La Posta

"The staff really make the spot. They clearly care about the job which speaks volumes to the quality of the restaurant. This is one of the hidden gems of Santa Cruz as far as high quality food, but expect to pay accordingly. Staff is there every day prepping even in their days closed and they receive fresh local ingredient deliveries daily."

"Super chill relaxin environment. Waiter super welcoming and the food was excellent portions are a little small we also had dessert to end our dinner night."

"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 specials this time, and were not disappointed. We each had the halibut tartar with Piet de Sap melon, radish and shiso, which was both beautiful 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. An exquisite meal, served by a delightful waiter. This is definitely our favorite go-to restaurant in Santa Cruz! At there again last night, taking my daughter Megan and her partner Brad, along with my wife Tess. As always, we loved it! This restaurant is a true gem, and follows what Alice Waters started 50 years ago at Chez Pannise - the menu changes because the chef shops at organic markets and farms every morning, and the menu is based on what is fresh and seasonal. We started with a delicious faro salad 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 with one order of their Rosemary Walnut & Sourdough bread. My daughter had the Agnolotti with butternut squash-ricotra, brown butter, fried sage & walnts, my wife had the Garganellu alla Norcina, with crumbled pork sausage, onion, cream & pecorino romano cheese, Brad had the Pan-seared O2T Monterray Bay Black Cod with braies can ellini beans, rapini & green olive pesto, and I had the Fettucini Verde, with 4 spicy lamb polpette (meatballs) spinach and pecorino sardo - all of them were beautifully presented and absolutely delicious! You can really aporeciate freshly made pastas! We pared it with a 2012 Lynch Bages burgundy we brought fron home, as opposed to their experly chosen wine list, just because it was a special occasion bottle - and no corkage! My wife had a couple of their delicious spice pear soda/bubbly waters. And we all had Affrogato (served with an almond cookie) for dessert. La Posta is a true Santa,Cruz gem! Only $228 for a very satisfied party of four. The service was spectacular, as always."

"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!"

"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 in helping us make some decisions. There are just too many delicious options on the drink and food menu that it was hard to decide. When we asked her questions about some of the items we were thinking about ordering, she would give us a little info and background, to help ease our decision making. She is by far one of the best waitresses we have ever had in our dining lives. Now, the food…..OMG. Can you say authentic Italian? We started with the Affettati Misti which is kinda like a charcuterie platter. There were two cheeses, lots of pickled veggies, walnuts, fruit and a mix of cured meats. We were hungry so we ate it all and fast, but this can easily serve 3-4. No free bread so we purchased the walnut and rosemary bread. Very well worth the $3. The pasta is DEFINITELY freshly made and soooo tasty. I had the Chitarra which consists of fresh pasta noodles that look like spaghetti, mixed with a light tomato sauce adorned with squid. The hubby had the Amatriciana pizza which was 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 me off 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 but very much on the LIGHT side. A few closing notes: Parking was easy to find even though they are on a busy street. For indoor dining, you must show proof of vaccination, which I really appreciate bc the hubby and I are fully vaccinated and boosted. There’s plenty of outdoor dining seats with heat lamps. Overall, this was one of the best dinner experiences we’ve had in a long time. Everything we ordered was good and the service was over the top (THANKS MISTY). Can’t wait to take my friends and family next time."