Best Restaurants with a Tasting Menu in Oxnard

Excellent food and excellent service. Will definitely be back.

Spago was incredible. The food was amazing and service was impeccable. Highly recommend!!

I have to start by saying that having an experience like going to Olivella is not something we do frequently. For us, this is reserved for birthdays or anniversaries. This visit was actually to celebrate my birthday. We were slightly hesitant because of the set course menu, not knowing if we’d like the offerings and leery of the value. Let me put this to rest right of the bat, it was totally worth it. We left very satisfied with both the offerings and the portion sizes. We were seated promptly and were immediately greeted by Alana who was our server. She was warm and knowledgeable, friendly yet professional, attentive but never intrusive. I had notified the restaurant during the reservation process that I needed to avoid onion and garlic because I get intense reflux. Alana confirmed this before we began discussing the courses. She assured me that she would guide me away from offerings that would upset my system. There are actually 6 courses, not just the 4 on the menu. They bring an amuse-bouche and then bread to start, before the first course. I won’t get deeply into our courses because the menu changes daily, but there were a couple of things we were told that are often on the menu that were soooo good. For the pasta course, both the Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe and the Rigatoni Bolognese were phenomenal. We both had different fish offerings for our main course which were excellent as well. We were so impressed with Alana that I asked to speak to the manager on our way out to express our gratitude. I feel that so often people only speak to management to complain, so when we receive exceptional service, I feel it’s important to express appreciation.

How does this place not have a Michelin star? Definitely should be a Michelin 2-star.

We had an absolutely amazing brunch! Ordered the avocado toast with in-house pickled veggies, the David’s Benny (eggs Benedict) and bacon and eggs for the kids. Everything was so delicious!!! Great vibes, amazing wine, and exciting show. Cannot wait to go back!