I love everything about Cafe Fiore. That's my favorite restaurant in Ventura. The food is delicious, excellent service, and also, the ambiance is beautiful and cozy. Believe me, I'm a very picky person ;) read more

Went for happy hour and the red sangria was ahmazing! Our group had chicken lettuce cups, the pizza with carmelized onions. The string beans and calamari. Great service What a great way to end our afternoon of shopping on main read more

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Ambience was nice. Waited a long time for food (over an hour... on a Tuesday night after we ordered.) Had to send mine back because the chicken tasted fishy... they fixed it but the whole thing was odd. Felt like the place didn't understand food allergies on top of that... but the pasta was fresh and the sauce was good. But I was taken aback by the funky chicken. They recooked everything and made me a filet instead. read more

We dropped into Café Fiore for lunch and it was a the BEST.. Shyla's service was funny and perfectly attentive--exceptional all around. Shoutout to pizza maker Benny (if he's single, someone's gotta scoop him up; my friend and I are ready to welcome him to the family!), and manager Anna genuinely seems to appreciate her customers. The Grub: The Parma pizza was more than incredible: wonderful prosciutto, sweet and juicy tomatoes, smooth cheese, and the best dough I've had since Bologna, Italy in 2019--we shared it without arugula and loved it... Next, The fettuccine al filetto :The lightest pasta ive ever experienced with two perfectly cooked filet medallions. Atmosphere was great,Restrooms were clean.. but dark.. maybe im old.., Plenty of wine selection to choose from, ideal for lunch since it's cheaper than dinner(slighty) but same top quality and taste. Absolutely worth "A best in Ventura" tag--I'll be back with my mini adults... read more

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This place is lovely! We sat on their side patio with all the plants and it was so darling! Our server was great, very attentive. The food... amazing. Not sure how it doesn't have a better rating. I got the fettuccine al ragu. The meat sauce was super good. Nice chucks of meat. I got a side of meatballs, also good. Friend ordered the gnocchi with red sauce and she loved it. I got the raspberry sour. Maaaaan that was good! We plan to come back for drinks! read more

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One of the best Italian eateries i've eaten at in Ventura, amazingly delicious spot! Enjoy the patio on a nice day, or make reservations for indoor dining in a quaint, rustic atmosphere. Service was friendly and efficient, food was great, drinks plentiful from wines to beers to specialty cocktails! Overall, 4.5+ experience for me for ambience, excellent food quality, and great service! Expect to pay $25-40pp for main entrees; starters and salads range $15-25, but plenty of shareables. For starter, we opted to share a Parma E Burrata - outstanding presentation and tasty in every aspect, plenty for 2-3. Fresh warm bread was also served to the table - perfect to dip in some Olive Oil and Balsamic. For dinner, I enjoyed one of the BEST LASAGNA's I've eaten; a generous portion baked in its own skillet, this is heavenly cheesy and hearty, very filling and really hits the spot if you love a Lasagna that's thick with noodles, flavorful Bolognese ragu sauce and melted Besciamella and Parmesan cheeses - YUM!!! Others ordered the Grilled Italian Sausages dinner, Fettuccine (GF option) with Filet Tips and Mushrooms, and Linguine al Frutti di Mare (Clams, Calamari, Shrimp, Scallops, Mussels). Each were delicious, plentiful and enjoyed! Truly think you can't go wrong with anything on their menu, so order what you crave! Unfortunately we didn't have room for dessert, but will definitely come back to try next time! Cafe Fiore is wonderful! Suggest making reservations, come for a great meal and place to celebrate Italian style! Cheers, ENJOY!!! read more

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The food was good except for the pizza. It was worse then little Cesar. Big group so we got sat in the "outside patio" , which is nice. The waitress (older) was rude and honestly didn't earn one bit of the tip we left. read more

Food was delicious and the environment was perfect when we came for our bible study group and we got some of the kindest servers as well.

Had a wonderful evening at Café Fiore in downtown Ventura. We sat outside -- it was a little chilly, but the heaters kept us comfortable. The inside atmosphere looked cozy and romantic, perfect for a date night. Bathrooms were clean, which is always a plus. We weren't very hungry, so my husband and I shared the Cozze e Vongole along with a half bottle of Chianti -- both were excellent. But the best part? The bread! Hands down, the best free bread we've ever had -- a mix of French bread and focaccia served with garlic marinara. Absolutely delicious! Great service, great vibe, and amazing food. We'd definitely come back next time we're in Ventura. read more

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Food and service is consistently good! Love the movie music and fun ambience. It's loud but always a great time! Highly recommend their gnocchi, kid's chicken ravioli , black miso cod (new special!), and house salad! read more

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Best Pasta Gnocchi on a butter sauce with Gorgonzola cheese. The Tiramisu is to die for. Even in Italy I never tasted something so good!! read more

Cafe Fiore has the most welcoming atmosphere and delightful and expeditious staff. The food is amazing and makes every visit feel special. From the first bite to the last sip, everything is prepared with care and flavor. It's the kind of place where you feel comfortable lingering a little longer enjoying great food and friendly service. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a warm inviting spot to relax and enjoy a fantastic meal. read more

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We had come for drinks and the live music. Upon entering the bar is right in front of you, and table seating was available behind the bar. The band was set up at the corner and there was a small dance floor. The music was good and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Good place for a night out with friends. I did notice that majority of the clientele that night seemed to be of an older crowd so may not be a fit for the younger ones. Although we didn't eat there I did look at the Specials menu and is already planning to come back soon! read more

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We had an excellent experience. Our server was warm, welcoming, and offered great recommendations for the evening. My prawns and pasta were cooked perfectly, and my husband absolutely loved the snapper. The atmosphere was wonderful dimly lit, comfortable, and not too loud. The drink menu was fantastic, and my son really enjoyed the chicken parmigiana. read more

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This is our favorite restaurant inventory! It is not only a vibe, but the food is outstanding! They have the best happy hour in the area, overtime. We have ordered all of their dishes and enjoyed all of them immensely. Service is wonderful, they are so friendly and hard-working here. There is plenty of indoor seating as well as an outdoor patio, very beautifully done! Highly recommended if you're looking for a great place to eat downtown Ventura! You simply can't go wrong with any of the dishes in their menu, highly recommended! read more

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What a cute restaurant this is! I love the garden patio. The bruschetta was amazing with lots of cherry tomatoes and arugula. The pizza was delicious too. Service was a little slow and took about 10 minutes before a waiter came to our table - and that was after another patron went inside to ask if someone was going to take our orders. Once our waiter came, the service was great. The food was delicious and I love the ambiance of the place. Amazing food made from scratch and top notch products. read more

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We were visiting downtown Ventura for the first time and decided to walk around to check things out. After a long day of driving a motorhome, we were tired and hungry. As we passed by Cafe Fiore, we scoped out the menu and inside, then decided to keep walking. The hunger got the best of us and we decided up head back to Cafe Fiore. We seated in the back in what they referred to as the "treehouse" area. The ambience throughout was so cozy and warm...definitely impressed. Then there was the food and out was delicious! The best cioppino broth I've ever had. To top off the evening, we had the best service. Mo, our waitress was super friendly as well as her team. They made the experience a wonderful evening for two very tired travelers. Highly recommended the restaurant! read more

Cafe Fiore - Inside ambience of the restaurant in there "treehouse" area. - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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Really great experience! Was my first time trying Cafe Fiore and the service was amazing. Food and drinks were delicious and the place was so cute and cozy. Will definitely be visiting again. read more

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An absolute gem in Ventura downtown area close to the marina! The decoration inside the restaurant felt very unique, not your typical industrial type of vibe. Served complimentary focaccia bread with a cold sauce with capers and olives - not my favorite, but I am sure others may enjoy. Wish they offered GF bread for those that require it. Food was spectacular! Started with a pear and Gorgonzola salad that we shared. The portion was very large, fresh and delicious! Dinner we ordered 2 pasta dishes - one similar to ravioli with squash filling, came with a sage butter cream sauce (lots of nutmeg), and we ordered a second pasta that was gluten free with steak tips! Both dishes were absolute heaven to eat! Servers were very attentive bringing lots of water and wine as needed! Highly recommend! But make a reservation, this place was packed! read more

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This wasn't the best visit to one of my favorite restaurants in Ventura, but I'll cut them some slack. The usually perfect Sangria didn't have its sparkle. Pizza was crisp thin crust with fontina cheese and no tomato sauce. Out of the oven it was topped with arugula and fine prosciutto and cherry tomatoes. Delish! Lentil soup was ok. Dessert was less successful. A nectarine tarte tatin with lots of chunky fruit but hardly any pastry. Yes, I'll be back. Nobody's perfect. read more

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Cute place, bigger than it looks for the outside. It has private rooms where you can hold your event. Service was good. The drinks were amazing. The food was blah, nothing special about it read more

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Fiore is so, so close to 5 stars but just missing a few little things. The atmosphere is excellent. Warm, comfortable, Mom's kitchen kind of vibe. The service is above average with good recommendations by our waiter on both food and pairings. The food quality is good, but not lights out. We had the artichoke appetizer which was good. The lobster bisque tasted great, but was missing a key ingredient--lobster. I asked the waither and the chef said it was pureed. Seemed like some creative liberty was taken there. The steak special was very good, but the filet bits were way overcooked. The waiter replaced it but the 10 minute wait while the rest of us had our plates was a buzz kill. Make a few minor tweaks in the kitchen and Fiore would be top 5 in Vemtura. It's close enoigh now for a great night out for a date or family dinner. read more

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The best thing about Cafe Fiore is their unique dishes. Nothing boring or basic about their menu. Their drinks are delicious- my fave is the Mediterranean Mule. I love their presentation with their meals. The taste is even better! The staff really listens. It's a little dark and a little loud but I like it. Prices are a little bit high, the menu is exceptional. read more

Cafe Fiore - Baseball steak, shrimp, potatoes au gratin, and a Cesar asparagus salad. - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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They got it all wrong on our take out order; super disappointing! Never had the interest to try again.

We had a really disappointing experience at Cafe Fiore, mainly due to the service from Cyndi G From the start, she came across as uninterested and inattentive. It took a long time just to be acknowledged, and throughout our visit we felt like an inconvenience rather than welcomed guests. Simple requests were either forgotten or met with attitude, which made the whole experience uncomfortable. It's unfortunate because the atmosphere has potential, but service like this completely overshadows everything else. When you go out to eat, you expect at least a basic level of courtesy and attentiveness--and that just wasn't the case here. Hopefully management addresses this, because great service makes all the difference. I will never go back read more

I'm honestly surprised this place only has a 3.5-star rating because the food was amazing!!! Portions are generous and the food if flavorful. I would have given it five stars if the service matched the quality of the food. There's definitely room for improvement in staff training, starting with the hostess and extending to the servers. Understanding proper dining timing would make a big difference. We also didn't receive utensils until after our food arrived and we had to ask for them. Of course, this is just my personal opinion and experience, but with better service, this place could easily be a five-star spot. This was my first time here and I will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to friends and family. read more

Just as a fish rots from the head down so does a rancid attitude descend from owner Maria F. to her servers Cyndi G. who sent an unprofessional and condescending private message to me in response to my original 3 star review and our main server of the night who's name I never got and prompted me create this review in the first place. I have never had such bad service that I felt a responsibly to not only post an honest review of their service but also go in at a later date to ensure management knew how poor their service was for a larger party. I was not there to get anything for free or a reduction or refund on $123 included tip. I was just there to share my experience at their restaurant a few nights prior. One of the first things Maria F. (the owner according to yelp) says to me is that Cyndi G. tells us everything she responds to. That alone told me she couldn't care less about anything I had to say because she already knew. So I asked her if she thought the response I got from Cyndi G. was in anyway condescending or unprofessional and she said no. The conversation went on a bit longer but I mainly wanted to give her our parties perspective on what happened even though I could tell that it was going nowhere. The food was not great enough as to tolerate this unfortunate level of customer service. My original review is below. It was 3 stars because the food was good but I had to change it the following my interactions with Cyndi G. and Maria F. Now Cyndi G. has begun like and comment on this post as I update it to taunt or try to kill me with fake kindness. I approve of her continued abysmal customer service. Let everyone know who you are girly I'm having fun too!! Food was amazing!! Service however was not. Server Cyndi G brought us something we did not order and then gave an attitude when we asked to have it removed from the bill. Unfortunately had to ask for a manager to get a 6 dollar item removed from a $790 check. Far from ideal service from the server Cyndi G but we really appreciated the manager who took the item off without question. read more

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Excellent patio, great food (fruite di mare(, meatball soup and 1/2 bottles of wine. Service was very good.

My wife and I have been here several times over the years and have never had a bad meal. Last night we arrived at 6 ,which was our reservation time, and were seated immediately. Our server was Amy and she was excellent. We started off with the calamari appetizer . It had broccoli and zucchini lightly dusted with parmigiana. It was great. My wife had the swordfish special, and I had the chicken parmigiana salad. The atmosphere is wonderful, and the food exceptional. Cafe Fiore just keeps getting better! read more

Cafe Fiore - Calamari appetizer - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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Came here for a dinner with a company. Seating area is private, really nice and great service. However, food was mediocre in my opinion. I believe the appetizers were better than the steak itself. The mushroom stuffing was good, the bruschetta was good, green beans appetizer was good. Drinks were really good but dinner itself and dessert were not. I may consider them again! read more

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Ordered some online for delivery and never got any food ! After 2 calls to the restaurant they don't have any idea were the delivery is at and the delivery website says it has been delivered ! But wait they then charge me again for my food and still no food ! Don't do business with them !! Don't order delivery from them, You will never see your food ! And after talking with them there's nothing they will do ! Have to go through my bank and stop payment that sucks because it will take 7 to 10 working days to get my money back ! read more

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Amazing food, fantastic service, and perfect ambiance! The food was DELICIOUS and reasonably priced. Every food item we tried was so rich with flavor, we left nothing behind! Do yourself a favor and get the tiramisu (you'll thank me later.) We will for sure be coming back to try different food items. read more

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Cafe Fiore has delicious Italian food! A more unique menu than your average American Italian restaurant. They make their own pasta fresh using ITALIAN FLOUR. So if you are normally gluten sensitive, you MIGHT not have an issue with their pasta. They also offer corn based gluten free pasta, too. The focaccia bread is fresh and is served with the most amazing garlicky tomato-olive tapenade. I could make a meal of just that, but don't do it! You'd miss out on tender fried calamari and fresh veggie appetizer or the delectable beef carpaccio with arugula. The Caesar salad dressing is so good that I wished I hadn't shared one! I ordered a flat noodle with pork sausage. I don't remember the name, but OMG, get this! I'm actually drooling now while I think about it! The service is friendly and prompt. Every day and most nights the sister owners Anna and Maria are there greeting everyone and keeping everybody happy! Ambiance is warm and cozy. Some evenings they have jazz bands or other nice entertainment. We sat inside but they also have a "treehouse" patio that is great for parties and an outside patio for smaller groups. Don't miss this gem in downtown Ventura. Parking garage directly behind the restaurant is free parking. read more

Cafe Fiore - Not a great picture of my husband, but a good picture of a great steak! - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

So good, as always! Our cocktails were great (especially my Fig Smash), and our meals were superb. My husband had the salad off the specials menu, and I had the Tortellacci Di Zucca (butternut squash ravioli). Just delish! Our server, Shyla, was attentive without hovering. Just a great experience! read more

Front desk girl was not very warm but still seated us efficiently. My FETTUCCINE AL FILETTO was not great. All I could taste was the pasta with a little butter and lightly salted. Pasta was fresh but still needed to be cooked a little longer. I added some fresh parm that our waiter brought to us after we'd been sitting there for a while. Would've been nice to have had that at the start. My date got the Risotto and he felt it was okay. Not great. Maybe they had a lot going on that night so I'll give them one more shot. read more

I went here for my 12 birthday and I had an enjoyable time at Cafe Fiore.This Italian restaurant has the most amazing food, it has foods with spice, sweetness and everything else. Cafe Fiore has a brilliant ambiance from the photos to the decor it has an overall dazzling vibe. My waiter was so kind he came to our table multiple times to refill our glasses throughout the night he was amazing kind. read more

Horrible experience at Cafe Fiore! June 27, 2024 @ 5:00pm. And please note, we are locals and have frequented this restaurant for years. For this evening, we had a friend visiting who wanted to come to this restaurant. Reservations were booked for 5:00pm days in advance (and noted for patio as she was traveling with a dog). We arrive at the hostess station on time and stand and stand. A young man was back and forth but no acknowledgment. None! Nobody waited on us, even though he was right at the counter. Seriously all we needed was a smile, a hello and be with you in a moment! We all totally understand when things get busy (but it was NOT busy). Finally, a young woman with short black hair comes to the hostess station only because the telephone was ringing and AGAIN...NOT EVEN EYE CONTACT with us or a smile and instead of putting the telephone on hold, she continues to talk on the phone. At length! At this point we discuss leaving but I said loudly that I guess the phone call was much more important than the guests - whom had reservations - and were standing here in person right in front of her! Seriously this was appalling. She acted like it was such a bother to greet us let alone take us to our table. She finally, with a huff, shows us to the table in the rear patio. The last table in the back. We were seated next to an extremely drunk obnoxious man located directly next to us against the brick wall. He had a sweet old dog with him that we all felt sorry for as this man had no ability to care for the dog. The man was so drunk. From the moment we sat down. He would not stop shouting at us. We were polite at first then decided to ignore him. This is one of our biggest issues, the server kept giving him additional alcohol when he requested!! Where is the protocol for stopping this excessive behavior?? Talk about feeding fuel to the fire. Part way through our dining experience, this drink man tried to get up and fell. Hard. Crashed against his table and caused all the glass to crash to the ground. Only one other two-top table was occupied, and the two of them and the three of us were just appalled and shocked at this was happening as we are trying to spend a nice evening having dinner. Back to us. From the start, service was horrid! This was a Thursday early evening and not busy! We had to ask for waters. Twice! My husband had to get up and go into restaurant to find a server to ask for Parmesan cheese, we had to go in and ask for another drink, on and on. No bread basket and bruschetta spread was ever served, really. None! In all the commotion we forgot about it until the meal was done. This should not have been on us. They should've served it at the top of the meal. Food was mediocre at best. My friend ordered the Risotto con Pollo e Finghi . It was watery and not creamy. Looked like out of a box! My penne All'Arrabiatta was just blah. Not dressed with any presentation. Food is simply not up to a level for these prices. I swear they are serving boxed or premade frozen foods. All in all. Simple not acceptable! Trust me. We will not be back. And we will spread the word. We gave them chances. We had another horrid treatment about 3 years ago with rude treatment by the owner - an older woman with dark hair - when she treated us with bad manners from the start. But because we enjoy the patio and the foods we've giving them more chances. We sure miss the days of Ursula and kind servers. We're Thomas Fire survivors, we love this town. But we do not want to be treated like crap especially when prices are so high to go out to dinner. We spent $103 NOT including tip. And hated the entire evening. It's just not right. read more

Cafe Fiore - Yes. We spent that much excluding tip for a horrible experience!!! Stupid us. - Italian Near Me - Ventura, California

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If you like really really, really salty food, you'll love this place. It was so salty, it was an edible. Also, the hostess had a real attitude I would avoid this place at all cost. The food stinks. read more

The best Italian food in Ventura County. Anthony, our server was amazing. Service is great. Prices are wonderful and the atmosphere is incredible! read more

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We had one of the coolest servers we've ever met at Café Fiore -- Evan! He was super easy to talk to, had great energy, and made our experience truly enjoyable. His friendly vibe and great service really stood out. We're definitely looking forward to coming back! read more

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