Asian Rose Cafe, Santa Cruz

Wonderful food - a long tradition in Santa Cruz. The place recently reopened for lunch so disregard the closed posts.

Asian Rose cafe is now closed according to a sign on the window I saw on 5-21-2010. However, back when they were open they were 5 stars without question. Malabar, which is in the same physical location at 514 Front Street is still open for dinner. (Malabar is 5 stars.) BTW, the Pacific Avenue location listed above has been closed for about 4 years.

Asian Rose is great. It is a great place to explore different dishes you may not be familiar with in a casual atmosphere.

This is the best dining value in town, with consistently excellent food at a great price. Service is generally very good, although a little slow when it's busy. The servers are all very friendly and helpful.

I've been eating at Asian Rose since 1990. It's still as delicious and healthy now as it was then. It's cafe style, so you order at the counter. Choose brown or white rice and then add on 2 or 3 dishes. Dishes are Sri Lankan with sweet curries, tempeh, tofu, steamed vegetables. Everything is excellent. And it's cheap. About 5 or 6 bucks for a meal. For a sit-down dinner experience, check out Malabar on Soquel which is owned by the same family.