Homey eatery & bar featuring American dishes made with locally sourced organic produce. Based on 933 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
40 Penny Ln, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: (831) 722-8052
Website: http://californiagrillrestaurant.com/
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Hours
| Friday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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7 AM–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Ali Hanks
Don’t let the office building location deter you. Fabulous restaurant for a great fresh, organic dinner whether it’s a special occasion or just a nice night out. Fresh bread and butter came along with the menus. Vegetables organic and locally grown. Appetizers included the fresh vegetable plate (lots to share) and the crab cakes (mushy but good). Artichoke chicken is a must have. $3 to share the plate, which means two plates with lots of sides. Salmon is also tasty and topped with fresh salsa/pico de gallo. Sides include au gratin potatoes, sweet potato fries, fries, or polenta. Make a reservation on a busy night.
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kara Piramoon
Delicious fresh food and friendly service (Sharon Ann and others).
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Dave Anderson
Second vist and first time at the bar on a busy Friday night. Such a great group of people working there, staff was polite and responsive, and they knew how to work, which is increasingly rare these days. The two bartenders were especially responsive taking care of regulars, those have drinks while waiting for a table and cranking out beverages for the whole restaurant, just doing the needful at every turn and not forgetting to check in on customers without being asked. Soooo refreshing to get service like this again. Thank you.
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Jay Mousavi
We went here for lunch and got seated promptly. Our waitress was very nice and attentive.
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** Smith
Great food and the staff were attentive. We had tri tip with a brown gravy and mushroom sauce. Excellent. Pricing was reasonable for what they serve!!
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Sandy D
I cannot believe that I have never heard of this restaurant. It is honestly the best food I’ve had in Santa Cruz county. Definitely was not expecting such an amazing meal, especially when the restaurant is located in some sort of business building. The appetizers are great and very reasonably priced. The salads are mostly under $20 and are huge. One of my favorite things about the restaurant is the menu. I have not been to a restaurant where I liked almost every single item on the menu. Definitely definitely definitely definitely recommend
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louis Moran
Remember this is just a review based on my experience while visiting the place. First of all, do not let the appearance of the place from the out side fool you. Once you come in, the place looks great. First the service, the waiter was attentive and ready to answer any question we had. She kept coming to our table and asking if we need it anything else. The place was clean and accommodating. Where you are going to be happy is the food. I ate the bbq ribs and let m tell you, they were tender and the bbq sauce was delicious. If you are around, I would recommend stopping by, you will be not disappointed. As for me, I will see you around!
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Ryan M
We were excited to try the food here for the first time in years. A friend had been nice enough to give us a gift card for the grill. I would not recommend getting takeout if you come here. We ordered the tri-tip and skirt steak entrees. The meat was way over cooked and extremely tough, almost inedible. The fries were also not good. Very disappointed with the experience and I likely won’t be back.
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Nancy Napier
The food is very good but I had to go twice to get a decent table as a single dinner. I also made a reservation for the second time. The first time I didn’t stay. The time with the reservation the seater told me they saved the best tables for more than one person. I spoke with the supervisor before I left and she was defensive. It was a bad experience.
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Sweet Kiki831
The food is decent, but the service sucks big time. The place will be near empty and they still will seat you in the worst table in the whole place. Also, waited 45 minutes for an entry salad…it’s a big disappointment. They really need a new manager.
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