Restaurant Review: Finch and Fork

As promised in Suburban SoCal Girl Goes to Santa Barbara, here is the restaurant review for Finch and Fork. After multiple attempts at going here for brunch on Saturday and failing epically, we finally dragged our exhausted selves here on Sunday around noon, eager to try all the dishes Yelp was raving about. The interior of the restaurant was beautiful with lots of large wood pieces, plenty of lighting, and a bustling yet peaceful ambiance. 

We didn't have to make a reservation and were seated promptly, which was awesome. Our waiter even added a few extra chairs to our giant table so we could all eat together, instead of splitting into two tables. After a thorough perusal of the menu (despite the majority of us having Yelped it prior to coming), my friend G and I decided to split two dishes and try the House Chai Tea Latte. We ordered the House Made Granola with Greek yogurt and macerated berries and the house cured lox and bagel, which was accompanied by crispy capers, tomato jam, and caramelized onion cream cheese. 

The house made granola with yogurt and berries was refreshing, light, and delicious, but my favorite was definitely the house cured lox and bagel. I'm a huge fan of smoked salmon, and I loved the unique, yet complementary accompaniments to it. The tomato jam was sweet, tangy and delicious and the caramelized onion cream cheese was very yummy. The capers were a bit salty for my taste, but I enjoyed them nonetheless.

I really wish we were given a bread basket for the table, because a slice of buttered toast would have been a perfect addition to this meal! However, we still had a great time at Finch and Fork, both food and service wise and I'm definitely glad we made the time to come and have a sit down brunch here.