Stagnaro Bros. - Santa Cruz

***FYI: bring cash. There’s an automatic 3.5% payment if you use credit card*** This place had the most reviews nearby so we wanted to try it. It’s located at the end of the pier. Parked at the outside of the neighborhood and walked to the pier. It was free parking at the neighborhood. They only need residential parking during the months of May-September, but always check where you parked to avoid a ticket. Parking at the pier $1/hour up to 4 hours. $2/hour after that. Max $12 daily. No wait on a Saturday when we arrived. They gave us options to sit upstairs or not. The upstairs has bar seating so the tables and seats are high. I sat at the level seating area. I prefer the diner seating. Windows can see the ocean view. We ordered Crab Melt that came with fries and 1/2 Crab Melt with Clam chowder. The clam chowder is good! I think they out in gravy or something to make it taste different. I didn’t ask though. The Crab Melt, I felt, was salty! Like a little too salty. I think they salted the crab and the cheese that they put on top of the crab pieces was salty too. Next time if I come here again I would choose just the Crab Sandwich instead. 1 Dozen Oysters were so fresh and isn’t fishy. I really liked the sauce that came with it. It was really delicious!!! The price is market so it came out to $33.95 for 12 oysters. The only problem with the oysters is that it isn’t easy to eat. We had to take the fork to get the meat off the shell. Our waitress wasn’t friendly. She didn’t come back to us or ask how we’re doing. She only gave us water and food. Never came back to check on us. FYI: there is take out just outside next to the restaurant. I think next time I’ll just do that. They sell different oysters, cups of shrimp, crab, and a lot of other things. Next time I would do that instead of dining in.