Great brunch spot! ☕️ I tried the shakshuka and it was delicious. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the tomato sauce was rich and flavorful. Paired with the toasted bread, it was a really satisfying dish. The café has a cozy atmosphere and the staff were friendly. Prices are reasonable for Berkeley, around $10–$20. Definitely a nice place to relax with coffee or brunch. I’d love to come back and try more items on the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Najeemah Wesley
Small shop, big heart! Baker and Commons went above and beyond. Kara even delivered the order herself. The presentation was beautiful, the food was fresh/delicious, and she was so kind + accomodating throughout the whole process. Highly recommend supporting this gem! 💛
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tobi Haims
Kieran is the best waiter! He brought me my buttermilk biscuit so fast and in style, too. He is really good at his job. I will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pamela
Very crowded for late lunch with a line out the door. We had called our order in so at least no need to wait in the line with my friend using a walker. The quiche is amazing and came with a salad. The latte served in a bowl was excellent too. Got a table outside to enjoy the sun. Inside was quite noisy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christiana Leonard
They make unbelievably delicious flaky biscuits. I just warmed up one that was baked three days ago and it had lost none of its deliciousness.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mustafa Kaghazwala
No seating. Coffee is better than average. Breakfast (shakshuka) was totally overpriced and frankly I’m embarrassed for them for having it as an option. Toast was burnt. Tomatoes from a can. Come here for a quick coffee to go. Nothing more…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Serdar Yeralan
Come here for the food, spend a couple of hours catching up with a friend or some work on your laptop. Plenty of parking nearby and friendly staff to help.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
A P
Food is great, wait is long and the service is terrible. Everyone who works there is frowning and looks miserable. I got an iced mocha that just had scoops of chocolate powder dumped on top of the ice, didn’t even bother to stir it and when I asked for a remake I got attitude about it. Then when my to go order came out the server tossed it at me as she walked past with no semblance of basic politeness. I’m not interested in going back just to be treated so poorly. Do better with your customer service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Nico Hanley
a lot of places serve great coffee, but there really is something especially good about the coffee here. The espresso is a bit better than other places I’ve tried while visiting Berkeley. All the employees have been very warm and friendly, and the food and pastries were yummy as well! Such a cute neighborhood spot. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wilson Reid
Get the buttermilk biscuit!! Warmed up with butter and jam is amazing.
I love this place and frequent several times a week. They have great food and drinks and the staff is very friendly. I wish they would invest in a second register and encourage customers to have their orders ready by the time they reach the register. The line for this place moves incredibly slow. Often I want only a coffee and will be waiting in line for over 10 minutes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Manish Butte
Meh quality coffee. Truly blighted ordering system where people share a single line to order meals (slow) and order to go drinks / pastries. Great for food. Friendly staff. No parking and highly congested street area. Bottom line-- good place but avoid it for to go coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Sarina Iwai
Cute little cafe but it does get pretty busy often with a long ling at times. Their food is good but a litle overpriced for what they serve, at least for me.
I got their avocado toast, which they put some kind of garlic spread on, which was super tasty! Their pastries and dessert selection looks pretty solid so I can't wait to try those next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Anthony Mitchell
Great food & Fantastic service! Only thing i would say is most of the entrees on the menu are expensive. I got the ham and cheese sandwich with avocado and smoked salmon added to it. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eugene Kim
Great upscale neighborhood cafe with convenient assortment of pastries and good espresso. Aesthetic and atmosphere of the cafe is well kept and somewhere between quiet luxury and casual. Would come again with friends and family!
Great brunch spot! ☕️
I tried the shakshuka and it was delicious. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the tomato sauce was rich and flavorful. Paired with the toasted bread, it was a really satisfying dish.
The café has a cozy atmosphere and the staff were friendly. Prices are reasonable for Berkeley, around $10–$20.
Definitely a nice place to relax with coffee or brunch. I’d love to come back and try more items on the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small shop, big heart! Baker and Commons went above and beyond. Kara even delivered the order herself. The presentation was beautiful, the food was fresh/delicious, and she was so kind + accomodating throughout the whole process. Highly recommend supporting this gem! 💛
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kieran is the best waiter! He brought me my buttermilk biscuit so fast and in style, too. He is really good at his job. I will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very crowded for late lunch with a line out the door. We had called our order in so at least no need to wait in the line with my friend using a walker. The quiche is amazing and came with a salad. The latte served in a bowl was excellent too. Got a table outside to enjoy the sun. Inside was quite noisy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They make unbelievably delicious flaky biscuits. I just warmed up one that was baked three days ago and it had lost none of its deliciousness.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No seating. Coffee is better than average. Breakfast (shakshuka) was totally overpriced and frankly I’m embarrassed for them for having it as an option. Toast was burnt. Tomatoes from a can. Come here for a quick coffee to go. Nothing more…
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Come here for the food, spend a couple of hours catching up with a friend or some work on your laptop. Plenty of parking nearby and friendly staff to help.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is great, wait is long and the service is terrible. Everyone who works there is frowning and looks miserable. I got an iced mocha that just had scoops of chocolate powder dumped on top of the ice, didn’t even bother to stir it and when I asked for a remake I got attitude about it. Then when my to go order came out the server tossed it at me as she walked past with no semblance of basic politeness.
I’m not interested in going back just to be treated so poorly. Do better with your customer service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
a lot of places serve great coffee, but there really is something especially good about the coffee here. The espresso is a bit better than other places I’ve tried while visiting Berkeley. All the employees have been very warm and friendly, and the food and pastries were yummy as well! Such a cute neighborhood spot. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get the buttermilk biscuit!! Warmed up with butter and jam is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I love this place and frequent several times a week. They have great food and drinks and the staff is very friendly. I wish they would invest in a second register and encourage customers to have their orders ready by the time they reach the register. The line for this place moves incredibly slow. Often I want only a coffee and will be waiting in line for over 10 minutes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Meh quality coffee. Truly blighted ordering system where people share a single line to order meals (slow) and order to go drinks / pastries. Great for food. Friendly staff. No parking and highly congested street area. Bottom line-- good place but avoid it for to go coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Cute little cafe but it does get pretty busy often with a long ling at times. Their food is good but a litle overpriced for what they serve, at least for me.
I got their avocado toast, which they put some kind of garlic spread on, which was super tasty! Their pastries and dessert selection looks pretty solid so I can't wait to try those next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great food & Fantastic service! Only thing i would say is most of the entrees on the menu are expensive. I got the ham and cheese sandwich with avocado and smoked salmon added to it. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great upscale neighborhood cafe with convenient assortment of pastries and good espresso. Aesthetic and atmosphere of the cafe is well kept and somewhere between quiet luxury and casual. Would come again with friends and family!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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