5 restaurant menus in Santa Cruz, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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"Fantastic food reasonably priced for upscale Italian. Would dine here regularly if we were locals. A little noisy, but otherwise good ambience...."
Kellye B Owens
"Recently had a trip to Italy and found myself saying 'this is good but it's not as good as Lillian's'. Wonderful restaurant. You must book..."
Ronnie Stanton
"Santa Cruz was an alien town to me and had no idea where to go eat! Heard about this restaurant and never visited another one! The hospitality is..."
Sohrab Singh
"Belly bursting happiness. Lillian's is right down the street where I live, so it proves to be my favorite local restaurant and a usual for my..."
Cheapeats
"After making reservations we headed over there so we would be there right on time. But when we got there, the restauraunt was packed! We had to wait..."
Keri M-H
"Thank you Lillian's. Thank you for coming to Santa Cruz. Love the ambience. Love the food. Love the..."
Flipper
"This place rocks! I called at 430 on saturday to see when we could get in. Her took my mame and number and told me an hour. An jour later we were..."
Agoble
"This place is great. Just left there and had to write a review. Everything was delisous and was very well priced. This place is the besitalian I have..."
Itai Britany
"This was the perfect valentines day spot. The soup is the best I've ever had. The aroma alone will make you fall in..."
Tyler Rossman
"Wow this place is great. One of those small diners with killer food you would see on food networks diners drive in's and dives. The Sunday gravy is..."
Kevin Talbot
"Get there early the place fills up fast. Their meat sauce is..."
Michelle
"Wow this was so good. I got the Gorgonzola fiochetti, a slightly sweet and savory and creamy pasta with prosciutto. So good! My partners pasta w meat..."
Maia Miglio
"After a long day of hiking or day on the boardwalk, drive 10 minutes to this gem of a restaurant! Excellent for families, generous portions and..."
Richard H
"This was my fourth visit here so I felt it was time to give this place the review it deserves. This Italian restaurant is one reason I drive 80 miles..."
Ariane Arnaldo
"Great service. Made a reservation the night before and the host was very friendly and helpful. I asked for a certain table and they said they would..."
Rick Salgado
"We enjoyed a wonderful dining experience all around. During the short time we were waiting to be seated, three servers, as they were passing by,..."
E Graze
"We called ahead on a Friday evening at 6:00PM and of course we were unable to make reservations as it is all booked for the night. When we arrived to..."
Kim C
"Lillian's has been a star since they opened! I moved away and was visiting, so I had an opportunity to visit their new and large, yet comfy and..."
Jeni Brill
"What a delightful surprise finding this restaurant was!! We were staying in Capitola and took a drive to Santa Cruz. As dinner approached, I looked..."
"Wait was short, table for two outside in the garden/patio. Lovely watermelon salad, Filet mignon with rice, veggies, wine, water, flat bread and port..."
Gini Gyorkos
"Excellent place to eat! Everything we had was delicious. We tried the Mantoo for appetizer, had the beet, arugula and goat cheese salad and then the..."
Rebecca Stewart
"A must if in Santa Cruz anytime ! The patio is such a sweet refreshing ,romantic , beautiful garden area to enjoy a very tasteful meal ,the chefs are..."
Toni Guel
"We just celebrated our daughter's birthday! Lovely patio and delicious food! We were all very pleased. Highly..."
Colleen Siebert Harris
"The atmosphere and the food are incredible. The meat melts in your mouth. Definitely try a shish kabob the first time you go. The outside patio is..."
Jane Walker
"Favorite restaurant ! Excellent vegetarian selections, anything you order here is amazing but I love the eggplant dish and the Rose meringue..."
Carrie Campbell Clayden
"The food was delicious. I enjoyed the lamb burger. They also served us a complimentary pita with a dip. Very good service. I would recommend..."
Sanchita Sheth
"Great ambience and decent service. Reservations through website are recommended. Quality of the food was terrific. Quantity is sufficient, options..."
Aditya Samalla
"Great wine, great service, beautiful patio, delicious food! We had the butternut squash appetizer (yum!) and the salmon pasta and roasted..."
Susan Head
"I came here with a group of about 20 people. There were some bumps in service, but they were very kind and accommodating. The food was top notch and..."
Stacey M
"Delicious cuisine and intimate seating. Friendly and accommodating. Priced above average, but in line with area and offerings. Try the Black Currant..."
Mark Lee
"The food is fantastic, the patio atmosphere is lovely, but I think we had a new server and we didn't get validated parking.
We were seated..."
Jessica Laces
"Laili is my favorite restaurant in Santa Cruz and I always get the same thing because it is so incredibly delicious and unique. The pomegranate..."
"The food was amazing. They had so many vegan options. We got the nassi Gorin and peanut boda. Both were incredible! Such an underrated..."
Amy Vincent
"Excellent food in a beautiful tranquil space. The menu has unique and perfectly prepared dishes that are well thought out and cooked with experience...."
Lothar Reeves
"We absolutely love Malabar! It's rich and exciting in flavor and so surprised to find it not at the top of every food list in Santa Cruz. This is..."
Taylor Peissner
"This is one of our absolute favorite food places in Santa Cruz. My husband and I go there often and we love the owners as well! It's a husband and..."
Andrea Sherwood
"Amazing experience! The food was above and beyond what I remembered and Iāve been coming back to Santa Cruz with the craving for this food since I..."
joanna sellers
"Great Sri Lankan food in Santa Cruz! I wanted to show my friends what Sri Lankan food was like so we drove down to Santa Cruz to try Malabar..."
Nipun Gunawardena
"The fusion of sri lankan food. The devil shrimp was good not spicy though, and the msian fried rice was awesome. The masala chai can be improved as..."
"Excellent food and atmosphere. The entire staff and owner were very friendly and helpful I had the meatloaf..."
David Johnson
"First of all, don't be discouraged if the place is mobbed. Just grab a number and you get to order quickly. They make it fast, around 15 minutes..."
Anthony Beron
"First time visitor - Wonderful service and employees. I had the best shrimp salad sandwich ever and my husband had the meatball sandwich, which he..."
Diane Thurman
"Best place, fresh, courteous, comfort..."
Nancy Escobar
"Great service and amazing food! So many..."
Melody Ann Nelson
"Here for a family wedding. I am from Florida, and my nephew was in charge of finding the best places for food and lunch was on the hunt. We decided..."
Front Squats and French Bulldogs
"What's for lunch? Zoccoli's Italian Deli. Another local fav with the best sandwiches and bread. I go back and forth between a basic turkey sandwich,..."
MJ Stearns - Your Local Real Estate Expert
"I wish I would have taken before photos. Very clean organized Italian Deli. Staff was super polite and helpful. I ordered turkey on ciabatta bread...."
Chris Pena
"This deli is AMAZING! A friend of mine took me here to share and I had the New Yorker and it was delicious! It's a deli that you pick a number ticket..."
Jonathan Williams
"In Santa Cruz for a one night get-away, my fiance and I embarked on a hilarious and fun filled scavenger hunt. On our first challenge, I noticed a..."
The Food Goddess
"Great atmosphere, down to earth italian deli. If you're in from out of town it's at the end of the downtown area which is perfect after a long walk..."
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