Best fish taco I've ever had!! Beautiful setting as well, in a nice area of Oakland (we do have nice areas, it's not all tent cities like media would have you believe)
Parking: There are a bunch of places nearby, a lot of cool little stores
Kid-friendliness: Safe and I saw a lot of children around
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas Taco
Ruth Gildea
Doña's food is superb! My friends like it for their vegetarian and vegan options, which didn't matter to me until I tasted them. Their relleno is one of the best dishes I've ever tasted!
Vegetarian options: Cool staff, lots of indoor and outdoor seating, alcohol, and specialty drinks.
Wheelchair accessibility: The building (shared with a few other businesses) has an elevator to reach upstairs indoor and outdoor seating, both of which are also available on the ground floor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas Taco
Lucretia Govers
The food is pretty good. Their bowls are yummy and a great deal. The drinks are good, too. I plan to go back. The only thing I didn't like is that I paid an extra $5 to add veggies to my burrito, and they just added a couple of pieces of pumpkin.
Lovely little restaurant at the end of Piedmont avenue. Lots of space. Indoor and outdoor. Food is very nice and they serve you quick. You have to order up at the front. There's no table service.
Can get crowded and the inside may be a little bit noisy but overall a lovely place to visit on Piedmont avenue.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Churros with Mexican Chocolate Sauce, Burrito
YK
Love the food!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Maya Udkow
This place is so incredibly fire it’s so good, the service is also SO quick like it looks like it will take a while because the line is sometimes long but the food comes out so fast and it’s so good and omg I just can’t even describe it this is one of my favorite places of all time. It’s also nice to sit in, especially upstairs. Yum!!!
Food is very middling - queso is closer to ballpark than good Mexican, dishes like enchiladas don't come with any beans / rice / sides, burritos are less a plated meal and more in foil like takeout, etc. They have not-very-good 'batch' margaritas for a whopping $14, and more normal made-at-the-bar ones for a $1 upsell.
The bar is too busy and servers there mostly avoid your gaze until they have time, which keeps you a good bit longer than you'd really like.
If you're looking for a decent sit-down mexi joint, I'd skip and find something else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
David Gard
The food is delicious, but what I love best about Dona is you can always find a table, even with a good sized group!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Sundberg
Food and drinks are sufficient. It's the speed where this place shines! Atmosphere is great, lively, and friendly. Good for kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Christina Yuan
Delicious meal! Loved the mole enchilada and burrito bowl. Food came out super fast! The environment was wonderful as well.
A wonderful dining experience filled with savory dishes and dialed-in staff. Prices are very reasonable, cocktails well-crafted and some great beers on tap. This is one of the rare places you can find a Chile Relleno that's baked, not breaded and deep fried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Erica Stafford
The tacos were good but in desperate need of some kind of sauce ?. Service was fast but I wouldn’t suggest a large tip for solely having my food brought to me. Cute spot for cocktails tho.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Guacamole Y Totopos
Anthony Gordon
Dona makes excellent Mexican food. Like, really, really good. Very fresh ingredients, simple but delicious preparation, and their margaritas are essentially perfect. Service is only a 4 because they bring your food to you, but you order at the counter. But mark my words - Dona isn't just a taqueria. The food is better than 99% of taquerias. I hate to call it "elevated," because they don't do weird/alternate versions of taqueria classics. They make regular taqueria classics. They just do it with much better ingredients and excellent preparation. The tacos are my favorite, but if you go on the weekend they make an epic pozole that rivals Gallardo's in SF, which is pretty much the gold standard for the bay area...I've never had a disappointing meal at Dona. It's simply one of my favorites.
Best fish taco I've ever had!! Beautiful setting as well, in a nice area of Oakland (we do have nice areas, it's not all tent cities like media would have you believe)
Parking: There are a bunch of places nearby, a lot of cool little stores
Kid-friendliness: Safe and I saw a lot of children around
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas Taco
Doña's food is superb! My friends like it for their vegetarian and vegan options, which didn't matter to me until I tasted them. Their relleno is one of the best dishes I've ever tasted!
Vegetarian options: Cool staff, lots of indoor and outdoor seating, alcohol, and specialty drinks.
Wheelchair accessibility: The building (shared with a few other businesses) has an elevator to reach upstairs indoor and outdoor seating, both of which are also available on the ground floor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas Taco
The food is pretty good. Their bowls are yummy and a great deal. The drinks are good, too. I plan to go back. The only thing I didn't like is that I paid an extra $5 to add veggies to my burrito, and they just added a couple of pieces of pumpkin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Bowl, Guacamole & Chips, Burrito
Lovely little restaurant at the end of Piedmont avenue. Lots of space. Indoor and outdoor. Food is very nice and they serve you quick. You have to order up at the front. There's no table service.
Can get crowded and the inside may be a little bit noisy but overall a lovely place to visit on Piedmont avenue.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Churros with Mexican Chocolate Sauce, Burrito
Love the food!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
This place is so incredibly fire it’s so good, the service is also SO quick like it looks like it will take a while because the line is sometimes long but the food comes out so fast and it’s so good and omg I just can’t even describe it this is one of my favorite places of all time. It’s also nice to sit in, especially upstairs. Yum!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carnitas Taco, Chips, Queso & Chips, Burrito
Food is very middling - queso is closer to ballpark than good Mexican, dishes like enchiladas don't come with any beans / rice / sides, burritos are less a plated meal and more in foil like takeout, etc. They have not-very-good 'batch' margaritas for a whopping $14, and more normal made-at-the-bar ones for a $1 upsell.
The bar is too busy and servers there mostly avoid your gaze until they have time, which keeps you a good bit longer than you'd really like.
If you're looking for a decent sit-down mexi joint, I'd skip and find something else.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
The food is delicious, but what I love best about Dona is you can always find a table, even with a good sized group!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and drinks are sufficient. It's the speed where this place shines! Atmosphere is great, lively, and friendly. Good for kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Delicious meal! Loved the mole enchilada and burrito bowl. Food came out super fast! The environment was wonderful as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Great food and vibe
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
A wonderful dining experience filled with savory dishes and dialed-in staff. Prices are very reasonable, cocktails well-crafted and some great beers on tap. This is one of the rare places you can find a Chile Relleno that's baked, not breaded and deep fried.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The tacos were good but in desperate need of some kind of sauce ?. Service was fast but I wouldn’t suggest a large tip for solely having my food brought to me. Cute spot for cocktails tho.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Guacamole Y Totopos
Dona makes excellent Mexican food. Like, really, really good. Very fresh ingredients, simple but delicious preparation, and their margaritas are essentially perfect. Service is only a 4 because they bring your food to you, but you order at the counter. But mark my words - Dona isn't just a taqueria. The food is better than 99% of taquerias. I hate to call it "elevated," because they don't do weird/alternate versions of taqueria classics. They make regular taqueria classics. They just do it with much better ingredients and excellent preparation. The tacos are my favorite, but if you go on the weekend they make an epic pozole that rivals Gallardo's in SF, which is pretty much the gold standard for the bay area...I've never had a disappointing meal at Dona. It's simply one of my favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Carnitas Taco, Nachos, Chips, Sopa De Lima, Chips & Salsa
Very white/Mexican the food is ok they don't have tamales how are you a Mexican restaurant and not sell tamales!!???
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
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