Jacks - Portola Hotel & SpaGood for Special occasionsWe enjoyed our anniversary dinner at Jacks. The service was really good, specially the customized menu's. The food was good, but the quantity was ok.5/11/2013 12:00:00 AMThe salad bar ought to includeThe salad bar ought to include a non/low fat dressing5/8/2013 12:00:00 AMHotel restaurants are oftenHotel restaurants are often adequate but rarely excellent. Jack's is one of the exceptions. Wonderful seafood and beef.4/17/2013 12:00:00 AMA real gem for lunch or dinner!Quality of food, selection, service and ambience outstanding. Absolutely one of the best choices in Monterey!4/3/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat evening,as always.Great evening,as always. Our last four visits... in the last four months... were always outstanding.... largely because of Haley's compitance and personality.3/29/2013 12:00:00 AMSatisfyingly tasty food butSatisfyingly tasty food but our server, Steve, made our dinner truly amazing. He gave great recommendations and made sure we were all taken care of, and he was just very pleasant overall. Definitely try the crab cakes and calamari appetizers, the scallop and rib eye steak entrees, and the chocolate bomb and creme brulee desserts; you will not regret it! It was a great experience - I can't wait to come back to California (from Maryland) and eat at Jack's again. Thank you!3/22/2013 12:00:00 AMOur server, Haley, is veryOur server, Haley, is very personable, knowledgeable and attentive. As much a pleasure as the food. We have enjoyed her three times now, and have requested her for our noext three visits. She is our reason for staying at the hotel as well as dining there so frequently.3/19/2013 12:00:00 AMSpecial place. We had HaleySpecial place. We had Haley as our server again, as we did in December, and she makes the evening special. Good food, wine and service.2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM