I spent a few hours at Oeste on Sunday and probably needed to leave after an hour. Wait, I should have left sooner because my bill ballooned because I ordered so many drinks. The drinks are amazing. The food is excellent. Only feedback that is constructive is one drink was made completely wrong which may have been a new drink to the bartender. I’ll go back again. Such a cool place with nice music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ted Crum
We came for early dinner after seeing a rerun of Check Please, on a rainy night with the rooftop closed; they were not yet busy. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly in the beautiful downstairs, and the service was nice. We had cocktails, and the bartender came to the table to talk. She and the waiter both kept their eyes on the room and at a glance they came around. The drinks were perfect, with several nice looking specials and all the standards available. The menu is fairly limited, they do call themselves a bar. The Street Tacos were a good tour of the kitchen, and the Red Beans were as good as we'd heard. Being local, I don't really know catfish, it seemed crunchy to me The ambient music was perfectly - the highs were rolled off a bit, making conversation easy, and the bass was left un-boosted, it really filled and warmed the room. I told the waiter ho much I liked it, and she almost apologized: it will be louder when the DJ comes. I'll come again to this friendly place, but before it gets loud.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Cesar Coloma
It's a really cool Bar and more 😎 with a nice dj, and the drinks 🍸 👌 the best 🎶🎵🎼🎸🎤
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
elmer
The food was incredibly hit ot HIT for me. Loved the street tacos and the burger was a little DELICIOUS, the fries were GREAT. The plantains were good and the amount of sauce you get met the requirements for the amount of plantains!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mercedes
Ambiance is nice. Waiters didn't pay us much mind. Had to seat ourselves. Food had no seasoning like at all. Had to use salt pepper and hot sauce to even eat it and still wasn't enough to be good. Won't be coming back.
Terrance Rubin
My wife and I had a blast here. We really loved the food and the atmosphere. We brought out 5 year old and they made a dish for her with no issue. We will for sure be back for the adult only time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp \u0026 Grits, Whole Fish, Mac \u0026 Cheese, Catfish and Fries, Red Beans \u0026 Rice
Anthony Robinson
We only had drinks this visit because we were craving the whole fish that they have. They only have the whole fish on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We were sad. But the drinks were amazing. Service was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish
Valerie
Food was excellent as usual. I always forget portions are huge, but the plantains, catfish and red beans stay reliably delicious. The ambiance was nice, almost reminiscent of NYC on a Friday evening in the fall.
Bless D.
Didn't get to try the food and drinks.. just stopped by here to see how the vibe is and it was really poppin. Full table and full bar..good place to go with friends and a date.
Atmosphere: 5
Denae
A fave brunch spot, food is always good, the weather was perfect for the rooftop. Service was great for our group of 6, just the right amount of attentiveness. We'll def be back again.
This has been my go-to place for a while, and I really love it. I’ve brought many of my friends here on different occasions, usually sitting upstairs, and everyone has enjoyed it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Plantains, Fries, Whole Fish
Stephen Winfield
They never have the roof top open, mac and cheese is really good though
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Andrew Schneider
The food was incredibly hit or miss for me. Loved the street tacos, but the burger was a little tough and the fries very meh. The plantains were good, but the amount of sauce you get didn’t meet the requirements for the amount of plantains you get.
I got the Henny Espresso drink which was pretty solid, but was not impressed overall by the cocktail offerings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Nefeli Chatzilia
It was a good environment but the food was very disappointing and the drinks as well
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Gregory
Oeste, as a concept of being a trendy, partially upscaled restaurant version that downtown Oakland truly needs and wants. Sadly, it falls short in ways that for some, appear glaringly obvious. For example, some of the servers seem less interested in actually being attentive, responsive and self-motivated to their customers and more consumed with getting through their shifts. The food is more basic than exciting, and often less than warm by the time it arrives - a big wtf if you've ordered breakfast. Not many options available for those of us who prefer plant-based entree options and not just a veggie burger cooked as if it was meat. Even worse, the ambience is ruined by the absolutely loud and simply annoying volume of the DJ-powered music! No one wants to converse during a meal after work, breakfast or brunch with friends, family or colleagues shouting conversation at each other with blaring music! No wonder the servers can't hear our orders. What's worse? No one on staff cares about this nuisance! Eating with earplugs makes what could be a good meal a complete disaster. It blows my mind that the restaurant's leadership team has not addressed this situation or if it's even been brought to their attention. I'm guessing Oeste has lost a few potentially returning guests as a result of their hearing being more valuable than concert-volume level music in a dining room. But don't take my word for it. Visit the restaurant and, like me, keep an open mind. Your ears will hate you later.
I spent a few hours at Oeste on Sunday and probably needed to leave after an hour. Wait, I should have left sooner because my bill ballooned because I ordered so many drinks. The drinks are amazing. The food is excellent. Only feedback that is constructive is one drink was made completely wrong which may have been a new drink to the bartender. I’ll go back again. Such a cool place with nice music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We came for early dinner after seeing a rerun of Check Please, on a rainy night with the rooftop closed; they were not yet busy. We were greeted warmly and seated promptly in the beautiful downstairs, and the service was nice. We had cocktails, and the bartender came to the table to talk. She and the waiter both kept their eyes on the room and at a glance they came around. The drinks were perfect, with several nice looking specials and all the standards available. The menu is fairly limited, they do call themselves a bar. The Street Tacos were a good tour of the kitchen, and the Red Beans were as good as we'd heard. Being local, I don't really know catfish, it seemed crunchy to me The ambient music was perfectly - the highs were rolled off a bit, making conversation easy, and the bass was left un-boosted, it really filled and warmed the room. I told the waiter ho much I liked it, and she almost apologized: it will be louder when the DJ comes. I'll come again to this friendly place, but before it gets loud.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
It's a really cool Bar and more 😎 with a nice dj, and the drinks 🍸 👌 the best 🎶🎵🎼🎸🎤
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was incredibly hit ot HIT for me. Loved the street tacos and the burger was a little DELICIOUS, the fries were GREAT. The plantains were good and the amount of sauce you get met the requirements for the amount of plantains!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ambiance is nice. Waiters didn't pay us much mind. Had to seat ourselves. Food had no seasoning like at all. Had to use salt pepper and hot sauce to even eat it and still wasn't enough to be good. Won't be coming back.
My wife and I had a blast here. We really loved the food and the atmosphere. We brought out 5 year old and they made a dish for her with no issue.
We will for sure be back for the adult only time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp \u0026 Grits, Whole Fish, Mac \u0026 Cheese, Catfish and Fries, Red Beans \u0026 Rice
We only had drinks this visit because we were craving the whole fish that they have. They only have the whole fish on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We were sad. But the drinks were amazing. Service was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Whole Fish
Food was excellent as usual. I always forget portions are huge, but the plantains, catfish and red beans stay reliably delicious. The ambiance was nice, almost reminiscent of NYC on a Friday evening in the fall.
Didn't get to try the food and drinks.. just stopped by here to see how the vibe is and it was really poppin. Full table and full bar..good place to go with friends and a date.
Atmosphere: 5
A fave brunch spot, food is always good, the weather was perfect for the rooftop. Service was great for our group of 6, just the right amount of attentiveness. We'll def be back again.
Restaurantji Recommends
This has been my go-to place for a while, and I really love it. I’ve brought many of my friends here on different occasions, usually sitting upstairs, and everyone has enjoyed it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Plantains, Fries, Whole Fish
They never have the roof top open, mac and cheese is really good though
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
The food was incredibly hit or miss for me. Loved the street tacos, but the burger was a little tough and the fries very meh. The plantains were good, but the amount of sauce you get didn’t meet the requirements for the amount of plantains you get.
I got the Henny Espresso drink which was pretty solid, but was not impressed overall by the cocktail offerings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
It was a good environment but the food was very disappointing and the drinks as well
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Oeste, as a concept of being a trendy, partially upscaled restaurant version that downtown Oakland truly needs and wants. Sadly, it falls short in ways that for some, appear glaringly obvious. For example, some of the servers seem less interested in actually being attentive, responsive and self-motivated to their customers and more consumed with getting through their shifts. The food is more basic than exciting, and often less than warm by the time it arrives - a big wtf if you've ordered breakfast. Not many options available for those of us who prefer plant-based entree options and not just a veggie burger cooked as if it was meat. Even worse, the ambience is ruined by the absolutely loud and simply annoying volume of the DJ-powered music! No one wants to converse during a meal after work, breakfast or brunch with friends, family or colleagues shouting conversation at each other with blaring music! No wonder the servers can't hear our orders. What's worse? No one on staff cares about this nuisance! Eating with earplugs makes what could be a good meal a complete disaster. It blows my mind that the restaurant's leadership team has not addressed this situation or if it's even been brought to their attention. I'm guessing Oeste has lost a few potentially returning guests as a result of their hearing being more valuable than concert-volume level music in a dining room. But don't take my word for it. Visit the restaurant and, like me, keep an open mind. Your ears will hate you later.
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