Watermark Restaurant Review
598 E. Main St. (Chestnut St.) 
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Ventura, CA 93001
805-643-6800 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
Cuisine
Open
Dinner Tues.-Sun., Brunch Sun.Features
- View
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Valet parking
- Dressy
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 A unique fusion of old and new (think preserved original details downstairs and a glass elevator ascending to a contemporary third-floor lounge), Watermark required years of work before opening in 2008. Murals of the Mission San Buenaventura set the tone and color scheme of the two-level formal dining room. Booths and windows are draped in burgundy velvet. The space once housed a bank, but now the old vault is loaded with premium spirits. Chef Peter Edwards’ menu features fresh seafood in dishes including Niçoise-style striped bass, blackened scallops with achiote cream sauce and lobster potpie. On Friday and Saturday evenings, a seafood raw bar is available. Carnivores can choose from several cuts of beef, including grilled Prime filet served with potato-parsnip pancakes, huckleberries and red onion confit. Watermark's interesting wine program offers mostly local and other domestic options, as well as a selection of wines custom-blended for the restaurant. Wander upstairs to the bar on the third level (called W2O) and you enter a modern world of blues and greens that echoes the sea. Glass walls and a retractable rooftop bring the outdoors inside and afford long views of downtown Ventura. Hip cocktails and tapas are served up to a younger, more casual nightclub set.
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