Bantam, was an absolutely incredible dining experience! To start, they offered an incredible selection of, wines, beers, and non alcoholic beverages. Food wise, I chose, their bacon, stone fruit, and buratta pizza, as well as a marinara pizza with sausage and mozzarella. I also had the seared scallops, and I kid you not, I have never eaten faster. The stone fruit added a great contrast to the bacon and buratta. The classic marinara, sausage, and mozzarella pizza was delicious, with a bit of a kick to it. The scallops where perfectly seasoned, and well seared. Everything complimented each other, in every dish. Absolutely delicious, I will definitely be sure to be back here!
This is my new favorite restaurant is Santa Cruz! They have a new chef and the food is SF-quality! What other restaurant in Santa Cruz is full on a Tuesday night (with a short wait) since Covid? I haven't seen any but this place was packed last night (Tuesday). I highly recommend it!
Really good pizza! Very friendly staff in a nice looking restaurant with great natural lighting. We ate inside, but they also offer outdoor seating for maximum natural light. The bread appetizer tasted good despite taking some physical effort to eat. My main knock is their $12 mocktail that I didn't like, although my girlfriend was ok with it. There's decent parking on the side and back.
Friendly servers, good vibes. Fresh ingredients for salad and pizza. I didn’t enjoy the salad but margarita and anchovy pizzas were both delicious.
This place was great. We were a large group with kids and were magically able to get a table pretty quickly. All the food was excellent - we tried several pizzas and a pork belly dish. The favorites were the salad - we all shared a Caesar and the fennel citrus salad which was outstanding! The atmosphere is fun and a tiny bit sophisticated and the service was perfect for a group with kids.
OMG.... We go here all the time, at least once a week.(this week we went twice), and we have never ever been disappointed. Amazing food, chill vibe, and killer cocktails.. menu always changes, and you can't go wrong
best pizza so far,they have good ipawhat else you want
The mixed drinks were pretty good. I like that you don’t need a reservation. Service is pretty good. Food didn’t knock my socks off, but it was solid and not bad in anyway.
Great meal all the way around. They don’t do reservations so dropped in at 5pm when they opened for an early dinner. Filled up quickly - was rainy no outdoor seating - good vibe inside. Our waiter Spencer was fun and great service. Everything we got pretty darn tasty. Their bourbon specialty cocktail “The Professor” highly recommend. Chicken with sweet potatoes, pepperoni pizza, bread and butter and caesar salad all highly tasty. Going back for sure.
Love the chicken and they always have great cocktails as well!