First time here. Very nice place. Good food, good views, good service. Close to the harbor and beach. Our table had a great view of the lighthouse! Staff said upstairs was bar and grill area (better for adults). Indoor and outdoor seating. Bathrooms are a bit tight but clean. They give a free coupon for soft serve at the beach market next door to our kid with his kids menu. Parking was $2 for our time there. We would come again if we are passing by for another coastal road trip!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lance Morris
Great clam chowder and fantastic view
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Spencer Gilbert
Amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kyoshi Becker
I stopped here to get clam chowder and fish and chips. Given its location I had somewhat high expectations of the chowder, however it didn't have a lot of flavor, the texture was off and was probably the most I had paid for a bowl of chowder anywhere. Additionally, the fish and chips were also underwhelming. Nothing was bad, but I've paid a lot less for much better at multiple spots up and down the ca coast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Mike D
Probably one of the most expensive and worst meals we ever had. We were a party of 9 people on 10/25 and everyone's meal was terrible. I ordered the Sand Dobs that tasted disgusting and soaking in grease. Another person ordered Babyback ribs that were served luke warm on the outside and cold in the middle. That alone is probably a health code violation. 2 other people ordered fish and chips that were soaking in grease and tasteless although the french fries were good. Another person ordered the halibut that was hard and overcooked and inedible. Another person ordered the scallops that were mediocre at best and also over cooked. Another person ordered shrimp and said they were gross. Cole slaw came in small bowls without dressing on it so it was a bowl of plain chopped cabbage. The steam vegetables were served without any seasoning or butter. Nothing about the food made any kind of sense. Several of us ordered the salad bar but after almost 20 minutes no one brought our salad plates so we had to ask another waiter for them. Beers and drinks were ordered that never arrived. The waitress apologized and told us thanks for bearing with us this afternoon so obviously there was a problem. She was very sweet but either over worked or inadequate as a server. Our bill was approximately $600 and we all said a lunch at Denny's would have been better tasting. I've been to the crows nest a few years ago and the food and service was pretty good. I don't know what changed but we are avoiding this place in the future
Atmosphere: 3
RO Heating \u0026 Air
This was a major let down. You would think the high prices of thier entrees the food service would be mind blowing. Not so much. My food had no flavor. I sent it back. Everyone around us was served bread but us. The whole thing was a major let down.
Ed Somerfield
Great food and people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Curtis Posner
Beautiful location for an outdoor lunch! The upper deck was filled with sunshine and incredible views. Our server was fun and very informative, helping us make a few amazing choices. The Ahi Tuna app was incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paula Snow Scofield
What a wonderful place. Met up with great friends. Perfect place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Darcie Rose
Stopped for happy hour. Great view! Yummy drinks and food
Food is mediocre but you can’t beat the location. In a sunny day you can watch folks play volleyball on the beach while you are enjoying your drinks and food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Rudy Gutierrez
Loved the atmosphere and interior wa very beautiful. Looked like the inside of a yacht.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Rosner
The Crow's Nest is a local landmark in Santa Cruz, my wife loves the place. She had the Crab Louie, I had the Asian Chicken Salad, and both were excellent. The service was wonderful, plenty of water refills, which I really appreciate. We got there about 1pm, the after-lunch crowd was having a good time...
First time here.
Very nice place. Good food, good views, good service. Close to the harbor and beach. Our table had a great view of the lighthouse! Staff said upstairs was bar and grill area (better for adults). Indoor and outdoor seating. Bathrooms are a bit tight but clean. They give a free coupon for soft serve at the beach market next door to our kid with his kids menu. Parking was $2 for our time there.
We would come again if we are passing by for another coastal road trip!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great clam chowder and fantastic view
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I stopped here to get clam chowder and fish and chips. Given its location I had somewhat high expectations of the chowder, however it didn't have a lot of flavor, the texture was off and was probably the most I had paid for a bowl of chowder anywhere. Additionally, the fish and chips were also underwhelming. Nothing was bad, but I've paid a lot less for much better at multiple spots up and down the ca coast.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Probably one of the most expensive and worst meals we ever had. We were a party of 9 people on 10/25 and everyone's meal was terrible. I ordered the Sand Dobs that tasted disgusting and soaking in grease. Another person ordered Babyback ribs that were served luke warm on the outside and cold in the middle. That alone is probably a health code violation. 2 other people ordered fish and chips that were soaking in grease and tasteless although the french fries were good. Another person ordered the halibut that was hard and overcooked and inedible. Another person ordered the scallops that were mediocre at best and also over cooked. Another person ordered shrimp and said they were gross. Cole slaw came in small bowls without dressing on it so it was a bowl of plain chopped cabbage. The steam vegetables were served without any seasoning or butter. Nothing about the food made any kind of sense. Several of us ordered the salad bar but after almost 20 minutes no one brought our salad plates so we had to ask another waiter for them. Beers and drinks were ordered that never arrived. The waitress apologized and told us thanks for bearing with us this afternoon so obviously there was a problem. She was very sweet but either over worked or inadequate as a server. Our bill was approximately $600 and we all said a lunch at Denny's would have been better tasting. I've been to the crows nest a few years ago and the food and service was pretty good. I don't know what changed but we are avoiding this place in the future
Atmosphere: 3
This was a major let down. You would think the high prices of thier entrees the food service would be mind blowing. Not so much. My food had no flavor. I sent it back. Everyone around us was served bread but us. The whole thing was a major let down.
Great food and people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Beautiful location for an outdoor lunch! The upper deck was filled with sunshine and incredible views. Our server was fun and very informative, helping us make a few amazing choices. The Ahi Tuna app was incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
What a wonderful place. Met up with great friends. Perfect place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped for happy hour. Great view! Yummy drinks and food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Food is mediocre but you can’t beat the location. In a sunny day you can watch folks play volleyball on the beach while you are enjoying your drinks and food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Loved the atmosphere and interior wa very beautiful. Looked like the inside of a yacht.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Crow's Nest is a local landmark in Santa Cruz, my wife loves the place. She had the Crab Louie, I had the Asian Chicken Salad, and both were excellent. The service was wonderful, plenty of water refills, which I really appreciate. We got there about 1pm, the after-lunch crowd was having a good time...
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our party of 23 enjoyed the patio and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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