Wooden Nickel Bar & Grill

The best bar food you will ever have. This. Place. Is. Awesome!!!! This somewhat dive-y, yet excellent place was packed on a rainy Friday night. We put our name in, but luckily found seats at the bar. What made the night awesome were the PEOPLE and the FOOD. So I'm on a couple personal food missions: 1. Try all 100+ ice cream flavors at Marianne's. I even started a spreadsheet. 2. If clam chowder is on the menu in Santa Cruz County, order it. The clam chowder wasn't thick, white, and creamy. It reminded me of the kind of clam chowder my aunt, or true New Englanders, would make, with a clearer broth. It tasted a lot more gourmet than its surroundings. And the bread it came with was phenomenal. For dinner, I splurged on the onion rings (they came out piping hot!) and the Nickel burger.

Everything I've ever ordered here was delicious. I'm new to the area and have gone here plenty of times They were recommended to me by the good people at Cowboys Dinner. Both very fine establishments with great people working for them. Way to go!!!!

This is a hidden gem. This restaurant has a great welcoming environment. My boyfriend and I ordered the rib eye steak meal. Our steaks were cooked perfectly. The food and service were excellent. We shall me coming back to this place again when we head this way.

Well can you believe it. There's actually some place in watsonville that you can go to to get a steak and baked potato. Had the new york strip and baked potato. Steak cooked to perfection. All the trimmings wer

Food was great and server was nice. I think they were understaffed. A few loud people made it noisier than it needed to be. That said, fish and chips was great, coleslaw was amazing, I'd definitely go back and recommend the place