Caruso's
Restaurant · Montecito ·
Michelin-starred oceanfront dining with Italian-Californian flavors
Michelin-starred oceanfront dining with Italian-Californian flavors
"One star. This oceanside restaurant in the Rosewood Miramar Beach serves a three-course prix fixe for $145 a person, a four-course prix fixe for $175 a person, and an eight-course tasting menu for $285 a person. Wine pairings are available to accompany each of chef Massimo Falsini’s Italian-leaning menus." - Eater Staff
"Located within the posh Rosewood Miramar Beach and fronting the Pacific Ocean, Caruso's has an enviable location. The dining room is beautifully set with leather booths, linen-robed tables, and white chairs, but make no mistake: Chef Massimo Falsini's seasonally driven, seafood-forward, and Italian-leaning prix-fixe takes center stage. From Santa Barbara uni sourced from a local diver to produce grown in the restaurant's onsite garden, there is a strong commitment to regional products, evidenced in dishes like pasta with diced abalone and halved Santa Barbara spot prawns topped with uni in a rich and creamy ramp sauce. Desserts are especially enticing, as in the "S like Strawberry" with a ring of pasta frolla filled with rhubarb sauce, mascarpone, and perfectly ripe strawberries." - Michelin Inspector
"Caruso's, located inside The Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel, meets all the criteria for a perfect sunset restaurant: it faces west (essential), it's outdoors, and it sits on a private beach. Plus, the white tablecloth-covered tables are spaced out so you won't be elbow-to-elbow as you watch the sun melt below the horizon. As you might expect from a tasting menu restaurant owned by LA billionaire power-broker Rick Caruso, the classic pasta and seafood dishes here are plated like they have their own stylists. The prix-fixe menu comes with four courses for $185 per person or three for $165 per person, and as a bonus, you just might be seated next to a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. If you're looking for a place to get dressed up for a romantic dinner (and splurge), Caruso's is it." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"A Michelin-starred restaurant located at the oceanside resort in Montecito, celebrated for its al fresco dining experience and upscale seaside cuisine; it’s portrayed as the perfect spot for sunny, ocean-front meals during a leisurely getaway." - Kristin Braswell Kristin Braswell Kristin Braswell is a travel journalist and the founder of CrushGlobal Travel. Specializing in culture, food, and luxury experiences, she has penned pieces for Vogue, CNN, USA Today, Essence, NPR, Architectural Digest, Ebony, and Los Angeles Times, among others. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"The Rosewood Miramar Beach is its home and contemporary Californian food with Italian leanings is the kitchen's dictum. Housed in a separate structure and set back on the water, make the small walk to arrive at this elegant retreat. The dining room is beautifully attired with leather booths, linen-robed tables and white chairs, all of which afford views of the crashing waves. But make no mistake, the seasonal prix-fixe takes center stage along with a focus on regional products (California wheat milled in-house; sea urchin procured from a local diver). Santa Barbara bluefin tartare, garnished with thinly sliced Taggiasca olives and dots of tofu aioli along with a creamy almond granita, takes a familiar ingredient and transforms it into something original." - The MICHELIN Guide