The Phoenix Pastificio — Restaurant in Berkeley

I have provided lemons to this place for their lemon pasta for years and this year even gained "Privileged Lemon Provider" status for the consistent quality and beauty. Bring them anytime and no need to call ahead. I always call anyway and last Friday the nice girl said Monday would be better to bring them in. So I picked lemons Sunday and brought them in today (Monday) being surprised to meet the owner for the first time. Not only did she refuse taking my lemons (being overstocked), she called me a liar for suggesting her employee would have told me Friday to bring some in Monday. And then when I show her my "Privileged Provider" status, written on the back of my credit slip, she still refuses to take the small amount I had brought in. Not only did she call me a liar but then refuses to honor her business's agreement without notice. Essentially lying to me! I have felt betrayed and ill since leaving. Hoping that writing my first review anywhere, it would help relieve the nausea. I will be going back one more time to redeem my credit then promptly flushing it down the toilet where this rude woman's business belongs. I feel sorry for employees of such a...

I love this place!!! I live in NYC and have struggled to find good pizza there. Phoenix Pastificio has some of the best pizza I have had in my life. The dough has bits of olives, the combo of cheeses is delectable and savory and melty, and the toppings are plentiful and fresh. I order from here every week because I’m addicted!! The olive baguette is also a dream, and comparable or better than what I have had in France (where my family is from.) All of the cookies are amazing as well, and the macaroons are gluten-friendly and MOIST. Not to mention the PASTA which matches any 3-star Michelin restaurant. The crab-lemon ravioli is my favorite. Once you start coming here, you’ll be a...

I pride myself in baking almost all of my own bread, and thanks to the Tartine bread book, most of the time the bread from our home oven competes with the best bread at the market. However, Phoenix has some secret that makes their olive bread tastier than anything I've baked or eaten elsewhere. It's simply the best. One day I'll successfully reverse-engineer it, and perhaps my great baking dream will be realized, but until then I am woefully addicted to their farmer's...