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Oblò, Santa Cruz, CA

Oblò

4.6
4.6
73 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2 people
22:30
  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for creative cocktails
Modern Italian cuisine with Californian influence, sit in our beautiful dining room or enjoy one of our amazing craft drinks in the comfort and cozy lounge bar area.
Our chef Andrea designed an innovative menu that perfect match with the list of cocktails craft from the Bar manager Keith Fox.

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What 73 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Best Overall

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Best Food

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Best Ambience

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Best Value

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Innovative

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Good for groups

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Healthy

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Hot spot

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Great for fine wines

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Romantic

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Good for special occasions

  • Santa Cruz / Capitola / Aptos

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Oblò offers "excellent food and service" with creative cocktails and a welcoming atmosphere. Guests rave about the "friendly and attentive staff" and highlights include flavorful appetizers like Brussels sprouts, and main dishes such as the salmon and seafood pasta. The dining experience is enhanced by "beautiful presentation" and "delicious craft cocktails." Perfect for special occasions, Oblò is a "great addition to downtown."

73 Reviews
  1. LucyR VIP

    San Francisco3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    The food in the atmosphere was wonderful. On a Saturday night we had to wait an hour and a half for our dinner though. I’m not sure what happened there. It might not have been the servers fault. He did apologize. I would’ve wanted to know the reason.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco1 review

    2.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    We made reservations for two. We were seated at a small two top in the busiest passage of the service floor. There were plenty of empty tables during our visit. Our server was friendly and engaged. We ordered a bottle of wine, an artichoke salad with shrimp added and a flank steak special. The wine service was great. When the entrees came out the shrimp had a strong, foul odor that I noticed. It was my wife’s entree. She said she was glad I mentioned it and agreed that she was not inclined to eat it. The server was kind about listening and taking the bad smelling plate away. The front of house manager then came to our table and said that there was nothing wrong with the plate but would we like tonirder something else. My wife ordered a hamburger. He asked “what temperature?” She said medium. My steak dinner was getting cold, my wife encouraged me to dig in. It was good flank steak well done and over salted with about a pound of whipped mashed potatoes on the side. Oddly, there was a puddle of Italian dressing on the plate. But maybe that’s a style thing. The hamburger arrived and it was well done.y wife’s burger arrived with some lovely fried potatoes. The burger was well done. I flagged down the front of house manager and asked for a plate for the bun that my wife did not want to eat, and some mustard for my wife’s burger. The request was graciously acknowledged. half the burger later and the buns on the table, I flagged down another server and asked for mustard. Minutes later, mustard was brought to our table. they didn’t charge us for the stinky shrimp/artichoke salad. This is our third adventure at oblo. They are consistently bad at table service. The bar is excellent. The wine list is pretty good. The menu always looks promising. The front of house management is consistently bad. The execution of the menu is inconsistent, and sometimes dangerous- in my opinion.

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  3. Susan

    San Francisco1 review

    1.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Understaffed. While the food was good and had a nice price point, it was served cold and soggy. Owner, seat only the amount of people that your staff can support.

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  4. Gayle VIP

    San Francisco12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were all very impressed with the ambiance, food and service. Really quiet!

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  5. Paula VIP

    San Francisco84 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fabulous experience ~ excellent service, beautifully prepared meals, yummy inventive cocktails, well-priced wine list and charming ambience. Perfect for a birthday!

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  6. Rameena

    Central Coast14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 2 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Perfect for a night out with friends or date night! Food, service, ambiance was all perfect. 💕🍷👍

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  7. John VIP

    Las Vegas17 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 1 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    My wife and I had dinner at Oblo on Friday evening 2/28/2025. The restaurant was close to full and quite lively. Good overall energy and vibe. Our meal was very good. My wife had the lasagna which was very well prepared and a huge portion. I had the chicken special (stuffed with prosciutto and cheese) which was outstanding. Nice wine and cocktail list with plenty of good options to choose from. Service was courteous and reasonably attentive. A tad bit on the slow side but certainly not enough to detract from the overall dining experience. Definitely will be back!

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  8. Alison VIP

    New York City5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    interesting drinks and food combinations, excellent service staff. Definitely return for special occasions

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  9. Paula

    San Francisco11 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on 20 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food not great. Fish was fried instead of baked. Meatballs s little odd. Nice waitress. Pretty interior style and ambiance.

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  10. Patricia VIP

    San Francisco14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We went there for a Valentine's Day dinner and it was wonderful.Service was friendly and professional. Food was excellent.The seafood pasta was delicious- good variety of seafood cooked perfectly. Generous portion. Also recommended is the bruschetta and the chocolate fantasy dessert. Ambiance was great. Care was taken with the acoustics so you could actually converse without raising your voice. Highly recommend this restaurant, especially for special occasions.

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Oblò is rated 4.6 stars by 73 OpenTable diners.

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22:30
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740 Front St ste 100, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4535

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  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Sun 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
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