La Santa - Santa Ana

The service is so great here! Dino at the bar is awesome, but there's also some really great chefs here. I LOVED the Chorizo torta sliders! I uploaded photos of the menu good ceviche too. Can't wait to come back to try more!

La Santa is conveniently located in the heart of DTSA's East Village. It may seem fairly unassuming on the outside. But once you step inside, you know you're somewhere special. This is definitely a Downtown bar, so you'll find plenty of creative cocktails here. When I was here yesterday, I tried their twist on the old fashioned with mezcal. It definitely had that classic old fashioned flavor, but the mezcal made it more multi dimensional. I was very impressed. When we were here, they had their happy hour food menu. We tried the ceviche, which was incredibly satisfying and refreshing while also giving just the right amount of heat. We also tried the guacamole, which was very hearty and full of avocado goodness. We also had a quesadilla, which went quite well with the ceviche. I was very impressed with what we found at La Santa yesterday, and I can hardly wait to try more of their menu next time we're Downtown.

Brunch was excellent. Also highly recommend the barbacoa and cochinita pibil tacos, the calamari, and aguachile.

Omg! This place has completely changed it's food menu. I used to come here before and they really only had bar food but now they have brunch with mariachi on Sundays with mimosas and drinks plus good lunch menu. They have a new chef here and wow his food is definitely worth coming here. I had the Chile relleno divorciados with barbacoa meat and my boyfriend had the barbacoa omelette. Both were amazing! So much flavor! We also had a side of french toast that did not disappoint. Our drinks were Hotel Nacional and the Oxacan Old fashion and both were sooooo good! The service was good too everyone is very attentive and friendly. We will be coming again! I want to try everything on the menu!

Come for the food and stay for the drinks!! It was nice coming back to DTSA after quite awhile. I have my downtown go to's but wanted to try something new. The place was desolate but so was everything else on this Wednesday evening. I received a friendly welcome from the bar tender as well as from the patrons that were seated at the bar. I didn't even look at a menu, I asked the regulars to guide me between friendly conversation (my favorite kind of experiences). We started with a cocktail called Paraíso. The rum and pineapple/tropical flavors with a frothy finish make a refreshing drink lives up to its name. The cochinita pibil sliders are a MUST have. The chef is from Yucatán and this recipe is spot on! Tender, flavorful meat with a cebollas curtidas finish! Yum! The tacos, I don't have much to say about the tacos but they didn't shake me. I like food to wow me, make me close my eyes and melt or make me fall out of my seat. Didn't happen with the tacos. My review breakdown goes as follows: Ambiance 4 stars Service 4 stars Drinks 5 stars Torta sliders 4 stars Tacos 3 stars