The server was great at giving us a suggestion or what was good off the menu. The food for us both was a great way to start our day off before leaving the beach to return inland. read more

Moofish Cafe - Salmon avocado toast - Steakhouses Near Me - Ventura, California

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Just sat down at a table at the piano bar ordered our food and music is so insanely loud we did not hear each of us talk, but when I went to the staff to ask them to have the piano players turned down the music they couldn't hear what I was saying. And despite that they also wouldn't do anything about it. Each one of them passed the buck saying it wasn't their responsibility. Finally, we had to take our own decisions and setups and moved it to an outside table away from the music. I hope the food is good. The players are good, but they're all a bunch of deaf people apparently and the people working there are not able to help. read more

Breakfast was very good, fresh fruit, great French Toast. Service was fast and friendly.

A pleasant surprise with quick service and tasty food. While staying at the hotel, the restaurant was very convenient. The unexpected part was how tasty the breakfast was with service s expected. The menu is varied enough to satisfy my breakfast for the number of nights I'm at the hotel. Not sure i would go out of my way to come here, but good enough not to wander outside the hotel while staying here. read more

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Had high hopes, but were quickly dashed. Serious lack of training! Understaffed and lacking in basics.

We went to Moofish Cafe for dueling pianos. The pianos were incredible - super fun and I highly recommend. Food - it's hotel food - overpriced and nothing special - it wasn't bad but it wasn't good - it was meh. However the French fries were delicious. So go order drinks and fries. Oh and for as crowded as it was our server did a good job. read more

Just had an amazing breakfast outdoors! our wonderful waiter Scott was so attentive and the food was delicious. That atmosphere outside was beautiful with the beach close by. Would recommend to all! read more

Need a variety of jellies. You only have strawberry. Hard to enjoy the toast if you don't have jellies that everyone likes the good is the service is fantastic and the food is good. read more

We went to watch the dueling pianos but had dinner first. resos on Open Table available but I wasn't sure if reserving the dinner automatically let us keep the table to watch the piano show later. I Had a hard time finding the correct phone number for the Ventura Crown hotel--ended up getting a guy in ?India representing all of the crown hotels and even he couldn't figure it out. Finally my wife found a local number and I had success making a reso--same table for dinner and the show. Showed up at 7pm-almost no one there, seated in a nice booth with view of the piano show. The place was crowded by 8:30pm (pianos started at 8pm). Service was attentive until the place got crowded and then it was hard to find our guy as he was spread so thin. The old fashion was excellent. Good wine list by the glass. The food: brussel sprout app--not overcooked but needed to be a bit singed; Also, cinnamon based sauce was weird--we prefer maple/bacon based. Pork chop was dry--good apples on top and the squash served with it was good. The clam/chorizo linguine was ok--interesting flavor but nothing spectacular. Prices were reasonable. The show was really fun but there are better places to eat. read more

We were staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and decided to go to Dueling Pianos and have dinner at the Moofish. The food was okay. We got the Moofish burger and the Cheese and Charcuterie, both of which were decent. My biggest food complaints are that the online menu doesn't match the actual menu in the cafe and they seem to have an inordinate obsession with Brussel sprouts. The service was acceptable, but we did have to go to the front to request our check despite having finished our food and drinks about 30 minutes prior. Maybe the server thought we were going to order more during the dueling pianos (although we did spend about 2 hours there). The entertainment (Dueling Pianos) was fun, however the sound system was a little strained at the volume they were using and created a lot of distortion. Also, if you attend dueling pianos be prepared to pay up if you want to make a request. Also, a word of caution to those with children, the lyrics weren't always kid appropriate. read more

After reading other reviews I'm going to assume our Thanksgiving dinner was an outlier, so don't put too much emphasis on this review: This was the first in over thirty years I didn't make Thanksgiving dinner. This year since it was just 'us' I decided to take the year off and go out! Not a lot of places open here in Ventura County, and I opted for the spread at the Crown Plaza Hotel on the beach. Let me start with the highlight. The first course had two choices a mixed green salad and this wonderful butternut squash soup. That had to be one of the best soups I've ever had. Thick very tasty, a nice and unexpected level of spice giving it a nice kick. With the sprinkling of pumpkin seeds on top and a few pomegranate seeds mixed in, it was perfect. And that's where the perfect ended. I ordered an Old-Fashioned cocktail. It's not a difficult drink to make. It was.... Not good, and they used one of those bright red maraschino cherries as opposed to the proper Luxor and I think it was just the bourbon and some simple sugar? Then the main course arrived. The turkey, the very center piece of the traditional meal, had that odd 'rubbery' texture reminiscent of a loaf, and not a hint of dark meat to go with. That was topped by a descent yet only a tablespoon or so of a mushroom gravy. The small ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes was dry and bland... no gravy. The charred brussels sprouts were indeed 'charred' in fact black. The table spoon or two of sweet potato mixture was ok, but at best uninspired. And the worst... the absolute worst part..... NO CRANBERRY SAUCE. The waitress apologized and said they ran out. Are you kidding me? My daughter, the vegetarian, had the optional butternut squash ravioli, which was only OK at best. The three of us had one of the three dessert offerings which were good. All in all, a major disappointment. At $65 a head I expected.... Well I don't know what I expected, but not this disappointment. The waitstaff was wonderful, and I tipped her well. It's not her fault, and it's a holiday, same with the parking valet. They are working a holiday and I appreciate that and even thanked everyone we came in contact with for working that day. I choose this place because when we've had out of town guests and taken them to surfers point and the pier we will stop and enjoy the outdoor patio for a drink and a nosh. I will likely continue this practice but a meal.... To quote the Raven, "Nevermore." read more

We were there early so we had the restaurant to ourselves for awhile. The varied and fresh menu was great. Service very nice as well. Casual and fun! We even came back at about 8 to enjoy a very fun and talented dueling piano players. Complete with group-sing of course! read more

A very good place to get breakfast Nice restaurant with generous portions and well prepared food. read more

Great music!! So much fun!! Service was on point. We didn't eat there this time. Just came for the energetic duo. We were not disappointed Bring your friends. This is a fun night read more

Moofish Cafe - Dueling Pianos - Steakhouses Near Me - Ventura, California

Our party of 5 enjoyed great dinner service by Jayr. Tritip, salmon and chicken tenders were delicious. Had omelette, pancakes and egg/bacon for breakfast. Yummy! Have gluten free bread too. Jose, and Izzy took great care of us., read more

Breakfast n setting. Nothing special. Don't go out of you're way if you're not already staying at the hotel. Cold. Expensive. Indifferent staff. Setting does not take advantage of ocean setting. No. Just. No. read more

Moofish Cafe - Moofish setting. - Steakhouses Near Me - Ventura, California

The service is good, but the food is OK. The eggs Benedict with tomato just doesn't work. The tomatoes acidity takes away any flavor from the hollandaise sauce and ham. The place is kind of a big area with not too much character and almost looks like a hotel free dining area with waiters. read more

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The best vegan breakfast burrito in town! Great spot right on the beach, you can stare at the ocean and hear the waves crashing. Excellent service and huge complements to the chef! Definitely worth a try for anyone! Thanks guys. read more

Perfect spot to have a hearty breakfast. I had a delicious omelet and my partner had sausage and eggs. Everything was fast and smooth. Patio dinning with ocean breeze read more

Wow, just so many things that could've been better. We visited for the weekend and have had just an absolute fantastic vacation all the way up until dinner at Moofish Cafe. I'll get straight to my list of things we felt were not satisfactory. - Dueling Pianos lady walks up to our table shortly before they went on and just dropped off a flyer with a QR code and didn't even say hi or explain how the QR code works or what to except. Other Dueling Piano performers, in other cities, have come up to our table and took time to talk with us about the process and experience so bringing our kids for the first time we were disappointed in this area. - Food was delivered in okay timing but all of our meals were meh. My Vegan burger tasted dry and bland, no dairy free cheese, their sauce selection for their burger were the typical BBQ trio of Mayo, Mustard, Ketchup so also nothing special here. My kids ended up asking for Ranch to give their burgers flavor and a few of us added salt to many of our food items. -Do not get the coffee here. We ordered 2 different coffee drinks and both tasted like something from a Gas station. - Water tasted like tap water and unfiltered. - We saw items on the Yelp Menu and were excited about some of them but when we got our Menus they were completely different. When we asked for items from the Yelp Menu but they said we changed our Menu and will need to order from the new Menus. Not cool. Just change the Yelp menu whenever you change the Menu. - I ate the only 2 options they had that were vegan or plant based and they were just okay. - My daughter requested a song that she was excited about and while one of the Dueling Piano girls were singing it the other performer female kept hating on it and making little remarks to the crowd encouraging them to pay more and they will sing better songs than this. I know she was trying to be funny but when my daughter heard that her attitude instantly changed. -Lastly, the dessert took forever. The good: Atmosphere was nice. Most of the staff was friendly. Prices were about the same for others in this area. Water checked At the end of the day I don't think we will be returning. read more

The servers are all very nice and try their best to make your dining experience pleasant. That's nearly all I can say that's nice about this restaurant. I recommend avoiding this place and visiting one is the many other restaurants on the boardwalk or in Downtown Ventura. Both entrees we ordered were unappetizing. The mashed potatoes were good! The chicken was slightly undercooked, the fish was frozen not fresh, the asparagus was served burnt, and the soda was so watered down it was pointless to drink. We will not return here. Ever. read more

My girl and I came here for a little vacation and we stayed in the Crown Plaza and we decided to try this place for breakfast. This is the steak and eggs breakfast. It was so good, and our server was amazing. Very fast and friendly. The restaurant before this wasn't very good. They really changed things around with Moofish. We will be back. read more

Moofish Cafe - Steak and eggs breakfast - Steakhouses Near Me - Ventura, California

Excellent food and service. Don't miss out on the burger. It's fantastic :-) Live band to entertain on certain nights read more

Moofish Cafe - Burger - Steakhouses Near Me - Ventura, California

Come for the dualing pianos, but eat before you get here. The service was weird. The food was meh. The pianos and the crowd made it a fun night. read more

Service was good but staff seemed a bit inexperienced. The cafe is pretty plain until it fills up with people and the piano playing begins. The food was good with several different choices. Nachos needed way more cheese. We really enjoyed the dueling pianos which is why we came. read more

Should b ashamed! $27 2 Chocolate croissants Slice Carrot Cake Shot of expresso Rent must b a drag read more

Had the mushroom omelette it was good . Service was fine nice atmosphere for breakfast

Terrible service, took over an hour just to have our order taken, server was very snarky about any questions & concerns that we had. When the food finally came out a lot of the orders were wrong, and for the steaks they were very overcooked and even burnt after asking for medium-rare. Definitely would not recommend wasting your time or money at this restaurant. read more

The food was not good at all. The drinks ordered probably didn't have alcohol in them. I never drink but was on vacation celebrating my daughters high school graduation and I swear it was a virgin drink that was made. A waste of time and money. My family members thought the hamburger was super dense and gross. We really didn't eat anything and walked away hungry and disappointed. Oh and the kids chicken nuggets are horrible. Not real chicken or anything a "chef" should be serving. read more

My sons took me to the Mother's Day brunch, upper top banquet room yesterday, best food ever

Our waitress, Amy, was very attentive and friendly. We enjoyed the delicious food, especially the apple tart.

The worst meal I've had in a long time. The asparagus was burnt. The halibut was overcooked and very dry. The mashed potatoes were dry and lukewarm. I do not recommend eating here. Go somewhere else. BTW, I used to cook and manage a seafood restaurant. Consider the source of this review. read more

Let me start by saying, this place sucks. Besides the hostess being really nice, the waiter my family and I had was pretty careless. I took my wife and two sons to Ventura for a weekend getaway and we stayed at the Crown Plaza. The MooFish Cafe is connected, so it's an obvious choice to choose for food. Big mistake. We went for breakfast and ordered the French Toast for me, my wife, and my 7 year old. It was disgusting. It tasted like undercooked eggs, there was no flavor, the fruit was wack, and the maple syrup had this weird film on top of it in the little syrup boat. On top of that, the server didn't give us any straws for our drinks, any butter for wife's French toast, and he didn't check on us ONCE. I don't wanna make this a race thing, but fuck it. We DO live in America, and as a Black man, I know for a fact that in Ventura there's a handful of us out there. The table behind us were 4 Don't Tread On Me/Maga men (they literally had the Don't Tread On Me shirts on) who kept getting checked on and the best service they could find. My table on the other hand? Nope. I had to stop a guy that works in the back to get his attention, just to get my check and some service. Terrible. Don't go to this place. Especially if you look like me, and don't wanna waste a lot of money on shitty food. read more

This place is a hidden gem. We have been here numerous times for dinner and the food excellent. The menu changes periodically and they use locally sourced produce, seafood and meats. This restaurant serves the type and quality of food you would get at a 5 star resort. Highly recommended for dinner. read more

Moofish Cafe - Grilled Sea Bass with risotto. Amazing - Steakhouses Near Me - Ventura, California

The food is great!!!! Service is wonderful too. 1/2 a block off the beach :) we got stuck at this hotel during the storm and we were pleasantly surprised. read more

Food was horrible when the restaurant is empty and the one next to it is full there is a reason. The worst experience I have had beware. Caot me $200 + what a waste. Flat Iron Steak was like leather, the Burger was so dense it was like meatloaf. I felt bad for the waitress she knew it was bad but could not do anything Only redeeming item was the wine it was good. read more

We came on jazz night. We sat at the table for at least 10 minutes and no one came to help us. The fish smelled rank so we left.

Said they were closing when it was 8:00 when it says they close at 9:00 also didn't acknowledge us when we came in terrible service

We had breakfast here. It was very good. And the staff was very polite and helpful. Everything was cooked exactly. Food was very tasteful. I had the Ventura sunrise. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone. I would eat here again if I'm in town. read more

This place is perfection! Everything we ordered tonight was amazing, Short Rib Bao for appetizer and ordered Mushroom Raviolli, Watkins Chicken, and Pistachio Yellowtail..... all of these meals are AMAZING. Highly recommend coming here and enjoying the outside patio and drinks with a great meal! read more