Model Citizen

70 S Oak St, Ventura

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Veronika Cox

What a great little find this was. Exquisite food at a reasonable price. Good varied menu with fresh local ingredients. I had the fresh tuna tartare with chips and a gem lettuce, pear, blue cheese and walnut salad. Good portion sizes too. One of the best meals I’ve had in Ventura these last six months.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

julia cedre

40% of the menu was not available at the time we were there. Half of their beers were out of stock. It was a Saturday night. Take a chance I guess.

Dan Rettinger

Atmosphere is perfect for a romantic date or get together. We love their cocktails and happy hour smash burgers. Also, their food is great too. They have a great bar also!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crispy Potatoes, Steak Frites, mc Double Smashburger, Fries

Ryan Shindler

I had a fantastic dinner here. The menu has a legit variety of great items, and it seems you can't go wrong no matter what you order. We ordered multiple appetizers, entrees, and had dessert. It was all excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sydney Goldrick

10/10!!!! Everything—from our server Kelli to the lovely cocktails, great food, and the cutest atmosphere—was phenomenal!

Went here with a group of 4 and just told Kelli to choose our items for us. Every single dish she recommended was excellent. We got the sourdough bread, oysters, roasted squash, grilled broccolini, pasta with fennel sausage, schnitzel, and braised short rib—everything was so good. Drooling just thinking about it!

It felt amazing to show up and have Kelli lead the way. It was the first time for 2 out of 4 of us, so this just felt so comfortable. She was incredibly knowledgeable about the food and cocktails and really made our experience above and beyond!

Such a great experience—highly recommend! The only sad part? I only got a picture of our cocktails because we were so focused on the food and the moment. Just goes to show how great Kelli’s service was and what an excellent experience we had living in the moment!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Louis Desroches

Great drinks & food but failed on desert - they took over 30 minutes to come and the millefeuille was missing the custard!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Gerald Stevens

Really creative fare across the board.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marisa Pasquini

All around great place. Can’t wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beats Salad, Ricotta Gnocchi

Carly Y

Love this spot, and the food… just wish there was more vegan stuff. However, chef has always been very accommodating!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Carina Hernandez

Industrial chic, novel restaurant and drinks. The senses were delighted. I loved everything I tried, which were the buttery halibut (!!!), Flor's burger, and oyster mushrooms. For drinks, the Bullet Train, Model Spritz, Risky Business, Mezcal y Maize, which were all amazingly tasty. We enjoyed their offerings and music. Overheard that the food items can change rapidly and that appeals to me as someone who craves novelty!

Vegetarian options: The fried oyster mushrooms were delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

nancy aguilar

The experience was generally good but there was a pretty long wait between each plate served. I think there needs to be one more waitress from what i observed there were 2 holding down the restaurant. Lack of servers increased overall wait time to places drink orders or ask for water and such.

The appetizers were very good, specifically the sweet potato and broccolini.
Pork belly skewers were perfect.

The steak was tender but needed a little more flavor.

Cocktails were good. The standout for me was the bend and snap.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Ali Maamar

A top restaurant in Ventura, high quality, top service, excellent ambience, California contemporary, classy SoCal. Very high quality food, lots of vegetables, nice presentation. Very flavorful but some dishes a bit heavy on the salt (particularly the cauliflower salad). Otherwise, I think it has potential for a Michelin mention. Overall loved the experience. This is a great spot for a foodie. This place is better than most places offered in Monticito and Santa Barbara. It’s well executed and very well managed. I highly recommend scheduling or getting reservations. If you are coming in for the bar, no need to reservations. Will return and now my favorite restaurant in Ventura. If you are visiting foodie, this is your spot. 5 stars without a doubt and highly recommended.

Vegetarian options: Multiple plates, vegan or vegetarian.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thomas Maloney

Always delicious and fun.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ryan Canon

What a cool, swanky joint! We love the food and variety of choices on the menu. Adding a consitent supply and variety of cider to the menu would be a huge improvement to an already great restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lena Rubisova

Lovely atmosphere with delicious seasonal food. Great service. Feels like a gem to find in Ventura!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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