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    Garrett's Old Fashioned Restaurant

    4.2 (619 reviews)
    Closed • 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    During our recent travels through Santa Barbara, we stopped at Garrett's Old Fashioned Restaurant. While the venue is intimate, the service was exceptionally friendly and attentive. As a connoisseur of eggs Benedict, I have sampled the dish in numerous locations; while the Hollywood Cafe in San Francisco previously held my top ranking, Garrett's has now officially surpassed it. The portions were perfectly sized, the service was remarkably efficient, and the pricing was reasonable. Furthermore, the pancakes were excellent. My husband, who is typically difficult to please when dining at new establishments, was thoroughly impressed by the Monte Cristo and remarked on the high quality of the restaurant. We look forward to returning to Garrett's whenever we are in the area. Thank you for an outstanding dining experience.

    Fresh Blueberry Pancake (1)
    Amanda O.

    I'm always on the hunt for a classic diner with good food and Garrett's hit the spot. The interior is nothing fancy, but the service was friendly and quick on a Sunday morning. We ordered: -one blueberry pancake to split -chorizo eggs benedict -chicken fried steak The blueberry pancake was definitely the highlight of the meal: fluffy, full of blueberries, and not too sweet. My partner said the chorizo in his eggs benedict was a bit dry, but everything else was tasty. The gravy in my chicken fried steak was tasty and my over easy eggs were cooked perfectly. This mom and pop spot will certainly be added to the breakfast rotation!

    Egg Bread French Toast
    Gloria G.

    Santa Barbara - Located on the corner of state st- across from the Arco gas station. As soon as we walked in we were greeted and seated! Very Welcoming place. I love that the staff is mixed etnicities and languages- thank you!!! The place is small, clean and a homey relaxed feeling. The staff works as one, so there is always someone aroind to help. The french toast is grilled to perfection and sprinkled with powder sugar. They are yummy! The eggs are cooked to over easy and the yolk is runny yet not globby! The bacon is crispy and crunchy - homefries were good, i wanted them to have a crunch . The meal was the perfect beginning to the day!

    Potatoes
    Kristina M.

    Great service and good food! The place looks a bit rundown - outside and in - but the owners are very friendly and kind. I enjoyed the Monte Cristo sandwich after surfing with a side of homestyle potatoes. The potatoes benefit from a little more seasoning for me, but overall a good meal. Don't come looking for ambiance, this is just good old fashioned dinner-esque food.

    Eggs Benedict
    Leah M.

    This is a cute, quaint, corner restaurant with good food! We went with friends on a Saturday morning. Our waitress was nice, attentive to refilling our drinks, asking if we need anything, etc. She took our order right away and had a kind demeanor. I ordered the Eggs Benedict. It was tasty. I will definitely be back when we're up in Santa Barbara again!

    Yadira S.

    1st time in Santa Barbara and on our last day there we decided to have breakfast at this place and the service was super friendly busy but they still managed to get our order and service was quick We got pancakes and sausage delicious My friend got country fried steak and it was super good Ambiance was nice !

    Vegggie omelette
    Amantur S.

    2 stars was gonna give one star but I decided to give 1 star for the cashiers costumer service. Food gets 1 star : Because the veggies inside the omelette are not even sautéed properly, tomatoes still have the after taste and asparagus is literally not sautéed. Also there's way too much onion in it, the ratio is off Finally this omelette is not worth $18

    Pancake breakfast with scrambled eggs and sausage.
    Roxanne C.

    We ordered delivery, and it was prepared and dropped off so fast. The food was delicious. Will definitely grab food from here again.

    Corned beef hash and a piece of chicken fried steak from my woman

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    Old fashioned restaurant, good place to get breakfast food was good. Coffee was good, great customer service.

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    They have one of the best blueberry pancakes in town. Good service and decent prices.

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    11 months ago

    Food and service very good, we love this place even with tricky parking challenges. But it is worth it!

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    Great food, people, service, and atmosphere. We were a party of 6 and we all love the food

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    We had breakfast here while we were in town. Nothing fancy but the food and service were good.

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