Chocolate the Restaurant

4.6

4,6

99 reviews

van $31 tot $50

Californisch

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2 personen

24 feb 2025

19:00

Vandaag 2 keer gereserveerd

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Now celebrating 25 years, Chocolate the Restaurant provides an attractive dining environment for couples on dates, friendly meetings, and special occasion meals. Dine outside on the heated garden patio. Celebrate special occasions with up to 25 guests in the private street-side party room. Maybe start with a Chocolate Martini or a Passion Fruit Margarita. Chef David Jackman's fresh baked pasta rosettes, slow-roasted meats, and delicious seasonal organic vegetable dishes are all a prelude to our many chocolaty desserts. Our wine list focuses on local and on Italian wines. Our cocktails are all made from scratch; often using locally distilled spirits, and always using fresh house-made mixers. We are at your service for dinner every night! Afternoon walk-up cafe' service Friday thru Sunday. . We are open for dinner every holiday except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

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Stijl
Casual chique
Prijs
van $31 tot $50
Keuken
Californisch, Mediterraan, Dessert
Openingstijden
Diner Dagelijks 17:00 uur–22:00 uur
Telefoonnummer
(831) 427-9900
Website
http://www.chocolatesantacruz.com/
Betalingsmogelijkheden
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart casual
Chef-kok
David Jackman
Catering
Offsite catering for up to 150 guests. Weddings, or any other kind of occasion. Wedding cakes, or other special desserts. Chocolate mousse truffles. We can work with you to design a custom menu, based on your comfortable budget parameters.
Private party faciliteiten
Rehearsal Dinners, Graduation Parties, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties are our specialty

Locatie
1522 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Wijk
Santa Cruz
Kruispunt
Cooper Street
Parking details
Large multi-level public lot one half block away. Also, several parking spaces in front of restaurant on the street.
Public transit
Metro bus station with links to San Jose, three blocks away.
Extra
Banket, Bier, Café, Cocktails, Glutenvrije opties, Honden welkom, Kurkengeldvergoeding, Patio/Buiten eten, Patio/Buiten eten, Privékamers, Roken verboden, Rolstoeltoegang, Uitgebreide bar, Wijn

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4.6

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4,5Eten
4,5Bediening
4,5Sfeer
4,4Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding

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288 Reviews

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Eddie
vip
San Francisco
18 recensies
5.0
18 recensies
2 dagen geleden gegeten
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
02/21/25 weekly Friday dinner. Pasta rosettes and handrolled fettuccine with black truffles. Excellent and so fresh. Had foccacia bread basket and finished off with two slices of the special mocha mousse pie and Victoria hot chocolate.
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Wendy
San Francisco
2 recensies
5.0
2 recensies
Gegeten op 16 februari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
This is a spot where the food is ALWAYS well done. The deserts and meals are simply delicious. I’ve been going for years and I’ve never been disappointed
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Eddie
vip
San Francisco
18 recensies
5.0
18 recensies
Gegeten op 15 februari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
Feb 14,2025. Full up with Valentine's Day crowd. Reservations highly recommended. We are here every Friday so we were prepared. Had freshly baked mini loaf with butter, main two meals of Oaxacan Mole chicken dish with salad and corn pie. Followed by chocolate desserts - ectasy sundae, special chocolate strawberry tiramasu, and Victoria hot chocolate. Always great experience.
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Gary
San Francisco
1 recensie
1.0
1 recensie
Gegeten op 15 februari 2025
1. Algeheel 1
2. Eten 3
3. Bediening 2
4. Sfeer 1
This was the worst dining experience I have ever had. My wife and I came here for Valentine's Day. It was very cold and windy. We requested to be seated inside. There were empty tables inside, but we were told that we couldn't sit there because the computer system assigned tables. We were seated in the wind away from the outside heaters. We complained twice to be seated near heat at empty tables we were staring at, but were told no. After I requested to speak to the manager, we were seated at a table that had reservations for an hour and a half later. It was still too cold and we were unable to enjoy the food as we were freezing with the wind chill. I cannot blame the waitstaff for the this poor service policy from the owner or management. I have never experienced a restaurant not accommodating customers to sit at available tables. Unfortunately, they have lost any future business from us.
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Alyssa
San Francisco
1 recensie
5.0
1 recensie
Gegeten op 15 februari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
We always love going to Chocolate on special occasions - the new specials are always amazing, but we go for the dessert more than anything else. Treat yourself to come luxurious food at a very decent price (comparable experiences in Santa Cruz are always at least 30% more expensive than Chocolate)!
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Eddie
vip
San Francisco
18 recensies
5.0
18 recensies
Gegeten op 8 februari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
2/8/25. Our weekly Friday dinner - pasta rosettes for 2, hand rolled fettucine with parmasan, foccacia bread basket. Finished off with usual sin cake and gelato, coconut cheese cake. Excellent.
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Eddie
vip
San Francisco
18 recensies
5.0
18 recensies
Gegeten op 1 februari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
Weekly visit Jan 31,2024. We have our usual meal of pasta rosettes and hand rolled fresh fettucine with parmesan cheese. Topped with our usual desserts of hot chocolate, chocolate sin cake, dulce de leche torte. Great service as usual. Rainy day doesnt stop us from coming from San Jose tonight.
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Jennifer
Denver
12 recensies
4.0
12 recensies
Gegeten op 20 januari 2025
1. Algeheel 4
2. Eten 4
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 4
Fun, unique & really good selection of gluten free options. Awesome desserts!
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Eddie
vip
San Francisco
18 recensies
5.0
18 recensies
Gegeten op 18 januari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
We make a 75 mile round-trip from San Jose to Santa Cruz to eat dinner every Friday night. Been doing weekly since 2018 (pandemic disrupted the frequency but still did take out during that time). Our focus is on the desserts and our favorites are great - chocolate fantasy sundae, warm brownie, sin cake, truffles, Victoria hot chocolate with oat milk - these are chocolate artisan designs with more cacao emphasis than sugar and chocolate aficionados like us really enjoy it. Dinners are great as well - my longest go-to dish was Oaxaqueño Mo'le chicken plate - literally ate that dish for YEARS from 2018 to 2023. Then I 'discovered' their hand-rolled fettucine and salmon dishes - those are my new go-to dishes for 2023 onward. We are not drinkers so can't comment on the choices involving alcohol. Lastly, I read some of the more negative reviews here and respectfully disagree with most of them. The puzzling one is the recurring mention of 'dry' focaccia bread. We get that every week AND we were one of first to enjoy their switch to house-made focaccia bread. I do not find this to be dry at all - for me it's fresh and has just the right amount of moist texture. However, I understand others have different thresholds of dry. Regardless, this restaurant clearly is our favorite as we vote with our frequency of visits from San Jose for years.
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Eddie
vip
San Francisco
18 recensies
5.0
18 recensies
Gegeten op 11 januari 2025
1. Algeheel 5
2. Eten 5
3. Bediening 5
4. Sfeer 5
Weekly visit 1/24/25 Pasta rosettes full order with marina Hand rolled fettucine with truffle oil and parmesan Amazing as usual - fresh pasta so tender. Foccacio bread was over the top - very soft and full of flavor Chocolate desserts - its why we make the weekly 80 mile round trip from San Jose every Friday or Saturday night. Sin cake with chocolate gelato and truffle Coconut cream pie with side of chocolate sauce Highly recommended. We vote with our weekly visit.
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1522 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Aanvullende informatie

Kruispunt
Cooper Street
Wijk
Santa Cruz
Openingstijden
Diner Dagelijks 17:00 uur–22:00 uur
Prijs
van $31 tot $50
Keuken
Californisch, Mediterraan, Dessert
Stijl
Casual chique
Dress code
Smart casual
Parking details
Large multi-level public lot one half block away. Also, several parking spaces in front of restaurant on the street.
Public transit
Metro bus station with links to San Jose, three blocks away.
Betalingsmogelijkheden
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Chef-kok
David Jackman
Extra
Banket, Bier, Café, Cocktails, Glutenvrije opties, Honden welkom, Kurkengeldvergoeding, Patio/Buiten eten, Patio/Buiten eten, Privékamers, Roken verboden, Rolstoeltoegang, Uitgebreide bar, Wijn

Website
http://www.chocolatesantacruz.com/
Telefoonnummer
(831) 427-9900
Catering
Offsite catering for up to 150 guests. Weddings, or any other kind of occasion. Wedding cakes, or other special desserts. Chocolate mousse truffles. We can work with you to design a custom menu, based on your comfortable budget parameters.
Private party faciliteiten
Rehearsal Dinners, Graduation Parties, Birthday Parties, Anniversary Parties are our specialty

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