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    Moofish Cafe

    3.8 (84 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 11:00 AM, 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Casual
    Touristy
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Grilled prawns
    Tina O.

    We are staying at the hotel and decided to try their restaurant for an early dinner. It felt like we had a private romantic restaurant to ourselves. The restaurant is very clean and has a wonderful menu selection. Jay was our server and he was helpful with just the right amount of attentiveness. We started with a heavenly strawberry, spinach salad, and a bowl of their clam chowder. My husband ordered the New York steak with mashed potatoes. It came with a lovely bourbon type sauce on the side, and the vegetables were a nice summer blend. I ordered the grilled prawns which was served with linguine and a grilled lemon and saffron sauce, SO Yummy! They use locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. Apparently, they have dueling pianos on Friday and Saturday nights. We will be sure to try that out soon. This is a great restaurant in a nice location with fair market value, pricing, casual and sophisticated. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

    Mocha coffee
    Mark H.

    We stayed in the hotel for a retreat. The organization paid for a Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast voucher / lunch / dinner, and Sunday breakfast. 1. Each breakfast was in the Moofish cafe. Saturday, we had the mocha coffee, salmon toast, avocado toast, and surfers' Benedict. Sunday, mocha coffee, avocado toast, and medium-rare steak and eggs. 2. Buffet lunch was Mexican style. Liked the fork-sized pieces of churro with chocolate sauce OR dulce de leche sauce. 3. Ingredients are probably local, so they could advertise as such!

    Leaving Moofish patio after Dueling Pianos weekend . Yummy appetizers and drinks  and good service

    Great little place by the beach! Went at 8pm whe piano time started. Go for Dueling Pianos if you can! Good service, fun atmosphere, good fries and drinks. The manager lady (I think) was very sweet to my foster dog on patio and the server blonde lady was very good at her job and a good listener. The piano people inside were funny and did some good Elton John impressions. You can tip them to play a song you like. Fun to people watch. Dueling pianos is hard to find these days so fun to see it happening here!

    Breakfast burrito

    A Fantastic Breakfast with Even Better Service My husband and I stopped in for breakfast during our stay and couldn't have been happier with our experience. We enjoyed our meal out on the patio, which was bright, comfortable, and perfect for a relaxing morning. I ordered the country fried steak, and it was easily one of the best I've ever had - perfectly cooked, generously portioned, and topped with delicious gravy. The biscuit it was served on was by far the best I've had in California! I'm from the 'South' and I know biscuits! The breakfast potatoes were crispy and flavorful. My husband went with the breakfast burrito, which came with chips and salsa and was packed with hearty ingredients. We both cleaned our plates! The service was absolutely wonderful. Sarah took great care of us, friendly, attentive, and welcoming from start to finish. Great food, great atmosphere, and great service. We'll definitely be coming back!

    Fish and chips - Drier than the Sahara
    Tagart S.

    I try to be as generous as possible when writing reviews, but this is, without a doubt, the worst restaurant I have been to the entire time I have lived in Ventura. My wife and I decided to try this place, since they were having a dueling piano event (which are every Friday and Saturday night). We made a reservation and were seated right away in chairs. Things quickly went downhill, starting with us sitting around in chairs (that are hard as a rock) for 10 minutes or so for anyone to come to our table. We finally get to place our order, which included the Brussel spouts, fish and chips, and the Moofish burger. We were a little surprised when the Brussel sprouts came out on a plastic plate with little to no actual seasoning, but things got worse...much worse! The fish was the driest fish I have ever eaten, and the burger was lower quality than I got in my high school cafeteria. It seriously looked and tased like it had been a frozen patty (came out well-done when we ordered medium), and you could have replaced the bun with a sponge and I don't think anyone would have noticed. A few bites into our meals and I asked my wife if we should just call the meal a loss and go get in-n-out, but she was committed to hearing the pianists play the song we paid to hear (a point I return to below). Neither of us finished our meals. We also asked for water and ordered several drinks. We didn't receive water until about halfway through our meal, and one of the drinks they couldn't make because they didn't have the ingredients. The server was extremely kind and did her best to make a similar cocktail to the one my wife had wanted, but it is worth noting that there were only a handful of cocktails on the menu. Finally, the dueling pianos. They were entertaining and, per usual, were accepting requests you could submit with paper they handed out to all tables. I wanted to hear the Campfire Song from SpongeBob Squarepants, and we threw in a dollar tip to hear it. It wasn't much, but most people weren't giving anything. After our terrible meal we sat around waiting for the song and the pianists not only played the SpongeBob intro instead of the Campfire Song, he proceeded to say afterwards "I can't believe someone paid me a dollar to play that s#!t". So yeah, we won't be back, and I will be actively telling people to avoid this place. In short, we spent around $120 on terrible food and were indirectly insulted by the pianist. At the very least, the experience was so terrible that my wife and I now have something to look back on with laughs.

    Philip Y.

    Me and my mother spent a quick getaway here. For the breakfast, we decided to do it quick and easy. Going to the Hotel Restaurant. Moofish is part of Crown plaza Ventura. It is also open to the public. The price is alright. Waiting staffs are quick to serve. I ordered a breakfast burritos. My mom ordered a salmon fillet. The quality is pretty standard Crown Plaza Hotel like. Not bad, nothing stood out.

    Cioppino
    Anastacia M.

    We came here after the fair and sat in the beautiful dog friendly patio. We were serenaded by the talented and comical dueling pianos team. They were amazing and kept us very entertained. Our servers were also awesome and attentive. It was a chilly night but the heat-lamps kept us toasty! My Cioppino was delicious fresh and very filling and my friend loved her burger and was also full. Prices are good too!

    Menu 6/10/25
    Sharon K.

    3.5 -4. Clam chowder very good. Tarragon a nice touch and clams were fresh and meaty. Husband had fish n chips. Thick pieces good breading. Loved the crispy frys. Cioppino spicy but not too much. Fish ok. Clams mussels and shrimp adequate Hostess was also the waitress ... maybe cause Tuesday is slow. 4 couples total at 6:30. Raspberry lemon drop fabulous. Tangy and sweet. Well made Prices ok.

    Egg white with avocado and wheat toast (not on the menu)

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

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

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

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    2 years ago

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

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    3 years ago

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

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    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.

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    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

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    Favorite Food: small Delicious menu, a small bar, and MadeWest Brewery is upstairs…read more Service: The people are friendly. You pick up your order at the counter. Zay's The Best bartender. Ambience: You're at the beach, on the pier. Can be loud (ish) or chilly, but n nothing tops the views and vibe. They play good music too. Very family friendly. Outdoor seating is dog friendly.

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    This place is supposed to be a must try in Ventura and I read that it's one of the best seafood…read moretaco and burritos spots in California but it's not comparable to some great LA spots. First of all there were no Latinos in the restaurant as patrons and that was the first sign. We ordered the shrimp taco's, ahi tuna tacos and a burrito w grilled fish and shrimp the tortillas where cold ish grocery store quality -mission flour tortillas. The tacos had more mostly cabbage than shrimp and they were underwhelming. The burritos were ok but not great overall food was a let down. Service also not great still don't why people love this place must be nostalgic. L

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    Great lunch spot, excellent harbor location, one menu trap to know about. We've eaten at Andria's a…read morefew times now and it's a reliable, great lunch spot right on the Ventura harbor. The location alone is worth it, and they do fried seafood platters as well as anywhere around. Good portions, good fry, good harbor views to go with it. One caveat worth flagging for future diners. Some items on the menu are offered "Parmesan" style, and if you're picturing something like a parmesan crusted fried shrimp, that is not what you're getting. It comes out essentially as chicken parm style treatment, covered in marinara and mozzarella, turning what should be a crispy fried seafood dish into something closer to a fish pizza. Learned that one the hard way and won't be ordering it that way again. Stick to the straightforward fried preparations and you'll have a great meal.

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