Creekwood is a great restaurant to get a post workout protein fix. I come here and order the meatball plate. It's $20 and you get a plate packed with meatballs. There's a delicious red sauce on the meatballs that apparently they cook overnight. Love the interior. Nice comfortable place to sit. But I mostly come alone like I said after my workout. Eat and run. read more

Great ambiance, wonderful service, and delicious food. What more could you ask for? The restaurant is absolutely beautiful, both outside and inside. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted warmly, and seated quickly next to a window. Don't be fooled by the title, "Small Plates." These mussels were a full, satisfying meal for me. read more

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My wife Ellie and I stumbled upon Creekwood while visiting Berkeley this evening, and it turned out to be the perfect find -- the kind of dinner that reminds you why you love going out. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere struck us: warm wood and metal, thoughtful lighting, casual yet genuinely refined. Someone with real design sensibility had a hand in this place. The bar is great for drop-ins, the staff was wonderful throughout, and the ingredients in everything we ordered were fresh and inventive. We started with the winter salad -- kale, pear, endive, lightly dressed -- and it was exactly right. The mushroom pizza was delicious. Ellie had a glass of California Chardonnay and I had a Tuscan red blend; both were excellent choices for the evening. We had the pleasure of meeting the owner, Greg, who has connections to Sonoma wine country -- and it was genuinely fun to swap memories and talk shop. That kind of warmth from ownership shows up in every corner of the restaurant. We'll absolutely be back. Highly recommend Creekwood to anyone looking for a neighborhood gem that punches well above its weight. read more

I asked if they had the carrot cake when I entered the restaurant. Of course they have it. The Dessert is one giant slice of cake and 4 forks due to the generous slice. We brought our friends here for a birthday celebration. It is a small neighborhood restaurant, delicious food and easy parking. We started off with a family sized beet salad. We also had the arancini which was 3 balls of goodness. We Also shared a crispy Brussels sprouts dish which is a must order each time I come. We ordered the crispy crusts mushroom pizza and Margherita pizza. Mushroom pappardelle sans dairy. All pastas are home made per the server. Wow did not know that! I had the bone in pork chop with mash potatoes and spinach. It was a large dish, so had a take home box. Service is excellent. I learned that they only serve beer and wine, not cocktails. I will always come back, read more

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With my partner's family, we went to Berkeley to try this delectable restaurant. Parking was quite easy to find and we were the first customers inside. The servers were all quite friendly and happy to help. We were seated and ordered a few beers, brussel sprouts, pork chop, steak, gnocchi, campanelle, and burrata. Each item was made very well and delicious. It was a very solid meal and we'd certainly want to come back. We ended the meal with fluffy panna cotta and a scoop of salted caramel gelato. So refreshing and lightly sweet! The whole restaurant quickly filled up on that Tuesday evening and it's easy to see why~ read more

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Brought my extended family here for their first time and dinner was absolute perfection! Brussel sprouts, meatballs, and beet salad to start- gnocchi, cameroni, pappardelle, and short rib entrees- and multiple desserts all round to end the meal. Everything was delicious and service was impeccable. Creekwood is always a good time! read more

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Mothers Day dinner last night was fantastic. Service was impeccable with regular check-ins. Beet salad, wedge salad, Brussels sprouts were great starters. Dinner was meatballs, pepperoni pizza, gnocchi, and the rib eye steak were all very good. Nice room, good vibe, and great food. We will be back! read more

A lot of people don't know that the City of Berkeley sits on top of a number of creeks. Long before the city was built, these creeks flowed bringing vibrant life and beauty to the region. Well Creekwood is doing just that! This quaint restaurant on Sacramento Ave. brings a nice array of Italian and American cuisine. With both indoor and outdoor seating you can be fulfilled on a cold or hot day. I was very impressed w/ the Cesar Salad. Actual fresh anchovies and the perfect blend of lettuce, croutons and dressing. A great salad to at pair w/ wine and to start your pasta/mains. For me the Cameroni was the highlight. I loved the pork sausage ragu w/ touches of broccolini topped w/ pecorino and fennel. Honestly when I first saw on the menu that it was lightly topped w/ fennel seeds, I got nervous. Too much could throw off the whole dish. But that wasn't the case. I feel like you really can't go wrong with w/ any of the pizza selections. For us, the Mushroom Pizza definitely hit the spot. Truly enjoyed the delicious flavors of chantrelles w/ mozzarella, pecorino on top of a bed of marinara w/ splashes of white truffle oil. The perfect dish to share amongst friends. read more

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Of course I had to come back here to try some new dishes since the last time we were here we enjoyed our food. We like doing brunch so this place had a good menu for brunch. We got here about an hour after opening and it wasn't that busy at all. We sat down and the waitress came by to see if we wanted some waters which we did. We ordered the meatballs appetizer and then the mimosa special which was a bottle of sparkling and a carafe of OJ for $45. A great way to start the day and for the price you can't beat it. The meatballs came out and they were just as good as I remembered. Tender, juicy, and a great marinara sauce. For our entrees we ordered the pastrami Benedict and the egg sandwhich with bacon. Our order came out pretty quick which you expect since it wasn't busy. My egg sandwhich was delicious, the bread was light, the eggs were fluffy, the bacon was cooked crispy which I like, and the potatoes were also cooked perfect crispy like I like. The eggs Benedict with pastrami had lots a flavor to it. A must try. Of course our waitress was great, she came by frequently to see if we needed anything. We were too full for dessert. Next time. read more

Creekwood - Mimosa Special - Italian Near Me - Berkeley, California

Wonderful Valentine's Day dinner . Creekwood was hopping and the staff was simply amazing. Impressive service on a busy service. Food is excellent. We shared the popular crispy brussel sprouts, the meatballs ( sauce so yummy) , the fresh crab pasta ( light and so goo) and chocolate chip cookie with sea salt. Everything was perfect and will order again. Thank you Mark, Jim and entire team for a fun and delicious evening. read more

We had a really disappointing meal here after a previously delicious one. Really mediocre food that is expensive. I love the flourless chocolate cake, but that's all I will be back for. It's just too expensive for them to be hit or miss. Not sure what the issue is but with the current restaurant prices I feel for places that aren't consistent. Bummed but can't risk spending over $100 for 2 people in a blah meal. read more

We went here for brunch one Sunday since we wanted some pizza, turned out that pizza only served at dinner. Well we came back for dinner and ordered the pizza turned out that it's only looks good on picture from Our fellow yelped. The dough was hard and the sauce was nothing to brag about. We did enjoyed their salad and pasta though so for sure we will skipped the pizza but will return for other dishes. Good service, food comes out fast and both indoor and outdoor seating are great. read more

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Landed here in our search for blue cheese and pear pizza BUT we missed it by like six months. The pizza they're offering now is the blue cheese and PEACH pizza. Anyway, we felt it was a well crafted pizza.. rich smell of blue cheese.. the peach slice flavors also really popped when I ate them individually. If I do have to nitpick, the pancetta was a toss up. I felt it was too dry and crunchy; my wife loved it because of the texture. Highly recommend this pizza though! I ordered the speck pizza. I'm not too impressed with this one because I'm not getting consistent flavors with every bite. The smoked prosciutto usually disappear from the first bite leaving you with nothing else. read more

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Super cute spot with great food! We shared the Brussels sprouts, gnocchi, & sausage pizza. All the food was delicious but the gnocchi was my favorite with a very rich & smooth pesto sauce. Came on a Thursday night & there was no wait. Highly recommend coming here! read more

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Came here for dinner with three friends on a Saturday evening. Staff and Service: - Staff was friendly and we had a couple of different people making sure we had a good experience Food: Based on the service, I wanted to like this place more. There wasn't anything memorable about the dishes. - House Salad: this dish was basically a pile of spinach with limited dressing. - Little Gems Salad: this one was better and had more flavor - Wild Boar Sugo: the noodles were good, but this dish was salty overall - I appreciate that they had a few nonalcoholic drinks as well. The Bellini Peach Soda was tasty Miscellaneous: - Parking is available via local street parking - Reservations available - Heated outdoor seating available - Overall, a bit disappointed. It wasn't bad, but not great either. read more

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This place is great for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There's fast service and great food. I definitely recommend this place if you just want a small bite, or if you want a big meal. PS: Try the pizza. It's so good! read more

We had an amazing time and enjoyed all our dishes. We ordered the Caesar salad, House Pepperoni Pizza, Gnocchi, and Cameroni. Our waiter was very attentive and even let us have a taste of a wine because we couldn't decide between two. They have a good wine and beer list. We could had done without the Caesar salad. Nothing special. The pastas were the winners of the night. The sauces were packed with flavors. The house pepperoni pizza was light on the hot honey but the crispy pepperonis made up for it. read more

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Wife found this spot while driving and since everyone was craving something hearty we decided to pop in. Service was great and the staff was very attentive which was nice. Food was good but slightly overpriced for the portion but since the flavors were spot on I still decided to give them a 5 star. It's a little hidden and if your not paying attention you'll miss this place. Sorry, we were all starving so all the photos are missing portions except the salad read more

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Lovely and accommodating wait staff. I always appreciate an offer of a glass of wine when you're waiting to be seated. The good was delicious. Not sure what they put in this brussel sprouts but wow. Crisp and salty sweet. I had the burrata salad with citrus and cumquats. Disappointed in two tiny cut up cumquats and two bites of arugula. I asked the waiter for more greens and he accommodated easily and promptly. Everyone else at our table loved their food. My only complaint about the space is how loud it is. We were struggling to hear our dinner companions across the table. read more

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We came here after a play nearby and walked in without a reservation. We ordered pasta and pizza. The pasta was fine, though my partner said that the sauce could have been better. The pizza was on the drier side and also could have used more flavor. The dessert was nice -- we had cookies and cream gelato and almond cake. However, the cake was a little more on the dry side. Overall, we thought the food we just fine but we are not sure we would return. read more

On a whim, my family opted to dine here on the night of the Super Bowl; and, in true American fashion, the restaurant was barren with many would-be patrons busy spectating one of the biggest nights of gridiron football at home. After getting pretty much immediately seated, our waitress kindly took our orders and offered us still water for the table. The appetizers (Caesar salad and burrata) arrived pretty quickly. The Caesar salad, while pedestrian, was still good and delightfully yet mildly fishy with the anchovy dressing. The burrata was a measly portion, given the whopping $20 price tag, but, the candied kumquats and citrus slices that adorned the sides still paired nicely with the creamy cheese. For our entrees, we ordered the decadent Wagyu ribeye, a lasagna, and a blue cheese pizza. My gripe with the steak is that the bordelaise sauce drowned out the sumptuous, tender piece of meat, overwhelming an already rich cut with unnecessary flavor. Not a fan. The pizza was good but simply cannot contend with the abundance of great Bay Area pizzerias. I appreciated the heap of arugula that sat atop though. And, lastly, the lasagna was just okay but too mushy to see any discernible layers. Honestly, I probably won't return. The establishment touts an Opentable Diner's Choice award as well as a fairly high Yelp rating, but I'm not sure if I can attest to the accolades. The service was great though. We did joke that one waiter, rendered purposeless by the Superbowl-inflicted lack of customers, filled our waters every two minutes. read more

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Service was great, food was delicious and it looked like we could have ordered anything and been happy. Restaurant was well lit, clean, and had a great volume level. 10/10 will be returning! read more

I had the absolute pleasure of trying Creekwood after finding it on OpenTable. I had never heard of the restaurant until making the reservation. I was so pleasantly surprised by how absolutely amazing the food was. I told the server who also happened to be one of the owners that the short rib was a dish that I will dream about. The restaurant atmosphere is great, the food is to die for, and the entire staff was amazing. I will most definitely be put back to try more things on the menu and of course to order the short rib again. read more

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I came here because I saw Pear & Blue Cheese Pizza from some older reviews/menus and that's my favorite pizza combo I discovered in Italy. I was a little sad to find out that it was no longer on the current rotation and it switched to Peach & Blue Cheese ($23), but gave it a try anyways. The pizza came, and I could immediately smell the pungent blue cheese odor. And I absolutely loved it! An issue I have at a lot of pizza places is that they never go heavy enough on the blue cheese, but that wasn't the case here. And although peach is a little different from pear, the overall pizza was still delicious and well made. Another minor touch that I enjoyed - the pancetta being nice and crunchy for some good texture! read more

Creekwood - Italian Near Me - Berkeley, California

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This is a good place to dine out while in Berkeley. Just remember: it's in Berkeley so parking is going to be a challenge. There is 24 minute parking in front that expires after 6 pm, but you'll most likely need to circle the block in order to find a spot elsewhere. The food was delicious. I enjoyed my pork chop very much. It was not dry and the portion was huge! My friend's pizza was delicious, according to her. We shared the meatballs to start and I thought they were better than any other location I've tried. I'm not a fan of a super tomato-y sauce. Theirs was great! My only complain is THE NOISE. My gracious! I felt like I was in SF and not Berkeley. I'm not sure if tables were pushed together to accommodate large parties. There were two groups of 5+ next to us so I'm sure that added to the volume. Families always talk over each other and the get louder and louder. I would recommend the proprietors try to get something in the ceiling to counter the hard angles down below. I won't return for a romantic evening as I hate yelling. read more

This was a lovely restaurant that definitely made the special date night list! I wish I had a photo of the brussels sprouts - they are DELICIOUS! Crispy and flavorful. 10/10 The gnocchi was seriously tasty. The pesto sauce was outstanding! Large gnocchi balls were perfectly filling. 10/10 The mushroom pizza my husband got was also good, just not my top choice. 9/10 Thank you to the owner, Mark, for making us feel very welcomed and the sweet treat at the end as well. I will have to start with dessert first in the future! 100% recommend. read more

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This was a pleasant surprise. We really enjoyed Creekwood. Nice interior and open kitchen. Server was very accommodating and knowledgeable. Beer and Wine only but that's ok. We had the Beet Salad, Meatballs, Pork Sausage Ragu and the Pork Chop. The Ragu comes with Cameroni noodles but the server let us sub Pappardelle. Dessert was disappointing though. Had the tiramisu. It is more like a dense cake than a traditional tiramisu. That's ok though. Everything else was excellent. Will definitely come back again the next time we're in the East Bay. read more

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Ambiance still nice clean, simple decor. Service was ok, had small issue that we were given incorrect menus and items ordered were no longer offered. One dish had to be changed and the kitchen was able to prepare the other dish as stated on old menu. This was just a mild unexpected glitch... All the food still exceptional! Ordered: *Burata (sliced roasted bread, cheese and a few veggies...I wouldn't order this one again) *Asparagus soup (OMG!! This was amazing. Dare I say, the best asparagus soup I've ever had. The high quality ingredients being used in the kitchen are on full display. Rich, creamy deliciousness with a tang of parmesan flavoring. Simply delicious. I honestly could have stopped eating after this perfect dish) *mushroom & asparagus pasta... very good. *seafood pasta... also delicious. The ingredients used inthe kitchen at Creekwood are top tier...I would lean towards saying probably straight from the farmers market. All the food we had ŵas delicious. The only thing that would have made it better would be not having asparagus in every dish we ordered. With that said, every dish ordered and especially the soup was noteworthy. Thank you for a great dinner. read more

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Delicious food in a nice comfortable restaurant. This last visit we sat outside on a nice evening. I loved everything we got but probably the gnocci was the best. The flavor is just so good. Also love the meatballs and we got the potato and pancetta pizza and the burrata appetizer. I think this is one of those place where you can't go wrong with anything on the menu and it's a great spot for date night or families. read more

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Mushroom pizza was very tasty. Red sauce, a variety of mushrooms, and a crispy bottom crust with a fluffy edge. Brussels sprouts were nice, could use some flair. Good service and ambiance. No condiments offered for the pizza. Looking forward to trying more. read more

Husband and I are in Berkeley for the night and took to Yelp to find a good place for dinner. Creekwood it was! We had a reservation for 7pm but arrived a bit early. We were greeted immediately by the owner who was happy to accommodate us right away. The place is small but the ambiance is great. Got a little loud at times but nothing that really bothered us. We decided on the golden beet salad, little gem salad, and the Italian sausage pizza. They asked if we'd like to have the salads out first, to which we said yes, and we requested a bit of extra char on the pizza. The salads were great. My husband liked his beet salad a lot and it ended up being too much to finish. My little gem salad was really good, and really different. The heads of lettuce were served whole, but they were tiny and super cute! There was probably 6-7 heads of little baby lettuce. It came with sliced fingerling potatoes, crispy pancetta, red onion, Parmesan, and a soft egg. So good!! The crème fraiche vinaigrette was different but very tasty. I really enjoyed that salad, though it was a bit of work to cut up each head of lettuce. Our pizza was a bit smallish but it was good. Our only complaint was that the dough they used was very bland and pretty lacking. But the sauce and sausage were really tasty. Service was very attentive throughout. Our water glasses never emptied and they were great about checking on us periodically. We definitely enjoyed our meal and I would happily return. read more

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Had hair in my food I want to like this place and tried to come few times before but this is not ok. Especially at paying high prices. read more

I have not been there since they are first opened. Went on saturday night dinner. 1) same nice decor, clean, modern look 2) Waitress is attentive and nice 3) Ordered Gaupacho cold tomatoes soup very tasty 4) ordered mushroom pizza, I have more high expectation, somehow, when they first opened, I felt their pizza is better than saturday. 5) ordered Gnocchi in pesto sauce, very tasty according to my husband. 6) dessert tiramishi's size is very big, good value. read more

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Friendly service, delicious soup, crab cakes, short ribs, busy and beautiful place on a Friday at dinner time. We will be back!

Great ambiance and service. In a less glamorous part of Berkeley. Italian with some surprises.

The service was ok but due to the placement of the store we weren't served as needed. Also some of the menu had different items so it wasn't consistent. The pizza was not good. The sauce was watery and the cheese didn't pull well. The bread was too thick and not too our liking. The gnocchi was good! It was chewy and thick. The pesto was always good flavor but a little oily. The ribeye was ok not our favorite it was just meat. Overall the experience is ok and definitely probably not coming back but maybe since it seems that the menu changes. read more

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What a wonderful experience! My husband and I both ordered the Wagyu Ribeye.. it simply melts in your mouth. The staff were very attentive and professional. We will definitely be back! Looking forward to it! read more

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Came to Creekwood few weekends ago while I was in the area. This place was recommended by a friend that lives in the area and it did not disappoint! We made a quick reservation via OpenTable on a Saturday brunch around 11:45am. Parking wasn't too bad either and parked in the neighborhood area. My friends and I split the eggs Benedict, the sandwich and the Brussels sprouts! Everything was cooked to fresh and delicious! read more

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First time at Creekwood today and everyone enjoyed their meals. Very easy to make a reservation via calling in. I came in with a group of 6 for my mom's bday and was greeted promptly by staff. We started with the Brussel sprouts and shishito peppers. I got the crab ravioli and they were nicely stuffed with crab. I tasted the pappardelle and next time would get this over the ravioli or try one of the pizzas. The flourless chocolate cake was great, light and not too sweet. The salted caramel and Oreo gelato were tasty as well. Service was nice but we didn't get checked on after all the food arrived. Indoor and outdoor seating available Street parking only read more

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Second time dining at Creekwood and it is just such a gem. We got the mussels and could not get enough of their sauce on perfect ACME bread, and the petrale sole dish was faultless and delightful. Their desserts were perfect last time but good luck saving room. Service was excellent and very quick in a packed restaurant. Will be back! read more