Gilbert's On The Wharf

We were doing the tourist thing on the wharf and I was tasting the clam chowder offerings that most all of the restaurants hawk up and down the wharf. I thought Gilbert's (the restaurant, not the market) was the best of the group, so we we went in. Pros: Clam Chowder, Happy Hour Cons: Touristy more

We went here on a Friday evening on a holiday weekend, expecting that it would be crowded. We were pleased to find that it was only about half full... more

I had an exceptional clam chowder in a bread bowl here for lunch today..It was served to me hot and fast! I had it with a cold beer and it was perfect! more

It was very disappointing to hear from my parents, that what should've been a wonderful weekend spent with their grandchildren included a very unsatisfactory customer service on Gilbert's part. Our family has been coming to Gilberts for years, and for the past several years, my parents have done a weekend trip to Monterey with their grandchildren which included a stop at Gilberts. Without fail! However, my parents were very distraught that their server Erika, on Saturday Aug 25 '07 did not even bother to exert ANY kind of customer service to them. Who took their drinks? An apologetic busgirl. Who followed up on their order? No one. Who followed up if they had drinks? No one. And Erika had the audacity to tell my parents that it was a busy night? There is absolutely no reason for that excuse and it is even more appalling that their wait staff would even say that to the guests. I am hoping that Erika's unprofessional behavior does not put a cloud on Gilberts, however, based o more

We just tried Gilbert's for the first time last night and all 12 of us loved it! Being the off season, there wasn't a crowd and we got a great table looking out onto the harbor. The prices are really reasonable for seafood in Monterey... for the most part from $10-$20 with most dishes sitting in the $12-$16 range. Gilbert came to our table periodically to check up on us, our drinks were never empty, and everyone loved their meals. Don't forget to look them up online to get a free appetizer coupon. Ours got us some wonderful fried calamari! more