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My third time eating here for lunch. The mac n cheese is home style. I probably would have enjoyed the bread crumb topping to be a little crispier and a little more seasoned, and I would have liked a bolder cheesy flavor, but points for serving temp piping hot, super creamy consistency, and good cal

Had sandwiches (with Almond butter jam) served with pickled carrots. They were so tasty that I felt like having more.

Great cafe food just a few minutes walk from both the Santa Cruz boardwalk and wharf. I had their Harvest Salad, chocolate croissant (from Companion Bakeshop), and chai latte. They have breakfast, salads, soups, sandwiches, pastries, coffee drinks, and ice cream (from The Ice Creamery). Good for bre

We enjoyed our quick lunch outside, staff was friendly and service quick. Extensive menu! We liked the avocado toast, however the BLA had wáy too much lettuce compared to the BA - it felt like a salad with two pieces of bread. The menuboard also failed to mention the BLA had a mustard spread, it was

Highly recommend stopping here if you are ever in Santa Cruz. Across the street from the beach, the Picnic Basket offers high quality food for fair prices. I searched the whole area for an egg salad sandwich, decided on this spot, and was not disappointed. The macaroni and cheese was just amazing to

I was going to leave a a good review on the veggie breakfast burrito I ordered (which was delicious - expensive but delicious), but as I continued to eat it throughout the day I noticed that there were bits of wadded up napkin or paper towel in the burrito. At first I thought it was my imagination o

Very accessible, small, and quaint. I really enjoyed the avocado toast, it was delicious. The staff was friendly. I'd recommend this place to anyone.

We were in Santa Cruz for just one night and staying at a motel right by. We already read good reviews so the choice was simple. We all had different salads, all of them were fresh, tasty and the portions generous. Price was fair, service courteous and fast. We would have definitely gone back if we