Reviews for Malabar Restaurant

5 stars |
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13 votes - | 57% |
4 stars |
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10 votes - | 43% |
3 stars |
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0 votes - | 0% |
2 stars |
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0 votes - | 0% |
1 star |
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0 votes - | 0% |
Latest MenuPix Reviews
02/19/2025 - Brent I.
Meeting with colleagues from out of town, I found a restaurant that catered to both vegetarian and meat-eating preferences, offering good food and attentive service. The ambiance initially raised some concerns, but the flavorful dishes quickly changed our minds, especially the aloo cauliflower appetizer and the butter chicken. Overall, the experience was enjoyable, and I appreciated the accommodating staff, making it a memorable dining outing.
06/13/2024 - Zack H.
Love this place
05/14/2019 - Truly amazing
This is in my opinion one of the top restaurants in Santa Cruz. The food is unique (for someone used to western cuisine, and more traditional asian cuisine - indian, chinese, japanese, thai or korean). We always discover tastes/flavors we didn't know existed, it's truly an amazing experience.
People tend to complain about the service, the owners are on the terse side for sure, but they're really super nice people once you put away your expectations of your typical american restaurant service.
Definitely one of our 2 favorites in Santa Cruz.