We enjoyed a fantastic dinner al fresco in the beautiful cozy front patio at La Balena decorated with colorful purple and white lights. First of all, the service was friendly, very attentive and professional. The food was fantastic and unique, too. We started with the delicious Burrata Tartufata (ga
Delicious Italian restaurant. Highly recommended ! The dishes were all great although we would have hoped that the portions were a little larger.
We went here for our 25th anniversary, on the recommendation of Emmanuela (someone we met in town). Her recommendation did not disappoint! We booked a reservation easily, arrived early and were seated early. My husband had the bisteccca and I had the fish of the day. Both were incredible! The servic
Cozy small restaurant that gives a bit of the feeling of an osteria in Florence. They have outdoor seating at the front, as well as in a charming back patio (my favorite spot). They also have a few tables inside. The food was delicious from the start. Even the olive oil served with the table bread w
Had the sea bass on bed of spinach and mango salsa atop, and rigatoni. Bottle of Pertimali wine. Perfect dinner in Carmel. Great service. Would definitely come here again. Small family owned feel and great food
One of the best meals we’ve had in the last three weeks since starting this trip. The apricot salad was superb. The grilled octopus with a first time for us, grilled watermelon base, was excellent.
The pastas are house made and so well done. If the boar sauce is on the menu when you go don’t miss i
We were in Carmel on a Saturday late afternoon looking for a restaurant for an early dinner. Most places were booked for the entire night! After a while we found La Balena. Wow were we lucky! Not only to find a restaurant that was open, but one with this good of food!!! For the two of us and our you
Nice quaint rustic Italian cafe with a simplified menu of traditional dishes made with locally sourced ingredients. Really nice experience.
Great service and food. The gnocchi was so light and was nicely complemented by the mushrooms.
A bit of a splurge, but worth it. Note that indoor seating is very limited.
Amazing spot in Carmel, very fresh fantastic food. Locally owned and managed. Very authentic Italian.
Great atmosphere and the food was delicious! Fried cauliflower appetizer did not disappoint, and the fried chicken lived up to the hype! Took my girlfriend for her B-day! Overall we had a great experience!
We ordered the cauliflower app, beet salad, potato side and the rigatoni. We split it all and the portion was perfect.
Sat under the redwood outside and loved it.
I appreciated that we gave the server full freedom to pick a bottle of wine and he could have brought a $100 something that they couldn’t
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