We enjoyed crispy fried fish and chicken cardamom curry, plus the kale fermented tea leaves salad with coconut rice and roti. All were fabulous! Highly recommended for unique flavorful dining. Only the fried fish had a spicy sauce; the other dishes were mildly spiced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Maya Daneshwar
My birthday and what an awful experience. Service is pathetic. Simple requests to make the food spicy were met with such hostility. Order taken was wrong but the entitlement of the curly head server was unbelievable. Coming from the service industry, the attitude was totally unacceptable. Never again! And it’s not Michelin!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Scott Sibley
Tasty riffs on Burmese classics, with a French Brazilian twist, in an energetic setting. Andres, our waiter, made it super pleasant experience.
Nathan Upton
First time here and the food and cocktails did not disappoint! The ambiance was nice and the food was even better. Tea leaf Kale salad, oh my, must try!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Tea Leaf Kale Salad with Roasted Nuts & Seeds
Rebecca Lundin
Started with the bread and shared a mouth watering, super fresh pea shoot salad. Shared the lamb curry and baby boy chop with shrimp and mushrooms. Both with interesting flavors. We both over ate, as everything was delectable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Salad, Lamb Curry with Jasmine Rice
Nadia Colquiett
My go to neighborhood spot for dinner - consistently delicious with amazing, flavorful dishes for folks with food intolerances. I love the spicy catfish and spicy veg noodles. Rarely packed so good for groups particularly on weekdays. Every item I've had on the menu is consistently delicious (food and cocktails)
My husband and I were in Oakland to run an errand and noticed a restaurant that looked interesting, so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant opened at 11:00, so we waited outside for about five minutes. A male staff member came out, unlocked the door, and changed the sign to "open." We waited a moment, assuming he needed some time to get ready. However, to our surprise, he simply walked away.
I decided to step inside, say hello, and ask if we could be seated. The restaurant had just opened, and we were the first customers of the day. When I asked about being seated, both the male staff member and a bartender behind the bar just stared at me blankly and said, "Umm…" without any real response. They both looked at us with confusion and gave no acknowledgment of our presence.
Feeling completely unwelcome, we decided to leave. It's disappointing that they couldn't even offer a simple greeting or recognize a customer who had clearly been waiting outside. Needless to say, we won't be returning.
Lieon Haile
LOVE IT Definitely I will come back with my friends
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Roti, Salad
liz I
AMAZING. Such great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sneha Antony
Everything we ordered was delicious! Especially loved the roti as well as the tea leaf kale salad. Lovely ambiance and dog friendly so def coming back!
Everything we ordered was sooo yummy. Recommend to everyone this place slays <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashish Manik
Calming ambiance | Delicious food | Great service
Best Burmese food in the East Bay! Food arrived quick, great portions too! The lamb curry had us licking our fingers and it was at least 4 servings. The Pea Shoot salad was so refreshing on a summer afternoon!
Need to try all their other dishes too, as the flavors were spot on.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sara H
Incredible food! Such a hidden gem. Staff are wonderful. Lovely relaxing ambiance. Would recommend & would. One back here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don Mitchell
The spicy noodles with shrimp and the chicken curry were exemplary. The tea leaf kale salad was inventive but not balanced
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Noodles
K R
This is one of my favorite Oakland restaurants. As Burmese food gains popularity, other restaurants are taking shortcuts to meet the demand. But Teni East consistently uses quality ingredients, which makes all the dishes shine that much more.Service is great and ambience is relaxed. Truly a gem in The Town!
We enjoyed crispy fried fish and chicken cardamom curry, plus the kale fermented tea leaves salad with coconut rice and roti. All were fabulous! Highly recommended for unique flavorful dining. Only the fried fish had a spicy sauce; the other dishes were mildly spiced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
My birthday and what an awful experience. Service is pathetic. Simple requests to make the food spicy were met with such hostility. Order taken was wrong but the entitlement of the curly head server was unbelievable. Coming from the service industry, the attitude was totally unacceptable. Never again! And it’s not Michelin!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Tasty riffs on Burmese classics, with a French Brazilian twist, in an energetic setting. Andres, our waiter, made it super pleasant experience.
First time here and the food and cocktails did not disappoint! The ambiance was nice and the food was even better. Tea leaf Kale salad, oh my, must try!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Tea Leaf Kale Salad with Roasted Nuts & Seeds
Started with the bread and shared a mouth watering, super fresh pea shoot salad. Shared the lamb curry and baby boy chop with shrimp and mushrooms. Both with interesting flavors. We both over ate, as everything was delectable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Salad, Lamb Curry with Jasmine Rice
My go to neighborhood spot for dinner - consistently delicious with amazing, flavorful dishes for folks with food intolerances. I love the spicy catfish and spicy veg noodles. Rarely packed so good for groups particularly on weekdays. Every item I've had on the menu is consistently delicious (food and cocktails)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Spicy Catfish GF, Noodles, Tea Leaf Kale Salad, Coconut Rice
My husband and I were in Oakland to run an errand and noticed a restaurant that looked interesting, so we decided to give it a try. The restaurant opened at 11:00, so we waited outside for about five minutes. A male staff member came out, unlocked the door, and changed the sign to "open." We waited a moment, assuming he needed some time to get ready. However, to our surprise, he simply walked away.
I decided to step inside, say hello, and ask if we could be seated. The restaurant had just opened, and we were the first customers of the day. When I asked about being seated, both the male staff member and a bartender behind the bar just stared at me blankly and said, "Umm…" without any real response. They both looked at us with confusion and gave no acknowledgment of our presence.
Feeling completely unwelcome, we decided to leave. It's disappointing that they couldn't even offer a simple greeting or recognize a customer who had clearly been waiting outside. Needless to say, we won't be returning.
LOVE IT
Definitely I will come back with my friends
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Roti, Salad
AMAZING. Such great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything we ordered was delicious! Especially loved the roti as well as the tea leaf kale salad. Lovely ambiance and dog friendly so def coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Everything we ordered was sooo yummy. Recommend to everyone this place slays <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Calming ambiance | Delicious food | Great service
Best Burmese food in the East Bay! Food arrived quick, great portions too! The lamb curry had us licking our fingers and it was at least 4 servings. The Pea Shoot salad was so refreshing on a summer afternoon!
Need to try all their other dishes too, as the flavors were spot on.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible food! Such a hidden gem. Staff are wonderful. Lovely relaxing ambiance. Would recommend & would. One back here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The spicy noodles with shrimp and the chicken curry were exemplary. The tea leaf kale salad was inventive but not balanced
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roti with Dip, Noodles
This is one of my favorite Oakland restaurants. As Burmese food gains popularity, other restaurants are taking shortcuts to meet the demand. But Teni East consistently uses quality ingredients, which makes all the dishes shine that much more.Service is great and ambience is relaxed. Truly a gem in The Town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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