RESERVATIONS:
Up to 28 days (4 weeks) in advance for dinner.
For reservations call (800) 975-1511 or (831) 475-1511.
Click here to make reservations online.
ADDRESS:
Capitola and Wharf Roads, (P.O. Box 65)
Capitola-by-the-Sea, CA 95010.
Click here for directions & map.
PARKING:
Complimentary private lots.
TELEPHONE:
Reservations & General Info:
(831) 475-1511
Banquets & Weddings:
(831) 475-1222 (Office)
(831) 475-7664 (Fax)
DINNER HOURS:
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Monday - Friday
4:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Saturday
4:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Sunday
ROCK ROOM LOUNGE HOURS:
Food Service | 4:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Monday - Friday, 4:00p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Sunday
Bar Service | 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, 3:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday from 2:30 p.m.
Menu items include light entrées, pizzas, desserts and cocktails.
THANKSGIVING HOURS:
Lounge opens at 11:00am
Dining Room opens at 11:30am
Last Reservation at 8:30pm
Food service in Lounge ends at 10:00pm
*All Holiday Reservations must be made by phone and require a CC# to hold the reservation
LUNCH:
Shadowbrook is not open for lunch. For lunch we recommend the Crow's Nest at the Santa Cruz Harbor -- to make reservations at the Crow's Nest call: (831) 476-4560.
PRICE RANGE:
Dinner Menu: $20.00 - $32.00
Children's Menu: $8.95
Rock Room Menu: $8.00 - $30.00
CREDIT CARDS:
MasterCard • VISA • American Express • Discover • Diner´s Club • Carte Blanche
ENTERTAINMENT:
Live entertainment on stage in Rock Room Lounge weekends, some weeknights. Jazz, easy listening. Click here for schedule.
DRESS CODE:
Casual to dressy. No beach attire; tailored shorts OK.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY:
Cable Car elevator, bar and Rock Room Lounge, Main Dining Room, Fireplace Room and restrooms are all wheelchair accessible.
CHILDREN:
Child-friendly environment. Children's Menu $8.95
ATMOSPHERE:
An enchanting Old World setting, overlooking Soquel Creek, with fern-lined paths, gardens, waterfalls, and a hillside “cable car” elevator to take diners to the main entrance, has earned Shadowbrook a 57-plus year reputation for “Romance in Dining.”
Each of the dining areas has its own special charm:
- The creekside, glass-enclosed Greenhouse
- The cozy, paneled Wine Cellar
- The airy Garden Room, with Cypress Tree
- The Fireplace Room, with hanging balcony
- The elegant Main Dining Room
- The rooftop Redwood Room
- The Owner´s Private Dining Room
- The high-ceilinged, informal Rock Room Lounge
AWARDS:
- Mobil 3 Stars
- Gourmet Diners Club of America Silver Spoon Award
- Mumm´s World Stars Award
- San Francisco Focus Magazine, Best Restaurant-South Bay, Most Romantic Restaurant
- San Jose Mercury News, Most Romantic Restaurant
- Good Times, Santa Cruz, Most Romantic Restaurant, Best Service, Best Place to Take Visitors
- Metro Santa Cruz, Best Romantic Restaurant, Best Service
- Wine Spectator, Award of Excellence
OWNERS:
Ted Burke and Bob Munsey
EXECUTIVE CHEF:
Ashley Hosmer
YEAR OPENED:
1947
REMODELED:
Cable car added 1958; other remodelings 1972, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1994, 1998.
The Shadowbrook kitchen was remodeled and completed in 2010.
SEATING:
201 Dining; 70 Rock Room Lounge.
EMPLOYEES:
115 Off-season; 130 In-season.
LOCATION:
Four miles south of Santa Cruz, just up the hill from charming Capitola Village, with its shops, accommodations and a beach rated one of the 10 best family beaches in California by Parents Magazine.
SPECIALTIES:
Regular menu offerings of salmon, fresh seafood, pasta, prime rib and steak. Extensive wine list. Shadowbrook´s bakery department prepares delectable breads, pastries and desserts on premises.
BANQUET FACILITIES:
Seating for up to 200 during the day, 12 to 100 in the evening. Complete facilities for weddings, receptions and business gatherings.
GIFT CARDS:
Very popular and available by phone or online.
WEB SITE:
www.shadowbrook-capitola.com
