Renaud's Patisserie & Bistro — Restaurant in Santa Barbara

Just leaving this place. Me and my partner were walking up to the door, and there was a man closing the doors to lock the place up. He told us they were closed and unfortunately, blatantly lied to us, and told us that everything we can get inside there, we can also get inside of the Renauds inside Albertsons. So there we are.. going inside Albertsons and start ordering an au jus sandwich and what not, and the cashier interrupts and tells us we can’t order those items because they don’t have a kitchen; they don’t serve those meals. What a waste of time. Come on. And yes I said “blatant” lie. Because if you’re locking a place up, you more than likely know what’s on your menu and your sister locations menu that’s within 100ft /proximity. I’m sorry but that’s just the...

Great pastry shop with unbelievable flavors. We tried the Exotic, the Bomb, the Raspberry Tart, and the Pecan Pie. The Bomb was the best and the biggest surprise. I was hesitant due to thinking it would be overly sweet. Yet, it was a light and fluffy take on Nutella or a Ferrero Rocher chocolate. Definitely worth buying. The Raspberry Tart was everything I hoped it would be. The Pecan Pie had me thinking of Mexican style caramel with the basics of pecan pie. I could see my mother loving this pastry. The Exotic was fruity, tangy, and delicious. I did wish the pistachio was more present than the dragon fruit. But there I was still able to eat it all without issue. I loved this place. You would be doing a disservice to your taste buds if you didn't order...

This is one of my favorite breakfast restaurants in Santa Barbara. Renauds is a patisserie in the old style with American breakfast options, translated. So the American breakfast comes with properly poached eggs and Brioche toast, the quiche crust is proper butter crust, and the baked goods are consistently excellent. 2/3 of seating is outdoors, but web based ordering lowers line levels even...