5 /5 James Malone: Last night me and my wife experienced an unforgettable date night at The View Restaurant & Bar. They had a $30 corking fee so we were able to bring a fine bottle of Dom Perignon they put on ice for us right away. Are waitress maddy was profesional and had great knowledge about all the cocktails , dishes being served as well a great attitude and understanding of fine dining. We started off with cocktails, Smokey bourbon for myself and my wife the Mexican Ponchethe definitely high caliber supper fancy. For are entrees we decided we had to do the ahi tuna poke and the local fresh crab cakes both extremely delicious and the crab cake had the perfect crunch soft fluffy crab center ,the freshness of the ahi tuna unforgettable. Maddy cleared are plates and brought us fresh silverware and napkins staying attentive pouring are champagne and catering to are every need. For are main dishes we decided to go for the short rib talk about fall off the bone. The Marcona almond crusted sole was out of this world in a creamy coconut lemon grass Thai curry sauce with a pureed mashed potato left us shocked to say the least. We couldnt make up are minds on two mains so we ended up getting the chefs Mushroom Pithivies it had melty fetta local chantrels the puff pastry was fluffy and perfectly flaky outside the presentation of all 3 dishes really had me feeling 5 star after eating it was obvious 5 stars all around. To finish it off we had the Sticky toffee cake the ice cream was so good with the soft hot cake accompanied with a delicious espresso martini. This experience has us blown away we love fine dining and its hard to get in santa cruz this has us second guessing driving over the hill on are next date night thats for sure The View Restraunt is absolutely a five star fine dinning experience for anyone looking to wow there significant other or get the vibes going for your lover!!!
