Big Sur Restaurant Tips by Ewingjr98

The Big Sur River Inn is the first real place to stop south of Carmel Highlands on Highway 1 after about 20 miles and maybe 30-45 minutes of driving time. This inn has a very popular and highly recommended restaurant, hotel rooms, public rest rooms, a gas station, plenty of parking and an art shop. Probably its most unique and famous feature are the wooden chairs in the Big Sur River where you can sit on a warm day with your feet in the water.

The Inn was first opened in 1934 as the Apple Pie Inn, just after this stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway was being built.

Room rates range from $135 to $235 plus 10.5% sales tax. Meals here are also terribly expensive with prices at $12.25 for a cheeseburger, $13 for a BLT, $18 for pasta with out meat, $10 for omelets, and rib eye for $28.


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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Website: www.bigsurriverinn.com

Located at the far southern reaches of Big Sur, some 85 miles south of Monterey and Carmel, is the Ragged Point Inn. This former roadside stand has grown over the past 50 years to become one of the nicer stops along the coastal route through Big Sur. Today this stop has a 30-room hotel with stunning ocean views, a sit down restaurant, an outdoor snack bar, and a hiking trail that drops 300 feet to a private beach. The property was previously part of William Randolph Hearst's massive San Simeon estate.

On our way to the Hearst Mansion, we stopped at Ragged Point for a quick lunch. We used their clean public restrooms and strolled out along the beautiful cliffs, before grabbing a sandwich at the snack bar and a beer at the convenience store. We each had a grilled ham and cheese, which were $6 and not a bad value considering all of the tasty ham piled on top of the perfectly grilled bread. We took our sandwiches to go and enjoyed them on the beach watching the elephant seals frolic.


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Theme: Autogrill/Rest Stop
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 805-927-4502
Address: 19019 Hwy One, Ragged Point, CA 93452
Directions: 85 miles south of Monterey, 50 miles south of the town of Big Sur, and 20 miles north of San Simeon.
Website: http://www.raggedpointinn.com/
Other Contact: info@raggedpointinn.com