Old Fishermen's Grotto
39 Fishermans Wharf, Monterey
(831) 375-4604
Customers' Favorites
Original 'Monterey Style' Clam Chowder in Butter Garlic Toasted Bread Bowl
Dungeness Crab Salmon and Two Grilled Prawns
Raw Oysters on the Half Shell
Garlic Bread Clam Chowder Bowl
Grotto's Famous Clam Chowder
Seafood Linguini Isabella
Macadamia Crusted Halibut
Clam Chowder Bread Bowl
Grotto Seafood Sampler
Ultimate Seafood Pasta
Recent Reviews
I've been coming to this restaurant for 45 years and it has only gotten better with time. Chris the owner is very personable and always around and greets everybody with a genuine smile. The food and service has always been excellent and the atmosphere inside is beautiful. Besides that it's always nice looking out at the water from your table. It's a first class restaurant.
Fine dining at the wharf in Monterey. Food is delicious. Pasta, seafood, steak, very good clam chowder and bread served warm that is baked at a local bakery in town named Paris bakery. Cocktails, entrees and desserts are plated beautifully. Oman our server was friendly and attentive. Ladies are given a long stem red rose prior to leaving. Highly recommend dining here.
For a generic-looking seafood restaurant at another tourist attraction, Old Fisherman's Grotto is an awesome surprise. The atmosphere is like an old style steakhouse and the views of the bay aren't especially remarkable. What stands out is the food. Considering there were so many other options on the wharf, competition must be high. The prices reflected the high standards of service and the elegance and richness of the food. Presented well and tasted lovely. It gets...