The Malibu Cafe At Calamigos Ranch

Anonymous Feb 25, 2019 at 4:32AM

We can't wait! ❤️

Anonymous Feb 25, 2019 at 4:22AM

Join us this March 16th at The Malibu Cafe for an afternoon full of dogs and more dogs. We will have multiple doggy vendors, doggy obstacle course, beer garden by Golden Road Brewing, photo booth by Shutter Bus Co., Deity Animal Rescue and Foundation, prizes for best doggy outfit, puppuccino eating contest, and cutest dog! Also a meet and greet with the famous Pardon Thy French! This is a free event and we absolutely can't wait to see you!

Anonymous Jan 29, 2019 at 4:09AM

Calamigos Ranch has created the Ultimate Valentines Weekend for you and your loved one.
Our completely curated romantic weekend is included for all guests who have reserved a stay in any Private Cottage, Bungalow or Estate Room for Friday and Saturday night. You and your partner will experience private and exclusive activities, tastings, treatments and more designed to both strengthen connection and ignite passion.
Swipe to discover more. Call now to reserve. ... * Two-night minimum stay required for Valentines Weekend
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Anonymous Oct 9, 2018 at 2:58AM

October 11th is the grand opening of the newest addition to the Calamigos Beach Club, Mon-Li by cocktail chef Mathew Biancaniello. This 12 course liquid tasting experience is by reservation only. 😍😍😍
Click the link for reservations: www.exploretock.com/mon-li
... Chef: Matthew Biancaniello
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Anonymous Jun 22, 2018 at 2:13AM

Summer Thursday’s are the start to our weekend 🍹

Anonymous Jun 21, 2018 at 5:26AM

We love games 🥇

Anonymous Jun 20, 2018 at 3:44AM

Puppies need pictures too!🐾🐶

Anonymous Jun 20, 2018 at 3:30AM

This is how Malibu does Tuesdays 😉

Anonymous Jun 19, 2018 at 3:59AM

H A P P Y 🍉 M O N D A Y

Anonymous Jun 17, 2018 at 11:19PM

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! To all the amazing Dad’s 💕

Anonymous Jun 15, 2018 at 4:42AM

Hopefully your summer plans include The Malibu Cafe!

Anonymous Jun 10, 2018 at 11:27PM

Brunch”day” Funday! We open at 10am today🍾🌞🌻

Anonymous Jun 8, 2018 at 2:17AM

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Anonymous Jun 6, 2018 at 3:24AM

Our favorite lunch time snack 😋 #bruschetta

Anonymous Jun 4, 2018 at 12:19AM

You scream, we scream, we have ice cream 🍦

Anonymous Jun 1, 2018 at 1:23AM

Who doesn’t love a good appetizer, or maybe 3😋

Anonymous Nov 17, 2017 at 12:00AM

Thanksgiving is almost here, friends! Do you have your plans? If not, we're here for you.
Best part: you don't even have to wash all those dishes.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

We had such an amazing time and Zacharias was an amazing server. An amazing experience for friends and family. We will definitely be coming back!! Giant sized chess, giant size Jenga, ping pong , corn hole, shopping, wine and more!! What else could you ask for??!!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Quite possibly the best place EVER!

Super friendly attentive staff, the setting is like an enchanted forest / wonderland.

The food was fantastic, outdoor games - sandbag toss, giant jenga, pool tables, ping pong, a pond for a little sail.

Great music playing throughout.

We can’t wait to go back.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Malibu Cafe is always a FUN outdoor experience. Food menu not a huge selection, but pretty good food. Drinks are great! Atmosphere, Ambiance and location is perfect for a nice Sunny Day outing with family and friends.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Love this place!!!... <3 Always wanted to come here and enjoy the ambiance. Food, drinks, service, valet and everything else on top of it was a great experience . Glad i chose Malibu Cafe as my birthday venue. All my friends had an awesome time. Already planning to come back soon with my other group of friends for another birthday celebration. Thanks to the owners for coming up with a place like this where people can have fun and be comfortable. :)



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Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

I love the service and ambience. Ashley was great!!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Been there several times for brunch. Food and service was excellent. Very family oriented and kid friendly. We could have stayed there all day..

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Absolutely love this place we celebrated a birthday & so much fun. Great food , drinks , plenty to do - pool �, corn hole, paddle boat and beautiful atmosphere.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

The staff and the setting are very nice. Nestled in the Malibu Mountains, it's definitely a nice break from the hustle and bustle of everyday L.A. life. The food was good, as well. The downfall? While very friendly, the service was very slow and while that may be the exact opposite of "escaping hustle and bustle," you also don't want to grow a ZZ Top beard waiting for your food. Be prepared for the price, as well. Burger, salmon tacos, & one glass of wine came in just under $60. Maybe it's the Midwesterner in me, but I found that a tad steep.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

The Malibu Cafe is great for an outdoor gathering. There are limitations which could of made it a 5 star rating. Seating on the upstairs section is very tight and families with strollers have to be aware of this. We actually had to go back to our car and returned it because there wasn’t anywhere to put it. The service was good but lacked in areas of focus especially asking for cream for coffee. I requested it twice and was assured it was coming but had to ask again and waited an additional 15 minutes for it and at that point, my coffee was cold. I did however get a fresh brew to make up for it. So good experience, but it wasn’t the 5 star that I am use to seeing as I have been a previous patron of the restaurant.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Our server was friendly and attentive

Salmon tacos were good and generous portion

Wine (especially the California wines )

Very overpriced

Sets a bad tone at the beginning that they're trying to rip you off.

Impressed with their children's menu and it's a great place where you can relax and let the kids run around and explore safe and fun atmosphere .

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Love love love the atmosphere! Lots of open space, laid back, great music, chill crowd. The reason for a 4 instead of a 5 because the prices are insane. But all in all it was definitely worth it.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

When I first called to make a reservation- I was told that someone would call me back to confirm my reservation. Huh? What a waste of time but... I played along. Sure enough- I never heard back.... When I called back the following day- Brynn said- we don't make same day reservations- which is so absurd!! After I explained what happened the previous day, she put me on hold for 10 minutes to discuss with a supposed manager as to who could've possibly made that mistake. Once their "summit" resulted in still not knowing who could've messed up their reservation protocol- she obligingly gave me the reservation again. The whole thing took way too long and was a ridiculous way to do reservations in the 1st place. So we got our original reservation for 7pm on a Sunday night. You know what??? It wasn't even remotely crowded.... They kept all the dining in the top tables and the best tables below were empty! So having jumped through all those hoops- I was hoping for decent food. A couple of years ago- they had ribs & fries that i remembered to be the best and not overly priced thing on the menu. Low and behold- they pulled that off the menu.



What we found was Waaaaaayyyyy over-priced food that's average at best ($27 burgers and $14 small side of fries that serves party of 1... My 3 miniscule tacos (appetizer) was $20. My friend's quinoa salad was around $24 dollars plus more... to add chicken in it. Of course.



BUT it's an amazing location that's fun to take pictures, let kids run around & also dog friendly. It's best when the sun comes down to see the trees lit up... but get ready to pay $14 plus tip for your mandatory valet parking first. It's great to bring an out of town guest for that Malibu flavor.... but for my family- this will not be a "regular" place for us- I'm sad to say.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

I thought the place was super cute and charming! HOWEVER the server Kris was so rude.. first he came up to the table with chew in his mouth that's so disgusting... second he called someone "buddy" at our table who he didn't even know. The drinks and food were good. Someone did get the beer chicken at the table and it was dry. Kris took forever to even check on us to see if the food was good (it wasn't busy at the time). When the person at our table told him about the chicken he rudely said "I'll get a manager over here for you" and left abruptly. The manager finally came over after you see them talking for what seemed like way to long then listened and said "I'm sorry thanks for the feedback" and left our table without even asking what could be done to fix this. Kris then comes back over defending himself to the table. Clearly the manager told him what we said... I'm sorry but excuse me... I've been a server for over 5 years. The way he acting was very unprofessional. After defending himself he left... never offered desert.... didn't even come drop off the bill.. one of us literly had to walk up to him 15 mins later to get the bill that was never adjusted after this bad experience.

I will say the place was so cute. I'm down here visiting family and they wanted to show me this awesome spot. The games and drinks before dinner was the highlight of the night. They just need to weed out the bad attitudes...

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Yes is beautiful but omg one hamburger and one soda $28 and something bottle of soda was $6 ok no problem is not a everyday thing but problem was it toke 45 min one cashier and one cook and cook was touching every thing and no cloves (boxes and Potato chips ) and then cooking the food it kind of make me uncomfortable and $ and taking 45 min to cook and lines long and u could see the people's face when they were paying for food

I go but not eating anything at all there .

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Overpriced for the quality. Setting is nice yet trying too hard to be country. Food way too basic for the price point. Seriously $65 dollars for fatty BBQ plate with Wonder Bread? They can't even provide real corn bread with their very average BBQ which is inflated. This place is a 1 timer.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

My friend and I had come for the Malibu Cafe as one of our Cali trip plans on Sunday. We are from NY and heard rave reviews about this place. Now the only reason I didn’t give one star was because it is certainly an interesting place- but this was like getting orange juice in a milk jug...

We came for the cafe to eat Lunch. No clear “Here is the cafe” signs- just sass and pointing “it’s over here”. When we found the main cafe, we were told it doesn’t open until 4pm. Then we were pointed to the crowds and stands... then the prices came into play... $17 for a HOT DOG... $27 for my friends meal.... that didn’t include drinks.... $7 a pop... sub par food for a hefty price tag. You could see the look on people’s faces when some people ordered drinks for a family to see a $116+ price tag... and the workers and the counter are CLEARLY nervous to mention price. Or when I was told to go to another stand because of HOT soda... only reason we didn’t leave is because the valet already had our car and we still had to shell out money.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

I saw this cafe on a top 10 list of places to try. I loved the way it was set up, the atmosphere was nice. As for the menu it was pretty simple, and the food was barely ok. It wasn't flavorful in the least bit! I was truly disappointed. I had shrimp and fries. The fries were ok the shrimps were a nice size but tasted like batter & salt �. My drink was very good but was filled to the tippy top with ice and was $14! I'm baffled that the Malibu Cafe made the list, I would have enjoyed a fresh in n out burger & fries more. Would never recommend this place, not for the food anyway.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

Food tasted just ok and was WAY OVER PRICED! The drinks were also wayyyy OVER PRICED. I went for a birthday celebration, but I won't go back.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:52PM

They steal from you here.

The place is cute and all but be very carefull about what you leave in your car when you valet. They stole the one credit card I left in my wallet inside the car and used it for $641 and then tried to use it again for another $1000 somewhere else. Unbelieve that a place like this has such miserable ppl working for them.

Obviously never again will I go back, but I'll make sure I spread the word.