The coffee, espresso and chai are all really bad (I haven’t had anything else from there).The space, however, is really great for studying. Its a large cafe with lots of chairs, outlets, and tables - good wifi. Depending on when you go there might not be any seating because it is often full of students.
Katy D
It’s good but they didn’t give me my bagel in a bag and they gave me a small melted cheese on my bagel, do it right or I’ll just make it at home. I’m not going to suck up to you more just to get a “perfect” sandwich. Basically don’t out people just because you don’t like them for the way they look.
Syomantak Chaudhuri
Their baristas for Spring 2023 used to be really good and made the best coffee around. However, of late, the baristas are pretty bad.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tenzin Jimenez
Service and atmosphere are great. The iced chai latte I just had was, first of all, so sweet it hurt my teeth and whatever they used for the chai spices (whether it’s a tea blend or one of those premade concentrates) uses really heavy anise so it just tastes like licorice.If I was a boomer I’d demand a refund from the manager. If I was Gen X i would probably throw it away. But since I’m a millennial/gen z cusp I’m just gonna drink it and try something else next time.Go bears ?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Nuance Scrublord
perfect if they had oat milk
Food: 3
shanellesua
My friends raved about the breakfast burrito, so that’s what I got for a Sunday brunch. We had a group of 10 and there was one table that could fit us but we did need to borrow chairs to squeeze us in. Indoor and outdoor seating available. They call out your name for drinks once it’s ready, but they’ll bring your food to your table (they’ll give you a number). You order and pay first, then get seated. There’s free parking available. Credit cards only. The burrito is naturally vegetarian but you can pay extra to add meat. I had a matcha latte as well (extra charge for almond or oat milk) which was decent. The burrito is small but dense; I particularly enjoyed the green sauce that came in the side (this is what made the burrito stand out).
dexter
Best coffee ever seriously
Violet Tahsini
Food is decent but overpriced for such a small size. I was originally going to get a quiche until I saw it in the display, and it was one of those small handheld quiches (think quiche made in a muffin tin). I decided to get avocado toast instead.The description for the avocado toast listed “fruit”. However, I was shocked and disappointed when the “fruit” turned out to be a SINGLE orange slice.The menu is misleading. Just don’t list fruit on the description… ?♀️Vegetarian options: Decent vegetarian options. Overpriced but so is everything on the menu. Glad they have non-dairy options for drinks but wish they offered oat milk
YuanYuan Lo (Yona)
Warm staff and great coffee ☺️A lot of inside seats and WiFi available for you to study or hanging out with friends!# Cafe Au Lait
Yona Lo
Warm staff and great coffee ☺️A lot of inside seats and WiFi available for you to study or hanging out with friends!# Cafe Au Lait
Expensive af, but damn if that strawberry banana smoothie doesn't hit different
Mark Mueller
Great drip coffee!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grace H.
Great menu selection with coffees, smoothies, sandwiches, salads, and pastries. But goodness, it took me 33 minutes to get a panini during lunch. I understand they are understaffed and it's the lunch rush but it didn't make sense seeing the lady prioritize cold sandwiches first. The people way ahead of me we're also waiting and longer because she made the panini in batches. Service is nice and workers are friendly. Coffee is decent but $6 is kinda alarming. Plenty of seating even during rushes. Would I recommend, no not at all but this is one of the few places to get coffee on campus so by default I'll return. $20.85 for a panini and iced coffee says it all. All their meats are heated up in the microwave. Not sure why it's priced so high in that case.
Shaked Eldar
Great place, nice people.
Chris R.
Why switch to your reduced options summer menu during the last week of spring instruction? when EVERYONE is still on campus and hungry? Yali's is so totally out of touch with the needs of UC Berkeley staff, students and faculty. We really deserve better. Campus should give another business a chance - someone who will make more than the minimum possible effort year after year - like Yali's does.
The coffee, espresso and chai are all really bad (I haven’t had anything else from there).The space, however, is really great for studying. Its a large cafe with lots of chairs, outlets, and tables - good wifi. Depending on when you go there might not be any seating because it is often full of students.
It’s good but they didn’t give me my bagel in a bag and they gave me a small melted cheese on my bagel, do it right or I’ll just make it at home. I’m not going to suck up to you more just to get a “perfect” sandwich. Basically don’t out people just because you don’t like them for the way they look.
Their baristas for Spring 2023 used to be really good and made the best coffee around. However, of late, the baristas are pretty bad.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Service and atmosphere are great. The iced chai latte I just had was, first of all, so sweet it hurt my teeth and whatever they used for the chai spices (whether it’s a tea blend or one of those premade concentrates) uses really heavy anise so it just tastes like licorice.If I was a boomer I’d demand a refund from the manager. If I was Gen X i would probably throw it away. But since I’m a millennial/gen z cusp I’m just gonna drink it and try something else next time.Go bears ?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
perfect if they had oat milk
Food: 3
My friends raved about the breakfast burrito, so that’s what I got for a Sunday brunch. We had a group of 10 and there was one table that could fit us but we did need to borrow chairs to squeeze us in. Indoor and outdoor seating available. They call out your name for drinks once it’s ready, but they’ll bring your food to your table (they’ll give you a number). You order and pay first, then get seated. There’s free parking available. Credit cards only. The burrito is naturally vegetarian but you can pay extra to add meat. I had a matcha latte as well (extra charge for almond or oat milk) which was decent. The burrito is small but dense; I particularly enjoyed the green sauce that came in the side (this is what made the burrito stand out).
Best coffee ever seriously
Food is decent but overpriced for such a small size. I was originally going to get a quiche until I saw it in the display, and it was one of those small handheld quiches (think quiche made in a muffin tin). I decided to get avocado toast instead.The description for the avocado toast listed “fruit”. However, I was shocked and disappointed when the “fruit” turned out to be a SINGLE orange slice.The menu is misleading. Just don’t list fruit on the description… ?♀️Vegetarian options: Decent vegetarian options. Overpriced but so is everything on the menu. Glad they have non-dairy options for drinks but wish they offered oat milk
Warm staff and great coffee ☺️A lot of inside seats and WiFi available for you to study or hanging out with friends!# Cafe Au Lait
Warm staff and great coffee ☺️A lot of inside seats and WiFi available for you to study or hanging out with friends!# Cafe Au Lait
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Expensive af, but damn if that strawberry banana smoothie doesn't hit different
Great drip coffee!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great menu selection with coffees, smoothies, sandwiches, salads, and pastries. But goodness, it took me 33 minutes to get a panini during lunch. I understand they are understaffed and it's the lunch rush but it didn't make sense seeing the lady prioritize cold sandwiches first. The people way ahead of me we're also waiting and longer because she made the panini in batches. Service is nice and workers are friendly. Coffee is decent but $6 is kinda alarming. Plenty of seating even during rushes. Would I recommend, no not at all but this is one of the few places to get coffee on campus so by default I'll return. $20.85 for a panini and iced coffee says it all. All their meats are heated up in the microwave. Not sure why it's priced so high in that case.
Great place, nice people.
Why switch to your reduced options summer menu during the last week of spring instruction? when EVERYONE is still on campus and hungry? Yali's is so totally out of touch with the needs of UC Berkeley staff, students and faculty. We really deserve better. Campus should give another business a chance - someone who will make more than the minimum possible effort year after year - like Yali's does.