The Pantry is a warm, laid-back American restaurant in Santa Maria, California, serving classic comfort food in a casual, cozy setting. Located at 726 S Broadway, this welcoming outpost offers something for every part of the day, from satisfying breakfasts and brunches to lunch, dinner, dessert, and relaxed solo dining.
Guests can enjoy coffee drinks, quick bites, small plates, beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages, with a menu experience centered on familiar flavors and comforting choices.
Whether you are stopping in for breakfast, meeting someone for a meal, or looking for a convenient option to enjoy at home, The Pantry offers outdoor seating, dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services.
Customers especially appreciate the fast service, great coffee, great desserts, and strong tea selection, along with the opportunity to enjoy a local specialty. Reservations are accepted, making planning your visit simple, while credit and debit cards are accepted for payment.
Accessibility is an important part of the experience, with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet available. The Pantry also provides a restroom for customer convenience. Rated 4.40 out of 5 based on 1,254 reviews, it is a well-regarded choice for casual American dining in the area.
To learn more or make arrangements, call +1 805-739-8895.
Popular Items
Frequently ordered and highly recommended items at The Pantry
Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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A glimpse of our restaurant experience
Food & Drinks
8 ounces black Angus top sirloin steak.
Santa Maria style tri tip topped with mushrooms, sautéed in garlic butter.
Iced Coffee, Thick Creamy Caramel and Milk seved over ice.
Iced Coffee, Spiced Pumpkin Sryup, and Milk served over ice.
Iced Coffee, Chocolate Syrup and Milk served over ice.
Grilled chicken breast tossed with fettuccine and creamy alfredo sauce topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with french bread.
Tossed with our signature red sauce and topped with 4 meatballs and parmesan cheese. Served with french bread.
Crispy chicken tenders tossed in buffalo sauce served over fettuccine alfredo mixed with tomato, bacon and parmesan cheese. Served with french bread.
Ortega chilies, grilled onions, santa fe sauce and pepper jack cheese on grilled sourdough.
Crispy chicken breast dipped in our homemade buffalo sauce topped with crisp bacon and bleu cheese crumbles.
Topped with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, red onion and dill pickle chips.
Basted with tangy barbeque sauce and stacked with bacon, American cheese and onions rings.
Lightly seasoned sautéed mushrooms and Swiss cheese.
Served on grilled rye bread with melted American cheese and sautéed onions.
Vegetarian patty, topped with fresh lettuce, tomatoes red onions and dill pickle chips.
Avocado and jack cheese with traditional burger fixings.
Homemade corned beef hash.
8 oz bone-in hamsteak.
2 sausage patties.
4 sausage links.
4 slices bacon.
Diced ham and scrambled eggs.
Chorizo sausage mixed with scrambled eggs.
Grilled chicken breast, american cheese, ripe tomatoes and crisp bacon grilled on sour dough bread.
Turkey, bacon, avocado, jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on a flaky croissant.
Thinly sliced tri tip with sautéed onions, mushrooms and pepper jack cheese on a toasted French roll with a side of au jus.
Smokey bacon with ripe tomatoes, crisp lettuce and mayo on toasted bread.
Crispy chicken wrapped in a sun-dried tomato tortilla with jack cheese, avocado, tomato, bacon and ranch dressing.
Thin sliced turkey breast, bacon, swiss cheese and cranberry sauce grilled on sourdough.
Thinly sliced pastrami, swiss cheese, yellow mustard and dill pickle chips grilled on rye.
Thinly sliced tri tip, barbece sauce, cheddar cheese, and crispy onions on a french roll.
Santa maria style tri tip, lettuce, tomato, jack and cheddar cheese, avocado, ranch and bbq sauce. Served with a side of homemade salsa.
Our special recipe tuna on a grilled sweet French bread with melted jack cheese, avocado and tomato slices.
Tender corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and 1000 island on grilled rye.
Tender tri tip, ortega chilies, santa fe sauce and jack cheese on grilled sourdough.
Turkey breast, bacon, avocado, tomato and American cheese on grilled sourdough.
Chorizo sausage, onions, bacon, ortega chilies, tomato and jack cheese.
Bacon, spinach, onion, and tomato topped with homemade hollandaise sauce, jack cheese and avocado.
Fresh spinach, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms topped with jack cheese
Seasoned ground beef, bacon, ranch beans, pepper jack cheese with fresh salsa, sour cream and green onions.
Homemade Pork Chili Verde, Jack Cheese, Salsa and Sourcream.
Diced portugese sausage, onions, tomatoes and ortega chilis topped with pepperjack cheese. Served with a grilled jalapeno on the side.
Bacon, mushrooms, onions and tomatoes topped with jack and cheddar cheese and avocado slices.
Diced ham, onion, green bell pepper and cheddar.
Loaded with bacon and cheddar cheese, topped with avocado slices and sour cream.
Tri tip, linguica, onions and cheddar cheese topped with homemade salsa and sour cream.
8 oz. of spicy and sweet buffalo sauce
8 oz. of Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce
8 oz. of perfect homemade gravy
8 oz. of homemade bleu cheese dressing
8 oz. of creamy honey mustard
8 oz. of homemade tartar sauce
8 oz. of homemade ranch dressing
8 oz. of homemade salsa
8 oz. of buttery maple syrup
8 oz. of sweet, creamy butter
Linguisa, Onion, Bell Pepper mixed with Spud Potatoes and topped with Chedder Cheese aand 3 Large Eggs
Scrambled eggs with diced bacon, ham and spuds. Topped with green onions, tomatoes shredded Cheddar cheese and sour cream. Served with biscuit and gravy.
Grilled sausage patty served on a biscuit topped with scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and country gravy. Served with panty spuds.
Seasoned ground beef sautéed with scrambled eggs, onions, mushrooms, fresh spinach and jack cheese. Served with pantry spuds and biscuit and gravy.
Potato pancake topped with ham, scrambled eggs, onion, bell pepper, country gravy, and cheddar cheese. Served with biscuits and gravy.
Grilled jalapeno, lightly charred and seasoned, offering a spicy and smoky accompaniment.
Fresh and Ripe Avocado Slices
Seasoned red poatoe chunks tossed with grilled onions and bell peppers
Homemade Blueberry Muffin
4 links.
Grilled shredded fresh potatoes.
Crisp greens, peppocinis, and homemade coutons.
Seasoned red potatoes.
Call restaurant for soup of the day. All soups made from scratch
4 slices.
Grilled portugese sausage.
Homemade Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip
2 homemade biscuits smothered in creamy sausage gravy.
Ranch Style Beans
8 oz bone-in hamsteak.
Corned Beef, Cabbage, Red Potatoes, Baby Carrots and French Bread
Sweet Strawberries and Tangy Rubarb mixed together and baked in a buttery crust
Made From Scratch Blueberry Muffin
Homemade Blueberry Peach Pie
Made From Scratch Banana Muffin with Walnuts and Chocolate Chips
Made From Scratch
Rich delicious cheesecake made for us by The Cheesecake Factory.
A creamy coconut filling in a flaky crust, includes a layer of coconut flavored whipped cream and a sprinkle of toasted coconut on top.
Carrot Cake w/ Cream Cheese Icing
Zesty lemon filling with fluffy meringue topping, nestled in a buttery crust.
Made from Scratch
Made from scratch Tapioca Pudding.
Fresh Baked Blackberry Pie
Homemade Banana Pudding Pie in a Vanilla Wafer Crust
Fresh Baked Peach Pie. A customer favorite
Chocolate and Caramel filled Beingets.
Rich Chocolate Pudding topped with Fresh Whipped Cream and Choclate Shavings
4 Hamburger slider served on petzel buns served with pickle chips.
Deep Fried Pickles Chips served with Santa Fe Sauce
12 Bone In Chicken Wing Pieces w/ Choice of Sauce and Dressing
A basket full served with ranch dressing.
Choice of traditional bbq, or buffalo style served with ranch dressing.
These tasty treats are deep fried to perfection. Served with ranch dressing.
Battered potato twisters, fried golden brown. Served with ranch dressing.
Two homemade potato pancakes, topped with crisp bacon belts, cheddar cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions.
Piled high and served with ranch dressing.
Golden fried with a side of our special marinara sauce.
Crispy fried cream cheese stuffed jalapeños served with ranch.
Fresh greens, bacon, avocado, bleu cheese crumbles and diced tomatoes. Topped with strips of crispy buffalo style chicken breast.
Diced grilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado, egg slices, tomatoes, red onions and bleu cheese crumbles on fresh greens.
Crispy chicken tenders tossed in barbecue sauce, tomato, bacon, cheddar cheese, crispy onions, and avocado served on crisp greens. Served with french bread.
Ham, turkey, swiss cheese, american cheese, tomatoes and egg slices on a bed of fresh salad greens.
2 eggs, 2 bacon or 2 link sausages and your choice of hotcakes, French toast or Belgian waffle.
Served with bacon or sausage and 2 eggs
3 Large Pancakes w/ Chocolate Chips, Strawberries, Bananas and Chocolate Syrup
6 slices grilled to a golden brown topped powder sugar.
Our belgain waffle served with our crispy chicken tenders.
2 homemade potato pancakes with sour cream and chives
2 Large Pancakes w/ Chocolate Chips, Bananas, Strawberries and Chocolate Syrup
2 homemade biscuits topped with creamy sausage gravy served with 2 bacon or 2 sausage links and 2 eggs.
2 Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast topped w/ strawberry glaze served w/ 2 bacon or 2 sausage and 2 eggs.
Belgian waffle topped with powder sugar.
3 large fluffy pancakes.
Thin Sliced Ham, Swiss Cheese and Scrambled Eggs Grilled Between 2 Slices of French Toast served with Choice of Potato
Scrambled eggs, spinach, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers,,mushrooms, hashbrowns and jack cheese. Salsa and sour cream on the side
Scrambled egg, ham, bacon or sausage, tomato and cheddar cheese all inside a flaky croissant.
Scrambled egg, fresh hash browns, bacon, linguica and cheddar cheese wrapped in a sun-dried tomato tortilla, fresh salsa and sour cream on the side.
Scrambled eggs, chorizo sausage, bacon, ortega chilis, tomatoes, onions, hashbrowns and jack cheese. Sour cream and salsa on the side.
Beer battered Alaskan cod deep-fried to golden brown. Served with tarter sauce.
Panko breaded boneless chops deepfried and topped with country gravy.
8oz. of grilled liver topped with crisp bacon and sautéed onions.
Panko breaded tender cube steak, deep fried and topped with creamy sausage gravy.
Our Meatloaf Panko Breaded, Deep Fried and topped with Country Gravy
All white meat chicken strips breaded and crispy fried.
2 chicken fried pork chops smothered with sautéed onions, mushrooms and brown gravy.
2 boneless chops, breaded, deep fried and topped with homemade country gravy.
Santa Maria style tri tip. Barbequed on site.
10oz Hand-Cut Rib Eye Steak and 3 Eggs
8 oz top sirloin.
Link sausage, bacon and hamsteak..
Grilled portugese sausage.
Tender panko breaded cube steak, deep fried and topped with creamy sausage gravy.
Hear from our valued guests
This was our first time coming here. Upon arrival there were a huge amount of people waiting. But the wait ended up being only 30 minutes and it was well worth the wait! Had the eggs Florentine Benedict and added avocado, also swapped out potato for the haystack. And had country fried steak. Both were fire!! A healthy portion that left us feeling super satisfied. Everything was amazing! Will definitely be coming here again and highly recommend!
Excellent home cooked meals. The Chicken fried steak was really tender & the home-made blueberry muffins was outrageously delicious! Had the Linguisa today, which was also excellent.
Beautiful restaurant great service and food was excellent. Can be a bit pricey but food and service made it worth it. Decent variety in menu offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. They offer a typical breakfast menu. For lunch menu Sandwiches (hot or cold), soup, salads hamburgers. Dinner they offer dishes such as spaghetti & meatballs, chicken fried steak or chicken plate, steak & even fish and chips. It's about $20 per person (if you round up, unless adding a drink) on average breakfast might cost slightly less. There's tables seating outdoor patio area available. Our waitress was a joy and very attentive
The Pantry in Santa Maria is a delightful spot with a charming rustic farmhouse vibe. I recently enjoyed breakfast there with my wife, and it was a great experience. I had the all-meat omelette, packed with protein and perfectly cooked—just the way I like it. My wife loved her French toast, complemented by extra crispy bacon that was simply delicious. The service was friendly and attentive, making our visit even more enjoyable. Highly recommend for a cozy breakfast outing!
We tried the Pantry for the first time and were not disappointed. All day breakfast is my kind of place. We both got the Pantry omelette and was very tasty. The side of fruit was fresh and juicy. The service was very friendly and the food came out quickly. They also make their Arnold Palmer just right. If you’re in Santa Maria, looking for something good, get on down to the Pantry.
Small cute place but does have outdoor patio. The food is the star of the show, obviously. It is absolutely delicious. We tried pancakes, potatoes, eggs Benedict, biscuits and gravy, and a skillet….everything was perfect. The sauce for eggs Benedict was the best sauce I have ever had in my life, an I’ve tried them everywhere. I was told most things are home made. We’re not from this area, we were just passing through but honestly , next time we go to Pismo, we WILL make the stop, it’s worth it.
Everyone was super nice and food was amazing!!! We had the pantry combo with waffles and fresh toast. So good!! Would definitely recommend and be back.
In town visiting my Son in Santa Maria. Came here for breakfast highly recommended. We ordered the 4 eggs veggie omelet with added ham and sausage. The omelet was very delicious 😋. I highly recommend. It also came with 2 pancakes. I change it to pumpkin pancake. The atmosphere was great and the coffee is very good. The only complaints I have is more attentive to refilling my coffee. 3 refills, I have to ask 3 times. Definitely enjoy the breakfast. 🥞🍳☕️ #Breakfast #Omelet #Coffee #Pancakes #SantaMaria
We had a wonderful breakfast experience here. Everything arrived at our table hot and tasted incredibly fresh. The portions were generous and satisfied everyone in our group. I was particularly impressed by the beautiful presentation of the avocado rose on top of the scramble. It was such a nice touch to start the morning. We will definitely be back soon.
We have dined at this iconic local restaurant many times over the years in our travels, but only now have we written a review of this great home style restaurant. It is a cozy, comfortable dining establishment. Styled like a Denny's and black bear dinner, but brightly decorated. If you dine here for breakfast or lunch you will find many local diners here. Their loyalty cannot be denied. Also we have seen work crews, law enforcement and truckers stop here. Though truckers will have a hard time parking. It is the congeniality, friendliness of the staff and management and especially the home cooking that creates the return customers like us. We still travel quite a bit, as my job takes me all over the United States and I am also allowed to take my spouse. As for the cooking on this Saturday we got there in the afternoon. We really wanted their famous clam chowder, but it is only available on Fridays and Mondays. I was able to talk to the Manager (her name was Mo) a wonderful lady, I explained to her that we travel over 300miles just to eat at the Pantry and have their wonderful food, and that we had missed Friday clam chowder night, and we were driving to San Diego today. She said, I can get you bowls. No problem. That was so gracious and nice of her. So what is the difference between "the Pantry" recipe for clam chowder and anybody else. We have tried so many, from Fort Bragg, Monterey, Half Moon Bay, Eureka down to San Diego and the epicenter of clam chowder in California Pismo Beach. The Pantry recipe is top 5 in our opinion. Made from scratch every weekend with real cream. In our opinion, a must for quality taste and a thick texture. The clams were plentiful, as well as the potatoes, celery and bits of onion. This is a real treat. The clam chowder in Bodega Bay, right there by the ocean and commercial fishing boats, just cannot compare. Spiced just right, thick and hearty and so tasty. The bowls of clam chowder were a meal in themselves with a piece of garl
Common questions about The Pantry
The Pantry is located at 726 S Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454, CA 93454, United States.
You can reach The Pantry by calling +1 805-739-8895.
The Pantry has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 based on 1254 customer reviews.
The Pantry features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
The Pantry features the following service options: Outdoor seating, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
The Pantry features the following highlights: Fast service, Great coffee, Great dessert, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
The Pantry features the following popular for: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
The Pantry features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Coffee, Comfort food, Quick bite, Small plates, Wine.
The Pantry features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
The Pantry features the following amenities: Restroom.
The Pantry features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy.
The Pantry features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, Tourists.
The Pantry features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
The Pantry features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards.
The Pantry features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
The Pantry features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
The Pantry features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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