Kay's Orcutt Country Kitchen

This review is for 2 seperate visits: therefore the drop in rating... 5 star on 1st visit and 2 star on second so overall 3 stars. First time back in several years. Because I had moved away. Today was delightful! the food was excellant, cooked just right! And the service. EVERYONE is so sweet and caring!! The place has great ambiance and character. Very clean, decent prices for the portions they serve. Well worth the trip! Really have to compliment Kay 's Orcutt Country Kitchen on the staff here. I love good food but more than that I LOVE NICE PEOPLE!!! Make sure you are hungry when you come here because the portions are huge. We brought home at least 50% of the food and will definitely enjoy it later. My grandchildren loved the kids menu activities, so did us big folks! Lol The pancakes are delish! Especially the Chocolate Chip!! I had the Beast Breakfast Special. It was so good ! The hash browns were cooked just right. I really dislike hash browns that are not cooked all the way. So 5 stars on these! YOU WON 'T FIND NICER FOLKS ANYWHERE!!! THANK YOU FOR GREAT SERVICE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!! _____________________________ Yesterday we went back for breakfast. 5/30/22 service was good as always but the food was not unfortunately. One person orders the Tri Tip breakfast, but the tri tip was way over cooked, it was like pot roast. It fell apart at the touch of the fork as you can see in the pictures. It was definitely not the Tri Tip taste or texture. So it was not eaten but left to be thrown away. I tasted it and yuk! I had a pancake and it was dry, I had a few bites but left the rest. My son had Chicken n waffles and he ate his up so it was good. My grandson who 's 14 had Strawberry waffles and he ate his up. For what it cost to eat here and the disappointing Tri Tip breakfast... we will not return. No one ever asked how we liked the food so we didn 't tell them but I belive it 's best to make a review. They were swamped but that 's not an excuse for a drop in standards because they thrive on business being swamped.

To start- our friendly server Amy was the best. She really made the experience lovely! Next, the food: Fresh squeezed orange juice and lemonade perfect for New Years morning. The MSA omelette, the beast and the waffle with fruit were all fresh, so so so delicious and perfectly cooked. Homemade salsa was We will definitely come back. Don’t miss out on Kay’s if you are in Orcutt.

Shea was so wonderful and staff was very on top of getting everything out quickly! Waters were refilled constantly (we were very thankful) and the food was absolutely delicious. We always find time to come back and get the Harvest French Toast!

We love Kay's! The food is awesome and not expensive! There are some locally-inspired dishes along with traditional American Cafe food and a little bit of California Cusine and some original dishes with cute names. Great coffee by the way. There can be a wait in the morning but coffee is served while you wait for the pager to go off. The staff are well-trained and attentive and also very friendly. Been there plenty and never had a complaint.

Definitely a beautiful place to have a delicious home style meal. The huge delicious pancakes and french toast were the highlight of the morning. Also their coffee was amazing. Definitely coming back when I'm in town.