An example of the delicious food found at Johnny's Harborside
Father’s Day is a great time to enjoy a meal at one of your favorite restaurants, and many restaurants in Santa Cruz and nearby will feature special menus for the occasion.
Silver Spur
Santa Cruz restaurant Silver Spur serves fabulous comfort food for breakfast and lunch and is normally not open on Sundays (much to the disappointment of myself and its many fans, who stand in line on Saturdays for a spot). But Silver Spur is open this Sunday from 8am-2pm to honor Father’s Day. It will offer its regular menu – including great scrambles made with eggs or tofu and decadent cinnamon rolls – plus specials. Call 475-2725 for more information (they don’t take reservations).
650 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz
Johnny’s Harborside
On Father’s Day, Johnny’s will serve its regular brunch menu with a beautiful view, plus brunch specials from 10am-2pm, followed by its regular dinner menu plus dinner specials from 2-9pm. Brunch specials are Dungeness Crab Omelet ($13) and Smoked Steelhead Benedict with BBQ Hollandaise ($13); dinner specials are Cumin-Spiced Wild King Salmon with Sautéed Summer Vegetables & Caramelized Onion Risotto ($26) and Surf & Turf with Braveheart Ribeye & Grilled Giant Spot Prawns plus Sautéed Summer Vegetables, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Garlic Bread ($29). Call 479-3430 for reservations.
493 Lake Avenue, Santa Cruz
Sushi Garden
On Father’s Day, Sushi Garden is serving lunch (11:30-2:30) and dinner (5-9:30) at both its Capitola and Watsonville locations. And customers can get one free roll if they bring a coupon from this week’s Good Times (p. 26) and make a lunch order for $20 or more or a dinner order for $40 or more. Recommended: the restaurant’s generous and tender maguro sashimi.
820 Bay Avenue, Capitola (across from Nob Hill), (831) 464-9192
1441 Main St., Watsonville (Target Shopping Center), (831) 728-9192
Bittersweet Bistro
Aptos restaurant Bittersweet Bistro is offering several steak specials in honor of Dad. Starting at 5pm, customers can choose a $15 Filet Mignon, Skirt Steak, Rib Eye, or New York Steak. Bittersweet is also serving $15 bottles of Kenwood “Yulupa” Cabernet Sauvignon during this time. Call (831) 662-9799 for reservations.
787 Rio Del Mar Boulevard, Aptos
Hindquarter Bar & Grille
Hindquarter is open on Father’s Day for both brunch/lunch and dinner (in case you hadn’t heard, the restaurant is now open every Sunday for brunch beginning at 10:30am). For Father’s Day, Hindquarter will be serving its regular menu plus Father’s Day specials. Brunch/lunch is served from 10:30am-2:30pm and dinner service begins at 5:30pm. Call (831) 426-7770 for reservations.
303 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz
Ideal Bar & Grill
Ideal Bar & Grill offers its regular menu plus Father’s Day brunch specials including Chorizo Omelet ($14), Sirloin & Eggs ($14, with an 8oz. choice sirloin cut), and Pork Salad ($16). The restaurant opens at 8:30am this Sunday, and dinner begins at 4pm. Call (831) 423-5271 for reservations.
106 Beach St., Santa Cruz
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