The Cave
4435 McGrath St, 93003-7736 - Ventura
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#35 of 309 restaurants in Ventura
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Wine Bar
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Quality
60/100
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61/100
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Phone:
+1 805-642-9449
🌐 Website:
http://www.venturawineco.com
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Address:
4435 McGrath St, Ventura
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So welcoming, friendly and professional, yet laid back and very knowledgeable about food and wines. Love this place. If we ever come back to California (due to government regulations on tractor-trailers, we will not be returning) definitely be dining here and bringing friends. Thank you to our server, host, and chef we had an outstanding time here. A way to taste wine on your own with unique wine dispensers that keep the bottles sealed and at the correct temperature. Just a great experience all around.
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We went for my birthday and had a great time. The food was great, the wine tasting was fun and the sevice and interaction was exemplary. We will definitely be back.
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Always enjoy coming here. A variety of delicious gluten free choices. Staff is friendly and helpful. Lots of choices of wines. Little bit pricey, but worth it.
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Me and my family went for dinner on 6/2.
The overall service and food was poor.
There were maybe 5 or 6 tables for 2 waitresses and 1 waiter.
The older waitress was helping the biggest table which was an 8 top in the middle of the room. The younger waitress was helping 1 table in the corner near the guitarist and the 4 top birthday party in the other room. Which left the waiter with us and another couple and yet it took forever for anything.
Also, this place is a better winery/tasting room/ bar than restaurant.
my mother and step father arrived 10 minutes before me and my girlfriend arrived. After 10 minutes of our arrival, a waiter approached our table, asked my step father if everything was good. The waiter didn't look or noticed that there was anyone else at the table.
After staring at every waiter/ress, the older waitress finally stopped at our table and asked us how we were. I asked if we could order something to drink, with her response was "sure"... My girlfriend is not a wine drinker and prefers sweeter wines and when asking the waitress which of the rose was sweeter, i swear she just looked at the two that they offer and chose the one with the bigger description. The Rose was not remotely sweet.
For food:
The charcuterie board was about 8 inches long and 3 inches wide. Had 6 grapes, 6 candied walnuts, lots of bread, 3 large salami rounds that looks like it came from a deli counter, 3 mortadella? and 3 bright red pepperoni? a small cup of vinegar, a small slab of cheddar, a small quarter of some cheese infused with port wine and another infused with sage (it was bright green) for $20.
Crab cakes $18,
lettuce wrap,
margarita pizza.
We were here for 2 hours.
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The place is nice. Everything was average. The food was decent but not the best we've ever had, but not bad either. Wine dispensers were annoying because twice they ran out of wine in the middle of a pour. Oh, and the matcha cheesecake was odd. Just odd. Not like any cheesecake we've ever had. We had fun. And some wines were tasty. But overall, just average.
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UPDATE! Decided to go back and try again and I would like to commend the entire staff at the cave! Everything about our visit was perfection! Mistakes do happen but the fact that the management immediately reached out
shows that they care!
The food was wonderful I just wish I could say the same for the service :-( Not attentive and forgetful who seemed more interested in gossiping and complaining about how their customers bother them etc. “I say this only because my companion and myself overheard conversations at length by our table!” I hope that the management can give the staff a quick lesson in physics and how sound DOES INDEED TRAVEL!
The cave has everything going for it but hearing the staff judge, make jokes and laugh at the customers this left us feeling really put off!
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This place is amazing! The food is fantastic. Chef Alex does an amazing job with flavor profiles. Pb&j pork boa is not to be missed. Truffle fries make you wish the bowl was bottomless. The carne pizza is delicious and the special burger combining grilled pineapple and capicola is phenom. Highly recommend!! No need to mention the wine. There is always a wine to suit any ones requests.
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Amazing food! The good and bad is that the menu changes monthly. While some items are consistent others are changed from month to month (1st Tuesday of the month). Each dish has a unique flavor. The scallops, regardless of the dish, are cooked to perfection. They are never sandy and always cooked to a perfect consistency and not too chewy. They also have a great happy hour and wine selection.
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