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D'Angelo Bread
25 W. Gutierrez St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 962-5466
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Reviews by the General Public
Disappointment, 10/8/2009
Reviewer: Barbara
from Goleta, CA
Since I've moved here from Europe I was longing for the taste of a real wholegrain bread and finally ended up baking it by myself. But I was told about D'Angelo as another possible solution. After reading the reviews here I was expecting a miracle which, unfortunately, turned out to be a great disappointment. Most of the breads and rolls are still baked from wheat so they may be tasty, but are not healthy (as rye or graham breads are) and definitely not recommended if you're on a diet. What's more, they are fresh for a few hours and then need to be toasted. It's great that they add sourdough, but they have no idea about proportions which should be used what makes different kinds of bread and rolls tasting exactly the same. Finally, everything here is extremely overprized - for the price of a few rolls here you can actually buy 2 pounds of rye flour and just bake a much better bread by yourself.
Regarding the service, I can't say much, since I bought everything for take away, but the cashier was rather rude. Maybe I asked too many questions instead of praising this place as most people do.
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WOW!!!!, 9/28/2009
Reviewer: Kim Faison
from Santa Barbara, CA
We love this restaurant. The food is always incredible. The best bread we have ever had, there is nothing like it any where else in town. The service has always been excellent. Today was special and the secret is out because the Food Network was there filming to feature it on one of their shows. That should tell you everything.
If you want to go somewhere special for breakfast this is the place to go!
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Best ever grilled ham and cheese sandwich, 9/26/2009
Reviewer: David Wallec
from Santa Barbara, CA
I usually make my own grilled sandwiches, since I can't a good one anywhere, but I have to say I was really surprised when I tried the Black Forest Ham and Gruyere Sandwich last week.
It was perfect. Fantastic service.
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I've never eaten there, but the bread/pastries are superb, 9/17/2009
Reviewer: Jeffrey
from Santa Barbara, CA
It seems like most of the reviews here were written about the service and food for breakfast or lunch, so I thought I'd write about my experiences with just the bread and pastries you can purchase to go.
This is, without a doubt, the best BREAD store in Santa Barbara. They have lots and lots of variety (everything from crusty baguettes to sourdough rounds, multigrain loaves, and dinner rolls). The other bread stores I've been to in Santa Barbara have little to no bread variety (maybe some baguettes and a few rolls). In addition to the variety, D'Angelo will slice your loaf for you if you want them to. It's a nice touch since my girlfriend tends to turn bread loaves into pita bread when she slices it herself.
However, ss much as I like the bread it's the pastries that keep me consistently coming back, week after week. Their tri-berry scones are just fantastic - crumbly, not too cakey, and perfectly moist. The layer of berry puree in the middle of the scone provides just a bit of sweetness to counterbalance the rest of the savory scone.
The poppy seed twists are fantastic as well - the right amount of crisp combined with a flaky buttery texture.
None of the pastries are overly sweet (something a lot of places screw up) and none of them leave that greasy coating in your mouth that's a sure sign of low quality lard or Crisco.
Based on the reviews below there are probably lots of better places in Santa Barbara for breakfast, but I KNOW there is no place with better bread and/or pastries.
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Fabulous as always, 9/12/2009
Reviewer: Julia
from Santa Barbara, CA
We came here in August with out-of-town friends. We don't come that often because it's way downtown, and can be hard to get a table. But parking was easy, tables were available, and I'd forgotten how good the food is! Well worth the price. We're going to make more of an effort to get her in FY2010.
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The Perfect Breakfast, 5/24/2009
Reviewer: Millerama
from Santa Barbara, CA
The bread and the breakfast are just perfect. I've eaten at just about every breakfast joint in this town, from the Red Lion and Sambo's to Jeannine's and the Biltmore, and me and my stomach say d'Angelo consistently prepares the absolute perfect breakfast and makes the best latte in town. Quality is above excellent, quantity is just right for me, price makes it a rare treat. The servers work hard and things don't always go perfectly, but I've always found them to be good tempered and cheery. But d'Angelo's prepares a breakfast as well as my husband does, and that is saying A LOT.
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Best Sourdough Bread in Town, 3/12/2009
Reviewer: Brett James
from Santa Barbara, CA
If you like Bread this is the Place to go. Try their Sourdough Bread , it's simply the way Bread should be.
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Just don't order the "buckwheat" waffle, 2/9/2009
Reviewer: Nora
from Santa Barbara, CA
Seriously, the waffle is a joke. I would love to know what percentage of the flour is actually buckwheat: 2%? The frozen waffles I occasionally eat are better and more substantial. In fact, nearly every frozen waffle on sale at Lazy Acres is going to be better than this ridiculous thing. Is it on the menu for children used to Eggos?
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Very good bread and pastry
Reviewer: luca
from london, uk
Hallo, i`m an Italian chef and i spend the cristmas time in california and i found this fantasic bakery, i couldn't belive it. The best about this place is the siplicity used to build the site, i mean you can see the ovens and all the equipment used to prepaire all the products. The food for my point of view was excellent, the service wasn't so brilliant but in this kind of places should be like that.well done guys, keep going.
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What a pleasure. Good coffee and a nice place to relax.
Reviewer: S
from Santa Barbara, CA
I love going to D'Angelo's for a morning when I have a book to read and time to relax. I can't imagine going to this cafe when you need to rush somewhere else -- there are plenty of other restaurants for that. This is a *cafe* where you can enjoy your coffee and the sunshine and the nice servers. It's a pleasure to be there.
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I wouldn't bother, there's 100 places better in SB
Reviewer: Morgan
from Santa Barbara, CA
I go here only about once every 2 or 3 years, which is just enough time for me to forget how bad my previous experience was here or maybe I just hope they've made drastic changes since my last visit. The food has always been overpriced- not in regards to quality, or even the Santa Barbara standard of living, but for what you actually get on your plate. $12 for two slices of toast with spread and a pair of eggs? What made me write this review was seeing that I'm not the only one wondering why the service there is never any good. Someone else put that "the servers here are very poorly trained. They waver between indifference and outright rudeness to customers." I couldn't agree more. When I went this morning we didn't have a server, just an order-taker, and we felt as though our waitress was a little perterbed with us putting her out by being there. Several wrong things were brought to our table multiple times, making us wonder if the expediters walk through the restaurant asking each table if this was their dish. All this and at the end the server thought it fit to add an 18% gratuity to our party of six when one of our people had nothing more than a measly glass of $5 orange juice and another only had a $5 wheat toast (which was delayed and perhaps forgotten). I am usually very forgiving of restaurant mistakes (I manage one myself), but the servers very poor service followed by her generously auto gratting a table that she probably shouldn't have made us all swear that was the last time we would make the mistake of dining here.
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Real bread, real service, occasionally unreal guests
Reviewer: Keith
from Santa Barbara, CA
I've been dining at D'angelo for a few years, through a few different managers. Although I will agree with many of the reviews highlighting the service as inconsistent, I can with certainty say that the quality ingredients hold the standard for euro-cafe style food in Santa Barbara. I can also observe that their current manager, Carolyn, is conscientious and hardworking, striving to justify the price of dining here.
D'angelo Bread being the name, it's safe to assume this is a bakery first, and a cafe second. Try finding fresh artisan breads like their Sourdough Multigrain, Kalamata olive, or the Rudolf Steiner loaf in the wonder bread aisle. Having a stint at the CIA under his belt, the head baker here knows the importance of attention to detail.
I recommend any of the pastries but my favorites are the raisin snail, poppyseed twist, or lemon tart. Also check out their delicious soft pretzels on the weekend, and seasonal specials like chocolate pumpkin bread and stöllen.
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poor excuse for a bakery/cafe
Reviewer: angie
from santa barbara, ca
poor service no one should have to wait 30 minutes for a server to take an order, poor food uncooked and expensive for what it is, remember we have a working class living in SB, who would like to enjoy this too. Best to buy bread and or baked goods to go.
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my dirt little secret - i like it
Reviewer: annie
from santa barbara, ca
I like it because... I'm a masochist of sorts. I like to go there and pretend I'm rich and sit there for an hour and act like it doesn't matter that she hasn't brought my espresso yet because I'm so engrossed in the paper or whatever. I pretend that my stomach isn't begging me for more food, because of course I'm on my way to yoga class and that's why I only want one piece of toast and a small coffee. I pretend that my guts aren't twisting and screaming at the prices on the menu, that my brain isn't trying to shift my weekly budget around so I can still afford gas to work after this little indulgence. It takes a huge concerted effort to sit there and try to blend in seamlessly and be calm and bored and act like it's nothing at all to be there at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday. I know it's stupid but I get a weird little thrill when I feel like I pull it off. No one will go with me... Last time I tried to bring a friend it actually ended in tears. My advice: don't get the Eggs El Rose, you'll end up like me, with a terrible addiction to food that's above my station in life.
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Great food, good vibe
Reviewer: Jen
from Santa barbara
I go here every so often and I know sometimes the service isn't perfect, but the girls that work there are always kind to me and to be honest, they work hard, and they are real people, so I can understand if sometimes, they aren't on their A-game. I think it adds to the character of the place when the people there aren't feeding me a bull#$%^ smile and fake attitude. I think it is great that the food is all preservative free and made there at the restaurant. A lot of people don't understand that bread isn't supposed to be soft and lifeless, so yes, the bread is a little tough (depending on the type you get) but it is delicious. Also, even if you eat a huge meal there, you don't feel that nasty full feeling afterward. You will be full, but your body feels good because you have eaten literally the bare minimum. I think if you are willing to deal with the price of high quality ingredients, then you should give dangelos a shot. They have great food and the people who work there really do care and give it their all. Believe it or not, I don't work there(really), I am just a regular and I happen to like all the ladies who work there.
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