Dean: A Coffee Shop - Goleta

A neat coffee shop in an industrial area across from the airport. Didn't eat on my visit, but had the London Fog, very

Although Santa Barbara and Goleta have several outstanding places to get that early morning coffee fix the number one go to place is Dean in Goleta. Their coffee has a very distinct robust full body flavor and is always consistently good. Dean’s menu, while simple, is all quality and a perfect side to that perfect cup of coffee. What sets Dean apart however is their professional Barista staff. They are very customer oriented and professional in every sense of the word.

Awesome place ! Really cuuute decor and charming atmosphere thanks to the super warm professional staff. One let down though is that there’s not enough of their great items on their menu ? We want moooore!

This place sucks! Santa Barbara has some established coffee companies like Dune and Handlebar that serve much better coffee for cheaper! I wouldn't waste your money or time going here. Food wise, it was also bad. My friend and I came in last week. My friend ordered an egg and sausage sandwich and it was extremely greasy. The egg and sausage on the sandwich were cleary not made in house. I ordered the caprese baguette: it was tiny, the baguette was stale, and the mozzarella cheese was definitely from Costco; I buy it all the time from there. It is completely disappointing to see a cafe at this price point selling regular grocery items at an extreme markup. For studying, the lighting was nice, but what takes away from that is the unfinished ceiling, mismatched colors and loud music.

I got the iced coconut latte (not easy to find! and my husband got an iced brown sugar oat latte and both were very good and ready quickly. They had so much seating indoor and outdoors. Our dogs appreciated the water bowl and relaxing on the