We went early on a Friday night and it was filling up nicely but not too crowded…read more The ambiance is California casual but ckassy . We had the prix fix (40$) three courses . There were several and each of us four had a different one - salad, stuffed mushrooms . For the main two in the party had the salmon, one the pork and one had the pasta. Flourless chocolate cake concluded our choices. I'd grade the food as good but not outstanding and the portions large . The service was impeccable from the Maitre D' to the busboy everyone efficient , polite and very attentive

Solid, great, tasty. Amazing prices for what it is…read more Service is good-- expect wait times if you don't have a reservation. The place is low-lit, moody, and romantic.

Amazing meal! Really cute charming french restaurant. Feels like a hidden gem with great service…read moreand a lovely atmosphere. I felt like I was transported to another city! I went for brunch / lunch and I got the short rib sandwich and it was perfect!! The meat melted in my mouth, the pickled onions gave it a nice crunch and the horseradish cream gave it the best kick. The only thing was that my bread got a bit soggy while eating it but I didn't mind it much! The fries were crispy and tasty as well. Highly reccomend!

Let me start by saying that the service and the ambiance were great. The staff were all lovely…read more The food, however, was terrible. I had the trout almandine and both the fish and the green beans were horribly overcooked. The fish was dry and the beans were chewy. My friend had the roast chicken, which was overcooked and dry. The mashed potatoes were cold, and it came with a huge pile of boiled brussell sprouts. My husband had the salmon, which he said was good, but was very undercooked. It also came with what looked like a whole head of broccoli. That said, our friend who got the steak frites was very pleased with his food. We had heard very good things about the restaurant and were really looking forward to trying it. We left very disappointed.

Wanted to take my lovely Bride/Mom out for early Mother's Day Brunch to one of our favorite…read morelocations. Boccacio's is right on Lake Westlake and offers such a beautiful atmosphere for any meal or occasion. Started out with Cuppacino's and enjoyed the peaceful lake views before our food was served. A great brunch menu is offered from 9:00am to 2:00pm with plenty of delizioso choices. Our dishes came out hot and plenty by our server John, very friendly and ready to offer any assistance you need to make your meal perfecto. We have dined here many times but I truly enjoy Brunch here the most, they do offer inside dining and during the colder seasons here in So Cal they put up enclosed patio dining with heaters, but we do enjoy dining anytime of day al fresco. Great full bar options as well as wine is offered but may I suggest dining al fresco on the patio to enjoy the beautiful views of the lake, it really makes the dining experience memorable. You won't be disappointed by Boccacio's and the views so give it a try. Bravissimo Boccacio's! Bon appetitto

Food is very mediocre with large portions. We ordered…read morealcohol, chicken piccata, filet mignon, beet salad, calamari, seared ahi tuna ( we returned it), spaghetti Bolognese, French onion soup. Alllll of it was mediocre at best. Service is great! Ambiance is literally the reason why we went there especially if you have front row seat with lake view on a beautiful day. You can have a great time as long as you lower your expectations with food.

Cleanliness: 5 out of 5 Service: 5 out of 5…read moreAtmosphere: 5 out of 5 Drinks: 5 out of 5 Reflection: I don't remember my order, but you know how you go to some-places and you can tell by the quality of the product that you are having an experience and that the people love their job???? That's exactly how I describe my experience at Oak and Iron! You can tell that you're experiencing a work of art and a person's labor of love. Erika was our host and she was phenomenal! I'm definitely looking forward to my next experience at Oak and Iron!

Love this place. I've been here a few times -- once on a date and once with my guy best friend --…read moreand it always delivers exactly what I need. The vibe is industrial and low-lit, like the kind of bar where the walls have stories but won't snitch. Small space, metal-and-concrete aesthetic, but somehow still warm and cozy. Perfect for a date night or a "let me mentally unpack my life over cocktails" hang with my best friend. What keeps me coming back? The bartenders actually listen. I can walk up and give the vaguest description -- "classic but not sweet, strong but not too whiskey-forward, smooth but still gives main character energy" -- and they'll just... create it. They've made me drinks that aren't even on the menu -- Army Navy, Aviation, etc. -- and every single one was spot on. They always manage to find the right drink for me, which is honestly a skill more people should have. The servers are genuinely nice, the liquor selection is solid, and the energy is chill without being pretentious. I've also heard there's a speakeasy hidden in here somewhere, and trust me, one day I'll find it like I'm unlocking a side quest. Definitely one of my favorite bars in Thousand Oaks -- industrial vibes, great people, and bartenders who match drinks to my personality better than most men can.

We went on a Tuesday evening to hear Jazz got a reservation right away at 6:30 and seated in the…read morearea for the music too. It was nice and good service food ok but a nice evening overall. We decided to come back with friends but on a Wednesday night at 6:30 instead. Sat at a table in the area where the music was but it was very loud and tightly packed with tables and guests. I could barely hear my friends due to the loud conversations, loud laughter, and just the acoustic affects in the restaurant were bad from that. We ordered steak, sides, and thought baked potatoes but got mashed instead. After we ate dinner we asked the manager if we could seat outside for dessert instead due to the loud noises around us. He brought us there but we had to wait at the bar outside till we were seated took an additional 15-20 minutes. After seated it was better than inside with a nice decor too instead. Dessert was ok service good. For such a high-ended restaurant and pricy food it's only avarage, inside decor pretty but very and tightly packed with guests and loud especially for a week day night kind of unusual, I was disappointed think it's a bit overrated sorry to say. I think Flemings, Ruth Chris, or Morton's are better food wise for the same price and dining experience and not as loud too. Think what could make it better is to thin out the crowded packed affect in the main inside dining area would help a lot too, or, if we ever go back sit outside instead I recommend. The service and staff there were very nice, friendly, and attentive and worked hard during service though. So overall raiting is a 3. Tuesday music night inside was good though think because the band is set up where tables of guests would be so less talking and guests listening to the music instead. Hope they make some changes to there inside seating there for improvements will and could help overall.

our family enjoyed an excellent celebratory dinner at casalena…read more EXCITEMENT (NOISE) LEVEL when we booked our reservation for 9 pm on saturday through open table, we did not expect the energy to be so high so late in the evening! the beautiful, expansive restaurant was buzzing with animated conversation that was even louder than a dim sum restaurant! we all needed to lean in a bit to hear one another. PARKING valet is available, but we found street parking on ventura blvd. FOOD 01. squash blossoms ($21 for 5 pc): 8.3/10 these were crispy and light, delightful to eat on their own without the tomato marinara sauce served on the side. casalena's squash blossoms had a strong, lovely hint of lemon that wasn't present in mother wolf's rendition. 02. chicken piccata ($29): 7.5/10 this main was served with a generous helping of potatoes mashed into a delicious velvet. 03. vodka lumaconi ($25): 9/10 this dish was the standout of the evening! the pasta shells were cooked al dente and coated in a slightly spicy, perfectly savory vodka sauce! casalena does not skimp on the sauce in any of their dishes! 04. tagliatelle ($29): 7/10 this pasta dish was not nearly as impressive. 05. tiramisu ($15): 7/10 since we mentioned the dinner was for a special occasion in our reservation, this dessert was served with a candle. while its presentation was lovely, its taste was underwhelming. the espresso was extremely subtle, and there was more madeline than mascarpone/cream. overall, our party of 4 was fully satiated after splitting 1 appetizer, 3 mains, and 1 dessert. service was lovely throughout! and as another yelpie mentioned in their review, their matchbook is very nice.

Cappuccino 6oz. Paper/Ceramic Cup $5.40…read more Roast: Medium, 2 oz Espresso Milk: Whole Foam Art: leaf TOD: 8:00 am Prep: 5min (one order up) Machine: La Marzocco Roaster: Five07 Coffee Baked Goods: yes Menu: Breakfast, Lunch Review: Medium light roasted bean, a little past the first crack; 2oz balanced with 2oz Milk/2oz microfoam. Tip Worthy?: 25%+ Level (Tip-Worthy Rating: 0%; 10%; 15%; 20%; 25%; 25%+) Customer: CLU student hang and walking-group mom vibe.

This place is great, they had a hip hop Christian playlist overhead when we were inside, lots of…read moreseating inside and outside, free wifi, outlets, the whole shebang. A lot of people around were working, catching up with friends, going on first dates, it was a fun place to get energy and people watch. But the drinks and food are miss or barely hit. The food looks great, the toasts are always gorgeous and delicious. The drinks were unfortunately, very disappointing. I got a large Kauai smoothie and it isn't bad, coconut water, pineapple, strawberry, and banana in a large (24oz) and it tastes like crunchy coconut water. But for $13 I feel like it could've been a lot better. A friend got the morning blend smoothie bowl ($16.50) and an iced London Fog (6) but also didn't like any of it in the end. Describing the London fog as the worst one in her entire life, and only ate the bananas on top of the smoothie bowl. I think personally it's on me that I didn't get one of their signatures, I am a BIG fan of almost every raspberry white mocha I had, but didn't end up getting them, will go next time! The pastries in the window looked so delicious too, but an almost $30 cafe visit is not in my budget as much as I hope it was. I love that they're so accommodating for different restrictions and life goals though, I have multiple friends who don't take seed oils, different milks, vegans, or gluten free and they have an option for literally everyone. I'm so glad they're here!

Some restaurants feed you. Coin & Candor hosts you. There is a difference--subtle, refined, and…read moreimmediately noticeable the moment you walk through the glass doors and into the bright, contemporary calm of the Four Seasons in Westlake Village. It's a restaurant wrapped in soft light and clean lines, where the waterfall outside performs like scenery designed exclusively for diners. You can sit indoors or outdoors, but the experience is never "inside" anything--it feels like dining in a terraced garden without wind, bugs, or the risk of a leaf landing in your omelette. Civilization perfected. The setting is serene, composed, elegant. Staff glide rather than walk. Voices are measured. Service is professional without stiffness--warmth without overreach. Our server, Ashley, deserves her own paragraph. Ashley is the kind of server who makes you want to write a thank-you card to corporate. Patient, knowledgeable, poised under questioning that would have made lesser servers google "salmon rillette meaning." She moved with brisk elegance--the kind that suggests she likes her job, respects the kitchen, and possibly knows more than all of us at the table combined. If Four Seasons built a restaurant from hospitality alone, it would look like her. Now--the food. Or more accurately, the bread, which deserves a short documentary special. Fresh bread is not unusual. House-made dough is vaguely common. But milled-in-house flour? That's a plot twist. Most places brag about "fresh daily," but Coin & Candor gently implies, We grew this bread from the atomic level. Bread isn't served--it's birthed. Ordered like an entrée, prepared like a ceremony, and worth every moment of anticipation. It arrives warm, structured, aromatic, like the beginning of a friendship. Spread across it, the salmon rillette tastes like the ocean woke up early, showered, and arrived on time. Tender, fresh, lightly smoked, with marinated red onion and capers providing bright little bursts of acidity. On warm bread, it becomes a joyful ensemble--salmon at the microphone, capers on percussion, bread holding the bass line. The Huevos Rancheros deserve reverence. Traditionally, it's a hearty mess--beans and eggs mingling in chaos. Here, it was architecture. A crisp tortilla foundation, decadent beans, and an egg crowned with a yolk so orange it could have been harvested from a chicken living its best life--sun, grass, jazz music. It tasted like rancheros refined into royalty. In our joking table summary: Huevos Equestrian Center. Elegant, composed, yet still Mexican at heart. The risotto was creamy and balanced, every grain distinct yet unified, like polite dinner guests. Greens added lift, seasoning was confident, texture neither mush nor al dente protest. A dish that whispers rather than shouts, but lingers. And then--the French omelette, a culinary high-wire act. Many proclaim they can make one. Few do. Coin & Candor delivered fluff--soft, mousse-like, lightly folded without browning, as if the chef had spent hours whispering encouragement to the eggs. Mushrooms and cheese rested inside like secrets. A bright arugula salad completed the plate with refreshing contrast. If omelettes had royalty, this one could claim lineage. Coffee followed--yes, it was good. But by then the restaurant had already won us. Coin & Candor succeeds because it understands balance: luxury without arrogance, comfort without casualness, technique without ego. It is the Four Seasons expressed through food--not flashy, not loud, but deeply intentional. You leave both satisfied and gently impressed, like someone just told you a clever joke in perfect dry English tone and you only fully appreciated it on the drive home. We will return. Happily. And next time, we'll start with the bread again--because once you've had flour milled with devotion, it's difficult to go back.

What a treat! Food is done with care and precision. Wonderful tastes come from their own…read moregreenhouse full of herbs and veggies. The cheese balls appetizers are a revelation with the whipped butter and salt. The filet that I had was so tender and perfectly cooked. Portion sizes are on the smaller side of the world.

Finally found a wine bar speak easy. If you go to Oak and Iron it's downstairs. The ambience is…read moreamazing and the owner of the wine club is the nicest and very accommodating. We went to Oak and Iron, but because we didn't get the best service we went downstairs to see what was there and found a hidden gem in Thousand Oaks. Plus the wine selection was amazing. We got to try some delicious wines. It was awesome to talk to the owner of the wine club. Who knew everything about each selection and let us try various wines. Honestly, this is a hidden gem in Thousand Oaks and you have to check it out. I am seriously in love with this place. You have to check it out.

UPDATE! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!!…read more Club 14 Wine bar had moved!! Check out their new location in 1000 Oaks located in the speakeasy bar below Oak & Iron: ------------------------------------ "Well, well, well, How the turntables"... -(Micheal Scott) have turned, Club 14 went on a short hiatus But they're back; so no need to be concerned. They are in their newly set up space The word cozy describes it best, Just a few steps below Oak & Iron Where they will be serving you as their guest. You'll be greeted by Owner Charlie Owner Lauren is ready to give you a splash, And if you're a wine club member like me You might just get a taste from their secret stash. Wine is definitely in their blood But it's the people that make them do what they do, Spend an evening conversing with either of them And I know you'll feel the same way too. Come and have a glass of Chablis Or Chenin Blanc if that's what you prefer, Maybe a glass of twenty 05' Burgundy If you're a real wine connoisseur. No matter the rhyme No matter the reason, The wine will never stop flowing No matter the season. You cannot stop Charlie & Lauren Their following has grown entirely way too big, But don't you dare show up on Friday or Saturday As it's now only a Sunday through Thursday Gig. Come super early to snag a barstool Show up casually late for a high top table, Come chill on one of their comfy couches And order a bottle of their private label. Join me in raising our glasses to Charlie & Lauren Cheers to all the success that's coming their way, Whether you're drinking a Syrah, Pinot or a Cab Don't leave this place with trying a French Gamay. So now you know exactly what to do You better hurry before you run out of time, Go grab us two seats at Club 14 I'm about to end this epic rhyme. Dedicated to Charlie, to Lauren, & to Club 14.... Thank you for sharing your love of wine with us. Now let's go drink some Gamay!!

Consistently great food…read more Do friendly on the outside patio. Great service and atmosphere.

Make this your go‑to happy hour/tapas spot in Malibu! We came to this strip‑mall area to pick up a…read morefew things at Ralphs for our trip and spotted Zinqué. It looked cute, had plenty of people, dogs on the patio, and we were craving a light bite -- so we thought, why not? I love when an unexpected dining experience hits and completely exceeds your expectations, and Zinqué did exactly that. We arrived at the perfect time: happy hour. Both of our drinks were included, and they offered a deal on any three tapas. We tried the deviled eggs, chicken wings, and burrata pizza -- each one was elegantly plated, packed with flavor, and exactly what we needed. Their drink menu is extensive, with tons of happy‑hour options. I especially appreciated their long wine list and that they clearly mark which wines are organic, natural, or biodynamic -- something I always look for and can be hard to spot on menus. Service was excellent. Our server was friendly, attentive, and even chatted with us for a bit. The space is beautiful, dog‑friendly, and has a great outdoor patio. Inside, there's a cozy lounge‑style area in the back and a half‑circle bar. They also offer Wi‑Fi, making it a great spot to get some work done while enjoying a drink. On the way out, I noticed they have a connected store and café with home goods, kitchen items, artisanal snacks, cheeses, wines, and even an espresso bar. It was so fun to browse and grab a lovely bottle of wine to go. A perfect, unexpected Malibu find -- we'll definitely be back.

I came here last night with friends and honestly I'm obsessed!! I'm a big fan of shabu so I was…read moreskeptical but honestly.. I can't wait to go back!!!! It's my new go to spot. I really liked their house made ponzu omg and if you like spice you have to ask for a "hot drop" in your suaces. Can't wait to go back this week hehe I also really enjoyed their appetizers the cucumber salad was really good The meat wrapped with enoki mushrooms was incredible Salmon sashimi is better the sushi places lol Love this place

Service and interior were really great but the food itself was extremely disappointing…read more My partner and I tried the ribeye + beef brisket with kombu base & sukiyaki. The first thing that I was surprised by was that any base broth that wasn't effectively just water coated extra. The seaweed water base was pretty much flavorless and would only recommend for people looking for something more bland. The sukiyaki was also not amazing because it was more salty than sweet. Felt like too much soy sauce was added for my taste The briskets were pretty low grade for the price (imo). They were super tough to chew and the ribeye was only marginally better. The veggie platter that came with the order was pretty standard and nothing bad nor special about it. Seating arrangement is a bit awkward for larger groups. My group was 5 people and since it's all bar seating it was difficult to converse with everyone so I wouldn't recommend this spot for bigger groups Staff here were awesome. They were professional and took care of us well during our entire dining experience Overall, for the price and quality of food I wouldn't recommend this spot for folks who regularly have Shabu Shabu.