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Holiday Charm in Carmel by the Sea
Twinkling lights, evergreen wreaths and festive ribbons bedeck the doors and windows in lovely Carmel-by-the-Sea, heralding the holiday season. These are just the icing on this fairytale city, filled with storybook homes, unique shops, world-class restaurants, and even an old-fashioned newspaper, The Carmel Pine Cone. None of the homes here have addresses, but instead unique, homespun names.
The current issue of Carmel’s newspaper, The Carmel Pine Cone. Welcome December! Traveling down the streets of Carmel, you are greeted with colorful flowers and lovely holiday decor.
The average daily temperature here in December is 60 degrees, making it the perfect time to stroll around town and admire the lovely sights.
Make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes while you are here. And do not wear high heels! They are prohibited by a city ordinance. With all the uneven stone walkways and pavements here, it is easy to understand why. Nonetheless, if you must wear heels, you can purchase a high heel waiver at City Hall. You may find it interesting to know that ce cream was previously prohibited because it was deemed too messy, creating unsightly walkways. Thank goodness that ordinance was repealed!
Of course, if you are in Carmel for the holidays, you simply must check out some of the quirky storybook buildings created by former Carmel resident and builder, Hugh Comstock. The Tuck Box, shown above, is one of his most famous creations.
The Gretel Cottage, above, is another home built by Comstock. It was recently revealed, along with the nearby Hansel Cottage, following a long renovation. Gretel is dolled up and ready for the holidays!
One of the best things about Carmel is discovering all the secret passageways as you walk the streets. You never know what you will find hidden around the corner!
Nearly all the restaurants here feature outdoor as well as indoor dining. And nothing is cozier than sitting near a warm heater while enjoying your meal in the fresh seaside air.
Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoyed viewing the holiday decor in Carmel. Most of my photos were taken just today! It was beautiful, sunny, and the most perfect December Sunday anyone could hope for. You may also like The #1 Guide for What to See and Do in Romantic Carmel and Fairy Tale Cottages in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Wishing you peace, love, happiness and the happiest of holidays!
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The Prettiest Hidden Homes of Carmel
Houses, like people, have different personalities. Some are bright and bubbly and just exude charisma. They stand out and seem to get all the attention. Others are quiet, shy, and like to stay out of the limelight. Sometimes they like to remain hidden for privacy, and other times they have been been ignored or simply overlooked. Join me as I explore the prettiest hidden homes of Carmel.
Kuster Castle
The Kuster house, sometimes called Kuster Castle, sits high on a hill on Ocean View Avenue. It is somewhat hidden behind greenery and a fence made of tree branches. It was built in 1920 by Edward Kuster, an attorney, who moved to Carmel and eventually built the Golden Bough Playhouse. Kuster’s move was considered scandalous at the time because he was the ex-husband of Una Jeffers, now wife of famous poet Robinson Jeffers. So what did Mr. Kuster do, but build his house next to the Jeffer’s Tor House! Apparently, both couples got along extremely well. Una even did her laundry at the Kuster’s because Tor House had no electricity.
Hob Nob Cottage
Hob Nob Cottage is easy to overlook. Because the gate is rather dark and the house below the road, it remains somewhat hidden from view.
Built in 1924, this Tudor Revival home was originally known as the Garfield D. Mermer house. The origin of its current name is interesting. Hob and nob first came together in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, when Sir Toby Belch warns Viola (who is disguised as a man) that Sir Andrew wants to duel. “Hob, nob is his word,” says Sir Toby, using hob and nob to mean something like “hit or miss”. Since that time, hob and nob became a phrase meaning friends drinking hobnob to each other, and from there it became associated with congenial social gatherings.
Birthday Cottage
It took some clever camera finagling to get a proper glimpse of the Birthday Cottage. This one really tugs at your storybook heartstrings with its steep storybook gables and half timbered walls. Unfortunately, most of the house is simply out of sight, hidden behind trees, shrubs, and foliage. I have not discovered the story behind the home’s name, but maybe it was a present for some lucky soul back in 1929 when it was built. Located at the corner of Santa Fe Street and Sixth Avenue, it was part of a complex of five homes commissioned by W. O. Swain and built by Hugh Comstock.
Fables
Almost completely buried in a tapestry of vines and ivy, Fables is another hidden cottage. Fables is sandwiched between the Birthday House and the Doll’s House. Featuring a steeply pitched roof and Carmel stone chimney, Fables was built by Hugh Comstock in 1928.
The Doll’s House
Nobody ever seems to come play in this Doll’s House. Located next door to Fables on the corner of Santa Rita and Ocean Avenue, it appears to be empty. It too remains largely hidden from view by trees and shrubbery. This home was also built by Comstock in 1928.
Märchen Haus
Märchen Haus is German for Fairytale House. Located at the corner of Dolores and 11th Street, it is several blocks away from many of the other other Comstock homes. It is also somewhat disguised by all the trees and shrubbery surrounding it. This house is clearly very loved and was getting a fresh coat of paint this past spring. The hand cut shingle roof and curved front door remind me of something from Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This home was also built by Comstock in 1928, which was clearly a busy year for him.
Seaward
At the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, “Seaward” lies just south of Carmel-by-the-Sea in the Carmel Highlands. If you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of it, hidden behind a high stone wall and a forest of cypress trees. Designed by Charles Sumner Greene and built in the 1920s for D. L. James, it seems to naturally grow straight out of the cliff. If you look closely, you will see all the tiny stones making up the beautiful architecture. I can’t fathom how many people or hours it took to build this iconic home.
I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at the prettiest hidden homes of Carmel. You may also like 12 Storybook Cottages to Enchant You! and Cottage Love in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Thank you for visiting my blog! Wishing you peace, love, happiness, and beautiful vistas.
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Cottage Love in Carmel-by-the-Sea
Originally settled by a band of bohemian artists and writers, Carmel-by-the-Sea is one of the prettiest cities you will ever see. Visitors feel as though they have stepped into something from Grimm’s Fairytales, and perhaps they have. Part of the allure of this seaside town arises from the storybook homes populating it. Romantic cottages are waiting to be discovered around every corner. There’s just something about these cozy abodes that tugs at your heartstrings and makes you fall in love with them. Here are some sappy but sweet cottage quotes about these lovelies. Enjoy!
I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. I advise everybody who is going to build, to build a cottage. ~ Jane Austen. Anything ever written by Jane Austen is solid advice, in my humble opinion.
Every antique farm-house and moss-grown cottage is a picture. ~ Washington Irving. This is true, hence my obsession for photographing them excessively.
A cottage will hold as much happiness as would stock a palace. ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie. I have never lived in a palace, so cannot draw such a comparison. And even though I believe happiness comes from within, living in a Hugh Comstock dwelling like this would certainly amp up the happiness factor.
Everyone can identify with a fragrant garden, with beauty of sunset, with the quiet of nature, with a warm and cozy cottage. ~ Thomas Kinkade. Mr. Kinkade, of all people, understands the veracity of this statement.
Her modest looks the cottage might adorn, sweet as the primrose peeps beneath the thorn. ~ Oliver Goldsmith. These are actually clematis flowers and they do appear to be peeping over the gate. Petal peepers!
I knew by the smoke that so gracefully curl’d above the green elms, that a cottage was near. I said, “If there’s peace to be found in the world, a heart that was humble might hope for it here”. ~Thomas Moore. Agreed, I would love to find peace in this cottage!
Give me the sea and a little cottage just to be. ~unknown. Definitely!
Thank you for visiting my blog. You may also enjoy The Garden Gate Story: Inspiration from Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Magical and Enchanting Gardens of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Wishing you peace, love, happiness, and beautiful vistas.
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Quarantine in Captivating Carmel-by-the-Sea
Even though the quarantine has disrupted many travel plans, I feel so blessed to live in this area. I hope that everyone has a chance someday to visit Carmel-by-the-Sea, located in central coastal California, and witness first hand this captivating and charming town. I have previously written other blog posts about Carmel-by-the-Sea, including Gardens of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Garden Gate Inspiration from Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Fairy Tale Cottages in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Even though shops and art galleries are still closed, many of the amazing restaurants here are open with take out and social distanced al fresco dining. And fortunately, the pandemic can’t hamper one of the most fun things to do here, just walk around. You will feel like you are in a fairy tale, because this little seaside town just happens to be home to some of the loveliest cottages and gardens in the area.
It all started in the early 1900s, when Hugh Comstock built the town’s first fairy tale cottage for his wife, Mayotta. The homes he built featured steep roofs, arched windows and doors, and rustic stone chimneys. His cottages have been duplicated over the years, and have inspired generations of delightful homes, so that walking through many of the side streets you may imagine you are no longer in America, but rather, in a charming English village.
The gardens in Carmel-by-the-Sea are simply the icing on the cake. From fetching window boxes, to picket fences, to lovely archways and stone walls, there is an eye-catching assortment of detail. Colorful flowers paint the landscape around these storybook homes with a beautiful palette of colors and textures.
Quarantine or not, it is clear that many people here are passionate about gardening and put a great deal of time and love into their gardens. I would like to personally thank them for all the inspiration and cheerfulness they provide to us passers-by!
A quirky thing about Carmel-by-the-Sea is that all the homes have names instead of house numbers. Most of the home names are pretty or cute, but I like the name I saw on one the best of all: “Nobody’s Perfect”!
This home is called “Irish Rose”. The latest addition to Carmel-by-the-Sea, on 6th Avenue & Mission, this Instagrammable wall mural was being completed while my friend Amy @seasaltandcypress and I were dining al fresco at nearby Grasings. Opinion has been mixed, folks either love it or hate it. I love it!
Someday, I hope the word quarantine will be obsolete. I hope that we all have discovered what is most important in life. I hope that we have learned to slow down and appreciate the beauty around us. I hope we never again take anything for granted and have learned to be grateful for all good things. If you do someday visit Carmel-by-the-Sea, dear friend, here is my parting advice. The best way to end the day is to take a leisurely stroll down to the beach and enjoy the soothing lull of the ocean waves and the color-drenched sunset. Because in Carmel-by-the-Sea, fairy tales really do come true.
Thank you for visiting my blog! Wishing you peace, love, happiness, & beautiful vistas.
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Pebble Beach & 17-Mile Drive’s Beautiful Vistas
Pebble Beach is well known for its golf courses and mansions, but it is also home to some fabulous beaches and exquisite ocean vistas. Both rugged and romantic, this area is sure to captivate you. Bird Rock, Fanshell, Moss, Seal Rock, Spanish Bay, and Stillwater Cove are some of the beautiful public beaches you may see when you enter 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach. Spanish Bay Beach
I advise entering 17-Mile Drive at the Pacific Grove gate on Sunset and starting at Spanish Bay Beach, the northernmost beach in Pebble Beach. It lies at the bottom end of Asilomar State Beach. It has a wide, sweeping beach flanked by sand dunes and the Spanish Bay golf course. It is named after Spanish explorers who camped here in the 1700s during their search for Monterey Bay. A wooden boardwalk takes you north to Asilomar and south to Moss Beach. Surfing is big here, but wading and swimming are not recommended due to strong rip currents.
China Rock was initially the site of a Chinese fishing settlement in the 1800s. The Restless Sea, Point Joe & China Rock
After visiting Spanish Bay Beach, continue back onto 17-Mile Drive and head south to the Restless Sea, Point Joe & China Rock. They are bordered on the east by Monterey Peninsula Country Club. The Restless Sea is considered one of the most turbulent wave areas in Pebble Beach and in the past was the site of many shipwrecks. Point Joe was named for a man called Joe. Not Joseph, Joaquin, Joshua or Jonathan, just plain old Joe. Anyway, plain old Joe lived in a driftwood hut here in the early 1900s and sold (no, not drugs!) trinkets. I wonder what plain old Joe would think today if he saw what had sprung up around his original little shack. A bit of a shock, perhaps.
Sea otters are just the cutest. I love when they float around on their backs holding hands. Bird Rock & Seal Rock
Further south are Bird Rock and Seal Rock. They are bordered on the east by Spyglass Hill Golf Course. Bird Rock is a haven for pelicans, cormorants and sea lions. You may also see sea otters frolicking in the water or gray whales during their winter migration.
Fanshell Beach
Fanshell Beach is next on 17-Mile Drive with amazing vistas of Cypress Point and the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered on the east by Cypress Point Golf Club. I must shell you that I am a big fan of this beach because babies are born here! That’s right! Harbor Seals give birth to their pups in this area in the spring. Be aware that areas of the coastline may be closed from April through June to protect the moms & their babies.
Cypress Point Lookout
Continuing south to Cypress Point Lookout you will enter the 5,300-acre Del Monte Forest. It is a magical forest because it is home to the rare Monterey Cypress. Monterey Cypress trees are truly enchanting; they can top out at 70 feet tall and live up to 300 years! At Cypress Point Lookout you will also see views of the national marine sanctuary, Carmel Canyon, which is a part of the 10,000 foot deep Monterey Canyon. Be aware that the sanctuary is surrounded by a high, chain link fence.
The Lone Cypress
The Lone Cypress is the next stop. This tree is the official symbol of Pebble Beach. Perched on a granite hillside off 17-Mile Drive, the iconic Lone Cypress is said to be as old as 250 years, which would conjoin its beginnings to those of the USA. In 1768, founding father Samual Adams wrote a letter opposing taxation without representation and calling for the colonists to unite in their actions against the British government. And of course, we all know how that came to play out!
Pescadero Point
After the Lone Cypress, you will pass the Ghost Trees at Pescadero Point. This was the setting for the famous “Witch Tree” which was used as a creepy background in movies and television until it was blown down during a storm. Pescadero Point is also a big surfing area with winter waves as high as 50 feet.
A rite of passage for local kids is jumping off the end of the pier at Stillwater Cove. Stillwater Cove
The final destination is Stillwater Cove. This is a narrow beach accessible below the Pebble Beach Golf Course. It is a great scuba diving site. Paddleboarding and kayak tours from Stillwater Cove into the nearby Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary are also fun activities here. To get to this beach, follow 17-Mile Drive to Palmero Way, then continue on Cypress Drive to the end of the Beach Club. There will be signage to guide you.
Helpful Tips:
- Check out the online 17-Mile Drive map beforehand (or pick up one at the entrance).
- Drones and motorcycles are not permitted in Pebble Beach.
- It is often very windy and chilly here, bring a warm jacket or coat.
- Bicyclists can enter for free through the Pacific Grove Gate.
- Follow the signs and red-painted dash lines on the road to stay on the legal route. No vigilantes are allowed here except for Clint Eastwood.
- The $10.25 entrance fee is waived if you will be dining or staying at a Pebble Beach restaurant or inn, or you can get a refund if you spend at least $35.00 at most Pebble Beach businesses.
- There are four primary entrances: the three most frequently used are Hwy 1 at Hwy 68, the Pacific Grove gate on Sunset, and the Carmel gate on San Antonio. I recommend starting at the Pacific Grove gate on Sunset if you only want to see the ocean views; you can then depart through the Carmel gate at the base of Ocean Ave.
- Check the weather before you visit via Pebble Beach webcam.
- The worst time to visit is during the U.S. Open Golf Tournament in June and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February due to heavy traffic. The drive also closes on the third Sunday in August for the Concours d’Elegance classic auto show.
- Restrooms are available at Bird Rock and the Visitor’s Center near the Lodge at Pebble Beach.
Thank you for visiting my blog! Wishing you peace, love, happiness & beautiful vistas!
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Clementine & Co. in Carmel, California
Clementine & Company is a stunning shop filled with beautiful home decor, furniture, vintage finds, and gift items. It was founded by two sisters, Emily and Amanda, in 2016. Per their website, the sisters “grew up in a large family with a designer/artist father and a creative mom who flipped houses for a living. The sisters joined forces, put their creative energies together, and opened a shop in picturesque Carmel, CA that incorporates flea market finds with the latest trends in interior design.”
I am always impressed with the stylish decor here and there are always some wonderful surprises! The textiles, lighting, ceramics, furniture, and beautiful decor flood your senses. Every nook and corner is utilized to provide a pleasing view no matter where your gaze wanders.
I love finding inspiration here; the tableaus are so lovely.
It is fun to explore the variety. Always new and interesting finds here! They also have wonderful seasonal decor.
Clementine & Co. also features a professionally curated online store that can ship items right to your doorstep. How’s that for convenience? Check out Clementine & Co. yourself! You will not be disappointed!
Where: 153 Crossroads Blvd. Carmel, California, 93923 (located in the Crossroads Carmel Shopping Center)
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm and Sun 11am to 5pm
Phone: (831) 620-1200
Helpful Links: Store Website
My latest snag from Clementine. As a coffee addict, I appreciate the size of this mug in addition to the cute inscription! Thank you for visiting my blog! Wishing you peace, love & happiness!
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The Garden Gate Story: Inspiration from Carmel-by-the-Sea
Every garden has a story to tell. The beginning of that story is your garden gate entrance. Your garden reflects who you are and what is important to you. Let these gorgeous garden gates in Carmel-by-the-Sea provide inspiration for your own unique and special garden.
Gardens evolve and grow, and with them, your story grows. What glimpse of your life do you want friends and family to have? Your gate sets the tone for the beginning of the story. Your gate lets everyone know the intention of your story. Is your gate inviting? Does it have bright colors or entice with warmth? Is it more private, implying mystery and intrigue? Whatever it is, your story begins with your gate. It should suggest what we may expect to see once we enter your garden.
Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are–Alfred Austin
This rustic hinged wooden gate set into stone is typical of the fairy tale style homes peppered throughout Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint and the soil and sky as canvas–Elizabeth Murray
The use of a small heart cut-out in this garden gate, hollyhocks & roses, give this cottage garden depth & charm.
Always throw spilt salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can–Alice Hoffman, “Practical Magic”
Out of the window, I can see them in the moonlight, two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate–Ray Davies, “Come Dancing”
Framed by a sculpted hedge, this arched gateway leads to a secluded garden.
A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy–Luis Barragan
This open garden gate framed by geraniums conveys a sense of warmth and welcome, inviting guests to enter.
Charming and colorful green and red decor and a hanging bell set this garden gate apart. Note the unique bicycle decor also.
This garden gate is very symbolic of the fairy tale cottage look in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
A simple and classic white garden gate is dressed up with ivy trained to form an x design.
This garden gate is the cat’s meow! Literally.
A beautiful and delicate filigree gate balances the ponderous stone arch. A topping of stacked stone “shingles” adds quaint character.
The boxwood hedges flanking the stone path and the rose covered arch provide elegance and romance to this garden gate.
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom–Marcel Proust
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace–May Sarton
Your promises, your pleasures, your penchants, are all portrayed in your garden. A garden gate that expresses your sentiments and passions provides a warm and inviting welcome to your garden. I hope that you enjoyed and were inspired by these lovely garden gates from Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Thank you for visiting my blog! Wishing you peace, love, happiness, and beautiful vistas!
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Fairy Tale Cottages in Carmel-by-the-Sea
Eclectic, charming, and private, Carmel-by-the-Sea was founded in 1902. It began as a haven for creative intellectuals. Designed by James Devendorf and Frank Powers of San Francisco, the village attracted famous artists, poets, musicians, and writers, including Robinson Jeffers, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Jack London, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Stevenson used Carmel as inspiration for his famous novel, “Treasure Island”.
The fairy tale homes prevalent in Carmel originated with builder Hugh Comstock. Comstock built the first cottage as a studio for his wife, Mayotta, whose “Otsy-Totsy” doll business was booming. Although he had no training as a builder, he had the vision and ingenuity to create these whimsical buildings. Twenty-one of his cottages remain in the area today. Comstock is said to have been inspired by the illustrations of Arthur Rackham’s turn-of-the-century children’s books. His signature style included roofs with steep pitches, arched windows and doors, and rustic Carmel stone chimneys. As you wend and weave through the courtyards and quiet side streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea you will see many of these historical homes.
This Comstock home was built in 1927 as his studio, and later, as a home for his wife.
The “Marchen-Haus”, built in 1928, was Comstock’s largest cottage.
The Tuck Box was the only property Comstock built for commercial use. It is now used as a tea room; see The Tuck Box: A Fairy Tale Tea Room in Carmel-by-the-Sea
Comstock’s cottages became the local rage, and other builders soon followed suit. The Cottage of Sweets was built in 1922 and served as a weaving shop, ticket booth for theatres, a dress shop, and finally, a candy store. The pink cottage next to it was based on illustrations from a Swedish folktale book and included miniature turrets and stucco tiles above the windows.
This Tudor style cottage was built in 1925, and stands just east of the Candy Cottage.
The French Country style Normandy Inn was built by architect Robert Stanton in 1924, and features a shake roof and half-timbering.
The original bohemian owners of many of these fairy tale homes may be gone, but their spirit of creativity, individualism, and beauty remains.
Carmel-by-the-Sea began as a refuge for dreamers, artists, and story-tellers. Houses here do not have numbers, but rather, names, in order to support a sense of community and personal identity.
Crafted from local materials, and with lovely imperfections, the homes here look like something from Grimm’s Fairy Tales. You almost expect Snow White & The Seven Dwarves to appear in the cottage below, or Rapunzel to let down her hair from the stone tower in the cottage above.
If you visit Carmel-by-the-Sea, I highly recommend that, in addition to visiting the beach and local shops, you take time to slowly meander along the byroads and quiet side streets. You never know where your explorations will lead and what you will find, but most certainly, your fairytale adventures in Carmel-by-the-Sea will have a happy ending.
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Mission Ranch in Carmel, California
Picture yourself seated on a terrace, drinking in the sweet ocean air, with stunning views of Point Lobos, Carmel River Beach, and the Santa Lucia mountains. Sheep graze peacefully in a sweeping pasture before you. A multitude of lovely shrubs and flowers surround every building, including hydrangeas, bougainvillea, hollyhocks, and angel’s trumpets. Live oaks, eucalyptus, and centuries-old cypress trees tower gracefully over them. You are sure to be delighted no matter where your gaze wanders. This is Mission Ranch.
Mission Ranch is located in Carmel, California, just around the corner from the beautiful Carmel Mission Basilica. It began in the 1850s as a farm owned by John and Elizabeth Martin and their seven children. The Martins had a dairy farm and provided Monterey County with fresh cheese and butter. Their former creamery is now the site of the Mission Ranch restaurant.
Mission Ranch is located on 22 acres owned by actor Clint Eastwood. In 1950, Clint Eastwood was 21 years old and had just been drafted. Off-duty from Fort Ord, he discovered Carmel and Mission Ranch. He loved the area and made it his second home. When developers threatened to desecrate the area and turn it into condos, he stepped up and saved the historic ranch.
This historic ranch consists of 31 rooms located in 10 original buildings on the property, including a bunkhouse, the original farmhouse, and a honeymoon cottage. Mission Ranch is a great site for weddings, family vacations, and romantic getaways. While we were at the restaurant for dinner, there was a wedding taking place. How peaceful and serene it appeared, next to the pasture full of grazing sheep!
The charming restaurant is famous not only for its lovely views but also its amazing piano bar. The piano bar is a great place to strike up friendships. We recently met a lovely couple from Cote d’Azur and had a great visit with them, even though they spoke little English and we, little French!
Mission Ranch is open every day except Christmas day. They have “early grazing” outdoors from 3-5 pm, but dinner service does not officially start until 5 pm. On the weekends, they offer a brunch from 10 am – 2 pm. During the week, you can get breakfast from 7 am-10:30 am. They do not accept reservations. I would recommend getting there early if you want to get a good table. When you arrive, you can choose to be seated inside or outside on the terrace.
We arrived at 4:30 pm and sat at the piano bar until we were seated around 5:15 pm. Fortunately, we were seated in the east section of the restaurant at a window table overlooking the pasture and sheep with a fireplace next to us. This is much quieter than the adjacent dining room near the bar and I would highly recommend it. There is a plethora of yummy food on the menu including appetizers, soups & salads and fabulous dinner entrees. I chose the slow roasted prime rib and it was too delicious!
- Pets are not allowed in the restaurant except for service animals.
- Bring a jacket or sweater for dining on the outdoor terrace as it can get chilly, even with the outdoor heaters.
- Piano music is played nightly from 5-9 pm.
Location: 26270 Delores St., Carmel, CaliforniaPhone: 831-624-3824Website: Mission Ranch.
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