Rose Cafe
1816 Cliff Dr, Santa Barbara
(805) 965-5513
Customers' Favorites
Chile Relleno and Cheese Enchilada
Chips and Salsa Guacamole
Chicken Enchilada Verde
Chile Relleno En Nogada
Tacos Carne Asada
Cheese Quesadilla
Zucchini Omelette
Salsa and Chips
Steak Ranchero
Chilaquiles
All Day Breakfast Section
Bacon and Eggs
2 eggs with bacon. Served with beans, or rice, and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Machaca
Strips of tri tip beef scrambled with eggs, green chile, bell pepper, onion, and, tomato. Served with beans, or rice and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros
2 fresh eggs served with chile verde ranchero meat sauce. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. (Potatoes only available before 11am) Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros Vegetarian
2 fresh eggs with a mild vegetarian ranchero style sauce. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. (Potatoes only available before 11am) Egg whites for an additional charge.
Machaca Burrito
Strips of tri tip beef scrambled with green chile, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. Add ons for an additional charge.
Mexican Burrito
Fresh scrambled eggs with green chile, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. Add ons for an additional charge.
Huevos a la Mexicana
Fresh eggs scrambled with green chile, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. (Potatoes only available before 11am) Egg whites for an additional charge.
Homemade Chorizo con Huevos
A soft Mexican sausage made with our own special homemade chorizo recipe and scrambled with eggs! Served with beans or rice and a choice of tortillas. (Potatoes only available before 11am) Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros con Carne
2 fresh eggs with stewed pork in a Chile Verde ranchero style sauce. served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. (Potatoes only available before 11am) Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros con Chicharones
2 fresh eggs with stewed pork rinds in a chili sauce. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. (Potatoes only available before 11am) Egg whites for an additional charge.
Chorizo Burrito
A soft Mexican sausage made with our homemade chorizo recipe, scrambled with eggs. Add ons for an additional charge.
Burrito Meat, Cheese, and Scrambled Egg
A burrito with your choice of meat and scrambled eggs and cheese. Add ons for an additional charge.
Breakfast- Not available after 11am
Chile Verde Omelette
Bacon or Ham Omelette
Cheese Omelette
Spanish Omelette
A Spanish sauce of Bell Pepper, Onion, Tomato, and seasoning
2 Egg Breakfast
2 Eggs any style with your choice of Bacon, Sausage or Ham
2.2.2
2 Hot Cakes + 2 Egg's + 2 Bacon Strips or 2 Sausages
French Toast
Childrens Breakfest
1 Hot Cakes + 1 Egg + 2 Bacon Strips or 2 Sausage links 12 and under
Sides of Meat
Side of Eggs
All Day Breakfast Section without Potato
Bacon and Eggs without Potato
2 eggs with bacon. Served with beans, or rice, and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Machaca without Potato
Strips of tri tip beef scrambled with eggs, green Chile, bell pepper, onion, and, tomato. Served with beans, or rice and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros without Potato
Strips of tri tip beef scrambled with eggs, green Chile, bell pepper, onion, and, tomato. Served with beans, or rice and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros Vegetarian without Potato
2 fresh eggs with a mild vegetarian ranchero style sauce. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Machaca Burrito without Potato
Strips of tri tip beef scrambled with green Chile, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. Add ons for an additional charge.
Mexican Burrito without Potato
Fresh scrambled eggs with green Chile, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. Add ons for an additional charge.
Huevos a la Mexicana without Potato
Fresh eggs scrambled with green Chile, bell pepper, onion, and tomato. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Homemade Chorizo con Huevos without Potato
A soft Mexican sausage made with our own special homemade chorizo recipe and scrambled with eggs! Served with beans or rice and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros con Carne without Potato
2 fresh eggs with stewed pork in a Chile Verde ranchero style sauce. served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Huevos Rancheros con Chicharones without Potato
2 fresh eggs with stewed pork rinds in a chili sauce. Served with beans or rice, and a choice of tortillas. Egg whites for an additional charge.
Chorizo Burrito without Potato
A soft Mexican sausage made with our homemade chorizo recipe, scrambled with eggs. Add ons for an additional charge.
Burrito Meat, Cheese, and Scrambled Egg without Potato
A choice of bacon, sausage or bacon, scrambled with eggs and cheese. Add-ons for an additional charge.
Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles
Crispy corn tortilla strips scrambled with egg, green Chile, bell pepper, onion, tomato, and topped with cheese.
Chilaquiles con Chile Verde
Prepared same as regular chilaquiles with pork Chile verde.
Chilaquiles con Chorizo
Homemade chorizo. Prepared same as regular chilaquiles with chorizo.
Chilaquiles with Beef
Prepared same as regular chilaquiles with strips of tri tip beef.
Chilaquiles con Pollo en Tomatillo Salsa
Crispy corn tortilla strips with chicken, tomatillo sauce, cheese, and topped with a touch of sour cream.
Chiles
Chile Verde Dinner
Our Mexican pork stew is not green in color, so don't let the color fool you. It gets it gets the name Chile Verde because the pork is cooked with green Chile.
Chile Rellenos Dinner
You like chile rellenos, you're going to love ours. Green chiles stuffed in a traditional style with cheese and wrapped in a light egg batter, then fried, and topped with salsa ranchera.
Chile Colorado Dinner
A Mexican pork stew that gets the name Chile Colorado because the pork is cooked with red Chile.
Chicharones con Chile Dinner
Stewed pork rinds simmered in a chile sauce.
Tacos Dorados
Order of Beef Tacos
2 ground beef and potato tacos served with beans and rice.
Order of Tacos Mixto
1 beef and 1 chicken taco served with beans and rice.
Order of Chicken Tacos
2 shredded chicken tacos served with beans and rice.
Combination Plates
Large Combination
3 Item. Cheese enchilada, taco, and a choice of 1 of the following: Chile relleno or small bean tostada.
Chile Relleno Combination
Chile relleno with a choice of 1 from the following: cheese enchilada, taco or quesadilla.
Single Item Plate
Choice of 1 of the following: small bean tostada, cheese enchilada, Chile relleno, quesadilla or taco.
Small Combination
Cheese enchilada, taco.
Children's Plate
12 years and under only please. Choice of 1 of the following: cheese enchilada, cheese quesadilla or taco.
Enchiladas
Order Cheese Enchiladas
2 cheese filled enchiladas with onion, served with rice and beans
Order Homemade Chorizo Enchiladas
2 chorizo filled enchiladas, served with rice and beans.
Order Chicken Enchiladas
2 chicken filled enchiladas, served with rice and beans.
Order Beef Enchiladas
2 beef filled enchiladas, served with rice and beans.
Soups
Menudo Soup
Tripe. Chopped onions, cilantro, limes, oregano, chili, and a choice of tortillas. Best menudo around and we serve it every day.
Enchiladas Verde
Order Cheese Enchiladas Verde
2 cheese with tomatillo sauce enchiladas with onions and topped with a touch of sour cream, served with beans and rice.
Order Beef Enchiladas Verde
2 beef enchiladas with tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of sour cream, served with beans and rice.
Order Chicken Enchiladas Verde
2 chicken filled enchiladas with tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of sour cream, served with beans and rice.
Meats
Carne Asada
A thin grilled steak topped with grilled onions and a touch of our homemade salsa, served with beans, rice and a choice of tortillas.
Chuletas de Puerco
Pork chops. 2 grilled and seasoned pork chops. Can be topped off with our ranchero sauce green chile, bell pepper, onions, and tomato or our famous green tomatillo sauce. Served with beans, rice and a choice of tortillas.
Steak Ranchero
Tender pieces of chopped steak sauteed ranchero style with green Chile, Chile chipotle, bell pepper, onions, and tomato. Served with beans, rice, and a choice of tortillas.
Nachos
Individual Nachos
Corn tortilla chips, beans, cheese, bell pepper, tomatoes, black olives, sour cream, and guacamole. Jalapenos or onions only by request. Add meat for an additional charge.
Kids Individual Nachos
Just chips, beans and cheese. Individual. Add sour cream for an additional charge.
Large Nachos
Corn tortilla chips, beans, cheese, bell pepper, tomatoes, black olives, sour cream, and guacamole. Jalapenos or onions only by request. Add meat for an additional charge.
Kids Large Nachos
Just chips, beans and cheese. Add sour cream for an additional charge.
A la Carte
1/2 Bag of Chips
Small Salsa
our homemade salsa for chips
Chicken Taco
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings such as meat or beans.
Chile Verde Pork Tostada
Flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, Chile verde, lettuce, cheese, tomato, guacamole, and Chile verde sauce.
Chorizo Tostada
Flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, chorizo, lettuce, cheese, tomato, guacamole, and Chile Colorado sauce.
Cheese Quesadilla
Small flour tortilla filled with cheese then grilled.
Beef Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with tri tip beef and cheese then grilled.
Beef Enchilada
Red sauce.
Chorizo Enchilada
Red sauce.
Beef Enchilada Verde
Green tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of sour cream.
Sopes
Beef, chorizo, chicken, or pork served with beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and queso fresco.
Chicken Burrito
With chile colorado red sauce.
Bean and Rice Burrito with Cheese
Flour tortilla with a savory filling.
Kids Size Burrito
Small burrito filled with beans rice and cheese.
Side Sauces
Specify sauce: chile verde, chile colorado, tomatillo, vegetarian.
Beans
Beans and Rice
Full Bag of Chips
Beef Taco
Folded tortilla with a variety of fillings such as meat or beans.
Bean Tostada
Flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato, guacamole, and our vegetarian ranchero sauce.
Chicken Tostada
Flat crispy corn tortilla topped with beans, chicken, lettuce, cheese, tomato, guacamole, and chile Colorado sauce.
Chile Relleno
Stuffed green Chile pepper with cheese wrapped in a lite egg batter and topped with our vegetarian ranchero sauce.
Chicken Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with chicken marinated in our Colorado sauce or tomatillo sauce and cheese then grilled.
Chorizo Quesadilla
Flour tortilla filled with chorizo and cheese then grilled.
Cheese Enchilada
Red sauce filled with cheese and onion.
Chicken Enchilada
Red sauce.
Cheese Enchilada Verde
Filled with cheese, onion, green sauce, and a touch of sour cream. Green sauce.
Chicken Enchilada Verde
Green tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of sour cream.
Pork Burrito
Chile verde or Chile Colorado.
Bean and Rice Burrito
Chile Relleno Burrito
Chile relleno wrapped in a tortilla.
Side Tortillas
2 flour, 3 corn or 2 wheat.
Sour Cream
Rice
Guacamole
Bien Venidos Amigos
Camarones Ranchero
Shrimp sauteed with Chile, tomato, onion, clam juice, white wine, herbs, and spices. Served with beans, rice, and a choice of tortillas.
Order of Flautas
Chicken rolled up into a corn tortilla, then deep fried, and topped with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, and our mild red Colorado sauce. Served with beans and rice.
Lengua en Salsa de Tomatillo
Thin tender slices of beef tongue simmered in our famous tomatillo sauce. Served with beans, rice, and a choice of tortillas.
Single Flauta
Beverages
Fountain Soda
Coke, sprite, diet coke, and lemonade.
Juice
Apple, cranberry, tomato, or v8.
Milk 2%
Bottled Water
Fiji or crystal geyser.
Brewed Coffee
Regular.
Hot Tea
Aguas Frescas
Jamaica, tamarindo, and horchata.
IBC Root Beer
Orange Juice
Chocolate Milk
Homemade Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea
Brewed Coffee
Decaf.
Hot Chocolate
Mexican Coke
Flan for Dessert
Caramel Cup Custard
Cocktails (Must be 21 to Purchase)
The Classics
House Vodka and your choice of mixer: soda water, tonic, Sprite or Cranberry juice.
Screwdriver
House Vodka and orange juice.
Dirty Shirley
House Vodka mixed with a Shirley Temple.
Arnold Twist
House Vodka mixed with an Arnold Palmer.
Rum and Coke
Bloody Mary
Malibu Driver
Malibu mixed with orange juice.
Malibu and Pineapple
Rumchata
House rum mixed with horchata.
House Margarita
Lemon-lime or strawberry
The Rose Margarita
House tequila and mango juice over ice topped with tajin.
Jamaica Margarita
House Margarita with Jamaica juice.
Guava Margarita
House Margarita with guava juice.
Cadillac House Margarita
Margarita with a splash of Grand Marnier.
Tequila Sunrise
House tequila and orange juice with splash of grenadine
Bloody Maria
Bloody Mary with tequila.
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Recent Reviews
If you don't know if you like Mexican food but want to give it a try, forget Taco Bell, and go to Rose café. If you don't like this a food than your not like any Mexican food. It is simply great. Very large menu, and anything on it is great!!
May 2025
Took my daughter here for brunch on a Sunday. Mimosas aren't usually my thing but they were buy one get one which got me to. Daughter liked her short stack. Real charm is in the outdoor seating area, we loved it.
May 2025
Locals joint has surprisingly lively decor. We ate outside and enjoyed our tacos and flautas. The service was good. For a strip mall restaurant that has retained it's outdoor covid seating, we have passed this place many times and are glad we finally visited. You have many great Mexican food options in Santa Barbara. Give the Rose an try and consider adding it to your regular spots.
April 2025
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