The Carmel/Monterey area has a lot of restaurants but many of them turn out to be mediocre touristy places. One of the exceptions for us was always Passionfish https://www.passionfish.net/ in Pacific Grove which is well known for their excellent cooking of sustainably fish as well as a great and affordable wine list. We haven’t been to Passionfish for 10+ years but this visit was as good as we remembered them. We heard that there will be a change in ownership but all FOH and BOH will stay - so let’s hope that Passionfish will continue to be a special restaurant
Sea scallop, caper-raisin-walnut relish, artichoke risotto cake
Nancy’s buttery buttermilk biscuits
Dungeness crab salad, avocado, spicy ginger vinaigrette, braised fennel
Alaskan halibut, bacon chowder, anise relish
Rainbow trout, sweet potato-wild rice saute, cardamom syrup
Maple-banana bread pudding, bourbon caramel, banana ice cream
Yuzu panna cotta, strawberry coulis, lemongrass meringue