Home

Attended a private event here and I am beyond impressed with everything. The name speaks for itself - it felt like I was walking into someone's Home & eating home cooked meals. Located in the town of Soquel, just minutes away from Santa Cruz. I believe this is a family run restaurant with a California coastal seasonal menu. The event was held in their garden. The set up was beautiful - long banquet style tables. Outside bar offered non-alcoholic bevs & a cash bar for wine & spirits. For starters they had a charcuterie board and oysters. They also made fresh wood fired pizzas from their outdoor oven. For the main event, everything was served family style. I can not choose a favorite because everything they served was unbelievably delicious. The seasonal veggies were amazing. The fried chicken was something to be remembered. We finished with dessert. 10 stars. I highly recommend this place. Great experience. Amazing food. Impeccable service. FYI: Street parking only & additional parking at the church across the street.

Went here for my birthday with the hubby. Everything was amazing! We got two appetizers - the beets and the crab salad. Both were refreshing and light - perfect for appetizers. The crab salad had large chunks of crab and a little spice from the chili oil. You can see how beautiful it was in the photos attached.My husband ordered the Fogline Chicken which was 1/2 of a bird - fried chicken. It's a BIG portion - and he really enjoyed it. Very crispy. I ordered the gnocchi with pork ragu and it was DIVINE! The gnocchi were pillowing but had enough body to hold up to the ragu. The ragu was very rich - glad the appetizers were light. It was also a large portion and I could only eat half - but I was happy to have leftovers!I definitely recommend the gnocchi and will go back specifically for that dish again! Service was prompt and courteous. Also, FWIW, it was busy in there on a Monday night which is a good sign for a restaurant!

We loved eating here. We sat outdoors in January and they had blankets and heaters, and we were both nice and toasty after a couple minutes. The service was excellent-- Lucy was friendly, knowledgeable, and we both felt comfortable asking all the questions. Unlike a lot of other places in Santa Cruz, the staff here didn't seem pretentious. My partner tried an experimental soup that had question marks for the price "(you pay what you think you should pay)", and enjoyed it. We also really loved the cauliflower, with currants, pine nuts, and lemon, and each bite was addicting. So good with focaccia for the leftover bits. I really liked my lasagnette. We also tried the bone marrow, to be adventurous. The sauce and extras it came with were yummy, and I'm glad I tried it. For dessert we had the lime cheesecake (yum! And definitely ate the oat walnut crust at the bottom!), and sipped tea before heading home to the kid-sitter. Sitting outside was definitely worth it, and there's a single restroom as well you can directly access. The lights are pretty, and there's more room between tables. It feels more like eating out in the countryside or at a winery.

The best meal I've had in at least the last 6 months. We tried 6 different dishes- and get the foccacia to start. Niel C is an excellent server. Great atmosphere and vibe.

As the name implies, the restaurant is set up in a HOME. It has a very cozy, intimate Ambiance, perfect for a date/quiet dinner. All the staff were very friendly. I let my husband pick a dish for me since I wasn't sure what to get. I was very surprised and am still trying to remember the taste. Unfortunately idk the name of my dish but I think it has beef cheeks inside pasta and definitely some truffle oil. The sauce was divine and both the filling and pasta were perfectly cooked. It had a really great texture, almost like pate. I cleaned that plate and with the sauce! My husband was also trying to scoop up the sauce and said "man, I wish I knew how they made this". My husband loves cooking and perfecting his favorite dishes, so this was GOOD. For himself, he got the beef shank with a bone marrow. The sauce was also good but I think the beef shank was overcooked. It took longer to make and came out a bit tough to chew. Definitely a very special place to take a date!

I enjoyed such a memorable dining experience at Home last night with my boyfriend! My boyfriend took me to try Home to celebrate my birthday because of its wonderfully cozy and intimate atmosphere. We had a 7:45 reservation and sat outside in their beautiful garden area, where a portable heater kept us comfortable. Our server, Neil, was very kind and helpful. He checked on us often to ensure we were enjoying our food. Our appetizer, focaccia and sea lettuce butter, was delicious. The butter, which was served in an abalone shell, had amazing fresh flavor and complemented the focaccia. We ordered the squid ink orecchiette and beef cheeks for our main dishes. The squid ink orecchiette came with a lot of clams! The pasta had a pleasant al dente texture. All the elements of the dish worked well together-- savory clams and chili miso broth, salty and fatty pork belly, and crisp breadcrumbs. The beef cheeks were incredibly flavorful and so tender that we easily cut through the meat with a spoon. This dish came with pillowy, velvety gnocchi and was garnished with fresh edible flowers (which we recognized from the garden!). For dessert, we had the strawberry peach crisp with strawberry sorbet. The sorbet tasted like biting into a fresh strawberry. We enjoyed the contrast between the cold sorbet and warm crisp and peaches underneath. I can't wait to visit again to try their other dishes! Note: parking is confusing especially at night because it gets very dark and is hard to see. You can park in the church parking lot across the street.

Food, service, and atmosphere all made for a great experience dinging at Home. It is such a quaint space, so you really do feel like you're dining in someone's home, which I'm guessing this space might have been in a past life. Came here for a group holiday dinner and enjoyed tasting through a variety of the menu. We went family style, so while I wasn't able to try too much of anything, I was able to try a lot of different items. Our server Morgan was very patient with us as we took the time to catch up before deciding what we wanted to eat. To start we ordered the focaccia, charcuterie, cauliflower, pate, and the dungeness crab salad. I was thrilled to see crab on their menu since I know a lot of places haven't been able to get it. The salad was amazing, as was just about everything else. The only thing I didn't love was the pate, but I've only tried it a handful of times and it's not my favorite thing. Those at the table that do love pate, did love this pate. For pastas we went with the Pappardelle, bucatini carbonara, and squid ink orecchiette. The carbona seemed to be the favorite at the table, though I was partial to the squid ink pasta as it came with lots of big clams. The carbonara was super rich, so I was happy we were sharing this, still delicious of course. For meats we went with the fried chicken, pork chop, and beef cheeks. Everyone seemed to have different favorites for this category, though each dish got good reviews throughout. The skin on the chicken was pretty unbelievably crispy and perfect, while still being super juicy. The beef cheeks weren't as tender as I was expecting/hoping they'd be, but they were still full of good flavor, and I loved the gnocchi that came with it. And the pork chop, which was massive had quite a bit of meat and came with some delicious mushrooms. We ordered two of each dessert for the night, surprisingly enough the root beer cookie crunch semifreddo, which I expected to like the least, was actually my favorite, and seemed to be most of the table's favorite too.

This place was great! Nothing that blew us away or anything like that but a solid meal with great service and awesome ambiance (plus points for the personal heaters)We stayed a night in capitola a few weekends ago and after doing some research I booked home for dinner. Stayed right next to the beach but this was less than a ten minute Uber. I got the lasagna and my husband got the fried chicken. we also started with the foccacia and herb butter. The only thing I didn't like is they charge extra for their special butter and won't provide any normal butter. Very silly but luckily I told them I had a stomach condition so they got me some anyway. The focaccia was meh, would def pass on it next time, nothing to write home about. The lasagna however was delicious! Half the noodle sheets are crisped up from being baked in a cast iron but the middle is juicy and delicious. Could have used a little more sauce but overall great flavors. Husband loved the fried chicken.

Food: 5/5Service: 5/5 Ambiance: 5/5This may be my favorite restaurant in Santa Cruz County. In my book, this is a treat yo' self kinda meal. Definitely want to try to book a reservation in advance, especially in the summer months. Definitely go for the "lawn seating" so you sit near the garden. Even if it's a little chilly, they have portable heaters to help keep you warm. The menu is well thought out and offers a decent variety without being overly complicated. The homemade bread and pasta is out of this world. That is what I come here for but I have yet to find something on the menu I didn't like. I also really appreciate the by the glass wine selection. I always get to try a local wine I haven't tried before. My sense is that they do a lot of work to source amazing local wines. The service is incredible. Everyone is polite and very attentive. The team seems to work very well together. TIP: They don't have a kids menu but the server said they could do a pasta and butter for $12. My kiddo loved it!

Great food, wonderful farm to table experience, great service... Definitely worth the drive