Rocky Point Restaurant

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Russell Knight

From some friends visit: THIS IS A TRUE STORY. IT HAPPENED ON 11-21-2015. A GROUP OF FRIENDS WENT TO VISIT THIS VENUE. ROCKY POINT RESTAURANT IN CARMEL, CA. OUR GROUP WAS OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO. WHERE WE WERE ENJOYING LIFE . I SYLVANO WENT TO ORDER A COUPLE ITEMS. AN EMPLOYEE WHO IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS ADAM TOLD ME THAT OUR GROUP HAD TO MOVE BECAUSE THEY WOULD NEED THE AREA FOR DINING. I TOLD HIM TO GO AND TELL THE GROUP HIMSELF, AND THAT OUR GROUP WOULD BE OK WITH MOVING TO ANOTHER PART OF THE RESTAURANT. ADAM SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I SEEN OUR GROUP MOVING TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. I PROCEEDED TO GO WITH OUR GROUP TO AN AREA WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT WE CAN SIT AT BY THE HOSTESS, SINCE WE WERE PURCHASING DRINKS AND CARRIED SOME DRINKS WITH US. WHEN WE GOT TO THE TABLE AND BEGAN SEATING OURSELVES, ADAM TOLD OUR GROUP THAT WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SIT AT THE TABLE . ONE OF OUR PEOPLE IS HANDICAPPED , WHO ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY WAS USING HIS CAIN. HIS LEGS ARE PARTIALLY PARALYZED. OUR FRIEND AS WELL AS OURSELVES WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD TO WALK, INCLUDING OUR PARTIALLY PARALYZD FRIEND, DOWNSTAIRS AND IF WE DIDNT WE ALL HAD TO LEAVE OR THE POLICE WOULD BE CALLED. WE HADNT SAID A WORD TO PROVOKE THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR. OUR FRIEND WITH THE CAIN TOLD ADAM THAT HE COULDNT WALK DOWN THE STAIRS OR HE WOULD FALL. ADAM TOLD HIM THAT HE DIDNT CARE IF HE COULD WALK DOWN THE STAIRS OR NOT. WE WERE ALL TOLD AGAIN AS WELL AS OUR FRIEND , IF WE COULD NOT WALK DOWN THE STAIRS WE HAD TO LEAVE OR THE POLICE WOULD BE CALLED. ADAM ALSO STATED THAT IT WASNT HIS PROBLEM FOR OUR FRIEND NOT BEING ABLE TO WALK DOWN THE STAIRS. . WE CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN TO ADAM THAT OUR FRIEND WOULD BE RISKING INJURING TO HIMSELF IF HE WAS FORCED TO WALK HANDICAPPED FRIEND BECAME VERY UPSET AS MOST PEOPLE WOULD WITH A SIMILAR MEDICAL CONDITION. WE DECIDED IT WAS JUST BEST FOR ALL OF US TO LEAVE SO AS TO NOT CREATE A SCENE. I EXPLAINED TO ADAM THAT WE FELT THAT OUR FRIENDS RIGHTS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HAD BEEN VIOLATED. ADAM TOLD US TO JUST LEAVE . HE DIDNT CARE. ALTHOUGH NONE OF US HUMANS ARE PERFECT, WE STILL HAVE RIGHTS AND SHOULD BE TREATED FAIRLY. ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH A HANDICAP. WE WERE ALL IN SHOCK AS TO WHAT HAD OCCURRED. OTHER PATRONS AT ROCKY POINT RESTAURANT STOOD AND SAT THERE IN SHOCK. WE AT MR DS AND MYSELF SYLVANO GARCIA WOULD HOPE THAT THIS TYPE OF MISTREATMENT OF HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUALS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. WE ALL ARE EXTREMELY UPSET. I HOPE I NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN IN MY LIFETIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN INJUSTICE DONE BY THE "ROCKY POINT RESTAURANT" MANAGEMENT SPECIFICALLY "ADAM" . THANK YOU . RESPECTFULLY SYLVANO GARCIA

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Hal West

My girl and I visit Carmel from Los Angeles every year on my birthday. I used to live in Carmel and have been to Rocky Point many, many times over the years, always of course, for the drinks, food, and the 5-STAR view. This year, in June, we debated on my b-day night about going back there for dinner, so many restaurants to choose from in Carmel and, to be honest, the food at R.P. was never the reason we went there in the first place. Adequate at best, (Im a vegetarian food freak), and bland was the most consistent adjective we usually came up with over the years. Well, we flipped a coin, the old standby won out, and I am here to say THINGS HAVE CHANGED AT ROCKY POINT! The food was incredible! Mine - the Mediterranean Platter with mouth watering humus, pita bread, perfect vegetables (that means amazing produce perfectly prepared) suggested and tweaked to my specs by a very friendly waiter. My girls - the Rosemary Roasted Chicken, also perfection, perfectly cooked, succulent chicken breast - a quality tough to find ANYWHERE. It doesnt end there, the new (7 months) chef/general manager - Herman - showed up at our outside table, introduced himself and proceeded to share his passion for the art of cuisine and culinary skills, then for desert suggested the Rocky Point Cheese Cake. Well, not only did the mind blowing dinner topper show up, but a specially designed ice cream concoction custom made by genius, Chef Herman (who at this point was off duty!) THEN...after he had gone his way, we were delighted to be greeted by the owner himself - Dr. Wong and his lovely wife, who approached our table, chatted amiably with us and accepted our rave reviews over the experience we were still having with gracious humility and gratitude. Wow, our minds were blown! The staff was fabulous, appeared to be having a delightful time working there, the weather perfect, and then...theres the view...as always...oh my God! This is STILL and now even more, our FAVORITE RESTAURNAT in the world! Our only complaint is the six hour drive from L.A. for dinner in heaven. Hey, Dr. Wong, got any openings for a waitress and a busy boy? You know where to find us. In the meantime, see you next year!

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Stephen Hare

This will be my first yelp, but because our experience was so impressive I felt this warranted my opinion on a restaurant everyone should experience. Being a local of the area you get to know the good, bad, and not so good restaurants in the areas. I visited Rocky Point Restaurant a few years back and needless to say was so unimpressed that I never returned, but after much chatter from the community on its vast improvements both in appearance and the food I decided to give it another go. And boy they weren’t kidding! The new owner has taken this run down diamond in the rough and has turned it into a spectacular gem. The service was top notch, the view was priceless, and the food was outstanding. The new chef, Herman Hernandez is a master at his game. I had the Asian seared Ahi sesame salad complimented with a sweet and tangy ginger dressing. The Ahi was prepared to perfection, best I have ever had! We were encouraged by the chef to try his lemon tart. This beautiful lemon tart consists of a buttery crust, and a creamy smooth lemon filling made from fresh Meyer lemons topped with a swirl of homemade whipped cream and garnished with fresh blackberry and raspberries. The crust was crisp and you tasted the full tanginess of the lemon filling. Delicious! My wife and I were so impressed with the meal, service, and beauty of this restaurant that we have decided to have our daughter’s upcoming rehearsal dinner in their new banquet room and private patio that overlooks the ocean. If you want to give your senses a treat, I would highly recommend a visit to Rocky Point Restaurant.

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A Private User

BLUF: Lovely scenic views! ... But thats it. Stop at the parking lot, take some pictures and drive on. We arrived at the Rocky Point restaurant just before 5 PM and decided to have an early dinner. When we went in, the lady at the counter walked away without a word. 2 minutes later we asked another waiter if it would be possible to have dinner and he told us that dinner would be served starting at 5 PM and we would have to wait for another 10 min before we could be seated in the (at that time completely empty) restaurant. When we finally ordered dinner my daughter wanted to know if it would be possible to get the grilled salmon as a kid’s portion. The answer was prompt: of course she could but we would be charged the same amount as for the full portion, so she settled on a burger (bacon and one slice of cheese cost 5$ extra, as we later found out). My wife ordered grilled salmon and I asked for the New York steak (medium –rare). We got our food and our waiter disappeared. After a while another guy came by and asked if everything would be OK. I said everything would be OK except the fact that my steak is more medium to well-done vs. medium-rare which was what I had ordered. The guy looked at the steak from a distance and decided that the steak is definitely medium-rare and therefore everything is fine. The only time we saw our grumpy waiter again was when we got the check. All in all the meal was good but completely overpriced and the service was one of the worst I ever had in the USA.