Tuttini

I haven’t eaten here in awhile and looking at the reviews, I’ll need to try this place again.
Otherwise I like their breakfast menu, but everything else I don’t find appetizing.

It was a nice quaint bakery/​café with decent breakfast foods. Nothing earth-​shatteringly unique, but the food is done competently and taste home-​made and not mass market.
baked apple — a backed apple wrapped with filo crust and placed upon a bed of caramel and topped with whipped cream. very good.
omelet with cheese and ham/​bacon. Also very good, not spectacular but a well execute omelet
oatmeal — again very standard with currants/​raisins and sliced bananas. I think it might have included a bit of pearl barley
The crostini (vegetable) was not great. Lacking in much flavor. That was the one standout disappointment.
The service is a little slow here, so don’t expect to be in and out. We waited about 20 minutes for our food.

I can’t believe no one has written about the sourdough belgian waffles!!! To me, that’s what Tuttini’s (and Tutti’s, before that) is all about. They are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, with a unique mellow sourdough flavor. They come with a few sliced fresh strawberries and real maple syrup. YUM! I only make it back to SB once or twice a year these days, and always have to get a waffle when I do. Alas, on my last trip to SB, in August, the waffle maker was broken. WHAT!?! I came all the way from Hawaii for a waffle! What a disappointment. I had a chocolate, peanut butter, banana panini instead… it was good, but nothing compared to the magical waffle (my 9-​year-​old little sister agreed with me on that assessment).

Highly, highly overrated. The food was a C minus at best. And the service was so bad that I may never go back. They screwed up my order completely and my no apologies. There are a lot of other options around State Street. Avoid this place like the plague.

Tuttini’s has a nice quiet atmosphere-​a good place to fly solo or have a quiet chat. Great service people-​happy and attentive.
Also, there are some table in front that often offer good shade if the day is hot.
But what I wanted to say most is that their coffee is top notch. I’m a coffee lover and their coffee is a SB downtown must-​try.

Yummy — so tasty. I love the cookies and the coffee. So good and home maid tasting which is always a plus. Love the whole wheat cookies — you don’t feel as guilty eating a cookie because it’s not fully the white devil. The sandwiches and things sounded really good, but we were getting something quick on our way out of town. Highly recommend.

So cute, and yummy. Our last day in Santa Barbara we chose this little nook for breakfast. I had a big bowl of chai tea, which was perfect. They had lots of great baked goods and pastries, scones, danishes, cookies, but also had omelets and eggs benedicts. I think I remember some lunch items too, sandwiches maybe. The food was fresh and the service was nice. It’s perfect for a lazy Sunday morning, when you’re not in a hurry.

Good food this is probably my 3^rd favorite place when choosing a breakfast place in the Downtown Santa Barbara Area. I do rate it a 4 star for the some times flaky staffing, although my last visit was a different staff and they were on point the whole time. We even got a dish of water for our dog :) Which was allowed to sit with us outside in their seating area. Like Michelle said, the coffee here is really good!

Well Unilocal,I once again found myself in a location that left me estranged from Peet’s. As such, I did the only respectable substitute… support the local coffee shop. This place is such a find and it was so sad for me to get back into my car and end my «fling» with this beautiful establishment. This is OK; I will be back soon enough; it is really difficult for me to let go of flings in the Central Coast… feel free to interpret that however you wish to…
Anyway, this is, hands down, the BEST &$#@ING COFFEE I have EVER had. EVER! I just got an ROTD for another independent coffee shop so, um, in my own little world, I’m a hedged harbinger and luminary for reviewing independent coffee shops. We meandered into this place after seeing Bill Maher’s «Religulous» (which was brilliant, BTW, feel free to PM me and talk about it with me), and, despite my astute agnostic upbringing, I simply said, «Heaven does exist; and it is in this #@$%ing coffee.»
The shop has a lot of love in it… which is impressive because the place is quite small… like Lakeshore Peet’s small… yet it has a full menu of breakfast and lunch items, five inside and five outside tables, a full bakery case, friendly and efficient staff*, and they post the day’s horoscopes on the coffee bar (because, that might actually be important to some of you). It is more expensive than I would like; but everything is expensive in Santa Barbara…
*Barista: What are you up to today?
Me: Well, visiting, but it’s raining so… some indoor stuff.
Barista: Oh, where are you visiting from?
Me: Oakland.
Barista (hiding feeling of disgust and disappointment): Oh… that’s…nice…

Now, I grew up in the days when Tutti’s ruled Coast Village Road in Montecito, and I’m not that old. When my mom and I discovered Tutti’s little sister café, Tuttini, we couldn’t have been happier. There are only 8 tables (4 inside and 4 outside), but this gem of a place is to die for. Tuttini has a divine minestrone and chopped salad, and I’m a fan of the fritatta. Pastries, bread and coffee-​bar drinks are great too. Their menu consists mostly of sandwiches, soups, salads and other café-​like cuisine, but they do it well.
The service is iffy at times and employees turn over quickly, but this hole in the wall off of State Street draws locals, foreigners and tourists alike. A must-​try if you’re in the downtown area and want breakfast, lunch, or a snack.
(Beware that the hours are 7 am– 2 or 2:30 pm)

Wonderful food, incredibly flaky service. I’ve had their croissants, chicken salad, chicken vincenza pannini, and a nice poached eggs on toast with roast peppers, all of which were delicious. However, perhaps it is just being understaffed or under– trained or underpaid, but the people working there screwed up something about my order every time! I love the food and will keep going back, but you have to go in with a sense of humor and a lot of patience.

Located off busy State Street, this little restaurant is golden! It is very small and they have few tables to eat at, but when you do, try and get one outside. The food is very fresh and Delicious, and will not blow your budget. While eating, I saw many employees from surrounding businesses walk over and grab something from here… always a good sign when the locals frequent a place and the staff knows them
:)