The Park Street Tavern — Restaurant in Alameda

Food was underwhelming, a bit bland. Pretty sure just about everything is made from scratch, but somehow still mediocre. They did not have the gnocchi on the menu for my visit which was half the reason I came. Overall not worth the price. I get the impression they could do better but don't because the owner is too lazy or busy to come in often for quality checks and the patrons are old and don't know any better, and so are perfectly happy with their dry short ribs reminiscent of a crock pot roast. Might come back just for drinks. The bar looked cool.

Specific critiques of my short rib: -dry and stringy, obviously overcooked -only braised completely submerged, no evidence of broiling. Looked like it had been out of the braising liquid for a while and so the outside had hardened a bit. Exterior not very appetizing. -demiglace I think was primarily better than bullion. Kind of thin also. I do not think they added butter, wine, or herbs to it, so it was very one note. Spinach was watery and the garlic too pungent. Would be better creamed for something like this. -mashed potatoes were flavorless. Not enough butter or cream. No garlic or other seasonings could be detected. -everything was undersalted. Even the butter that came with the bread. -the plate was not heated and the food got cold quickly

I list all these in the hopes they will be fixed. Honestly, most require almost no effort, just better quality control. I don't think I'm out of line expecting this given the price. If you have Disneyland kind of money to throw around to see if a restaurant is a fun time, check it out. Maybe you will come on...

My husband and I have been a few times, mostly for cocktails. They have a solid cocktail menu, and we love chatting with Ben and the other bartender (I can't remember his name, tall, bald, glasses), who is also fantastic. They both make great drinks.

We finally had dinner there for my husband's birthday, which happened to fall on a Monday, and good luck finding nice restaurants open on Mondays. Ana was our server and highly recommended the watermelon salad. She was right. It was amazing. Ana served us again two weeks later with friends on the bar side, also good food and great service.

For the birthday dinner both ordered steak. He got the filet and I had the rib eye. After being disappointed by the last four or five steaks I’ve had at restaurants, I was thrilled this one was perfectly cooked and seasoned.

I’ve lived in Alameda for 12 years, and I can’t believe it took us this long to get to this restaurant and bar.

Great staff, great food, great cocktails, happy hour specials. We’ll...

A group of vegetarians, pescatarians, and meat eaters headed out to the Park Tavern for the first time during COVID times. We made reservations ahead of time and choose to sit outside in their open tent on a drizzly cold night. The staff was attentive, the heat lamps kept the tent cozy and warm, the tables had adequate distance, and the food was outstanding. It was a Friday and BONUS!!! They have a Beatles cover band do a show and they are amazing but during these strange times, you will be asked not to dance which is reasonable. However, if you want to hold a conversation, I suggest you request seating inside the restaurant which was relatively empty. We dined and dashed. Normally we would linger in conversation but we really wanted to be mindful about allowing the restaurant to have as much business as possible by allowing them to turn over the table. We will...