Berkeley North

Had a lovely experience at Berkeley North yesterday. Had their set menu which is $120 and priced for 2 people. I did notice for $118 they had a gluten free option for the set menu as well. It was a lovely blend of vegetarian and meat options. The steak frites were amazing and honestly cooked to perfection, but I think the star of the show was the eggplant dish. They had just started their winter cocktail menu yesterday and they are worth trying! The winter colada was very crisp and delicious as well as the whimsical cup. The apertivi was a lovely take on a negroni. All around great atmosphere, service and food/drinks.

Beautiful space with a warm atmosphere. Food was excellent and met expectations. I’ve been wanting to try this restaurant out for a while. Great service and our server (Robert) was very attentive. My wife and I ordered from a fixed, gluten free dinner menu for two, so that she didn’t have to worry about what she could and couldn’t eat. Our server made sure to identify that there is some cross contamination with the deep fryer, which highlighted the attentiveness to customer allergies. So more gluten friendly than gluten free, but still an available option. We had corn ribs, kohlrabi salad, and fried cauliflower as appetizers. Then I had the trout and potatoes, while she had a pasta dish. Dessert was strawberries and cream, and a Basque cheesecake (not GF). Amazing experience and will definitely be planning another visit.

First, the food was incredible. Secondly, they have great gluten free capacity. If you go, go for the food, and if you are celiac, enjoy your evening, because the food is incredible! Service: Got to the restaurant in time for reservation, the hostess was seating us. There was an area of 3 empty tables, two of them by the window. I asked could we have a table by the window. The hostess said yes, and seated us. Well..... then it all fell apart. Another person, no idea who came over and said no we can't have that table because it was already set up for a different reservation. Directed us to a different table (another empty table) So we had to get up and move to a different table. Maybe they should talk to each other. The place filled up within 20 minutes of us getting there. We got kicked out exactly at the expiry time of our table. I read on the website that it could happen and it did. We did not dawdle. When I made the reservation on Open Table I wrote that there were two birthdays - Like that didn't matter at all. Nothing happened about birthdays. Lucky we brought our own cake and candles, Whew! Incredible food, nothing much to say about service. Atmosphere: The noise from the kitchen comes all the way through the restaurant, and there are no sound absorbers anywhere in the place, so so so much noise. We had to yell at each other to have a conversation. Like I said, go for the food.