Ivéta Downtown - Santa Cruz (CA)

4 /5 Sandhya Prashant: Good breakfast place, we had reserved the previous day just in case for a Sunday brunch which was good. The low fat latte was excellent and so is their hash brown. There were a few things we hoped was better like nonfat milk option, more butter and fruits for pancake.

5 /5 Robert Ballantyne: First visit here and it didnt disappoint. We found this by walking by earlier in the day and made a reservation online. Nice comfy atmosphere. Very friendly staff - one even did an impromptu ukulele song! We ordered a salad and their Roman style sausage pizza. The salad comprised of lettuce, jicima, carrots, tomatoes (and more) with a subtle but tasty dressing. The pizza was on thick dough but well cooked and chewy. The sausage was crumbled, not a sliced link, which added to the taste and texture. They also added onions and bell peppers. The salad and pizza quite filled us up but the other pasta dishes looked inviting. And the table next to us had some great looking fries, which they confirmed tasted as good as the looked! All pastries are made in house and I could not pass up the German Chocolate cake. And I was not disappointed. The chocolate cake was the darkest most chocolate cake that I have had in quite a while. On top of that, the coconut frosting was great and not too sweet as usual. One of the best deserts that I can remember A great evening, nice atmosphere and we never were rushed. A small but nice selection of wine too.

4 /5 Shahram Mehraban: Visited iveta downtown for the first time for dinner. Had reservations for 2 at 5:30 but showed up a bit earlier and the place was empty. They have a happy hour menu and we ordered the arancini and their salad. Both were well presented and tasted delicious. For main course we had the sausage pinsa which is a type of pizza and their bolognese pasta. The pizza tasted great, maybe a bit too cheesy but it tasted great and the dough was fluffy and tasty. The bolognese was a tad bit underwhelming. Good amount of meat sauce but not enough pasta. It could have used another 30g of pasta. It also could have used a tad bit of salt and wasn’t very hot when delivered. Our server was super nice and attentive. By the time we left the place was about 75% full. Nice place but nothing super special. I would go there for the happy hour menu and drinks.

5 /5 Joy Wood: Iveta hosted my 70th birthday celebration. The food was excellent from appetizers to dessert with a wonderful selection of wine. The service was top notch. They treated each guest like royalty. Darlene, the event coordinator, did an amazing job satisfying my every desire. She also worked hard all evening making sure everything was perfect. I recommend Iveta Downtown for parties, lunch and dinner!

5 /5 kayla matsuda: So far weve been there for brunch service and dinner. Still need to try happy hour which is two dollars off select items. For brunch we had polenta fries and eggs with hashbrowns. Update: went back for pancakes, granola and basic breakfast soooooooooo gooodddd. Service is always excellent! Dinner we had the chicken pesto flat bread, prosciutto asparagus, and citrus salad or something. I love the salad and asparagus. Pizza was a bit heavy but we took the rest to go Nd thats just a personal problem;D Service is like a 10. Usually Thats what I base my reviews on Kat during brunch service ans Jasmine during dinner. Thanks so much! Update :went again for dinner and the cook abraham came put to check on how the food was. Everything was sooo delicious. We got the chicken piccata , sourdough bread, and kale salad. Fish tacos were absolutely delicious. Looking forward to getting them on happy hour as well!