Went for a special occasion recently and had seen great things about this place. Turned out we went…read moreduring the first week of new ownership after Michael Mina left to do a new endeavor. While a few of the dishes we had heard about were gone from the menu (Mina specialties) they had a solid listing of staples and I understand they're working on formally relaunching the restaurant with a bunch of new dishes. The vibe is great (5Star) - good seating with each table having something fun to look at, be it the bar or the ocean, and the music was groovy for lack of a better word. Food was 4 stars but the steak, tipped me back into 5 star category. We had the spicy tuna roll which appeased our sushi desire, the Caesar salad for some greens, and the Delmonico Ribeye with carrots. The steak was phenomenal and I paired it with a Vesper Martini which was mixed expertly. Looking forward to coming back and seeing what the new owners do on the relaunch.

Beautiful restaurant and amazing service but the food is such a miss. Menu feels like an attempt at…read moreAsian fusion, but the flavors are so lacking, especially compared to all the fusion restaurants in the Bay Area. Also, at that price point, it's underwhelming and crosses into disappointing. Beautiful presentation and buzz word ingredients but the food delivery falls short. Shrimp toast - this was so strange. The shrimp is fused on top of "toast" that tastes stale, oily, and spongey all at once. I hated the mouth feel of this one. Roasted half chicken is trying to be expensive fusion Hainan chicken but the rice is not good and the chicken is salty. Uni squid ink pasta was also extremely salty.

The food was delicious! The service outstanding and the ambiance impeccable! Great place for…read morebrunch!

Til' this day, Sweet Maple is still one of my Top 3 favorite brunch spots. It is easily one of the…read moreplaces to recommend to people for a good brunch spot. The only sacrifice is the wait times lol. FOOD: 9/10 SERVICE: 9/10 AMBIANCE: 10/10 FOOD: 9/10 I can always count on Sweet Maple for good quality brunch. Yes, it is slightly expensive, but you truly get what you pay for with taste, quality, and hearty portions. Their food is very flavorful and aesthetically cute. Their cafe drinks and alcoholic drinks are good as well. I will say my sister tried their Iced Matcha latte, and for some reason, it was very thick, almost like protein milk or thick oat milk? I found the quality of the matcha to be good, but the milk itself was very interesting... SERVICE: 9/10 Staff are always nice, no matter which location I go to. They are pretty quick too, despite the busy times, and also, check up now and then. AMBIANCE: 10/10 Every Sweet Maple location I have been to is honestly very nice, clean, and one of those "Instagrammable" places.

A creative concept with strong service, but this visit had some inconsistencies from the kitchen…read more Went to Aqua Terra again for lunch with BB and noticed they had just rolled out a new April/May menu. We started with the bread basket with compound butter, which was a great start. I ordered the Little Gem salad and the thick cut pork chop, while BB went with the salmon. Our server, Sheila, mentioned it was her first day as a waitress, and she did an amazing job -- attentive, kind, and confident throughout the experience. Unfortunately, the kitchen didn't quite match that same level during this visit. The pork chop was significantly undercooked and not safe to eat, so I wasn't able to finish it. The accompanying components -- including the polenta underneath and the warm mix of green beans, tomatoes, and arugula -- had good flavor, which made it a bit disappointing that the main protein missed the mark. Service overall was great, and I still appreciate the concept of giving culinary students a platform to showcase their skills. That said, proper cooking -- especially with pork -- is critical, and this is an area that needs attention. Overall, a mixed experience: strong service and a great concept, but the kitchen execution needs more consistency

Great tasty food made by students but it's a long wait because they're very slow…read more They open for very limited hours so mostly it's populated by students and staff. Today they had a lamb chop dish for 16.00.

first time to sue's place for brunch…read more My friend took me out for brunch here a couple weeks ago for my birthday. There aren't very many cafés that look like this. food here was great! french toast with filipino flair! service was good and ambiance was old school diner!

Very few places seem to hit the spot nowadays. I was in the mood for really good Filipino…read morebreakfast. And I didn't get good, instead I got great! Adobo Pork Belly Eggs Benny isn't traditional, but it hit so many notes for what a great breakfast dish should hit. Hollandaise was smooth and silky, eggs were runny, and pork belly was crispy and tasty. And it was drizzled with an additional caramel soy glaze that dialed up the umami to another level. Oh and instead of the typical potatoes side, they serve it with garlic fried rice. That was amazing too. Oh and the Ube Coconut pancakes did not disappoint either. Not off puttingly sweet and the Ube and Coconut flavors were noticeable. They also had a Cowboy Steak for 2 that I didn't order and get to try. But another table ordered it and it smelled amazing. May try if available next time. It was listed as Father's Day special.

Who would of thought in this small plaza there was this hidden gem. I frequent this area at times…read morearound 6ish am to get Starbrrad for my co-workers. When maps directed me to here, I was shocked. Stepped in there was 1 party so I said great its not busy. As we took a seat, I kept hearing the online ordering beeps while the nice young man was there checking them. Alan came around and handed us menus and since my little one is into chicken or country fried steak, its the first thing I asked him when he greeted us. Ordered the food and observed hes the only o ne cleaning tables, greeting, processing the online orders and waiting. Hes truly a star and is great at what he does. Food is fresh and delicious. Did not disappoint. Kudos to Alan

I wanted pancakes today... to absorb the overindulgence of cocktails the night before. (Oy!) I…read morereviewed yelp to find something close that maybe we hadn't tried, and I found Mely's with the amazing rating of 4.3 stars. We've lived in Hercules for over 30 years and are creatures of habit, so it was nice to venture the 10-minute drive to San Pablo. We were not impressed by the exterior strip mall building, but the interior of Mely's is very cute, homey, and clean. (I even peeked into the kitchen since the door was open.) I wanted pancakes, but got waffles instead since W ordered the blueberry buttermilk stack. We both had a side of eggs, his scrambled and mine sunny side up. The eggs were delish; mine in particular was perfectly cooked with slightly crunchy edges, a beautiful, silky, runny yolk, and no uncooked whites. The blueberry pancakes are so good! Of course they are huge and I ate some of them in addition to my waffle. We could have split just the pancakes and been perfectly happy. They cook berries inside the homemade batter and top them with a house-made blueberry compote. Maple syrup and soft butter on the side. The waffles are crispy outside with a light, airy, center, dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon. I had strawberries on the side (+$5 !!). Since I ate some of W's pancakes, we took half the waffles home. W had a drip coffee--no decalf available so I had the fresh-squeezed OJ. It was a large glass so I took half of that home, too. The coffee was nothing to rave about, but it was coffee. Service was friendly and efficient--there is only one cook and one server, and it seems several of us arrived at the same time on this Sunday morning. Overall a wonderful find that we will return to so we can explore more dishes. We saw omelets and Benedict's come out that looked amazing! Plus, I want to try the dinner menu, which also looked pretty amazing.

Love this place, food as good as in the City or Westlake. Good location plenty of parking. You can…read morehave your choice of casual peaceful seating or the hustle and bustlle but entertaining counter seating. Pricey but most entrees care be shared with plenty of food.

Finally made it here for a birthday lunch. Very modern and trendy atmosphete. Crowded even though…read morewe were having late lunch at 2pm. The food lives up to the expectations. Calamari was crunchy and yum and mountain high. Chicken marsala was delicious with a load of mushrooms. The steak a la bruno was melt in your mouth good. The free bread was a bit dry but we didn't mind. Service was good even with such a crowded place. Nice special occasion place.

Yum! I remember going to Brezo back when they were located at Point Richmond, and I've heard about…read moretheir move to Solano Ave for quite some time. Most recently I finally was able to give them a try. So glad we did! We came around lunch time and sat at a booth. There were other worker bees grabbing a quick lunch. The service was quick, efficient and friendly, and we ordered the French onion soup to start, and split the fried chicken sandwich and Philly cheesesteak sandwich. The sandwiches come with a side, so one plate we did fries with a house-made aioli and the other plate, their quinoa kale salad. Delicious. Such hearty portions! The bread is so fresh, the meat juicy and ample, and flavors just right. We also ordered beer on tap, shoutout to Oakland United, and tried their house-made hot sauce that they also sell by the bottle. Would love to come back to try brunch here too. I also saw a patron ordering the quinoa kale salad with fried chicken, and yes, that's the vibe! Pricing is fair for the quality and quantity, and street parking available (although the restaurant is located at the bottom of Solano where it tends to be a bit more busy). Women-owned biz, and they also were on Check Please! Bay Area.

Better than 4 stars…read more $19+tt Tri tip sandwich and potato leek soup side. The soup was chefs kiss. The tri tip was aw wonderful assembly of meat, bread, arugula, carmelized onions and mushrooms. Would eat again.

Ambiance, Food and Service Five Stars…read more Favorites: Blackened Salmon, Ribeye and Scallops & Risotto

We started here for dinner before heading out to a concert. Dinner was perfection and so were the…read moredrinks. I never know of this little gem of a place in Lafayette until my friend raved about it. I'm happy she suggested it before we headed out to our concert in Oakland. My friend had the boneless Mary's chicken, yukon & russet mash, braised kale, truffle honey and I, blackened salmon spanish spices, brown rice & quinoa pilaf, roasted vegetables, pesto. To me it was a lot of food for the price, so I ended up taking half of my meal home to have as leftovers for dinner the following night. Check them out.