Made my beach weekend with my family last summer so fun and easy. We just booked for what we need…read moreonline and when we got to the beach, it was all setup and ready to use. And when we were done, we just leave. So easy and I will absolutely use them again.

We were in downtown Monterey looking for something fun to do with our son. As we were walking the…read morestreets we came across an arcade that looked fun and inviting. I decided to check it out. I arrived on a nice sunny Saturday afternoon. High Scores Arcade is located in a nice area off Alvarado street in downtown Monterey. Parking is free and accessible along the streets and the nearby parking lots. The arcade games collection are classic, vintage, and from the 80's-90's. The space is on the smaller side but has just enough video games to look reputable. The decor is vibrant, bright, and playful. In the front is the counter where you purchase your admission, snacks, and alcohol/non alcoholic drinks. The admission is fairly priced. 1 hour of unlimited play is $10.00. All day unlimited play is $22.00. Overall we enjoyed our experience at High Scores Arcade. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The vibe was nostalgic and bustling. It was nice to introduce the games I use to play back in the day and play along side with my son. We hope to be back when we are in the area.

Snug little place packed with arcade games~…read more For $10, you can play unlimited games which is pretty well worth the price. We were so shocked to see smash on n64 as an option! Overall, fun place to spend some time with your people!

This is an amazing HIDDEN TREASURE of a museum at the Presidio in Monterey. It tells an amazing…read morehistory of California and other Western states with regards to Mexico and how the U.S. came to be. It has many Spanish artifacts and inspiring displays. Very well done

We turned a corner driving along the Presidio in Monterey and came upon this small Museum featuring…read morethe Cavalry that was stationed at the Presidio Army Base. The museum presents the history using great artifacts like saddles, bridles, and full size horse and soldier mannikins decked out in full regalia. The history progresses chronologically since the time of the discovery of the Monterey Bay, and gives a great overview of military activity in the area. Some short videos displayed on a TV fill in the print and poster information using footage of Army activities from various eras. A very personable docent greeted us and narrated quite a bit of the historical background of the area as well, which gave some context for the displays. There are hiking trails up the hill behind the museum to the Sloat Monument, and we look forward to returning on a sunny day to enjoy the view and perhaps a picnic!

When we were meandering our way through Hwy 1 I saw the sign for this spot on our way to a hike and…read moreI knew I wanted to check it out on the way back. I'm glad we did but boy blink and you miss it! If you are not renting the space for a private event it isn't much in the way of public access. The accessible gardens between the art gallery on site and the shop is on either side of a short pathway. It's pretty but I wouldn't go out of my way to make this happen again. I always appreciate someone taking the time to cultivate a garden for public use, so no shade here. It just isn't anything you can wander or get lost in if you aren't renting the space for private use. I snapped a few pics, it added some beauty to our day but not a huge impact overall.

It has been over a year since we settled this matter with Loma Vista in court. We flew out from the…read moreeast coast to checkout the venue, decided to move forward and paid over 15k in venue fees and deposits, only to realize the venue does not have a liquor license and is walking multiple licensing violations. We eventually settled in small claims court and got our money back. I have to say I feel sorry for Amanda, the event managers as she is simply working with a stupid and entitled child, the owner Blaise Lipman. I do not recommend this venue and trust me, there are a lot more beautiful places in the peninsula, and more importantly, nicer people and more law-binding, contract reading event managers and event space owners.

Captain Christian is the absolute best...super welcoming and friendly.....I would highly recommend…read morechartering with Bella on the Bay. He accommodated my family and paid extra attention to my elderly mother. Thank you for the awesome experience Captain, looking forward to more bookings in the future.

Captain Christian was the best! Contacted him a couple months before our trip to make reservations,…read morehe was quick to respond, very friendly. A week or so before our trip to Monterey our agenda has changed and we needed to switch our reservation to another day. A quick call to Captain Christian and he was able to accommodate our request. Very informative about his boat, the ocean and Monterey. Look forward to our next trip out here and will definitely be making reservations with Captain Christian.

This club let our kids stay when we evacuated the Kincade fire…read more I can't express how outstanding they have been and how appreciative we are to this club and the Boys and Girls Club in general!!! Safe, positive, fun, active, and affordable. Thank you so much. Please don't hesitate to join the club.

We LOVE Stuffies Claw Arcade! We've been to Claw Machine arcades throughout the country and…read moreStuffies continues to be one of our favorite claw arcades in California. Most plushie claw machines are 1-2 tokens per play and they now have blind boxes for 5 tokens per play. The claw machines settings are very strong and fair and you can also ask the friendly staff for help on resets. They have a great selection of cute plushies in the claw machines and for trade up. They have an amazing selection of trade ups for large plushies that were all 20 points and under On our most recent April 2026 visit, we were able to get a Sanrio Capybara blind boxes and trade up for a big derpy Pikachu!

We had so much fun here! For $50 we got 60 tokens and a large clear string bag. This gave us over…read morean hour of play time and we left with 10 stuffies in the giant bag. Staff is super nice and helpful, the claw arcade itself is bright and clean, and there are tons of stuffies and small keychains. My 2.5 and 8 year old both had a blast and didn't want to leave. We will definitely be back soon! They also have tons of fun events and characters visit, you can trade your stuffies for another in the same machine, and you can trade multiple stuffies up for bigger ones. Really cool concept and fun. Not impossible to actually catch the stuffies either. I highly recommend this place if you love stuffies and playing games. It was a big hit with the kids!

What a fun event this was. So much fabulous Italian food. Lots of fun booths. Lots of friendly…read morepeople. Great music..just one great event.

Pluses and minuses: Great entertainment. Pasquale Esposito was terrific. Sound system was a little…read morebit muddy, and some technical glitches, but, that happens with any live event. Food: Central Coast Pizza -yummy, yummy, yummy. Cannollis- I don't have the name of the vendor, but it was really good. Here's why I knocked off a star and another- We ordered VIP seating. The promises on the website included table order service for drinks and food. Nope. You might as well wait for Santa to deliver them. Yes, I was that dumb schmuck that paid $93.60 (including the service fee) for two tickets and for the most part, got a table to park our butts. They did give us Festa Italia T-shirts without a size selection. Unfortunately, the shirts aren't a size that either of us can wear. I did stop by later and ask at the registration booth why there was no table service. For that exchange, I received two conflicting, muddled answers from the same person. First, it was that they did not have enough resources to have table staffing (although it was advertised on the web site) and the staffing for security instead. Answer #2: The guy caught himself afterward and said it didn't exist and that was not part of the ticket promotion. Well, it was on your site last night. My husband and I both saw the perk listed for the tickets. That's why we bought them. Advice: Go to the show next time and skip the VIP tickets. If you still want the VIP tickets, go ahead. IF someone wants to sit at your table that didn't buy the tickets, let them do it. It has the same meaning as buying the tickets. Other room for improvement. IF you are hosting an Italian festival, would it not be useful to have Italian Wines and beer? A cold Corona is great, but, a cold Peroni or similar Italian type would be a nice touch, too. Likewise on wine: Have an Italian wine. I am aware that there's a better profit with a full bar offering mixed drinks. I also anticipated this would be more of a wine tasting type of festival, but that was not the case.