HOME - Soquel, California

Jake Byman

Great meal here – we got the osso bucco, the chicken liver, and the ricotta gnocchi, which was more than enough food for us. Everything was very high quality – our favorite was for sure the chicken liver. If I had one critique, I'd say that each dish had a lot going on, and I would have preferred things to be a bit simpler. But overall everything was quite good!

Stephanie Lovell

We were seated on the back patio, and after asking for an umbrella to hide from the sun, we dove into the menu. Sharing the HOME charcuterie, oysters, the mushroom bolognese campenelle pasta, and the osso bucco.

The charcuterie was by far my favourite course with the variety of house made meats and sourced cheese and a wonderful strawberry mostarda. JR liked the mostarda as well and he doesn’t like mustard. His favourite dish was the decadent osso bucco with bone marrow and crispy mashed potatoes.

The mushroom bolognese was a surprisingly complex combination yet was not too heavy. I really enjoyed it as a pasta sauce.

After our meal, we wandered down into the garden and viewed the lovely space. HOME really is a fantastic, all around experience for the eyes and the stomach.

Paul Katz

Delicious, locally sourced cuisine. Standouts included the beef cheeks with gnocchi and the cow tongue. The wines by the glass (especially the cab) and the coffee were superb. Not inexpensive, but you get what you pay for. Nice outpost area, which made it easier with our young children.

Michael De Anda Muñiz

Every dish was fantastic. Oysters were delicious. Focaccia was so good. The pasta was fresh and cooked perfectly. The sauce was some of the best I’ve had.

Jason Foard

We had a fantastic dining experience at The Home Restaurant in Soquel, Ca. The service was incredible. Always checking on us and refilling our water and getting us whatever we needed. The atmosphere was cozy and not too loud or cramped. We sat inside and were able to hold a conversation without yelling. Finally the food.... So delicious and well presented. Every appetizer, entree and dessert was made to perfection. Portions are a bit on the small side, but the food quality more than makes up for it. I'm giving "Home" restaurant a solid 4.5 out of 5!

Lisa Crain

Greeted immediately upon entering Home and seated (we had a reservation) Other than the initial greeting and being seated our service was non existent.
Over a 10 minute wait to be offered water.
Throughout our entire dining experience never again were we checked for re-fills, or anything else we may need.
My request for Parmesan was forgotten until we were waiting for our bill, food was eaten, & bill ( that we had to ask for) was on the table.
Staff were all friendly, just not available. It was an early Saturday night with plenty of staff and restaurant not busy.
Our meal had no alcohol, & no desserts. We don’t mind paying $165 for 1 appetizer, 2 salads and an entree each, but at those prices, service needed to be spot on. This was my & my finance’s anniversary choice of restaurants to try. First visit to Home.
We will not be returning. Being in the hospitality business myself, having a business in town, & seeing the menu that is almost non existent of vegetarian/vegan options, the lack of customer service, too many other restaurants to choose a better experience next time.

Yuri Vantowski

I saw this place on a wedding photographers post on instagram. I was in the area so I decided to do a walk-in not having too many expectations in mind. The reviews online looked good and I was hoping to get a table. I waited for 20 mins and the staff was super friendly asking if we wanted drinks while we waited and answered our questions. Everyone seemed to have a reservation so I would recommend making one when you want to eat here. I got the focaccia bread with the whipped butter in the clam shell which was delicious. The butter lettuce salad which was light and flavorful. They mentioned the cauliflower dish was the most popular, but I will have to try that the next round. The pork pasta dish was also delicious, but the real winner was the gnocchi. It was small, but incredible. I will be craving it until the next time I’m in town. The only negative is the servers weren’t too attentive even when the night began to quiet down. Other than that I would say check out this spot!

John Mukhar

A nice place and atmosphere. We were seated outside, and it got cold fast, they did bring one of their heaters. The selection of food and drinks, including beers, was great. We ordered 2-orders of the Focaccia with butter and that was excellent, so was the cauliflower appetizer, we also ordered the fried chicken for appetizer, although everyone loves it, I found it a little disappointing especially with all the hype. Dinner was a Pappardelle, strip loin, beef cheek, and the Lasagnette. Everyone enjoyed the food and seemed very happy with it, the Lasagnette was just ok, don’t order here, other selections seemed a lot better. We brought a cake for a birthday celebration, and they charged us $25 for serving it. Staff was great, professional, and very attentive.