schooners monterey

fantastic. the food was preparedabsolutelyperfectly and the view was incredible. i may never eat calamari again after having their amazing charred octopus. we split the cast a net for two, which had oysters rockefeller, king crab legs, ahi tuna (in place of the swordfish, which they were out of - which is understandable for a place with all fresh seafood) and their amazing angry prawns along with two sides. the seafood was so fresh and sweet, we went with a bottle of roar chardonnay, which couldn't have paired better. the baked alaska dessert was perfect to top it all off.

now if you don't go to schooners while you're in monterey then you're missing out on anabsolutelybeautiful gem. i had made reservations and took my fiancé there for his birthday and it was phenomenal! upon arrival we were given two glasses of champagne (if you stay in the monterey plaza you can take any unfinished drink up to your room afterwards) and then given a dessert with a candle for his birthday. the staff was just incredible. it wasn't just our server that was so great, it was the young servers and the main server (was amazing!). the manager of the restaurant checked in on each of the customers and made sure everyone was happy. multiple servers asked how we like everything throughout the night. onto the food.. my fiancé and i love fine dinning, and were from seattle where great restaurants are abundant and schooners food was just amazing. i had the crab crusted sal, fantastic. the risotto was just made to perfection! not only was the food and staff phenomenal, the view (inside and out) was incredible. overall this restaurant deserves a true honest 10, they deserve it. thank you again for taking such great care of us schooners! you're soabsolutelyamazing!!

so incredibly amazed with the meal we had here! one of the best seafood stews i've had! they hadabsolutelyincredible desserts as well - the carrot cake in a jar and the butterscotch banana pudding, do noooot leave here without trying at least one of them! great service as well!