Food was great. Service was super! The staff was friendly and helpful. I loved the ambiance. Noise level was perfect. I had the special which was scallops and it was amazing!

One of my favorite places in Carmel Valley. We've had breakfast and lunch and dinner here over the years and the changing menu is always delicious, locally sourced and seasonably delicious. Ambience is wonderful and they take good care of us.

Breakfast and dinner simply amazing. Outstanding menu, everything was prepared perfectly, delicious food, and impeccable service. The indoor fireplace at night is wonderful and the outdoor heated patio for breakfast was beautiful. Highly recommend!!

Just had a lovely work lunch at Lucia @ Bernardus. In particular, I thought the chef did a great job substituting for the risotto in the scallop dish, since I have a dairy intolerance. Lucia is not a cheap restaurant, but I think it's priced where it should be and it lives up to expectations at that price point. I do wish I had known that valet parking was complimentary. Since it was, I'm not sure a staff member needed to tell me to move my car out of a valet spot--of which there were many dozens open--and surely that staff member should have mentioned the complimentary valet parking. But live and learn, I guess

Came here to celebrate my birthday for a light brunch. It was our first time in Carmel Valley and on this place. The restaurant offers a casual Al fresco dining on weekend especially brunch. Staff are friendly and takes care of their guest well. I have enjoyed our lunch everything taste great and.i love the chocolate mouse cake with honeycomb . One of the best lunch place I'd ever had. We were also able to explore the ground of this property . The walk in the well manicured garden is relaxing . Will try to stay here next time.

My husband brought me here for my birthday-weekend-dinner. This place is pretty far out in the boonies and seems more so when you're driving at night but once we drove up, it was pretty b/c of the lights. The service was fantastic - I forgot our server's name, but he was really great and made conversation with us. It felt like we were talking with a friend. He even gave us a couple restaurant recommendations during our stay in the area. He also shared with us that due to the weather, they would've normally opened the back area. I would like to return for brunch another day. He told us the specials and my husband selected the swordfish (special). He enjoyed it. I also enjoyed my filet mignon and was cooked perfectly. My iced tea was good! I know that sounds odd b/c it's just iced tea but I find it's too strong sometimes when I order it elsewhere. The server brought out a birthday dessert for me, and lemme tell you, it was giant! I think it was one of the most beautiful chocolate cakes I've had. The honeycomb crumble on top was really unique. He shared that they have bees from which they get the honeycomb. So that was pretty cool. I highly recommend them if you're celebrating a birthday or something special - they'll take good care of you. Side note: The restroom was a lil fancy in that they have little hand towels to dry your hands and you toss them in the basket by the door on your way out. The men's also has it b/c my husband went first and then he asked if me the women's also had the towels. I confirmed yes. This place is pretty nice and fancy. I don't get why some folks think it's cute to show up wearing a hoodie and a baseball hat to dinner. I wish they'd enforce some type of dress code.