Absolutely amazing! I went during on a Thursday for their $40.00 three course pasta special! Everything was delicious, I got the Bolognese. can’t believe I haven’t gone to this place before! Definitely now on my top three favorites in Santa Cruz
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonnie Hanh-Nhi Nguyen
Foods are good but lights too bright for fine dining
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
P. M.
Delicious food, nice atmosphere and excellent service. Fine dining in an intimate setting. The menu is frequently updated. The servers are attentive but not intrusive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
rissa
Persephones food is so mind blowingly good, it is literally soul warming. Especially the desserts, i seriously can’t come up with the words to express how out of this world they are. I’ve come here with my family a few times and we are always laughing ourselves sick drunk off the good food every time. I could not reccomend a restaurant more -seriously. The ambiance inside is incredibly clean and homey and comforting. i really feel like i can enjoy myself to my fullest extent every time i go. 💓
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Campbell
Had fish of the day, was well prepared, tender and full of texture. App (eggplant) was ok. Wine was nice, but service topped it :)
Meal was for one person
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Jessamy Barker
I love sitting outside and today we got the whole outdoor section to ourselves. A very beautiful environment, good food and a stand out dessert in the salted caramel brownie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Geof Givens
Wow! Persephone becomes only my second 10-out-of-10 restaurant in the region. The wonderfully delicious first nibbles had us smiling immediately and anticipating a great meal ahead: fresh, oily, salty focaccia, explosively robust olive oil, acidic balsamic (instead of the sweet syrupy indulgence), and garlicky white bean puree (or was it a delicate fresh hummus?). We opted to start with the cheese plate (from our favorite local cheese shop), which included dollops of a briny tapenade, a sweet onion chutney, and a complex not-sweet plum jam. For mains, we chose (i) chicken stuffed with lemon, ricotta, mustard and apricots, and (ii) braised artichokes with maitakes and confit leeks. I almost never order chicken, but this was an excellent roulade with tender meat and a lovely golden oven-crisped skin, offering balanced flavors and not drowning in sauce. The artichoke dish was a brilliant departure from the usual drab vegetarian options. It was slightly over-seasoned for us, but the beans and massive artichoke rounds invited a bold touch. The wine list was extensive, diverse, and adventurous. We sampled 5 wines, but only one was excellent, one was disappointing, and the rest somewhere in between. It looks like great fun to explore the bottle list. The venue is a cute, sophisticated cottage vibe, and mercifully quiet indoors where you enjoy grand views across an unspoiled forested ravine. Service was attentive, although our server seemed not to be confidently versed in the menu or wine; perhaps she is new. (For example: “What olive oil do you use?”…“I get asked that all the time. I don’t know”…well, if so, why not? Also unable to elaborate on “Spiced Yogurt Cod”). The above food plus 4 glasses of wine was $200 including tip, perhaps in the upper portion of the range to be expected by local standards but a fair value given the quality of the experience. Overall, the culinary team at Persephone demonstrates a creative, deft and delicate touch with local ingredients. We will absolutely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rachel Mentz
Love the Atmosphere, food was delicious.
Raphael Pierson
Food was very good served in a timely manner. The peach salad was special and the main course complimented the appetizer. Will definitely stop back in next time we frequent this area.
Marielle DeGuzman
Food was soooo good!!! Awesome staff!!!
We will come back for more date night at Persephone 🥰
I had a very lovely meal a couple of weeks ago! The restaurant is beautiful with great views, and the staff is great. The food was delicious and complex.
Luis Sanchez - Realtor
My wife and I went to Persephone for our wedding anniversary and had a great experience. The atmosphere was cozy and romantic. The food was delicious. The staff was friendly and made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. They really helped make the evening feel special. We had a wonderful time and will definitely be back. Highly recommend this place for a date night or celebration!
Jake Byman
We loved our experience here. Between two of us we split an appetizer and two mains, and that was a perfect quantity for food. The beet and artichoke soup was delicious, and beautifully plated. The braised short rib was phenomenal and rich. We really liked the truffle pasta as well!
Great place to have a celebration meal, will for sure be back!
Ken Chilton
Had a great experience at Persephone this past weekend. Came by for a birthday, and the staff was attentive and accommodating to our requests. The salads were delicious and the short rib was juicy and full of flavor. The staff recommended some great wines to pair with our entrees.
Daniel King
Is the food good? Well, it's alright but this place is not fine dining whatsoever, prepare to salt and pepper everything, they don't ice your water and don't even put salt or pepper on the tables. The portions are incredibly small, it's a highway robbery! If you want fine dining go to the Shadowbrook the cost is the same and you will get proper portions and seasoning. This place was a thorough waste of time, I expected a proper fine dining restaurant and the results were mediocre at best, this place is simply too big for it's britches. If you like steak DO NOT order from this place they only serve it blue and will give you 2 ounces of beef, it's a joke, they should be ashamed. DO NOT pay fifty dollars for a steak less than 10 ounces
Absolutely amazing! I went during on a Thursday for their $40.00 three course pasta special! Everything was delicious, I got the Bolognese. can’t believe I haven’t gone to this place before! Definitely now on my top three favorites in Santa Cruz
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Foods are good but lights too bright for fine dining
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food, nice atmosphere and excellent service. Fine dining in an intimate setting. The menu is frequently updated. The servers are attentive but not intrusive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Persephones food is so mind blowingly good, it is literally soul warming. Especially the desserts, i seriously can’t come up with the words to express how out of this world they are. I’ve come here with my family a few times and we are always laughing ourselves sick drunk off the good food every time. I could not reccomend a restaurant more -seriously. The ambiance inside is incredibly clean and homey and comforting. i really feel like i can enjoy myself to my fullest extent every time i go. 💓
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had fish of the day, was well prepared, tender and full of texture. App (eggplant) was ok. Wine was nice, but service topped it :)
Meal was for one person
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I love sitting outside and today we got the whole outdoor section to ourselves. A very beautiful environment, good food and a stand out dessert in the salted caramel brownie.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wow! Persephone becomes only my second 10-out-of-10 restaurant in the region. The wonderfully delicious first nibbles had us smiling immediately and anticipating a great meal ahead: fresh, oily, salty focaccia, explosively robust olive oil, acidic balsamic (instead of the sweet syrupy indulgence), and garlicky white bean puree (or was it a delicate fresh hummus?). We opted to start with the cheese plate (from our favorite local cheese shop), which included dollops of a briny tapenade, a sweet onion chutney, and a complex not-sweet plum jam. For mains, we chose (i) chicken stuffed with lemon, ricotta, mustard and apricots, and (ii) braised artichokes with maitakes and confit leeks. I almost never order chicken, but this was an excellent roulade with tender meat and a lovely golden oven-crisped skin, offering balanced flavors and not drowning in sauce. The artichoke dish was a brilliant departure from the usual drab vegetarian options. It was slightly over-seasoned for us, but the beans and massive artichoke rounds invited a bold touch. The wine list was extensive, diverse, and adventurous. We sampled 5 wines, but only one was excellent, one was disappointing, and the rest somewhere in between. It looks like great fun to explore the bottle list. The venue is a cute, sophisticated cottage vibe, and mercifully quiet indoors where you enjoy grand views across an unspoiled forested ravine. Service was attentive, although our server seemed not to be confidently versed in the menu or wine; perhaps she is new. (For example: “What olive oil do you use?”…“I get asked that all the time. I don’t know”…well, if so, why not? Also unable to elaborate on “Spiced Yogurt Cod”). The above food plus 4 glasses of wine was $200 including tip, perhaps in the upper portion of the range to be expected by local standards but a fair value given the quality of the experience. Overall, the culinary team at Persephone demonstrates a creative, deft and delicate touch with local ingredients. We will absolutely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Love the Atmosphere, food was delicious.
Food was very good served in a timely manner. The peach salad was special and the main course complimented the appetizer. Will definitely stop back in next time we frequent this area.
Food was soooo good!!! Awesome staff!!!
We will come back for more date night at Persephone 🥰
Restaurantji Recommends
I had a very lovely meal a couple of weeks ago!
The restaurant is beautiful with great views, and the staff is great.
The food was delicious and complex.
My wife and I went to Persephone for our wedding anniversary and had a great experience. The atmosphere was cozy and romantic. The food was delicious. The staff was friendly and made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. They really helped make the evening feel special. We had a wonderful time and will definitely be back. Highly recommend this place for a date night or celebration!
We loved our experience here. Between two of us we split an appetizer and two mains, and that was a perfect quantity for food. The beet and artichoke soup was delicious, and beautifully plated. The braised short rib was phenomenal and rich. We really liked the truffle pasta as well!
Great place to have a celebration meal, will for sure be back!
Had a great experience at Persephone this past weekend. Came by for a birthday, and the staff was attentive and accommodating to our requests. The salads were delicious and the short rib was juicy and full of flavor. The staff recommended some great wines to pair with our entrees.
Is the food good? Well, it's alright but this place is not fine dining whatsoever, prepare to salt and pepper everything, they don't ice your water and don't even put salt or pepper on the tables. The portions are incredibly small, it's a highway robbery! If you want fine dining go to the Shadowbrook the cost is the same and you will get proper portions and seasoning. This place was a thorough waste of time, I expected a proper fine dining restaurant and the results were mediocre at best, this place is simply too big for it's britches. If you like steak DO NOT order from this place they only serve it blue and will give you 2 ounces of beef, it's a joke, they should be ashamed. DO NOT pay fifty dollars for a steak less than 10 ounces
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