Let me preface this by saying I'm a life long Sant...

Let me preface this by saying I'm a life long Santa Cruz local that is no stranger to micro brews and funky roadside taverns.

I really want to give this place a higher review because I love the local, funky feel but both times I've been here the service and organization and cleanliness was severely lacking.

First time:

July 2016

The unclear direction whether to seat yourself or wait to be seated, the 30 minutes to get the wait staff to bus the table they seated us at (which we ended up mostly bussing ourselves), never to return to take the drink order. We ended up qoing to the bar ourselves which is ok, but after saying "I'll be right back to take your drink order " and not returning..

They were somewhat busy, but the food took quite a while (30-40 mins after ordering) Then when it arrived, it took another 10 minutes and two asks to get silverware. No napkins. We got our own.

The food was pretty tasty, but cool after the wait. The beer was decent in the sea of local tap rooms.

Second try:

The wife really wanted to return for her mother's day late lunch. We spent the day hitting a couple local farms, fruit stands, bakery, Pillar Point harbor and just enjoying the great weather and views.

Showed up around 4:15. Plenty of parking right out front. Still no clear direction whether to seat yourself or not.. so we stood there for a couple minutes and then seated ourselves at one of the four or five semi-clean or un-bussed tables.

We went back to the counter to get menus and were told to come back up to order.. ok.

The wife and I ordered fish and chips. The kids, chicken tenders and hot dog. Both with fries.



The place was un-kept, messy and disorganized. Food and napkins on the floor, people bussing their own tables. Saw several getting thier own water, etc. One couple who sat after us got up and left.

On a 1 to 5 scale, overall the food was rated a 2, the service 3, the cleanliness a 2 and the beer a 3.

As a business owner as well, I feel there's a decent opportunity to make this a really cool place for food and brews, but they need to focus on the basics and get some experienced staff. Who knows, maybe I'll try them again. I'm a glutton for punishment.