Hudson Bay Cafe

5401 College Ave, Oakland
(510) 658-0214

Recent Reviews

David Stoeckle

Surprisingly good find for ~affordable~ vegan breakfast food. Even if you’re not vegan, this is one of the only places you can get a hearty breakfast entree under 10$, and they have great food!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Jen Cornell

I'm seriously going to ask the breakfast burrito, and whoever makes it, to marry me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito

Wendy Rees

This is such a cute little cozy place on a cold morning. The service is friendly and fast. All I had was a large latte (with an extra shot), but it was really good and strong.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kyvan Elep

Sweet little shop. Went in on a Tuesday morning to do some work. Was in good company with their bacon cheese and egg sandwich and cold brew.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg and Cheese Sandwiches

Angelene Tang

Lotsa regulars and early morning crowd. Coffee and chai wasn't great, diluted and no effort in making them. Lemon loaf was ok too, maybe a little too dry. Not sure why people would choose to come here when there are plenty of other cafes open early too. As for me, I was duped by the crowd and the whiff of coffee beans and baked goods and the big mural on the side of the building and thought to myself I shall drop in the next time I'm in the area early in the day. Maybe the breakfast food is good? I see people coming in to pick-up takeouts and some takeaway orders in boxes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Andrew

Nice place on the corner, lots of light, plenty of seating, wifi, but they blocked all the outlets. Haven't tried the food, also serve beer and

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 3

Lia

Lovely little Cafe!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagel

Scott Cole

I wouldn't recommend the drip coffee

Dakin Ferris

This is my favorite coffee shop in Rockridge. Excellent ambience. Fun people-watching. A nice assortment of food and drink.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sultana Wali

Weekend morning breakfast and coffee place! Love their breakfast burritos and green dragon!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ravi Sachidanandam

Great coffee place, outdoor tables let you take on the foot traffic on college avenue. Good for meetings and place to work. Great coffee and baked

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Sheila S

We are here every weekend morning that we are in town as it is part of our routine coffee stop and dog walk.There are signs saying that there are only service dogs allowed inside, but we have seen dogs sitting inside and walking through with their owners for takeout. So it is a mixed message.With our coffee, we usually get some kind of savory baked treat. During the pandemic regulars would be sitting outside to converse. Now, inside is back open.I usually take my own straw to avoid using their plastic ones.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Htoo Myat

This place is pretty cool. We were visiting the town and worked there for a few hours. People are friendly and coffee and pastries were sufficiently decent. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the location is pretty great to walk and walk around.One thing though, the coffee shop has no outlets to charge your devices. I understand why they don't have them but it was a little inconvenient because our Airbnb didn't have a decent place to work. We came to have breakfast coffee/pastries and work, too close to the meeting time and couldn't go to another coffee shop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

John Nichols

Great spot! They make a great latte and they also sell REAL bagels.

Karl

Adding this place to one of the coffee shops I visit frequently, it has a prominent presence on college avenue dominating the corner it is located on. It has a reasonable amount of seating inside and a good internet connection when you want to set up for work. There's also lots of seating outside, some in less noisy parts if you need a bit of quiet.They have a full range of coffees and pastries, as well as sandwiches and other food types. There is also a selection of wines if that's what you're in the mood for. The decor and layout is pleasant and makes for an interesting place to hang out.I was working here on this day while it was raining outside, it was beautiful looking out the bay window on the corner to the wet and rainy streets. And when I needed to work outside later, to join a meeting where I didn't want the noise, the canopy gave plenty of protection from the rain.The baristas were very friendly and accommodating, making me a nice latte with latte art for this review.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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