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Cafe Fiore

4.6
4.6
963 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
Located in historic downtown Ventura, just blocks from the beach. Our comfortable booths have loose pillow seating which gives the restaurant a warm and delightful atmosphere. Come sit by the warm fireplace or have a seat at our fully stocked bar and sip some of our most innovative cocktails or some of our 40 martinis. Our traditional Southern Italian cooking is made with old world recipes. We take pride in giving our utmost service to our diners and to make everyone feel like family. If patio dining is what you are looking for, try our covered heated patio that feels like you are in a Tuscan villa or try our expanded patio and sit in our private cabanas and enjoy the fireplace and the spinning sounds of the hottest DJ's. Look on our website for fun events, like our summer cigar dinners, wine tasting events and our annual picnic and movie in the park. We look forward to serving you! Cheers and Bon Appeti

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 5 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Home Style

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Californian

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch Daily 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (805) 653-1266

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Matt Palmer

  • Catering

    Cater your office or house party with full service catering with our party planner, MaryJane Fendler. We can set up from the smallest of affairs to larger events with full service catering, including on site chef, servers and bartenders. Our menu is made to accommodate any type of cuisine desired. <br />We can set up all the small details, from the florist to the band. Our website displays preset menus that can be added to or changed at your discretion.

  • Private party facilities

    Please call for details.

  • Private party contact

    Mary Jane Felder: (818) 399-3113

  • Neighborhood

    Ventura

  • Cross street

    Santa Clara

  • Parking details

    Located directly behind Cafe Fiore is a 4 story parking lot, free of charge.

  • Entertainment

    Cafe Fiore brings back the old standards every Tuesday night with our famous Jazz nite. We display an eclectic play list of bands, ranging from Latin guitarist, reggae, and top 40 bands so you can dance the night away.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 963 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

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    Best Value

  • Ventura County

    Innovative

  • Ventura County

    Healthy

  • Ventura County

    Hot spot

  • Ventura County

    Neighborhood gem

  • Ventura County

    Great for fine wines

  • Ventura County

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  1. JackB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The ambiance is warm industrial decor. The food is excellent and generous. The waitstaff, especially ours the last time we were there, is friendly and attentive. With a fun bar in front, best dining toward the back of the restaurant, particularly Saturday evening.
  2. robertg

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Nice evening with family good food and good service
  3. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    EXCELLENT food and service!
  4. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Lovely birthday lunch for a dear friend. Excellent food and service. Many thanks!
  5. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had an excellent dinner with was made more special by the live music!
  6. Lola329

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, very accommodating service, homey comfortable atmosphere. Fun place to take out-of-town guests!
  7. SJGBOC

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    All was great except food took a very long time.
  8. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Birthday party for my friend the drinks are amazing
  9. Kahunaval

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Phoenix, our server was great. Food was as tasty as ever. The osso bucco was very tender. Poached pear salad was amazing!
  10. MJMJ

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 10, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience3
    Definitely busy for a Thursday night. Service was quite slow and the server was not friendly or helpful. Not the place for quick meal and by quick I mean less thank 2.5 hours.
  11. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 7, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience5
    It was our 13 yr wedding anniversary. Food was great!
  12. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We have a family lunch there and it is awesome- food, ambience, staff..a must visit for Ventura!
  13. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Good and service great. Very noisy when busy.
  14. Steve

    Los Angeles

    152 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    152 reviews

    Dined on January 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As always, absolutely delicious food with great service. Would love to come by for cocktails to hear a live band...
  15. Overpriced

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on January 28, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Great food! Service with a smile but super busy so kind of slow. Always a good experience overall
  16. dkla

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on January 25, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    second time here and we loved it as much as the first!
  17. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 22, 2023

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    I thought that the food this time at Cafe Fiore was good. I think all those young chefs they have in the kitchen are very talented. As for service, I felt like I was at a Denny's or something. Very rushed, and felt like server was annoyed. The wine I ordered was not the correct wine and instead of letting me know that they didn't have it, they just poured something different instead as shown by the check. I'll go back, but I'll hope for better service.
  18. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We got the private dining room and it was so peaceful. We could even let our 18 month old crawl around when he got fussy. The food and service was superb as always. Our new favorite local spot!
  19. ConnieV

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    They serve a great Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. I order it every time! They do have a great wine list too. The menu is mind blowing and it is difficult to decide what to order, but it never disappoints. Wonderful booth seating, live music and courteous staff make this a favorite restaurant in Ventura County!
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    103 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    103 reviews

    Dined on January 3, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    My buttermilk chicken sandwich was so outstanding...I can't wait to go back to have it again. Out server was good overall...she seemed to know people at another table who took a lot of her time. At first it seemed like it would be problematic, but she pulled it off. They did not have a certain beer, so my husband changed to a coke and we were charged for both...she was gracious when we brought it to her attention, but that should be a natural.
  21. brfarrell

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    We had reservations and were seating right away. Water and bread came quickly as did our server. Our server was not unfriendly but was not particularly friendly either. He was indifferent at best. Did his job but not much else. Was not engaging. The food was fair to good. Some in our party really enjoyed their food. Over priced in my opinion. My wife was there for lunch last week and really enjoyed the service and the food.
  22. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 21, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    Food is always amazing. Food prices are very reasonable for the quality. Service is always good.
  23. RobinM

    Los Angeles

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on December 18, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Food was terrific, thoroughly enjoyed the calamari appetizer platter. All the food was delicious, good service. A bit noisy but lots of groups celebrating the holidays. Highly recommend for their yummy, delicious, delightful food!
  24. Annela

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 14, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience2
    Food was good. Friendly staff but overworked. Band played music way too loud to allow conversation. We expected a more intimate ambiance.
  25. Nightout

    Hawaii

    13 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on December 12, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Would have liked a cloth or paper of some kind on dinner, table seemed sticky.
  26. EduC

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 10, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Romantic Italian restaurant near a free parking garage . Good tasting food and drinks.
  27. SuzanneY

    Hawaii

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The bread basket served before your meal was so yummy we asked for another. The Butternut Squash Ravioli was filled with squash and was so tasty. The Penne/Eggplant baked casserole and the Caesar salad were awesome. Friendly staff, great atmosphere in old world Italian dining establishment not to be missed.
  28. KellyW

    Charlotte

    23 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    We were in an amazing private room which was nice for noise but I felt we were forgotten back there! We had to request the waitress to refill drinks. Food was delicious! I had the Osso Bucco with risotto and it was amazing!!!!!
  29. LynnM

    San Francisco

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience5
    The martini was OK, had to be sent back as it wasn’t as ordered. The food wasn’t what I had remembered but was good. Specialty dessert was fair. Service wasn’t as good as we had in the past past but server was very pleasant. We have been going here for years, every once in a while an off experience.
  30. Peetz111

    Denver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Very professional staff and a myriad of drink choices. My friend greatly enjoyed the parmesan shredded cheese.
  31. NickS

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 16, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Our order came out quickly, the food was very good, and Jacob our waiter was excellent
  32. ScottS

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall5food5service3ambience4
    Seated immediately with our reservation. Nice table for two. Took a few minutes for bread to arrive but good bread and sauce. Orders taken and delivered quickly. Salad excellent. She had butternut squash tortellini and I had ravioli. Her sauce sweeter than mine. Both excellent. Fine meal. Desert and cappuccino to finish - both nice. Price reasonable for quality and quantity. Definitely a place to return to.
  33. Likesgoodfood

    Los Angeles

    18 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Cafe Fiore is a wonderful Italian restaurant. Food and service was wonderful. The bar seemed to be overwhelmed because drink orders took a long time.
  34. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food! Great drinks. Love that place
  35. Chicago

    London

    11 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Terribly slow service, poor food quality
  36. ReneeC

    New England

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Simply fabulous! We sat in the treehouse area of restaurant and thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance while we celebrated our friend’s birthday!!
  37. Juniper

    Los Angeles

    22 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience3
    Cobb Salad had brown lettuce and the bacon was like a small rock, impossible to eat. The Birthday Girl loved her Ahi tuna salad. The bread and dip was delicious. Our server was thoughtful and made sure there were no walnuts in anything she ordered.
  38. TimD

    New England

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 28, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    At first I thought service was slow but realized they timed it where as soon as we were finished with one dish, the other appeared. Delicious pasta, good cocktails, and nice setting. Will be back.
  39. Stewart

    London

    27 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on September 27, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great Italian - good evening
  40. Daisy

    Los Angeles

    38 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2022

    overall3food3service5ambience3
    We made an effort to reserve a table to celebrate our daughter in law's birthday, but were very disappointed that it was not recognized by the restaurant. The waitress told us the policy was to put a candle on a dessert if we ordered one and paid for it! We were disappointed the restaurant was not as we remembered. We were hoping to make Cafe Fiore Italian restaurant our new spot, since our favorite one closed.

FAQs

Cafe Fiore offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (805) 653-1266.

Cafe Fiore is rated 4.6 stars by 963 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 5 times today
Google Map for Cafe Fiore

66 California Street, Ventura, CA 93001

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Santa Clara

  • Neighborhood

    Ventura

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch Daily 11:30 am–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Italian, Californian

  • Dining style

    Home Style

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    Located directly behind Cafe Fiore is a 4 story parking lot, free of charge.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Matt Palmer

  • Entertainment

    Cafe Fiore brings back the old standards every Tuesday night with our famous Jazz nite. We display an eclectic play list of bands, ranging from Latin guitarist, reggae, and top 40 bands so you can dance the night away.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (805) 653-1266

  • Catering

    Cater your office or house party with full service catering with our party planner, MaryJane Fendler. We can set up from the smallest of affairs to larger events with full service catering, including on site chef, servers and bartenders. Our menu is made to accommodate any type of cuisine desired. <br />We can set up all the small details, from the florist to the band. Our website displays preset menus that can be added to or changed at your discretion.

  • Private party facilities

    Please call for details.

  • Private party contact

    Mary Jane Felder: (818) 399-3113

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