The Water Street Grill Menu – Santa Cruz, CA

Type : American restaurant

Location : Santa Cruz, CA

Low-key, family-owned restaurant offering classic American steak & seafood, plus beer & wine. Based on 373 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

The Water Street Grill 95060

Address:
503 Water St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Phone: (831) 332-6122

Website:

Hours

Friday 4:30–9 PM
Saturday 4:30–9 PM
Sunday 4:30–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 4:30–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 4:30–9 PM
Wednesday 4:30–9 PM
Thursday 4:30–9 PM

Menu

STARTERS
BBQ SHRIMP
Served on a bed of creamy mashed potatoes and sprinkled with green onions.
FRIED SLICED PICKLES
Served with our Cajun horseradish sauce.
CRISPY CALAMARI
Served with garlic aioli and cocktail
HUMMUS
Served with organic veggies & vegan bread.
CLAM CHOWDER
With a side of garlic bread.
FRIED ASPARAGUS
Served with garlic aioli
CHICKEN WINGS
Tossed in a With ranch dip, carrots and celery sticks.
ARTICHOKES HEARTS
Deep fried baby artichokes served with garlic aioli
MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS
House-made cheese sticks served with your choice of
GREENS
GARDEN FRESH CHEF SALAD
Organic baby greens, tomatoes, egg, green onions, carrots, radishes, asparagus
WILD ARGULA SALAD
Feta cheese, lemon vinaigrette, sliced apples, and candied walnuts.
SAUTÉED RADISHES WITH GREEN BEANS
Toasted green beans, radishes and pine nuts.
CAESAR SALAD
Organic romaine lettuce with parmesan cheese and croutons.
WATER STREET HOUSE SALAD
Organic baby greens with blue cheese crumbles, candied walnuts, sliced apples, strawberries, and dried cranberries.
KITCHEN SINK SALAD
Organic baby greens, candied carrots, roasted bell peppers, seasonal vegetables, and phyllo fried feta.
BURGERS & SANDWICHES
GRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICH
Grilled Chicken garnished with green leaf lettuce, tomato and red onion on a toasted ciabatta bread.
AMERICANA BURGER
8 oz, Angus beef, lettuce, tomato, red onion and slices of fried pickle. Served with Water St. BBQ sauce.
CAJUN SHRIMP
Blackened shrimp or red snapper, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a toasted ciabatta roll.
FISH SANDWICH
Blackened shrimp or red snapper, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a toasted ciabatta roll.
COWBOY BURGER
Topped with crispy onion strings, cheddar, smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and BBQ sauce on the side.
THE WATER TOWER SANDWICH
Grilled Skirt steak with provolone on a toasted French roll with Au Jus and horseradish.
HERB TURKEY BURGER
8 oz. turkey patty with green leaf, tomato,red onion and rosemary garlic mayo drizzled on top.
GOUDA BURGER
Smoked gouda cheese, grilled mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, and red onions.
VEGGIE BURGER
A blend of garden vegetables and whole grains topped with grilled mushrooms and a side of teriyaki sauce. Served with lettuce, tomato and red onion.
KIDS
MAC & CHEESE
Served with fresh steamed broccoli on the side.
FISH & CHIPS
Served with French fries and carrots.
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH
Served with
FETTUCCINE NOODLES
Great noodles with butter.
THE FUN BURGER
Angus beef patty, lettuce, tomato and pickle. Served with
MAIN
SKIRT STEAK
Tender steak topped with Served with mashed potatoes and broccoli.
SEASONED SIRLOIN STEAK
An 8oz. seasoned steak topped with sweet grilled onions and mushrooms with a side of mashed potatoes and asparagus.
NEW YORK STRIP STEAK
12 oz. New York, certified Angus beef with garlic butter on the side. Served with rosemary red potatoes and asparagus.
GRILLED PORK CHOP
Tender pork loin with creamy mashed potatoes and green beans with onions.
FETTUCCINE ALFREDO
Tender Fettuccine noodles smothered in creamy Alfredo sauce.
BOURBON STREET CHICKEN AND SHRIMP
Cajun seasoned chicken and shrimp, rosemary red potatoes, grilled onions and mushrooms. Served on a sizzling skillet.
GRILLED WILD SALMON
Topped with Hollandaise sauce, served with pearl couscous and asparagus.
BLACKEN FISH TACOS
2 corn tortillas topped with our saffon aioli and mango fruit salsa.
CALAMARI STEAK ALMONDINE
Lightly breaded, grilled and topped with herb butter. Served with rice pilaf and asparagus.
FISH & CHIPS
Beer battered fresh red snapper, fries, homemade coleslaw and your choice of
FAMOUS MAC N’ CHEESE
Beer battered fresh red snapper, fries, homemade coleslaw and your choice of
SEAFOOD PASTA
Salmon, prawns and mushrooms over a bed of fettuccine with your choice of
SPECIALTIES
RIB EYE STEAK
12oz Angus choice topped with herb butter, rosemary potatoes, and asparagus. 10oz Lobster tail
LOBSTER TAIL
12oz Angus choice topped with herb butter, rosemary potatoes, and asparagus. 10oz Lobster tail
GARLIC NEW YORK STEAK
12 oz. New York Steak marinated in balsamic vinegar and topped with slow roasted garlic. Served with mashed potatoes and asparagus.
CHICKEN PICCATA
Chicken breast cutlets, tossed in flour, browned and served with a sauce of butter, lemon juice, capers and white wine. With asparagus and rice pilaf.
FILLET MIGNON
8 oz. Served with blue cheese butter on top, mashed potatoes and broccolini.
FINISH
BREAD PUDDING
Served warm and topped with home-made whiskey sauce, whipped cream and fresh fruit.
KILLER CHOCOLATE CAKE
Layers upon layers of rick chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
NEW YORK STYLE CHEESE CAKE
Served with fresh fruit and whipped cream
CREME BRULEE
Rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar.
TIRAMISU
Sweet Italian cream cheese and Marsala custard between layers of espresso and rum soaked lady fingers.
FRIED ICE CREAM
Fried vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
SCOOP OF ICE CREAM
Locally hand crafted ice cream
RED VELVET CAKE
Layers of red velvet with cream cheese icing
BUTTER CREAM ICE CREAM SANDIWCH
Homemade with the choice of
CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
Warm chocolate lava cake made to order topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, fresh fruit and vanilla ice cream on the side. Takes 12-15 Minutes

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Rocio Carvajal
I absolutely loved the food and service, and the atmosphere is quite nice. The food was flavorful, and our waiter was so fun and kind and attentive. I didn’t catch his name, but he was great. He brought me his recommended choice of wine, which was delicious. The dessert: I was pleasantly surprised. A larger amount of dessert, which I did not expect (amazing surprise), and that was so yummy and beautifully plated. I look forward to returning again soon! Added to my favorites for Santa Cruz.

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Matt Cooper
Amazing. The best food we have had on our US road trip so far and this was our third week. Truly fantastic and a little hidden gem. Service was fantastic and friendly and the food….just wow….the sirloin seasoned steak I had was cooked to perfection and the sides with it complimented it brilliantly. If you want good food and decently priced and in Santa Cruz, this is the place to go. 5*

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Cheryl Noon
Had a great dinner at the Water Street Grill the other day. I’m a pretty tough critic regarding restaurants and food. So here goes. I will start with my only gripe and get that out of the way. Though I realize real estate is a high commodity in Santa Cruz County, it was definitely a tight fit in there. But for a mostly full house and close tables it was quiet and quaint.

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Alexandra Weber
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Carol Platt
We visited on a Sunday night, and had reservations. We were seated immediately. We had the Grilled Salmon, the Chicken Piccata, and the Chicken Alfredo. Everything was delicious and the service was perfect. I give all the credit to Shelley ! She treated us like family ! The icing on the cake was that I mentioned that we had been camping and I sure could use another scoop of mashed potatoes, joking. She brought out another scoop for me. I was so excited, the potatoes were simply scrumptious. It had the perfect amount creaminess and ground pepper. I would definitely recommend. My only slight disappointment was my Salmon was slightly over cooked. Not very juicy, but on the dry side. It was still good. The pasta dishes were excellent.

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Blanca Reyna
The dinner was delicious, better than I expected. The site is cozy and has good music. My husband and I ate fish and chips, sirloin steak and tiramisu. The prices are reasonable. We’ll be back for sure.

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Hailey Bentivegna
Very good about allergies. Our waitress was very kind and helpful. Loved the food, got the garlic butter shrimp pasta.

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Joseph Powell
Awesome!! Great staff. Cozy atmosphere.

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Rob Dang
10 out of 10 if existed. They went out of the way to please customers. My nephew didn’t like the sauteed potato with skin so the server swapped out for mash potatoes for him.

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LilPotat
Our server was very sweet and attentive. The place is pretty small and so was the seating. We had about 6 people and we were pretty crammed. The server was nice and turned on the out door heater for us. The food was about 8/10. Pretty pricey. Delicious but nothing extraordinary. Lots of sea food options. Overall good experience to try.

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