Beautiful view and patio seating. We got there in time for happy hour, which I think may be this place's main selling point, if you can get there early enough. The Brussels sprouts on the happy hour menu were excellent, definitely recommend those. We also got a few main dishes from the regular menu, which were good but pricey. I'm not sure I'd recommend this place for the main dishes. The deserts were excellent. Service was slow as the other reviewers have said, but in a good way; we didn't feel rushed at all. We could take our time to talk and enjoy the view. We were there for about 2.5 hours for drinks, appetizers, dinner, and desserts. read more

Ooof as much as I wanted to give this place a great review.... I'm extremely disappointed with my Mother's Day experience , especially considering it was $70 per person. For that price, basic cleanliness and customer service should absolutely be expected. The women's restroom was completely out of toilet paper, and the floor was covered in soiled toilet paper. It was honestly disgusting and unacceptable for any restaurant, let alone one charging premium holiday prices. What made the experience even worse was bringing it to the manager's attention only to be met with rudeness and zero effort to make the situation right. No apology, no concern, and no attempt to improve the experience. It completely overshadowed what was supposed to be a special Mother's Day celebration. Very disappointing overall. read more

Been coming here for 2 years from LA. Not sure what is happening to this place but it is slowly going downhill, from service to food quality, it's mixed everytime we come back recently. Example, 2 weeks ago as of (5/9), service was good food was good. Come back today (5/9) service was slow, food was okay and drinks were terrible. Avoid getting the sodas and lemonades here, they taste like soap water, flat and just disgusting, even after asking for a new one hoping it'd be different it wasn't. Today's visit (5/9), service seemed very slow. I judged this with a large party that was seated significantly after us I want to say 10 minutes after we ordered and they somehow got their foods first! I want to say we waited at least 45 minutes until we got our food. The seared ahi tostada usually is good, but this time it was overseared and dry. Definitely hope the owners and managers see this because I loved coming here but I feel like there's better options out there now with how things are going here. read more

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Took a weekend trip for the Channel Islands -- popped in here for a harbor view and brunch. Staff was lovely -- allowing me to choose my seat, showing off their newest bakery options and giving me space to enjoy the view. read more

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Great spot in the Ventura Harbor. Our server Darrian was friendly, attentive and simply wonderful! The food was pretty great too, highly recommend crispy Brussels sprouts, fries and fish tacos. read more

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I don't understand why chips and salsa is on the menu. So lackluster. It is served on a dish with about 8 chips and 2 tablespoons on salsa. Happy hour prices high for what you get. The $13 lasagna on the HH menu is about a 3in x 3in triangle. Tasted good but maybe was made a few days ago. The calamari was rough and seemed like it probably wasn't pounded out. The steak salad was good. read more

The staff is very attentive. They were on it! Constantly refilling our water and very friendly as well as making suggestions. We had the seafood platter which was delicious. I highly recommend this place for a nice afternoon with a beautiful view. read more

We love the Water's Edge! Lovely atmosphere and harbor view, great service, yummy food. We celebrated our daughter's birthday there recently, and we were a large somewhat pesky group. Nick, our server, was incredibly kind and patient with us. read more

Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar - New American Near Me - Ventura, California

Water's Edge is still the only place in Ventura where you can have a drink and watch the sunset over the harbor. 3p to 6p Happy Hour(s) offer nice bargains and tasty dishes. We love sitting on the deck in the sun and watching boats come in and out of the harbor. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. Service professional and quick. read more

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We really had such a wonderful time here. Out of all the places we could go for Thanksgiving after Grandma passed, this place truly felt like the proper getaway with their view, lights, buffet option for our family of picky eaters, and excellent service. Even after looking at other venues, this venue definitely had the best selection of food and the most quality in addition to their stellar location and ample parking. Our family had a wonderful time. I loved their salmon, Brussel sprouts, roasted veggies, gluten free brownies, and my mother loved their carved tri tip. read more

Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar - New American Near Me - Ventura, California

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This restaurant came highly recommended to us, so we were genuinely excited to celebrate our first wedding anniversary there. Having just purchased a home, we're on a tight budget, but we wanted to treat ourselves to something special. Unfortunately, the experience was very disappointing. It took quite a while for our drinks to arrive, and when they did, they weren't made correctly. While that wasn't a major issue--mistakes happen--it set the tone for the rest of the evening. The main problem was the food. I ordered the seafood scampi, which was supposed to come with angel hair pasta, but it was served with regular spaghetti that was undercooked. My husband ordered the pork chop, which arrived cold and, according to him, was inedible. We spoke with the manager and explained that both meals were incorrect and cold. He apologized and offered us a complimentary dessert, which we appreciated, but we had hoped our meals would be remade or that another solution would be offered. Instead, we left still hungry and over $100 out of pocket. Perhaps they were just having an off night, but when both meals are served cold and poorly prepared, we would have expected the opportunity to have them corrected. Sadly, this experience did not live up to the recommendations we received. Not the best way to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Next year, we'll be choosing somewhere else. read more

I work right next to Water's Edge and recently brought my daughter to the office. She wanted chicken strips and fries, so we decided to try Water's Edge for the sake of convenience. I ordered a kids' chicken strip meal and a drink over the phone, but they didn't mention the total until pickup, which ended up being $19. I don't mind paying a bit more for convenience or quality, but unfortunately, the food didn't deliver. The Good: The fries were the highlight. Crispy, well seasoned, and overall really tasty (a little on the salty side, but still good). The Bad: The chicken strips were nearly inedible. All three pieces had undercooked batter that was wet and mushy, making the entire chicken strip unpleasant to eat. It was really disappointing, especially considering the price. For $19, I expected better quality. I might stop by again just for the fries, but definitely not for the chicken strips. read more

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Had a great time with a party of 13 for a birthday celebration. The chef was accommodating to a vegan diet, they were able to make a vegan mushroom risotto and vegetable medley. The mushroom risotto was a tad salty but overall great paired with the vegetable medley. Others in the party seemed to enjoyed their meals as well. The view is beautiful at sunset, but the glare can be harsh depending on where you're sitting. The staff was kind enough to lower the shades to try and help. The service was great! Our server Nick, was amazing and attentive. He also helped us to come up with a birthday surprise, the staff came out and sang Happy Birthday with a dessert and candle. read more

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My father and I always love coming here when we make the treck over from Thousand Oaks. He has been coming here for years, and I have just recently joined him. Solid spot with good food and an amazing view of the harbor. The staff is friendly and does a good job taking care of you. The food is always delicious, and recently got the Cioppino which was super good. We always have a few glasses of Chardonnay with our meal, and enjoy the harbor scenery. Cool spot that you won't regret coming to. Thanks for having us!! read more

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We enjoyed a lovely sunset over the harbor. The restaurant is gorgeous with nice music and the view is stunning. The Hostess was also the server, and maybe the bartender. The service was congenial but slow, especially at the beginning. When we sat down a piece of used gum fell off the menu, a bad start. There are bread plates are on the table but, bread is a menu item. It was delicious flaky garlic triangles with creamy butter and a raspberry sauce on the side. The ceasar salad was delicious. We shared one, it was a generous portion and arrived in two bowls. Super fresh Romain. I had the filet mignion, I ordered it medium rare and specified the rare side of medium rare. It was medium well. I hate sending food back but at the prices, I would like it perfect. They replaced the entire plate. The mashed potatoes were tasty and the broccoli was perfectly cooked. The mushroom sauce was overly salty: My companion had Sand Dabs, too much sauce and served over the mashed potatoes. It is a delicate fish and everything blended together. The chef came out and apologized for the steak. And we had to wait for a check either way empty water and wine glasses. Had they been more attentive I would have had another glass of wine. So gum +steak+everything over sauced = not so good. The is nice place to enjoy a cocktail and the gorgeous view. And everyone was nice, really nice. read more

A CRAPPY EXPERIENCE The Mother's Day Brunch was a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. The food quality was subpar and sparse. The presentation was not appetizing and the promised menu items not readily available. The lines were long to get into the restaurant and the flow for the buffet line not well thought out. The ambience was lacking and felt like a food service line at an aging Vegas casino. It seems that the idea of serving a brunch was money-driven and not mother-focused. I felt like I really let my wife down after talking up the menu items. Other Dads and Sons looked as miserable as I felt as I'm certain we all collectively realized we made a colossal mistake with this place. $350 that didn't include any alcoholic beverages could have been spent on a really nice gift for my wife. Upon leaving and walking through the crappy parking lot (literally - bird poop all over my car - had to spend another $25 to get the car cleaned) on top of paying a harbor parking charge. NEVER AGAIN!! read more

Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar - Mother's Day Menu - New American Near Me - Ventura, California

What a gorgeous place for a special dinner! We came for two birthday celebrations. I had the drunken noodles and the calamari and both were bland. Also tried the shrimp scampi and it tasted delicious. Service was slow but they did an exceptional job at making it a special experience for my bday friends. The cosmo martini and the view outside was definitely my highlight. read more

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Had an excellent experience doing happy hour with a very large group of friends Thursday night! The service was excellent despite having a humongous group of 30. Everyone was served so quickly, the food was hot and delicious, drinks cold and tasty! All of the staff was so efficient and polite! Just awesome! read more

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Good was great, view is incredible, service was great , thanks Abraham, happy hour menu is really good

Awesome meal! With a gorgeous view of the harbor. And thank you Grace for your attentive and friendly service! My husband enjoyed his chicken and waffles-said the chicken was a bit dry, need to master the recipe/dish. I LOVED my breakfast burger! Wagu beef (egg on the side) Their homemade buns are amazing! Cooked perfectly (well) as requested The bacon and quac were amazing! No greasy drips! Not a big burger - actually perfect size for me but for $17? This is the world we live in. Highly recommend! read more

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The food was very good. I had sagebrush chicken and my wife had salmon. We split our orders so we each had half chicken and half salmon. We ordered off the regular menu though there were great options on the Happy Hour menu. The view of the marina was excellent with boats coming in and out. Our server was Nick. He was exceptional. Friendly and attentive and engaging. Highly recommended. read more

17 checkins later, and I think as many menu changes, they finally made it to 5 stars for me. Always the perfect sunset viewing spot (one of the few restaurants in Ventura to have a sunset view), friendly service, a deck with heaters, plus good food choices, we have had happy hour with a group from 4 to 6 on our last two visits. The group arrived at different times, which the staff handled well. We ordered various appetizers in waves, and the food arrived hot and tasty. The best part was that our perfect cosmopolitans arrived quickly. The menu ranges from appetizers on happy hour to three pages of dinner options so I can find something new to try. I enjoyed my fish tacos, and everyone enjoyed their orders as well, including the mussels, salad, and the lumpia. We are looking forward to our next visit. read more

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We wanted to try this relatively new restaurant at the Ventura Harbor. When the server arrived, I asked if the seabass was grilled (one of the specials at $42) and the server said yes it was grilled. I thought "perfect" and ordered it. When it arrived it was obviously not grilled and was instead baked with a heavy cream sauce. I asked the waiter "I thought the seabass was grilled" and he said it was grilled, then cooked in an oven. I said "that is not called grilled." But he said it was. Okay, I kept it because I never send back food at a restaurant and it was mediocre at best. During the meal, the manager stopped by to say how is everything and I mentioned I ordered grilled seabass and I got baked instead and he immediately disappeared never to return. I don't like to write negative reviews, but I thought I'd warn folks. One thing positive - the shrimp scampi appetizer was very good. But not good enough to go back. read more

The wife and I stopped by for lunch today with another couple. it was the first time for both of us. The verdict? Everyone's coming back! We had a really enjoyable time. The restaurant is spacious and bright and sits right on the water. Every table can be a view table, but we were seated by the glass and looked out at docked fishing ships and sailboats. It was a very relaxing place to eat. We were there for lunch, but I understand that you'll pick up sunsets in the evening. Service was prompt. Water was delivered right away and our server took a drink order from the bar. They have a decent selection of wines and beers, both bottled and on draft, as well as a full bar. We also ordered the shrimp lumpia to split, which came in eight pieces with a dipping sauce. They were piping hot and had good flavor. I also had a cup of the clam chowder, which was excellent. For entrees, my wife ordered the coconut shrimp and chips, which she really enjoyed. The whole table dipped into her fries, and all agreed that they were perfectly cooked. My SIL ordered the trio of tacos. They looked really good, and she said they were. I had the "breakfast salmon", which was a nicely cooked piece of salmon topped with a fried egg. It was very good. No issues, they take reservations, service was on point and the food was good. Add to that a great, relaxing harborside view and we will be back on a regular basis. read more

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Delicious food, great service and beautiful seaside view. I definitely recommend Waters Edge Restaurant. read more

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Mother's Day was not the best they had a buffet set up. Self serve your self. The choices were mot appealing to me. Breakfast was cold and not appealing to me. The lunch/dinner was not any better the meat was tuff and not edible to me. The staff was very attentive as usual. There was not the usual happy patrons as usual. The was a shock it was much more pricey than usual. But we enjoyed the view ocean and the birds. read more

The food and pastries were amazing! Service was fantastic and the view was beautiful :) read more

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My wife and I had the worst dining experience here tonight. I'll preface this with our waiter was great, this has nothing to do with him and I wish I got his name to shine some sort of light. To start the actual review, my wife ordered the filet mignon with no mushroom sauce, and I ordered the slow braised short rib. Her filet came out with sauce the first time around after waiting 30+ minutes, so we had to get that fixed which took another 15 or so minutes. Then both our meals came out and it was incredibly disappointing. The short rib was fine, nothing special and could use some seasoning. The steak on the other hand came out nearly blue (she ordered medium rare) and she could only eat the edges. Even then the steak was nearly unseasoned and was borderline sent back but we sucked it up and she ate a few bites. As we were walking out, we were talking about our poor experience here and another guest who said he comes here a lot chimed in and said he and his wife had an equally poor experience. It's a beautiful place, but please for the love of food fire the chef that was on duty this last Saturday July 26th. Terrible food and avoid at all cost. read more

Was in the area, and saw that they had cioppino... Unfortunately for us, we came too early (around 11), and got their brunch menu. "Dinner menu starts at 3," I'm told. The GORGEOUS scenery made up for the disappointment, so we decided to stay. We ordered an omelette, breakfast burger and a breakfast salmon. Everything was delicious. The portion size was good. The staff members were very nice and knowledgeable. Would definitely consider coming back if we're ever in the area. read more

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Jose was attended to his guest I never had such great service at this restaurant I would have to come back again!!! This server was amazing read more

We went here on our honeymoon, and the food here was so incredible, that here we are thinking about it two years later. We got a steak, salad, drunken shrimp pasta, draft beer and a mai tai. It was amazing. We sat by the window, and watched the seals swim around in the harbor. :) read more

My husband and I had been wanting to try this restaurant and their happy hour since we live within walking distance from it. We finally did on a Friday evening and were not disappointed. The ambience is the best! There were large glass windows all around where you can see the harbor no matter where you sat, and a nice outdoor patio. Soft jazz was playing, tables were adorned with white tablecloths and cloth napkins. The host was such a nice gentleman and very gracious and helpful. He was attentive as needed. The happy hour drinks were $7 and $9 dollars and were well made. I noticed that they made their old fashion with a single block of ice the way it is supposed to be made (my son is a bartender). I had fish tacos which were pretty good. My husband had a bowl of clam chowder and enjoyed it. He also had some type of shrimp egg rolls that were tasty, but much smaller than we pictured they would be. Most food items on the happy hour menu were about $13. A couple of items were a little lower and a couple were a little higher. We plan to return soon and try some other items on the happy hour menu, and perhaps a full dinner one day as well. read more

I told hubby, "Let's go to happy hour at a place we have never been." We arrived here and were happily greeted by Drew. He made hubby a happy hour dirty martini. This Harbor-tini is $8. Hubby is on his 3rd. I am not mad at their prices. Come on now, a Wagyu burger for $13. Yes, I am coming back. Aby, my other bartender, is super sweet. She has amazing tattoos. She is attentive and wonderful! The HH Margherita pizza was amazing. We asked for chili flakes & parmesan cheese. A waiter hand grated our cheese. Yay! We sat at the bar. Tip: It is now 5:33 PM & the place is hopping! The patio is full. The service, drinks, and HH pizza were great. We will be back! read more

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$75 a person for their Thanksgiving buffet. There was no one checking in guests upon arrival and the line was way down into the parking lot. They require reservations and yet they had no one even putting us down or acknowledging us. The food was actually a joke. They had absolutely no turkey gravy. How do you not have turkey gravy on Thanksgiving? The potatoes were dry and roasted instead of mashed. Another big mistake is not having mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. Their salad was mushy and they roasted vegetables were hard. They had no butter out for the rolls. I felt l more like a piece of cattle in a herd than paying customer on Thanksgiving. The servers were completely overwhelmed and I had to hunt one down just to get more water. There is no one clearing the plates and it was just one big disaster. I think they should stop doing holiday buffets since they don't know how to do so. It's such a shame because the table next to us was complaining as well so I know it was not just us. It's hard to complain on a day that you're supposed to be grateful but when you're paying that kind of money and get completely taken advantage of, I think it's worth mentioning for sure. read more

Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar - You may have to zoom in to see, but this is the line coming into the restaurant and no one was checking on the guests. Ridiculous. - New American Near Me - Ventura, California

Great food! However, we reserved online. Never said it was a pre-fixe menu for $99 per person. Gave us a hard time about wanting to move from a back table to a front table so we can see the Christmas Regatta. The host gave us a hard time saying that we did not put a credit card into our reservation. No where on the site did it say that we had to leave any information except for our desired time. The host was extremely condescending, placing us outside on the patio, saying that he had other reservations. I guess ours was not good enough. read more

Enjoyed the view and how close to the water the restaurant was. This is a great place for breakfast, lunch, or brunch. Service is friendly and prompt. Would recommend ordering the house croissant cinnamon roll (so good!) and the breakfast delight pizza. read more

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Food isnt food. But the lemon drop for happy hour was strong and tastes decent. The view of the water is very beautiful just wished food tasted better. Waitress was very friendly. read more

I came here on a Thursday after work for happy hour. Their margaritas were really good and the pizza was tasty as well as the brussels sprouts. I will definitely return nice area. You can sit inside or outside for happy hour. Beautiful view and great service. I will return with my husband. read more

Water's Edge Restaurant and Bar - New American Near Me - Ventura, California

I wish I could say something good about our experience tonight, but I can't find those words. The drink I wanted that was on their website didn't exist. The dinner I wanted that was on their website didn't exist. The wine we wanted off their menu was unavailable. My friends dinner was overly salted and her lobster was tough. My husbands steak was tough. The kicker was they charged $2 for plain olives that were in his martini. Seriously? For plain olives? They weren't stuffed with anything! Sorry, won't be back :( don't get me started on the dry cake! read more

Let me start by saying the food was good and our waitress was adorable. That's where it ended. I made my reservation online. Never was it mentioned that it was a fixed price menu for the night. $100 a plate. Ok so we decided to stay because we're wanted to watch the Christmas boat parade. We check in and they told us that we didn't have a reservation because we didn't give them a credit card number to hold the reservation. No one called or told us we needed one. We never got a confirmation or call. Nothing! So all we were offered was the outside patio. We were cold out there and we asked for two heaters. . The outside patio only had 4 heaters for 15 tables so very quickly one heater was taken away. Nothing nice about the patio especially when offering a $100 dollar a plate dinner. The food was good but The portions were very small. I had 2 pieces of lettuce for my salad and did not receive my cocktail until salad was finished. Did not serve bread even after we told them we were still hungry. No bread on a pre fixed menu was their answer. Did not have enough wait staff. Sat with our dirty dishes for 45 minutes. Would you go back there??? read more