Andersen’s Danish Bakery & Restaurant

Santa Barbara, United States

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22 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 805-962-5085
Website:
www.andersenssantabarbara.com
Address:
1106 State St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
390 ftFigueroa & Anacapa
440 ftAnapamu & State
490 ftAnacapa & Anapamu
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Brunch
Parking
Garage, Street, Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Thu, Sat, Sun
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Santa Barbara) 12:48 PM Thursday, June 12, 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

We make everything from scratch & from sustainable & organic sources whenever we can. Andersens has been making traditional nordic european cuisine for close to 40 years. Andersen’s longevity speaks for itself! The ovenroasted Duck, Schnitzels, Smoked Salmon, Salads, Scandinavian openfaced sandwiches, Halibut specials & our Famous Eggs Benedicts, omlettes, healthy eggwhite no carbs plates, along with all of our traditional Danish pastries & The famous Green marcipan cakes as featured in the Dining & Destinations magazine. We bake with many tons of MARCIPAN a year, which is truly our specialty that we are famous for. The great thing about marcipan is that we have many pastries which are Gluten free! We make live Jazz supper club events along with live music on the weekend evening for dinner. Andersens often has wine pairing events along with fresh specials everyday to provide all of you with a cultural Northern european adventure, a taste of the vikings in santa barbara.

History

Established in 1976.

Established in Copenhagen in 1953 and in Santa Barbara in 1976.

Andersens welcomes you to a family owned and operated landmark. The mother and daughter team work everyday, all day, to make sure all is quality & will do everything to make sure your happy.

We have for over 40 years been striving to bring you authentic nordic european food and desserts. We are a mother & daughter team with passion and love for what we do. Our founder Mr Alfred Andersen was a master chef & baker sharing his trade with California & Europe. We believe food should be an adventure in historical heritage & culture. Our Danish roots and respect & pride for ingredients; The Andersens has this engraved in our souls and wants to share our heritage with you.

All this can be summed up in the Danish word (HYGGE) or consequentially (comfort) in English.

We are always looking into the future with interest for detail & traditional culinary intrigue is what keeps us alive with passion for people & cooking.

Thankyou!

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22 reviews of Andersen’s Danish Bakery & Restaurant

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Place rating: 1
Santa Barbara, CA
Do not recommend
Terrible service, mediocre food, asked for a check and waited 35 minutes for it
Place rating: 5
Manhattan, NY
We were looking for a nice good place for brunch and after checking Unilocal we decided to go there, since we know Danish people are very good at pastries!
The place has an antique elegant décor with all sweet pastries displayed.
Service was very good and the most important FOOD!
OMG! So so tasty with fresh ingredients and good! Portions were enormous as well. You walk out really full!!!
I am an eggs benedict lover and I loved their vegetarian eggs! It came with extra hollandaise sauce! I would say one of the best I’ve ever tried. So yummy!
We also ordered their croissant sandwich and it was enormous and good.
They also brought us complimentary bread and cinnamon rolls.
You will not be wrong going there!!!
Place rating: 5
Carpinteria, CA
Anderson’s is my favorite place to get brunch with family or friends! The prices are reasonable and the mimosas are to die for!
Place rating: 5
Santa Barbara, CA
I love this place! I love the location because it’s on the heart of State Street-​you can walk to everything, pretty outdoor seating, great people watching, amazing food fantastic pastries friendly waitstaff, charming & fun. I met the lovely owner-​always nice to support women business owners.
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
Nice fancy dessert place here. Got a couple dessert items to go and got one on the house too!
Side note, they appear to have a cool happy hour here w/​lots of wines to choose from. Fitting for a dessert place in an up-​and-​coming wine city
Place rating: 5
Santa Maria, CA
This is gonna sound like a fake out but we actually didn’t order anything here. I just wanted to review the service of the staff.
My friend and I wanted to try pastries, specifically those Danishes with the fruit and cream. Obviously the best place would be a Danish bakery, right? We get there around 45 minutes before closing so a lot of the baked goods aren’t there anymore, including the Danishes. So we weren’t going to get anything.
The dude at the counter didn’t let us go without giving us some generous samples. Even though he was tied up with I’m assuming his boss and carry out orders and people scrambling around him, he still was helpful and fully attentive to us.
We felt so bad we didn’t get anything! I’m writing this review for you dude! You were awesome! The pastries were bomb too.
Place rating: 5
Santa Barbara, CA
Charlotte was amazing!!! I did my graduation brunch here and it was amazing. The staff was the best and gave us such amazing service. One of my favorite restaurants in all Santa Barbara. Great for large events, the team worked very hard to accommodate us. Highly suggested, and I consider myself a foodie.
P.S: after your meal and they ask if you want dessert, you should definitely say yes!
Place rating: 3
Ventura, CA
My girlfriend and I went up to Santa Barbara for the day to get some lunch with no place in mind and just decided to walk State Street until something caught our eye. We ended up here mostly because the patio looked very inviting.
I ordered the Scandinavian Duck and she ordered the Vol au Vent (sorta a crab salad, cake thing with hollandaise sauce). I don’t normally order duck so I thought it would be interesting. It came with a port wine reduction sauce that was really delicious. The Duck was cooked well and it had some veggies on the side. It was a light lunch item that was enjoyable but I would probably try something else next time judging by what others around us were ordering.
My girlfriend’s order was good, but kinda surprising. She ordered the Vol au Vent from the ‘The Hot Kitchen’ items on the menu. Unfortunately the dish is actually served cold. She said it was good, but when you are ordering something from a hot kitchen menu, we expected it to be hot or at least warm.
We each had mimosas that were very delicious and generous. We wanted the fruit mimosa but they were out of cranberry juice on a Saturday.
Staff and service was good. My only suggestion would be to sweep the ground once in a while or pick up trash around the patio tables where we were sitting.
Overall an okay experience, but with so many other restaurants in the area it is unlikely we will go back any time soon.
Place rating: 4
Briarcliff Manor, NY
We had lunch here. Great salads. Nice wine list with lots of local options at reasonable price. Desert is out of this world. Sitting outside is very nice. Good and friendly service.
Place rating: 5
Irvine, CA
Came here 10 minutes before closing for a late night treat. Ended up with a lot of treats… Couldn’t help myself The gentleman that helped us was very generous with the samples, and we chose the Dutch Apple Cake, Strawberry Torte, Butter ring, and the cinnamon flake. Almost everything is baked at 8:00am, but I’d have to say, this is some of the most moist (hate using that word) flavorful cake I have had in a while! There really was not one item that was better than the most, since they are all completely different, but I definitely recommend to try the apple cake or the butter ring. Both exceptional!
Place rating: 4
Los Angeles, CA
Came here for brunch on a Sunday morning. We got there early enough like at 10 where they didn’t have a line yet so we were able to sit.
As soon as you sit you get complimentary breads and a jar of homemade jam. I got scrambled eggs with all the sides. Place is really good and nice. It’s perfect for a SB brunch if you’re there visiting because it’s right on state street, a few blocks from the water.
Place rating: 4
Los Angeles, CA
Good place to have brunch! Virtually no wait, cute restaurant with ample outside seating! Ordered the breakfast sandwich, very good croissant, 2 eggs, Havarti cheese and ham! I love Havarti cheese and probably ordered this just because of it but did not disappoint! House potatoes were a great side, soft yet crispy on the outside.
The French toast with a side of vanilla bean custard were amazing! So much flavor and bread perfectly cooked and not too sweet. Raspberry sauce for dipping and very light whipped cream to top it all off!
Place rating: 5
Simi Valley, CA
Even on a busy Valentine’s night, our server was gracious and energetic. We stopped in for dessert after a less than stellar dinner down by the beach. Actually were headed for another restaurant, but they close early on Sundays.
We’ve been to Andersen’s before under similar circumstances — heading for one place, but looking for another option when Plan A fell through. Andersen’s is much more than Plan B. I figured they’d be jammed, and they were busy. They still had room inside for dessert lovers, and took us to a table quickly.
From host to server to runner to bakery clerk, everyone was friendly and helpful. We checked out the display cases ahead of time, then enjoyed the presentation of the whole dessert tray by our server.
The adults were happy campers with our selections. The boys chose to share a mocha-​meringue convection that overwhelmed even those two sugar lovers. They said the mocha was giving them a headache. Gee, could it have been the hot chocolates they were also sucking down simultaneously?
Hey, it was Valentine’s. A night for sweet treats. They slept all the way home in the car. ;-)
The Solvang-​esque interior with it’s hand-​crafted wooden trim reminds me of a bakery I once enjoyed in Salzburg, Austria. Definitely a European flair to their décor.
Place rating: 4
Los Angeles, CA
Why businesses like Andersen’s will always strive is because they have perfected their customer service skills and the ambience entirely compliments the food served.
Pro: the sauces for almost all their entrees are SUPERB! Their Charlotte salad is to die for! The blue cheese was truly complimentary. The coffee was so freshly brewed as well as the food. Suffice to say, whatever entrée you choose, you will NOT be disappointed!
Con: Wait is overkill sometimes, especially when they’re busy. The couple sitting next to me was waiting for their food the whole time. I was able to order my drink and my food, and the couple was still waiting for their food. I do not mind waiting for food, but there comes a point where you ask yourself if they are actually taking your time seriously.
However, I can’t wait to go back. I miss their sauces.
Place rating: 5
Albuquerque, NM
This is one of my favorite places in Santa Barbara! You will never be disappointed with the food or service! Every item on the menu is worth trying, and their desserts are a must! Not to mention, the environment is wonderful, and they have live music on occasion. As I attended UCSB I made it a point to go there whenever I could, and now when I visit it is one of the first stops on my list!
I would recommend the schnitzel, any of the breakfast items, the bailey’s brownie, the marzipan, and, honestly, everything else!
Place rating: 3
San Jose, CA
Looks pretty good from outside and inside especially the seating area with a free wheeling view of the state street.
Good cappuccino but ok dessert.
Cheese cake was delicious but Bailey’s brownies not so much and ultra rich. Will come back to try other stuff on the menu.
Service.
Place rating: 4
Ventura, CA
Excellent Danish food, its very nicely decorated and the waiters and waitresses are wonderful. I enjoyed my meal, very flavorful… delicious!
I liked the ambiance of the place, we sat out doors! I love the sidewalk café experience, very good.
I will definitely come again
Place rating: 4
Santa Barbara, CA
Today I had the Breakfast Burrito from Puebla. It has ham, egg, green bell pepper, cheese, also comes with a side of home fries. The salsa that goes with the burrito it’s really tasty and it also came with a side of sour cream.
The complementary pastries that they serve you when you get there are delicious with coffee. The coffee is really great I always have couple of cups.
The sitting area outside is really nice because you could watch people walk by on State Street. Andersen’s Danish Bakery is dog friendly (only if you sit in the patio area of course). The inside it has two different rooms with a second floor. One room is pink and it looks like Victorian House with really nice Chandeliers. The second room is white with more of a modern look and feel to it.
The staff is great and always has a smile. The waitress came around many times to ask if everything was good. She kept asking if we needed more coffee or more water.
Place rating: 4
Ventura, CA
What a lovely day it was to be in Santa Barbara, my friend and I were looking to try something new and I know how she loves Danish cuisine so when I saw Andersons on Unilocal I knew this was the place.
Once you arrive you seat yourself, they have several patio tables outside that face State Street, perfect for a sunny day. If your not the outdoorsy type, then step right inside to a beautiful Danish backdrop of detailed dutch woodwork, as well as white iron tables & chairs, you will feel as if your in Solvang. The bakery selection is to die for, I plan to come back another day and buy a few of these tasty morsels.
I chose to have the BTLA, while not a typical Danish meal it was nonetheless delicious, the wheat bread was toasted perfectly, bacon crisp, and tomato, lettuce & avocado were fresh, served with a side of steak fries you won’t leave Anderson’s hungry or dissatisfied.
Service was top notch, we were always attended to and asked if we needed anything extra and the servers were open and friendly, and were more than accommodating when we forgot to have them split our check.
All in all a very happy experience, thank you Unilocal reviewers for shedding light on yet a new favorite.
Place rating: 3
Anaheim, CA
Marzipan and Coffee. Not very good.
~Marzapan Bakery Items-2.5 Stars
I purchased an assortment of marzipan bakery items. I believe three or four products. They were average at best. The texture was off and the marzipan did not mesh well with the rest of the ingredients. Lastly, they were expensive compared to all places I have had marzipan at in recent years.
~Coffee-​1 Star!
A regular black coffee to go cost me $ 3.50. Hmm, ok so I expect it to be a good one. It was terrible. Tasted old and burned. I trashed it. I was at the light before getting on the 101. I almost turned around because I was so pissed. Waisted my $ 3.50 plus dollar tip I will never get back.
The items in the picture I posted came to $ 35 plus the $ 3.50 coffee.
I would like to think I came on a bad day but all the bakery items were average. QC process should be in places if you’re serving nasty coffee for $ 3.50.
Customer Service was AOK.
I’m just a guy with an opinion that eats grip loads of marzipan and I have had my share of coffee.
Place rating: 2
Santa Bárbara, Estados Unidos
O lugar é lindo, aconchegante, porém tem um atendimento a desejar! Não prestam atençao ao que falta à mesa e demoram muito !
Place rating: 3
Santa Bárbara, Estados Unidos
Confeitaria para adultos. Pratos para almoço bem caprichados e bem servidos. Ambiente tipo Francês, com mesas pequenas e muito próximas umas das outras. O serviço fica um pouco a desejar.