Venus Spirits Cocktails & Kitchen | Westside Menu – Santa Cruz, CA

Type : Restaurant

Location : Santa Cruz, CA

Based on 128 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Venus Spirits Cocktails & Kitchen | Westside 95060

Address:
200 High Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Phone: (831) 600-7376

Website:

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Hours

Friday 5–9 PM
Saturday 4–9 PM
Sunday 4–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
5–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 5–9 PM
Wednesday 5–9 PM
Thursday 5–9 PM

Menu

Small Plates & Snacks
Cornbread
bourbon bacon jam, chili honey butter, chilies
$8.00
Applewood Smoked Nuts
marcona almonds, rosemary, lemon salt, black pepper
$5.00
Burrata
white balsamic, seasonal fruit, companion bread, crisp herbs
$14.00
Greens
House Salad
manchego emulsion, roasted squash, toasted seeds, mint coriander dressing
$12.00
Arugula
cornbread crouton, smoked honey mustard, baby tomatoes, rainbow carrots
$12.00
Between Bread
Grilled Chicken Sando
garlic aioli, whole grain mustard, arugula, manchego, companion bread
$16.00
Tacos
Maitake Mushroom Tostada
smashed black beans, avocado, salsa brava, salsa verde, cabbage
$9.00
Marinated Fish Taco
salsa verde, salsa brava, avocado, cucumber, cabbage, garlic aioli
$8.00
Llano Seco Smoked Pork Taco
pineapple, achiote sauce, cabbage, cotija, lime
$8.00
Mains
Fried Chicken
sweet and spicy peppers, cucumber watermelon salad, cornbread, chili honey butter, hot sauce
$22.00
Sides
Venus Fries
house spice blend, garlic aioli, ketchup
$6.00
Five Mac & Cheese
cornbread crumble, chives
$8.00
Cucumber Melon Salad
cucumber, watermelon, red onion, basil oil
$7.00
Sweet & Spicy Peppers
heirloom sweet peppers, pickled tabasco peppers
$4.00
Braised Market Greens
calabrian chili, grana, torn companion bread
$10.00
Dessert
Way Ward Chocol Ate Torte
Cinnamon, Chili, Cacao Nibs
$12.00
Cocktails
Beach, Don’t Kill My Vibe
gin no. 01, strawberry, lemon, basil
$10.00
Laura Palmer
gin no. 01, hibiscus tea reduction, rose water, lemon, seltzer
$14.00
Venus Martinez
gin no. 02, carpano antica, luxardo maraschino, angostura, orange peel
$12.00
Gin And Tonics
gin no. 01, house tonic, lavender, lemon; gin no. 02, house tonic, orange, juniper, peppercorn
$10.00
Scandanaviation
venus aquavit, luxardo maraschino, lemon, creme de violette
$12.00
Frozen Paloma Libre
el ladrón blanco, giffard pamplemousse liquer, aperol, riesling, lime, grapefruit
$12.00
Like A Boss
el ladrón blanco, ancho reyes poblano verde, chareau aloe, lime, smoked sea salt
$12.00
House Ginger Mule
choose your favorite spirit + house ginger beer, lime; gin no. 01 – gin no. 02 – aquavit – bourbon – rye – vodka
$10.00
Gun Smoke
wayward single malt whiskey, nux walnut liqueur, averna, chocolate bitters, peated whiskey spritz, charred cinnamon
$15.00
Cocktails For Two
canned cocktails; negroni / sazerac / last word
$22.00
Sparkling
Equinox Blanc De Blanc, Monterey $60.00
White
Simi Savignon Blanc 2018, Sonoma Co., CA $9.00
Rose
Birichino Vin Gris 2019, CA $13.00
Ser Bechtold Vineyards Cinsault $12.00
Red
Soquel Vineyards Pinot Noir, SCM $13.00
Draft Beer
Fruition “Slip” Pale Lager $6.00
Fruition “Citrosa” IPA $6.00
Non-Alcoholic
House Cucumber Lime Cooler $4.00
House Strawberry Lemonade $4.00
House Ginger Beer $4.00
House Tonic $4.00
Mexican Coke $3.00
Mexican Squirt $3.00
Fever-Tree Tonic
Indian or Mediterranean
$3.00
Martinelli’s Apple Cider $3.00

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Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

KC C
We had such a lovely Mother’s Day lunch at Venus. The hubby and I have been to the distillery at the old location a few times, but we have not been to the kitchen and new distillery location on High Road. Everything about our visit was awesome.

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S Garcia
The server was very knowledgeable about the menu and recommended some great drinks for us (beach don’t kill my vibe and a Laura Palmer)! She even offered to swap out a a drink for us when we honest about not liking our gin and tonic with gin #2. We ended up being bigger fans of the floral gin #1. Great customer service and drinks! Great flavor combinations.

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Zeb Goodell
Great atmosphere, fun drinks and tasty food. It was my wife’s birthday and the waiter gave us a really good slice of chocolate cake as well!

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Madeline Pfister
Yummy spot. Rating is for brunch. Bagel board was absolutely delicious! Really enjoyed the corn waffle & pancakes were pretty good! Wish there were more food options, by 11:30 they had run out of the everything bagel and the chia pudding. Cocktail menu is still as versatile and it’s delightful.

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Sean McCurry-Nieto
Always great cocktails, and some slight changes for the cocktail menu from the tasting room next door just means more to sample!

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Alex Lorden
Great food; celiac and gluten-free friendly, even a dedicated fryer for fries! Service was friendly and prompt which was great since we had a two year old with us. The kind of place we’d want to sit and drink a while longer if we could!

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SteveandKi Dunn
Yum! Great menu of healthy and not-so-healthy offerings. Delicious cocktails. Outdoor seating, dogs ok. Cornbread looked and sounded good but was a bit dry. Smoked salmon was delicious as my meal, even though it was considered a small plate.

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demir ozcakir
Ordered 3 cocktails and they were mostly watery and shorted on alcohol. Got much more drunk off of 3 beers than these 14$ cocktails. Either adjust the price or add more alcohol to the cocktails. Couldn’t taste the spirits itself in the drinks. As a craft distillery they should make the spirits shine more in their cocktails rather than just showcasing their mixtures.

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Saf Ali
The food was excellent. We had the whipped Manchego – highly recommend it. Followed by the bucatini with chicken. Perfectly done. My friend had the sausage board and was in love with that. The vibe is also very nice. Indoor / outdoor California vibe. Will definitely be coming back.

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Randall
Great first experience. All the food was really tasty, especially the Chile Relleno. Can’t wait to have the Mac-n-Cheese adult style with the pork and Calabrian chiles. The base Max-n-Cheese is easily the best in town. Only able to sample one cocktail – Like A Boss – but it was very good. Going back soon!

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