April 19, 2004
Tom ate at the Tomate Cafe
The Tomate Cafe is a funky breakfast/lunch spot in West Berkeley, not far from Vik's Chaat House. It's at 2265 5th Street, which puts it between Bancroft and Allston. Or Addison. I always get those two confused.
From the street
Order at the counter.
The breakfasts it serves are what you'd expect -- egg dishes, pancakes, french toast, etc. We went there yesterday morning. I had the special crepe (which involved mushrooms and spinach) and she had the breakfast burrito, and both were excellent.
We sat outside on the patio, which is very animal-friendly. At other tables were a beautiful parrot, and Stuart, a sausage-of-a-dog who pretty much seemed to rule the roost.
Free bacon was given to the hounds. The humans, of course, have to pay.
Tomate Cafe is run by the people who operate Venus on Shattuck. Tomate is open from 8am-3pm every day. We will be back.
Posted by peterme at April 19, 2004 08:15 AMI am afraid I have to disagree on the excellence of the food at Tomate. I really want to like the place, as I live a couple blocks away, and it is a very nice space, but the food sloppy and mediocre. The potatoes are flat out lousy. The guys at the counter seem to be trying hard, but every time I have gone there, something terribly wrong has happened with the service. And more than once, I have had to listen to the manager chew out an employee, which, like undercooked potatoes, is a pet peeve. I am more impressed by Home Cafe for West Berkeley breakfast.
Posted by: Brian at April 28, 2004 02:32 PMAlso the same people run it who used to run the Happy Belly Deli at Jack London Village, nice folks.
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