Le Petit Cafe Bakery

This dining establishment to my experience over ten years serves high quality food, fish poultry, shellfish, meats with additional daily specials. There is a refined quiet ambience with tasteful art and sculpture, crystal stemware, crisp, clean linen and fresh flowers at each table. I have found the staff to be courteous, polite and knowledgeable about the food, wines and spirits. Prices are reasonable and I and m friends who dine there often find we have had a good dining experience and had quality, variety and value for money.

I'm new to the Ventura area and thought I'd give Le Petit Cafe a try. Words cannot describe the nastiness of the red headed co-owner. She is not fit to interact with customers in any business in any capacity. She ought to be relegated to some back office job where no customer has to contend with her miserable and offensive behavior. I never ordered from their bakery case because she effectively refused service to me. While other Le Petit Cafe staffers were simply standing around behind the counter, she tried to convince me that their bakery counter needed to close for 30 minutes because they were "understaffed." When I asked if I could take a seat in the main part of the Le Petit Cafe restaurant to order a pastry, she replied, "No, not necessarily" with a surly snap. Just as well, I guess, because, like I say, the contents of that bakery case were beyond iffy. I was just hungry! Anyways, it's a shame there aren't many other bakery choices in the Ventura area because that red headed skank makes the French look friendly. One can only hope Corner Bakery or Panera or another reasonable chain bakery that knows how to treat customers opens right next door her and puts her out of our misery.

I called today to inquire on the hours. I was told they were on the web site, although I was looking at the web site as I was calling and the hours are not posted anywhere. The rude man finally advised the lunch hours even though I asked from breakfast so that I could make a reservation. He said he was too busy and I refrained from cussing him out. I would never think to go to a restuarant where the phone service alone is rude. First impressions last..... I'm sure the service must be as rude as the phone manners!!!