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    Moqueca Brazilian Cuisine

    4.1 (971 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Linguine Mariscos & Spaghetti a Bolognesa
    Marilee M.

    Service was good, went on a Sunday not so busy so it was perfect. First time trying Brazilian cuisine & I was pleasantly surprised. Lots of flavor, ambience was great beautiful views of the water.

    Seabass Moqueca
    Jason H.

    Warmly welcomed. Seated with a lovely sunset view of the Channel Islands Harbor. I chose the Seabass Moqueca (Clay Pot dish) as my entree and it was amazing! The two large filets were buttery in texture and swimming in the flavorful stew. I almost ordered another side of rice just to soak it all up. For dessert, the Pave de Bombom was also a special treat. It had the makings of all my favorite sweets - creamy, custardy, nutty, and chocolatey. It was like a heavy custard that tastes similar to tiramisu. It is very sweet, so it has to be a special treat or shared. Large parking lot out front. Restaurant is upstairs on the 2nd floor.

    Virgin guava mocktail
    Melissa L.

    Ambiance and Appetizers, count me in! My friend brought me to Moqueca in Oxnard for some sunset appetizers and gossip, we had a wonderful time. Such a beautiful place to dine for a date night or simply a girls night. I had already been to their Thousand Oaks location and loved the food and menu, so it's nice that I knew in advance the food would be 5/5, just had to get a feel for the vibe. This Oxnard location is amazing because of the views. While I find their Thousand Oaks location to feel slightly more upscale and authentic you really can't beat view of the harbor from their second story restaurant. The location here is what makes the place. I love that their windows face the water boats, there isn't a bad seat in the house. My girlfriend and I are yappers so we opted for their covered outdoor second floor patio which was lovely. Service here was also amazing. I am so sorry I can't remember our servers name but he was very friendly, helpful in giving us recommendations, and gave us a great amount of check ins to ensure that we were enjoying ourselves. We opted for some light bites - small appetizers and drinks. I've had their clay pot seafood dishes and they are amazing. Don't skip out on these but for the sake of this review, just focusing on our appetizers. Love their calamari here. Lightly fried and large pieces of squid. Not little heads/tentacles which I like but that's okay. Their rings are good here. Loved the dipping sauce. Our waiter also recommended these croquette style potato balls which we loved as well. Super tasty little fried bites. My friend really enjoyed her guava cocktail and I got a guava Mocktail, which I appreciated that they may look super cute and only charged me $4. That's how it should be!!! lol. Some places be charging $10+ for a mocktail sigh but thankfully not Moqueca! Very generous with their pours and great service all around.

    Picanha Grelhada
    Damon T.

    This is my first time eating Brazilian food other than Brazilian bbq and it is sooooo good. We reserved a table because we had 8 people and they sat us at a beautiful table by the windows overlooking the marina around sunset. Very nice view and ocean breeze coming in on a nice summer day. Interior was interesting as well with Brazilian dolls and artwork. All the moquecas and feijoada were served in clay pots the traditional style. They were all sooo flavorful and the seafood was really fresh. I wish there was more seabass in the seabass and shrimp moqueca though. Next time will order just seabass moqueca. By far my favorite was the feijoada. Beef was super tender, sausages juicy, beans and sauce perfect with some rice and farofa. The rice was also sooo good. Think it was stir fried in some fragrant garlic oil maybe. Calamari was one of the best I've ever had. Super light batter and soft calamari rings. This is a seafood place so I would stay away from the pichana. Save that for Brazilian bbqs. The plantain fried were really good though. Whatever that chili oil was with the bread... amazing. Had to take some home haha. Not crazy spicy but so fragrant and flavorful. First time trying guaranara, my aunts childhood drink when she was growing up in Brazil. Also tried the caipirinha. Very interesting flavor. The pina colada kinda masked alot of it so I will have to try the classic flavor next time I come back. Also the beer was super smooth. It's a dark beer but not like ur typical dark. Lots of parking, restrooms in the back of the restaurant. You have climb stairs but I think there is an elevator so no worries about accessibility. It is on the second floor but you'll see a sign on the building that says "moqueca" 100/10 recommend and definitely coming back next time I'm in the area. I dream of sizzling feijoada and a dark Brazilian beer with some farofa and rice.

    Menu

    My first time trying this Brazilian place. I was very impressed! The food is Not what you think of Brazilian BBQ with flowing meat but itemized by app, salad, entre and most impressively their signature dish - moqueca. The menu is full of selection. We decided to have two appetizers with a large moqueca with seafood. All dishes were excellent !! Service was good too! Price was reasonable I strongly recommend one to try this place.

    Brazilian Strogonoff
    Maria Q.

    Hubby and I enjoy coming here. Delicious food and great service. They also have delicious cocktails and desserts!! Parking is free and accessible.

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    CritDicks ..

    Nice view. Very good food, . . . except. The drinks were very weak or watered down and flavorless, and there was not enough pasta in the seafood linguini (maybe that's a good thing???). I quite literally ran out of pasta before the seafood by a long shot. I had an espresso martini that didn't taste like coffee at all, and there was very weak or little vodka. It tasted more like a cold hot chocolate. The other specialty drink from the menu (I don't know which one was ordered ) was also weak and watered down. We didn't complain because our server was very nice. Needless to say, our next drinks were beer and wine. The music was nice and came from some Yamaha speakers that I have other experience with. A good sounding system. Our server was very thorough and on top of her game. Subtleties in her performance were noted by me as being rather refined. I don't remember her name, but she was very good. Yes, the hot chili oil is outstanding. Dicks

    Caipirinha
    Mabel R.

    Highly recommend to experience at least once. The food is delicious, the service is excellent, and the ambiance is relaxing. To top it off, the views of the harbor are to die for. After longing to dine here for some time, I convinced my family to join me on an epic experience of Brazilian cuisine by the sea. I enjoyed the food and spending time with family. The only downside is that it is pricey here so while it's a great place for a date or a drink, I probably wouldn't frequent often.

    Beef empanadas
    Doc P.

    Great experience! The food here has tons of flavor! Waitress was very nice and took time to explain menu items. Nice view of the water and boats from inside the restaurant. The beef empanadas were well seasoned and the fried pastry was nice and crispy. It came with a tasty dipping sauce. The Brazilian stroganoff had layers of flavor and the crispy potato straws gave it a nice mix of textures. Got a side of fried plantains as well and those are always my favorite when I see them on a menu.

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    1 month ago

    Absolutely love the food ( the clay pot dishes) and the service and location are exceptional!

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    7 months ago

    The food, atmosphere, and ambiance was great! The drinks were also delicious along with the views!

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    9 months ago

    Delicious! I live out of the area and would gladly drive out of my way to eat here again.

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    Ask the Community - Moqueca Brazilian Cuisine

    I used to go on New Years Eve (before COVID) are you planning on doing it this year with entertainment like in the past?

    Yes! That's the plan. We will post a bit closer to December to confirm dances.

    How to pronounce Moqueca?

    Mo-K-Cah

    Do they have live entertainment every night?

    Great meals. Their website has all that info <http://www.moquecarestaurant.com/home.html> Do a little research and get an answer. Jeff

    How's the Services?

    Service was fine. Knowledgeable waitstaff. Live music not overwhelmingly loud. Food great.

    Hi I'm curious if Kim still works there?

    No.

    How's the parking? We are a driving club look for a place for lunch. Self parking, hopefully with spaces not too small or tight.

    Yes, there is plenty of parking in a shared parking lot out front.

    Is there some kind of show every night?

    No there is not.

    Are dogs allowed?

    No dogs allowed. It is an indoor restaurant we took an elevator up to the second floor. Overlooks the marina

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