Media & Awards
2024
2024 Nextdoor Neighborhood Faves
Winner:
Best Go-To Restaurant
Best Bar
2024 Restaurant Guru
WINNER:
*Best Service
*Best BBQ
*Excellent Outdoor Seating
*Excellent Atmosphere
2024 Press Banner Best of Scotts Valley
WINNER:
*Best Restaurant
*Best Outdoor Dining
*Best Bar or Pub
*Best Burger
*Best Cocktails
*Best Steaks
*Best Place for a Date
*Best Dining Experience
*Best Family Restaurant
*Best French Fries
*Best Chef Rogelio Guzman
*Best Bar Food
*Best Server Natalia Casillas
*Best Desserts-Restaurant
*Best Late Night Dining
*Best Barbecue
*Best Restaurant Carryout
RUNNER UP:
*Best Company to Work For
*Best Salads
*Best Happy Hour
*Best Brunch
*Best Fine Dining
*Best Server Val Spaulding & Craig Burch
2023
2023 Readers Choice winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Best Overall Restaurant in Scotts Valley (5th year in a row!)
*Best Place to Watch Sports in Santa Cruz County
2023 GoodTimes
* Runner Up Best Restaurant Scotts Valley
* Best Burger Scotts Valley and SLV
* Runner up Best Patio Dining Scotts Valley and SLV
Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards
2023 Press Banner
* Best Burger
* Best Steak
* Best Chef
* Runner Up Best Dining Out Experience
* Runner Up Best Happy Hour
* Runner Up Outdoor Dining
* Runner Up Best Live Music Venue
Press Banner "Best of Scotts Valley" awards
2022
2022 Readers Choice winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Best Overall Restaurant in Scotts Valley (4th year in a row!)
*Best BBQ in Santa Cruz County
*Best Place to Watch Sports in Santa Cruz County
*Runner Up Best Burger in Santa Cruz County
2022 Press Banner
* Best Burger
* Best Date Night
* Best Outdoor Patio Dining
* Best Steak
* Runner Up Best Dinner
* Runner Up Best Happy Hour
* Runner Up Best Take Out
* Runner Up Best Live Music Venue
Press Banner "Best of Scotts Valley" awards
2022 GoodTimes
* Best Restaurant Scotts Valley
* Best Burger Scotts Valley and SLV
* Runner up Best Date Night Scotts Valley and SLV
Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards
2021
2021 Readers Choice Winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Best Overall Restaurant in Scotts Valley
3rd year in a row!
2021 GoodTimes
R*unner up Best Restaurant Scotts Valley
2nd year in a row!
Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards
GoodTimes Santa Cruz, Bruno's Bar and Grill Keeps Scotts Valley's Bellies Happy.
Visit Santa Cruz, Profiles in Resiliency, Bruno's Bar and Grill.
2020
2020 Readers Choice Winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Best Overall Restaurant
*Runner Up Best Outdoor Transformation During the Pandemic
2020 Swellies Winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Favorite Bloody Mary
*Favorite Place to Watch Sports
Runner Up:
*Favorite BBQ Joint
*Favorite Burger
*Favorite Chicken Wings
*Favorite Happy Hour
See all the winners on Santa Cruz Waves website.
2020 GoodTimes
*Runner up Best Restaurant Scotts Valley
*Runner up Best Burger for San Lorenzo Valley & Scotts Valley
Good Times "Best of Santa Cruz" awards
2020 Voted Favorite in 24 Local Neighborhoods for the following categories:
*Favorite Go To Restaurant
*Favorite Bar
*Favorite Takeout
*Favorite Burger Spot
Chosen by Scotts Valley voters as 2020 Winner Press Banner Rave for Fave Best Dinner Place and Fave Best Burger Joint.
2019
2019 Readers Choice Winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Best Overall (Restaurant/Bar)
*Runner Up Best BBQ
2019 Swellies Winner for Santa Cruz County:
*Favorite Place to Watch Sports
*Favorite Bloody Mary
*Favorite Wings
See all the winners on Santa Cruz Waves website.
2019 Swellies Winner Runner-Up for Santa Cruz County:
*Favorite Bar
*Favorite BBQ Joint
2019 Runner Up:
*Best Burger for Scotts Valley & San Lorenzo Valley in GoodTimes "Best Of Santa Cruz" awards.
2019 Voted Favorite in 28 Local Neighborhoods:
*Favorite Bar/Pub
*Favorite BBQ
*Favorite Burgers
*Favorite American Cuisine.
View on Nextdoor website.
2018
2018 Swellies Winner:
*Favorite Place to Watch Sports in Santa Cruz County. See all the winners on Santa Cruz Waves website.
Chosen by San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley voters as 2018 Winner Press Banner Rave for Lunch.
Our signature cocktail for the 1st Annual Santa Cruz Cocktail Week.