crab lobster sandwich is not all it's cracked up to be like they say it is. imo it being served cold was not it. Also pricey but that's expected
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Fonouvdior
Good food, good service, this seafood restaurant in old fisherman's wharf in monterey is a recommended place to dine
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Georgi Tsvetanov
This is a tourist trap. Many items on the menu didn't have a price. We ordered a "mini black pearl" for 2 which didn't have a price on the menu and were charged $200 for that item only.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Peter Garcia
Food was great, but the portions were a bit small for $25.00+ plates. The staff and restaurant itself were so nice and friendly, big thumbs up to them!Parking: Parking is massive and cheapKid-friendliness: Staff were very friendly and professional with kids
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kokomo's Seafood Pasta, Mini Black Pearl Platter, Black Pearl Platter with Clam Chowder, Garlic Butter, Garlic Bread
Macy Y
The clam chowder bake isn’t that special and was very salty! There was a lot of wasabi and ginger in the ahi tuna mango tower, it was too overwhelming.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Hardeep Chahal
Prices are kinda high but good food
Lisa R.
Staff is incredibly friendly and food service was very fast! Got the ‘soup and sandwich’ thinking it would be smaller portions but they were not at all! The chowder was amazing and much larger than a cup. The 1/2 shrimp sandwich had a full sandwich worth of shrimp salad on it, ended up having to share it.Wish I had taken pictures!Atmosphere only got 4 because there isn’t much of a view since most of the shop is inside, however I would not let that stop me from going back! The food and service are worth it!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder
Lisa Riley
Staff is incredibly friendly and food service was very fast! Got the ‘soup and sandwich’ thinking it would be smaller portions but they were not at all! The chowder was amazing and much larger than a cup. The 1/2 shrimp sandwich had a full sandwich worth of shrimp salad on it, ended up having to share it.Wish I had taken pictures!Atmosphere only got 4 because there isn’t much of a view since most of the shop is inside, however I would not let that stop me from going back! The food and service are worth it!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder
Marielena Luna
Excellent service, John attended to us and is very friendly, he gave us very good suggestions, the clam chowder soup was very delicious, the halibut fish was delicious, plus everything is visible and you can see the cooks and see that it is clean. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brittany Haack
Best clam chowder in a bread bowl I've ever had and dream about it still.
Loved dining while watching the ocean. The sourdough bread was delicious as was the cioppino! I also enjoy my alcoholic beverage served in a fresh pineapple.
Great fresh seafood and very friendly staff. We were at the informal restaurant. They have one more fancy one with the views across the street.I had they special crab crusted halibut. It was very
My mom and I came here today on Thanksgiving and we're glad to have tried it! There was no wait, so we were promptly lead to a table when we arrived at 2PM. We started off our late lunch with six oysters and clam chowder, which came with a few slices of bread and butter, all of which we thoroughly enjoyed. The clam chowder has fresh, chunky clams. (My mom can be so picky so it's a win when she likes something.) Then my mom got a snapper plate with the island salad while I got the lobster roll with the island salad. I've had many lobster rolls in New England and I felt like the roll was too small for the amount of lobster, throwing off the ratio, because there was a pile of very delicious lobster on top. Not quite an issue but just something to note. The salad was refreshing with the papaya and mango, and it came with a slightly tangy lemony dressing. The snapper was a little under-salted but cooked just right with good seasoning! The white rice was surprisingly not undercooked; it was cooked and fluffy. I think we tend to have low expectations with American food when it comes to seafood (overly salty and over cooked) and rice (I grew up going to many many Asian restaurants), so we were pleasantly surprised that we liked everything here. NOTHING was over-salted nor under-salted (with exception of the snapper, but it's the better direction of the two).To round off our visit, our very nice server surprised us with two slices of pumpkin pie with whip cream... To be clear, I had already liked him prior to this pleasant surprise. This gesture might've been small and not very costly to them, but it goes a long way. A business that thinks about these details is doing it right.Just wanted to clarify that this is the more casual restaurant to the "brother" restaurant across the way. I loved the casual feel here!
Ryan T.
Been coming here for years by far the best clam chowder I've ever had definitely need to try more dishes here but it's so hard not to get the chowder every time and the atmosphere here is amazing one of my favorite places to visit and the prices are fair
crab lobster sandwich is not all it's cracked up to be like they say it is. imo it being served cold was not it. Also pricey but that's expected
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Good food, good service, this seafood restaurant in old fisherman's wharf in monterey is a recommended place to dine
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a tourist trap. Many items on the menu didn't have a price. We ordered a "mini black pearl" for 2 which didn't have a price on the menu and were charged $200 for that item only.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food was great, but the portions were a bit small for $25.00+ plates. The staff and restaurant itself were so nice and friendly, big thumbs up to them!Parking: Parking is massive and cheapKid-friendliness: Staff were very friendly and professional with kids
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kokomo's Seafood Pasta, Mini Black Pearl Platter, Black Pearl Platter with Clam Chowder, Garlic Butter, Garlic Bread
The clam chowder bake isn’t that special and was very salty! There was a lot of wasabi and ginger in the ahi tuna mango tower, it was too overwhelming.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Prices are kinda high but good food
Staff is incredibly friendly and food service was very fast! Got the ‘soup and sandwich’ thinking it would be smaller portions but they were not at all! The chowder was amazing and much larger than a cup. The 1/2 shrimp sandwich had a full sandwich worth of shrimp salad on it, ended up having to share it.Wish I had taken pictures!Atmosphere only got 4 because there isn’t much of a view since most of the shop is inside, however I would not let that stop me from going back! The food and service are worth it!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder
Staff is incredibly friendly and food service was very fast! Got the ‘soup and sandwich’ thinking it would be smaller portions but they were not at all! The chowder was amazing and much larger than a cup. The 1/2 shrimp sandwich had a full sandwich worth of shrimp salad on it, ended up having to share it.Wish I had taken pictures!Atmosphere only got 4 because there isn’t much of a view since most of the shop is inside, however I would not let that stop me from going back! The food and service are worth it!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder
Excellent service, John attended to us and is very friendly, he gave us very good suggestions, the clam chowder soup was very delicious, the halibut fish was delicious, plus everything is visible and you can see the cooks and see that it is clean. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best clam chowder in a bread bowl I've ever had and dream about it still.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bread Bowl Clam Chowder
Restaurantji Recommends
Loved dining while watching the ocean. The sourdough bread was delicious as was the cioppino! I also enjoy my alcoholic beverage served in a fresh pineapple.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder, Fisherman's Wharf Cioppino
Great fresh seafood and very friendly staff. We were at the informal restaurant. They have one more fancy one with the views across the street.I had they special crab crusted halibut. It was very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder, Colossal Seafood Salad
My mom and I came here today on Thanksgiving and we're glad to have tried it! There was no wait, so we were promptly lead to a table when we arrived at 2PM. We started off our late lunch with six oysters and clam chowder, which came with a few slices of bread and butter, all of which we thoroughly enjoyed. The clam chowder has fresh, chunky clams. (My mom can be so picky so it's a win when she likes something.) Then my mom got a snapper plate with the island salad while I got the lobster roll with the island salad. I've had many lobster rolls in New England and I felt like the roll was too small for the amount of lobster, throwing off the ratio, because there was a pile of very delicious lobster on top. Not quite an issue but just something to note. The salad was refreshing with the papaya and mango, and it came with a slightly tangy lemony dressing. The snapper was a little under-salted but cooked just right with good seasoning! The white rice was surprisingly not undercooked; it was cooked and fluffy. I think we tend to have low expectations with American food when it comes to seafood (overly salty and over cooked) and rice (I grew up going to many many Asian restaurants), so we were pleasantly surprised that we liked everything here. NOTHING was over-salted nor under-salted (with exception of the snapper, but it's the better direction of the two).To round off our visit, our very nice server surprised us with two slices of pumpkin pie with whip cream... To be clear, I had already liked him prior to this pleasant surprise. This gesture might've been small and not very costly to them, but it goes a long way. A business that thinks about these details is doing it right.Just wanted to clarify that this is the more casual restaurant to the "brother" restaurant across the way. I loved the casual feel here!
Been coming here for years by far the best clam chowder I've ever had definitely need to try more dishes here but it's so hard not to get the chowder every time and the atmosphere here is amazing one of my favorite places to visit and the prices are fair
very good clam chowder and fish was done very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5