Restaurants near Hotel Paradox

Laili is the BEST restaurant in Santa Cruz! My sister will be 83 tomorrow, and I wanted to take here out for a special lunch. Of course, I chose Laili and was not disappointed!! We had two different waiters, as one was going off duty. Both young men were friendly, helpful and had good senses of humor. (I'll admit, we had fun laughing with them!) The garden setting in the patio was even more luscious than usual, with fresh tropical plants recently added. The marinated beet, arugula and feta salad was one of the best salads I've ever had! The main course of lamb kebobs, 3 sauces, delicious white rice and arugula was very good, as always. My only sliight pickiness was that the lamb seemed a bit over-cooked, but that may just be my taste. Otherwise, it was all perfect. We enjoyed the special ginger ale drinks. To top it all off, here came a chocolate cake topped with fresh raspberries for my sister's birthday dessert, complete with a tiny candle, which she blew out. Fortunately, she shared the dessert with me!

I was hesitant to book here due to the low rating. But after reading that the low ratings seemed to be one-offs at holiday times, we gave it a try and loved it! We ordered the giant steak, salads and appies. Although they had run out of the salmon crudo, we enjoyed our meal. The salads were especially outstanding and we would order again! The hotel is funky and nice. Great service and bartending! Enjoyed our time!

Great place. Great atmosphere.. pizza is pretty good. Had a large party of 19. We were accommodated. Only reason I gave it a 4 star was because I had to purchase 19 19 cups for soda instead of old school pictures. Would have came out same cost wise . But it was very inconvenient. I was given pictures at the end for the tables. I would recommend Woodstocks. Especially for large parties. Was not costly to feed 19 pizza lovers.

We made a reservation at Oswald's for our anniversary dinner. The food and service were WONDERFUL1 Our server was attentive and friendly--I wish I had gotten her name. I had the Rabbit Three Ways and my husband had the Skirt steak. We ended the meal with the Chocolate Mousse. It's been a good long while since we ate at Oswald's, but after tonight's dinner, we will be back more often!

The food is always excellent as well as the service. Dina provided us with superb service as usual. The menu offers a good amount of choices. It’s hard to pick, never had I had a meal that was disappointing. The steak and lobster were cooked to perfection when we went for Valentine’s Day. The last visit we had the Water Tower Sandwich, which was really yummy! Reservations recommended as it’s a small charming little restaurant.