Vim Dining and Desserts - Santa Cruz, California

Isa L.

100% recomendado… buen ambiente, excelente comida y postres ♥️

Monica I.

We went to celebrate a birthday and Eric and Colin both made our whole group feel special. We sat outside on the covered patio that was perfectly warmed with heat lamps. I don’t usually ever describe food as phenomenal but we were all in heaven with each of our dishes. The pasta was so good that I don’t even want to make pasta at home ever again. We had drinks, appetizers, dinner and dessert. All were unforgettable. We decided we will be returning for each of our birthdays, it was that special! Thank you Eric & Colin for your wonderful hospitality.

rootxv

Everything was fantastic and unique. We had a couple cocktails, brussel sprout appetizer, chicken meatball and sea bass mains, and vim chocolate cake. There were no misses. It was a full house but they still made room and time for us.

Colca

Sea bass is best of the night. Chocolate cake is not on a good balance so will skip next time.

Outdoor seating is next to street so not so quiet with car noise. Service is good though.

Dallas T.

Came with a group of friends and tried everything on the menu.

I went to culinary school and would say I know food well. Humbly.

This place blew my mind. Flavor wise and service wise.

The steak and pork was sous vide and cooked to perfection. The flavors were creative, yet tasted like comfort. Santa Cruz dining elevated. The desserts were every flavor you crave. The peach churro doughnut was god like.

John M.

It was my wife’s Birthday and we made reservations for four people. We got to the restaurant and sat at a nice table and started looking at the menu. It took a few minutes, but we realized that the menus on the table were customized with a Happy Birthday wish. Through out the evening, we ordered two drinks each, the drinks were all good, but I think the favorite was the Pomegranate Margaritta. For appetizers, we ordered the Moroccan Spiced Lamb Meatballs with fresh garlic naan, the Kimchi Rice Fritters, and the Fried Artichoke Salad. They were good, fresh, and delicious. That fresh garlic naan with the lamb meatballs was the best. For entrees, we ordered the Red Wine Filet Mignon; the meat just melted in your mouth, the best I had in a very long time. We also ordered the special Stiped Bass, Curry Yogurt Chicken, and the Spring Leek Fettuccini. Those dinners were amazing, we all tried a bite. They were all done to perfection and had their specialized taste. I never order chicken but ordered the Curry Yogurt Chicken just based on the description, and it did not disappoint, it was really good. For desert, we ordered the Vim Chocolate Cake (chocolate heaven), Lemon Pistachio Churro (amazing), and the Tahini Semifreddo (vegan and good). Our waitress Laura and the rest of the staff were very professional, excellent, super nice, and easy to talk to. We will definitely come back to VIM. Thank you for a great evening.

Grant H.

Best food in Santa Cruz county, period. Pricey, but worth the money.

Charles C. ?.

Vim continues to maintain a very high standard for their food, and keeps the menu fresh. On the recent visit I had a filet mignon with some amazing sauce and accompaniments. Creative cocktails too. Service is knowledgeable and friendly, but because they are busy it tends to be slow and sometimes inattentive.