Ventura Dining part deux

It's all fun and games in Ventura until you hit this place: http://www.fiorerestaurant.net/main.html . Then the party is REALLY on! Not only does Cafe Fiore offer a variety of Italian cuisine, but it has a martini, mojito, and wine menu that Jack Daniel's himself would be proud of.

The start to our dinner wasn't the best. Let's be real here. Our appetizers sucked balls and since this is my blog, I will say it again. It sucked balls (please send all hate mail to above email address). We started with calamari. Yes, calamari. That's it. Nothing fancy shmancy, just calamari. The calamari must of been having a bad day because it decided to saturate itself in glops of oil before it hit our plates. I've had better calamari at Olive Garden. That being said, we barely touched it. When the waitress came by to ask how it was, we were honest. Again, being real is the way to go.

This is how amazing the service was at this place (brief synopsis): Waitress drops off calamari. Calamari sucks balls. We tell waitress Calamari sucks balls. Waitress takes said calamari away. Waitress returns in 4 seconds and tells us that she took said calamari off our bill. Manager comes by 4 seconds after that to check on us. We are OK. Manager comes back regularly to check on us. We are still okay. We are all shocked that they take their calamari seriously. We eat, drink, and be merry.

The rest of our meal was great. Everything was cooked to perfection and the taste was on point. Now to the even better part of this blog. How can you go wrong with this: http://www.fiorerestaurant.net/martini.html. That's right, a full Martini menu!!!!!!!!!! They have one of the largest Martini menus I have ever seen. EVER! They also have a long list of mojitos on their menu, but it is not posted on their website, but trust when I say there is something for everyone there.

With all the yummy drinks they offer, I don't want to overlook the fact that they offer a Spa Menu (geared toward the conscious diner. That better not be anyone reading this blog).

Despite the rocky start, Cafe Fiore kicked ass.

Cafe Fiore is located at 66 California St. in Ventura

Happy dinning, your pal,

-D