Bedda Mia - Santa Cruz (CA)

5 /5 Ted Belleza: Went there for lunch to celebrate a milestone wedding anniversary. We hadn’t been in more than a year and forgot how awesome their cuisine is. Started with Spritz, Arancini which were the perfect size and flavor, and fried calamari and prawns. Arancini was equal to the ones I became addicted to in Palermo. Red dipping sauce was exceptional. The Paccheri with squid ink ragu was a top 5 seafood pasta I have had.. More than deserves the 4.7 rating in Google. Will be going back more often. Caution: their portions are generous.

3 /5 Anders Kjoelberg: Had the carbonara, unfortunately it did not hit the mark from me. Could have had more pepper, it seemed like bacon instead of guanchale and the parmasan grated on top was from a box. Did not get offered fresh black pepper to put on top.

4 /5 Lydia: Food: we were looking for a quick bite and found this place. Surprisingly, the pasta and seafood are fresh and the sauce is pretty good. The gelato was okay. The portion is pretty good for the price. Service: the staff were very welcoming and helpful. However, he gave us a feeling of rushing everything…from orders to desserts and getting the bill. Ambiance: there was basically no one on the weekends and we sat down in the patio area. It was not too shabby and quiet to have some nice conversations.

5 /5 Kaite Wickham: The staff were so sweet with our kids and made them paper airplanes to play with. We had a group of 6 and we all loved our meals.

5 /5 Lisa French: Really fabulous food! I’m kind of like Johnny Depp in Once Upon a Time in Mexico, except I always order eggplant parmigiana (not cochinita pibil) as my measure of how good a place is. Excellent! They do something to the eggplant that kind of carmelizes it and the sauce is 100% fabulous. So, this eggplant was truly incredible; however, I didn’t have to go eliminate the chef as Johnny Depp would have (to restore balance to the country).