Mesa Cafe & Bar

1972 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara
(805) 966-5303

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Customers' Favorites

Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes & Corn on the Cob
Huevos Rancheros with Pork Green Chile Verde
Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: Yes
Country Fried Steak and Eggs
Country Fried Steak & Eggs
Chile Verde Omelette
Crunchy French Toast
Javier's French Toast
Pancake Sandwich
Tri Tip & Eggs

Menu

Entrees Steaks
Rib Eye Steak (12 oz)
Served with mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetables. Served with your choice of soup or salad.

Classic Favorites
Homemade Pot Roast
Tri tip slow roasted with red wine, carrots, onions, and celery. Served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. Served with your choice of soup or salad.
Honey Battered Fried Chicken
Served with corn on the cob, house-made mashed potatoes and gravy. Served with your choice of soup or salad.
Country Fried Steak
Thick-cut, breaded and fried tri tip covered with homemade country gravy, served with mashed potatoes. Served with your choice of soup or salad.

Fresh Fish and Seafood
Fish and Chips
Battered Alaskan cod served with French fries and coleslaw.
Cajun Jambalaya
Shrimp, chicken and andouille sausage sauteed in our house made tomato and fresh herbs Jambalaya base. Served over basmati rice and your choice of soup or salad.
Mesa Fish Tacos
Made with Alaskan cod and served with Caesar salad.
Grilled Salmon
Served with your choice of soup or salad, basmati rice, and sauteed vegetables.

Pastas
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti topped with meatballs, homemade marinara sauce and parmesan cheese.
Chicken Fettuccine
Fettuccine Alfredo with diced chicken breast. Topped with parmesan cheese.
Mediterranean Pasta
Fettuccine pasta tossed with chicken breast, tomatoes, onions, black olives, artichoke heart, pesto sauce, and finished with feta cheese.

Mexican Dishes
Chicken Fajitas
Served with pinto beans, Mexican rice, avocado, sour cream, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Enchiladas
2 corn tortillas stuffed with shredded beef or chicken tinga in a red sauce. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Sizzling Fajitas
Served with pinto beans, Mexican rice, avocado, sour cream, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.

Burgers
Veggie Burger
Garden burger patty with mayonnaise, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and melted cheddar cheese.
Classic Burger
1/3 lb fresh ground beef patty.
Black N' Blue
Crispy bacon, melted blue cheese, onion rings, balsamic glaze,
Turkey Burger
Ground turkey patty topped with melted feta cheese and jalapeno.
Bacon Burger
Topped with crispy bacon and melted cheddar cheese.

Sandwiches
Beef Dip Sandwich
Our roasted turkey or tri-tip on a French roll, served au jus. Served with salad and French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional charge.
Club Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise served on toasted whole wheat.
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, sauerkraut, and swiss cheese. Served on grilled rye bread. Served with salad and French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional charge.
Ahi Sandwich
Seared ahi tuna, pesto mayonnaise, tomatoes, avocado, and baby arugula served on a hamburger bun. Served with salad and French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional charge.
Yater's Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast, tomatoes, bacon, avocado, and jack cheese, served on grilled sourdough. Served with salad and French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional charge.
Pete's Chicken Ciabatta Sandwich
Grilled chipotle chicken on a ciabatta bun with chipotle mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and bacon. Served with salad and French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional charge.
Turkey Dip Sandwich
Our roasted turkey or tri-tip on a French roll, served au jus. Served with salad and French fries. Substitute onion rings for additional charge.

Salads
Cobb Salad
Mixed greens with chopped bacon, grilled chicken breast, tomato, avocado, egg, and bleu cheese crumbles. Served with garlic bread.
Chipotle Chicken Tostada
Crispy shell filled with mixed greens, chipotle marinated chicken, pinto beans, tomatoes, cheddar, and avocado. Served with a chipotle ranch dressing and sour cream. Served with garlic bread.
Salmon Salad
Fillet of salmon over mixed greens with tomatoes, dried berries, and hothouse cucumbers. Served with garlic bread.
Crispy Chicken Salad
Mixed greens topped with crispy chicken strips, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and dried berries. Served with garlic bread.
Chicken Lime Salad
Shredded iceberg topped with marinated grilled chicken, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions, cilantro, and avocado all tossed with champagne dressing. Served with garlic bread.
Classic Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine, freshly grated parmesan, croutons, egg, and our own Caesar dressing. Served with garlic bread.
Gorgonzola Salad
Mixed greens tossed in our homemade gorgonzola dressing, with candied walnuts, dried berries, tomatoes, and mandarin oranges. Served with garlic bread.
Grilled Vegetable Salad
Portabella mushroom, zucchini, carrots, red bell pepper, yellow squash, and asparagus sprinkled with feta cheese. Served with garlic bread.

American Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Slow Roasted Tri-Tip and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Two Eggs Any Style
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Sausage and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Italian Sausage and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Patty and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Ham Steak and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.

Burgers
Bacon Burger
Topped with crisp bacon and cheddar cheese. 1/3 pound fresh ground beef. Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles. Served with French fries.
Blue Burger
Crispy bacon, melted bleu cheese, and mayonnaise. 1/3 pound fresh ground beef. Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles. Served with French fries.
Turkey Burger
Ground turkey patty topped with feta cheese and jalapenos. 1/3 pound fresh ground beef. Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles. Served with French fries.
Mushroom Burger
Sauteed mushrooms and Jack cheese. 1/3 pound fresh ground beef. Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles. Served with French fries.
Classic Burger
1/3 lb fresh ground beef. Served with mayonnaise, lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles. Served with French fries.
Veggie Burger
Garden burger patty with avocado, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and Cheddar cheese. Served with French fries.

Sandwiches
Club Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise served on toasted whole wheat. Served with salad and French fries.
Pete's Sandwich
Grilled chipotle chicken on a ciabatta bun with chipotle mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and bacon. Served with salad and French fries.
Beef Dip Sandwich
Our tri-tip on a French roll and served au jus. Served with salad and French fries.
Ahi Sandwich
Seared ahi tuna, pesto mayonnaise, tomatoes, avocado, and baby arugula served on a hamburger bun. Served with salad and French fries.

Homemade Soups
Soup and Salad
Dinner salad. Served with a bowl of soup and garlic bread or corn bread.

Grilled Sandwiches
Reuben Grilled Sandwich
Corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese on grilled rye.
Yater's Grilled Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast, tomatoes, bacon, avocado, and Jack cheese. Served on grilled sourdough.
Tuna Melt Grilled Sandwich
White albacore and Cheddar cheese on grilled rye.

Cafe Favorites
Pot Roast
Tri-tip slow roasted with red wine carrots, onions, and celery. Served with house-made mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetables.
Chipotle Shrimp Chilaquiles
Crispy corn tortillas, shrimp, fire roasted pasilla chiles simmered in a delicious chipotle cream sauce, finished with two eggs and queso.fresco

Seafood
Grilled Salmon
With basmati rice and salad.
Mesa Fish Tacos
Made with Alaskan cod and served with Caesar salad.
Fish and Chips
Made with Alaskan cod and served with French fries and coleslaw.

Salads
Cobb Salad
Mixed greens with chopped bacon, grilled chicken breast, tomato, avocado, egg, and crumbled bleu cheese. Served with garlic bread.
Crispy Chicken Salad
Mixed greens topped with crispy chicken strips, tomatoes, dried berries, and cheddar cheese. Served with ranch dressing and garlic bread.
Classic Caesar
Romaine, freshly grated parmesan, and croutons tossed in our Caesar dressing. Served with garlic bread.
Chicken Lime Salad
Marinated grilled chicken, tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions, cilantro, and avocado all tossed with champagne dressing. Served with garlic bread.
Salmon Salad
Fillet of salmon on a bed of mixed greens with tomatoes, dried berries, and hot house cucumbers. Served with garlic bread.
White Albacore Tuna Salad
White albacore tuna salad on a bed of mixed greens with tomatoes, hot house cucumbers, dried berries, and our balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Served with garlic bread.
Grilled Vegetable Salad
Portabella mushroom, zucchini, carrots, red bell pepper, yellow squash, and asparagus sprinkled with feta cheese. Served with garlic bread.
Gorgonzola
Mixed greens tossed in our homemade gorgonzola dressing, with candied walnuts, dried berries, tomatoes, and mandarin oranges. Served with garlic bread.
Chipotle Chicken Tostada
Crispy tortilla shell filled with mixed greens, chipotle marinated chicken, pinto beans, tomatoes, cheddar, and avocado. Topped with sour cream and chipotle ranch dressing. Served with garlic bread.

American Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Slow Roasted Tri-Tip and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Two Eggs Any Style
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Sausage and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Italian Sausage and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Patty and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Ham Steak and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.

American Breakfast
Bacon and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Slow Roasted Tri-Tip and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Two Eggs Any Style
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Sausage and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Italian Sausage and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Patty and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Ham Steak and Eggs
Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.

Off the Griddle
Crunchy French Toast
Topped with fresh berries and whipped cream.
Javier's French Toast
Thick slices of French toast topped with sliced bananas and toasted almonds.
Pancake Sandwich
2 cakes served and 2 pieces of bacon, and 2 eggs.
Short Stack
Blueberry Pancakes

Lighter Fare
Oatmeal
Steel cut.
Biscuit and Gravy
2 splits biscuits covered in Mesa's rich sausage gravy.
Granola, Yogurt, and Fruit
Fresh Fruit Bowl

Scrambles
Make Your Own Scramble
Choice 4 ingredients. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Mesa Spinach and Feta Scramble
Sauteed spinach and feta cheese.
Pasilla Tri-Tip Scramble
Trip-tip, fire-roasted, pasilla chiles, onions, and Jack cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Chorizo Scramble
Traditional pork chorizo. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Eric's Scramble
Bacon, mushrooms, green onions, and cream cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Nick's Scramble
Garlic chicken sausage, tomatoes, and feta cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Leah's Basil
Egg whites, a touch of basil, mushrooms, tomatoes, and parmesan cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Lorraine Scramble
Spinach, bacon and cream cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Sarah's Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon and cream cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.

Add a Side
Bacon
Turkey Patty
Sausage
One Egg
Two Eggs
Corned Beef Hash
Smoked Salmon
Ham Bone-in Steak

Omelets
Santa Barbara
Homemade salsa, guacamole, cheddar cheese, and sour cream. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Popeye Omelet
Sauteed spinach, feta cheese, and fresh tomatoes. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Make Your Own Omelet
Choice 4 ingredients. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Italian Omelet
Italian sausage, jack cheese, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Bacon Omelet
Bacon, Jack cheese, and guacamole. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Santa Cruz Omelet
Omelet chorizo, ham, and melted cheddar cheese. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Chile Verde
Filled with simmered pork chile Verde and jack cheese, topped with sour cream and guacamole. Served with cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.

Local's Favorites
Country Fried Steak
Thick cut breaded and fried tri-tip topped with sausage gravy. Served with two eggs, cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Corned Beef
Hash homemade corned beef hash. Served with two eggs, cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Huevos Rancheros
Fried eggs served on hot corn tortillas and smothered in cooked salsa. Served with two eggs, cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit and your choice of toast, blueberry muffin, cornbread, or biscuits.
Chipotle Shrimp Chilaquiles
Crispy corn tortillas simmered in chipotle cream and shrimp topped with sour cream queso fresco and guacamole. Topped with two eggs.

Specials
Verde Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips smothered with pork chile Verde and topped with 2 eggs any style, guacamole, sour cream, feta cheese, and green onions.
Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips smothered with red sauce and topped with 2 eggs any style, guacamole, sour cream, feta cheese, and green onions.

Mesa Picks
Chorizo Burrito
Chorizo, eggs, cheddar cheese, potatoes and sour cream. Includes cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit.
Wet Breakfast Burrito
Burrito is filled with scrambled eggs, jack cheese, salsa, sour cream, and black beans. Includes cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit.
Breakfast Sandwich
2 scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato and cheddar cheese on grilled ciabatta bread. Includes cottage fries, hash browns, or fresh fruit.

Sides
Hollandaise
Bread
Fruit Cup
Cottage Fries
Hash Browns
Cottage Cheese
Italian Sausage
Hamburger Patty
Sausage Gravy
Slow Roasted Tri-Tip

Cafe Benedicts
Classic Benedict
Canadian bacon. Includes your choice of cottage fries, hash browns or fresh fruit.
Fairfax Benedict
Smoked salmon, cucumbers, capers, and cream cheese on a bagel. Includes your choice of cottage fries, hash browns or fresh fruit.
California Benedict
Avocado and tomatoes. Includes your choice of cottage fries, hash browns or fresh fruit.
Crab Cakes Benedict
Crab cakes and avocado topped with our chipotle hollandaise sauce. Includes your choice of cottage fries, hash browns or fresh fruit.
Breadless Benedict
Poached eggs on grilled portabella mushroom caps, steamed spinach and caramelized onions, topped with homemade hollandaise sauce pesto sauce.
Ribeye Benedict
Grilled choice ribeye steak and caramelized onions. Includes your choice of cottage fries, hash browns or fresh fruit.

From the Bar
Guavamosa
Champagne with a splash of guava juice.
Jake's Super Bloody Mary
With Absolute Peppar and citrus vodka served in a pint glass
Mimosa
Champagne with a splash of orange juice.

Pastas
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti topped with meatballs, marinara sauce, and parmesan cheese. Served with garlic bread.
Chicken Fettuccine
Fettuccine Alfredo with sauteed chicken breast and topped with parmesan cheese. Served with garlic bread.

Seafood
Mesa Fish Tacos
Made with Alaskan cod and served with Caesar salad.

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Recent Reviews

The food, the drinks, and service, and the vibes were chefs kiss. Went on easter with my partner and had a fantastic experience. Definitely coming back on my next visit to santa barbara!
April 2025
It's great - but even better: OUTSIDE! A covered patio with tables, chairs, a few decent heaters, & friendly staff. The restaurant (inside and out) is closed in the evening. So come for breakfast and lunch!

Note below: to me, 'dine in' means AT the place, while 'take out' means you leave with your food. The patio is 'dine in' also - to me, anyway.

Parking: It's a big outdoor parking lot with plenty...
October 2024
My favorite local diner with lots of the usual diner options but also some unique dishes such as the Eggs Benedict on mashed potatoes with side salad (in photo). Very friendly and efficient staff, never waiting for a refill on iced tea or coffee.

Parking: Plenty of spots in shared parking area. It's never been full for me.
July 2024

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Mesa Cafe & Bar

1972 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(805) 966-5303