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Templeton
Satisfy your gourmet taste buds
at McPhee’s Grill
McPhee’s Grill Chef-Owner
Ian McPhee and his wife
June have been serving custom-
ers in their downtown Templeton
restaurant since 1994. McPhee
attributes his success in reaching
this milestone to the growth of
the surrounding wine country,
tourism, and the loyalty of his
local customers. McPhee recalls
that when the couple first opened
their restaurant, there were about
20 wineries in the surrounding
area; today, more than 250 fill the
countryside.
Start with a basket of bread and
a pickled vegetable plate, and add
extra starters such as warm goat
cheese and roasted garlic on olive
oil toast, crispy tempura shrimp, or
kung fu pork baby back ribs with
secret
Asian
BBQ
sauce.
The
menu
offers
soups,
salads,
and
delicious
entrees
includ-
ing
USDA
prime
top sir-
loin, filet
mignon
with wild
mush-
room
sauce, macadamia nut and panko-
crusted halibut, burger, chicken,
and more. There is a choice of
desserts to top off each perfect
“We have customers from the
first week we opened our restaurant
in Cambria in 1983 who still come
to our restaurant in Templeton
regularly to this day, “ McPhee said.
“It’s an amazing thing. We love being
supported by the community. It’s
truly the most rewarding part of my
job.”
Over the last 20-plus years,
McPhee’s menu has maintained
house favorites while seasonal, farm-
fresh ingredients inspire a revolving
selection of new menu items. “This
is not a job to me – it’s part of my
A Templeton
tradition for great
food and service
life and lifestyle,” McPhee said. “I am
so happy to be here, and I love what
I do.”
“The dining experience here, at
McPhee’s Grill, is due to the talented
and caring staff,” said McPhee. “The
creativity and hard work from kitch-
en to table, and welcoming patrons,
is what keeps people coming back!”
McPhee’s Grill is located at 416
Main Street in Templeton. Dinner
is served Wed-Sun from 5-9 p.m.
Reservations are suggested. For more
information, call (805) 434-3204 or
visit mcpheesgrill.com.
meal. Check out the menu on the
restaurant website mcpheesgrill.com.
Over 40 years of serving the
Central Coast
After
operat-
ing Ian’s
Restaurant
in Cambria
for 10
years, the
McPhees
and their
partners
purchased
the current
building in
Templeton,
spent four
months
remodel-
ing the
building,
and opened
McPhee’s
Grill.
Family-owned and operated, the
restaurant has employed all four of
the couple’s children, with two still
working there today.
Chef Ian McPhee