When choosing Santa Barbara accommodations, select our Inn for all of the additional amenities we offer.  Food makes the vacation – Breakfast is the other half of Bed and Breakfast and you've chosen well.

New - The Bath Street Inn is pleased to announce the selection of Santa Barbara's own Green Star Coffee as our coffee vendor of choice: organic, fair trade coffee, made from the choicest beans, it brews an outstanding cup.  Start the day right - coffee for early risers starts at 7am..

We thought you'd get a better idea of our 3-course gourmet breakfasts by reviewing our menu for a typical week in March, followed by a recipe for one of our favorite year round breakfast dishes - Mexican Estrada.

Your breakfast begins with fresh seasonal fruit, followed by our protein-packed and delicious homemade granola, then a gourmet hot entree.  Our entrees alternate between savory and sweet daily.

We are happy to prepare gluten-free or dairy-free alternative breakfasts with advance notice.

All Bath Street Inn breakfasts, including the granola, muffins, and all of our baked goods are made at the Inn in our vintage but still new-to-us stove.  A great stove is the heart of the kitchen and, as we all know, a good kitchen is the heart of the home

Sample Menu

Monday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, Fresh Papaya, Eggs Florentine served with Oatmeal Coconut Muffins.

Tuesday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, Fresh Cantaloupe, Cottage Cheese Pancakes served with Maple Butter, Whipped Cream, and a warm homemade Apple Sauce.

Wednesday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, Fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit, Greek Scramble (Eggs, Feta Cheese, Spinach, and Kalamata Olives) and fresh baked Cheddar Cheese Biscuits.

Thursday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, Fresh Cantaloupe, Peach and Blackberry Topped Baked French Toast, made with cinnamon bread, eggs, brown sugar, and butter.

Friday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, Watermelon, Mexican Estrada with Salsa, hot Corny Corn Muffins.

Saturday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, Crenshaw Melon, Apricot Stuffed French Toast served with a warm home made Apricot Sauce and garnished with Almonds and Powdered Sugar.

Sunday: Coffee or tea, Orange Juice, Bath Street Inn Granola, our signature Poached Pears with Cinnamon Sauce, Aunt Ruth's Baked Eggs, fresh baked Blueberry Muffins.

Bath Street Inn Mexican Estrada

This egg dish celebrates the Hispanic heritage of Santa Barbara and is another of the best of the "tried-and-true" core of our permanent collection of recipes. Quick and easy to prepare, it is built in layers (estrada.)  The Ortega chili is mild and nicely complemented by the potatoes.  Kick up the heat with the heat of the salsa you decide to use as a garnish. As always, this is delicious when served right out of the oven, but it is hardy enough to withstand being in a warming oven. This recipe serves 21.

Best if prepared the night before to let flavors blend.  If so, put cold casserole dish into cold oven, set oven for 325 degrees and bake for 30 minutes, turn oven up to 350 degrees and bake an additional 60 minutes.

If baking right after preparation, place in preheated oven at 350 degrees and bake for 70 minutes, until eggs are set - knife in center will come out clean.  You may see a little oil on the knife from the cheeses but it will not look yellow.

Easily reduces for a 9x13 inch casserole - keep the same spicing but use 20 eggs and ball park the rest of ingredients.  Reduce cooking time by at least 15 minutes.

Serve piping hot and garnish with a little dollop of sour cream and spicy salsa: oh my!