Normally, when a restaurant has a guy outside handing out vouchers for a free starter when you order a main course, you don’t go inside. And I wasn’t, until the manager of the Old Fisherman’s Grotto in Monterey gave a tiny sample of their Monterey style clam chowder. I was hooked instantly by the creamy concoction’s sweetness, studded with hits of the sea from the ocean dwellers which give the dish its name. And I was addicted enough to eat a huge sourdough bowl of the stuff, as you can see below.
The freebies were top-notch too; fried calamari which used baby squid had perfectly crisp batter housing the moist flesh beneath. The region’s famous artichokes were also well worth a mention, expertly grilled with some punchy balsamic vinegar.
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