Tarpy's Roadhouse Restaurant Review
2999 Monterey-Salinas Hwy. (Canyon Del Rey Ave.) 
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Monterey, CA 93940
831-647-1444 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sun.Features
- Kid-friendly
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Casual
Wine
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 Not your typical barrelhouse, juke joint or honky tonk. Rather, an historical and handsomely-restored stone ranch house---a convivial setting to contemplate the lengthy menu selections. In typical roadhouse fashion, portions are generous---fuel for the road. Rev up on the lobster, shrimp and mango salad with crème fraîche and red flying fish caviar. At dinner, a hearty classic meatloaf with Marsala-mushroom gravy is a little country and you’ll get a little rock ‘n’ roll if you order the colossal achiote prawns over asparagus and butternut squash risotto. Chef Michael Kimmel likes his wood-burning grill to cook up a variety of game dishes---boar is sometimes on the specials menu. We like the old-fashioned take on desserts: from olallieberry pie and devil's food cake to a rich bread pudding. Weekday specials make everyday dining affordable with dishes such as Black Angus sirloin steak, chili crusted chicken breast and salmon with tomato-cucumber relish.
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