Café Etoile

1930 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley
(510) 898-1475

Recent Reviews

Alice L.

The interior is surprisingly very spacious. Menu has a great variety of items but I decided on the salmon avocado toast & standard latte for breakfast. Both were great & the sandwich ingredients tasted fresh. Great for people watching as you enjoy your morning drink.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

L C

The cream and berries coffee was tasty. I will need to add bulgogi to the kimchi fried rice next time. Lots of tasty sounding options to explore for the next trip. Maybe the food will last long enough for a photo too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Croissant and Waffle

James B.

Nice spot, I went for the fried chicken and croffle. They used dark meat chicken so it was nice and juicy, though a little bit of seasoning on the chicken itself might be nice. The exterior was great and crunchy, and the croffle was nice and dense and chewy as you might expect such a combination to be. Will likely come back for this dish again.

liz Y

If you hate deliciously tender chicken, don't go here!!!!!!!Parking: Trader joes parking lot right next door

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Rose C.

A modest cafe style fusion neighborhood spot. Most of the seating accommodates small parties of 2-3 people. There's a couple of long tables to accommodate large groups. So if you come in with a party of 6 and you don't mind sharing a table with others then you're all good! It's self-serve so I can't really comment on the service. Plus, you bus your own table when you're done with your meal (which I don't mind). The food came out quick and well prepared. Every item we ordered was scrumptious!!! The mint latte had a subtle hint of mint (not overpowering) and was very good. Will definitely go back to try more delicious food!

Ella G.

Absolutely loved this spot, the food was delicious and really generous serving sizes. The toffee lattes were scrumptious as well.

Y Lai Luke Gallup

Great staff. Helped by izzy.

Service: 5

Jasmine Chung

With only having seen the pic for fried chicken, was expecting like southern Cajun place but I was hugely mistaken. Korean fusion that hit the fried chicken and croffle mark with a bang! There was a huge table for a family meal and let me tell you - we finished EVERYTHING. Fried chicken and croffle was a banger!! The chicken was juicy, crispy, with the crunchy waffle made with crossaint and a side of spicy (Just enough) syrup. That'll be living in my head rent-free but drooling for a very long time. The kids also loveddddd it so much! The bulgogi sando was also super delicious. Drinks - gingerbread Chai Latte warmed our souls. Such friendly staff with a laid-back ambiance and we're all here for it!Kid-friendliness: The kids LOVED croffle! Would get the berry one next time just for them

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken & Croffle, Bulgogi Sandwich, Croque Madame

Sara B.

Clean, casual, self-service spot near UC Berkeley. Small place, but we still found a spot to sit. There are plenty of seats and high chairs for children too. I really enjoyed the toffee latte. Smooth, creamy, with plenty of nutty flavor. The food was delicious too, especially the chicken croffle. Would definitely return next time I'm in the area.

Lu Lu S.

Cute hidden cafe with yummy drink options like pistachio latte and mint latte and Korean cafe food options. A table down from us, I saw folks enjoying their waffle with fried chicken on top of it which looks very good but we had just wrapped up our lunch and came here to grab some coffee. I hope to try it soon. Great cafe to just chill, catch up with a friend, people watch and enjoy a delicious caffeinated drink!

Jasmine C.

With only having seen the pic for fried chicken, was expecting like southern Cajun place but I was hugely mistaken. Korean fusion that hit the fried chicken and croffle mark with a bang! There was a huge table for a family meal and let me tell you - we finished EVERYTHING. Fried chicken and croffle was a banger!! The chicken was juicy, crispy, with the crunchy waffle made with crossaint and a side of spicy (Just enough) syrup. That'll be living in my head rent-free but drooling for a very long time. The kids also loveddddd it so much! The bulgogi sando was also super delicious. Drinks - gingerbread Chai Latte warmed our souls. Such friendly staff with a laid-back ambiance and we're all here for it!

Karyn D.

Best Cafe Latte this side of Berkeley. I usually take my coffee black, no sugar and so a latte is my weekend treat. It's nice to find a cup that lets the simple flavors of Coffee and steamed milk shine. Ordered the croissant french toast and it was topped full of berries, very good! Probably not the place to order kimchi bowls as the rice was cold and the texture was not pleasant. Will stick to the French inspired items next time.

Maggie Y.

This restaurant was on my want to go list for a long time, finally went for breakfast. Very basic and simple restaurant, but the overall environment makes you feel comfortable. You need to order and pay at the counter. We ordered Chicken croffle egg and bacon croffle and black coffee. Foods ready within 10mins. They were delicious as what we expected, especially the chicken it's so juicy and super tasty. Surely, this place will be on my Revisit List.

David L.

Food - 5 Service - 5 Value - 4 Restrooms - 5 We had breakfast here a few weeks ago. Salmon Avocado toast with egg and the Breakfast Sandwich were both fresh and tasted great. Lavender matcha drink was awesome. We'd probably come back again and try some other dishes. Restrooms were modern and clean.

Igal Levy

A cafe with the usual espresso drinks and a small but surprisingly varied menu. One of us ordered the chicken and croffle, and he loved it. The other one ordered scrambled eggs and fruit but go sunny-side up eggs instead; no problem, they quickly switched those out. I had the avocado toast with lox and stuff and that was pretty good, and a hefty size to boot.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Chicken & Croffle

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