Agree with many others -- food was excellent but service was hurried and aggressive. The waiter tried to push an overpriced double bottle of wine and some seafood apps on us. It was a little tacky to see an established place like this work so hard to upsell me. It's not like we chose it to find a bargain meal, it could have been a bit more subtle. The rack of lamb was great, steak great, sides were good. The manager/owner on the restaurant logo was walking around showing that he pays attention to his customers. Even though they told us not to rush, they began putting up chairs all around us. It was a Saturday night, so I guess the wait staff was rushing to get to the pubs. Rubbish...this was a rare night that my sweetie and I go out to celebrate our anniversary. Not coming back again unless they blow out their impressive luxury 6L & 3L bottles of wine for super cheap. read more

On point service and food is amazing . Great hospitality and waiter knows exactly what he is doing.

Went here on a rainy Sunday Brunch. They don't open until 11:30 am but they still let us in at 11:15 and we were able to order. The place had an old cottage feel to it, which wasn't bad. We were seated at a table next to the fireplace. Our table was nicely set with fresh flowers, hard bread, fruit preserves, soft butter, and a dirty fork. I traded the fork with another table. The waiter noticed and took it away. The meals came with a choice of free spinach salad or fresh fruit. The salad came with bits of hard boiled egg and crispy bits of bacon. The fruit included kiwi, melon, grapes, and it was topped with some sort of cream. The onion soup was almost perfect. The cheese was stringy and the soup itself wasn't too salty. The filet mignon fandango was brilliant. The meat was tender, the eggs perfectly poached, and the bearnaisse sauce was the best sauce for it. My salmon eggs benedict was a little salty, but bearable. There's plenty of parking and it's really close to all the Monterey tourist attractions. Waiters always smiled =) read more

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This is one of the best restaurants I've been to. The service was above & beyond. Every person there was super friendly and helpful. The food was amazing too. I had the paella and it was so good. I could have split it with someone, but leftovers are good too. Great wine list. Great atmosphere as well. read more

Fandango Restaurant - French Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Dear Fandango, thank you for being open, having delicious items on your menu and being able to accommodate a party of 4. We are local and haven't been out out in 3+ months. It was wonderful to break bread at a local favorite. Service was great. Food was tasty and hit the spot. We ordered the hearts of palm salad, onion soup, prosciutto, spinach salad as starters, and we only had 2 servings of the delicious bread, butter and olives! We were all happy with our orders. Our Entrees were the Osso Buco, Salmon Special and Lamb, everyone was delighted with their orders. Dessert was the soufflé and the Colonel and myriad after dinner drinks, grappa, port...We are thankful you are open, food was delicious and service was wonderful! Thank you for the most wonderful night of comfort outside of our home in months!! read more

We had a wonderful birthday dinner with excellent food and attentive, friendly service. We were a little bummed that there was no seating outside, but everything else made up for it. read more

Went here for a family get-together. There were about 12 of us that they squeezed in a tiny room, like an adult trying to wear baby clothes. It wasn't retrofitted for a table of 12, probably 6 at the most. The service was alright. The guy came back and forth with our drink orders and should have took our food orders at the same time. Unfortunately it was about 30 minutes before we ordered our food. The Fandango Paella was my meal of choice. Excellent dish and felt it was well worth the money. Reminded me a bit of jambalaya only not as wet. All the components of the dish worked harmonically like Peaches & Herb. The saffron rice is a winner as well. Had we not been seated in a room the size of average bathroom, the overall experience would have probably been better. I can understand converting the building to a restaurant but it just doesn't work in this case. Unless they made modifications to the building, it's a poor fit. Trying to go to the restroom across the restaurant is like Harold & Kumar trying to go to White Castle. Although the food was of excellent quality, the ambiance was not.. We brought a cake to split among our group and they didn't even box it up for us. The staff probably fed themselves figuring it was a just reward. read more

Blasphemy! Sand-dabs are a light and delicate fish that I order for the experience of their marvelous taste. Fandango's owners must be in Paris and the Chef gone for the day cause the Sand-dabs this time were over powered by the butter, garlic and breading to the point of no taste from those delightful little creatures. Not good at those prices when one has to fish for the fish. Barbie ordered a glass of wine and it gave true meaning to the word skimpy. When we asked if it was a short pour the waiter was a little defensive. One should not skimp at $12.50 a glass for the house white. The hearts of palm with oriental dressing was okay, nothing really special and a substantially less than modest portion. In full agreement with John G., Fandango's may be losing the touch. Out of respect for a long history with Pierre and Marietta and in Memory of Joe & Fluff (the former owners of the Centrella B&B) we will give it one more try. read more

Had lunch reservation and got there right as they opened. Place have rustic french charm...like you were at a cafe in Provence. Staff was friendly and attentive. We ordered burger and fries, Coq au vin, croque monsieur and pate appetizer. Warm crusty bread came complementary. The pate was delicious and came with a small portion of salad. Great way to start our meal. I ordered the coq au vin. And was pleasantly surprised that it came with salad, dessert, and coffee...all for under $20. Hubby's croque monsieur souffle was fluffy and filled with ham, kiddo's burger was huge! The melted cheese from the burger oozed to the crispy fries and delighted our lil guy. Great flavors and wonderful ambiance. We greatly enjoyed our family lunch and will go back next time we're in Pacific Grove! read more

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The service was amazing. Our waiter, Carlos, was fantastic! Our water stayed full. And all the staff was friendly and accommodating. I had Filet Mignon and my husband had Dover sole, wonderful. Will definitely be back! read more

Substandard quality food, poorly prepared. Waiter snotty when we did not order drinks or wine. Better choices in the area.

Arrived at 5:30 forgetting it was Valentine's day. Sat us right down in a room where they had added 3 extra tables for the evening. Constantly was bumped by the staff. They new it. I had my normal filet and scampi. Couldn't eat it!!! Very tough and dry. Had a 80.00 dollar bottle of red wine and they dont have red wine glasses. Seems as though they are more interested in make a few thousand dollars on a fake holiday then having ANY standards read more

My family and I came in for a late lunch on Christmas Eve. The special for the day was a traditional Turkey dinner, served with a side salad. Two of my family members got the Turkey dinner (which came with french fries because they had run out of mash) while my uncle and I got the clubhouse sandwich. I believe the clubhouse was chicken, bacon, lettuce, and tomato, and it came with shoe string potatoes. I ate it, but it was dry. My uncle knew what he was doing when he ordered a side of mayonnaise. My uncle works locally and says the burger is great, but I have not been back to try it. read more

Nice ambiance, was referred there by our hotel, big place and was empty on a Sunday evening, the wine list was so overwhelming we opted to stick to water but food and,service were great! Started with calamari in butter and garlic, than I had the "surf & turf " special and wife took the scallops, finished up with profiteroles, over all great experience! Bit on the high side in pricing, but good food, will be back;) read more

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A quick getaway to Monterey is a semi-annual thing for me. There's something about that fresh ocean air and the view that amazes me. For dinner we decided to try a new place. Fandango hit our Yelp list first so we decided to give it a shot. We were seated quickly, even though it was Friday night. I loved the escargot. My dinner was caprese, the night's special. Tomatoes were sweet and the mozzarella was fresh. If you can, save room for the souffle. There was a sweetness (I'm guessing from Grand Marnier) that I don't find in outher souffles I ate before. Definitely my favorite part of dinner. If you do decide to get the souffle order it as you make your lunch/dinner order. read more

Fandango Restaurant - Gran Marnier souffle. - French Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Without fireworks this year, we celebrated Independence Day at Fandango. It was the best decision we've made lately! I felt incredibly safe with all of the measures they are taking. The service and food were impeccable. We shared the escargot appetizer and caprese salad. My husband had the rack of lamb and I had the best calamari steak ever. Dessert was amazing! We LOVED the profiteroles au chocolate! I will dream of this meal as we return to SIP this week. A huge thank you to all of the staff who made this such a memorable dining experience! Our server Carlos was amazing! read more

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Called a week ahead of time and asked for specific table because of our Anniversary. They were not impressed. Got a table in Main room full of people and not a smaller room for a romantic dinner. The head waiter came over and threw a streamer on table said Happy Birthday and walked away like we were nothing. I ordered Steak Medium came out rare and bleeding which in turn wiped out my appetite. I also asked for Blue Cheese told me they didn't use Blue Cheese ???. They could have cared less we were there. Won;t go back. read more

Paella was the bomb. I lived in Spain and this was one of the best versions here in the States. Huge portions. It was enough for 3 people. Service was perfect. A great place for a celebration read more

This restaurant is awesome. We had seafood and everything was fresh and delicious. Our waiter Mike, was outstanding. The ambiance is spectacular. You have to try it. read more

Fandango Restaurant - French Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

Wine list was great, appetizers great, entree was great, desert was great and atmosphere and service is great. Very nice restaurant for a romantic evening or nice occasion. Highly recommend. read more

Tried it on Valentines Day. I was disappointed with the service and the plates my wife and I received. My wife ordered a strip steak @ around $38. The steak was perfect, but they served it with FRENCH FRIES. Noe I know this is a French restaurant, but really? FRIES??? Not cool and not what the menu specified. She didn't complain because we were with friends who were regulars there. I ordered the Osso Buck with pasta. The waiter told me that the risotto option wasn't really risotto, but plain rice with saffron. The osso buco was delicious, much like my wife's steak, but they served penne pasta, with nothing on it. Right out of the pasta water, and a couple string beans. YUCK! The waiter brought out these non compliant foods, and basically quickly left. Again we did not criticize because of our friends, who knew him. Probably will not return. read more

service & ambiance was find. entree was overprice. spend your hard earned money somewhere else & enjoy it.

I got the salmon and my wife got the surf and turf. The surf and turf was set at a reasonable price of $49 with two lobster tails and steak. The salmon was over priced I felt for what I got, a small piece of salmon drenched in butter with a few veggies on the side. For an appetizer we got escargot which was just ok. I got an old fashioned for a cocktail, and it simply wasn't good at all. For a dessert, we got the strawberry cheesecake, which was decent. Some dishes were good, others not good - inconsistent. The wine menu was exorbitant for no reason. The customer service was great, nothing to complain about there at all. Overall, I feel this place is way over priced for the quantity and quality of the food, there are better restaurants in the area for the same price tag. read more

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Pretty good, but not great food. Service is excellent. Overpriced. They charge Carmel prices but are located in PG.

My wife and I have been going there for Christmas for the last 10 years or more. This year they had a 'price fix' menu for $85.00 each. It was a most disappointing meal. Started with 2 shrimp on lettuce (they called it a shrimp cocktail). Then next was iceberg lettuce with oil and vinegar and a little parmigiana cheese (what they call a Caesar salad) you could tell both of these courses were made hours ahead of time The entrees were good we had salmon and prime rib. The wait staff was very good although apologetic for the menu and the price. Needless to say we won't be back again. The waiter said they went to the fixed price menu because the cook's complained about all the work the previous years. I feel thats not in the best interests of the diners. Too bad. read more

We had dinner here for a party of 7 recently. Overall, I thought the food was good, wine selection was decent, ambiance was nice, service was good...but the experience didn't quite feel stellar for the price. I was on the fence about whether to rate it 3 or 4 stars. Those of us that ordered appetizers where rather pleased with their choices which included French Onion Soup, and Scallops (2 medium sized ones nicely grilled). Entrees were a mixed bag. We actually came here because my father wanted an European and duck entree and Fandango had the French Duck L'Orange on their menu...Unfortunately, it was very passable for me. Taste was ok, but the duck breast was a bit chewy, and there was not even a hint of crispness to the skin that some fine restaurants can skillfully prepare...Overall a rather blah dish. My Lamb Shank Special (supposedly braised for over 24 hours) was good, but not necessarily the most memorable. The Sand Dabs my brother ordered were nice and fresh, in a thin coating, pan-fried, but nothing I would rush back for either. My niece had the Rack of Lamb special which I thought was good. Well-seasoned, very tender, and not at all gamey. To finish off, we ordered one each of the Grand Marnier and Chocolate Souffles. I thought they were very good. Great flavors, light but firm enough to hold shape. Not too sweet. Just a tiny bit more crustiness around the edges and I would have said it was one of the best souffles of the year. Decent selection of local and imported wines. Worked out to about $70+ per head with a bottle of wine which I find to be a bit pricey for food that was a bit hit or miss. read more

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Great atmosphere. The waiter sat us down in a tiny little room with 2 other couples. It was nice because just around the corner on your way to the bathroom is a long room full of tables and it's much louder there. We shared the braised short ribs... so good!! read more

What an unexpected surprise! Fandango is Fantastico! We absolutely felt so special from the moment we sat down. Carlos, our outstanding waiter was there for all our needs. The food! WOW! And I can't say enough about the pleasurable experience we had! read more

Excellent food and service. We went in August and say on a nice Patio. Our waiter was nice and helpful. The food was delicious!! Great wine menu too. read more

Last time I ate here, I got very sick on what was supposed to be drawn butter for my lobster. Everyone in our large party wished it were as good as it used to be, and all agreed that it has overpriced itself We'll try to find a new favorite place. read more

First of all.....olives on the table WITH bread!!! That is +1......on to the appetizers....tapas....love the ricotta and prosciutto....Duck pate....never been a fan...mushrooms, wife loved. We had the caprese salad and I seriously wanted to lick the plate, it was that good. Service was impeccable. I am having a 9 ounce filet. You start at 7 ounces and you can add 2 oz at a time for a nominal fee. Did I mention olive on the table!?!? :) The filet was GREAT! I am so glad we chose to eat here!!! Highly recommend. Everything was perfect!!! read more

Fandango Restaurant - Very quaint - French Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

This is not a high end dining experience by any means. My boyfriend and I are just visiting Monterey for our anniversary. Upon arrival to the restaurant service was great, we showed up early to our reservation and were seated immediately with bread and olives. Unfortunately, not much good to say after this. Within the first 2 minutes of being seated my boyfriend, noticed RAT POOP on the rock sticking out of the wall right next to my head... our entire $200+ meal was served within less than an hour (30mins) and we ordered multiple courses. In fact, before we even had time to finish appetizers our main courses were already being brought to the table with the waiter apologizing for the fast service. We were brought some of the worst quality steaks I've seen offed in a restaurant, we would've cooked them better at home. I had to send my filet back to be recooked, the seafood was over cooked and the potato serving was so small. the only good things I have to say is our waiter was friendly and the bread (which probably comes from a local bakery) were good. This should not have been $200+ meal, and we will never come back here. read more

Fandango Restaurant - If you look to the right of the light you will see the rat poop we stared at the entire meal. - French Near Me - Pacific Grove, California

We ordered take out from Fandango on a rainy night during CoVID. We were incredibly impressed with the friendly staff! We were also so happy with the absolutely delicious food. Everyone in our party (5 adults) ordered something different and every single dish was outstanding! We can't wait to go again!! read more

Fandango has been a favorite of ours for 25 years but the last two times we've eaten there were really disappointing. We were there this past Saturday evening and again about four months ago. Something wrong has happened to Fandango. The service is poor and the food is mediocre at best. Attention is needed by management/ownership. read more

The most disappointing dinner we've had in years. It was the most rushed and overpriced dinner we have ever had! My husband and I had reservations for 6pm, but dinner was finished and the bill was presented by 6:45pm. . Never again! We were seated by a small window with filthy curtains. My fish was bland and swimming in butter and my husband's cannelloni had a thick layer of cheese that resembled chewing gum. We have been going there for many years, but the quality has slipped. So disappointed read more

Wow...our daughter just moved to PG and this was recommended to us from her neighbor. We stumbled in about 8:00 last Friday w/o reservations and got seated immediately. Our seat was in the main room right in front of a lovely fireplace. We had our own bottle of wine we brought knowing there was a corkage fee, which our waiter then told us at the end of the night that he didn't charge us for it! (thank you Sir). We had great attention from our waiter and beautiful ambiance. Food: We shared the calamari appetizer which was excellent (flattened and lightly breaded with lemon and butter $12; I had the Spaghetti Siracusa and am going to back just for that again! It was $25 and had a huge bowl of pasta and a lot of meat which I enjoyed so much. My daughter got the short rib for $32? and she said it was delish. We ordered a grand marniar souffle for desert and it compared with La Foret's from Alamden area which I always enjoyed! I love this place and have to say it had it all...clean, friendly, polite, tasty, good portions and I knew I'd be paying more so that didn't bother me for all we got! Nice memory....nice night! Thank you.... read more

We enjoyed our experience greatly. I was pleased with our server's recommendation for wine to pair with our tapas and sand dabs. We followed with the paella and had a lovely dessert to finish. Comfortable ambience and excellent service! Thank you! read more

BEST rum cocktail and Manhattan my husband and I have ever had ! Friendly fun staff, great ambience. The French onion soup was perfect !!!

This is one of the nicer restaurants in PG. the prices are reasonable and the food is really good. The atmosphere is enchanting, great for a nice romantic dinner. read more

Good food and ambience. The restaurant is a villa located in Monterey. It brings Spanish flavor to the Monterey peninsula. I particularly like the fandango paella read more

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