In
1983, Walter Georis converted a charming old house in Pacific Grove
into the restaurant Fandango. Among his first patrons were Pierre and
Marietta Bain.
Pierre
was then manager of Club XIX at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. Although
Fandango’s homey European atmosphere
contrasted with the elegance of
Club XIX, it struck a chord with him. (His family has operated the
Grand
Hôtel Bain at Comp-sur-Artuby in the of France
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since
1737!)
In
1986 Walter sold Fandango to the Bains. With Pedro De La Cruz
 their
head chef, they reopened the restaurant at the end of the year.
Since
then Fandango’s ambience has remained constant, although there have
been a few major physical changes. A few years back the Bains added an
upstairs dining room, complete with its own kitchen. In the summer of
2001 they converted the
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outdoor patio into a
new private dining room. Today, along with its two main dining rooms, Fandango has five private
dining rooms, the smallest seating eight people and the largest
seating fifty.
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year 1993 saw publication of Fandango,
The Story of Two Guys Who
Wanted to Own a Restaurant (Fortunately One Knew What He Was Doing).
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From
the beginning, the Bains have provided excellent food, wine, service,
and atmosphere. They’re as proud of their loyal clientele as they
are of the numerous honors they’ve received along the way. Among
those are Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for the past
several years; a current listing in the prestigious Zagat guide; and
the 2001 DiRoNa Award.
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Life
at Fandango -- like the dance it was named for -- continues to be sometimes
fast and often furious. But most important, it's always fun.
Click the brochures above to visit our family's Grand Hôtel Bain at Comp-sur-Artuby in the south of France |
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