Chocolate the Restaurant

4.6

4,6

91 recensioni

da 31 $ a 50 $

Californiana

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2 persone

20 gen 2025

19:00

Prenotato 7 volte oggi

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Ideale per i tavoli all'aperto
Atmosfera affascinante

Now celebrating 25 years, Chocolate the Restaurant provides an attractive dining environment for couples on dates, friendly meetings, and special occasion meals. Dine outside on the heated garden patio. Celebrate special occasions with up to 25 guests in the private street-side party room. Maybe start with a Chocolate Martini or a Passion Fruit Margarita. Chef David Jackman's fresh baked pasta rosettes, slow-roasted meats, and delicious seasonal organic vegetable dishes are all a prelude to our many chocolaty desserts. Our wine list focuses on local and on Italian wines. Our cocktails are all made from scratch; often using locally distilled spirits, and always using fresh house-made mixers. We are at your service for dinner every night! Afternoon walk-up cafe' service Friday thru Sunday. . We are open for dinner every holiday except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Informazioni aggiuntive

Stile
Elegante Casual
Prezzo
da 31 $ a 50 $
Tipi di Cucina
Californiana, Mediterranea, Dessert
Orari di apertura
Cena Ogni giorno 17:00–22:00
Numero di telefono
(831) 427-9900
Sito web
http://www.chocolatesantacruz.com/
Opzioni di pagamento
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
David Jackman
Catering
Offsite catering for up to 150 guests. Weddings, or any other kind of occasion. Wedding cakes, or other special desserts. Chocolate mousse truffles. We can work with you to design a custom menu, based on your comfortable budget parameters.
Sale per eventi privati
Rehearsal Dinners, Graduation Parties, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties are our specialty

Posizione
1522 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Quartiere
Santa Cruz
Traversa
Cooper Street
Parking details
Large multi-level public lot one half block away. Also, several parking spaces in front of restaurant on the street.
Public transit
Metro bus station with links to San Jose, three blocks away.
Altro
Accesso per disabili, Banchetti, Bar con licenza liquori, Birra, Caffè, Cani ammessi, Cocktail, Non fumatori, Opzioni senza glutine, Patio/Posti all'aperto, Patio/Posti all'aperto, Senza diritto di tappo, Stanza Privata, Vino

Cosa dicono 91 persone

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4.6

4,6 in base alle valutazioni recenti

4,5Cibo
4,4Servizio
4,5Atmosfera
4,3Rapporto qualità-prezzo

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281 Recensioni

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Jennifer
Denver
12 recensioni
4.0
12 recensioni
Visitato oggi
1. Complessivo 4
2. Cibo 4
3. Servizio 5
4. Atmosfera 4
Fun, unique & really good selection of gluten free options. Awesome desserts!
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Eddie
VIP
San Francisco
13 recensioni
5.0
13 recensioni
Visitato 2 giorni fa
1. Complessivo 5
2. Cibo 5
3. Servizio 5
4. Atmosfera 5
We make a 75 mile round-trip from San Jose to Santa Cruz to eat dinner every Friday night. Been doing weekly since 2018 (pandemic disrupted the frequency but still did take out during that time). Our focus is on the desserts and our favorites are great - chocolate fantasy sundae, warm brownie, sin cake, truffles, Victoria hot chocolate with oat milk - these are chocolate artisan designs with more cacao emphasis than sugar and chocolate aficionados like us really enjoy it. Dinners are great as well - my longest go-to dish was Oaxaqueño Mo'le chicken plate - literally ate that dish for YEARS from 2018 to 2023. Then I 'discovered' their hand-rolled fettucine and salmon dishes - those are my new go-to dishes for 2023 onward. We are not drinkers so can't comment on the choices involving alcohol. Lastly, I read some of the more negative reviews here and respectfully disagree with most of them. The puzzling one is the recurring mention of 'dry' focaccia bread. We get that every week AND we were one of first to enjoy their switch to house-made focaccia bread. I do not find this to be dry at all - for me it's fresh and has just the right amount of moist texture. However, I understand others have different thresholds of dry. Regardless, this restaurant clearly is our favorite as we vote with our frequency of visits from San Jose for years.
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David
VIP
Costa Centrale
10 recensioni
5.0
10 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 10 gennaio 2025
1. Complessivo 5
2. Cibo 5
3. Servizio 5
4. Atmosfera 5
Very good good and good ambience would definitely go again
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Eddie
VIP
San Francisco
13 recensioni
5.0
13 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 4 gennaio 2025
1. Complessivo 5
2. Cibo 5
3. Servizio 5
4. Atmosfera 5
We come here nearly weekly since ~2022 (prior to that year too but during pandemic it was spotty - once pandemic subsided, nearly weekly from San Jose, CA to Santa Cruz CA). This place is great - regular attendees every week (37 mile one way from San Jose every Friday). That's big endorsement for their chocolate desserts (we usually get ectasy sundae and warm brownie cake, chocolate gelato, etc). Our go-to entree dishes are past rosettes, Oaxacan chicken mole, hand rolled fettuccine, roasted pork. We don't drink alcohol so can't speak to that.
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Rebecca
San Francisco
1 recensione
4.0
1 recensione
Visitato il giorno 1 gennaio 2025
1. Complessivo 4
2. Cibo 3
3. Servizio 3
4. Atmosfera 4
They were out of lots of menu items but overall a good experience.
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Christine
San Francisco
12 recensioni
4.0
12 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 24 dicembre 2024
1. Complessivo 4
2. Cibo 4
3. Servizio 3
4. Atmosfera 5
Pasta Rosettes, pasta w bolognese sauce, pork mole, all desserts were delicious. Chicken parm was a little dry and chicken soup was ok. Service was slow and one of our orders came late but all of our servers were nice, attentive and kept water for the table coming.
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Camille
San Francisco
2 recensioni
3.0
2 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 23 dicembre 2024
1. Complessivo 3
2. Cibo 3
3. Servizio 3
4. Atmosfera 3
The food was OK but they were out of 2 of the 3 entrees we wanted to order. One pasta dish was in a pool of vinaigrette, perhaps spilled from the salad? The server brought out one drink right away but when I asked a few minutes later about my glass of wine, the server said he was waiting for the barista to come back from break (?). And restaurant customers must use a restroom in the bookstore next door, which seems awkward. Overall not a great experience.
Chocolate the RestaurantRisposta inviata il giorno 3 gennaio 2025
Yes, during the Christmas rush we got a bit behind on preparation. My apologies. But there is no excuse for having to wait for a glass of wine. Please message me privately and we will get that refunded on your bill. Thank you!
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Christine
San Francisco
18 recensioni
5.0
18 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 16 dicembre 2024
1. Complessivo 5
2. Cibo 5
3. Servizio 4
4. Atmosfera 4
The roasted pork in a wonderful chocolate/orange sauce is soooooo delicious! The hot chocolate drinks make a great dessert… no need for more dessert as each hot chocolate comes with a lady finger swamped with whip cream. I especially liked the Frida hot chocolate.
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Kaitlin
San Francisco
2 recensioni
3.0
2 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 8 dicembre 2024
1. Complessivo 3
2. Cibo 3
3. Servizio 4
4. Atmosfera 4
Everything we ordered was fine, but the food was kind of mediocre for the price. The menu didn't have a lot of main menu options in comparison to dessert options, so it seems like our mistake was probably that we came for a meal when it might really be a dessert place. The hot chocolate we got was good, but nothing special. My expectations were higher for a place named Chocolate.
Chocolate the RestaurantRisposta inviata il giorno 3 gennaio 2025
True, eleven main course options (plus our dinner specials) are less than the seventeen options on our dessert menu. I wonder what we could add that would seem special enough for a return visit. Please send a private message, and let me know what would have made your meal more special. Thank you in advance.
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Kathy
San Francisco
8 recensioni
4.0
8 recensioni
Visitato il giorno 13 novembre 2024
1. Complessivo 4
2. Cibo 4
3. Servizio 4
4. Atmosfera 4
I chose Chocolate for a birthday/retirement lunch with family. I was the only chocoholic in our party, but all enjoyed the food. We all got different hot chocolates to begin, a variety of main dishes, and different desserts, all of which we liked. I got a dark Colombian hot chocolate, which packed the kind of deep punch I like. I also got the chicken mole. They now have only one type of mole, which was a little spicier than I'm used to. I acclimated quickly and gobbled it all up, although the spice did affect the taste of the remaining hot chocolate. For dessert, I got the chocolate sin cake, which was nice and dark, though not as dense as I expected. We ate inside, which was rather dark--I had to walk over to a window to read the menu. Service was generally good and well timed, although the one soda ordered was not brought. The restaurant is quite small, so it's probably never loud inside; we were there mid-afternoon, and there were only a handful of other patrons. Metered parking right outside on the street was surprisingly available, although not cheap. There is also a covered lot right around the corner. We will definitely return!
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1522 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Informazioni aggiuntive

Traversa
Cooper Street
Quartiere
Santa Cruz
Orari di apertura
Cena Ogni giorno 17:00–22:00
Prezzo
da 31 $ a 50 $
Tipi di Cucina
Californiana, Mediterranea, Dessert
Stile
Elegante Casual
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Large multi-level public lot one half block away. Also, several parking spaces in front of restaurant on the street.
Public transit
Metro bus station with links to San Jose, three blocks away.
Opzioni di pagamento
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
David Jackman
Altro
Accesso per disabili, Banchetti, Bar con licenza liquori, Birra, Caffè, Cani ammessi, Cocktail, Non fumatori, Opzioni senza glutine, Patio/Posti all'aperto, Patio/Posti all'aperto, Senza diritto di tappo, Stanza Privata, Vino

Sito web
http://www.chocolatesantacruz.com/
Numero di telefono
(831) 427-9900
Catering
Offsite catering for up to 150 guests. Weddings, or any other kind of occasion. Wedding cakes, or other special desserts. Chocolate mousse truffles. We can work with you to design a custom menu, based on your comfortable budget parameters.
Sale per eventi privati
Rehearsal Dinners, Graduation Parties, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties are our specialty

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