Outstanding Chowder & Prawn Scampi Inside The Portola Hotel & Spa By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger As I looked up and down the menu, I was continually distracted by the large fireplace quietly flickering inside a wall. People were sitting in front of it, relaxing and chatting while drinking fine wines, cocktails and excellent craft beers … [Read more...]
Jacks Monterey Restaurant Features Local Menu & Creative Cocktails In Portola Hotel
Remodeled Fine Dining Spot Now Open In Monterey Bay After an extensive renovation, the Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, CA, has opened its new lobby and revamped its lobby-adjacent restaurant. Now called Jacks Monterey, it is located in the back section of the lobby and features food from Monterey, Monterey wines, local craft beers and some pretty creatively-served … [Read more...]
Peter B’s Brewpub Great Craft Beers & Food In Monterey
Why Locals Fill This Popular Restaurant & Bar Behind The Portola Hotel You don't even have to walk into Peter B's Brewpub to know this is a popular place among locals in Monterey, CA. It's evident from the people sitting around the outside fire pits, all with craft beers in front of them. And once you get one of those beers – or perhaps some Monterey … [Read more...]
Whaling Station Monterey Review: Great Steaks In A Seafood Town
Top-Notch Cannery Row Restaurant Also Makes 'The World's Best Caesar Salad' Table Side In an area where seafood is the predominant style of restaurants, there is one place where steaks are the king of the menu. It's the Whaling Station Steakhouse in Monterey, CA. Just steps from the famous Aquarium of the Pacific behind Cannery Row - where seafood restaurants are … [Read more...]
Peter B’s Monterey Wins Another Craft Beer Award
World Beer Championships Awards Silver Medal To 'Sum Of Hours' Imperial Red A beer with carmel notes in an oak whiskey barrel wooed the judges at the World Beer Championships and has earned another award for Peter B's Brewpub in Monterey, CA. Peter B's “Sum of Hours” Imperial Red earned 88 of a possible 100 points and won a Silver Medal at the World Beer Championships … [Read more...]
Haute Enchilada Cafe Moss Landing Food & Cocktails
Restaurant & Bar An Oasis Off Highway 101 In Monterey Bay For many travelers, it's a potential distraction on the way to a destination. A small cluster of restaurants by a seemingly small harbor along busy US 1 between Monterey and Santa Cruz. For others, tho, Moss Landing is a destination. And after spending an evening eating and drinking like a Spanish conqueror at … [Read more...]
Monterey Restaurants Tarpy’s Roadhouse Review – A Great Dining Destination Restaurant
Why This Traditional Spot Is One Of The Area's Top Dining Destinations Great meals, much like wine tastings, are about more than the flavor of the food or beverages. They are about the flavor of the experience. And as any local or long-time visitor to Monterey, CA knows, Tarpy's Roadhouse restaurant excels in both areas. Tarpy's is as much a part of the landscape of … [Read more...]
10 Reasons To Visit The Beach House Pacific Grove (Especially #5)
Great Food & Drink At Lover's Point In Monterey Bay There are a lot of great restaurants in Monterey Bay. You can find them in Cannery Row, clingling like coral on Fisherman's Wharf, all over Carmel and tucked into cute neighborhoods in Pacific Grove in the manner of San Francisco. Some have great food and some have fantastic views. A few have both, and one of the best … [Read more...]
Abalonetti Seafood Monterey Review: An Excellent Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant
A Unique Approach To Calamari Plus House Speciality Cocktails The most difficult decision to make when visiting Monterey Bay, California, is not whether to go to the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium (you will), to go wine tasting (a no brainer) or to walk along the water (a given). It's where to eat. And not just at which restaurant, but the location of the … [Read more...]