Marinus Restaurant Review
Bernardus Lodge
415 Carmel Valley Rd. 
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Carmel Valley, CA 93924
831-658-3400 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Marinus Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner Wed.-Sun.Features
- View
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking & parking lot
- Dressy
Wine
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 The oversize fireplace worthy of Citizen Kane burns throughout dinner, its embers casting a glow on a seamless montage of dishes. Pretenses do not foil this fine dining milieu---there simply are none. Servers’ “au naturel” good nature appears inherent. Chef Cal Stamenov’s natural and rustic artistry is nuanced by subtle poetic undertones of the region; a fortunate providence that the finest local and global ingredients end up in his hands. He presents a six-course tasting menu as well as a five-course garden tasting menu. Mini Parmesan gougères engage until the amuse appears. The seasonal menu changes daily, but à la carte offerings may start with Carmel Bay spot prawns and shellfish bisque or Hudson Valley foie gras, matsutake mushroom and Burgundy truffle relish. Main dishes might range from Colorado lamb rib-eye, garnet yam, trumpet royale and roasted garlic jus to diver scallops, celery root purée, Bloomsdale spinach, chanterelle and beurre rouge. Where subtlety pervades the dinner menu, pastry chef Ben Spungin stylizes desserts, often sourcing unusual ingredients. Mark Jensen and the other wine experts roam the intimate space matching food glass-for-glass from a notable collection that includes Bernardus's own selections. Book the chef's table, a comfortable in-kitchen booth with a bird's eye view of the action.
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