West Wind Drive-In Santa Barbara

A wonderful treat for the family. $15 on family night! Nice refreshment center with good snacks at decent prices considering it's the movies! Parking lot is bumpy and torn up a bit, but it works. Screen needs a patch and paint but it doesn't detract much from the image even though you can see it at times in the upper left corner. Sounds works great on FM 102.1. All in all a great family outing!

Thank goodness for good old drive-ins! Staff was very responsive and making sure all attendees were not disturbing the experience for others: some people were bumping the volume on huge speakers, great system but not the place for it. Others were sitting on top of their vehicles and blocking sight for those parked behind them, but they were asked to get down. I knocked off stars bcuz price should be per vehicle, not per person and maybe better coordination in parking lot, such as small sedans get 1st 2 rows and larger vehicles next 2 rows and such. The second is because the restrooms were highly neglected and unkept. Overall good experience 👍

Good enough to enjoy the old times at the drive in. It I'd not big and fancy and looks like a junk yard but I like it. $18 to get 2 adults and a child plus the comfort of my own vehicle 🌅🚗

Fun! Cheap! Only downside is using your car radio to listen to the movie, one person's battery died in the middle of the film.

I'm super excited that our area has a Drive-In Theater, we loved going to one when we were kids. The West Wind Drive-In doesn't exactly duplicate that experience but we do enjoy going (and I'd recommend). First off, it's rather small. Also, for a Drive-In it's a tad expensive at $8.25 per person, I would say the same of the snack bar. But being a Drive-In we always bring our own anyway so that doesn't effect us much! The employees are very nice and helpful. The parking/viewing area wasn't great, huge divots throughout when we were there.

I came here as a kid for the weekend's swap meet but I'm so grateful it's still around and now go to watch movies. The staff at the gate was super friendly, finding a spot to park was easy and very straightforward. The projection quality was very good, much better than some bigger places I've been to. We unfortunately couldn't stay for the full film but it's a great excuse to come back again soon.

Manager Jimmy is a good host. Love this place. Will definitely come back. Nostalgia!!!

I like this drive in. They are working to improve the movie parking but it's great during the summer with kids playing on the grassy area before the screen while waiting for the movie to start. Lots of extra activities during the year for families also. Since you require your car to be on to hear thru the radio they will offer assistance if you car needs a start. Update May 2019 - sadly the drive in is closing which means the area will not have one any longer. I hope someone purchases and updates the parking since this place is a gem.