Bettina Pizzeria

Wonderful food and service. Very cute patio that is dog friendly, they even offered to bring a water bowl for the dog. All the food is super fresh and amazing. Really unique flavor combinations that is fresh and really tasty. Really enjoyed the meatballs as an appetizer. The dough for the pizza is so tasty. The chocolate chip cookie for dessert was very good.

After watching the Food Network's exposure to Santa Barbara before my trip to the city, I had to make a stop at Bettina before heading back home. It was very enjoyable being at this establishment with the welcoming staff and amazing set up with both outdoor and indoor dining. I chose to eat indoors and the pleasant architecture and seating arrangements were good to me. Now to get to the the priorities, the food! I have to say after browsing the menu it was difficult to make a decision because the pizza selection ALL sound great but once I had taken some time I landed on the Maitake Mushroom Pizza which both has a nice ring to it and tasted incredible. The pizza came out wonderfully as you can see from the photos but it was the culmination of the fresh mozzarella, basil and red onions and maitake mushrooms paired with the incredible crust that did it for me. The crust cooked to perfection as well as the pizza and deserves it's own award. I loved the thinly sliced maitake mushrooms that made eating the pizza that much more rewarding. I would definitely recommend this to anyone visiting the Santa Barbara area!

Had a lovely time, they were able to seat me as a walk up at 4:30 on a Saturday which I so appreciated. Laura was a kind server and the food was delicious. Got the meyer lemon pizza and added prosciutto ($26), the Shirley’s Playground mocktail ($9) and the pavlova ($8?) beautiful outdoor seating. Delicious food.