Soif Wine Bar and Merchants - Wine bar in Santa Cruz - 105 Walnut Ave, USA

4 stars for the food 5 stars for Dee Dee and her wine program. She recommended a bottle of wine that was exactly as we described. We also visited the wine shop and she recommended some great take home wines from local, smaller producers. She opened our eyes to great Californian wines from the central coast and we are forever grateful.

Amazing food! There are decent restaurants in Santa Cruz but it's rare to find an excellent restaurant and soif is just that. Amazing food, cocktail/wine, great ambiance and good service. Glad to have finally discovered a worthy restaurant close to downtown!!

Came here for my friend's birthday dinner. We were seated promptly with our reservation. Our server was very friendly and helpful. Our food arrived so fast that we barely had time to finish them before everything else showed up. Luckily all the food was very delicious and we had no problem finding everything.

Great place to meet for a glass of wine, shop for a bottle or have a meal. It’s a nice combination the teeters between casual and elegant. It’s pretty much fancy pants wine bar without all the pretentious nonsense. They have a very thorough selection of local wines, California wines American wines and of course European wines. Oh, if you don’t like wine they have a full bar of craft spirits for your enjoyment. My wife and I just stopped in for a quick snack and a glass, so the hors d’oeuvre menu worked out for us wonderfully before we went off to dinner with friends elsewhere.

We had a blast here! Waitress was extremely helpful and made the fantastic recommendation of ordering a flight of 4 starters rather than just two entrees. This was fun and you get more food for less. Although, after seeing the seafood stew - I feel that might be the only way to get the full Soif experience! : ) We will be back to try this!

Amazing food with a new high caliber Chef who trained with the best of the best in SF, out of this world wine list, and well balanced and thoughtful cocktails...Amust visit when in SC

Consistently excellent food. And the cocktail program continues to be the best in town. You want to try the Yellowjacket #3, even if it’s not on the printed menu.

Best ravioli I've had in my life. The wine is a bit overpriced, but it's a worthy price to pay for the wonderful service. Shout out to Cindy for being an incredible waiter.