Chapter One — The Tavern
Named for a storyteller.
Named for a storyteller.
Built for a good dinner.
Herman Melville sent his sailors chasing the horizon; we'd rather you drop anchor. Tucked off the tourist trail on Washington Street in Old Monterey, the Tavern is the kind of room where the wood-fired oven glows, the beer is cold, and nobody's in a hurry to leave.
We take the writer's advice to heart. Our kitchen turns out gourmet burgers, blistered wood-fired pizzas, fresh Monterey seafood, and a weekend brunch worth waking up for — all in a warm, brick-and-lantern room that feels like it's been here forever.
"If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least."
— Herman Melville
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