Test Pilot
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Test Pilot is a "tiki-inspired" craft cocktail bar in Santa Barbara. It opened in September 2016.
The decor is tiki-lite, with just a few tiki masks on one wall. The walls are painted turquoise, and there is a light beachy feel to the space.
The drinks, some served in tiki mugs, are modified versions of tiki cocktails, and some originals.
They have an excellent selection of rums and a strong bar program.
*NOTE: You can reserve the Sea Wolf Room (see last 2 photos) for yourself and your friends as a space for group gatherings, meetings, and parties.
Details
- Type
- Bar
- Phone
- +1 805-845-2518
- Address
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Closed?
- No
- Links
Gallery
4 Tiki Mugs
1 Swizzle Stick
5 Visits
Trader Tom – 2 May 2019
My first visit here and it wasn't very busy so I got to talk to the bartender for a while and he introduced me to Probitas daiquiris. Delicious!
maybeorange – 25 July 2023
mrtubby – 9 Jan 2026
Tried the Test Pilot and Buccaneer, and they were okay. Decor is missing some of the kitsch, or maybe it's just a quantity thing. Overall as described it's a bar that does tropical cocktails with a curve towards tiki.
midcentury markitect – 15 Aug 2020