photos, setting up the reception and by the time they reach the venue, it's important for them to take a break, eat and hydrate before the speeches. Having to wait an extra 75 minutes after a 6 - 7 hour day is not ideal and not industry standard. Please, for whoever is reading my review and has control over this. PLEASE - I beg you to be flexible and feed the wedding vendors sooner in the dinner service for logistical and safety reasons. I understand Convivo is primarily a restaurant who occasionally holds wedding banquets but being in the wedding industry myself... It is industry standard to feed the vendors right after the Bride & groom have been served. That is the only thing I wanted to emphasize and provide insight on. Aside from that, we really loved having our intimate wedding reception there. Till this day, our guests are continuously complimenting us on the food. It was very memorable. Thank you Convivo staff & Kristina, the Banquet Manager! -Natalie & Pedro

Lovely spot to share some dishes on the patio while the sun sets. I especially loved the Atunno; the rich butternut puree and burrata were complemented by the fruit. The kimchi in the condimenti was vegan and paired so well with the Seaweed Malfadine- the acid from the ferment balanced out the butter in the pasta.

I feel fortunate to have walked by this lovely place while finishing up my walk. I quickly made reservations and was seated 15 minutes later. The menu filled with so many dishes and I settled on the Fattoush flatbread. What an amazing meal. So fresh, so flavourful, so delicious 😋. I can't wait to come back when duties call me back to Santa Barbara. Don't forget to try the Ginger's Juice.

Great service with professional staff working and they always appear to be very happy and smiling. Our waiter Jaime kept the wonderful coffee flowing and was constantly asking us if we needed anything. Connected to their guest wifi as my T-Mobile Internet connection from phone is not available in the area. My only recommendation would be to stabilize the blue seating back part of the seats so they don't move around from other tables sitting back. You can feel the others sitting back and pushing you forward. I recommend eating outside until they remedy the problem. It's quite annoying, but not enough to complain. The food is really good. We had multiple dishes and shared with each other. There is free parking a few blocks away at the soccer fields and they also have valet.