Red Barn Market

Red barn on the Avenue in ventura is the place for fresh meat, produce and on Saturdays and Sundays the BBQ is killer with, chicken, pork, beef and other goodies.
The shrimp there is Ecuadorian , sweet and plump. Straight off the boat, quick frozen. None of the crap the big stores use to keep them fresh, chemicals. If you need a special order, see Paco. Got 22 lbs of Mexican blue crab last weekend. Gotta tell ya ventura foodies, it was killer. Little skeptical on frozen crab, but thawed out it looked and smelled like just caught, and I grew up near the Chesapeake bay, know good crabs. These babies were much larger than the east coast stuff.
Awesome selection, killer meat, fish, a great to go counter, and welcoming helpful staff. Do yourself a favor, shop there. You won’t be disappointed.

We moved to the avenue about 1 yr ago. I saw this store on our bike rides but it was closed. Finally we got to go in after remodel.
The produce is Awesome. Hot food WOW
A leg quarter piece of chicken Cooked on Outdoor grill rice and beans and tortillas for $ 2.50. Cannot beat that. The only negative is the cashier was not very friendly.

They’re ba-​aaaaack!!! Red Barn has re-​opened after the fire, and are back to doing what they do best. The prices are great, the deli-​style Mexican food is sabroso, and they’ve renovated the entire store. Welcome back, Red Barn, we’ve missed you!

A horrible arson fire closed our beloved Red Barn the summer of 2013. I’m excited to say as of November 15^th 2014, Red Barn is back!!! Even better than before! Same great deals, fresh local produce & meat. Thank goodness!!! :))

RED BARN IS BACK!!!
Grand opening today (November 15) according to their Facebook page.
Went to have a look at the new store. No wonder the rebuild took so long– the whole store has been totally refurbished and upgraded. Same friendly people, great selection, excellent prices. You gotta go see for yourself!

I’m an honorary mexican (because of my amazing ability to make mexican food) and the meat and produce here is the best in Ventura. How can I say that? Well simply because the meat and produce is not only fresh but the prices can not be beat. I can buy an entire weeks worth of meat and produce for my meals for the family (4 of us) and get out of there for under $ 30 EVERY TIME! I still have to go to other stores like costco or Albertsons to get some other things, but I would put the meat at Red Barn up against Costco any day, they will flat out win on price alone.

The best grocery store in Ventura. See the 2 other reviews for reasons, I just wanted to say that I agree… I also really don’t like the Vons.

I almost hate to write this review. It might make this tiny market more crowded!
Red Barn Market is the best kept secret in Ventura. Their produce is GREAT! Not only is there a super selection but the prices are much less then the regular supermarkets. True, you can hardly maneuver a cart through the store, but it’s still worth it for the sweetest watermelons, best Roma tomatoes, zucchini, green onions and cilantro. Last week I got 10 lbs of potatoes for… are you ready for this? $.99!!! 10 POUNDS! (I can’t ever eat 10 pounds of potatoes so had to share some with my sister).
Their meat/​fish counter is also clean and very well presented and the ceviche is perfect!
The check out girls are friendly and they have the strongest plastic bags (yes I take my own bags in, but occasionally you have to carry a watermelon out!)
Please don’t shop here. I don’t want it any more crowded!

This market is special simply because, compared to Vons, it sells cow tongue… along with a huge variety of other meats.
There are always sales on meat, and most of the vegetables are local. While they are not kept cool or misted, they are just as fresh and tasty for being non-​organic.
Everything else that they have is more or less similar to Vons prices.
However, other than meats and vegetables, they sell delicious fruits for inexpensive prices. It almost makes you wonder why they are so inexpensive. At one point, I bought 4 mangos for a dollar.
An upside is… they sell large packs of Argentinian Yerba Mate for inexpensive prices as well. However, the downside is… I found out they sold me an expired pack, and they wouldn’t give me back my money.
The guys behind the meat counter are sweet and helpful. They always give me ideas for dinner.