The Water Street Grill - Santa Cruz (CA)

4 /5 Eve Kosol: Small local spot where we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner and service. 4.5 stars Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere 4 Cost to worth it rating: 4 Opentableable: yes Return worthiness: yes Highlights: - Good variety: lots for all to chose from on the menu and family friendly for simpler tastes - Sofia: our waitress was the best and a real hoot - Shrimp alfredo: LOVED. Was the perfect about of rich and not too much, cheesy and creamy. Shrimp were plump and cooked well. 5 stars - Salads: large size 2 were enough for our table of 6 to share. Loved the one with the nuts and blue cheese and fruit. 5 stars - Chicken and shrimp dish: very tasty and served on a skillet. 4.5 stars - Lava cake: solid version with the oozy center. 4.5 stars - Steaks: simple and very reasonably priced and came with a potato and asparugus. 4 stars - Dining room: only a few tables and felt like we were in someones house which was quaint Midlights: - Pretty empty for a Saturday night so hope it was just a slow time Lowlights: - They were out of most bottles of wine and only had La Crema which is fine but what we typically have on hand at home. Its good we also brought a bottle of champagne they opened for us.

5 /5 Ahmad Mohammad: Lovely experience dining here! Dina was super genuine, friendly, and accommodating. We really enjoyed chatting with her. Also, this was the only restaurant that was willing to accommodate our request for deep fried fish that werent "beer battered" the chef did a great job. Thank you all!

5 /5 J J: Decided I was hungry for a steak dinner with a nice atmosphere. I was welcomed and seated quickly! I was able to order out of a nice selection of items and ordered the ribeye steak! I ordered it medium and sadly it did come well done so keep that in mind when ordering. The food was great though even with that mistake! My waitress’s was very kind and attentive with making sure service was great! I would recommend coming here just maybe ensuring it’s all cooked properly and the food is amazing. Would 100% recommend! Service is great, the waitresses make the place!! However, the cook should probably be a bit more light on the cooking but it was still great! I did get the ribeye with all fries ( usually comes with asparagus and mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes but I decided to do fries and just fyi it’s a $4 upcharge :) ) other than that service was great and food was good. I would recommend sitting by the front window if you want to have an outside view that’s nice and more to the back for private conversations or gatherings!

4 /5 George Kim: We had steaks that were prepared the way we each liked it...medium rare and rare. They were cooked right and the sides were tasty. The salad with arugula was so fresh and flavorful. The service was friendly and personal with the right amount of conversation to get to know each other. Definitely added to our sea-side, pre-Christmas memorable experience in Santa Cruz.

1 /5 Katie Shaw: I was given 2 asparagus! $48 and 2 asparagus when I asked is that all that comes with the meal they said yes its weighed! Looked at me like I was rude for asking! I asked for a medium steak and mine was over done! Along with watery mashed potatoes. I didnt finish my meal I left still hungry and with a check! Dont come here not worth it the set ups horrible and service takes forever! This place is dirty bathroom has dust all in it! Stay away!