First visit to Spotted Duck https://www.spottedduckpg.com/ in Pacific Grove - a relatively new restaurant (~ one year old) on Lighthouse Avenue. Good “New American” cuisine with the duck dishes not surprising with this name some of the highlights. The deconstructed black forest cake was an interesting approach but not sure if it really worked that well.
Swank Farms heirloom tomatoes, burrata, cabernet onions, truffle vinaigrette
Duck meatballs, toasted pine nuts, grana padano, eggplant puree, charred tomato sauce
Warm mixed olives, garlic, lemon zest, bay leaves
Potato herb gnocchi, braised lamb shoulder, sundried tomatoes, braised greens, romano cheese, cabernet rosemary jus
Skillet seared duck breast, creamy white corn polenta, braised rainbow chard, duck jus, stone fruit compote
Black forest cake, cabernet cherries, whipped mascarpone, candied pistachios