Assembly

food + community Good food served up in the heart of Downtown Santa Cruz. Assembly is the place you are meant to be. Welcoming, comfortable, and strangely familiar with a subtle undercurrent of celebration. Nourishment abounds. You may engage in the revelry at the long community table anchoring the heart of the dining room, or seek out a quiet corner for reflection. Arriving alone you soon meet now or future friends. With family you linger over your meal. Quality conversation is matched only by the wholesome, bountiful, freshly in season menu; served in portions to satisfy one or share with many. The food is rustic Californian; traditional preparation techniques rediscovered and given a fresh twist. Slabs of newly baked bread, large leafy salads, roasted vegetables, and hearty meats tantalize and satisfy. A complex glass of wine, or intriguing draft of craft beer compliments the cuisine perfectly. You know it’s here you will reconnect over lunch with an old friend from out of town, spend afternoons working on your laptop, engage in long debates with total strangers, and bring the family for Sunday brunch. This is your Assembly, come to the table.