The Lantern Room - Monterey Beach Hotel

"The Lantern Room is a hotel restaurant meant to serve traveling guests, of course, but the team is also looking to lure in locals and day-trippers driving along Highway 1. Corsentino has crafted a menu to fit all personalities, using seasonal ingredients sourced from local farms. “The approach of the menu is to have someone who is a ‘foodie’ come in here and enjoy and have some unique items available,” Corsentino says. “But it’s also understanding that we are a hotel and we want to take care of the steak-and-potatoes people, too.” Corsentino has experience in restaurants in New York, Chicago, and the Monterey area, but more relevantly he has also worked in large hotel restaurants such as the National at the Royal Sonesta Benjamin New York and the Sur House at Alila Ventana Big Sur."