The Village Restaurant — Restaurant in Salinas

We waited for two weeks to get our Christmas eve meal from here. We were so excited to order in and have a relaxing night in and have breakfast for dinner…. We ordered the traditional eggs Benedict and the crab cake Benedict, what a huge disappointment. The eggs were hard boiled like to the point when I put my fork through it wouldn’t break the yolk at all…. The potatos we got were mashed practically they were so soggy and over cooked. Such a big difference than the first time we ordered. Well I called the restaurant to speak to the manager or owner a Spanish lady answered the phone and she barely spoke English on too for the fact that then when I asked her in Spanish if she was the person in charged she said yes….Wow. Anyway I told her the issues with the food and she just said ok… when I asked for the managers name she hung up on me. Nice way to be in-charged. Such a huge disappointment. We will not order from this place again…. Unfortunately because we had such a good experience the first time we ordered food from here we wanted to order again it honestly this place is not consistent and clearly management isn’t available. Thanks for ruining Christmas Eve meal for us....

My first clue should have been the empty restaurant. No booths; just several tables that seat four. Kinda on the cold side for a restaurant. Not cozy at all. The server was very kind and attentive. The only issue I had with him was he gave me raspberry sweetened tea when I asked for unsweetened. I think it was a language thing but I drink it anyway, no use in wasting it. My daughter and I got the seafood Monterey combo that includes mahi mahi, salmon and snapper in a lemon basil sauce. My husband got the maple soy skirt steak. When our food came to the table I could smell bad fish and I've got a cold and my right side is completely stuffed. My daughter confirmed my suspicion. The salmon was not rotten but I could tell it was a little on the old side but one of the white pieces of fish stunk to high heaven. The lemon basil sauce was great. Too bad it was masking bad fish. The pieces of fish were on the tiny side also. The cook definitely had to have known it was bad. The maple soy wasn't awful but the cut of meat was cheap and very stringy. Needless to say, we won't be returning. I had high hopes for this place too. Im...

In our quest to find the perfect breakfast restaurant in Monterey County we ended up here. I think this perhaps the closest we've gotten.

The service was all fantastic. They had 3 different people all helping us as needed, whom ai assume were the server, buser and manager. All of them were friendly and attentive. Kept our drinks full and timed helping us perfectly.

Ordering the food was great because we have quite a few dietary restrictions, but they are pretty flexible with the sides and substitutions. A big plus for us.

Both of our meals were perfectly made. Best fritata I think I've ever had from a restaurant. Food came out quickly and hot. Delicious!

The prices were good. Not like the cheapest in the world, but for the quality of the food they are very reasonable, and better priced than many other breakfast places in the area. Think $9-12 a plate.

Good outdoor seating for covid. We will be coming back for sure. Probably favorite breakfast in Monterey County.

Update: We now go here regularly. It is our de facto breakfast place. The price for what you get is just the best in the area for...