Winchesters Grill & Saloon

**Updated Review**
I’m increasing from a 1 star to a 2 star because the owner took the time address my concern. If we decide to return in the future I’ll update my review!
OK… So a few things here.
1. When we walked in the greeter was very nice… That’s about where this starts and ends.
2. The waitress we had was more concerned about her conversation with another waitress than actually helping us. We planned on sitting for a nice BBQ dinner but that quickly changed.
3. The food is over priced, especially for the service you’re giving. We were so annoyed with our waitress that we had a whopping 1 beer, paid (almost walked out without paying) because it wasn’t worth my $ 5 and then walked two blocked down the street to the Saloon BBQ Company.
First and last visit to this place. Sorry Amigo’s

Really great experience here, quick service and attention to details by my server Cathy made my dinner even better. The beer selection is really nice with local brews on tap. I ordered the Tri-​Tip and side salad and could not believe the flavor of the home made Blu Cheese dressing and freshness and quantity of my «Side» salad. The Tri-​Tip was a little over done but check this out, the restaurant manager JB gave me a $ 5.00 off coupon for the next time I visit. They call it a «Second Chance Coupon» nice touch. I ended my visit with a huge chocolate cake wedge that I am taking home to enjoy with some Fosters Freeze ice cream.
Great find here in Ventura county with class service make Winchesters a excellent restaurant to visit.

Just not as good tonight as previous visits. Ribeye steak was a bit on the charred side. Granted, I did order it medium well but have been here before and they made a very nice medium-​well steak. The beans could have used a bit more molasses and salt. The well margarettas were good. Our server, Alicis, was attentative and very accommodating with a request for additional ranch dressing for our to go items.

Good people. Fair food. Rainy night so the place was dead. Lots of locals just lurking around so felt like a small town vibe. I Ordered the filet and a wedge. Large portion for the wedge and a sizable steak for the filet. Cooked as I like. I’d say this place is good and comparable to a lone star steak house. Moderate price

Me and my hubs went here Valentine night to have dinner and drinks before the Iration concert @ Ventura Theater.
Was beginning to get a little pissed because although they weren’t super busy, two waitresses that had been working the front entrance repeatedly ignored us and seemed both of them kept thinking the other one would help us because they both said «someone will be right with you» and walked by more than once. Finally a blonde hair girl asked if we needed help (wish I could remember her name and the receipt doesn’t say it either). We asked to sit outside since it was a nice evening. She was fantastic!!! She was very personable, fun, and prompt with checking on our drinks and she seemed to be managing all the tables down the left side of entrance by herself where as it seemed there were a few girls trying to manage half the amount of tables in front but were ignoring ppl that needed to be seated.
Food was great and the drinks were too! We’ll make sure to return again when in the area again! And hopefully we’ll get the same waitress!

Rustic place with Great burgers & Big Tap Beer selection. Outside seating is heated but service falls off.

It’s a little dark and hard to read the small print on the menu. Tom was great at beer and food recommendation. Ribeye was very good. No vegetables on their menu though :(

If you’re looking to get some good ol’ food poisoning, this is the place for you. Everything tasted like it sat in an old moldy fridge and the fries tasted like the oil hasn’t been changed in over a year. Such a great location but no pride of ownership. I would prefer ALPO dog food over this low-​grade frozen mystery meat that is always either burned to a crisp or still has marks where the jockey was hitting it. At least the dog food wont get you sick.

Ideally Unilocal would allow half stars and 3 ½ would be my vote for Winchester’s. Unfortunately, my Unilocal tendency is to round down and so 3 it is.
My wife and I ended up here after a rough start at nearby Shanghai Beer Garden, which we called an audible on after our appetizers.
What we liked:
Top Sirloin
Salmon
Stone IPA
What was average:
Baked potato
What we really didn’t care for:
The signature beans
Garlic mashed potatoes
Complimentary bread rolls
Try it or Diet Final Word
Our server was friendly and the atmosphere was cool and casual so it’s not a bad choice… especially if you’re already enjoying downtown Ventura. I’m just not sure I’d ever make specific plans to eat here if dinner was my sole interest. My advice, make a day of it. If the beach, shopping, steak and beer sound good to you, try it!

I went for dinner on Thursday night for food and football. We ordered two Stella’s on tap that they charge $ 7.50 each. The beer was flat and warm. Waitress was nice enough to replace mine with Boddington’s on tap. The taster was also warm. The waitress apologized but said all the taps are in the same cooler. Frankly, if a bar has that many taps, you can’t be selling warm and flat beer. So, to be safe, I said just give me a Coors light. At least I could see if the beer label was blue indicating proper temperature. Nope, no blue mountains! OK, beer bust aside, the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ burger was good, but when it arrived pink, I realized the waitress didn’t ask how I wanted it cooked. Not a busy place on TNF. Not the best place to watch a game.

We rode our bikes around the beach. Then through town & found ourself here to refuel for bike trip 2. Parked bikes right outside, sat in patio. Started with $ 4 Bloody Mary’s had spinach salmon salad & Dukes chicken salad, loved them both. Then finished with beer sampler & Chocolate Death Cake. Everything was delicious. Yes. Definitely recommend.

Krissy was amazing and our service was friendly, prompt and attentive. Because of her service our BikeHer group will visit again on our next scheduled ride next month!

I must say. This place has really gone down hill. After class I was looking forward to a wonderful steak. But my steak was so flavorless! I mean is it hard to at least throw some dang salt on the meat?! The steaks used to be so full of flavor. My rice. Cold. And I mean pulled out of the fridge and slapped on my plate. Sad to say my once favorite dinner spot is a thing in the past.

My family went in for a late lunch to the Winchester. My first thought was wow my Dad & Grandma would have loved the feel of this place, it’s like a saloon. Lunch was amazing we had the tri tip potato skins with cheese.
And all three of us decided on the burgers. They were so juicy and huge.
We all were delighted. Can’t wait to go back! Prices reasonable… Go you won’t be sorry!

Well here it is we decided to try Winchesters again for a birthday party. I made a reservation for 8 PM. For eight people. When we arrived we noticed it was busy and were content to wait. However almost 2 hours later when the restaurant was almost empty our food finally arrived. The restaurant seemed to empty out at about 8:30 PM the end of the dinner crowd. It’s a shame because it seems like it ought to be a good pick. Our experiences here however have not been great.

Here at Winchester Grill having the first burger n red beer in 2015.
Keri M. was our waitress she knocked it out of the park with great smile and service nice job!
We started their famous venison stuffed mushrooms with New Zealand farm raised venison and spices baked into large mushroom caps, and topped with jack & Parmesan cheeses nestled on a bed of wild rice.
All six of us had Burgers from the Kobe to the ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ Applewood smoked bacon and mix it 50 – 50 with our USDA Prime Angus Beef Chuck to make the best bacon burger you’ve ever had!
The Outlaw Burger Our classic burger, dusted with Cajun spices, topped with Jalapeño Poppers and melted Pepper-​Jack cheese.
American Kobe Beef Burger Japanese styled, sake massaged, beer fed beef.
We drank Figueroa Mountain~Danish Red Lager made right in Buellton, CA,
Our friends from Vegas were very impressed with my favorite burger place!
Starting out 2015 right

Was craving a nice steak meal, so turned to my fellow Unilocal family on suggestions… After careful review my fiancé and I chose to give this place a try.
When we arrived, they didn’t have anyone at the front reception podium, but a female server greeted us and said to sit wherever we like.
The prices are pretty reasonable-​to-​expensive with steaks averaging about $ 20-​$ 23 bucks a plate. On the plate you get their homemade beans and a choice of another side. I wish they had Mac and cheese as a side, that would have made my world complete. It’s becoming more common that a small salad is extra and this is how they up sell you. The «homemade» bread is just awful. It’s tastes like, store bought bread that they cut it up to look like they made it and they seriously warmed it in a microwave for a minute-​not good.
I ordered the rib eye and asked for Med-​Rare… I don’t think it’s that hard to cook medium rare but when I got it it was more medium-​well. My fiancé ordered the New York strip, he ordered it medium and it looked more med-​rare to me. I wish I could give this place 4 stars, but the food was unfortunately not that spectacular.
At the end of our meal, the owner stopped by our table. He chatted for quite a while and seemed to be a very nice genuine guy. Our jameson/​diets were pretty good and even better because it was Happy Hpur price.
***At the end of the day our experience was more 3.5 out of 5 stars.
We’ll be back to give it another try…

Located in downtown Ventura. This is a little Western bar pub. I came in for dinner and Happy Hour.
Greeted friendly and promptly. Staff was quick to drink orders menu selections and taking order. The waitress was on top of providing service and insuring we enjoyed happy hour prices.
Wanting to try some local brews, waitress was able to make numerous suggestions without much hesitation.
A large order of food including the appetizers jalapeño poppers, chicken tenders, and duck strips. Also ordered a Dukes Favorite (Chicken, mushroom, onion, Swiss) and a Barbary Coast Crab (Crab Salad Sandwich). The appetizers all came out hot. Straight from the fryer, properly seasoned, and appropriately tender for enjoyment with house made dressings ranch and barbecue. Each of the appetizers came with enough fries for a meal in it’s own. The sandwiches were filled with healthy amount of meat, vegetables sided with abundance of fries.
Check and bill came with no issues.
Good: service, excellent food, attentive staff, value.
Bad: nothing at this time.
Overall four stars. I should come back.

Walked in… ordered two Maker’s Mark Manhattans.
The bartender was super friendly and poured our drinks nice and strong.
Only stayed for a short bit because our concert down the street was starting soon.
Cool location, lots of beer on tap!

I joined friends late after they were halfway through their gorgeous looking mashed potatoes and steaks or whatever else they were having-​actually I didn’t get past looking at the big dollops of mashed potatoes.
The waitress rolled with it, and poured me a large glass of house red wine which was quite tasty. We were all impressed with the humongous chocolate cake. Since we were a party over 6, the waitress announced that she should have, but didn’t, add the tip.
A very pleasant low key experience visiting friends sitting on an outdoor table overlooking Main Street, which makes me want to come back in time for dinner, or at least some mashed potatoes.