Edwins Carmel - Carmel-By-The-Sea (CA)

4 /5 Adrianne James Datiles: My wife and I were visiting the area, and being a Filipino-American couple were excited to find a restaurant serving Filipino food! We ordered the lumpia and Kare Kare. We were very happy with the lumpia, they were smaller in size than what we are used to but the sauce was delicious and flavors were amazing! The Kare Kare on the other hand was milder in flavor compared to other Kare Kare that I have had in the past. However, the eggplant was cooked beautifully and my wife enjoyed the vegetables The service was excellent given that there was only one server helping out at least eight different tables. Finally, the bathroom was clean however it seemed to be a work in progress. Overall, I would still like to visit again and try some of their other dishes. Next time I’m in the area. And I do think that based off of what we’ve tasted so far, it is a good introduction to Filipino cuisine.

4 /5 Mikey Rivera: The food was quite good, the service was great and the atmosphere was nice but i thought it was overpriced. I know it’s Carmel but i cant justify the price for having the same sides for 3 dishes that we ordered (all carrots and rice). There was little variety and even the sauces were common for the fish and pork. And for desert - we got ube ice cream with costco cookies. The food is good but dont think it’s worth the price. The people were nice though and there was a live band going. Worth to try just be ready to pay more

1 /5 Susmitha V: I really liked the place and the overall vibe. Unfortunately, the vegetarian dishes I ordered were smelling and tasting strongly like fish, which made them completely inedible. As a vegetarian, this was very disappointing. I had to take the food to go and ended up throwing it away, which was especially frustrating given that the food was quite expensive. I strongly recommend that the restaurant ensure vegetarian food is prepared using clean, separate utensils, or utensils dedicated exclusively to vegetarian cooking. This is extremely important for vegetarian customers and would greatly improve the experience.

1 /5 Dan Carroll: We enjoyed our initial visit a couple of years ago…but on on Wed evening the service was horrendous. After sitting down, the napkins and utensils were just dropped off in a pile. The owner/manager said he would be taking care of us…11min later no water or orders…so we went to Grasing across the street. This was what you expect in Carmel..spectacular service and incredible food/wine. i had 12 year Papi. We only had apps b/c they had no resy’s..so on to Pangaea Seafood, excellent steaks and fresh fish. The wine and cocktails were very good. Edwin’s was a disaster.