Cresta

I went there last night for Valentine’s Day. It was a perfect experience. Our service was impeccable. I loved the food and ambiance is California cool.
Nice selection of wines from California, we had the 2012 Zinfandel from George Thomas Estates. Excerpt from the winery website: «the 2012 Russian River Zinfandel was made from blending St. Peter’s Church clone from Landy Vineyard with 100 plus year old vines from our Estate Sons and Daughters Ranch. The clusters were hand-​picked, double sorted and fermented whole berry for 18 days. The wine was aged for 16 months on a mix of French and American oak barrels.»
Loved this wine, 4 stars.
For Valentine’s Day, we were given a complementary appetizer of beet ravioli shaped like hearts with the most lovely presentation and flavor. Amazing.
We ordered two salads, the warm mushroom and the grilled hearts of romaine. The mushrooms were perfect and the dressing on point, excellent use of radicchio.
As entrees we ordered the ricotta & chestnut ravioli and the duck and liver. The ravioli is perfectly cooked and I loved the pomegranate seeds. My boyfriend had the duck and liver and it was amazing. As sides we got the frittes and the Brussels Sprouts. The homemade ketchup for the frittes was tasty. The Brussel sprouts were delicious, not traditional and my boyfriend hates Brussel sprouts but he likes these!
Dessert we had the chocolate truffles and the homemade gelato. Just perfection and delicious.
Upon leaving we were given great homemade muffins to take home. We ate them on our plane back to NYC.
An exceptional Valentine’s Day for us! Thank you Cresta!

My husband and I were taking his grandfather out for brunch and we were walking by and saw this place. We are very happy that we decided to stop in.
We ordered various coffees and brunch menu items and thought that they were reasonably priced and the quality of the ingredients used was great. The flavour palates were so well put together and all of the sauces are made in house and they were delicious.
We spent $ 65 before tip and we had between us 4 specialty coffees, 3 full meals and 2 sides. We were happy to pay that considering how many low end diners charge the same for brunch menus and are no where near as great as this place.
Also service was impeccable. Some one greeted us and took our coats, they came by promptly to take our orders and we were never left wondering where our waiter was. And they even wiped the table after we were finished eating and continued filling our water glasses after we had paid and were finishing up conversations before venturing out into the cold again.
Décor and the space in between other tables was also quite nice. It was a very modern and trendy spot.
We would recommend going for brunch and we will be likely to return!

These best date night spot I’ve been in a while.
My boyfriend and I decided to have a dress up night mid week, and Cresta seemed like the perfect option. I read that it was pricey, but not at all unexpected for a high end restaurant. We weren’t disappointed. Romantic atmosphere and an intimate feel for two, but the space could equally fit a party.
Menu was so tempting we decided to do a full spread. Seafood pizza, brussel sprouts, the charcuterie plate, and the risotto. Everyone was perfect. Beautifully cooked, rustic but elegant, and the portions were quite generous. Perfect for sharing.
Too hard to pick a highlight. We also finished the night with a sticky toffee pudding that we thought would be shared, but it was too good not to devour.
The other thing that made the night was the service. We had one incredible server who took care of us throughout the night, with serval others ghosting in and out with plates during service. Their staff seem incredibly well educated and thorough when it comes to their menu and wine. Also, the wine! Was provided with a tasting palate and the Merlot blew me away.
The staff also sent us home with complimentary salted caramel muffins at the door! Nothing but compliments to the chefs and staff.

The prices are very high, I can’t justify spending $ 30 on a personal pizza here. The restaurant itself is quite nice, though it seems they are struggling to get people in there. Preferred this place when it was Pastizza, the cost of eating here will drive away business unfortunately. The food was tasty, just overpriced.

I came across this restaurant from some friends of mine that said they had eaten here. I researched the menu online because my husband and I can be pretty picky considering we are vegetarian/​pescetarian. Everything sounded very good so we decided to try it.
Our waitress was extremely helpful with discussing the menu and wine. I decided to try the scallop ceviche, shiitake mushroom salad and the lobster infused spaghetti. I’ve eaten ceviche several times and this was by far the best! I’m not even sure how they even begin to make this incredible spaghetti and I’ve been dying to go back to have this again.
As far as the price is concerned, I don’t mind paying for a wonderful meal with a great experience. We will definitely be going back again very soon.

When this place was Pastizza it was reasonably priced with reasonably good food. They seem to have rebranded from being your run of the mill upscale Italian restaurant to an attempt at fine dining while making no changes to the interior or décor.
The only thing that has changed is the name, and the menu– which brings me to the biggest problem, the prices.
There is no justification for charging $ 27 for bruschetta, and personal pizzas for $ 34 with basic non-​gourmet toppings. Pastas and salads also start in the $ 30 range. It just makes no sense… even our waiter agreed that the prices were ludicrous.
The servers are friendly and try their best to go the extra mile (ie coat check etc) but the prices are unsustainable with all the competing restaurants in the area.
I will happily pay top dollar at a top restaurant, this just doesn’t fit the bill.