Papa Lennon's - OJAI

Great food Beet salad and tomato soup Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Herb Garlic Fries, Greek Salad, Salad, House Salad, Goat to Pizza

Great food as always... been here plenty of times and I haven't been disappointed yet. Beetnik salad is my fav, bc I love beet salads. But I've had the pastas, pizzas, sandwiches. All tasty. I haven't tried desert, they have creme brulee which is my favorite. So when I'm back I will. It's a small space inside. But has a small cute bar top, maybe 6 seats. A few tables only and a large one to share. Outside patio with heaters and a water fountain... very pretty outside. Maybe a jacket still depending on time of day.

We just moved to Ojai and asked the neighbors for a dinner recommendation. It ended us at Papa Lennon's and boy were we happy about it! It was a quick 10 minute drive from our new house. The front was super cute and welcoming. There was parking right across the street. We arrived around 5:45 and there were a few open seats on the patio; a moderate hustle and bustle of people enjoying a local favorite spot. There was a small party outdoors at one of the long tables and lots of other friends and families getting together. Every dish that was brought out was beautiful, smelled fantastic and was absolutely fresh looking. I'm sure there is no way to go wrong here since all the ingredients are so fresh and the food is clean. I had the vegetable panini which was bomb. The focaccia bread here is a must. The side salad with honey vinaigrette was a yummy treat as well. My fiancé had the bbq chicken pizza and was astounded by how fresh the ingredients felt and tasted. My father in law had the meatball sub which he said could have had a little more flavor but still delicious. The fries were great. My mother in law had the chicken vegetable soup which came out right away, and all of us were mouth watering over it. It smelled and tasted delicious. That's a must order when I come back next time. We weren't sure how things worked here. So we walked in and quickly gathered it was an order and then sit kind of restaurant. So we went to the vine walled patio (which was super pleasant and warmed with heaters and got a table while one of us ordered at the front. Then our food came out one by one at different times. The vegetable panini took the longest, arriving about 5 minutes after the preceding dish (the meatball sub and bbq pizza . Well worth the wait though. I can't wait to come back here : it's a special spot.

I love their salads, their gluten-free pizza, not so much I have yet to find a decent gluten-free crust at a local restaurant.

This place is great, definetly a hidden gem. Great food and great service, would reccommend to anyone in the area!