Sister Restaurant

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.

My partner and I had a delightful cozy dinner in their backyard with our furbaby. We had the potato puffs, butter lettuce salad, blood orange cream soda, mushroom pizza with fennel sausage and the lamb ribs. The ribs were super tender and tasty as they were slathered in a pepper jelly. The pizza was delish too! Loved the assortment of mushrooms and the dough was chewy and had a nice char. Would come back for another romantic meal on a chill weeknight.

Really good vegetarian options with the mushroom, and corn and burrata pizzas. Shishito pepper starter and starwberry dessert also great and combine 3 flavors, textures and temperatures. Good house cocktails and wines to boot. Will come back for their cafe hours some weekend.

I had a delightful experience for Sunday afternoon brunch here. The service was friendly, warm and on point. I ordered one of their brunch specials, Trout Toast, and it was divine. I kept watching the service walk by with other plates of goodness and it all looked pretty amazing. I think I'm going to try that breakfast egg sandwich next.

Sausage pizza was excellent. Shishito pepper pizza was also really good. Cocktails were fine, but not memorable.

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... 🤯 Keep up the good work, Sister crew!

Service was amazing! The bread was soo good it was so fresh! The sausage pizza was delicious! And for the dessert the chocolate tart!

It's a great atmosphere and a great vibe. In the end though, it's just pizza, comparable with a lot of other high class pizzas. But the staff and service combined with the environment make up for everything in my opinion.