The best restaurants serving American food in Santa Cruz

One of our favorites is Santa Cruz. Always fresh and great value for the money. Staff is also very friendly. Cash only BTW!

We've been coming here for years on date nights and consider it one of, if not the, absolute best restaurant(s) in Santa Cruz! The food is always delicious, inventive, and perfectly cooked, and it's o

Really good burgers - my kids were happy. Garlic fries were really good too

I typically am a meat and potatoes guy. Ordered the chicken and was a little apprehensive when it came. Everything piled up, but then I began eating and was blown away. Food was great. By the way

Great staff. Lots of shade available. Having a bar window available while you wait for your table was a HUGE hit. Offering breakfast items until close was another win. Fish and chips on point. Br

Molly did a fantastic job as our server. Highly recommend Cheesy Garlic Bread w Crab meat as an appetizer. Delicious California Crab sandwich w Sauteed Veggies cooked to perfection. I will be back tho

Love their seafood & salads. There is something for the whole family.

The best thing on the menu is the $4 bread plate thats typically complimentary at most restaurants. An inexperienced stay at home dad could cook better than the food they serve. Disappointing. I canno

Food was great and our waitress was fantastic

I'm writing this review because we miss the Dolphin and really hope it will come back in some form. My wife, son and I have been going to the Dolphin for years. It is our favorite breakfast place. I l

It was one of the best meals in California. Pacific Snapper was very good, the vegetables were crunchy and tasty. The food was decorated very nicely. The restaurant also had a million-dollar view. We

Stopped off at Santa Cruz on our way down the coastal road maybe a week ago now. The food was nice, no problems there for sure, but we met two staff members that were like Jekyll and Hyde. The first w

Food is pretty good (as far as hotel restaurants go) but the service is soooooooooooooooo slooooooooooow. Don't be in a rush.

Good lunch order and pickup at counter, good view of Santa Cruz

Under new ownership. The Red is gone forever. Sorry everybody