Fernwood Tavern - Big Sur

Amazing food! Great service! And the best ice cream in town! Thanks Jennifer! Dog friendly!

Ambiance: Outdoor seating area was very pretty among the redwoods. Lights strung up among the trees and outdoor music- guitar. Service: our server was very nice. However she was the only server, as the restaurant was understaffed. It took a long time to get a table despite the fact there were many available tables on the deck. Food: we chose this restaurant as the menu listed some vegan options. We ordered: 1) tacos with roasted potatoes bell peppers. ordered this without the sour cream cheese. Got guacamole and refried black beans on the side- this would have been nice to have been included with the dish. Potatoes were a little undercooked but had a good spice. The pickled onions made the tacos more interesting. All I'm all- they were fine- a 3.75 out of 5. 2) margarita pizza with vegan cheese. While I appreciate the vegan cheese option- daiya is my least favorite. I would love to see a better brand being offered- like Violife, Follow your heart, or Miyokos. The pizza had very little marinara sauce so we ordered more on the side. Even with the extra sauce the meal was pretty disappointing. Our server was very sweet about it and took it off our bill.

We came here at 9pm and they were still open! They looked understaffed but everyone was so nice! The food portion was very large compared to all the other restaurants. The nachos which was so big and can be shared was $20. The pontine $14 and very filling. Both entrees was delicious! The waitress didn't check in on us but it was understandable since it was a busy night and she was attending all the tables. They had outdoor seating with heaters as well. Would definitely return! Great value for food!

Stayed here and also dined- waiter got 3 things wrong on our order and didn't fix anything, gave us $3 off a $60 meal. My heater was broken in my hotel room (was super cold) got $10 off. The room was $230. Left my laptop charger, called the hotel for a week before anyone answered. Left multiple voicemails in restaurant and sent emails. They sent me a charger (which I paid $10 to have mailed) and they sent the wrong charger (a new charger is $150). If I could have gotten through via phone the day I left it probably wouldn't be in this pickle. Wouldn't recommend staying here as it's incredibly overpriced for the quality. Pretty shocked that it's so hard to get through to talk to anyone. Pretty shotty service all around.

I did hear good things about their cocktails here, but when I read in the paper that was in our cabin that Fernwood has live music, we had to skip on the $10 tacos at the campsite to check it out. It turns out that there was no live music. It's tough because the service industry in general cannot obtain good employees to help businesses keep going. We decided to stay for dinner since we drove here, we might as well commit. We got seated outdoors which was nice and we were facing the river. However, the heat lamp was turned on and we were broiling (we had to ask for it to be turned down). We decided to order a margherita pizza and drinks. I've never seen an Old Fashioned shaken but according to Google, it can be made that way. The pizza was a bit bland. We couldn't taste anything and threw pepper flakes on it to give it some spice. We didn't finish our pizza, but took it back to the campsite, but ended up throwing it out the next day. I don't know if I would go back but if things turn around, maybe, who knows?