Eating out on Vacation

Eating out on Vacation

One of the best things to do when you are on vacation is to find some new and different restaurants to have your meals. It makes such a nice change to visit the places which you would never find in your home town. It is especially good if you are traveling with friends or family because then you can have a good meal, and a fun time without the bother of preparation and clean -up duties for anyone that you would have when you have a family meal at home.

We found some excellent restaurants in and around Monterey.

 IL Vecchio an Italian restaurant in Pacific Grove felt like a bistro in the heart of Italy, Noisy with the chatter of many friends. Eclectic decor , old chairs and tables and benches and a great diverse menu with an Italian flair. It was very crowded that evening wherever we went but we only had to wait a short while for our party of 6 to be seated which was a plus.

Great meal at the Beach House

The other restaurants we visited were places that overlooked the bay. After all if you are by the ocean you really have to find places to eat where you can dine looking out over the bay as the sun sets. The Beach House at Lover's Point would be the place I would choose to do that although it again was rather noisy but the food was excellent.

Isabella's restaurant 

We also ate at 2 other great restaurants on Fisherman's Wharf. Isabella's overlooks the marina and the service was excellent. We had lunch at Cafe Fina , just Mike and I ,after our family had gone home and spent a great time looking at the seagulls that were perched right outside the window and a seal that was swimming in the water below. All great memories.

View at lunch

We dined mostly on fish dishes as you can't get fish dishes much fresher than this.We had plenty to choose from. Add some tasty beers and various wines and we can say we had some great times and excellent meals.