Boot and Shoe Service - Oakland

One of my favorite restaurants and my top favorite cafe in Oakland, all in one business! Pastries from nearby spots get a lot of buzz but Sister has been quietly kicking out stellar baked goods for even longer. And it's the best hip morning hangout bring a book here, bring a date here, bring some work here you can't go wrong. The wifi is hit or miss so I'd recommend a hotspot. When we've been for dinner, the service has been great every time warm and helpful too. The food has ranged from quite good to outstanding. There was a hamachi crudo seasonal appetizer last year that was.. just...

It was a quiet early Saturday evening in the back patio. We really didn’t need the reservation at 5:45. The two of us were seated promptly and ordered 2 drinks to start. Their menu is quite limited which seems to be the trend these days in these young “trendy” restaurants. There were quite a few pizza selections, but we were not looking for that so we opted to share the hazelnut persimmon and fennel salad, the butter beans with eggplant, and the gemilli shrimp pasta. The persimmon pays hazelnut fennel salad was good, but all the flavors were a little meshed together so lacked anything distinctive. The butter beans were very yummy served with their very buttery bread. The shrimp pasta was excellent with sun-dried tomatoes and some spicy punch. We had the lemon verbena semifreddo for dessert and it was subtly delicious. The service was efficient. $156 for 2 people including tip was not a cheap fare but I guess standard these days.

Good restaurant but even better cafe! The espresso drinks are excellent and the baked goods even better some of the best I’ve had. There’s usually lots of seating available too.

Great spot, staff is really nice, the back patio is so cute and cozy

Great coffee and pastries and great service.