3 /5 Bruce S.: Went on Thanksgiving afternoon. The hostesses were very nice and welcoming. Had a drink in the bar as we had to wait for a booth in the Conservatory. The bartender was really nice and made good drinks. The Conservatory is a really nice area for dining. The woman Sommelier was very friendly and welcoming. Our server Orlando was really good too! We had one Thanksgiving dinner and the Seafood Pasta Marina & Linguine. The Seafood Pasta was okay but a little salty. In the Thanksgiving dinner, the Butternut Squash Bisque was very good. The Fall Harvest salad was okay but didnt have much of the whipped goat cheese. We saw other diners with a lot more of the whipped goat cheese. The Turkey dinner was really disappointing, because typically restaurants carve slices from the turkey. Mine looked like they pulled pieces off of the Turkey and put it on my plate. Was this normal for them or was it because it was later in the afternoon and they didnt have too much Turkey left? There was only one small piece of white meat as well. The dressing, gravy, cranberry orange relish, vegetables and candied sweet potatoes were really good. The cherries jubilee was also really good.
One last thing, we saw the manager Jimmy walking around the Conservatory talking to various customers but he never came by our table to see how things were.
Weve visited the Monterey Peninsula many, many times over the years and have eaten at least 50 restaurants in the area. Weve eaten here several times over the years but unfortunately we wont be back and I wont recommend this restaurant to anyone that I know! Id rather go to Stokes Adobe, Aubergine, Noras Carmel, Peppoli, Fandango, The Taproom, Stillwaters Bar & Grill or many others.
