Address: 101 Fishermans Wharf #1, Monterey, CA 93940
Rockfish Harbor Grill Restaurant is formerly known as BigFish Grill. It is located at the end of the famous historic Wharf in Monterey called Old Fisherman’s Wharf. Built-in 1846, it was Monterey’s earliest pier of stone that recognized the fisherman in the early days. The Pier offers a wide variety of local stores and restaurants such as the Chocolate Factory, Pirate’s Cove Giftshop, Carousel Fine Candies, Monterey Bay Creamery home-made ice cream, Candy World, Crabby Jim Restaurant, and many more. The Rockfish Harbor Grill Restaurant is about 2 hours from San Francisco via 280 South, US-101 South, and CA-156 West ( 120 miles). Rockfish Harbor Grill is open 7 days a week for lunch, brunch, and dinner from 11:30 a.m. – 9 pm. We parked at the City of Monterey waterfront public parking and paid an hourly rate via the payment kiosks located in the parking area.
From the parking lot area, we had to walk all the way to the end of the Old Fisherman’s Wharf Pier to get to the restaurant. We even saw a few local performers, vendors selling artifacts, and souvenirs along the Wharf. We were greeted by a friendly hostess and were immediately seated at a corner table inside with an unobstructed spectacular view of the ocean. We were impressed with the relaxing design or decor inside of the restaurant. The hostess informed us that the restaurant just had a major overall interior renovation. All their tables are located inside and they don’t have outdoor seating. There were only a few customers at the restaurant since they just opened up at 11:30 a.m. As for starters, we ordered a basket of Garlic Cheese Bread for $8.95. My wife ordered the famous Central Coast Ciopinno with fresh fish, prawns, scallops, clams & calamari in a hearty tomato broth with garlic bread for $34.95. As for my daughter, she ordered the Grilled Sourdough Crab Melt with sliced tomatoes, American cheese, french fries for $17.95. And lastly, I ordered the delicious swordfish steak with sauteed vegetables, wild rice pilaf, lemon caper sauce for $17.95. My wife ordered the Rockfish Margarita with Milagro silver, tequila, sweet and sour, triple sec, fresh lime juice, a splash of O.J. on the rocks for $13 while my daughter had a Virgin Shirley Temple drink. Also, all the tables were sanitized and separated to adhere to the Covid-19 safety regulations.
After our lunch, we went up the stairs and visited the restaurant’s viewing area on the second floor. The views were very relaxing, memorable, picturesque with a panoramic view of the beautiful ocean, colorful local boats, sailboats, and seabirds flying all over the Pier.
Overall, we enjoyed our fun family lunch experience at Rockfish Harbor Grill, especially with panoramic ocean-view seating surrounded by colorful local boats. Nothing compares to eating lunch with your family on a sunny day with good quality food, great service, ambiance, and a stunning ocean view.
Tips: Make sure to visit their upper deck viewing area on the second floor and there is also a glass-bottom boat experience vendor booth across the restaurant. Try to visit all the nice local stores along the Old Fisherman’s Wharf Pier. There is also a cool place called Lover’s Point Beach Cove with a great view and good for a nice walk along the coast which is located a few minutes away from the Pier. There are a lot of parking spaces available where you pay on a kiosk but it gets full in the afternoon. The restaurant also offers its famous Mezcal shot and cocktail flights.
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