Laili Restaurant
101 Cooper St, Santa Cruz
(831) 423-4545
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Our business lunch at Laili felt almost magical. Dining outdoors in the lush garden oasis was incredibly relaxing and made it easy to linger and enjoy the moment. Our waiter, Luca, was attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely fun to interact with—his explanations and recommendations made the experience even better. The food was spectacular: beautifully fresh, thoughtfully prepared, and full of delightful, balanced flavors. We left already looking forward to our next visit. Highly recommend!
This was a wonderful meal in every respect! Their menu offers varied and inviting dishes. Their wine list is tantalizing with a variety of good offerings. Our servers were outstanding. The food was beautifully presented and truly delicious! We'll be back!
We celebrated our mother's birthday with style at Lailí. Our server, Luka, was fantastic and he ensured we were well taken care of. Everyone really enjoyed our meals, so much so that we actually ordered an extra meal just to take home. Well done, Lailí! Thank you.
This was our second time at Laili. The first visit was impeccable. The second visit was 2/3 impeccable. The appetizer and salad were wonderful. We ordered the filet mignon kebab for our main. We ordered it medium rare. It was served medium well it tasted good, but we asked our server to try again, which they did with no pushback. However, the second attempt wasn't much better.out of the four pieces threewere medium well and one was medium. My suggestion to the restaurant is if the kitchen can't prepare a kebab, medium rare, they should not offer it to be prepared that way.they should just say kebabs are difficult to cook any more rare than they're able to serve, which appears to be medium well. We will return to the restaurant as the food and its ingredients are high quality. But we won't be ordering the filet mignon kebab.
Loved the apricot chicken flatbread, chicken kabob, and roasted cauliflower. The baklava and flourless torte were also very good. Wish the Mediterranean platter came with more pita.
Just yummy with great choices on the menu. A helpful Server made for a delightful evening.
The food was very good, we were very pleased with the meal. The only reason why it was not excellent is because the rice was a little dry. Otherwise, great. I downgraded the service because it took longer than it should have to clear the plates, get desert menus to us, etc. It might have been because if was christmas eve and they might have been short handed.
Laili is our family's choice for Christmas dinner. The ambiance is perfectly suited for families and truly encourages relaxed conversation. The food is consistently excellent, and the service always goes above and beyond. I regularly recommend Laili to friends, and we look forward to returning for future family gatherings.
From beginning to end the experience was great! The food was amazing, we had appetizers, ordered different dishes and had dessert - no wrong dish, all were great! Explore their amazing menu, your palate will thank you!
The waitress was horrible! She ignored us, seemingly because we were a party of 6 and a guaranteed tip. She had an attitude and then only charged two of us, we had separate checks, the 20% guaranteed tip. We tipped about 13%. That was generous for the terrible job she did!
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Perfect spot for a romantic date night. We sat outside on the patio. The temperature was around the 50's but they had patio heaters. We both took off our coats and were in short sleeves and warm. The food was phenomenal! Can't go wrong with anything you order from the menu. Overall, great experience!
What an overrated restaurant! My roasted chicken tasted like it had been in the oven for 5 days. Costco rotisserie chicken tastes way better than that. The other mains (all kebabs) were also overcooked. Someone needs to introduce these cooks to the concept of tender meat!
Food was very bland and seemed like something that was microwaved before serving. Look elsewhere for authentic Mediterranean
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
The service was the best part of this whole experience. Food was mediocre and too small in portions for what they charge. Kabobs were very small and dry. Salad was dry and old lettuce was included. The bread came with a dish of oil which wasn’t even seasoned enough with herbs or garlic.
Atmosphere, we sat inside and it looked old and dark.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 5
My husband and I went there to celebrate her five year wedding anniversary. His meal was fabulous and he was incredibly happy with it, as per usual. We truly love this restaurant. This is the first time I've ever had a problem with my meal. But the waitress fixed it immediately! And that is why I tipped her back the whole amount of the meal that she helped me with. Good service, great food, and just because there was a problem with my food, doesn't mean that the rest of it wasn't delicious!!
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