Venus Spirits Tasting Room - Santa Cruz

Waitperson was excellent. Uncomfortable seating outdoors, metal bar stools with no backs. Hamburger was good. Fried chicken is over spiced. But it was the best Manhattan I've ever had.

So many people had been raving about Venus Spirits. I finally tried it on a Thursday night. The menu, ambiance, and experience were underwhelming. It was just another Santa Cruz dining disappointment. My husband got the burger (undercooked and made him a little sick. I got the fried chicken which was over breaded and fried. It was edible, but not something I would want to eat again. The watermelon salad that came with it was tiny (about a quarter cup and just mini pieces of watermelon and cucumber; nothing else. The corn bread was very sweet and tasty. I got the Beach Don 't Kill My Vibe strawberry lemon basil cocktail. It was good, but at $14 small and overpriced. I 'm tiny at 5 foot nothing, but didn 't even feel it. It wasn 't necessarily weak, but just a really small quantity (maybe 4 ounces? . Beer and wine options were limited and good enough. Wait staff was nice and attentive. Bottom line: overhyped, overpriced, good staff, and not worth the 4% surcharge added to the bill.

Celebrating a bday. Great ambiance, good food and fun cocktails.

We had a very good dinner at Venus Spirits Westside. Food was excellent and service was very good. Loved the cocktails

The wait staff were great, there was an issue w/ the salad not being up to par as was in the past. I spoke w/ my waiter said all the goodies on the lettuce were skimpy, it was resolved immediately w/ grace!