Great place for lunch. It has a nice outdoor place. They have limited service and smaller menu. There are fewer interesting choices but what they have is excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
k a
love the vibe but the food comes a little short. pork loin was definitely overdone, same with the half chicken. wish i tried the pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Becca Gomez Farrell
Gather is a celebrated farm-to-table restaurant located right in downtown Berkeley in an open, appealing, large corner space. Fresh ingredients are definitely on the menu, with a variety of sandwich, salad, pizza, and grain bowl options. Dinner adds starters and entrees.The inside feels like a cabin with lots of reclaimed wood, and the outdoors patio is covered to keep warm and flowing with plants. It’s quite inviting. I went at lunch, and it wasn’t immediately apparent that ordering at the register is how lunch operates as a podium with “wait to be seated” was stationed right at the entrance. Dinner is, indeed, seated with waitstaff.My friend ordered the soup of the day, which was white bean and potato. She thought it absolutely delicious, savoring each bite. I ordered the BBQ pulled pork sandwich, topped with a slaw and dill-cucumber yogurt and served up with fries. The coleslaw crunch made clear the quality of Gather’s ingredients, but I was surprised that the dish ended up tasting closer to a sloppy joe than I what I’d expected—this may partially be due to my eight years spent in North Carolina, where vinegar sauces on pork reign supreme. Or it may partially be that the tomato in the sauce was so fresh and bright, it simply dominated the dish.I was disappointed that the dill-cucumber sauce contributed little in terms of flavor. I love dill, so I was looking forward to it, but alas, it barely raised its head. The fries were solid.Definitely would go back but would probably skip the pulled pork sandwich.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Albert Wang
Nice atmosphere, very slow service. Mediocre food for brunch — go elsewhere in Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Don Wood
Came here for a group event and had a great experience. Attentive service and the spicy tomato pizza literally made me stop listening to a conversation and ask what was in it. Not a question I usually ask with pizza but this was really an amazing combo of flavors.
We are return customers to Gather and recommend the salads and flatbreads. The servers are attentive and the atmosphere pleasant. We miss pre-pandemic days when the menu offered more options, but still like Gather very much.
KimF
We came when the restaurant was not busy, however, still the service was slow. I had crunchy brussels sprouts which tasted burnt. The other person had chicken dinner, and didn't finish it.
Ginny
We had a tasty brunch on Sunday. Three of us had the shashouka, a wonderful soft egg in t tomato sauce dish from N. Africa. Perfect amount served with great toasted bread. This unique dish would be worth a return visit!
CarolR
Our group of 3 ladies thoroughly enjoyed the pizza and salad we shared. We are happy that we went with the waiter's suggestions. The mixed leaf lettuce was very fresh with a bright vinaigrette dressing. It was a really good location since we were going to watch a performance at the Berkeley Rep later.
ClaireK
We shared two dishes, The starter, Brussel sprouts, tasty though a bit too spiced, and too greasy. The sausage pizza, very spicy (one of us found it hard going) but tasty. The menu online was much larger and more diverse than the restaurant menu, and so we were disappointed, having chosen some dishes before we went that we expected to eat, but were not listed. We have always enjoyed eating at Gather, but hadn't been there since COVID. The menu is now too limited for us to go there often. The service was excellent, however.
Casual dining experience for the grown ups next to the campus. Great after an event.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kaveh Djahan
Used to be better, but still pretty
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Margaret Hansen
Fantastic food. The pizza of the month was absolutely delicious!! The lettuce greens salad was also very good. We also enjoyed the soft serve with bourbom caramel topping. Wonderful vibe. I wish we had this restaurant back home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
SueR
Friendly attentive staff, they gave us a nice table for a requested romantic spot in the restaurant, food was excellent. A regular for us and will continue to be so! Thanks, Gather.
JaneS
Gather never disappoints. The food was, as always, simply outstanding. The Delicata squash starter and the rainbow carrots starter are joys to palate. I admit that when I ordered the cod, I didn't expect to eat the soba noodles that it came with, but they turned out to be just wonderful. We also appreciated that the fries were cooked to perfection.
Great place for lunch. It has a nice outdoor place. They have limited service and smaller menu. There are fewer interesting choices but what they have is excellent!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
love the vibe but the food comes a little short. pork loin was definitely overdone, same with the half chicken. wish i tried the pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Gather is a celebrated farm-to-table restaurant located right in downtown Berkeley in an open, appealing, large corner space. Fresh ingredients are definitely on the menu, with a variety of sandwich, salad, pizza, and grain bowl options. Dinner adds starters and entrees.The inside feels like a cabin with lots of reclaimed wood, and the outdoors patio is covered to keep warm and flowing with plants. It’s quite inviting. I went at lunch, and it wasn’t immediately apparent that ordering at the register is how lunch operates as a podium with “wait to be seated” was stationed right at the entrance. Dinner is, indeed, seated with waitstaff.My friend ordered the soup of the day, which was white bean and potato. She thought it absolutely delicious, savoring each bite. I ordered the BBQ pulled pork sandwich, topped with a slaw and dill-cucumber yogurt and served up with fries. The coleslaw crunch made clear the quality of Gather’s ingredients, but I was surprised that the dish ended up tasting closer to a sloppy joe than I what I’d expected—this may partially be due to my eight years spent in North Carolina, where vinegar sauces on pork reign supreme. Or it may partially be that the tomato in the sauce was so fresh and bright, it simply dominated the dish.I was disappointed that the dill-cucumber sauce contributed little in terms of flavor. I love dill, so I was looking forward to it, but alas, it barely raised its head. The fries were solid.Definitely would go back but would probably skip the pulled pork sandwich.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Nice atmosphere, very slow service. Mediocre food for brunch — go elsewhere in Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Came here for a group event and had a great experience. Attentive service and the spicy tomato pizza literally made me stop listening to a conversation and ask what was in it. Not a question I usually ask with pizza but this was really an amazing combo of flavors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Tomato Pizza, Broccoli Rabe & Mushroom Pizza, Salad
We are return customers to Gather and recommend the salads and flatbreads. The servers are attentive and the atmosphere pleasant. We miss pre-pandemic days when the menu offered more options, but still like Gather very much.
We came when the restaurant was not busy, however, still the service was slow. I had crunchy brussels sprouts which tasted burnt. The other person had chicken dinner, and didn't finish it.
We had a tasty brunch on Sunday. Three of us had the shashouka, a wonderful soft egg in t tomato sauce dish from N. Africa. Perfect amount served with great toasted bread. This unique dish would be worth a return visit!
Our group of 3 ladies thoroughly enjoyed the pizza and salad we shared. We are happy that we went with the waiter's suggestions. The mixed leaf lettuce was very fresh with a bright vinaigrette dressing. It was a really good location since we were going to watch a performance at the Berkeley Rep later.
We shared two dishes, The starter, Brussel sprouts, tasty though a bit too spiced, and too greasy. The sausage pizza, very spicy (one of us found it hard going) but tasty. The menu online was much larger and more diverse than the restaurant menu, and so we were disappointed, having chosen some dishes before we went that we expected to eat, but were not listed. We have always enjoyed eating at Gather, but hadn't been there since COVID. The menu is now too limited for us to go there often. The service was excellent, however.
Restaurantji Recommends
Casual dining experience for the grown ups next to the campus. Great after an event.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Used to be better, but still pretty
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Fantastic food. The pizza of the month was absolutely delicious!! The lettuce greens salad was also very good. We also enjoyed the soft serve with bourbom caramel topping. Wonderful vibe. I wish we had this restaurant back home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Friendly attentive staff, they gave us a nice table for a requested romantic spot in the restaurant, food was excellent. A regular for us and will continue to be so! Thanks, Gather.
Gather never disappoints. The food was, as always, simply outstanding. The Delicata squash starter and the rainbow carrots starter are joys to palate. I admit that when I ordered the cod, I didn't expect to eat the soba noodles that it came with, but they turned out to be just wonderful. We also appreciated that the fries were cooked to perfection.