Pacific Crepes

I ate here with Sandrine on a late weeknight evening. Even though they were closing up for the night they still seated and served us, which was very nice of them. It was pleasantly quiet inside, we sat at a comfortable table.

The interior is cozy and kitschy, lined with bric-a-brac and tablecloths that looked like the kind your friends bring you back from southern France as vacation gifts. Or at least they bring them back for *me* since I have one on my table.

The savory menu is laden with many crepe offerings, plus salads and sandwiches. We shared the Mont Blanc crepe that was stuffed with prosciutto, delicately grilled potatoes and onion, and melting rochebaron cheese. My first bite of the crepe edge was lacey, crisp and melted in my mouth and the crepe itself was the best I’ve ever had. I’m no expert in the matter, but it appears the crepes are made in the Brittany style and uses some buckwheat flour, so they have a simple and rustic taste to them. It’s delicious.

The sweet menu was also extensive and even offered one of my addictive indulgences – profiteroles. But we settled on a crepe with caramel sauce and bananas. It was so good and warm we actually ate it before the savory crepe. Next time I will try the simple lemon and sugar crepe and hopefully also the profiteroles. Many of the sweet crepes cost about $4, which was very reasonable.
The Mont Blanc was about $13. I’d happily dine here again if I could have this kind of peace and quiet more often.

Update: 6 December 2007. Went here again late in the evening. The French waitress was super nice to me and other patrons in the restaurant. My companion had the Ile de Jersey savory crepe and it was quite the meal. I finally had the profiteroles and it was quite the dessert. Two choux pastries filled with ice cream, topped with chocolate sauce and set in a bowl of whipped cream, only $4.

Pacific Crepes
705 Anacapa St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101