Best Casual Restaurants in Carmel

My husband and I live about four hours away from Pacific Grove, but it is one of favorite places to get away together for a couple of days. EVERY SINGLE TIME that we visit, we absolutely HAVE to go to Catch! It’s amazing! The food is delicious, and the service is outstanding! They start you off with a shot of champagne and a tasting of caviar. I had been looking forward to my entree, the ultimate truffled lobster risotto, all day! It did NOT disappoint! This is DEFINITELY a must stop destination!

Everyone is great there. Manager, servers and service are always great.

Great service. Reasonable price. Best salmon and rice we've ever had second time we've gotten it tasted as good if not better than the first would happily return thanks so very much to all of you for making our dinner. Such a great experience. We really appreciate it. :-) Don, Julie, Nina and Dina :)

We enjoy Hog’s Breath. Great spot with dogs. Spacious enough that we weren’t sitting on top of our neighbor table and our dog had space. We had kids with us and we appreciated the kids menu. Once the sun set, it gets chilly and our kids were pretty cold even though we were under a heater, but it wasn’t pumping out heat too well. My daughter went over and ate her dinner in front of a fire place that had a bench for hanging. Overall, great ambiance. The bar is cute, small, and has a western cabin feel. There’s indoor dining too. Food was good. Clam chowder was great, steamed artichoke was very basic and the aioli im pretty sure was plain mayo but still good enough to eat. Calamari was the best I’ve had in a while. Soft, squid, not overly chewy. The breading was just as it should be. Overall we’d return and recommend!

Fantastic experience from the food to the service!