I was looking for a place with decent food and reasonable prices at the boardwalk and wharf area. If you remove the actual wharf restaurants ( not great food) and aquarius( very pricey) that leaves Ideal. luckily the food was good, the menu pretty decent...More

I made sure to get the names of the people: Holly let me pick a seat with a great view and was sparkling positive, Kaitlin took my order and checked in on me often enough, and Tyler from the kitchen delivered the yums. Terrific crew!...More

The blackened swordfish and the fish tacos are delicious! Service was pretty good. You can sit outside right in the boardwalk and enjoy all the Monterey Bay activities.

Love coming here during sunset for dinner! Try and get a spot on the patio if it's warm enough for you (after the sun goes down it can get really chilly pretty quick). The drinks are good, the food can be a hit or a...More

While staying at the Dream Inn hotel, my family of 3 walked over to the Ideal Bar and Grill for dinner. It was a Sunday evening at 7 pm and we were seated immediately. The restaurant was very pleasant and had a great view of...More

Extensive menu, great food but would prefer some lighter choices and less expensive for a bite of lunch! Sharing is the way to go

I had a great bacon turkey sandwich; it was enough for two of us to share along with an order of garlic fries; very fresh sandwich with good quality ingredients.

While the kids were having fun at the Boardwalk my husband and I ventured off to find some shade and a drink. We walked in at Ideal Bar and discovered $5 mai tai's and a table outside with a great view of the beach and...More

Stopped here for our last lunch on way to Airport on way back to UK. Had what I would sum up as a good & well priced USA lunch in a great location. as we found in 95% of US Restaurants /Cafes the staff were...More

The food was great! The restaurant was SUPER busy but the wait times were t as bad as I thought it would be! The staff was friendly and I will go back again!