Reviews for La Posta in Santa Cruz, CA
Amazing food, perfectly-paired wine. Nice place to celebrate an occasion, though I wouldn’t classify much of the food we had... as “Italian” in my mind. The croquette appetizer and desserts were perfection! Read more
Santa Cruz Restaurant week 2022 Price Fix menu $55. Delicious food and the service was spot on.
Probably the best restaurant in town. Tonight, my wife had a lovely slab of delicately seasoned halibut grilled to perfection,... I had a filet with a dab of a blue cheese and olive tapenade on top, cooked quite rare and butter tender. Read more
Great service, truly exceptional food, and a Somm who knows his wines, isn't trying to sell you the most expensive bottle, and... is actually interested in giving you the best experience. I would be a regular if I lived in Santa Cruz. Go now. Read more
Haven’t been here since pre-pandemic and we surely have been missing out. So glad to be back. First and foremost, hands off... to our server Misty. She was so nice, very attentive, very knowledgeable about the items being offered as she was so helpful inhelping us make some decisions. There are just too many delicious options on the drink and food menu that it was hard todecide. When we asked her questions about some of the items we were thinking about ordering, she would give us a little infoand background, to help ease our decision making. She is by far one of the best waitresses we have ever had in our dininglives. Now, the food…..OMG. Can you say authentic Italian? We started with the Affettati Misti which is kinda like acharcuterie platter. There were two cheeses, lots of pickled veggies, walnuts, fruit and a mix of cured meats. We were hungryso we ate it all and fast, but this can easily serve 3-4. No free bread so we purchased the walnut and rosemary bread. Verywell worth the $3. The pasta is DEFINITELY freshly made and soooo tasty. I had the Chitarra which consists of fresh pastanoodles that look like spaghetti, mixed with a light tomato sauce adorned with squid. The hubby had the Amatriciana pizza whichwas also delish. For dessert, we each had a scoop of the gelato. Ford drinks we went light bc we had post dinner drink plans. I had a glass of the Rinaldini Lambrusco which Misty kindly allowed me to taste first. I highly recommend it. Kind threw meoff bc I was a RED sparking. I had never seen such a thing; it tasted delish. The man had a Vermouth Torino; his was good butvery much on the LIGHT side. A few closing notes: Parking was easy to find even though they are on a busy street. For indoordining, you must show proof of vaccination, which I really appreciate bc the hubby and I are fully vaccinated andboosted. There’s plenty of outdoor dining seats with heat lamps. Overall, this was one of the best dinner experiences we Read more
Everything here is superb. Maintaining this kind of consistency throughout the menu is extremely hard to do - but La Posta makes... it look easy. The same attention to detail that’s found in every dish is present in each interaction with the staff whichtruly makes this deserving of, at least, 5 stars. Read more
A great experience for dinner with a variety of very well executed dishes. The bread is not to be missed and the Italian... focused wine list is a amazing. The "wine guy" will provide any guidance necessary. Ambience was best indoors. Read more
Our 3rd dinner at this local gem in the past 6 weeks. Utterly charming restaurant in a former Post Office, and our new favorite... restaurant in Santa Cruz. Delicious food, presented well, by attentive servers, in great ambiance. We went with the specialsthis time, and were not disappointed. We each had the halibut tartar with Piet de Sap melon, radish and shiso, which was bothbeautiful and delicious, with 4 contrasting flavors, colors, and consistency. Then we both had the entre (or secondi) special,the Papparadelle with braised lamb, pole beans, lovage and pecorino, which was fantastic - meaty, smoky, unami deliciousness,especially paired with the Pinot Nero, and some of La Posta's fantastic bread. We finished up with a shared affogato. Anexquisite meal, served by a delightful waiter. This is definitely our favorite go-to restaurant in Santa Cruz! At there againlast night, taking my daughter Megan and her partner Brad, along with my wife Tess. As always, we loved it! This restaurant isa true gem, and follows what Alice Waters started 50 years ago at Chez Pannise - the menu changes because the chef shops atorganic markets and farms every morning, and the menu is based on what is fresh and seasonal. We started with a delicious farosalad with roast broccoli, olive, feta, red onion & tahini dressing & the special salad with arrugula, crispy pancetta, pears &blue cheese, as well as the special pizza with thin-sliced home cured salami, mozzarella & marinara-perfect crust! Along withone order of their Rosemary Walnut & Sourdough bread. My daughter had the Agnolotti with butternut squash-ricotra, brownbutter, fried sage & walnts, my wife had the Garganellu alla Norcina, with crumbled pork sausage, onion, cream & pecorino romanocheese, Brad had the Pan-seared O2T Monterray Bay Black Cod with braies can ellini beans, rapini & green olive pesto, and I hadthe Fettucini Verde, with 4 spicy lamb polpette (meatballs) spinach and pecorino sardo - all of th Read more