22 Best Salad Restaurants near Monterey

“Del Monte Grill & Cafe offers a relaxed and welcoming dining experience with a focus on hearty meals, fresh ingredients, and classic comfort flavors. Guests appreciate the friendly service, generous portions, and easygoing atmosphere that makes it a great stop for breakfast, lunch, or a casual dinner in Monterey.

“Absolutely great experience! The food was fresh, flavorful, and served in generous portions. The service was friendly, attentive, and made us feel right at home. The atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable, perfect for a casual meal without any rush. Del Monte Grill & Cafe is definitely a solid spot for good food and good value in Monterey!”“

“We recently had the pleasure of working with Urban Kitchen for our wedding, and I truly cannot say enough good things about Rene and his team. From the very beginning, Rene was always available. No matter how many questions we had or when we called he answered the phone and made us feel like family. Rene’s communication and reliability meant everything to us.

What stood out most was how genuinely excited he was for our marriage and wedding day. It never felt like “just another event” from him. We could feel that he truly cared and wanted everything to be special for us.

The food was wonderful. The service was smooth and the entire experience helped take so much stress off our shoulders. We are incredibly grateful we chose Urban Kitchen for such an important day.

Thank you, Rene, for being a part of our story and helping make our wedding day memorable.
Victor and Lisa Marks“

“The best fresh food around. I really don’t go out to any other restaurant anymore because of what I have here. I know the quality of the food the way I will be treated and the cleanliness of this restaurant. In 4 years I never had a bad meal or something that is wrong. They have always been upfront about their menu and service. Even if they are busy they tell me and I don’t care about waiting I know it will be worth the wait. Thank you Krua Thai Gregg“

“My wife and I came to visit Monterey for the weekend and stayed at the red lion on our second night. The urban kitchen is located on site at the hotel. The owner/host Renee was gracious and friendly. He went out of his way with service. Also the food was delicious enjoyed the artichoke enchilada and seafood soup!! Definitely recommend staying at the red lion and eating at the Urb. kitchen“

“Tidal was a Starbucks alternative, since we wanted to try something new. Oatmeal latte was excellent! The egg wrap was hot and delicious. The fruit was fresh. I recommend it. 👌“

“Everything our table ordered was excellent! The best in my opinion was the BBQ chicken salad & margarita pizza. The butter cake flight was good hut nothing special in my opinion. The upside down cheesecake was amazing. Sophia was our server. Thanks Sophia!“

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“Top 3 pizzas of our lives (including Rome and Florence). They make the ingredients in-house and you can tell.

You can also tell how happy their staff must be because it shows in the service and how they interact with you with warmth and affection.

Get their burrata pizza. You can taste the freakin milk.“

“I am from Seaside and I have to tell you this has to the best breakfast in Monterey County by far I will return“

“New to the area and I give them 5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ I ordered a combination plate half fried rice half chow mein and salt and pepper chicken extra garlic add peppers…. Very very tasty. I’ve tried other restaurants in the area and this one is my favorite!!!“

“I wanted to write the perfect review but I won't be able to do that. The people there were so nice and so warm. The location is in an old house in historic downtown Pacific Grove. But I can't let this go, the prices were high (as expected) and then they did the old trick of, "Did you want chorizo with that"....without telling you it's a $6 upcharge for two teaspoons added on top of your $17 plate of chiliquilies. So for $23, you get a full plate, I mean piled high of tortilla chips covered in a homemade red sauce (delicious). A table or teaspoonful of queso fresco per the recipe (delicious), two fried eggs, and sour cream on the side, (awesome). Most recipes for this dish that I've eaten will offer a choice of protein. Chorizo is a very common breakfast protein for this recipe. I would argue that it should be part of the recipe regardless but if you ask people, "Do you want chorizo on that?", many will say yes for the reasons I mentioned above. But when the bill comes watch out. It was a $6 upcharge to my $17 choice of breakfast. If it's an upcharge you have to tell me in advance. "Do I want it?", is one question. "Do I want it for the price you will charge me?", has to be a separate question. If it's some amount that high, an extra 1/3 of the price of my breakfast, then you shoudl feel extremely obligated to tell me how much. Don't make me feel like an a-hole bringing up your sketchy business upcharge practices to you in the middle of a super-packed breakfast/brunch rush when you hand me the bill. I didn't bring it up but I wanted to, very badly. As good as the meal was the experience left a bad taste in my mouth and more than a week later I'm still shaking my head about it. For a place that thrives on tourist and word-of-mouth business, there's no reason for this type of shady business antics which leads someone like me who otherwise really enjoyed this place to go to the trouble of leaving a bad review. I probably won't go back due to this.“

“Love this place. But depending on staff, welL? Signature burger requested as rare. Severed like leather. Gets reserved tables requests wrong most times. Beet salad with two tiny beets? Not good. Still, a strong recommendation.“

“Amazing food. Amazing atmosphere and wonderful service.“

“Love that there is more than one vegetarian options. So rare for a vegetarian to get options. Also love the daily specials. My hubs and kids are always happy and more than satisfied with their sandwiches! My daughter loves the ribs!“

“An unexpected highlight of our recent visit to Carmel! Warm, welcoming, fun vibe, great food. There are places one just doesn't insist on veggie options. 🤫“

“This is our second time eating at Il Tegamino, and both times it was absolutely delicious. It is definitely a step up from your basic Italian American cooking. The pacchieri in ragu sauce was the winner, but everyone enjoyed the other items we got. The service is very attentive. Both times we ate outside. But because the terrace is all enclosed and with the space heaters, we were perfectly comfortable, even at the end of January. This place is a hidden gem in a town of frequently overpriced and mediocre restaurants, catering to tourists. “

“This place is consistently good. Everything is freshly made, the staff are friendly and work quickly to get the product out to customers. Prices are very reasonable and everything is fresh. Is it the best pizza around? No. But when you're in a hurry it's good enough. Hard to go wrong here.“

“yummy food great customer service. will be back“

“Great Valentine's dinner at The Beach House! I loved my ahi tuna dinner, hubby had the cioppino, meal was great, he was only disappointed that it contained snow crab when it is Dungeness crab season in Monterey. Service was great and we loved sitting on the covered patio.“

“Just got food poisoning from this location. Drive thru person was also extremely rude and talking to someone on his phone while taking my payment. Never said one word to me , just held out his hand for my card and handed it back to me. No thank you, no nothing... NASTY“

“Excellent atmosphere and food“

“Love broccoli cheese soup!“