Osteria Al Mare

This is a wonderful restaurant featuring both Italian and seafood. It’s a small cozy place so I would recommend getting reservations. The staff was very friendly though with how busy it was they struggled a bit to keep up. But the quality of the food and drink was excellent. The views are amazing as well even if you aren’t seated at a window.

Wonderful place for seafood lovers. Beautiful place with views of the marina. Food was really good. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because the pasta was overcooked and the cheese cake wasn’t good. Otherwise the food was delicious.

Our first time in Monterey. Someone recommended a different restaurant but it wasn’t open on Tuesdays. We settled on this place and OH MY GOSH. So glad we did. The oysters were fresh and cold. They were the best oysters EVER! The Ono special over truffle ravioli was delightful, the Bistecca Di Mandi was great as well. The steak was cooked perfectly just a bit under seasoned. The vegetables were cooked perfectly. Our server, Raul was amazing!

I wanted to come here so bad, long ago and never happened, then I got in , I have an amazing lunch with my MOM, and our delicious food was beyond good. Definitely recommended, and our server Giuseppe was Fenomenal and charismatic

a lovely italian restaurant by the water. loves the ambience at night and the service was very quick. overall, the ranking for the 4 dishes we had is, seasonal special seabass risotto > salad > calamari > mussel pasta (the pasta was not bad at all, it was just ordinary compared to the other 3). the calamari tasted very fresh even when breaded and i loved the red sauce that went with it. everything in the salad came together very well, overall a sweet profile. and the seabass risotto with veggies was delicious on every level!

TLDR: 3.5 stars, unassuming exterior but a cozy interior with mostly good service and pretty good food We went for an early dinner around 5 and there were only two other tables seated. Francesco was very pleasant and helped us with our order. We ordered a beet salad, clams, short rib and mushroom pasta. The complimentary bread was very good. The beet salad was way too acidic, we couldn’t eat the beets at all. Another person picked up the beets and he should have known to ask us about the beets since we didn’t eat any of them from a beet salad. The clams were tasty. The mushroom fettuccini was a favorite of the gf and the short rib had some highlights but the less fatty parts were a bit dry. The tiramisu took awhile but was absolutely a great way to end the meal.

Good food. Portion is alright. Service is ok-ish. If you plan to take the outdoor seat, be aware that you will be surrounded by sea lion sounds (was told it's mating season). I personally don't mind about it and actually found it amusing. But you may want to consider sitting indoors if you plan to have a quiet conversation with your companion.

Great location and fantastic service. Ordered linguine pescatore, or seafood pasta. It said spicy sauce but I was unprepared for the spice level. Too hot in my opinion, more than any similar pasta I have had before.