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Best Tapas Restaurants in Santee

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4.6
Exceptional(40)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • La Mesa
Booked 1 time today
This was my first visit, and I will definitely be coming back! Both the food and service were exceptional!
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4.7
Exceptional(888)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • North Park
Booked 55 times today
What an excellent atmosphere! It is a perfect date night for drinks. I didn’t try the food, but the drinks are “out of this world”!
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4.8
Exceptional(1492)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • North Park
Booked 22 times today
I absolutely adore this restaurant! The menus are fantastic, and the chefs are truly talented. Our server, Sean, was exceptional—he knew so much about the dishes and provided wonderful hospitality. The food is simply exquisite; you have to experience the Heirloom tomato salad for yourself!
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4.7
Exceptional(122)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Downtown
Booked 11 times today
Great food. Great service. Great place The bathroom is gorgeous
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4.8
Exceptional(8968)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Little Italy
Booked 60 times today
I really enjoyed the swordfish with a creamy curry sauce. Also the APPLE PIE YODEL was amazing! Great presentation and great service also!
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4.8
Exceptional(196)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Pacific Beach
Booked 17 times today
Amazing halloween place! Loved the attention to detail, the food was great and the ambience was super cool. Also really good service, would definitely recommend
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4.8
Exceptional(69)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Lemon Grove
Booked 1 time today
Love the service and attention we get every time we go to this bistro. We always get great recommendations and have such a great time. The staff always goes above and beyond.
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4.5
Awesome(793)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Little Italy
Booked 12 times today
Was able to get in right before happy hour ended for half off apps. Portions were huge and food was delicious
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4.2
Awesome(96)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Downtown
Booked 13 times today
Staff was super kind + on point at all times. The food was good + the vibe/ambience was what I expected + more.
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4.8
Exceptional(99)
££££
• Tapas / Small Plates • Zona Centro
Booked 6 times today
We had a great dinner at OBA! The food was really good and great quality, the drinks were also very good, and we really appreciated the recommendations from the staff. Martín took excellent care of us and made the experience even better. We would definitely come back!

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