Dining at Rancho Cielo
Dining at the Drummond Culinary Academy
Our opening Friday Night Dinner Services date is set for October 21, 2022. Friday Night Dinners, with seating times at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., will run through early June 2023. Call or email for reservations.
A casual, friendly setting provides the backdrop for a wonderful dining experience for you at the hands of our student trainees. Under the direction of Executive Chef Estevan Jimenez ("EJ"), the Drummond Culinary Students prepare and serve the meals. Serving “real customers” is the best way to prepare our students for successful careers in Monterey County’s Hospitality Industry. The Dining Room is a unique and sophisticated setting, boasting a lovely view from the glassed-in outdoor patio. The 1,300 square foot facility accommodates gatherings for up to 50 guests inside, and an additional 40 guests outside.
From the Monterey Peninsula:
- Hwy 1 north
- 156 east
- 101 south
- Exit Boronda
- Go east or left
- Left on Natividad
- Right on Old Natividad
- Stop at stop sign at corner of Old Stage and Old Natividad
- Go straight on Old Natividad.
- Dead ends into the gate of Rancho Cielo
From Corral, Pasadera, other Hwy 68 locations during commute hours:
- East on 68
- Exit Spreckels
- Follow that road through Spreckels (watch your speed), curve to the left, to signal at Abbott Street.
- Turn right. Get on 101 South.
- Turn left (across the fwy) on Spence Road.
- Turn left on Old Stage Road.
- Follow the Old Stage Road signs – you will make a right turn in short order.
- Follow Old Stage Road until you hit the stop sign at Old Natividad Road.
- Turn Right. Dead ends at RC.
From the Bay Area:
- 101 south
- Exit Boronda
- Go east or left
- Left on Natividad
- Right on Old Natividad
- Stop at stop sign at corner of Old Stage and Old Natividad
- Go straight on Old Natividad.
- Dead ends into the gate of Rancho Cielo
From the South:
- 101 North
- Exit Boronda, turn right
- Proceed about 6 signals to Natividad Road
- Turn left on Natividad Road
- First right is Old Natividad Road
- Old Natividad Road dead ends into Rancho Cielo