Emerald Mallard — Restaurant in Scotts Valley

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I am not sure if you are being sparky or really asking for an honest reply? I will answer as if there was no snark. Caviar is great! Cold greasy toast is not. Had the toast been light and crisp, it would have been great. Getting a mouthful of cold grease is a bad experience, and sets the tone as for what is to come. An amuse bouche is there to amuze, bring us in; delight and bring us to want more. Since you are asking, it did not. I have never wanted to spit out caviar before either. I know it was not the fish eggs grossing me out.

What did you do right? The burger was good. It had a pleasant taste and the onions brought it up and the smash was great at creating the caramelized flavor most enjoy. Paying extra for 3 jalapeño rings seems petty and seems a way to just charge more or to discourage customization. The fries were decent and plentiful. They were eaten with gusto and shared with my companion. What would make them better? A custom sauce that says, hey we are proud of these, not just trying to fill the basket.

Reviews are here to tell others about your place, honestly. They are also there as feed back to what the chef is doing right, or what we, the customers liked or not. You chose to hand out caviar in a strange way. You chose to call it a Caeser salad when it was not.

I want to support local businesses and tell my friends and family about great things to do, see and eat in our mountain villages. I also want my words to tell them the truth about what I have seen, done and tasted.

$22 for a burger and fries in a basket while having to scrounge for a seat in a way too loud bar? C'mon. It was good, but not that good. Radicchio, and capers as a Caesar salad? No. It was ok, but NOT a Caesar Salad. Things have names for a reason. Also, they were handing out some toast rounds with cream and caviar. NOPE, toast was drenched in oil and eas literally a...

Don't be scammed by those pictures on their website. It's not true. There is a completely different atmosphere. I mean, you can eat this kind of burger at any fast food chain restaurant with more comfort. My husband read about this restaurant and was talking about it for months. We traveled there from Cupertino on a Friday night. Such a waist! You order food outside through a window. The pictures you see on the website are the next-door restaurant, which they share sitting with. So order through a window, take utensils from the box. Don't forget to wipe them with napkins! Then hunt for a table. Wait for people to finish their food and drinks to sit. Otherwise, you will eat, holding your plates in your hands. Oh, we were so naive to expect food served in plates. We got plastic trays instead! The quality of the food is questionable. Greasy, too salty and looking unattractive. Maybe it was a rush hour and on other days it's more enjoyable but I won't give it another chance because as I said the food is bad. Oh, and you pay tips before you get to eat. And we left tips. And it is...

A new restaurant in the Valley! We went in with high expectations from what we've heard about the quality of the food.

We ordered OG Smash Burger with fries and Caesar Salad. Smash Burger was different and good. The meat was smashed and grilled, creating more browning and a unique texture. The abundant melted cheese, pickles and sauce combined to create an enjoyable experience. Now, the fries were fantastic! They were lightly breaded and perfectly done.

The Caesar Salad was very disappointing. It was made with a bed of red leaf lettuce, instead of romaine, which was described on the menu. The lettuce was too big and couldn't eat it without getting your face covered with dressing. The dressing lacked acid which left it off balance. I cannot believe I paid $15 for that dish. If it wasn't for the fries, I would've given this restaurant 1 star.

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