Estéban Restaurant, Locals Favorite - Monterey (CA)

5 /5 David Gold: The food was worth the mediocre service. My waitress would disappear for long periods of time on a not crowded Sunday night. She returned 3 times to tell me my sparking water was “coming” over 15 minutes. I asked about the specials on Sunday she said they had $1 oysters but were “out” at 7:05pm. I ordered the Prawns with Heads on them very good and the Octopus and a cheese pizza and all 3 were prepared and presented well. I felt like the server maybe had others tables away from mine but not sure.

5 /5 Kayla Ewert: this is my third time at Estebans and every time i enjoy a meal here the food is always consistently delicious. Rebecca has been my service twice now and always provides the best service. shes so kind, and truly makes my dining experience even better! i love sitting outside under their covered patio (with heaters!). it’s also pet friendly too! i was so hungry, my stomach ate first -- however, i ordered the breakfast burrito and it was FANTASTIC. its hearty, there are huge chunks of bacon in it, and the salsa that accompanies it has great flavor! the restaurant is located inside the cutest hotel, Casa Munras. they also offer tapas during dinner service, which is also absolutely delicious. its also so cute inside with the spanish style decor. parking is easy to find close by in the adjacent lot or on the street. already looking forward to my next meal here when im in town again! 10/10 for Esteban Restaurant!

5 /5 MarkLouise Wildoner: We came for Halloween and ate out on the patio with our dog. First thing she got was a bowl of water! Delicious meal, drinks and tapas. Appreciated the generosity of a blanket to put over my lap- awesome amenity! Lovely lighting and atmosphere and looked very nice inside as well.

5 /5 Devi: While we arrived for an early dinner with friends around 5:30 on a Sat night several months ago, the place was already getting busy. And by the time we left around 8:30, it was really the place to be it seemed. We were 3 couples dining and started with drinks and several appetizers which were all very good. We then all split entries and were very pleasantly surprised when they were brought to the table already split! Who does that proactively? Such a great service addition. All of the food was very good - pic of *half* of the chicken dinner.

5 /5 Christina Ng: Visited Esteban on Mother’s Day for Dinner. Looked like they had a special brunch for Mother’s Day. It wasn’t busy for dinner. Enjoyed everything. Would get a paella with seafood next time which would probably have more flavor. We really loved the Brussels and I ate all the crust from my son’s pizza. The bread was so good. We found street parking easily on a Sunday night.