Café of the Bay — Restaurant in Oakland

This was my second time eating breakfast here… not particularly by choice but more of I stayed the night out that way and woke up hungry and early morning 9am ish u are so limited as far as grabbing a quick breakfast. I believe your options are Taco Bell which Taco Bell on 35th (2 minutes away) they do whatever they want including opening and closing at whatever time. Donuts. They’re is a donut place across the street from this lil cafe that’s always super busy in the morning and they’re to me just your average donut place. Nothing special. And Carl’s Jr over in the food co parking lot. So I went with this. As I mentioned I tried them before when Covid first hit they were still open but had it setup u could only order for pick up and they had a little setup at the front door for people to come and pick theyre food up. Which at that time, looking back I can appreciate that as so many places weren’t willing to try and stay open for customers and were super quick to just close. Period. Then when it became mandatory they didn’t have to do Much cuz they had always been closed but this cafe def helped and fix their part thanks for that cafe of the bay! As far as the food it’s a typical cafe with your normal options of breakfast’s nothing in there menu out of the ordinary. Same with their lunch menu. VERY basic. Honestly the reason I actually ordered and picked up food today besides that I was right there and starving was I was looking at their menu and surprisingly they definitely lowered their prices. Which is GREAT since EVERYWHERE ELSES prices are going crazy up ALL with same excuses when you ASK them WHY! You’ll literally get the same response from every place “well it’s because everything is more expensive.” That’s the answer you’ll get. Not kidding, try asking any place. That’s a pretty weak excuse to raise the price… yeah let’s just do what everyone else is doing and make the problem worse! Anyways another thing I appreciate about this little cafe was theyre prices. When I picked my food up I actually was able to go in (since now they’re obviously open like a regular business and seating customers inside) surprisingly it’s fairly big and not crammed like I thought. If your hungry and want your normal American dishes and you’re in the area for breakfast or lunch and you don’t wanna spend over $20 for one person definatkey suggest this place. Food is good. Prices are even better. It’s simple. Clean. Employees friendly. I have 3 starts because they could add more options to they’re menu but I suppose for what they charge it’s not a horribly big deal. So don’t mistake my 3/5 starts for the quality of food or anything negative that would not suggest you try...

I really enjoyed this place when I first ordered delivery from them. Great food and I actually ordered the very next day. However when I was eating my hash browns I bit into something really hard and it turned out it was one of those plastic bread clips that you use to tie around bread. I really bit hard into it and my left teeth are still really hurting a few hours later. I got a refund from Doordash but it was just a really bad experience as it could have been a really bad choking hazard had I not bitten into it and my teeth feel really terrible at the moment.

There is no way that the bread clip was from me either as I don't buy anything that requires a bread clip and the fact that I ate it directly out of the container.

Also on Doordash they have a picture of a waffle with strawberries and whipped cream, however the waffle doesn't come with it and it costs extra to get strawberries and whipped cream. There's no option in the menu for strawberries + whipped cream either but that's a minor complaint compared to the plastic that was in the hash browns. I'm not sure how it wasn't caught or how it even got in there in the...

This morning (03/05/25) I took my daughter to The Cafe of the Bay for breakfast. I've driven by hundreds of times, but this was my first time there. We walked in and the lady working never bothered to greet us or really give eye contact. After a few minutes of us just standing there - the lady walking by a couple of times, never saying 'hi' or 'give me a minute I'll be right with you', we left and walked down the street to another establishment. There we were greeted as we walked through the door and I was able to enjoy a great breakfast with my daughter.

Lately, going out for breakfast has become a someone pricey affair and at the least I'd expect a little curtesy! Because of this experience I'd never recommend the Cafe of the...