Caruso's Tuscan Cuisine

"We have some heavy hitters for good Italian food here in Santa cruz. So it's hard to judge one as my favorite. But honestly, the combination of the friendly at home feeling of this cozy little resturaunt, combined with its authentic Italian dishes, make it my number one spot. You might have to wait if you don't get there early, but the capitola wine bar next door makes that very easy, they will even let you take your unfinished glass of wine next door! Everyone who I have ever brought here has loved it."

"ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WOULD 1000000% EAT AGAIN. The pasta was to die for and the service was amazing, waiter was super kind. This place is a family owned restaurant and everything tasted home-made. Recommended it ti all my friends and I will definitely be eating here again!!!!"

"We dined here about a month ago and it was delicious! Food was fresh and well made, the service was warm and friendly. My gnocchi was delicious, husband loved his pasta and so did our daughter. Our daughter has severe nut allergies and they were able to accommodate her because they have control over their ingredients, breads and kitchen. It's a small family run place, it has heart and good food."

"We went to Caruso's for dinner while visiting Capitola. Be aware that the place is really small. Indoor seating is very limited. We were seated outside initially, but the server was kind enough to call us in when a seat opened up. We had ordered the vegetarians pizza and the Dischetti Al Tartufo. Both tasted good, especially the sauce in Dischetti Al Tarufo was excellent. We do not know what was the reason but they forgot about our order for a while. Then they realised later and got the food. It was 45 mins since we ordered. Also they got us gnocchi al forno instead of Dischetti Al Tartufo and we had to send it back. Overall we had a decent experience."

"Went to dinner last night with friends. This place is very small. 4seats at bar watching the chef cook and approx 8 tables. It will get crowded but I thought the food was pretty good but not something to rave about in my opinion. They have a Wine & Beer License just an FYI. The staff was friendly and attentive. It was a nice place but I won’t be going back. I realize that everyone has different tastes and it was nice to try but now a repeat place for me. Here is what we ordered: (I included some pictures of our meal). Salmon Special served with a red sauce (very nice portion of Salmon that was flaky) , roasted potatoes and vegetable. My wife had the Lasagne and it was ok - it was missing ricotta cheese) nothing special. I split the Fettuccine Porcini (That was fantastic) and a Biancaneve Pizza (The pizza didn’t have much flavor even with the truffle oil). We finished our meal with homemade desserts: Tiramisu and some other gelatinous desert served with some sauce. We should have skipped the deserts actually. The Tiramisu was lacking a rum flavor and the chocolate sauce drizzle overpowered this dish. The other thing really had no flavor."