Cody's Cafe - Santa Barbara

Easy to find because it is on the edge of the road, fucked away from the rest of a strip-mall. loved what they have done with their additional seats in the open! (hope it stays.) this place now serves only breakfast and lunch, and my smoked salmon bagel plate was great! the discs are great!

Like many places in Santa Barbara, Cody’s has had to make adjustments for Covid 19 reasons, and are no longer attached to their sister restaurant on the Mesa , and the menu has slightly changed, along with the prices. But the people are the same, awesomely nice and the drinks are very strong , something that have kept the locals loyal and it won’t disappear like Goleta Coffee across the way. Something the scientists from the reality show Bar Rescue could learn from. The Breakfasts are hearty and used to be a favorite of the working fisherman back in the day . The Californian Benedict, with its perfectly cooked poached egg and tomato and avocado is a known favorite of the local Santa Bar-barbarians and for a slight fee , add those to the Fairfax Benedict I think it’s a wink to Canter’s Deli in LA on Fairfax) which is Smoked Salmon on a bagel, cream cheese,poached egg, Homemade Hollandaise sauce and is served with a choice of potatoes , cottage fries or their perfect hash browns and homemade salsa. I can’t eat like that anymore, so I got the grilled Fresh Salmon that I photographed ,because it looked like a perfect still life painting ! Healthy too ! Sadly, because of the Covid, the price was $20 and with tea and tax , plus a tip ,well, I can’t afford to eat there everyday like I had for the past 20 years. (Maybe when the Covid 19 is over ; prices will go down again The Salads and Hamburgers are just as good as they were decades ago. I especially enjoyed the $13 Gorgonzola Salad with its cheese and mandarins , and for $7 extra , you can add a piece of grilled Chicken or Salmon. Now with outdoor seating, they also have a cozy banquet room and side bar (although I haven’t seen it used much since the Covid and for the same reason, it is no longer open for dinner . ? Sigh , it’s the end of an era in Santa Barbara. But for Breakfast and Lunch it is still one of the best “Local Favorites “ in Goleta.

The hash browns were not fully cooked and had a bland taste even with salt, pepper and ketchup. Eggs were served cold. It was not busy when we arrived but more people showed so maybe that's the reason for the cold food. Disappointed as they were better before. Service was good though. Hence the 2 stars instead of 1.

When we first got to Cody's Cafe, we were left wondering where the hostess was since there was a sign that said to wait outside for the hostess to seat us; the hostess never came. We went inside and asked to be seated. They told us to sit anywhere we'd like, so we did(only about 5 tables were occupied). Within 2 minutes of sitting down, an older man approached us and asked our drink order. After receiving our drinks we never saw any waiter/waitress. We waited 25 minutes, and no one approached us. The table that came in after us got their order taken and received their food even before we got our order taken. It wasn't until a waitress saw me get up that she approached our table to ask us if we were ready. Extremely disappointed and annoyed at their service.

Lisa Maraszek 8511 points 6 days ago Easy to find because it's on the street's edge, tucked away from the rest of a strip mall. Loved what they've done with their additional outdoor seating! (Hope it stays). This place now only serves breakfast and lunch, and my smoked salmon bagel platter was superb! Loved the sliced cukes!! ?