THE RanchHouse restaurant & bar

Pre- fixe, five course dinner. The Ginger Carrot soup was as smooth as velvet with perfectly blended flavors, the lamb shank meat fell off the bone. It was moist and had really deep,rich flavors. Very romantic spot but I could see going with a small group as well. We had a lovely table, secluded amidst the bamboo and foliage. Enchanting place. Excellent menu.

Love this place. We got married here 18 years ago. Returned for our anniversary and it was still wonderful! The staff was amazing. The food was absolutely delicious. It brought back wonderful memories and left us with a full belly. Kid-friendliness: Kids eat at half price Parking: Parking is tight but there's plenty in the lot or on the street.

It was our date night in Ojai again and we decided to try The Ranch House for dinner. Surprisingly, We were able to get reservations the same day. The atmosphere is amazing! It was really a special place. The food was very good and the set menu and price was fair. My only issue, which isn't that big was the price on the "mocktails". Otherwise is was a wonderful experience.

This was an ideal spot for a delicious meal in a beautiful setting. Our food and the staff were all 5-stars, however all of their seating is outside which is lovely and ideal and there are no fans. It’s quite hot in the summer, and during our last of 3 courses, the flies were absolutely swarming us and our food, and I was drenched in sweat. Installing fans would have made a huge difference. In terms of food, everything was delicious. The cocktails were fabulous, the salads were satisfying, and the entrees were cooked perfectly. The wait staff was kind and knowledgeable. We’d definitely want to come back in more comfortable weather.

Beautiful location. So picturesque. Not a single table that isn't in a beautiful spot. There is a lovely koi pond and you can walk around the restaurant and look at the gardens. The dinner service is $60 for 3 choices from appetizer, soup/salad, entree and dessert. We had the brussel sprouts and blue cheese salad. The octopus was amazing. The pork belly and filet was delicious as well. We didn't try the desserts.

Really amazing atmosphere but the food was lacking given the price point. Don't get me wrong, it was good, but not $100+ per person good. I'd say maybe $50-$70 per person good. The salads in particular were pretty basic and didn't feel well crafted. My salad was essentially a bed of untossed spinach with some cranberries and candied walnuts on top that were too sweet. It felt more like a decent store-bought salad to me as opposed to a high-end restaurant salad. The tomato bisque was good, but not lick-the-bowl amazing. A little cracked pepper or some other garnish would easily take it up a notch. The entree was the only part of the meal that I felt matched the price point. I had the lamb shank which was cooked well, and the accompanying potatoes and vegetables were delicious too. But again, the other four courses were just alright given the price. I would have given 3.75 rounded up to 4 stars, but when my partner and I arrived on the dot for our reservation time, nobody noticed or greeted us at the front for 3 or 4 minutes - we had to make ourselves noticed, bringing me down to a 3.25 rounded down to 3 stars given what I was expecting from the price.

Oh, my, gosh!!!! This place! Words can barely define this place! My wife and I were looking to go out to a nice place for our 5 year anniversary, and as you can imagine, it is hard to find a place in the times of COVID. But we found this place and made a reservation via Google, and it was all taken care of. The moment we walked into the front part of the Garden, we loved it! It's such a romantic and beautiful place! We were shortly greeted by Russ, the Manager. He was supper awesome, got us checked in and seated instantly! We were quickly waited on by Ruby, who had an amazing and bubbly personality! She was supper awesome and assisted my wife and I so well with understanding their unique menu. Which let me tell you, is amazing! you can ether get 3, of their 5 courses, for $60, or you can get one of each course for $15 more $75. My wife, who has had a gastric bypass, got the 3 course meal, and she was quite satisfied with the food she got, not feeling over filled, or still wanting for more. My self, I got the full deal of the 5 course meal, and felt exactly the same! The 5 course meal looks as followed: Appetizer, Soup, Salad, Entree and Dessert. The App, Salad and Dessert are kind of small, but they are perfect as the entree and the soup as average to normal sized servings for a restaurants. But personally, if they had been any larger, then I don't know if I would have been able to eat the whole 5 course meal! Oh, and their soda! I got Coke-Cola and it tasted heavenly!!! I have only tasted an equal taste to that of Mexico Sugar Cain Cola. But hey, you be the judge of it, I loved it! Once we were done with the food and were ready to go, the total meal came out to $177, with a 15% tip that I willingly gave. I really do plan to come back to this place soon, possibly bring my mom here for mothers day in May. If I could, I would want to just relax in the garden here and work on my book. After we paid and left our table, we were aloud to walk around the location and admire the surrounding atmosphere, while staying a safe distance from other parties of course. We even got a breaf background of this restraint from Russ, and how it use to be an herbal garden home before it had changed into The Ranch House. If you are ever in town, and looking for a romantic place to go out with your significant other, this is the place to go! It is well worth the buck you are spending here. Expect to spend about roughly two hours here, and enjoy every second of it!

To whom it may concern: So I had a dinner reservation at 6pm and drove all the way from Santa Monica with my lady to arrive at 615pm. The environment and ambiance was beautiful with the hostess/manager being very accomodating with getting us the right table so my lady was warm. We sat down and ordered 3 course meal and 5 course. In the beginning the food was decent but noticed we were being rushed between courses while trying to enjoy our conversation without having people clear our table. At 837pm I noticed people around us who had come in after us were already eating. The manager told me the the kitchen was having trouble and some mental issues. with the cook.Seriously. Really. I had to get up twice to go check on our food. Then finally the food came at 845pm and my lady's food was cold and the had too much white pepper in the mashed potatoes and my ahi tuna was also cold. The whole point is that the waiter totally forgot about us. They refunded the whole meal but the night was ruined. Can't get that back. Money does not cover.

Fantastic dining experience in an incredible unique outdoor atmosphere. It's like dining in a Zen garden, but with heaters. The menu is either a 3 course or 5 course meal. We went with the 5 course dinner because... why not. Drink specials are different every night, and we started off with the dark Manhattan. It was perfect from the taste to the big round ice cube in it. For appetizer, I had the lamb Flatbread, which was delicious but had a lot of grisle on the meat. Second course was a warm apple fennel soup. It was better than expected, but I couldn't get over the sense I was eating warm applesauce. Lol. 3rd course was the salad which while simple was so fresh it was a favorite course of the meal! The entrees brought everything home. We split the filet mignon with black truffle mashed potatoes, and the lamb dish. Both were perfectly cooked, tender, and bursting with flavor. Desert was almost too much but we managed to get it in. It was a strawberry and lemon curd pie served with their signature and stamped cookie. Overall, I'd say it's a do not miss if you're there. Ambiance and service were impeccable. Food, while entrees were fantastic a little of the early creativity seemed to be just doing something different to be different...like the soup. I'd give it a good solid 4 and recommend it.

On our anniversary we were looking forward to dining here. We had a reservation, they had our contact info. When we arrived at 630, the place was dark. No one there. I left a message, and we've never received a reply. Went to another restaurant in Ojai that takes care of it's customers.

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