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   Fritz

   San Francisco

   27 reviews

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   5.0

   27 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience3

   Great food, great cocktails, love it that there's outside seating now, though the corner is noisy and some outside tables have no seat backs (they're stools). Expensive, but all the good places are right now

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   Sancho

   Sacramento

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall4food5service4ambience4

   Took a chance on trying this great little restaurant out. Parking is easy (parking garage directly above the restaurant), outside seating is nice but on the street might be too busy for some folks), great drink selection and food was super tasty with a small but diverse menu. Definitely recommend.

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   melissar

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience3

   will go back. unusual things on the menu which I appreciated.

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   WineGal

   New Mexico

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Oswald’s is one of my favorite restaurants to eat at in downtown Santa Cruz. Food is consistently of a high quality. Staff and their customer service is excellent. I love their burger and fries with a glass of red wine. Don’t miss the Chocolate Soufflé- which is one of the best dark chocolate desserts in Santa Cruz. Because of their popularity- this is a busy restaurant and sometimes I find the noise level high for people that have a hard time in high noise environments. Best to have a dinner reservation and not be turned away.

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   StephenB

   Tahoe

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   Oswald is our favorite “special” restaurant in Santa Cruz.

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   Foodlove

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Ordered the fried chicken breast sandwich and salad, wish the salad was more than just a pile of greens and some light dressing drizzled over the top. Other than that it was a nice post-COVID, back in the public, restaurant experience

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   MarkL

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on July 31, 2022

   overall4food5service5ambience4

   Food was great, service was excellent. My wife had the lasagna, and I had the fried chicken. Both were yummy. Topped it off with a nice crème brûlée for dessert: simple, but perfectly executed.

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   KathyR

   San Francisco

   33 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on July 31, 2022

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Our first time here and the cocktails were great! We ordered Manhattan straight up, Cosmojito on the bar menu, Lemon Drop, and wine by the glass (Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon). Both soups were delicious (Chicken Orzo & Mushroom). Entrees (skirt steak & Casserolet) offered generous portions and the seared ahi was just enough to count as an entree after the soup. The almond custard torte was the perfect dessert to end our meal.

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   SCFoodiesKinda

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on July 28, 2022

   overall4food5service4ambience3

   Everything (food/service) was very good. Only issue was that our entree came out too soon after the appetizer (only about 5 min later). Definitely could be worse problems, but they could pay a little more attention to this...

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    CageAngus

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent food and service. One if the best restaurants in Santa Cruz!

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    GalitF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great, friendly service. Soups served nice and hot. Ordered the chicken orzo soup and Parisian gnocchi. One of the best meals I’ve ever had. Desserts excellent too (we shared chocolate soufflé and panna cotta). Note Meal Portions are not huge so not ideal for sharing.

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    MichelleB

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    A lovely place, overall, and great service. We had dined here before and the food was top notch. Unfortunately when we visited this time, the food was not done to previous standards. Burnt hamburger buns, scant ingredients, etc. Chalking it up to a bad day for that cooking crew, just disappointing at such a hefty price.

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    robk

    Atlanta

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food was excellent, although priced a bit on the high side. Soup, saled, gnocchi all very good, and service very good as well.

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    SantaCruzansMandM

    Yosemite

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    The chicken orzo soup was delicious. The service was excellent. I thought the buyer was overpriced.

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    Gretchen

    Charleston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 16, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    We loved all the dishes we ordered, very tasty! Felt the value was excellent as well. Would definitely recommend

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    LoveToEat

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    Fantastic presentation for Pork tenderloin with polenta and the ahi tuna dishes. And the were cooked to perfection. Confit was delicious too. Perfect meal.

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    DonnaB

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent. Great service from bartender as our waiter at lunch

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    EventsLady

    San Francisco

    53 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    53 reviews

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Excellent customer service. Our server took great care re: our food allergies, and the duck confit was amazing!

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    Julia

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 2, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Best hamburger, great cocktails. We love date night at Oswald.

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    cindym

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2022

    overall2food4service1ambience2

    Had to ask the bartender to turn down the music twice. Both of us had the hamburgers and both had intestinal problems as soon as we got home. I think maybe it was old aioli. The meat was great. Over salted fries I've enjoyed eating at Oswald's several times, this was not one of them.

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    RhiannonL

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Such a fantastic experience, the food was incredible and the service was outstanding (the waitress was absolutely fabulous, the hostess must have been having a bad day).

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    LoriR

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It has been years since my husband and I ate at Oswald's. Returning for his birthday celebration was a fabulous experience. I found myself asking myself, why did we wait so long? Our server was knowledgeable and so helpful. The food and drinks were some of the best we've ever had. I can't recommend Oswald's enough, whether for a special occasion, or just a weeknight dinner and cocktail.

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    PaulaA

    Central Coast

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on June 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, innovative and delicious. Great service too! I brought a friend from out of town and he loved everything!

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    SeanG

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was great — as always!

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    DebbieB

    San Francisco

    32 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on June 25, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience2

    Sitting outside was our choice, but our table on the corner was really loud with all of the traffic going by. Took a long time for anyone to come to our table. Bread was brought out but we had no place settings. I ordered the lasagna which was very bland but came with a nice side salad. Husband had the salmon which was ok, except for the untasty green sauce served with it. Our waitress was very nice. I think they were likely understaffed as the restaurant was quite busy.

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    CatherineG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 25, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I will return again and again for the lasagne. Inventive men masterly prepared.

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    ElizabethA

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall2food4service1ambience4

    Food was delicious and the ambience was nice. Our server was quite rude and didn’t make our dining experience very pleasant. We ended up going elsewhere for dessert and another drink because we didn’t feel comfortable. The service alone doesn’t make me inclined to come back.

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    Bebe

    San Francisco

    40 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall2food1service2ambience2

    This used to be the place I would take people from out of town, but after the last couple of times here, I'm looking elsewhere. I don't know what happened to them ~ maybe Covid, but they haven't bounced back from having a great menu, good food, excellent service. Now, the menu has more drinks and cocktails than food and while we had a good server, everything was slow and took longer than usual. We were there at 5:30 so it wasn't busy. My entree was so dry that I only ate half of it and didn't take the rest home. I'm very disappointed as I used to love this place.

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    Simone

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2022

    overall2food3service3ambience2

    The frisee salad was mediocre--had potential. The fried chicken--average--I've had much, much better and the green salad that came with it was simply a bunch of greens. The asparagus was good and the gnocchi was too. The bread nothing spectacular. Hence, for the price and all the fuss, the food and ambience should have been much much better and consistently so. The carpet, floor and bathroom weren't very clean either and you sink in the "booth like" seats.

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    KSB3

    Houston

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on June 12, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    Celebrated son’s UCSC graduation. Food was great and the service was outstanding. Thank you for accommodating our large group.

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    Jasmine

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    excellent as always! the food is amazing and the menu changes which I always appreciate. great staff and service, a favorites for sure!

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    KevinR

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on May 26, 2022

    overall3food3service4ambience2

    It’s….fine. Not as great as I had been led to believe. Our waitress Shannon was super nice.

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    Jess

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing food and expert service! Can't wait to return!

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    Lars

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 19, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    Overcooked fried chicken and pork loin more like a thick, boneless chop. Service was great.

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35. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Anniversary

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    ChuckM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and service. There were a variety of options from which to choose.

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    SeaGypsy

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Enjoyed our meals at the bar; Josh is the greatest bartender! Very attentive and friendly. Never disappointed when we dine here, never had an “off” night. Thank you for providing an atmosphere where locals are always welcomed and recognized. Itʻs been a pleasure coming here all these years and we look forward to our next meal here! Aloha, Kent and Carmel Lowry

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    KeithC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Oswald is always consistently good. I brought a guest from out of town who I know enjoys pork chops. He loved Oswald's version. I had a great cocktail of the day and my usual, the best burger in Santa Cruz. Great service from greeting and throughout the meal. Thank you!

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    AnnetteS

    San Francisco

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on April 24, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Had a great night out at Oswald’s. Started with cocktails, which were excellent! Service was fantastic throughout. Menu is a bit limited, but everything was delicious. Definitely recommend this place!

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    Jase

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    A burger and fries that I wouldn’t mind getting again at all.

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