The Hog's Breath Inn - Carmel

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food is consistently delish...great service and ambiance 100%. Our go-to place when in Carmel.
   

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   John

   VIP

   Houston

   18 reviews

   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Hog's Breath is a Carmel icon. Casual atmosphere, nice staff, good food, and cozy outdoor patio. Can be loud on the patio but great for groups.
   

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   Joseph

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   A disgusting restaurant with a stupid name. It was genuinely shocking how bad the food and drinks were. We left with every cocktail untouched. The food was clearly frozen and still very expensive. First time in my life I've chosen not to eat a $50 steak. It was cold, tough, flavorless, and covered in some awfu sauce. After an hour of discussion, our group could not fathom not a single redeeming quality in this boondoggle of a restaurant. Whoever runs this place needs to look themselves hard in the mirror and reconsider their value to society. Clint should stick to racist yet somewhat endearing movies. The fries weren't bad.
   

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   Dom

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   4.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Our waiter Lucio was great, attentive, personable, and understanding as to what customer service is all about. He made our dining experience very enjoyable.
   

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   Sarah

   Las Vegas

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 3 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   There were 4 of us who had dinner at Hogsbreath on a very slow night (Monday). The other three had burgers which were not on the dinner menu, so they kindly accommodated us. I had the pasta with marinara sauce which was delicious. Everyone liked their burgers too! For dessert we ordered a cobbler and there was absolutely no flavor to it. It was like the person who baked it forgot to add the sugar or something. Anyway, they didn't charge for it after I sent it back. Service was okay, I think because it was slow we didn't get the best service (which seems strange, but not out of the ordinary in my experience).
   

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   Ed

   Phoenix

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and service. Everyone in our party of 8 were overjoyed. Thank you.
   

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   kate

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 11 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We enjoy Hog’s Breath. Great spot with dogs. Spacious enough that we weren’t sitting on top of our neighbor table and our dog had space. We had kids with us and we appreciated the kids menu. Once the sun set, it gets chilly and our kids were pretty cold even though we were under a heater, but it wasn’t pumping out heat too well. My daughter went over and ate her dinner in front of a fire place that had a bench for hanging. Overall, great ambiance. The bar is cute, small, and has a western cabin feel. There’s indoor dining too. Food was good. Clam chowder was great, steamed artichoke was very basic and the aioli im pretty sure was plain mayo but still good enough to eat. Calamari was the best I’ve had in a while. Soft, squid, not overly chewy. The breading was just as it should be. Overall we’d return and recommend!
   

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   Doug

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always great food, service and experience. Buy a recipe book!!
   

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   Maryanne

   VIP

   San Francisco

   27 reviews

   5.0

   27 reviews

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   we brought our black lab Lucy and sat outside by the fireplace. Service was good, food delicious and Lucy loved her chicken and rice plate. we were very happy! thank you.
   

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    Tina

    Tallahassee

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on 25 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Wonderful experience! Heard a number of positive stories about Clint Eastwood Super bartender and food! Wonderful ambiance
    

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