"Anti-boredom dining for a striking change of pace"

  • Looking East at Santa Barbara's Elephant Bar from a raised dias, with mirrored back bar, fans

  • Entry Approach, Santa Barbara Elephant Bar

  • Looking West at the Bar and Dining Area in Santa Barbara Elephant Bar

  • Looking West at the Bar and Dining Area

  • Looking West at the Bar, the focal point with a myriad of reflections from ceiling and back bar

  • Highway 111 at the Palm Desert

  • Palm Desert Entry into a Tropical Oasis

  • Canopy and Natural Wood Finishes at Palm Desert

  • Entry of the Ventura Elephant Bar

  • Looking North at the Elephant Bar Dining Room, Ventura

A Village Theme Cafe

Santa Barbara Airport, Ventura (Walker and Victoria Streets), & Palm Desert (Hwy 101): Three restaurants with a tropical theme, 6,500 sf. to 5,000 sf. in size, averaged $13-17,000 gross receipts per day their first year, and all thrived as local meeting places and destinations. These projects achieved excitement in their dining environments, enhanced by the warmth of the wood interiors, the "safari" theme, and a flowing sense of form and detail - a winning formula for David Nancarrow.