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    Rockridge Cafe

    3.5 (593 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    The Ric Special
    Matt W.

    This place makes me feel like I'm at home on a Saturday morning. My go to breakfast? Ricotta Special: Two ricotta cakes, one egg, and your choice of two bacon strips or pork links. Served with real maple syrup. All for about $19.00. And don't forget some of the best coffee served in the East Bay. Never rushed, always friendly, reasonably priced and consistent. If you find yourself walking casually up College Ave some morning, Matt says check out Rickridge Cafe. It will take you back to your childhood

    Avo egg tacos Ricotta pancakes
    Blair P.

    This place is awesome. Old school diner with an expansive menu, and most things are under $20. The lattes are tall and priced right. Food comes out quickly, hot and flavorful. Service is friendly. The vibe is relaxed, nothing fancy. You can look into the kitchen and watch them make your food. Love this lil diner. Not sure why the rating here is less than four stars; should be more.

    So....  was this from the kids menu?  $20?!
    Steve C.

    What a bad experience! The food is terrible. The staff is nice, a d the setting is cute and quiet... but the food! What is going on? Just terrible. It was $55 for two small breakfast plates, and two drinks (1 coffee and 1 tea). Insane. Even for all that money the food portions were tiny. Like half of a normal adult portion. The potatoes were undercooked and hard, lacked flavor, and honestly tasted like a day old reheated baked potato. The hash was mostly potatoes and peppers with probably 2-3oz of actual corned beef.. which you wouldn't be blamed for overlooking, as it had almost no flavor. All I could taste was those soft peppers and a little onion. My wife's eggs Benedict came out with one of the yolks actually broken out of the white as a hard exploded solid yolk. They just slathered it in hollandaise sauce and said, "okay, ship it out!" Awful. TL;DR: Super expensive, small portions of bad breakfast food.

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    Arthur G.

    The Rockridge Cafe has the best breakfasts in Oakland! We have been consistently impressed with their breakfast and lunch menus! Yesterday we shared their ricotta pancakes and their homemade chicken salad platter! Both were delicious. We never had ricotta pancakes before snd we were impressed by how the cheese added a delightful subtle flavor and their chicken salad was perfectly prepared with just a hint of mayonnaise! Whenever we're in Rockridge, we love returning to the Rockridge Cafe!

    Mark L.

    We tried this Oakland cafe on a nice Sunday morning. Meh. I have the Marion Berry Ricotta special, which I was excited to try. Two small pancakes, one egg, and two strips of bacon. Not much value for this $20 meal. The pancakes were fine. They didn't bring much flavor beyond a normal pancake. My sunny-side-up egg was undercooked. Coffee was good (as expected in the Bay Area). Ambiance is the American breakfast diner. Service was good. I would not choose to eat here again.

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    Max K.

    Great place to start your weekend! It is a local casual cafe, great for a cozy brunch. Food is homey and simply amazing and tasty. Tacos are delicious. Service is reasonably quick and you may seat yourself most often and there are inside or outside options. Portions are generous and shareable.

    Jim S.

    The Marionberry Ricotta Special is an excellent choice. The Marionberry syrup was delicious! The pancakes were fluffy and warm. No additional maple syrup was need. The eggs were cooked to perfection. The bacon was freshly seasoned and crispy! Worth the price!

    Eggs Hemingway (smoked salmon Benedict) - Delicious!
    Shayla B.

    We love a homey breakfast spot, oh yes we do! The Rockridge Cafe is that place for sure. Been passing by this spot for years and finally decided to stop by for breakfast before putting in some weekend work. This is your local no frills down-home kind of breakfast and lunch joint. The Rockridge Cafe has been around for many years and it's a huge community favorite. I always see people eating here whenever I pass by. Dropped in on a Saturday morning around 9 am and the place was moderately busy. Grace was my server and she was wonderful from beginning to end. The interior space isn't anything fancy but it's clean and comfortable. Decided to order the Eggs Hemingway with a glass of fresh squeezed OJ and everything tasted delicious! The OJ was fresh indeed. The Eggs Hemingway consists of two poached eggs over smoked salmon and avocado atop of challah toast. I'd never had a benedict over challah toast prior to this, but damn was it yummy. The smoked salmon was perfect and I loved the flavor of their hollandaise sauce. The avo pieces were fresh and generous, and something about the way that the challah toast just sopped up all of that runny egg yolk and hollandaise sauce made my heart tingle. And those breakfast potatoes?! Yeah, those were tasty too. Shayla is always down with the carbs! For better or for worse. Grace checked in on me and was very attentive during my time there. It was fun to see so many families and couples enjoying their breakfast too. I felt like a fly on the wall just watching everyone eating and enjoying. This is definitely the local breakfast spot in the neighborhood. So glad that I finally stepped my foot in the door. Now I know what to expect when I make my way back again for more breakfast goods.

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    4 months ago

    Great breakfast burrito! Service was first rate! Rockridge Cafe has been my favorite breakfast spot for over 40 years!

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    Great brunch selection, and a very friendly staff. I loved the eggs benedict, we will be back...

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    Good food. Great servers. Nice neighborhood spot. Finding Street parking can take a few minutes.

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    Sanaa Cafe - Chia, Chai, and Dubai chocolate

    Sanaa Cafe

    4.5(179 reviews)
    0.8 miTemescal, North Oakland
    $$

    Discovered a new Mediterranean Cafe that carries variety of drinks, sweets and savories…read more Located at the corner of 48th St and Telegraph Ave in Downtown Oakland; Sana'a Cafe has a cozy vibe where one can hang out and chill. The interior makes one feel that you are in a high end cafe with its beautiful decor. Some many items to choose from, the person taking my order was very helpful in explaining the different kinds of drinks and pastries. Ordered the Ginger Honey Jobani as a hot drink, Biscoff Milkcake, Honeycomb, and a Beef Fatayer. There were several kinds of milkcakes which would have the texture like a tres leches cake. The Honeycomb had pockets of cream cheese and was drizzles with honey. The Meat Fatayer is like an empanada. The food and drink were very tasty. Highly recommend to stop by Sanaa Cafe and experience it. Their website shows more cafe openings in the future!

    I would first off like to start off by saying that the staff were exceptional. they were so helpful…read morein helping me with deciding on what drink I wanted. Suggested great recommendations. they had told me this is not the first sana'a cafe -- there are 10 other locations around the bay. this cafe, in particular, is great for work or even to sit down and sip some coffee. it is spacious -- with great amount of sunlight. when you go at golden hour -- its perfection. although the cafe is great, my chai wasn't so much. it lacked in flavor and wasn't iced the way I would prefer it to be. but I'd still definitely give this place a try again -- maybe a coffee this time around, haha.

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    MLK Café - foul meseleh

    MLK Café

    4.1(111 reviews)
    1.3 miNorth Oakland
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    I had some down time between an afternoon meeting and dinner, so I looked on Yelp for a cafe to…read morework in with wifi and lunch because I hadn't eaten yet. MLK Cafe was perfectly located and exactly what I needed. I've never had Eritrean food before, so I was pretty excited. I ordered the foul meseleh ($13) from the breakfast menu (available all day though I had to ask for it), which was a bean-based dish, and chai. It kind of reminded me of shakshuka in terms of spices but the beans almost tasted meaty. I liked it so much that I brought it home, and my partner said it tasted like refried beans (though he did have them cold). The crusty warm bread was perfect for dipping, and I ended up not being able to finish it. The chai was pretty milky; there was a tea bag and the spices weren't very strong. Then again, I'm used to Indian chais. I would pass on the chai. There was basically no one else there on a Friday afternoon during off-peak hours. It was dimly lit and kind of chilly because the door was left open, so it wasn't the most comfortable cafe ambiance. The wifi did work well though and I would come back to try more Eritrean and Ethiopian food.

    Tried this place on a whim since this area of oakland is highly known for their Ethiopian cuisine…read more It was surprising to find a local spot though serving breakfast. That's what really drew us in. Very tasty breakfast, got the injera breakfast plate filled with lots of spices, tomato flavor and tang from the bread. Super addicting if you love those flavors. Very thankful to be given a side of yogurt to help cool the heat down. Definitely would order this again, but maybe add my own mix-ins like an egg or more protein since it's very carb heavy. Inside wise, you can watch two tv's playing sports, our waitress/cashier was very kind, and it appeared like many locals hanging out. Only thing is their menu prices are out of date. About $13 plus tax per plate. Hope to come back at night to see the bar open and some live music!

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    Kitava - Power bowl with crispy chicken

    Kitava

    4.4(265 reviews)
    1.1 miNorth Oakland
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    Delicious and flavorful, one of My favorite bowl places. I…read morelove the whole Folds, clean ingredients, low Processed foods. I especially love that they don't use dairy or seed oils in their dressings. I often get all veggie bowls and they are super filling. Much of the menu is also Daniel Fast- friendly

    Came here on the rec of a friend who told me she thought I'd like it. It's about a 24 min drive and…read moreI thought about ordering online for pick up, but it showed it'd only take 10 mins online and I wanted it fresh and crispy so I decided to order when I got there. I will say, if you have somewhere to be *ORDER ONLINE*. I got there and was told to order from the self serve tablet (I could have done this on my phone ahead of time), but I put in my order and sat down to wait for it. At the 22 min mark, the two groups of two behind me got their food before I did, so I went up to the worker behind the bar and asked if my order was ready and I was told mine would be next. All in all- took 32 mins. So again, if you have somewhere to be- order ahead! Food was good. Could definitely tell it was made fresh to order - not only because it took some time but because my friend cauliflower came out PIPING hot. Lots of oil drippings, so if that isn't your thing, may not be for you, but I will say that it was my fav bite. This was a good restaurant- I would say 4 stars for the food alone. BUT if you're in a pinch, either order online or maybe save this spot for when you have more time. Also- I know that good quality food is pricey, this place is no exception. But you pay for what you get and the quality is better than that of fast food.

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    Homeroom - It's all vegan

    Homeroom

    4.1(6.7k reviews)
    1.1 miTemescal, North Oakland
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    Homeroom is a popular Mac and Cheese spot. It was indeed, yummy as anticipated. They have a few…read moreoptions on the menu that elevate the classic food. It was filling. Thank you to our server, Anthony.

    TLDR: 50 minute wait between sitting down to getting your food. Don't visit thinking this is a…read morequick drop by kind of place. While this visit was in between the lunch and dinner rush, unfortunately I think they are understaffed because at the time we sat down there was only 1 person who was busing tables and taking orders. As a result, it took a while for them to be able to stop by our table and provide water, take our order, etc. There was quite a long wait between sitting down to ordering to actually receiving our food. By the time we had actually received our food, almost an hour had passed. While we were waiting, a few other servers eventually joined, but service was still pretty bare for us and we never received refills on water or plates to eat off of when we received our food. I understand that staffing and a backup in the kitchen are out of the staff's control, but it would've definitely helped for us to know in advance how long to expect to wait to align our expectations and arrange our plans for the day. Would advise giving customers a quick heads up/warning because that on its own would've made a big difference. As for the actual food, we ordered the mac trio with elote mac, chicken pot pie mac, and kogi short rib mac (for an extra fee). The elote mac was the best and most flavorful, the short rib mac was okay but not amazing or worth the extra money, and the chicken pot pie mac was very bland/flavorless and didn't have much chicken in it. The food didn't feel like it warranted the wait time and because of that I would not return.

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    Oh G Burger

    4.4(64 reviews)
    1.1 miNorth Oakland
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    This place might have become my favorite fast-casual burger joint in Oakland…read more Since my first review, I've enjoyed their food three more times -- in person once and DoorDash twice. And it's been satisfying and well worth it all three times. I recommend both dining in and delivery. You cannot go wrong with their double burger. The smashed patties are perfectly cooked and seasoned. The supporting elements are quality and executed spot-on each time: the cheese, grilled onions, and mayo. It's a perfect fast casual burger. I also recently tried the Chopped Beef burger and dang it was amazing. The hearty meat and cheese the and buttery bread texture hit hard. This will be another go-to and I recommend it. For sides I've gotten tator tots, regular fries, and season fries. All fantastic and they're generous with the portions. HOWEVER -- you've gotta get the seasoned fries. Addictive and finger-licking amazing. When dining in staff is always friendly. Area's not too busy and you'll always find parking easily down a side street. And price wise it honestly feels like a steal for me given the care and quality and pure satisfaction. Works for me though -- I'm going to keep ordering from this place. Cannot recommend this gem of a burger joint enough. Fantastic seasoning and execution, solid prices, and absolutely satisfying every time.

    All of it... yes! Typical Bay Area prices for delicious smash burgers, fries, and onion rings…read more Service is always great and the vibes are fun/casual. Parking in the ohgane lot next is free if you're there for oh g burger.

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    Grand Lake Kitchen - Lake Merritt - Bowl of Persian Cucumbers

    Grand Lake Kitchen - Lake Merritt

    4.0(1.4k reviews)
    2.3 miLower Hills
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    Stopped by Grand Lake Kitchen for brunch this sunny weekend and it really hit the spot. The food…read morewas delicious and it felt like the perfect kind of meal for a relaxed weekend morning. I ordered the turkey club and it was honestly huge. You can see in the photo how big it is compared to my hand. It was stacked and super satisfying, the kind of sandwich that definitely fills you up. We also shared a deviled egg and some fried zucchini to start, which were great little bites before the main dish. The zucchini was crispy and light, and the deviled egg was simple but really good. I paired everything with a mocha latte that was perfectly balanced and honestly superb. Overall it was a ten out of ten brunch moment. Between the sunny weather, good coffee, and really satisfying food, it was exactly what we were looking for. Definitely one of those spots I would come back to for brunch again.

    This was me and my husband's first time at the restaurant and the food here was excellent…read moreeverything was very good and flavorful. I gave it to stars because the service was really bad. Our waitress took very long to even acknowledge us, didn't person herself to be very friendly, and lacked any attentiveness to us as customers. We had to ask other people for things like refills on our drinks, condiments, etc. She didn't ever really try to check to see how things were going after the food was served and we had to ask someone else to pay. Unfortunately considering this experience my husband doesn't want to go back and I hate that for us because the food was really good.

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    Savory French Toast tastes awesome when you break the egg yolk over the toast.

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