Melville Tavern

484 Washington St, Monterey - 93940
380 reviews
American Wine Bar
(831) 643-9525

Food was fab! Pizza exceptional! Desert so yummy! Atmosphere chill and service outstanding! So glad to have found this place. Going back within the next two weeks to try the grilled cheese!! A must stop spot!

We had a burger and the grilled cheese. I loved the burger and my husband thought the grilled cheese was just OK. We both loved the fries. A neighboring table had a pizza and we agreed we should have order that and salads. It was big enough for two.

This place was so cute and mellow. I loved the playlist they had playing tonight, it was the right volume for you to enjoy it and not have to yell to have a conversation, great vibes. Our waiter Alex was great, gave good recommendations and was attentive to our needs. Definitely would come here again. We ordered the sampler appetizer and a salad and a Cesar salad, which was delicious.

Went on a Sunday after the brunch crowd. We were told it would be a minute or two wait, but it ended up being 20 minutes. We were okay with that as we chose to sit outside, and it was a really nice day. (Inside had plenty of open seating and the hostess did ask if we would rather be seated immediately inside.)We didn’t order drinks and, clearly, our waitress wasn’t thrilled with that choice. We could tell as soon as she took our drink orders. We did, however, order two orders of wings for appetizers. We had three people in our party.We had a food allergy in our party and the waitress didn’t want to be bothered with a question or two, and kind of threw an attitude about this. Which was VERY disappointing. The waitress forgot to bring out the requested condiments, and after asking she still forgot them. She also never refreshed our drinks. She did ask if we wanted refills on our drinks as we were paying our bill - a little late and I think she just didn’t want to be bothered with getting them, and knew we would say’ “ no thanks” because we were already gathering our items to leave.The food was served hot and looked great when it came out, but the burger was slightly under seasoned. The meatloaf definitely was under seasoned, but the food was pretty good otherwise. The cauliflower that was served with the meatloaf was cooked from a frozen mix and had zero salt or seasoning on it. Pulled pork sandwich came out buttered (even though we requested it dry due to the food allergy.) The fries were crispy and creamy in the middle - the best part of our meal.So now we have tried Melville’s in-house and we did take-out previously. Ironically, take-out was over salted. So, maybe it is consistency that needs to be looked at.I will say that those with drinks looked happy and seemed to really be enjoying their meal. Maybe we should have just stuck with a mimosa or two.All in all, I’d say give it a try but hope you get a helpful server. I think the experience might have been better if we would have had someone helpful and who wanted to be there. We usually tip really well because we know jobs in the service industry are really demanding and they can be hard, but we couldn’t justify leaving a great tip for poor service on this visit.We probably won’t visit again, as there are so many wonderful restaurants in the area that combine amazing service and delicious food.

Very delicious food. I had the special pizza and my friends had the duck Alfredo and hot wings. Nobody was let down at the flavors. There's a great selection of drinks on tap as well.

The atmosphere was really nice; I love the big windows!The server was really attentive and friendly; she will come once in a while to check whether we need anything.The food was great, I think it was the best mozzarella stick I had (the size was so huge though).The blackened shrimp salad was pretty awesome as well; I love the grapefruit and the pistachio combination, as they add a unique flavor to the salad.I actually came here for the duck pizza because I had been craving for ducks for a while. I never had this kind of pizza before; besides duck leg, there was marmalade on the pizza. The sweetness of the jam fits perfectly well with the duck. Although it was a bit pricey, but the restaurant did put a generous portion of meat on the pizza.I would want to revisit this place.

Our overall experience was very good! Our waiter was very attentive and wanted to make sure we were not only enjoying good food but also enjoying the total experienced. Everyone there was very nice but also happy to see us and tried to make everything enjoyable.

Our overall experience was very good! Our waiter was very attentive and wanted to make sure we were not only enjoying good food but also enjoying the total experienced. Everyone there was very nice but also happy to see us and tried to make everything enjoyable.

They make really nice salmon sandwiches here. The tater tots are perfectly crunchy as well. Eating outside on a sunny day is not a bad way to spend the day.

I stopped in town during a road trip and needed a beer and some good food before heading to my hotel. Melville Tavern was exactly what I needed. The staff was welcoming and friendly, the drink selection was great, and my food was perfect. I wish I was staying in town long enough to come back. You don’t find many places with the warm neighborhood feel that this one has.