Aliotti's Victorian Corner Restaurant — Restaurant in Pacific Grove

ROBERTA MACINTYRE A companion and I visited Aliotti’s Victorian Corner last Friday while we were attending the Monterrey Film Festival. We landed here after checking out a few other establishments in the area and boy are we glad we found this establishment!

My companion was initially disappointed because he did not see what he was craving on the menu, Chicken Paccati. However, after asking our host about it, she made a quick check and sure enough, they said they would be happy to make it! I ordered the lasagna with a side salad, curious if the lasagna would be better than my own.

While we were waiting for the meal, we experienced the best garlic toast I have ever tasted in my life! Moreover, when the meals arrived, we were both very impressed and amazed. My companion said that his meal was one of the best he has ever had – the Chicken Paccati was moist all the way through and the vegetables were not over cooked, or under cooked, and were seasoned perfectly – this coming from a guy who doesn’t eat his vegetables. I hate to admit it, but the lasagna was WAY better than my own!

During the meal one of the owners, (the owners are a cute and obviously in love couple by the way) checked in on us to see how the meal was and of course we had nothing but praise.

Since visiting Victoria Corner I made mention of the experience to at least four of my closest friends who have been visiting the Monterrey area over...

After a long day exploring 17 Mile Drive and Highway one along Big Sur we wanted a good meal. We drove into quaint downtown Pacific Grove and past the Victorian Corner Restaurant. It looked inviting, so we checked out the menu - with a good variety of choices at reasonable prices - and decided to go in.

We were seated promptly and reviewed the specials, the beverage menu, and the dinner menu. I chose a local red blend wine while my wife had a Paso Robles Chardonnay. The server came back after a few minutes, and we placed our order.

I ordered the three cheese ravioli with the homemade marinara sauce. We shared an order of the daily special toasted cheese bread and my wife ordered the house salad.

I can say the ravioli was delicious. Likely the best I've ever had. Apparently their homemade raviolis with a blend of three cheeses. The texture was just right and often times I find marinara sauce can either be underwhelming or overpowering. It was perfectly balanced. What's the topping of fresh Parmesan and shredded basil.

My wife enjoyed her salad with mixed greens, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and croutons and on the side, blue cheese dressing.

Last but not least the cheese bread had four slices thinly sliced sourdough with a perfect blend of butter and melted cheese. Truly delicious!

We enjoyed the meal so much we asked to review the breakfast menu with the likelihood that we'll be back in...

TL;DR: Great service. Like family. Great food. Go here.

After forgetting that spontaneous walk-ins don’t work in Valentines Day weekend, my friend and I walked into Aliotti’s.

We were greeted nicely and shown to a table which is fairly standard. In terms of food, the root beer is top tier. Usually it’ll be flat and it’s hard to find a well balanced one. Theirs is perfection.

The real reason I’m writing this review is because the service here was stellar. My friend and I had asked earlier what bread they used with the garlic bread and decided not to get it in lieu of something else. As a complimentary snack for our patience, they came around with the garlic bread we had asked about earlier and the gesture was simply amazing. Although a small gesture, it was thoughtful, showed attention, and the garlic bread itself was cooked in a way that my friend who does not typically eat sourdough, loved it and noted it was like melting butter. Perfection on every level of service. The spaghetti-meatball-ravioli is a great staple of their menu. The meatballs are very obviously authentic and must be made in house.

Aliotti’s really turned a bad night into one of the best ones I’ve had on an outing and they know how to provide service.

I’d take this place over the other ones in the...