La Note

La Note
Restaurant Cuisine: French
2377 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
#11
of 430 restaurants in Berkeley
TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
190% Recommend
8.5Overall7Food
8.5Food
Activities: Health club, Hot tub, Pool (outdoors)
Check-in / Check-out time: 11am / 3pm
Description:Robustly flavored Provencal food, especially at dinner, served in equally robust portions; warm, unpretentious atmosphere. charming patio open spring through fall. -- Karola Saekel
A breakfast nook.
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Traveler Reviews

TripZen Score
8.0 / 10 Overall
190% Recommend
8.5Overall7Food
8.5Food
Overall
  • Very nice place for French lunch.
  • A delightful place to have a French breakfast (especially if you sit on the outdoor patio on a warm day!
  • perfect place for weekend brunch, especially
  • This place could be much better
  • Hands-down my favorite place for breakfast and brunch in the East Bay.
  • Love love love this restaurant.
  • Above average bistro fare.
  • My favorite brunch place in Berkeley hands down.
  • The outdoor patio for brunch is the best place in Berkeley
  • Food is wonderful and makes everything worthwhile.
  • I love this place, makes me feel I'm on vacation in France....Love the big cups for lattes, great salads, yummy pear pancakes, nice date place
  • Everything is excellent.
  • A great place for brunch or lunch.
  • Best lunch spot in Berkeley.
  • Great spot for breakfast.
Food
  • Great for breakfast
  • An honest effort, relatively simple but good food and carefully prepared.
  • They stuff huge salads into tiny bowls.
  • enjoy a convivial and colourful meal for a good bargain!
  • fine brunches
  • Interesting and changing menu.
  • The beef stew was very tasty with a home-cooked country French flavor.
  • delicious breakfast
  • lovely food in the outdoor garden before the theatre -
  • The most delicious brunch around berkeley, and a great outdoor patio in nice weather!
  • Delicious pancakes for breakfast.
  • Wonderful lunches and weekend brunches with a French flair, fresh ingredients, good coffee and good croissants.
  • Brunch doesn't get any better than this....Great pancakes, huge bowls of lattes.
  • Best breakfast in the East Bay, hands down.
  • Excellent breakfast....Great coffee.
  • Great food for breakfast and lunch!
  • Good breakfasts, especially on the patio
  • If you crave a long line for a good brunch try Venus.
  • Great place for a late breakfast, but get there early.
  • Hands-down my favorite place for breakfast and brunch in the East Bay.
  • in the satisfying meals.
  • Simply the best breakfast in the East Bay.
  • haven't been to the famously tasty brunch yet.
  • great breakfast or lunch spot with cute decor....Breakfast looked amazing.
  • I love the roasted tomatoes, the potatoes with garlic, and the cheese.
  • Great food.
  • Great for breakfast, despite the uncomfortable chairs.
  • It was good, but it wasn't what I ordered.
  • Brunch is to die for, but dinner is excellent as well.
  • They have a great breakfast too
  • Large salads are crammed into small bowls.
  • French toast is delicious, as are their raspberry pancakes.
  • Very nice for dinner, breakfast is even better!
  • My favorite brunch place in Berkeley hands down.
  • Every dish we had was excellent.
  • Wonderful for brunch/lunch if you don't mind the wait.
  • Good food with large portions.
  • the food is great too!
  • Food is wonderful and makes everything worthwhile....Brunch is excellent.
  • Entree was good, salad was mediocre at best.
  • Wonderful breakfast
  • We finally tried this famous Berkeley breakfast spot and we were impressed with the quality of the breakfast.
  • Every meal here is delicious!
  • Delicious, delicious brunch.
  • Pleasant little French restaurant, OK food, OK service, OK for the money.
  • Really wonderful food -
  • the food is blah, as is the decor and service.
  • Fun, animated place with tasty food.
  • Love the big cups for lattes, great salads, yummy pear pancakes, nice date place
  • fantastic food
  • fun French small plates in a boutiquey atmosphere
  • Dinner, served three nights per week, is quite good, but the real draw is breakfast/brunch.
  • Great food if you can stand the wait.
  • Both food and decor is very quaint and homey here.
  • really enjoyed my most recent breakfast here
  • A great place for brunch or lunch.
  • Great for breakfast.
  • Best lunch spot in Berkeley.
  • Cute little french breakfast spot
  • One of the best breakfasts in the Bay Area.
  • Charming young dingbat servers dole out bowls of latte and great breakfasts in this Berkeley meets Provence charmer.
  • delish brunch....traditional french food.
  • Diverse menu.
Service
  • Server attentiveness spotty.
  • if the wait staff were not so rude.
  • Service is a bit slow.
  • The service here can be spotty.
  • Pleasant little French restaurant, OK food, OK service, OK for the money.
  • Charming young dingbat servers dole out bowls of latte and great breakfasts in this Berkeley meets Provence charmer.
Ambience
  • Server attentiveness spotty.
  • Our fave brunch in the Gourmet Ghetto, lovely garden, feel transported to France, save the pierced waitstaff.
  • The most delicious brunch around berkeley, and a great outdoor patio in nice weather!
  • the garden seating in the back is absolutely charming.
  • was good and great ambiance which felt all french cafey
  • great breakfast or lunch spot with cute decor.
  • Great vibe and atmosphere.
  • The service here can be spotty.
  • The outdoor patio for brunch is the best place in Berkeley
  • On nice days, they open up the lovely patio in the back.
  • Lovely patio right out of Provence
  • Both food and decor is very quaint and homey here.
  • Sit in the Garden for a treat.
  • Delicious food, beautiful garden.
Value
  • enjoy a convivial and colourful meal for a good bargain!
  • the price is reasonable.

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