Gustos — Restaurant in Ojai

Sadly, I was treated with exceptional rudeness today….. I walk by here almost everyday on my dog walk, and, have stopped in many times. I bought the tiramisu which was good, better than you can typically find in California unless you know where to look, but not as good as most Italian places in New York/Jersey.

I’ve often stopped in for a cappuccino and this is where the Italian Cafe is sadly sub par. When somebody asks me if I want milk in my Cappuccino…. I become very, very concerned. They only serve one size cup and are absolutely not paying attention to the proper proportions of foam, milk, & espresso…etc….Yesterday, a woman asked me what type of milk I wanted and I said whole fat. I expect that question in your average American cafe when ordering a latte, but NOT a cappuccino at any true Italian cafe.

Today, I came in and ordered a cappuccino ….. there was only a table full of youngsters behind the counter and I stood around while, after ordering and paying, one of them processed other customers and nobody started a cappuccino…. The employee from the day before had been out front chatting at a table with maybe the owners, uncertain. I started talking to another woman who had never been there before and was perusing the menu; meanwhile someone finally went and got the older female employee to make the cappuccino. The younger employee asked me if I wanted milk with my cappuccino…….!?!?!?! and I sort of choked, felt confused, as I didn’t know how to answer the question…. The older employee barked at me as to whether I wanted 2%, nonfat, or almond…. Her tone of voice was incredibly rude. I looked at the woman I was talking to who was also wide eyed from the exchange. I was so offended I just started to gather my things to which the older employee made a caddy ahah…. So I left…. They can keep their $4.00 for another subpar cappuccino. I worked as a barista in college for an Italian gentleman with a similar business model and grew up in Jersey. These people appear to have a lot to learn!!!!!!! Anything short of whole milk makes a latte 🙄🙄🙄 a true cappuccino isn’t possible without the...

NEMO REVIEW: Ojai Valley Deli Cafe🎉🎈

Well I finally tried it this evening! I love the owner that was there that day! He was so sweet! I made a silly Salami joke when he told me about something not on the menu (It was a sub with lots of salami!!!😂😂) and we laughed. Other family members were there also hanging out. I wanted the tuna sandwich and it was great! Next time I will try another sandwich. My two kids LOVED. LET ME SAY IT AGAIN. LOVED the turkey sandwich on the ciabatta roll with peppers and more. They are 19 & 22 so not little ones. I asked him to make it with provolone incase the other cheese would not be their thing. Everything tasted so fresh! I have lived here almost twenty years and have seen places come & go but this one is definitely gonna stay. I’m actually going to pick up stuff on the go there also on my way to Ventura when I’m heading out sometimes. We need to support these businesses that are not just on the main drag. Everyone who came in seemed so happy to be there. I really want to support the business so I will send others there. It’s next to Ben Franklins. I heard there are other yummy things to try...

The food’s good, but my child’s allergic to tomatoes and the staff insisted we buy a pre-made sandwich from the fridge instead of them making it fresh for us. Having to pick through the sandwich to take the tomatoes out was annoying. When you’re getting rung up with the overpriced, old sandwich that’s so thin since very little sprouts were added and you hear staff talking to each about how the health inspector asked them to make changes, makes you think they’re not handling food properly. Only been there a couple of times and...