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Fifi's Cafe & Bakery

1188 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950-5123
831-372-5325
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Ranked #12 of 59 restaurants in Pacific Grove
Cuisines: French, Californian
Good for: Romance, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Dessert
Restaurant details
Good for: Romance, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Dessert
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Portland, OR
Senior Contributor
30 reviews 30 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

I loved the food here, fresh and really excellent presentation. The interior feels a little worn, and when we were there for lunch the tables filled up with the local retired crowd, dressed up for their social lunch out. We're in our 30's-40's, and were the youngest ones there.

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seattle
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58 reviews 58 reviews
28 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2013

Recommended by a local in Carmel. Which was much appreciated since we could have easily driven past this palace of culinary excellence and hidden gem. Everything here is done right, from the salads to the beer selection to the entrees. I had the green peppercorn sliced steak and it was a revelation of flavor and presentation. My gf had the... More

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Pacific Grove, California
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4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2013

A very local eatery. Pleasant atmosphere. On a busy street and you would never guess the food inside would be so fabulous. I think cafe is an understated description of Fifi's. This is fine dining and gourmet food.

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Stockton, CA
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12 reviews 12 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2013

We've driven past Fifi's for years without giving it a thought but some friends of ours had tried it and couldn't say enough about the food. It's easy to miss, right next door to Safeway in a stip-mall. Once you walk though the door you're tranported to a quaint French Cafe. We were warmly greeted and seated immediately. We started... More

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Fort Worth, Texas
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57 reviews 57 reviews
33 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2013

I had admired the food served here for almost a year from Texas (I salivate at just the thought of escargot). I had been receiving this restaurant's e-mails re what was being served/was on offer/how many $'s, etc., all that time. We found the restaurant and finally our order was taken (escargot was excellent, btw). Service was not that great;... More

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See 2 more reviews by 5salina for Pacific Grove
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5 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2013

The atmosphere is very "French". Sort of a mix of French styling from the ornate mirrors to white brick walls. Very pleasing overall. Great menu and wine list. The chicken dish I had was absolutely delicious. So unbelievably tender it literally melts in your mouth. The French Onion soup is also not to be missed here, as well as the... More

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Bakersfield, California
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2013

If you like elegant surrounding, an over the top wine selection, mouth watering food at an unimaginably reasonable price make a serious effort to find this little hide away. You feel like you have been transported to France.

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Los Angeles, California
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9 reviews 9 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 25, 2013

I have to admit we were recommended to Fifi's from David at Madeline's restaurant in Cambria. We were told if we stopped here to tell them he sent us and we would be well taken care of and trust me we were! Food ambience service, they were over the top we saw others getting great service as well but they... More

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monterey
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10 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2013

Been to this spot several times with friends. The plusses-out of downtown Monterey so you can easily park, most of the pasta dishes are excellent particularly on the seafood, crunchy fresh really good bread, dessert menu. The minuses-service can be erratic, server can be hard to locate/pin down, tomato and basil soup uninspired, a little overpriced.

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Vallejo, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2013

We had a very delicious meal in this quaint French restaurant in Pacific Grove. The service was very slow but we were not in a hurry so that was not a problem. It was strange, however, that once we were served our food the server never returned to see that everything was satisfactory or even to see if we wanted... More

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