Rude staff, wrong order, and burnt food. Don’t come here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Akshay Patel
Wonderful study/vibe spot, one of the few places so close to campus that you can often find a seat. Haven’t tried any food. The chai is always my comfort drink, but it’s more of a dessert than a tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Farah D.
dear general public, V&A cafe is one of the hidden treasures of the UC Berkeley campus. to be modest about it, i would compare my experience there to that of Neil Armstrong's first landing on the moon. extraordinary, remarkable, and astounding. the foods and drinks are equivalent to those served at Jesus' last supper. it would be an utter and complete travesty for you not to visit this oasis of brilliance and astounding greek cuisine. i recommend the tropical smoothie, and if you do decide to visit, make sure so say hi to my muse and icon, Nasos. tell him farah zoya, and tara say hi.
Tenisha M.
The food is very very good. It is a grilled chicken salad with tomatoes and cucumbers and bell pepper.
Sandip Narayan Maharaj
Egg salad sandwich has shells in it. Not consistent in keeping tuna sandwich. Every time they mess up my order sequence- people buying after me get their coffee before me.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Joe H.
Quality local family business, right on Berkeley campus. IMO the food here is a cut above most campus eats in terms of quality, freshness, etc. Panini are on really good baguette bread -- for vegetarians I strongly recommend the mushroom/apple/goat-cheese sandwich. If you have a little more time the lasagna is worth the wait.The owners are the folks that used to own Nefeli and Odyssia, if you remember those places. Same quality, same good stuff. The owners are there behind the counter a lot of the time. Say hi.Because it's right on campus there are lots of students and professors. Some of the reviews I think reflect the fact that this isn't really a college-fare place, it's better than that -- so the prices are bit high for student budgets, they don't specialize in the sweetochino type drinks, etc etc. But hey, if you want a Subway sandwich, you can go around the corner.
Samuel J.
A welcome break from Cafe Strada clones and it's in a super convenient location for CS majors. Their food is half decent and I really like their drinks. Their cafe cubano is a hit in my book and I love the smoothies and their espresso milkshake (that last one is seriously delicious!!). Selling bagels with cream cheese for $3+ should be a crime, but at least they have free unlimited self serve water and serve as a constant study space.
Kaitlyn M.
I got the lavender latte and this is probably the worst latte I've ever had, if you can even call this a latte. It was already a bad sign when they served it to me and you could still see a thick layer of syrup on the bottom, but I figured maybe it just needed a stir. Even after vigorously stirring, you could still see MORE syrup on the bottom, as seen in the picture I attached to this review. So every sip was just a mouthful of very very sweet lavender syrup with maybe a side of milk. I really wish we had better and more convenient places on campus, but honestly just go to Mind Coffee. This place is bad and overpriced for what you're getting.
BR
Great location, incredible foods and beverages and remarkable prices and friendly staff
They have good coffees.Also the store is clean and calming despite being small, and workers are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Bendix Heß
Breakfast Burrito was a wrap. Not fresh. Service underwhelming.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Adrian Merry
Just had a coffee. Was good.
Christie B.
I had the worst latte of my life here :,( I ordered an iced almond milk latte and they accidentally made it hot. They kindly offered to remake my drink but unfortunately this meant putting a few ice cubes into the hot coffee so that it came out warm and watery. Although the coffee tasted bad and did not really have flavor, I might come here again since it is a convenient location and they have reasonable prices.
Matthew M.
Can't beat the convenience of this place, but the coffee is really not good. Just very bland, not necessarily burnt, but not good. I have also tried a sandwich here and it was okay -- very hard to get through because of how bready it is. Great service early in the day though (always super friendly employee!) and the tables are nice. The jazz is good but occasionally too loud. Because they play from YouTube sometimes the ads kick in at full blast and really kill the mood
Rude staff, wrong order, and burnt food. Don’t come here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Wonderful study/vibe spot, one of the few places so close to campus that you can often find a seat. Haven’t tried any food. The chai is always my comfort drink, but it’s more of a dessert than a tea.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
dear general public, V&A cafe is one of the hidden treasures of the UC Berkeley campus. to be modest about it, i would compare my experience there to that of Neil Armstrong's first landing on the moon. extraordinary, remarkable, and astounding. the foods and drinks are equivalent to those served at Jesus' last supper. it would be an utter and complete travesty for you not to visit this oasis of brilliance and astounding greek cuisine. i recommend the tropical smoothie, and if you do decide to visit, make sure so say hi to my muse and icon, Nasos. tell him farah zoya, and tara say hi.
The food is very very good. It is a grilled chicken salad with tomatoes and cucumbers and bell pepper.
Egg salad sandwich has shells in it. Not consistent in keeping tuna sandwich. Every time they mess up my order sequence- people buying after me get their coffee before me.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Quality local family business, right on Berkeley campus. IMO the food here is a cut above most campus eats in terms of quality, freshness, etc. Panini are on really good baguette bread -- for vegetarians I strongly recommend the mushroom/apple/goat-cheese sandwich. If you have a little more time the lasagna is worth the wait.The owners are the folks that used to own Nefeli and Odyssia, if you remember those places. Same quality, same good stuff. The owners are there behind the counter a lot of the time. Say hi.Because it's right on campus there are lots of students and professors. Some of the reviews I think reflect the fact that this isn't really a college-fare place, it's better than that -- so the prices are bit high for student budgets, they don't specialize in the sweetochino type drinks, etc etc. But hey, if you want a Subway sandwich, you can go around the corner.
A welcome break from Cafe Strada clones and it's in a super convenient location for CS majors. Their food is half decent and I really like their drinks. Their cafe cubano is a hit in my book and I love the smoothies and their espresso milkshake (that last one is seriously delicious!!). Selling bagels with cream cheese for $3+ should be a crime, but at least they have free unlimited self serve water and serve as a constant study space.
I got the lavender latte and this is probably the worst latte I've ever had, if you can even call this a latte. It was already a bad sign when they served it to me and you could still see a thick layer of syrup on the bottom, but I figured maybe it just needed a stir. Even after vigorously stirring, you could still see MORE syrup on the bottom, as seen in the picture I attached to this review. So every sip was just a mouthful of very very sweet lavender syrup with maybe a side of milk. I really wish we had better and more convenient places on campus, but honestly just go to Mind Coffee. This place is bad and overpriced for what you're getting.
Great location, incredible foods and beverages and remarkable prices and friendly staff
Great foods and beverages at a fantastic price!!
Restaurantji Recommends
They have good coffees.Also the store is clean and calming despite being small, and workers are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Breakfast Burrito was a wrap. Not fresh. Service underwhelming.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Just had a coffee. Was good.
I had the worst latte of my life here :,( I ordered an iced almond milk latte and they accidentally made it hot. They kindly offered to remake my drink but unfortunately this meant putting a few ice cubes into the hot coffee so that it came out warm and watery. Although the coffee tasted bad and did not really have flavor, I might come here again since it is a convenient location and they have reasonable prices.
Can't beat the convenience of this place, but the coffee is really not good. Just very bland, not necessarily burnt, but not good. I have also tried a sandwich here and it was okay -- very hard to get through because of how bready it is. Great service early in the day though (always super friendly employee!) and the tables are nice. The jazz is good but occasionally too loud. Because they play from YouTube sometimes the ads kick in at full blast and really kill the mood