District Oakland

We had made reservations for NYE morning to have brunch via their online reservation system about 30 days before. We even received a confirmation text the day prior and confirmed we were going. Unfortunately, when we arrived, the restaurant was closed until the evening. Luckily, one of the chefs was there and directed us to a diner nearby which was good but definitely very different from what we expected to be eating that morning. At least the chef was nice and helpful which is why it gets two stars (he would get 5 stars for his helpfulness).

Food was very good and tasty. Drinks were cool. My sister came here for her birthday and we sat in a booth. Nobody came by to wait on us. The waitress kept going to the tables next to us. We kept having to order drinks and food at the bar and I know we were getting on his nerve. If people aren't supposed to get served while sitting a booth please let me know.

Food is nothing to rave about, small portions for the happy hour snacks, we ordered chicken wings, fried avocado and risotto balls. Our server was friendly, the couch/seating area is very large so I think good for groups but there’s nothing about this place that was worth mentioning or recommending from the 3 hours spent here for happy hour.

Great happy hour! Nice selection of $7 appetizers, well cocktails, and wines. We really enjoyed everything on the appetizer menu but probably wouldn't have paid full price for what it was. Large area with tents for covered outdoor seating. We were overcharged for our bill which we didn't look at until after leaving, so make sure to double-check your bill before leaving.

Not a good experience. We were a large work group and we were helped by Rafael and we had multiple issues. To start, we explained that we all have to expense our meals and he wouldn’t split the bill. That’s fine but then we said we needed to discuss what to do and he went and put in half of the table’s orders when we had asked him to hold off. He gave a girl in our group a ton of attitude when she asked if they had gluten free options and he scoffed at her and told her to order a salad. We also never got one of our pizzas and when we asked about it, he also gave attitude again pointing at another person’s pizza and said there’s your pizza. He then lied and said the missing one was about to come out but then it took 30 min for the pizza to arrive and we had to ask for it in a box because everyone else was done eating. Then we got the bill and he double charged us for the pizza. We could also overhear the staff talking about us saying “what’s wrong with them” which was just the cherry on top of a horrible meal. Oh and he included a 20% gratuity that he did not deserve and I believe he felt he could just treat us badly knowing he was going to get his tip.