Spotted Duck (Pacific Grove)

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First visit to Spotted Duck https://www.spottedduckpg.com/ in Pacific Grove - a relatively new restaurant (~ one year old) on Lighthouse Avenue. Good “New American” cuisine with the duck dishes not surprising with this name some of the highlights. The deconstructed black forest cake was an interesting approach but not sure if it really worked that well.

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Swank Farms heirloom tomatoes, burrata, cabernet onions, truffle vinaigrette

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Duck meatballs, toasted pine nuts, grana padano, eggplant puree, charred tomato sauce

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Warm mixed olives, garlic, lemon zest, bay leaves

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Potato herb gnocchi, braised lamb shoulder, sundried tomatoes, braised greens, romano cheese, cabernet rosemary jus

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Skillet seared duck breast, creamy white corn polenta, braised rainbow chard, duck jus, stone fruit compote

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Black forest cake, cabernet cherries, whipped mascarpone, candied pistachios

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Oooh, we LOVE Spotted Duck! It was the highlight meal of our last Monterey trip, Nov 2023. The duck liver mousse is the closest thing to foie gras we’ve found so far!

Loved how they updated the old Jennini interior. Excellent service, easy parking too.

Details:
Spotted Duck Restaurant
542 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA
Cuisine: Californian with global influences
Menu: https://www.spottedduckpg.com/menu

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Based on the number of visitors I am not sure they will survive for a long time (also compared how many people were in restaurants closeby)

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Well, bummer! Thanks for the post, that reminded me to make sure I reviewed them not only on Yelp but also on Google. I do hope they make it, Chef/Owner Jerry Regester and his wife are lovely people.