Do not delay. Get yourself to Daytrip as soon as possible. The food is fantastic, the service is fantastic, the wines are fantastic. Take some friends, you will want to order and share everything on the menu! Didn't get many photos because we were eating to voraciously.
I recommend coming here with a group in order to get the most from the menu and your money. We were a group of 6 and were able to order everything on the menu except the cheese and the dessert and had a bottle of wine and came in at a reasonable price each. The wine choices are excellent and we had a great dry orange with our food. The food was good, but I'd say the only standouts for me were the focaccia and anchovy and the celery salad. Everything else was good though! I would skip the cauliflower as it was everyone's most underwhelming dish. Love the atmosphere and the service though and would come back to check out new things on the menu!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Emily Webb
The food was great, but not mind-blowing. The service, however, was not great and pretty disappointing. It was not a welcoming or warm atmosphere by any means. They automatically add 20% gratuity which I understand and support as a former service worker. However, our server neglected to mention it and we ended up tipping 40%. Ugh. I understand that was partly our bad for not throughly looking, but giving customers a heads up when dropping off the check or noticing a massive tip when you didn’t go above & beyond is common courtesy. Feeling a bit swindled tbh :/ just an extra comment- the “party” atmosphere they’re selling is not accurate lol music was subpar and we heard the same 5 songs on repeat during our meal. Good food, missing the love.
I had been wanting to try this place for the last 2 years- unfortunately was disappointed with the food. Atmosphere was average and service was average/ good. I can appreciate the creativity of the dishes and haven’t had dishes like it, but I felt as though the “uniqueness” overpowered the actual taste. Maybe I had very very high expectations but honestly, non of the food was super memorable- not bad but also not good.
Details: we got the basil oil and pluot focaccia and the flavors work great together and the focaccia was fresh and steamy. Garlic chard- pretty good, probably my favorite out of all of them Rye crusted mackerel- it was good but tasted like a slightly elevated fish and chips Regenerative brisket- super tender meat that falls apart but still thought it was dry. Honestly- I felt like this was the most unappetizing looking dish (see picture) and with the chili jelly, it looked try hard but flavors together were just meh Miso butter pasta- good ish but not what we were expecting from the menu description. Can’t really taste the miso or gochugaru and it tasted mainly like lemon pasta (we did not expect it to be this sour?) Sunchoke birds nest was ok- liked the icecream Fig leaf cheesecake- average but honestly expected more of the fig leaf flavor. The but burnt taste of the basque completely overpowered any fig leaf flavor.
Another thing I personally didn’t love is that they bring out dishes one by one and we waited ~ 10 mins in between, which could be fine, but since they are such small sizes we often found ourselves just waiting. Would prefer if they could bring out multiple in one go?
Overall, it was a unique experience and I appreciate the try for innovation but nothing stood out. I wish the menu listed everything in the dish because you don’t really know what to expect and with a more comprehensive description, I may not have ordered certain things.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Sarabjeet Singh
One of my favorite new spots in the bay. The variety of flavors and the creativity of the cuisine is impressive. I applaud the chefs for trying new ideas and mixing bold flavors together. The gazpacho, okra and the brisket were my favorites.
I loved everything about this place, from the menu to the table settings to the great wine we had and all the small plates. Get the miso pasta or regret it forever
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Malcolm Feeley
Nowhere on your website or on-line presentations did I see any mention of an automatic 20% service charge (not tip) on your prices. (I did see it when I looked up "gratuity) among the issues addressed in comments--and everyone of them complained about it.) If you are going to charge an extra 20% "fee," it should be announced clearly on your on-line presentations, and especially in your reservations link--before people log in. In other areas of sales and services, this is called a bait and switch policy.
I saw that you are glad that the bill allowing you to do this passed the legislature, but as I read about it and the lobbying restaurants did to see that it was passed, somewhere I think the journalist mentioned that restaurants were already required to announce this policy prominently. Perhaps the most prominent place would be the on-line reservations link. You fail. Mac Feeley Berkeley
Vegetarian options: Not sure
Parking: OK
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Potato
Courtney LeGates
Wowwww, Day Trip is so fresh, innovative, and flavorful! They serve a unique and delicious menu. I loved the celery salad, who would have thunk. Everything we ordered was fantastic.
The staff is warm and knowledgeable.
Can’t wait to come back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy Sayare
Food was good but not great. Sauces weren’t quite pulled together for my taste. The atmosphere is fun and a great neighborhood vibe. Our server was engaging and always had a smile for us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Elizabeth Cheung
The food here is very delicious and it's an excellent menu. There are some interesting drink choices you don't normally see on menu , so it was great to try new things. They really focus on seasonal and local items but with their fermented spin. Everything we got was delicious and left us wanting more.
Overall I really liked the food and drinks. Would’ve been a 5 if not for a weird interaction with the staff. My group and I were there at closing and rather than verbalizing this to us the bartender purposefully knocked over metal items to get us to leave. The food and atmosphere were great but the service was questionable to say the least.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Celery Salad
Jess Freeman
There is a lot to love about Daytrip. The staff were kind and friendly. The atmosphere is beautiful and fun. The food was okay. What I didn't like about this restaurant is there policies. I was a walk-in but they still wanted my phone number. Why? To me it felt intrusive. The server said something about being able to contact customers for lost items. Really?? When I got the check there was a 20% service charge and also a note that they fold in an additional 5% service charge into the cost of the menu items. That's 25%, 20% of which was a surprise. I reviewed the menu and found faint and literally small print about the charge. Definitely not easily seen. When I paid the card reader asked for an additional tip. I have worked in the service industry and I am a generous tipper. I know restaurant work is tough, still 25% is a lot on expensive dishes. We are all struggling. Icing on the cake was having to select "No Tip" on the card reader.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Abhishek Kona
The service was slow. The food was too fatty.The waiter made a face when I refused to tip on top of the 20 percent they charge by default
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Eliot Barker
Went to as many fine, several michelin, restaurants as we could during our time in the bay this week and Daytrip left by far the most lasting impression and best experience
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Evan Moore
Some great dishes and some major misses. The whole crab is way too expensive to be making you take it apart. Some of the spice levels were way off.
Do not delay. Get yourself to Daytrip as soon as possible. The food is fantastic, the service is fantastic, the wines are fantastic. Take some friends, you will want to order and share everything on the menu! Didn't get many photos because we were eating to voraciously.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Habanero Aioli, Gem Salad, Celery Salad
I recommend coming here with a group in order to get the most from the menu and your money. We were a group of 6 and were able to order everything on the menu except the cheese and the dessert and had a bottle of wine and came in at a reasonable price each. The wine choices are excellent and we had a great dry orange with our food. The food was good, but I'd say the only standouts for me were the focaccia and anchovy and the celery salad. Everything else was good though! I would skip the cauliflower as it was everyone's most underwhelming dish. Love the atmosphere and the service though and would come back to check out new things on the menu!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The food was great, but not mind-blowing. The service, however, was not great and pretty disappointing. It was not a welcoming or warm atmosphere by any means. They automatically add 20% gratuity which I understand and support as a former service worker. However, our server neglected to mention it and we ended up tipping 40%. Ugh. I understand that was partly our bad for not throughly looking, but giving customers a heads up when dropping off the check or noticing a massive tip when you didn’t go above & beyond is common courtesy. Feeling a bit swindled tbh :/ just an extra comment- the “party” atmosphere they’re selling is not accurate lol music was subpar and we heard the same 5 songs on repeat during our meal. Good food, missing the love.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Basil Oil, Foccacia, Butter Pasta, Celery Salad
I had been wanting to try this place for the last 2 years- unfortunately was disappointed with the food. Atmosphere was average and service was average/ good. I can appreciate the creativity of the dishes and haven’t had dishes like it, but I felt as though the “uniqueness” overpowered the actual taste. Maybe I had very very high expectations but honestly, non of the food was super memorable- not bad but also not good.
Details: we got the basil oil and pluot focaccia and the flavors work great together and the focaccia was fresh and steamy.
Garlic chard- pretty good, probably my favorite out of all of them
Rye crusted mackerel- it was good but tasted like a slightly elevated fish and chips
Regenerative brisket- super tender meat that falls apart but still thought it was dry. Honestly- I felt like this was the most unappetizing looking dish (see picture) and with the chili jelly, it looked try hard but flavors together were just meh
Miso butter pasta- good ish but not what we were expecting from the menu description. Can’t really taste the miso or gochugaru and it tasted mainly like lemon pasta (we did not expect it to be this sour?)
Sunchoke birds nest was ok- liked the icecream
Fig leaf cheesecake- average but honestly expected more of the fig leaf flavor. The but burnt taste of the basque completely overpowered any fig leaf flavor.
Another thing I personally didn’t love is that they bring out dishes one by one and we waited ~ 10 mins in between, which could be fine, but since they are such small sizes we often found ourselves just waiting. Would prefer if they could bring out multiple in one go?
Overall, it was a unique experience and I appreciate the try for innovation but nothing stood out. I wish the menu listed everything in the dish because you don’t really know what to expect and with a more comprehensive description, I may not have ordered certain things.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
One of my favorite new spots in the bay. The variety of flavors and the creativity of the cuisine is impressive. I applaud the chefs for trying new ideas and mixing bold flavors together. The gazpacho, okra and the brisket were my favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso Pasta, Foccacia, Celery Salad
I loved everything about this place, from the menu to the table settings to the great wine we had and all the small plates. Get the miso pasta or regret it forever
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nowhere on your website or on-line presentations did I see any mention of an automatic 20% service charge (not tip) on your prices. (I did see it when I looked up "gratuity) among the issues addressed in comments--and everyone of them complained about it.) If you are going to charge an extra 20% "fee," it should be announced clearly on your on-line presentations, and especially in your reservations link--before people log in. In other areas of sales and services, this is called a bait and switch policy.
I saw that you are glad that the bill allowing you to do this passed the legislature, but as I read about it and the lobbying restaurants did to see that it was passed, somewhere I think the journalist mentioned that restaurants were already required to announce this policy prominently. Perhaps the most prominent place would be the on-line reservations link.
You fail.
Mac Feeley Berkeley
Vegetarian options: Not sure
Parking: OK
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Potato
Wowwww, Day Trip is so fresh, innovative, and flavorful! They serve a unique and delicious menu. I loved the celery salad, who would have thunk. Everything we ordered was fantastic.
The staff is warm and knowledgeable.
Can’t wait to come back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was good but not great. Sauces weren’t quite pulled together for my taste. The atmosphere is fun and a great neighborhood vibe. Our server was engaging and always had a smile for us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
The food here is very delicious and it's an excellent menu. There are some interesting drink choices you don't normally see on menu , so it was great to try new things. They really focus on seasonal and local items but with their fermented spin. Everything we got was delicious and left us wanting more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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Overall I really liked the food and drinks. Would’ve been a 5 if not for a weird interaction with the staff. My group and I were there at closing and rather than verbalizing this to us the bartender purposefully knocked over metal items to get us to leave. The food and atmosphere were great but the service was questionable to say the least.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Celery Salad
There is a lot to love about Daytrip. The staff were kind and friendly. The atmosphere is beautiful and fun. The food was okay. What I didn't like about this restaurant is there policies. I was a walk-in but they still wanted my phone number. Why? To me it felt intrusive. The server said something about being able to contact customers for lost items. Really?? When I got the check there was a 20% service charge and also a note that they fold in an additional 5% service charge into the cost of the menu items. That's 25%, 20% of which was a surprise. I reviewed the menu and found faint and literally small print about the charge. Definitely not easily seen. When I paid the card reader asked for an additional tip. I have worked in the service industry and I am a generous tipper. I know restaurant work is tough, still 25% is a lot on expensive dishes. We are all struggling. Icing on the cake was having to select "No Tip" on the card reader.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
The service was slow. The food was too fatty.The waiter made a face when I refused to tip on top of the 20 percent they charge by default
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Went to as many fine, several michelin, restaurants as we could during our time in the bay this week and Daytrip left by far the most lasting impression and best experience
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some great dishes and some major misses. The whole crab is way too expensive to be making you take it apart. Some of the spice levels were way off.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
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