We don't usually get Italian food anymore because it's either too expensive or some chain around us that's worse than home pasta.... This spot was really good and very reasonably priced. Positives: -food was really good. My wife got the pappardelle chicken and I got the seafood pesto. My wife liked her sauce along with how it wasn't overly salty. I liked dipping the complimentary rosemary bread into it too. My seafood pesto was packed with seafood. I liked the flavor and finished everything. -the prices were reasonable -service was very quick and friendly Overall 5/5 It was a nice small spot. I'm glad we tried it and would come back again for it even though it's an hour from LA for us. read more

Capriccio Inc - Seafood Pesto - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

Great little restaurant Nit bad atmosphere Friendly staff Nice menu Prices are ok Bread was good(no butter) Caesar salad had zero flavor and croutons were awful Pomodoro was bad. No flavor Chicken dish was good. read more

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Hmm... I have very mixed feelings about this place. I think I might need to come back one more time to give it a fair second review. I came here on a Sunday with my boyfriend for a late lunch / early dinner. When you first walk in, the place seems pretty empty and has a slightly rustic, older look to it--which honestly isn't too surprising for an Italian restaurant. What did surprise me though was how busy it got around 5pm. The place filled up quickly. As soon as we sat down, the host brought out bread and it was delicious. You could tell it was fresh, warm, and super tasty--it definitely left us wanting more. For our starter, we wanted to try a little bit of everything so we ordered the Capriccio sampler, which comes with bruschetta, scampi, and calamari. The scampi was good but I do think it needed a bit more flavor. The bruschetta was actually really good and I loved that the bread wasn't soggy, which I always appreciate. The calamari wasn't my favorite--it wasn't as crispy as I usually like it--but it wasn't terrible either. Next we ordered the Dominic pizza and OMG... this was the star of the night. The pizza was out of this world! It was creamy, packed with flavor, and honestly I couldn't get enough of it. I would genuinely come back just for the pizza alone. For our main dish we ordered the ravioli, and this is where I was a bit disappointed. I was expecting more flavor, but it ended up tasting pretty bland and just didn't hit the way I hoped it would. Overall, I wasn't completely blown away by everything, but maybe we just didn't order the right dishes (aside from the pizza, which was amazing). I might give it another try in the future and see if other items on the menu change my mind. read more

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From the delectable focaccia bread to the extensive pasta dishes, Cappriccio has a little something for everyone. This is undoubtedly our favorite Italian restaurant in the area, and their spumoni is to die for. Parking is also a cinch with a lot right around the corner. I look forward to coming back! read more

Italian setting, ladies lunch, delightfully served with grace and ease. I don't usually eat bread, but glad I didn't resist fresh baked ancient grain bread, generously offered with butter EVO and rich balsamic. Our two salads, Waldorf and Gorgonzola, featured fresh field greens, farm to table cheeses, candied Walnuts, caramelized pears, luscious beets and a light vinnaigrette. The Manicotti was delicately filled with the best of Italy. The Eggplant maintained a light crispy batter, under a 24 hr authentic marinara, topped wIth fresh grated Parmegianno over Italian grain Fettucine. BUONI!!! read more

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This place is a Ventura staple. It's always crowded for dinner. We made a reservation but still waited a few minutes. The wait staff are very nice. We ordered the fettuccine with scallops, pizza sofia with ham and mushrooms, and pasta with sausage. Unfortunately the scallops pasta was overcooked and scallops were tough but the sauce was good. The sausage was excellent. The pizza was also very good. The Cesar salad was great. I like the lively crowd, it was very festive for the holidays. I will return for the comfort food and welcoming service. read more

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One of my favorite places in Ventura. Their salads and entrees are amazing. Love the Cesar salad with cheese and the pizza Neapolitan or just a simple pepperoni pie. Or try, the eggplant parmigiana! Wish they were closer so that we could go more often, but it's always on our first stop coming into town. read more

The food was delicious and the atmosphere was relaxing. The pasta was the highlight, and I would recommend getting the ménage a trois for dessert. read more

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I LIKED THIS PLACE. A BIT EXPENSIVE BUT GOOD. On my business trip to Ventura, this place popped up on my Yelp. Here's how it went: Service: 5/5 It is everything you want when it comes to service. The servers are so polite, fast, and aren't the type to tell you to order certain things just because it is most expensive thing on the menu. They'll tell you what dishes are really good and worth getting. Food: 4/5 Their house bread is so good! It was a bit hard on the outside- but super warm and soft on the inside. I ordered a lobster bisque soup, and it was amazing! Dip that bread in there and mmmm. Chefs kiss! Next up, I ordered the seafood pasta. I am not a pasta girl- but this one was really tasty. I felt like it needed salt, but then the sever walked around with freshly grated Parmesan. It was perfect after that! I wish I ordered a bit more sauce in the side, but nevertheless it was still really good! Lastly, I ordered a dessert. I took a slice of key lime Pie to go. Once I got back to my hotel room, I guess it was a bit meh. It was too tart and not as firm as I would've liked it. I wouldn't order that again. Price:4/5 For 1 soup, 1 pasta plate, and 1 dessert, My meal was $50.00. I think the price is pretty fair for what you get! Sure, some can see it as a bit much, but the only thing that didn't seem worth it to me was the 10.00 dessert. If you went to Olive Garden, one of their plates is about $30.00 (the carbonara) and this is much better quality than that! All around: 4/5 I really did like this place, and I plan to come back. The ambiance was so cute, the place was very clean, and the food was pretty good. I definitely want to try new things the next time I am in the area. read more

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Do not get the cannelloni. Omg it was so gross. I love ricotta and this was so disgusting. The ricotta was sooooo gross. The service was definitely lacking. There was 3 parties dining and the 2 waiters were not good at their jobs. One waiter was just sitting at a table for most of it and the other one just stood behind the bar giving scary eye contact read more

What a wonderful staff I encountered walking into Capriccio for the very first time. To add to that, I had a great afternoon eating some really fresh pasta. It did not taste like your typical robust pungent flavors, no this was like garlicky and subtle. It was exactly what I was looking for. read more

Capriccio Inc - Eggplant pormadoro - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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My husband and I were in town with a friend and wanted something local to eat and stumbled upon this place! It didn't seem bad! We had a dog and they allowed us to sit in the back as we told them dog is good and quiet so they allowed it! We ordered two pasta dishes! We had the . As I was eating, I found hair which really upset me! I didn't continue because I get grossed out! I mean it's a restaurant! When I brought it up to the server, her response was rude! " a lot of people tell us that they find hair and it's from the napkin" really? What do you wash your napkins with? Why is there hair! It's a restaurant and the response I got isn't appropriate! She didn't try to fix it or apologize. After that I asked for the check and left. This isn't the type of local restaurant I would like to take my business to! Never again! read more

Capriccio Inc - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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Decent pizza. Decent pasta. That's about it. I ordered the pappardelle gamberetti and the Bella pizza. It was okay. That's about it. The sauce on the pasta was sad and runny but had a nice clam base. The pizza dough was chewy but lack luster. Meh. read more

Fave easy dinner spot in Main Street. Good place to grab a small pizza and some wine. Decent seating space inside and quick food turnout!

The food here is amazing. Really good quality and authentic flavors. The service is always excellent. Super cute place to have a nice Italian dinner with a twist. read more

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I had dinner this evening seafood linguine and ceaser salad. Server was the guy with the man bun , never a smile, no Introduction, no suggestion, didn't ask I wanted more bread or a drink refill, zip. His helper/busboy did all the work. Scallops were pencil eraser sized, the calamari was very tough to chew, although the dish had a number of shrimp. I did like the fresh warm bread. The dish could have used some spice. I know I sound picky, but at this price I expect more. read more

Very disappointed. My lasagna was lukewarm, sent it back, but still was not hot. The shrimp in the pesto did was not peeled and the scallops were tiny. Nobody really enjoyed their dinner tonight read more

Yikes! I love a good Italian restaurant, unfortunately Capriccio is not the place for me. We ended up sending our meals back and leaving. The service was extremely slow, but we were out on the patio and the only people out there, so I think they just forgot. We elected to sit on the patio due to having our dogs. We got chicken piccata and some seafood pasta (scallops). The chicken piccata was Olive Garden status. It was edible and I would have kept it, my the seafood pasta was inedible. The "buttery sauce" was clammy water juice. read more

Capriccio Inc - Chicken Picatta - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

The food was wonderful cooks in the kitchen were extremely disrespectful and used foul language in Spanish when I asked for no pork on my dish When a customer doesn't eat the dish they were served or ordered the cook should come out of the kitchen area and ask if there is something wrong My wife did enjoy her meal so definitely the establishment is serving good food but I personally do not eat pork and wasn't treated fairly read more

We loved our dinner! We came in to celebrate my grandmas birthday and we were a party of 9. They were very accommodating and were all so kind. Grandmother loved having her dinner here and all our food was delicious. read more

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This place says that it's Italian. This isn't Italian, it's a the worse Italian I've ever eaten in my life. I have had better Italian in China. I had the salmon with a red cream sauce which they think that it maybe vodka sauce,it's not.they chopped the salmon in small pieces and drowned it in the sauce. Not good. Service was slow getting to our table but when they finally got to our table she did a good job, but they suggest to start tipping at 20 pct. Get for real, the owner isn't ever there because he lives outside the USA so you figure out how a place like this can be any good. read more

This restaurant has so much potential but they need to improve in several areas. First would be cleanliness, next service and lastly, the food. I suggest the owners look at the more negative reviews and heed them because I read them before creating this review, and they are consistent complaints in every one regarding the food and service. The cannelloni is not good. I love ricotta, but there was not enough tomato sauce to cut the massive portion of ricotta and the pasta was tough and overbaked. The seafood linguini had a good sauce but they should just leave out the calamari which was chewy and pointless. The waiter was not friendly and did not check on us after our food arrived. It's a shame because this place is mid when they could be great. read more

Been here before both of my Ventura marathons, and the experience has been really good each time. The creamy salmon pasta is a great pre race meal. Would go again if I found myself in Ventura. read more

Let me start off by saying the manager is not the greatest. Typically managers are warm and inviting but here the gentleman with the bun is always very callous and in some ways quite rude. He a long time ago was very inviting, but the last few times we've been there he hasn't been welcoming, especially as a manger. Our waitress Kassie was absolutely incredible which was the reason we decided to stay rather than leaving. The next problem however was when one of us got up to use the restroom, the table was so wobbly and his wine spilt all over himself when he scooted his chair back without touching the table. Insane. Our food was pretty average as it was okay food, it just felt like it was missing something. There inside feel is really nice as it does feel very Italian family owned & they even have some live music! read more

Capriccio Inc - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

We had a lovely dinner here! Starting out, our waitress brought us the table bread and we were in heaven. The bread is so good that we thought it was the best we've ever had. Our waitress was also super friendly and made sure we were well taken care of. For an appetizer we tried the pizza caprese and it was super cheesy but light. The crust was crunchy and we loved it. My husband got the ravioli and it was so unique with a lemon cream sauce. I got the papperdele, and the sauce was so great. Overall, we had a wonderful date night! read more

Capriccio Inc - Fresh table bread - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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This is easily the best Italian food we have ever had. The service was quick, the waitress was attentive, and the ambiance was casual and rustic. So glad we found this place while visiting Ventura! read more

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I would give 0 stars if I could! We go to Capriccio's often and I have NEVER had such a rude server in all the years we have been going. Alona I believe was her name. I asked if I could get the chicken piccata gluten free with risotto. She told me risotto was made from wheat. Now keep in mind I'm Sicilian and a manager at an Italian restaurant in town, I know risotto is made from Arborio rice. Her not knowing the ingredients of the menu in which she is selling was not the problem. The problem was she proceeded to tell me that "she doesn't eat it and quite frankly doesn't care what it is made from!" As she walked away annoyed I decided to cancel our order and pay for our drinks and leave. She and the busser had the worst attitude I've ever seen and "quite frankly" Capriccio's would be better off without such awful people representing their restaurant. Any other time we've gone to Capriccio's all of the staff has been more than awesome even when they have been super slammed with tables. This visit there were only 2 tables sat, us being one, so such a terrible attitude was unwarranted. read more

We got the chicken fettuccine and penne puttanesca. The fettuccine tasted watery and had no flavor. The penne puttanesca lacked flavor. We never use salt but we had to cause the food was bland. The prices should be lowered read more

The star of this place right off the bat is their bread. Baked daily throughout the day it's as fresh as you're going to get and it's wonderful! The server was very nice and quick. I had the capellini and shrimp and my friend had the salmon salad. We both thought they were ok. I think my shrimp needed some seasoning. The dish was light which was a plus. It just was missing a little more flavor. read more

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Nice evening for dinner at Capriccio's was really good I really enjoyed it can't wait to come back soon read more

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Meh... just meh. The ambiance is nice. The staff and service was middling at best. Our waiter gave us bread and then got super busy and took far too long to take our order. I ordered the Vegatable (yes, that's how it's spelled on the menu) Risotto. B-O-R-I-N-G! It was a white dish that tasted as bland as it looked. Zero, and I mean ZERO flavor. The risotto wasn't even fully cooked. One is not meant to have to chew through risotto... ugh. The vegetables were large chunks and completely under-cooked. There were a few small pieces of mozzarella but it was hard to see because everything was white. Will not be back. Overpriced and under-cooked and under-served. read more

Seated quickly on a Friday night with live music playing inside, such a fun atmosphere. We ordered the chicken piccata and the pappardelle pasta, both were delicious and full of flavor. Our waiter was great: friendly, attentive, and happy to answer questions. Overall a lovely spot for dinner with good food, great service, and a lively vibe read more

Capriccio Inc - Pappardelle Pasta - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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Capriccio is consistent. I find the atmosphere inviting and relaxed, nothing fancy. The staff are friendly and happy to help. The food is delicious, though not exotic. The specials are worth trying. For me, it's just always been a good experience read more

Amazing good, ambiance and Cassie was a great server!!! Will 100% return!! A gem in this downtown

Tasty Italian food, I always feel like I'm coming here for a nice, home cooked meal. Really gives off that family dining room vibe and is just so relaxing to sit down and enjoy the food. They always start you off with a delicious loaf of fresh, fluffy bread complete with the necessary olive and vinegar. One of my favorite parts about coming to Capriccio. They always do great lunch specials. Their pizzas are delicious, but their eggplant parmigiana is where it's at. A fat piece of eggplant with plenty of sauce but could use a bit more cheese. It comes with pasta, and it's decent - not my favorite, but it does the job. Not the best Italian food in the area, but still a solid choice for food local Italian food. read more

After searching up different places to have dinner for my moms birthday I came across Capriccio. I was able to get same day reservations for 9 ppl on a Saturday which I was so thankful for. The staff was very welcoming, and we were sat right when we arrived and served rosemary bread which was delicious. They had a great wine selection. I had a Pinot Grigio that was so good. I definitely enjoyed my food just as much as my wine. I had the bolognese, and I literally ate my entire plate of food. It was delicious. My mom had the ravioli and really enjoyed it! It was a nice dinner everyone enjoyed there food and drinks! read more

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READ YOUR BILL! Crooks! Really horrendous from the start. The basics of service or environment are not anywhere close to what they should be. No smiles or "welcome to our restaurant." Waiters who are touching all of the rims of glasses and pressing them against their shirts to fill water. Truly, the worst Italian food I've had at a restaurant. And then your bill comes partly handwritten and partly printed out. They overcharged me by $25, gave me no reason and then when I called him out and said why did you overcharge me by $25? He reacted with " it was a mistake, man I'm human." no apology, no oh my gosh I'm so sorry. So no atmosphere, no manners all around the weight staff, no basic training for the service staff, budget food, and check your bill because they might try to cheat you like they did me. read more

Had the crab ricotta pasta rolls and calamari. Did not impress at all, and at that price? Calamari batter broke apart easily at the touch of a fork and its marinara was watery. read more

Service and ambience are great, bread is yummy, coffee is the best! We shared a shrimp scampi, which was good. Best coffee on Main Street! read more

The server didn't even look up to speak to us when we entered the restaurant. She was at the back of the bar doing something. She wasn't friendly when she came to take our order or deliver the food. It took her a very long time to come back and take our order. The food was mediocre at best. The chicken in the pappardelle was tough. The fresh bread was good though. it was hot and had fresh rosemary inside. The ambiance was cute. That may have been the only good thing beside the bread. read more