JENNIFER RIVERA
I was able to recently eat dinner here during my trip to Ojai and it was incredible! The food, especially the vegetables are very fresh especially since they have their own farm where they grow all their produce. My family tried the primavera pasta, Boccali’s pizza combo, and strawberry short cake! I highly recommend all of them, the vegetables were bursting with flavor. The gourmet sodas were also really good. They have had a produce stand on the side which was a nice addition to the experience. Our server was also very kind. Highly recommend and would love to return.
… moreMichael Livers (MLpapa)
Stopped in after we heard this was a great place. On our way north.
Staff was awesome. The surrounding area was amazing.
The food was amazing.
And the desert.
Yup
Strawberry Shortcake. Was really good.
Keep it up!!
… moreMike Arch
We had a large group and they were able to seat us outside at tables in close proximity to each other since it wasn’t busy on a Saturday at lunchtime. The Pizza’s looked like they were good with lots of toppings but those of us that had the Pastrami Sandwiches were joking about the least Pastrami we’ve ever had on a sandwich. even Subway would put more meat on a sandwich!
They compensated by adding vegetables to the Pastrami Sandwiches which made them more like a vegetarian sandwich with a couple of thin slices of Pastrami added. The Pasta Salad that was included with the sandwich was good. The pickle and pepper was also good.
Unless you’re a vegetarian I suggest getting something besides the Pastrami Sandwich!
Service was good! They wouldn’t do separate checks for the group, usually restaurants don’t mind since they make more tips.
The sandwich with the pasta & salad was $15.95, without a drink plus tax & tip $24
… moreMarisa Martinez
Open at 11- get their early to sit outside or inside. Service is fast to help you. Food is good. Wine available also.
… moreA. C.
i loved the pizza here and my orange cream soda, the tomatoes are super fresh and delicious as well, i loved walking around!
… morealberto zepeda
We love this place. My family and I will drive 45 min to eat here and enjoy the atmosphere.
Service today was exceptionally great. Our server was primo and polite and came to check on us often.
She recommended the shrimp scampi and it was delicious.
The only thing that worried me was that the food came out too fast. This worries me because it’s a sign that the food was not as fresh as other times.
But other than that it was delicious
… moreTrevor Larson
This is the best Italian joint I have been to nation wide. It’s everything I have ever wanted in a place. Beautiful location, incredibly friendly staff who we had non-stop laughs with, and amazing no BS Italian food. We ate garlic bread, sipped on heavy chianti pours, and split the AMAZING homemade lasagna. You just can’t beat this place.
I will be getting married here. Can’t wait to look back on this review when I do.
… moreCherry
A hidden gem in the hills pf Ojai area, smack in the middle of pure nature, off a highway. We come here for the pumpkin season, and it’s still a great hit with my kids. We snagged a corner table inside big enough for 5 adults and 2 kids. Space is tight around, but once the food arrives, you tune out everyone anyway cuz rhe food just sucks you in. Pizza is big enough to share, fresh crust, melted cheese with good pull, fresh sauce and toppings. Scampi shrimp pasta was serves in a semi shallow bowl, with a yummy sauce drip on the bottom of the bowl, so make sure you stir first. Shrimps were big size and done just right, not gooey, fresh snap, no smell, flavor seeped in, on a bed of fresh pasta, flavor all around, a staple dish. Pasta primavera with fresh veggies also a must try. Eggplant lasagna was good and gooey too, very hearty, flavor heaven. And for must haves: order the fresh tomato app with italian/vinagrette, it’s a perfect definition of farm to table concept, the tomatoes transform you to lazy summer sunlight soaking your skin and drying clothes on the line kind of summer vibes, order this at once, we ordered 1 and fought over it so we ordered a 2nd one and did it over again. The fresh mozzarella and tomatoes app also a must try, same freshness with balsamic vinegrette to tickle your senses, yes! And never ever leave this place without the staple strawberry shortcake. A year round staple dessert, people come here for this. If i may say so, try to eat it while there, to enjoy the quality of fresh baked cake layer underneath, a good size glob of fresh whipped cream and not too sweet fresh strawberry syrup layer. It gets soggy if taken to go. Or enjoy it in the car, cuz you cant help it. Then afterward, roam the grounds for fresh picked pumpkins, a big area for pumpkin patch, this year they also had the touch on board a tractor type, a little maze for small kids is a hit, right next to a checkout stand with a plain register set up underneath a big tree, not sure what kind but its big and shady. Pumpkins were grouped kind of with some fall decor. We always went every halloween fall time. I will have to come through during winter holiday season so i can write about the decor and ambiance. Im sure my heavenly staple foods will be waiting for me, summer tomatoes and all.
… moreTim Hebb
First, the good: this is a lively and boisterous, sprawling indoor/outdoor roadhouse type setting, great for groups of family and friends celebrating anything at all. The service is friendly even if overly casual — and loud — at times. It has a distinctly downhome, local flavor, unlike the more refined dining venues in town.
The bad: based on the pasta carbonara and eggplant parmigiana dishes we ordered, the food is a poor imitation of authentic Italian cuisine. Perhaps substituting bow-tie pasta for the more traditional linguine could have worked in my carbonara, but the thin white sauce was so far from recognizeable that the dish seemed mislabeled on the menu. It was edible and filling, which is as far as I can go to recommend it. My companion’s eggplant parm took equal liberties with that venerated dish. It was unlayered and featured a huge whole sausage buried inside, a surprising and unappetizing discovery. We were both similarly displeased with our main orders, but at least the garlic bread we ordered as an app was, if nowhere near Italian, at least tasty and satisfying. Finally, the towering bowl of strawberry shortcake we shared for dessert almost made us forgive and forget what had come earlier, as it was assembled from deliciously ripe strawberries smothered in a massive amount of fresh whipped cream. Overall, we left with mixed feelings, but would probably never return due to the deeply disappointing entrees.
… moreAndy Mai
This is a great Italian restaurant in terms of services and location. Its located about one mile or 2 away from the crowded downtown. It represents the best of a local Ojai restaurant vibe without much tourism. Very clean bathroom, great services. The food is ok but not bad either. It has a beautiful outdoor seating area which I highly recommend. It looks out a huge green hill/farm and citrus farm on the side. This is a handicap friendly facility. Decent parking spaces.
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