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Savoy Cafe & Deli
[This location is no longer in business]
24 W. Figueroa St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 966-2139
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Reviews by the General Public
looks like they closed
Reviewer: Jackie
from Santa Barbara, CA
I have been a standard lunch customer at Savoy for a while. I tried to go on Monday, but there was a sign in the door saying they were closed because of refrigerator problems. When I tried to go on Tuesday there was a sign in the door saying they had closed for good. I am going to miss the pumpkin muffins - they were my favorite.
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Changing . .
Reviewer: Nicole
from SB,CA
I believe the owners of this cafe are truly concerned about quality, service and selection, and I have been a regular since they opened. I am writing this review, however, because a few things have changed. First, as a previous patron noted, the service, in terms of the attitude of a number of the new workers, is quite poor. They barely speak to you and act as though it is a hardship for them to even be working or serving you. The older staff members (some are still there) would always be cheerful and check on you regularly (for example, they would refill your teapot if needed). Second, they have stopped serving breakfast, which was phenomenal. This is very disappointing and will certainly cause my patronage to go down 70%. I hope the owners will reconsider serving breakfast, at least on selected days, in keeping with a philospohy of providing good quality food, not solely for the money it brings in, but for the love of sharing good food.
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Didn't say anything
Reviewer: mike
from santa barbara
Food was OK, actually some was good but the people behind the counter were just plain rude. No greeting NO thank you and they didn't even tell me how much my meal cost. They just took my money.
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GREAT FOOD...BUT, STAY AWAY!!!
Reviewer: Roger Francis
from Santa Barbara, CA
This wonderful restaurant has even more wonderful food...but if their service/food runs afoul, three (3) different times in our case...civil attempts to resolve the problems with the service staff and even the management will likely fall upon deaf ears as they did with us and our attempts to go up the ladder for assistance...the deaf ears continued in person and by email. Maybe they will learn a lesson should they ever listen to constructive attempts to criticize...but if they do, they certainly do not respond.
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Refreshing change for SB
Reviewer: Kelly
from Santa Barbara, CA
The atmosphere, the food, the staff... everything highly impressed me. I love the fresh salad bar with grilled veggies, tofu, lentils, salmon, chicken, beets, soups, homemade croutons, etc... so different than other "wilted" salad bars in town... they have a coffee bar, and a little bakery, and then a drink section that looks like a fancy supermarket. It is so cute, really. It looks like it would be over priced, but it isn't. The lemon bar and chocolate chip cookies are awesome. Service was friendly and laid back. Brilliant!
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Great Lunch Spot
Reviewer: Dianne
from Santa Barbara
The pre-made sandwiches (even though I have seen only two kinds) are very good. The best part is the selection of size. You can get a very small one to a large one. The prices are great. The salad bar looks delicious. The cookie I had was delightful. The staff is very alert and always pleasant.
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Pretty good...
Reviewer: Kristen
from Carpinteria
I just went to this place today, I can't believe I had never heard of it. It is very quaint and small, and when we went it was extremely crowded. The food was good, the mac and cheese is rich and yummy, definitely a good comfort food. TONS of choices. Almost everything is good, but it is extremely overpriced. I can't stress how much money it is for not that much food. The only other downside was that a lot of rich, snobby Santa Barbarans eat here. The service was great, but the fellow patrons were awful!! Oh well, I guess that's what I get for living in Santa Barbara. Definitely worth a try...
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Really good lunch place
Reviewer: Emily
from Santa BArbara
Just went to Savoy for the first time. Their tuna salad is delicious. Seeing as I haven't tried anything else, the tuna alone will keep me coming back. NIce atmosphere, very baby friendly. I was a little confused about the system at first, nothing a little practice wont solve.
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WONDERFUL
Reviewer: kaylie
from Santa Barbara, CA
Savoy truffles is my favorite place to grab a salad on my lunch break. The made-to-order salads are delicious, but I think it is the wide variety of the salad bar that makes this place so great. The selections include a variety of tasty homemade dressings, poached salmon, tender grilled eggplant, crisp crostini, date, perfectly roasted garlic...the list goes on. I have been here for dinner as well and the hot foods are also very delicious. This is one of my favorites in SB. I highly recommend it!
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Lunch place, not dinner
Reviewer: Sally
from Santa Barbara
We got there around 7:15pm on a Saturday night and most of the hot dishes in the deli case look much less than appetizing: cold and crusty. I tried the Chicken teriyaki. Pretty bad: WAY too salty, mushy broccoli and barely warm as it has probably been in the tray for hours.
Yes, excellent salad bar and the sandwiches look good, but don't recommend it for a hot dinner. Nice clean atmosphere and workers very nice.
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Quality healthy food
Reviewer: C. Redmond
from Santa Barbara
Yum, I love this place. Savoy Truffles remind me of the food bars at Lazy Acres and Whole Foods; healthy and great quality food. Plus I love how you can have the food weighed so you can get as much or as little as you want and they have a large selection of food. My favorites are their tomato soup and cranberry tuna.
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amazing salad bar!
Reviewer: Grace
from Valencia, CA
Fresh, varied and interesting salad bar including choices like mini figs (juicy!), grilled eggplant/asparagus, mildly indian (?) spiced lentils, white corn, tri-tip/chicken/salmon chunks, homemade croutons and homemade poppy seed dressing. Salad bar, by the pound...was worried the portions were a bit small, but the high quality of ingredients made for a filling and satisfying lunch. Good creamy asparagus soup with balance of flavors and texture. My 6' guy friend remarked, "this it the best salad I've ever had."
The carrot cake (fluffy cream cheese frosting, moist cake) and a lavendar cupcake were memorable finishes for dessert. The loose leaf Darjeeling in a small pot was enough for 2 (hot water refill complimentary) and also a wonderful complement. All in all, would definitely frequent this place again and highly recommend.
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no more breakfast alas
Reviewer: marla S Wilson
from Santa Barbara
guess it was too good to be true breakfast cancelled
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Excellent breakfast; sandwiches too expensive
Reviewer: Nora
from santa barbara, ca
The breakfast is brilliant, as are the deli selections. The decor is 'fancy resort town,' which one can enjoy without feeling too absurd. The prices for the 2- and 3-item combos are fair, I think, for what one gets (the dishes all seem to be labor intensive). But I have to complain about the sandwich prices, which are utterly ridiculous. A plain turkey sandwich is $8.99! There is no side salad or anything to warrant that. It literally is two pieces of bread out of a bag, slice of pre-fab cheese, and a few fixings. There isn't even a fancy dressing as one would see at Dish Cafe and the like. Why should a plain sandwich be priced exactly the same as a 2-item combo? It doesn't compute.
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Love it
Reviewer: Marla S Wilson
from Santa Barbara
I love this place- great food breakfast is wonderful.
Lunch & dinner are great
You can also have afternoon tea ( if they do not run out of scones - which they do often
-All their choices of food to sell are well considered like the organic valley milk ( best milk company the taste is better and cascadian farms jams-
On the desserts they are a bit too sweet but this is an issue of baker choices - most people merely add sugar and the real tast which comes from a combination of spices or vanilla or the deft use of butter is often missing. Jeanines is a great example of this - = all sugar no flavor- but this is more about how most Californians have no real refined sense of taste when it comes to pasteries. Hopefully they will grow.- We could learn a LOT from San Francisco and NY bakers
anyway great restaurant- I even reviewed it on my website. marlasapothecary.com
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quality food for the downtown masses
Reviewer: lemonjelly
from santa barbara
It's like getting fancy good food, but because you're practically serving yourself, the prices are very reasonable. I just had lunch there, where I got the two item combination plate. Stuffed chicken breast in a cream sauce, baby spinach salad with pears and walnuts, $8.95. There is a great variety of bottled drinks, a wine list, a beautiful salad bar, and service deli. You buy by weight, a la carte, or by the combination plates. The interior is big, comfortable, and clean. The folks working behind the counter are friendly and informative - I got to sample items before deciding to purchase. The floor staff are attentive and clear away table clutter quickly. I'm so glad I finally ate here.
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Pleasant Surprise
Reviewer: Dan Collie
from Santa Barbara, CA
The atmosphere is nice. The food is tasty and prepared with quality ingrediants. Prices are reasonable and you get plenty of food. My only disappointment was with the bakery goods for dessert. They were not quite up to par.
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darling place!
Reviewer: Tina
from SB
I think this place has a great concept, very user-friendly. Love the emphasis on organic. I had some great eggs with butter poached salmon (mmmmmmm) .... only odd note, to me, was the side salad, since we were definitely eating breakfast items... but I liked the salad. Portions were very substantial, and they really took care to make sure we had everything we needed.
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