Scarlett Begonia — Restaurant in Santa Barbara

Our family was on a road trip from the Los Angeles area and upon doing some research on the best brunch places around Santa Barbara on Reddit, Scarlett Begonia came up. Initially we made a reservation that we were an hour late for ah - thank God we were able to still be seated. Thank you to the Scarlett Begonia for accommodating us!

Our family is composed of two parents, three mainly adult children, and two dogs. This place has been so welcoming.

We ordered the following: *Lemon Ricotta Pancakes - delightful, a good amount of syrup and actual blueberries, the butter wasn’t overpowering at all despite its looks which elevated the whole taste *Steak sandwich w side salad - we chose to have the meat be medium rare (you are able to choose the level of how well you’d like your steak to be done), the side salad is a generous portion that made our whole family so happy *Beyond Meat sandwich w side fries - a good burger that wasn’t greasy and the fries ARE INCREDIBLE!!! *Green Rancheros - the best combination of vegetables, tacos, guacamole, and a fried egg

*Lavendar latte (oat milk) - made in house *Mango Guava Kombucha - not made in house but a good quality one is provided

Highlights: 🥰 the kindness of the service. They are thorough and do not rush their customers. We want to give a HUGE shoutout to Erin for checking in with us regularly and taking the extra steps to make sure we felt welcomed and seen - it made eating all the more enjoyable. Erin, thank you for being so kind to our dogs, getting to know how our day has been, providing us with the ketchup and Tabasco sauce, and ensuring we’ve had plenty of space for the dishes. Thank you also for the travel recommendations too. This level of service is a standard I notice the whole staff try to uphold. Truly this is what makes this a restaurant I’ll be sure to recommend to all my friends, family, and neighbor!! 🪻all the syrups are made in house - we were surprised to discover that the lavendar syrup was actually made by hand by pressing the lavendar flowers at Scarlett Begonia! The taste is noticeably different from other lavendar lattes that I’ve had. 🐶 if your dog(s) is able to be respectful to people, this is such a wonderful place to bring your dog(s)! We were so delighted to come across the menu offered for dogs specifically! Complimentary water and dog treats are also provided. There is seating in the patio that allows for a good amount of sunlight. 💛 the whole place is aesthetically well kept. I can tell there is routine, thoughtful and intentional maintenance all throughout this restaurant

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Scarlett Begonia is a cute place in the middle of courtyards off of State Street in Santa Barbara. We had brunch here and were seated quickly despite it being fairly busy.

The space we were seated in was fairly small and very early on, the staff member clearing the next table kept touching his butt to my body when clearing that table which was not necessarily the first “taste” of the restaurant I wanted. Despite that the rest of the experience was pretty good:

They brought us an amuse-bouche of house made granola with Greek yogurt. I love any restaurant that gives an amouse-bouche…even if I can’t eat it or don’t like it, it’s cool when one comes along.

My wife had the 2 egg breakfast substituting avocado instead of meats. This also came with fruit. She said the gluten-free bread was delicious. It also came with delicious homemade strawberry jam that was not overly sweet.

I had the Endless Summer Scramble (not on the menu as of this December review of our summer experience there…their menu changes seasonally which is what you want with a restaurant.) It was also very good and came with French arugula, leeks and Gouda. Both our dishes came with the same potatoes although one was labeled peewee potatoes and the other was labeled green potatoes. That was a bit confusing though in the end I guess comforting that we weren't missing out on a particular kind of potatoes. The eggs were not exactly soft scrambled as stated though they certainly weren't over cooked.

I also had a biscuit which was pretty darned good. (I’m a biscuit snob.) It was also served with that homemade jam and butter. It was definitely a legitimate, southern, generously sized biscuit. The butter they served it with was unsalted, but the table came equipped with a little little container of finishing salt which we applied ourselves and made the difference in terms of the taste we were looking for.

As a sort of sequel to the amouse-bouche, the check came with pieces of house-made brittle for all. That was also awfully nice although that brittle definitely stayed with my teeth the rest of the day. It wasn’t quite as crunchy as other brittles I've had but tasted good.

We had an overall good experience and would definitely would come back for the food (but not so much for the contact with the contact with the...

Truly the best brunch in SB! We had brunch here during July 4th weekend, which was two days after the CA gov closed all indoor dining again. Our wait time for the patio was less than 20 minutes. The host and waitresses were trying their best to tend to the influx of people waiting for tables and customers paying their checks. Despite the slight chaos, the back patio offers a nice refuge. You feel like you are dining in someone's backyard, amongst some of the friendliest people. While we were waiting for our food, my husband and I conversed with all the tables around us. The FOOD is definitely the shining star. We ordered the Shrimp and grits, tri tip banh mi with a side of arugula salad, lox on farm toast with fried capers, dirty fries, two bellinis and two lavender lemonades. Everything was cooked and seasoned nicely. Nothing was greasy and everything was full of flavor. The dirty fries which are fresh thick crunchy fries topped off with bacon jam will knock your socks off. The shrimp and grits were so good and easily is on my list of the best grits I have had. We also purchased a cinnamon roll and blueberry muffin from the front case and were disappointed with how dry both pastries were. If you are looking to buy their famous cinnamon roll, buy it off the menu and take it to go. Our neighbor gave us half of their huge cinnamon roll and it was light and airy nothing like the cinnamon rolls they sell in the...