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    Forge Rockridge

    3.9 (61 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    The cheese curds..
    Theresa L.

    Delayed review from 3/27 In the new tradition of getting dinner to let traffic at the Caldicott die down, Forge was the Friday choice this go round. I remember when they were down at Jack London, and even tried the one at the Oakland airport! Food was tasty and hot! Me: the brussels, an order of cheese curds and an iced tea. She: a pepperoni pizza and a lemonade. Us: A full order of chicken wings half lemon pepper, half buffalo! Service was great; we were greeted with a smile by the gentlemen in training, upon our arrival and seated immediately. I believe our servers name was Jorge and he was attentive and informative. The ambience was super chill and everybody seemed happy that it a sunny Friday evening. I only might go back because The Teen and I are trying to patronize as many new restaurants as we can together... Giving this place 4 yumms up and a pass the cheese.. curds that is!

    Margarita
    Mel S.

    In case anyone is wondering why Forge looks familiar: 1) Forge used to be located in Jack London Square 2) The location Forge is in now used to be Beer Baron Came here for a relaxing post-dinner drink as we hadn't been to this location since it was Beer Baron. We'll definitely come back to try the food as the menu looks good. Ambience was nice as it wasn't loud or packed given the timing we came. The music playlist was great. Our server was attentive and friendly. They have a lot of menu items to choose from. Indoor (with heat lamps) and outdoor seating available. Parking is available via street parking. Good for small and large groups.

    Louise T.

    My favorite restaurant in Rockridge for a chill, modern, date vibe. You can have drinks, pizza at the patio, and enjoy the best mussels under the summer umbrellas. It just feels like you're on vacation. They also had jazz music at the patio on Easter, which was another plus. Service was friendlier this time outside, than when we were inside last time.

    New Stracciatelli pizza
    Hillari A.

    A great location serving a great Neapolitan pizza an other munchies. Friends and I had an array of cocktails as well as fried cheese curds, poke nachos, and pizzas! Their service is always on point! Thank you forge!

    Mediterranean Salad with salmon (+$12 for salmon)
    Kendra F.

    After attending Cars & Coffee in front of Hotboys in Oakland last week, my friend and I had a day planned for brunch and record shopping. I drove, parked near the Rockridge BART under the shade and we walked up about two blocks. There were three of us and we were seated inside immediately. Only reason I didn't sit outside is because it was Bay Area summer. I like 70 and below. It was better 75-80 degrees that day. So Forge used to be in Jack London and it was a popular spot. The pizza smelled amazing, but I had never done. Is this where they relocated to? It's a great location near BART, Crossroads for some good second hand items, Trader Joe's, record shops, a market hall, etc. I mention this for those who want to walk their food off and explore the area after. So of course, I didn't get pizza. I wanted to try a few things so we ordered a couple of shareable dishes: Mediterranean Chop w/ salmon and Blistered Shishito Peppers. Mediterranean Chop - 5/5. I enjoyed the crispy chickpeas. I hate croutons, but these added a nice, protein-rich crunch. The size of this salad is definitely shareable amongst three women, and with the Blistered Shishito Peppers I was pretty full. The Blistered Shishito Peppers are mild in flavor, and were lightly sprinkled with salt. Fresh lemon juice over them really added a fresh flavor, complimenting it's light grassy flavor. This is a good place for groups with plenty of seating indoors/outdoors. I really should try their pizza.

    Sausage and mushroom pizza
    David Y.

    Forge is a relatively new offering along College Ave. They have a variety of pizzas and sharable plates. We sampled two pizzas: the wild mushroom (add sausage, $4) and the cauliflower. Both of them were really good. I recommend the sausage mushroom combo to just about everyone. And the cauliflower pizza is quite inventive; I was impressed. Both of these are good choices if you want to deviate from red sauce pizzas. My only complaint is that the food took a long time to arrive. We ordered and then waited for over half an hour. I think they might have forgotten our order at some point along the line, since the neighboring groups seemed to be proceeding at a normal pace. But we'll never know for sure.

    Fried cheese curds
    Abigail N.

    These were the best fried cheese curds I've had in my life. They set my expectations too high, I think, because the pizza came out unevenly cooked and just disappointing in comparison. It was 5 stars for the curds, 3 stars for the pizza, and so I got my 4 star review. I also am a really obnoxious pizza snob, especially about "wood fired" pizza. The "wood fired" pizza here came out aggressively fine. There were parts of the crust that were still raw on the inside, especially on my boyfriend's olive pepperoni pizza. I suspect that the oven might have been too cold when the pizzas were put in because the bottom of the pizza was not at all crispy. I don't think the pizzas were turned too well either because of how uneven the cooking what. My crispy eggplant came out with a more even cook, and it's what I took a picture of so I don't have any dramatic pictures of soggy pizza to add to my review, but take my word for it please. The crispy eggplant was a little disappointing because there was no crisp on the breaded eggplant, and I should have realized that this pizza was basically just eggplant parm on pizza crust. That's on me, though. That said; the pizza came out after the curds made me see a higher plain of existence. I expected similarly amazing pizza and it failed to deliver to a jarring degree. I got to sit outside on the front deck, which was wonderful and exactly what I wanted. I enjoyed all the dogs out there, this is definitely a pet friendly restaurant. Also, great service and nice people!

    Bar
    Fiona W.

    Out of this world experience. Amazing food, drinks, and people in a beautiful space. I had the pleasure of trying a wide range of dishes. Great pizza, salmon, fried chicken, pork, cheese curds, and salad. My favorite were the Wild Mushroom Pizza and Fried Chicken. Don't get me started on the drinks. Again, a wonderful range of options. My favorite was the Pink Fang and Moscow Mule. Shoutout to Nathan for making wonderful drinks. I'll definitely be back. Aesthetic place to catch up with friends and reward your taste buds. P.S. I didn't get a chance to take many food pics & the ones I took don't capture its deliciousness

    Mushroom and cauliflower pizza
    Ashley C.

    Forge has decent pizzas, but is pretty expensive for the price and service. Between a group of 4 women, we shared 2 pizzas, tuna poke nachos, and fries, which was enough. During an evening of 2.5 hours, they never refilled out waters. The pizza was good but the poke was just okay. It's a cozy place but nothing outstanding.

    Mussels
    Hallie P.

    This is my 4th time coming here and everytime it gets better. The mussels are amazing as always. I also tried the burata and pizza recommended by our amazing server Lexi. She was the absolute best and accommodated us in every way possible. She provided attentive above and beyond service. I will be back again soon! Thank you Lexi for making our day

    Katie Y.

    It's a great location and setup with the patio but the food was not good :(. The pizza looks great aesthetically but then it's very flat and also raw...and burger was kind of tasteless. The service was great though so I'm sad to not like it

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