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Rose Cafe Menu

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  • 01. Family Recipe Chiles
  • 02. Especials
  • 03. Enchiladas
  • 04. Tacos Dorados & Street Tacos
  • 05. Combination Plates
  • 06. Flautas de Pollo
  • 07. Sopes
  • 08. Rose Cafe Nachos
  • 09. A La Carte
  • 10. Chilaquiles
  • 11. Menudo Soup (Tripe)
  • 12. All Day Breakfast
  • 13. Breakfast Buenos Dias
  • 14. Hot Off La Plancha
  • 15. Breakfast Side Orders

01. Family Recipe Chiles

Served with Rice, Beans and Tortillas

$20 Chile Verde Dinner

Our Mexican Pork stew isn’t green in color so don’t let the color fool you. It gets the name Chile Verde because the Pork is cooked with delicious Green Chiles

$20 Chile Colorado

A Mexican Pork stew cooked in red Chile Colorado

Chile Rellenos Dinner Plate
$19 Chile Relleno’s Dinner

Homemade and delicious! Green Chiles stuffed with Cheese in a traditional style, dipped in a light Egg batter, then fried. Topped with Salsa Ranchera 

$18 Chicharones con Chile Dinner

Stewed Pork Rinds simmered in a Chile Sauce

02. Especials

Served with Beans, Rice, and Tortillas

Carne Asada
$24 Carne Asada

Thin grilled Steak topped with grilled Onions and a touch of our homemade Salsa

Steak Ranchero
$24 Steak Ranchero

Tender pieces of chopped Steak sautéed Ranchero style with Green Chile, Chile Chipotle, Bell Pepper, Onions and Tomato

Chuletas Ranchero Pork Chops
$23 Chuletas de Puerco (Pork Chops)

Two seasoned and grilled Pork Chops. Have them topped with our Ranchero sauce (Green Chile, Bell Pepper, Onions and Tomato) or our famous Green Tomatillo Verde Sauce

Camarones Rancheros
$24 Camarones Ranchero

Shrimp Sautéed with Chile, Tomato, Onion, Clam Juice, White Wine, Herbs & Spices

$20 Camarones Diabla

Shrimp sauteed in a Spicy Red Chile Sauce

$24 Lengua en Salsa de Tomatillo

Thin tender slices of Beef Tongue simmered in our famous Tomatillo Sauce

03. Enchiladas

Served with Beans and Rice

Enchiladas Rojos
$18 Cheese Enchiladas

Two Cheese filled Enchiladas (with onions)

Enchiladas Rojos
$20 Chicken Enchiladas

Two Chicken filled Enchiladas

Enchiladas Rojos
$18 Beef Enchiladas

Two Beef filled Enchiladas

Enchiladas Rojos
$20 Chorizo Enchiladas (homemade)

Two Chorizo filled Enchiladas

Enchiladas Verdes
$20 Cheese Enchiladas Verde

Two Cheese filled Enchiladas (with onions) in Tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of Sour Cream

Enchiladas Verdes
$20 Chicken Enchiladas Verde

Two Chicken filled Enchiladas in Tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of Sour Cream 

Enchiladas Verdes
$22 Beef Enchiladas Verde

Two Beef Enchiladas in Tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of Sour Cream

04. Tacos Dorados & Street Tacos

Tacos Dorados
$18 Beef Tacos

Dorados (Hard Shell Tacos) Two ground Beef and Potato Tacos topped with Lettuce and Cheese

Served with Rice and Beans

Tacos Dorados
$18 Chicken Tacos

Dorados (Hard Shell Tacos) Two shredded Chicken Tacos topped with Lettuce and Cheese

Served with Rice and Beans

Tacos Dorados
$18 Tacos Mixto   

Dorados (Hard Shell Tacos) One Beef and one Chicken Taco topped with Lettuce and Cheese

Served with Rice and Beans  

Tacos Dorados
$18 Tacos Guadalajara

Dorados (Hard Shell Tacos) Any of the above Crispy Tacos topped off with fresh Guacamole   $18+Mkt 

Served with Rice and Beans

Street Tacos
$4 Street Tacos

3 for $10. Choice of Carne Asada, Pastor, or Carnitas. Served with Onion, Cilantro and fresh Lime

$18 Potato Tacos

2 Potato Tacos

05. Combination Plates

Served with Rice and Beans

Large Combination
$21 Large Combination (3 item)

Cheese Enchilada and a Taco with a choice of a Chile Relleno or a small Bean Tostada

Small Combo
$18 Small Combination

Cheese Enchilada and a Taco served with Beans and Rice

Chile Relleno Combo Dinner
$18 Chile Relleno Combination

Chile Relleno with a choice of (1) from the following: Cheese Enchilada, Taco or Quesadilla   $18

$15 Single Item Plate

Choice of 1 of the following: small Bean Tostada, Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Quesadilla or Taco

Small Combo
$12 Children’s Combo Plate

(12 years and under only please) Choice of 1 of the following: Cheese Enchilada, Cheese Quesadilla or Taco

$18 Tamale Combination

One Tamale (Rajas, Pork, or Chicken) with a choice of (1) of the following: Cheese Enchilada, Taco Dorado, or Quesadilla.

06. Flautas de Pollo

Served with Rice and Beans

$18 Flautas de Pollo

Three Flautas topped with Cheese, Colorado Sauce, Sour Cream and fresh Guacamole

07. Sopes

$8 Sopes

Choice of Beef, Chorizo, Chicken or Carnitas. Served with Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Sour Cream, and Queso Fresco 1 for $8, 3 for $18

08. Rose Cafe Nachos

Nachos
$14 Rose Cafe Nachos

Corn Tortilla Chips, Beans, Cheese, Bell Pepper, Tomatoes, Black Olives, Sour Cream and Guacamole. Add $3 for Pork, Chicken, Chorizo or Beef. (Jalapeños or Onions only by request.) (Individual $14, Large $16)

$10 Kids Nachos

Just Chips, Beans and Cheese (with Sour Cream add .50) Individual 10, Large , 12

09. A La Carte

$8 Beef or Chicken Taco   

(with Guacamole…+market price , 8+MKTP)

Been Tostada with Beef
$14 Bean Tostada Flat

crispy corn Tortilla topped with Beans, Lettuce, Cheese, Tomato, Guacamole and Sauce

Add Tri-tip beef, Chile Verde Pork, Chicken, Chorizo, or Shrimp   $16

$9 House Made Chile Relleno

Stuffed Green Chile Pepper with Cheese wrapped in a light Egg batter and topped with Sauce  

$8 Cheese Quesadilla

Flour Tortilla filled with Cheese then grilled. (small / large)   $8 / $11

$15 Meat Quesadilla

Meat Quesadilla Large Flour Tortilla filled with Cheese and choice of Meat then grilled.

Choice of Carne Asada, Chicken, Chorizo, or Shrimp   $15

$8 Cheese Enchilada (Red Sauce)

filled with Cheese and Onion

$9 Beef, Chicken or Chorizo Enchilada (Red Sauce)
$9 Cheese Enchilada Verde (Green Sauce)

Filled with Cheese, Onion, Green Sauce and a touch of Sour Cream

$10 Beef or Chicken Enchilada Verde

with Green Tomatillo sauce and topped with a touch of Sour Cream  

$13 Meat Burrito  

Beef, Chicken, or Pork (Chile Verde or Chile Colorado)

$10 Beans and Rice Burrito

(with cheese add $1.25)

$13 Chile Relleno Burrito

Chile Relleno wrapped in a Tortilla

$6 Kids size Burrito

Small Burrito filled with Beans Rice & Cheese  

$6 Order of Beans, Rice or both

Order of Beans, Rice or both

$ Order of Guacamole

Small, Medium, Large (Market Price)

$1.5 Side Tortillas

(2 Flour, 3 corn or 2 wheat)

$1.5 Side Sauces 

  small $1.50  Large $2.50   Sour Cream  Small $.75  large $1.50

$5.5 Side Salad
$ Avocado Slices

half or whole (Market Price)

$0 Pickled Jalapeños

(just ask your server) No charge! Ole!

$1 Extras

plate $1.00    Split plate charge $1.25

$9 Chile Relleno

Stuffed green Chile Pepper with Cheese wrapped in a lite Egg batter and topped with sauce.

$8.5 Frijoles con Queso

with Tomatillo Sauce or Colorado Sauce

10. Chilaquiles

Served with Rice and Beans

Chilaquiles Pollo
$18 Chilaquiles con Pollo en Tomatillo Salsa

Crispy Corn tortilla strips with Chicken, Tomatillo Sauce, and Cheese topped with Sour Cream

Chilaquiles
$17 Chilaquiles Classico

Crispy Corn Tortilla strips scrambled with Eggs, Green Chile, Bell Pepper, Onions, Tomato and topped with Cheese   $17 ADD CHILE VERDE PORK, CHORIZO, OR BEEF TRI-TIP   $19

11. Menudo Soup (Tripe)

Served with fixings and choice of Tortillas. Side Pata add $3.

Menudo Soup
$15 Menudo Soup (Tripe)

Large

Menudo Soup
$12 Menudo Soup (Tripe)

Medium

Menudo Soup
$8 Menudo Soup (Tripe)

Cup

12. All Day Breakfast

Served with Beans, Potatoes or Rice, and choice of Tortillas. Egg whites add $2.

$13 Bacon or diced Ham, Cheese and Scrambled Eggs

Extras $1.50 each: Cheese, Beans, Rice, or Potatoes.       Extra Avocado: Market Price

$13 Mexicana Burrito

Fresh scrambled Eggs with Green Chile, Bell Pepper, Onions and Tomato wrapped in a Flour Tortilla

$13 Chorizo Burrito

A soft Mexican Sausage scramble using our special homemade Chorizo recipe wrapped in a Flour Tortilla

Machaca Burrito
$15 Machaca Burrito

Fresh strips of Beef Tri-Tip scrambled with Green Chile, Bell Pepper, Onions and Tomato wrapped in a Flour Tortilla  

$17 Huevos Rancheros con Chicharrones 

2 fresh Eggs with stewed Pork Rinds in a delicious Chile Sauce

Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

$16 Huevos Rancheros Vegetarian

2 fresh Eggs with a mild Vegetarian Ranchero style sauce

Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

Pork Ranchero
$17 Huevos Rancheros con Carne

2 fresh Eggs with Stewed Pork in our Chile Verde Ranchero style sauce

Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

Huevos Rancheros
$16 Huevos Rancheros

2 fresh Eggs served with our famous Chile Verde Ranchero Meat sauce

Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

$16 Homemade Chorizo con Huevos

(soft Mexican sausage)  2 Eggs scrambled with our traditional, special homemade Chorizo recipe!

Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

$18 Huevos Machaca

Strips of Beef Tri-Tip scrambled with Eggs, Green Chile, Bell Pepper, Onions and Tomato

Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

$16 Huevos A La Mexicana

Fresh scrambled Eggs with Green Chile, Bell Peppers, Onions and Tomato   $16 Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.) Egg Whites add $2.

$16 Bacon and Eggs

2 fresh Eggs with Bacon Beans, Potatoes or Rice and choice of Tortillas. (Please specify Potatoes or Rice.)  Egg Whites add $2.

13. Breakfast Buenos Dias

Served Weekdays until 11am and Weekends until 12pm

$16 2 Egg Scramble

Your choice of Bacon, Sausage or Ham scrambled together

Pancake-and-eggs
$16 2 Egg Breakfast

Your choice of Bacon, Sausage or Ham.

$15 Cheese Omelet
$16 Bacon or Ham Omelet
$16 Spanish Omelet

A Spanish sauce of Bell Pepper, Onion, Tomato and seasonings

Chile Verde Omelet
$18 Chile Verde Omelet

14. Hot Off La Plancha

$10 Children’s Breakfast  

1 Hot Cake, 1 Egg and 2 Bacon strips or 2 Sausage links  

$8 French Toast

one Slice or 2 two Slices   $8 / $10

$15 2+2+2 = 2

2 Hot Cakes + 2 Eggs + 2ea Bacon strips or 2ea sausage links

$10 Homemade Recipe Buttermilk Hot Cakes

Homemade Recipe Buttermilk Hot Cakes 2ea or 4ea   $10 / $12

15. Breakfast Side Orders

$3 One Egg, Two Eggs

One Egg, Two Eggs   $3 / $4

$3 Potatoes

Home-style grilled and seasoned

$6 Slice Ham, 4 Bacon Strips or 4 Sausage Links

Slice Ham, 4 Bacon Strips or 4 Sausage Links

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Hours:

Tues-Thurs 9am-8pm
Friday 9am-8:30pm
Saturday 8am-8:30pm
Sunday 8am-2pm
Monday Closed
Tues-Fri: 4:30-6:30 Happy Hour

1816 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109

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1816 Cliff Drive,
Santa Barbara, Ca 93109

Directions: From the 101 Carrillo St. exit head southwest for 1.5 miles turn left onto Cliff Dr. and we're 300 ft on your left.

Parking in front and also in back.

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