Chocolate 1522 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

"Slow service and the food didn’t have much flavor. Disappointed!"

"This place was amazing and so good! Service was on point. The prices are t crazy either!"

"Very cool menu. Great for stopping in for desert or going for a smaller dinner with lots of flavorful apps. The owner is normally there serving and loves dogs!"

"First time here, visiting Santa Cruz. Great vibe on the patio. Had the Chocolate Orange Pork, probably one of the best things I've ever eaten! Margarita was tasty too! I'm Gluten free and dairy free and there were lots of options to choose from."

"They just about lost me at the name. I don’t really eat chocolate and I just assumed that considering their name is was gonna be slim pickins for my get together with old friends, but it was their choice, not mine. They seat us among the houseplants out front and I felt like a kid hiding from the adults perambulating on what used to be the Pacific Garden Mall. The locals bitch about how much has changed, but what I find amazing about Santa Cruz, is how many things have stayed the same. Some changes however are not bad and Chocolate Restaurant is one of those happy occasions! I get this chicken pie dish that is a revelation in the pie department. Completely different than I’m used to and one of the best meat pies I’ve ever had. The consistency is like a regular pot pie got together with a quiche and they had a love baby. I know, it’s hard to describe, but it’s good, even remarkable. My friends share a dessert that contains a lady finger and chocolate and looks positively obscene, I mean really. Add all this to the fact that the bathroom is in Bookshop Ssnta Cruz, which is like a dragon having to pass through a dragon hoard on its way to the rest room… your friends might wonder where you disappeared off to. The place ain’t cheap, but it’s fun and they obviously put a lot of thought into the menu and the experience. I wouldn’t put it on my weekly list, it’s too expensive, but I’d bring out of town guests and save it for special occasions."