I like the location
Good was not impressive, just average taste. Fish was fresh however.

Top notch! The service is unmatched! There's no other place that can compare to Old Fisherman's Grotto service. No mumbo jumbo! Keep up the great work Chris!

A great restaurant. Every detail was tended to. The restaurant owner stopped by our table to welcome us. The food was top notch and we eagerly took the excess home to enjoy later. We will be back.

Steamed crab was super delicious. Service was excellent. At my request kitchen prepared finely chopped ginger with balsamic vinegar as dipping sauce which is a perfect match to steamed crab. Will definitely be coming back if I was ever in the area again!

Great clam chowder! Ambiance is nice, especially the music they play.

Service is very friendly. They were doing 25% off bottled wines. My friend and I opted for a half bottle, which would've been just over a glass for each of us. Our server was constantly trying to "upsell" us to the full bottle, but backed off when we said we had to catch a flight out the next morning.

My go to for all these small coastal
towns up and down Cali, each with some sort of seafood joint on a wharf/pier is: A Crab Louie Salad & Clam Chowder cup/bowl. Hands down - Best crab Louie of my life. Menu described it as having 'chef's choice of garnishes' or something like that. It had Papaya, Mango and Strawberries. What?! Unreal and paired so nicely. Ambience and service were great, but that salad... sheesh! Gonna think about that one for a while.

Cioppino 3/5- this was okay. Seafood was fresh and a decent amount of it but the flavor was a bit bland.

Clam chowder 4/5 - this was really good and creamy. We like dipping this with the bread. The bowl was huge for two people so probably best for 3-4 people

We shared another wonderful evening of birthday celebrations. Food was excellent and we were privileged to be served by one of the owners. Picture attached.

What a great dinner! We came to Monterey for the first time and wanted a unique dinner spot and this was perfect! My wife had a New Zealand Salmon which she said was so good and I have the Gluten Free Eggplant Parmesan. I was kinda sad that there was only one GF option but it was seriously so good that I have zero complaints! We shared a bottle of wine which was 25% off and got to bring home what we didn't finish. We sat next to the water and got to watch the tide come in! Lastly, Pablo was our server tonight and he was fabulous! So sweet, very helpful, and gave us each a rose to go home. Will absolutely be back next time we are in Monterey!