This place rules!! Best bar in town. great humans and chicken sandos and wine and beer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Helen Wade
Good food, great wines, friendly service, fun games, accessible and easy parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin McGillivray
Cute place and will go back. The food was pretty good altho the portions (of what we got, anyway) were small for the price. Staff could definitely be friendlier if they want to cultivate regulars. We would try again; maybe it was an off night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Christopher Gilcrest
A great place to taste the newest in wine trends, organic wines from the USA and Europe. Now they have food and wine. The staff led by Lexi is most friendly and helpful in the region.
Quincy Dungan
Great Vibes, Drinks, and Soft Serve! Owner is a real one 🤙
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Hunt
Friendly service from Emma! Lots of fun new wines to try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily King
I want to love Buddy’s so badly…their wine selection is absolutely fabulous & super unique, and they have fun events and a great vibe—but the service is so obnoxiously awful that it’s ruined my experience multiple times.
Bartenders hardly ever greet you, and on 3 separate occasions I sat at the bar and waited for over 5 minutes for anyone to even acknowledge me. Bartenders are more focused on hanging with their friends than actually welcoming in new patrons. I keep going back hoping it will get better, but I sadly can’t recommend this place anymore.
I would just love to be treated like a person, not ignored, and have someone behind the bar that actually gives af about the people there (that aren’t just their friends).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Madison Phillips
Such a cute wine bar!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Allison Kunath
This spot has been on my Ventura short-list since it opened, but I now consistently look forward to their fried chicken sandwiches nights. My goodness.
Always great people. Fun but mellow, beautiful but approachable. Great wine selection & helpful staff. A+
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jesse Migchelbrink
BUDDY’S is the jam. Great wine list, amazing staff. They serve food too! Good snacks sometimes even DJs. Go support your local haunt!
I gotta say we come here in the evenings, wine always great, Sunday evening is amazing. Awesome vibe, music nailed it. Early Caribbean with early beginnings of reggae. Do come for the wine, Enjoy soft serve ice cream, cake or cookies, don’t forget Baguette Wednesdays till sold out. I love this place. Aldults only please.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dan Rettinger
The owner is super nice and friendly. Great selection wine including natural and orange wines! Super fun to go here and try new funky wines we've never seen before. What a great date spot. The vibe is super chill and low light.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenna Choquette
Buddy's is a great spot in midtown to grab a drink. They have a great wine selection behind the bar along with a lot of bottles on the shelf/in the cooler you can open there or take to go. Also as an ex-Texan, it's the only place in Ventura I've ever found Shiner Bock beer on tap. Worth going just for a pint of that. They have limited food options, so don't go to Buddy's hungry, though they do offer some snacks that are decent. Bring your friends, play one of the board games they have stocked, and enjoy the cute atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kevin Dunn
Super friendly and knowledgeable folks working at Buddy’s. Great wine and cake/pie. Also have an awesome selection of food trucks that come by!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Arianna B.
wine should be accessible to everyone, not a luxury thing.
This place rules!! Best bar in town. great humans and chicken sandos and wine and beer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food, great wines, friendly service, fun games, accessible and easy parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute place and will go back. The food was pretty good altho the portions (of what we got, anyway) were small for the price. Staff could definitely be friendlier if they want to cultivate regulars. We would try again; maybe it was an off night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
A great place to taste the newest in wine trends, organic wines from the USA and Europe. Now they have food and wine. The staff led by Lexi is most friendly and helpful in the region.
Great Vibes, Drinks, and Soft Serve! Owner is a real one 🤙
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly service from Emma! Lots of fun new wines to try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I want to love Buddy’s so badly…their wine selection is absolutely fabulous & super unique, and they have fun events and a great vibe—but the service is so obnoxiously awful that it’s ruined my experience multiple times.
Bartenders hardly ever greet you, and on 3 separate occasions I sat at the bar and waited for over 5 minutes for anyone to even acknowledge me. Bartenders are more focused on hanging with their friends than actually welcoming in new patrons. I keep going back hoping it will get better, but I sadly can’t recommend this place anymore.
I would just love to be treated like a person, not ignored, and have someone behind the bar that actually gives af about the people there (that aren’t just their friends).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Such a cute wine bar!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This spot has been on my Ventura short-list since it opened, but I now consistently look forward to their fried chicken sandwiches nights. My goodness.
Always great people. Fun but mellow, beautiful but approachable. Great wine selection & helpful staff.
A+
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BUDDY’S is the jam. Great wine list, amazing staff. They serve food too! Good snacks sometimes even DJs. Go support your local haunt!
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I gotta say we come here in the evenings, wine always great, Sunday evening is amazing. Awesome vibe, music nailed it. Early Caribbean with early beginnings of reggae. Do come for the wine,
Enjoy soft serve ice cream, cake or cookies, don’t forget Baguette Wednesdays till sold out. I love this place. Aldults only please.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The owner is super nice and friendly. Great selection wine including natural and orange wines! Super fun to go here and try new funky wines we've never seen before. What a great date spot. The vibe is super chill and low light.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Buddy's is a great spot in midtown to grab a drink. They have a great wine selection behind the bar along with a lot of bottles on the shelf/in the cooler you can open there or take to go. Also as an ex-Texan, it's the only place in Ventura I've ever found Shiner Bock beer on tap. Worth going just for a pint of that. They have limited food options, so don't go to Buddy's hungry, though they do offer some snacks that are decent. Bring your friends, play one of the board games they have stocked, and enjoy the cute atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Super friendly and knowledgeable folks working at Buddy’s. Great wine and cake/pie. Also have an awesome selection of food trucks that come by!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
wine should be accessible to everyone, not a luxury thing.
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