Carmel Restaurants Dining in Carmel CA

The Gem

A Hidden Treasure

TRIP ADVISOR *****

Tucked away in a little courtyard, this surprising little find offers excellent food in an elegant, but not daunting, atmosphere, with lovely ambiance and attentive service.

The menu is relatively short, and no flights of fancy here. Super rack of lamb, outstanding sand dabs, duck breast, filet mignon...that sort of thing. All done with the freshest of ingredients, cooked perfectly, and served beautifully, at surprisingly moderate prices.

Its two rooms are nicely decorated; one with bright colors, the other in soft romantic hues with low lights.

The locals try to keep this one a secret!.

The Gem

OPEN NIGHTLY Excluding Wednesdays

ANNIVERSARIES, BANQUETS, PRIVATE PARTIES, ROMANTIC DINNERS, FESTIVE AFFAIRS, BIRTHDAYS, etc....

DINNER MENU

Poultry

Brie Stuffed Chicken $19.95 Brie cheese, spinach, dried apricots served with a white wine ginger cream sauce.

Roasted Duckling – Chris Jacob’s Select $20.95 Fresh maple leaf duck served in an orange sauce.

Chicken Kiev $19.95 Double chicken breast in a golden crust, oven roasted in garlic herbs.

Beef and Lamb

Coachman’s Inn Select Filet Mignon $24.95 10 oz. filet grilled and topped with herbed butter.

Rack of Lamb $27.95 Eight rib rack roasted in a Dijon and herb crust.

Veal Marsala $22.95 Sautéed in a Marsala wine and mushroom sauce.

Veal Picatta $22.75 Sautéed in capers, lemon, white wine and lemon butter.

Classic Beef Wellington $26.95 Baked in a puff pastry, with mushroom duxelles & paté in Madeira sauce.

Tournedos Rossini $25.95 Twin medallions topped with paté and Madeira sauce.

Seafood

Sesame Seared Ahi Tuna – Steve Hardy Select $26.95 Coconut prawns, risotto rice, sautéed spinach, served with a port wine wasabi sauce.

Lobster Tail (Market Price) 8 oz. Australian lobster tail served with risotto rice, garlic spinach in a lobster beurre blanc sauce.

Grilled Salmon $18.95 Topped with fresh asparagus, diced tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette.

Fresh Monterey Bay Sand dabs $19.95 Sautéed picatta style, lemon butter, white wine and capers.

Blackened Swordfish $19.75 Served with rice pilaf, garlic spinach, and topped with a tropical mango sauce.

Pastas

Pasta Primavera $15.95 Angel hair pasta, fresh seasonal vegetables. Served with a white wine garlic sauce.

Crab Ravioli $18.75 Served with cherry tomatoes in a bay shrimp pesto cream sauce.

Gem Seven Seas Pasta $18.95 Jumbo prawns, salmon, clams, swordfish in a rich marinara sauce served over linguini.