Well... I really wanted to like the food. The last visit I ordered the MONTE CRISTO (pain de mie (white bread) layered with, Swiss cheese and smoked ham, dipped in french-egg batter & served with crispy potatoes). It was very yummy... cooked to perfection. I wanted to order something different this time around, so I got the Crispy Spam Plate (Fried rice with onions, ginger, scallions topped with crispy deep-fried spam and two farm fresh fried eggs). My food was completely overcooked, as in burned to a crisp on the side facing down. The rice was also dry. The only reason I didn't send it back was because it already took a bit of time to come out, and the party I was with was already enjoying their meal. I will give them another chance, but stick with what I know.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Steve Aiello
Very authentic, great food, cool atmosphere. Be prepared to wait for a table. The service is fairly quick too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Nahm
Went last Tuesday at 10 am. Google had them open, but they were closed. Wound up at Black Bear.
nomuna nomu
Food was good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mae Manupipatpong
We went for the first time today, and the food and drinks were delicious (salmon benedict, garlic shrimp, and pomegranate ice tea)! We loved sitting outside on the patio as well. We'll be back for sure!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Lozano
Food is good. Service, not so much. Be prepared to be here for a long time. We sat down immediately, but waited about 30 min for someone to come and take our order. Food takes wayyyy too long, maybe another hour. :(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
chester bean
The food is always amazing and so is the service by far the best food in Oakley
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tamara Anderson
First time here. Have been wanting to go for a long time. Wait time wasn’t bad for a place with great reviews. My husband and I were seated in about 15 minutes or so. We only ordered water so we placed our order very quickly. We were both hungry and figured out what we wanted fast. We waited for at least 30 -40 minutes for our orders. My husband ordered the salmon spinach omelette and potatoes and I ordered the stuffed berry French toast. We were disappointed to see that so many of the customers who were seated even after us were served well before us. One party even got their check before we got our food. I recently (one week ago) had major ankle surgery and am in a half leg cast. I am only able to be up without having my foot elevated for so long, so I was getting a little uncomfortable by the end of our meal and couldn’t wait to get back home. We did not want our wait to impact our opinion of the food since we have been looking forward to trying this place for so long. Unfortunately my husband’s order came out wrong, with fried rice instead of potatoes. They took it back and came back within seconds with potatoes. Those were as was the omelette hardly warm. He also did not expect both the potatoes and omelette to be covered in grilled onion. The onion was noted on the menu but it was piled on and wasn’t quite the right flavor with smoked salmon. Being that it was so much on all of his meal, it was just a little overpowering. My stuffed French toast was lacking the stuffed component. It was unfortunately just two slices of “meh” quality thin sandwich bread with a spoonful of fruit preserves spread in between, soaked in egg and fried. I thought there would be some chunks of fruit maybe. The bread was very soggy, and there was nothing I would typically consider fruit or stuffed about it. The restaraunt itself is very nice. The atmosphere is enjoyable and we will certainly visit again to try something different.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Tom Norton
Great little breakfast spot! Fantastic food, excellent service, and quite possibly the best french toast I've ever had. We'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
LBF LBF
Amazing food!! If you want a top rated experience and food that will keep you wanting more then make the trip to Bistro Punahele Tonnelier in Oakley, CA! You will mark this as one of your favorite places to eat. No doubt!
My first time out since giving birth due to postpartum, I have a 1 month old baby and was stopped at the door by a young curly hair kid with glasses saying I can't bring my stroller in. How He expected me to eat and hold a newborn was beyond me. I would understand if it was busy but it only had a large party with kids against the wall and two couples. No arguments I obligated. After putting the stroller away one couple leaving even apologized for the host saying they thought it was unnecessary and even rude to stop me from coming in. Put me in tears. Postpartum sucks. I brought my car seat in to prop up on a chair but lost my appetite by then so I only ordered Fry's for aesthetics; which had a good quantity and thick cut, don't recommend the ranch with them personally, but My little sister did love the kids Loco Moco, My Step mom enjoyed her meal and loved the Mimosa with the juice flight. Our server was nice, she checked in reasonably. Whoever the host was who seated us was just so rude and embarrassed me so bad I wouldn't recommend this spot honestly. I didn't even want to spend my money. For that experience and prices on the menu weren't worth it.
Kid-friendliness: Supposed to be but wasn't.
Wheelchair accessibility: Apparently strollers are too much for the establishment so would assume the same for wheelchairs.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
Brittney Willson-DePiazza
Just ate here for the first time and the food was outstanding. The portion sizes that you get for the price are awesome, the corned beef hash plate could feed an army by itself. The most impressive part of our experience was our waitress! We didn’t catch her name but she has red hair and was holding it down by herself like a trooper. Obviously awesome work ethic and she handled the rush with grace and a smile. We will absolutely be returning!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J
what's the point of asking when you're going to give me whatever you want anyways? I asked for medium and everything came out rock hard, fully cooked. Overeasy eggs were cooked too much, asked for tapatio and they gave me tabasco. had to ask for napkins many time to many different employees to finally get some. Great service if that means just smiling around saying yes without any actions. wouldn't recommend.
Kimberly Wilkens
This place is a gem. Love the food, the service, the music and the eclectic vibe. Try the prawns with coconut rice and the mimosas made with fresh puréed juices. The owner Sydney is one cool wahine. She makes fabulous Hawaiian headpieces and leis. So happy to own a few.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Levine Visico
The food is amazing. Great tasting food and the presentation is outstanding. Hawaiian ambiance.is very nice. My only issue is the service. They can use more servers to speed up service. Otherwise, outstanding.
Well... I really wanted to like the food. The last visit I ordered the MONTE CRISTO (pain de mie (white bread) layered with, Swiss cheese and smoked ham, dipped in french-egg batter & served with crispy potatoes). It was very yummy... cooked to perfection.
I wanted to order something different this time around, so I got the Crispy Spam Plate (Fried rice with onions, ginger, scallions topped with crispy deep-fried spam and two farm fresh fried eggs). My food was completely overcooked, as in burned to a crisp on the side facing down. The rice was also dry. The only reason I didn't send it back was because it already took a bit of time to come out, and the party I was with was already enjoying their meal.
I will give them another chance, but stick with what I know.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Very authentic, great food, cool atmosphere. Be prepared to wait for a table. The service is fairly quick too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went last Tuesday at 10 am. Google had them open, but they were closed. Wound up at Black Bear.
Food was good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We went for the first time today, and the food and drinks were delicious (salmon benedict, garlic shrimp, and pomegranate ice tea)! We loved sitting outside on the patio as well. We'll be back for sure!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is good. Service, not so much. Be prepared to be here for a long time. We sat down immediately, but waited about 30 min for someone to come and take our order. Food takes wayyyy too long, maybe another hour. :(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
The food is always amazing and so is the service by far the best food in Oakley
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time here. Have been wanting to go for a long time. Wait time wasn’t bad for a place with great reviews. My husband and I were seated in about 15 minutes or so. We only ordered water so we placed our order very quickly. We were both hungry and figured out what we wanted fast. We waited for at least 30 -40 minutes for our orders. My husband ordered the salmon spinach omelette and potatoes and I ordered the stuffed berry French toast. We were disappointed to see that so many of the customers who were seated even after us were served well before us. One party even got their check before we got our food. I recently (one week ago) had major ankle surgery and am in a half leg cast. I am only able to be up without having my foot elevated for so long, so I was getting a little uncomfortable by the end of our meal and couldn’t wait to get back home. We did not want our wait to impact our opinion of the food since we have been looking forward to trying this place for so long. Unfortunately my husband’s order came out wrong, with fried rice instead of potatoes. They took it back and came back within seconds with potatoes. Those were as was the omelette hardly warm. He also did not expect both the potatoes and omelette to be covered in grilled onion. The onion was noted on the menu but it was piled on and wasn’t quite the right flavor with smoked salmon. Being that it was so much on all of his meal, it was just a little overpowering. My stuffed French toast was lacking the stuffed component. It was unfortunately just two slices of “meh” quality thin sandwich bread with a spoonful of fruit preserves spread in between, soaked in egg and fried. I thought there would be some chunks of fruit maybe. The bread was very soggy, and there was nothing I would typically consider fruit or stuffed about it. The restaraunt itself is very nice. The atmosphere is enjoyable and we will certainly visit again to try something different.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great little breakfast spot! Fantastic food, excellent service, and quite possibly the best french toast I've ever had. We'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food!! If you want a top rated experience and food that will keep you wanting more then make the trip to Bistro Punahele Tonnelier in Oakley, CA! You will mark this as one of your favorite places to eat. No doubt!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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My first time out since giving birth due to postpartum, I have a 1 month old baby and was stopped at the door by a young curly hair kid with glasses saying I can't bring my stroller in. How He expected me to eat and hold a newborn was beyond me.
I would understand if it was busy but it only had a large party with kids against the wall and two couples. No arguments I obligated. After putting the stroller away one couple leaving even apologized for the host saying they thought it was unnecessary and even rude to stop me from coming in. Put me in tears. Postpartum sucks. I brought my car seat in to prop up on a chair but lost my appetite by then so I only ordered Fry's for aesthetics; which had a good quantity and thick cut, don't recommend the ranch with them personally, but My little sister did love the kids Loco Moco, My Step mom enjoyed her meal and loved the Mimosa with the juice flight. Our server was nice, she checked in reasonably. Whoever the host was who seated us was just so rude and embarrassed me so bad I wouldn't recommend this spot honestly. I didn't even want to spend my money. For that experience and prices on the menu weren't worth it.
Kid-friendliness: Supposed to be but wasn't.
Wheelchair accessibility: Apparently strollers are too much for the establishment so would assume the same for wheelchairs.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 2
Just ate here for the first time and the food was outstanding. The portion sizes that you get for the price are awesome, the corned beef hash plate could feed an army by itself. The most impressive part of our experience was our waitress! We didn’t catch her name but she has red hair and was holding it down by herself like a trooper. Obviously awesome work ethic and she handled the rush with grace and a smile. We will absolutely be returning!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
what's the point of asking when you're going to give me whatever you want anyways? I asked for medium and everything came out rock hard, fully cooked. Overeasy eggs were cooked too much, asked for tapatio and they gave me tabasco. had to ask for napkins many time to many different employees to finally get some. Great service if that means just smiling around saying yes without any actions. wouldn't recommend.
This place is a gem. Love the food, the service, the music and the eclectic vibe. Try the prawns with coconut rice and the mimosas made with fresh puréed juices. The owner Sydney is one cool wahine. She makes fabulous Hawaiian headpieces and leis. So happy to own a few.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is amazing. Great tasting food and the presentation is outstanding. Hawaiian ambiance.is very nice. My only issue is the service. They can use more servers to speed up service. Otherwise, outstanding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Toast Stuffed
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