Fantastic Breakfast of vanilla latte and Ham, Egg and cheese bagel. Staying across the street at Residence Inn and so glad I found this gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lauren B.
I am staying across the street at the residence Inn and pleased to find café Rio for breakfast and a latte at a convenience.
Ashley
Single most WORST cafe i’ve been to at berkeley. The owner was very rude and the service overall was terrible. Atmosphere and food is not that good either, would never go to this place in any incarnated life or
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Rob Atkinson
This is a hidden gem family business! Sara and Roy are absolutely amazing. Friendly, kind, and always make sure I’ve got everything I need when I work and eat there.You MUST try to the BLT breakfast sandwich if you’re there for breakfast. And hot pastrami for lunch. Thank me later.And they are fast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura L.
I come here quite often to study, it's cozy, has good coffee and a wide variety of food options too. Definitely worth a visit if you are looking for a chill place to get some work done. Friendly service.
Noel O.
The service at Cafe Rio is so warm and welcoming. The owners are friendly locals and very nice to us every time we visit. I would recommend the espresso selection, the doppio, and machiato if you're in for caffeine. These are just two choices in a cafe with lots of options.
Christie B.
Food: 6./10 Bagel is not memorable but what carried was the EGG. It was so fluffy, flavorful, tender, and not dry at all and very delicious and wholesome. Unfortunately, the cucumber was not fresh at all and seemed like it had been frozen. It also did not feel the most sanitary as everything was placed on a thin parchment paper that was soaking through with liquid Im assuming from the egg? Ambience/service: 8/10 Very cozy and vintage vibe. There is a big selection of drinks and even an ice cream selection! The man who helped me that day was very kind as well, although I was very confused by the high price of the bagel and felt the menus prices did not match it..
Louis Verzi
NOT Cafe
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Geetika
OVERCHARGED me. I wish I had seen the reviews below before going, because I would have asked for receipt. Their menu says $5.9 for cream cheese bagel. With 10.25% tax, it should be $6.5 for my to-go order, but they did not use a software to calculate taxes and just charged me $7.85. I even asked to clarify but they were vague about it. It's not a good business practice.
Rebecca Tarvin
Super friendly staff, decent coffee, and delicious egg sandwiches with fresh ingredients and generous egg portions. I often stop here on the way to
DO NOT DRINK/EAT HERE! There were roaches in my drink
Cesar J.
I liked the atmosphere, and as a Hispanic it was a bit comforting being around my culture. Wanted to try a coffee to see how it was. Ordered a latte and this is when I started disliking the place. I looked at the price of my order which was 4.75 and dude looks up at the menu to see the price and mistakes it for the mocha latte for 5 bucks. I know it's a literal quarter but still, dawg you litterally work there get the pricing right. Then I didn't hear him when he pointed at the sugars to put in my coffee and thought he was just pointing at the tip jar. I left, tried the coffee and it was bitter. I must be spoiled or something, guess I got to used to Starbucks making my lattes with sugar. But dude charged me 5 bucks for a small milk and coffee. Like dude fr, least you could do is put some sugar in my drink.
Samuel J.
It's okay. Looks cool on the outside but food and atmosphere are mediocre. Like everything in the area, pricy. Only go if you know Spanish or ordering will be impossible.
Alan C.
This place was very low quality. I ordered a 7 dollar soup, and got half a can of off-brand chicken soup, heated up in the microwave. I also ordered a BLT, and the bacon was burned. Also way too much mayo. The only good point is that its pretty cheap, but the reason is that they don't actually make the food, they just heat up off brand instant foods. The staff is also rude.
Hudi B.
The guy took my card and ran it through his scanner. He didn't present me with a tip option, so I threw some cash in the jar. Only later, when I looked at my email receipt, did I find out he'd rounded up the total a few bucks and then given himself a 30% tip. And the food? Perfectly fine. I just didn't like being tricked with the money stuff
Fantastic Breakfast of vanilla latte and Ham, Egg and cheese bagel. Staying across the street at Residence Inn and so glad I found this gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am staying across the street at the residence Inn and pleased to find café Rio for breakfast and a latte at a convenience.
Single most WORST cafe i’ve been to at berkeley. The owner was very rude and the service overall was terrible. Atmosphere and food is not that good either, would never go to this place in any incarnated life or
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This is a hidden gem family business! Sara and Roy are absolutely amazing. Friendly, kind, and always make sure I’ve got everything I need when I work and eat there.You MUST try to the BLT breakfast sandwich if you’re there for breakfast. And hot pastrami for lunch. Thank me later.And they are fast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I come here quite often to study, it's cozy, has good coffee and a wide variety of food options too. Definitely worth a visit if you are looking for a chill place to get some work done. Friendly service.
The service at Cafe Rio is so warm and welcoming. The owners are friendly locals and very nice to us every time we visit. I would recommend the espresso selection, the doppio, and machiato if you're in for caffeine. These are just two choices in a cafe with lots of options.
Food: 6./10 Bagel is not memorable but what carried was the EGG. It was so fluffy, flavorful, tender, and not dry at all and very delicious and wholesome. Unfortunately, the cucumber was not fresh at all and seemed like it had been frozen. It also did not feel the most sanitary as everything was placed on a thin parchment paper that was soaking through with liquid Im assuming from the egg? Ambience/service: 8/10 Very cozy and vintage vibe. There is a big selection of drinks and even an ice cream selection! The man who helped me that day was very kind as well, although I was very confused by the high price of the bagel and felt the menus prices did not match it..
NOT Cafe
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
OVERCHARGED me. I wish I had seen the reviews below before going, because I would have asked for receipt. Their menu says $5.9 for cream cheese bagel. With 10.25% tax, it should be $6.5 for my to-go order, but they did not use a software to calculate taxes and just charged me $7.85. I even asked to clarify but they were vague about it. It's not a good business practice.
Super friendly staff, decent coffee, and delicious egg sandwiches with fresh ingredients and generous egg portions. I often stop here on the way to
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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DO NOT DRINK/EAT HERE! There were roaches in my drink
I liked the atmosphere, and as a Hispanic it was a bit comforting being around my culture. Wanted to try a coffee to see how it was. Ordered a latte and this is when I started disliking the place. I looked at the price of my order which was 4.75 and dude looks up at the menu to see the price and mistakes it for the mocha latte for 5 bucks. I know it's a literal quarter but still, dawg you litterally work there get the pricing right. Then I didn't hear him when he pointed at the sugars to put in my coffee and thought he was just pointing at the tip jar. I left, tried the coffee and it was bitter. I must be spoiled or something, guess I got to used to Starbucks making my lattes with sugar. But dude charged me 5 bucks for a small milk and coffee. Like dude fr, least you could do is put some sugar in my drink.
It's okay. Looks cool on the outside but food and atmosphere are mediocre. Like everything in the area, pricy. Only go if you know Spanish or ordering will be impossible.
This place was very low quality. I ordered a 7 dollar soup, and got half a can of off-brand chicken soup, heated up in the microwave. I also ordered a BLT, and the bacon was burned. Also way too much mayo. The only good point is that its pretty cheap, but the reason is that they don't actually make the food, they just heat up off brand instant foods. The staff is also rude.
The guy took my card and ran it through his scanner. He didn't present me with a tip option, so I threw some cash in the jar. Only later, when I looked at my email receipt, did I find out he'd rounded up the total a few bucks and then given himself a 30% tip. And the food? Perfectly fine. I just didn't like being tricked with the money stuff