Someone wrote: : (in case you didn't see my other posting) : Yes. Il Fornaio has a new restaurant in Carmel, located at the Pine Inn. : Design-wise, It's supposed to be pretty cool. I "hear" it's opening on : October 16th. Yes, but you can't eat design. I've been disappointed by every Il Fornaio I've dined at. One of my siblings thinks it's wonderful, so I've dined in several throughout California. I think it's very overrated. If you want to go out and be seen, I suppose it's good for that. That is, if you like pretentious people who don't know from good food, then you'll like Il Fornaio.
Monterey, CA