Interesting thread, I missed it before. I almost choked on the first post though, Montgomery Inn has a view???? Of what. In any case, two places that I think have stunning views and very good to excellent food are Ventana in Big Sur (was there 2 Saturdays ago for lunch, it was great) and Kozue on the 44th or so floor of the Park Hyatt in Tokyo. Ventana is about 1000 feet above the ocean at Big Sur with panoramic views up and down the coast in one direction and at the coastal ranges in the other direction. When we were there 2 weeks ago you could see snow on the mountains in one direction and the ocean in the other. Kozue has two floor high ceilings and glass walls on one side with an unbelieveable view over Shinjuku. Food at both are first rate although not the absolute best.