The Nest — Restaurant in Ojai

The calamari tacos were really good and filling, but as the cheapest meal on the menu, makes me wonder how much they spent on the avocado. I would do again if I had the budget, so don't hold back if you can afford it.

Food took a little too long but that's the fault of the venue. The place was built like place to have a quick bite to eat, but the Nest and their quality fits more like a sit down and take your time sort of diner. It gives the impression that they have a quick turn around, when really it came out at a fair time. Just don't think you're going to be in and out.

This doesn't effect the quality of the food or the service, but the name The Nest is in reference to a poem of the town's name, Ojai, which is supposed to mean "Moon Phase" , not "nest". While the name is fitting for a breakfast nook or a seed based Vegan Cafe , the variety of food does not fit the theme of a bird's nest. They clearly market towards a vegetarian crowd yet, overhearing other customers, they were confused with the small amount of vegan options.

Rethemeing would do them some good but I had heard the Nest was a name they used before on a previous restaurant they owned. The owners are Ventura/Ojai residents who do know what they're doing and what they have is a tasty place to eat with...

The Tico salad had only 6 beans, about 5 or 6 pieces of meat and the huge whole leafs of butter lettuce were why the food got 3 stars. I really expected more beans & meat for the price & also think the meat was unflavored. It would be better if they chopped the lettuce even a little as if out on a date there's zero chance of eating that gracefully. It became messy and hard to eat due to the whole leaves.

Their Songbird was delicious and the ale my date had was good too according to him. There's no rating spot for the drinks but 5 out of 5 on the drinks at least. This will be a stop in the future when in Ojai looking for a quick drink. The seating area is seat yourself, which is nice, you can choose where you'd like to eat. There's fans above the area and I believe I saw heaters for when the weather is colder. Cute area on the corner faces their main street. Parking on the street is probably easier than in the Plaza they're at as it's rather small for a lot of businesses to share.

Clean eatery, nice healthy options, kid friendly environment,...

This place is prob overrated, First they overcharged us (they put 2 items instead if 1) we were lucky to catch it and get refund, service was bad specially compared to price paid 100$ for lunch for 2 small to medium portions, they served us a 17$ soup which was cold, we told the server and she refused to do anything she was dismissive and said there is no way to warm it up (they could have offered a warm soup as it was expected in this situation) food looks cool but it is not worth the money, ahi poke bowl was no good/not fresh, fries were old like fast food restaurant fries, first disappointment from Ojai's restaurant specially with regards to service. The only plus was it was...