Lucia Restaurant

The 2012 redesign of Marinus restaurant at Bernardus Lodge yielded a comfortable, airy dining room that segues seamlessly into the outdoors. The evolved interior is complemented by professional service, sophisticated cuisine from chef Cal Stamenov and a 35,000-bottle wine cellar that together make this a dining destination. Stamenov offers three menus highlighting local ingredients, plus a...

The long-running star of the Monterey Peninsula's food scene, Marinus uses ingredients from the backyard (the adjacent inn grows much of its own produce) or from organic growers just down the road. Seasonality is the chef's watchword. Mesquite- and oak-grilled prime beef (the house specialty), game meats, and just-picked vegetables figure prominently on the French-California menu, although chef...

At the newly re-tooled Marinus Restaurant, Cal-Regional Cuisine is created by celebrated chef Cal Stamenov, local organic seasonal produce as well as regional seafood and artisan farmed meats are featured. Menu selections can be complimented with wine selected from the Marinus cellar, offering over1,575 wine selections and over 28,000 bottles of wine. Recently awarded the Grand Award from Wine...