Tribune

I'd been looking forward to coming to Tribune since it's opening and Friday we finally scored a table. Simplistic vibes with nice lighting. Definitely recommend starting with one of their cocktails. I went with the tasting menu, and I'm so happy I did. It's the perfect 4 course meal - Salad, Pasta, your choice of main, and dessert. Each dish was immaculate and flavorful. I'd recommend paying a little extra for the flat iron steak, but the chicken breast was also perfectly cooked and juicy. If you like chocolate mousse... you'll be in heaven once you try Tribune's. Go check it out!

Definitely a special occasion type of place. Somewhere where you develop a relationship with the waiting staff and trust their recommendations. We did the brussel sprouts, the crispy fries, the truffle risotto, and the amandine with a dessert of the toffee cake & homemade vanilla ice cream. Not a single dish missed! One of those meals where by the end of it you just feel perfectly satisfied, not overstuffed. A bit on the pricey end but not unreasonable for the quality of food and experience you’re getting.

Came here with the wife during Oakland's restaurant week after reading a few reviews. We were sat right away after they confirmed we were vaccinated and the menu was explained to us. We were going to order from the restaurant week menu but they said they prefer everyone at the table to order from it and the wife didn't like one course, so we ordered from the regular menu. For drinks the wife ordered the ward's way and I ordered Leo's ramble. We both preferred Leo's ramble. We started w/a caesar salad which was ok, it had a bitterness to it that we didn't enjoy. For entrees the wife had the hand made cavatelli, which she said tasted undercooked. I ordered the burger, which was a special and of course added cheese and bacon. It was a pretty good burger althoigh the sweet potato bun started falling apart towards the end. Atmosphere was nice and our server was great.

OKO at Tribune surpassed my expectations. I asked the bartender to make me a rum cocktail of his choice: he invented the perfect drink for me. The food was amazing all around. The Brussel Sprout appetizer and the andouille sausage appetizer were both fantastic. The jerk chicken with plantains was delicious and the market fish branzino was beyond amazing.

Hearty portions for a downtown restaurant. Glad it is back up since the COVID-19 hiatus. Beer offerings could be improved considering the numerous micro breweries in the SF Bay Area and beyond. The Niçoise salad missed the hard boiled egg, the radishes, the green beans but it was a fair creative departure from the tradition with snap peas and early girl tomatoes. The black cod was surprisingly undercooked nearly raw sushi grade, unclear if that was the intention? Where is the side lemon wedge? The generous French fries basket could have benefited from additional sauces especially of the pigmented kind. The waiter was super friendly and engaged. The building is a landmark to journalism in the East Bay when the people had a voice through a newspaper rather than in online forums.

The Brussels sprouts are not to be missed. I love how they’ve infused subtle Indian flavors into the dish. Amazing. They do a great smash burger. It’s bigger than is usually possible for a smash and seasoned very well. Fries are delicious too. Cocktails are beautifully crafted and delicious. They have some great spirits in stock. Their twist on the Bees Knees is a can’t miss.

Love the ambient. Love the Monday Jazz. They opened until 9.30pm if the band is playing. The food is okay too. The service is great.

Had the burger with cheese, bacon and fries and loved every bite! Staff was very friendly and environment was comfortable!! Glad it was recommended to us!

Service 6/5 Food 5/5 Ambiance 5/5 Amazing vibes and food here. Shoutout to the staff--Chef Mike, Chauncey and Ashley. You can always tell when restaurant staff members have great chemistry because it shows in the service. They really elevated the experience for us. Ordered the pork chop and it was packed with flavor. Will definitely be coming back.

I desperately wanted to like this place more than I did. And perhaps that why my too-high expectations just weren't meant. This is a great neighborhood restaurant, but I drove a distance to try it out and it was a good, but not outstanding, spot. I enjoyed the food, but until I looked at the picture I posted, I had forgotten what I ordered. The restaurant itself is beautiful, and service is excellent. But the hype and foodie attention just sold me on something I didn't get. If around Oakland and there's a table available, you'll have a great meal. But if you're looking to plan and have flexibility, there are better options.

Just stopped by here for a post bar exam drink, but loved it! Super cute space, I legit thought it was a publishing building when I walked by before until I noticed the bar inside. Also very friendly staff and delicious drinks! Will have to come back to try the food!

Oakland stays bringing the elite food options and Tribune is right up there with the best. Went after work with my wife and everyone there was super friendly and you could tell were true believers in what Tribune is trying to do. Created a cool atmosphere and when the food lived up to the vibe, I knew Id be back many times. I had the cod and my wife had the burger and we both had a glass of syrah. First off, the wine was excellent. There was only one option for red wine by the glass but it didn't matter cause the option they did have was incredible. My wife said her burger was one of the best burgers shes ever had, and thats saying something for her. The burger came with fries which I tried and they were unbelievably good. Oddly, they were not very crispy which is something I normally want out of my fries but the flavor was perfect and they melted in your mouth. The cod was cooked perfectly and the skin was nice and crunchy. It was served over a bed of potato puree that had crispy veggie chips that provided the perfect pop of texture. It also came with seared okra that was really nicely cooked. I was incredibly impressed with the whole dish, very well thought out, lots of flavor and texture. Really fun meal.

I was really looking forward to this place as it is in a beautiful space and I'm a sucker for good French food. Unfortunately, everything fell flat. Our chicken liver mousse wasn't a mousse at all and I am questioning if there was even any liver in it as it had the taste and texture of an unseasoned slab of butter. The burger was under seasoned and disappointing. Even our cocktails were unbalanced one too sweet and the other too acidic. Based on other reviews here maybe we just showed up on an off night, but after our experience and the price I probably won't be giving them another chance.

The most recent version of Tribune is also my favorite. They are keeping the menu short so everything is fresh and creative. I just had the Rasta Pasta and it was house made and so delicious. You can add your choice of protein to the pasta or salads. Of course the Tribune burger and fries are still an amazing go to option as well. Great for lunch or happy hour!

Walked in on a Thursday and was able to get a table for 4 without a wait. Interior is beautiful mid century modern asthenics with an Oakland flair. Drinks: - Hi, My Name is Karl: delicious, sweet, fruity, tart and tropical, a riff on a tiki drink. Would highly recommend starting with one of these. - Tribune Vesper: smooth, boozy but still well balanced. Definitely a slow sipper. Food: Steak Tartar: nice light start to the meal, really like the addition of fried tendon that served as a chip to scoop the tartar onto. Coconut Red Curry Mussles: flavorful and delicious, mussels were fresh, curry was creamy and slightly spicy with lots of nuanced flavors. Wish there was more bread to soak up the curry Homemade Cavetelli: al dent pasta with mushrooms and cheese, what is not to like? Fries: the shallot dust makes these fries extremely addictive, there is an added savoriness and depth of flavor that really make this side noteworthy Asparagus: cooked crisp tender, this was a sosonal vegetable on the menu. This was good but not memorable. Overall had a good experience at Tribune. Food was good, the service was great, the server checked in on us regularly, food and drinks arrived promptly. Price was a little on the high end but not unreasonable for the quality.

Oko at the Tribune is amazing, easily the best new restaurant we've tried in the past year. Delicious, satisfying food with amazing flavors -- the Jollof Na Ndzizi and Jerk Chicken were particularly great, the roasted tomato and black eyed peas were also so tasty. The space was absolutely gorgeous and the staff were knowledgeable and friendly -- Antoine was amazing and helpful as we were picking which dishes our four year old would like (turns out: nearly all of them.) Hope this team opens a restaurant in SF someday but we'll be back whenever we're in Oakland!

Came on a Thursday evening for dinner and it was relatively empty. Service and staff was great. Unfortunately all the cocktails I ordered were a miss for me. I tried the "CASH ONLY" strawberry basil drink but found it too floral-y and couldn't finish it. Next, I tried their pisco drink and it was just average. Food though, was great! I started with the TRIBUNE 'NICOISE' SALAD and it came with so much stuff. Great texture and great flavor. A little too much dressing for my liking but overall still positive feelings toward the salad. For main course I got the 4oz DEMKOTA FARMS FLAT IRON STEAK. The fingerling potatoes were a miss for me but others at the table enjoyed it. The steak was freaking great! But 4oz was too small! I cut my steak into 4 pieces and that was it! For dessert I had the DARK CHOCOLATE CREME BRULEE. It was really good but very sweet, as dark chocolate is. It was like I was eating the lava part of a chocolate lava cake. This may be a good dish to share because it was overwhelming for one person.

It's early Friday Night, and I could kill Mother Theresa for a drop of communion red, but alas, God took care of that chore for me... now that I've got your attention, here we go... it's gonna get "bumpy"... I found myself aimlessly, stumbling around the escalators to the river styx, a.k.a. the 12th St / Oakland City Center Bart station. You can find me most nights, stumbling about in general, but this night was special. After staring and yelling at google maps fo a hot minute, I found myself being drawn to a bright, beautiful light, coming down from the sky above. Now I'm not a religious man, *please see Mother Theresa joke from above, it's just a joke... Father... there's no need... no need at all... but I swear the light coming down from above was shining on ye old "Oakland Tribune" building... It was fantastic. I'm first and foremost greeted by the friendliest "butler of spirits" in this or any other city, "Mr Chauncey", as he refers to himself as. He sits me down and asks what I like. I sez, I sez, "I love scotch, rum, and vodka... don't let me down." And let me down, he did not. He produced a Rum Manhattan made with Diplomatico Rum. I phuckin loved it. Not just for the choice of spirits, but for the great pride and care he took in concocting this libation. Little details like the orange zest, and the giant cube of ice taking up residence in the bottom of my lowball glass... perfection... "and then there's Maude" ... The food... that goddamn food... I WOULD be remiss in not mentioning that phan-phuckingtastic phood... First Out Da Gate: House Made Andouille Sausage paired w/Rum Manhattan with Diplomatico Rum. In all my years of food reviews, I have never had the pleasure to experience a "nighttime emmision" while eating... but THIS NIGHT, I got very, very close. Thank you, bar ledge for dat cover... This dish is UNPHUCKINBELIEVABLE!!! Unbelievable This dish falls under the "Shared Items" section... how cute... Here's my number one rule, unless you share a frontal lobe, torso, or genitalia, you AIN'T gettin my Andouille. Look at the pic Look at the pic Next Up: Big City Chicken Sandwich paired w/Manhattan made with Glen Livet 12yr Drink wasn't as spectacular as the first one, ngl, but that GODDAMN CHICKEN SANDY. If you order NOTHING from this establishment, ORDER THE "BIG CITY CHICKEN SANDWICH!!! I SAID DO IT ! ! ! It's what Popeyes Chicken WISH they had... Let us pray... Dear Lord "baby J", or whoever your parents called the "Ultimate Santa"... Please send deserving guests to "OKO@Tribune"... This definitely is a special place. Seacrest, OUUUUUUTTTTT!!!

Came here for Valentine's Day weekend and got their VDay special "Jour de L'amour" 5 course meal! (Live jazz from 7:00-9:30 PM!) We made reservations ahead of time and was seated in a comfy nook near the bar so we enjoyed a nice view of the restaurant. It wasn't busy when we went but they mixed up our order and skipped all the other courses, giving us the dessert as our first item, but were kind and apologetic when we brought up the issue- we received a small appetizer (not pictured) as consolation. We ended up staying here for a total of 3 hours, as the wait for each food item was on the longer side. On the plus side, food tasted absolutely great! The portions were smaller and even with 5 courses my boyfriend and I didn't get completely full, but we were content with being able to sample a variety of dishes. Notable highlights were the steak tartare, Cavatelli (very al dente but that's just how I like it,) and the grilled market fish (moreso seared on the outside and very lightly cooked on the inside so it was buttery smooth.) I think they're still working out kinks from being a relatively new restaurant, but I could see it as a nice place to kick back with drinks in an elevated setting after work.

Dined here for a girls night out type of dinner. My friend and I were greeted right away and the host was pleasant! It's a little dark inside but it's great probably for a romantic date! We had a reservation - which I would recommend. We ordered cocktails that were SO good. Perfectly crafted and the right temperature. Then we ordered multiple appetizers/ share plates. Fries, Caesar salad, asparagus (a little over cooked) and for dessert the toffee cake. We enjoyed our meal and service! I'm looking forward to returning and trying some main courses. The location is difficult for parking- definitely use a car service and get dropped off! This place has lots to offer - including some specials like 1/2 price bottles of wine on Wednesday's!

Wonderfully crafted cocktails and delicious foods. Celebrated a birthday here in Fall of 2021 and we enjoyed the service and wonderfully crafted cocktails. I look forward to returning to enjoy more dishes now that the restaurant is serving up pan African dishes. We got a couple of dishes at a recent happy hour and I never thought roasted carrots could taste so good. Some of my friends ordered a green drink and did not like it too much (green bitter smoothie served up in a coupe) and we were hoping for something more like a gimlet (skip it) but Negronis were solid. Great ambiance, we all admired the lighting and the wall paper of white flowers -- made things feminine, romantic, and upscale for a more mature crowd but the staff were down to earth and super accommodating. I'll be back for sure!

Absolutely amazing food and impeccable, unpretentious service at one of Oakland's historical landmarks. Our dishes were beautifully created and truly sublime. The petit menu was reasonably priced for the quality of the food offered and it was a great way to try a variety of dishes. Both the fish (Rockfish Amandine) and chicken were superb, and the side dish (carrots) added to our order was so delicious. Cocktails were great and the bottle of wine recommended to accompany our meal was perfect. Servers were very attentive and friendly. Note for COVID-conscious folks: outdoor seating (with heaters) is also available, and our servers were masked. We're extremely lucky to have this new restaurant in Oakland and can't wait to go back there to try other dishes and support this local business.

Great food and fantastic service . Stopped there on my way to san fran. Everything was spectacular. Burger was amazing and pasta was also amazing . Suggested ubering there . Don't park your car . Ours was broken into and we were robbed . 5 stars regardless . Great restaurant!

OKO at Tribune surpassed my expectations. I asked the bartender to make me a rum cocktail of his choice: he invented the perfect drink for me. The food was amazing all around. The Brussel Sprout appetizer and the andouille sausage appetizer were both fantastic. The Yard Bird jerk chicken with plantains was delicious and the market fish branzino was beyond amazing.

Nice new date-night-ish restaurant. It's dark enough to be intimate, expensive enough to show you care, and has a small enough menu to prevent decision paralysis. We tried the 6oz steak, the hamburger, the cavatelli special, the s'mores cheesecake, and a cocktail. The pasta was especially good - nuts in pasta is surprisingly tasty! The burger was pretty juicy. The only let down was the dessert, which didn't have enough chocolate to give s'mores vibes. Lighting is pretty dim, so the vibe is somewhat intimate. Decor is kinda bare, but maybe just because they're new? Wall art could really help liven things up.

Looks like they're closed again. I tried coming by for lunch this week - after 12, their published opening time - and all the chairs were on the tables. I've tried calling to find out if/when they're open, but I get a message that the mailbox is full. I loved this place back when they had live jazz on Sundays, but that's been a while now.

The Tribune is a new restaurant that is absolutely amazing! It's definitely an experience that one or two must have. For our meal we started off with a delicious cocktails called Almomds in Alameda (delicious had 3 lol), next for appetizers I had Fresh Cavatelli (delicious) and tomato n melon salad (very fresh and delicious). We then had dinner. I had the Grilled Day Boat Rockfish Amandine (so good) and my fiancé had the Dry Age British Black Baldy NY (she loves it) and also a sweet cream of corn with popcorn on top (OMG)! Last we ended with dessert. Caramelized White Chocolate Cheese Cake 'S'More and Sticky Toffee Cake w/ vanilla! A sweet sensation!! Treat yourself to this new spot you won't be disappointed!!

The food was delicious. The plantain cups were the best starter I've had in a while. Sous vide beef short ribs were savory and tender. The service was well meaning but very, VERY slow. Party of 2: We ordered one drink each, a starter, and two mains. It took about 30 minutes for drinks; another 30 for the starter, and another 40 minutes for the mains to arrive at table. Good points: The server comped the starter. The host apologized for the slow kitchen. We'll give them another shot. Here's hoping the service rises to the level of the food.

Fantastic addition to the neighborhood! The food is great, but our server made all the difference. He was enthusiastic, attentive, and helpful. We asked for his suggestions from the menu and ended up getting all of them: To start, we had a melon & burrata salad - well balanced and fresh! Then we split the cavatelli pasta- this was our favorite! We finished off our mains with the 10oz steak. The accompanying cabbage and potatoes stole the show! Then we decided we may as well go for it and get the sticky toffee cake with ice cream- yummmmm!

FYI I only like to post if I really like a place or if I really dislike a place. I thought Tribune was terrible. Went to lunch at noon on a Wednesday. We were 1 of only 3 tables that were occupied. I think I know why that was. Nice space, good ambiance. The start was when we went to order you could only get a salad, soup or a burger. Said they were "sold out " of everything else. They open at noon but hadn't shopped for supplies in 3 days. Sold out of grilled cheese!!! Really? From there it got worse. Only 3 tables occupied and it was slow to be able to order, slow for the food to show up & really slow to get a bill. I'm embarrassed to admit that I tipped in accordance with the service we received. I won't return and I suspect the restaurant won't last.

Oko for Mother's Day's was horrible food and experience. My food was nasty and extremely overpriced. The shrimp and grits had a nasty sauce with watery grits for $37.00! I had what was called a poor boy sandwich which came on a hotdog bun with 4 shrimp on a coffee cup saucer for $22.00!! What in world are they doing ! I was insulted by a rude waiter when asked about ordering a side. He proceeded to sit at the bar with his friends and stare and gossip about us while we wait40 minutes for our bill! It was like being in a high school cafeteria with mean horrible people. The owner manager was completely useless in addressing our concerns because the rude waiter was her brother and the gossip were her family!!! What kind of unprofessional strange dysfunctional behaviour to bring to a new business. Don't waste your time or money on this business.

Inventive, delicious food beautifully presented. Defies description since menu pulls from all over the world.

Went there for lunch, extremely slow. Looks like they only have 1 person in the kitchen and 1 server that's it. The food is just ok for the price.

This place was okay. It's definitely gorgeous I give it that but I'd probably pass on going again. The menu is quite limited and the entrees are pretty small to say the side dishes aren't much either. Side dishes include starches such as fries and veggies like artichokes/carrots. I was expecting maybe something like spinach, broccoli, mashed potatoes or etc. Either way they give you a veggie toppings of watercress and a few onions with your choice of a meat entree . To me it wasn't worth the $38 price tag. Sure it looked fancy but don't come to this place expecting to actually get a nice meal. You'll probably leave hungry if you don't fill up on pricey appetizers. Now don't get me wrong I don't mind expensive restaurants but there's a clear difference between high end places and those that hike up prices just because. What I will say is if you want a cute date atmosphere with good drinks and conversation it's better for that vibe. Other than that eat somewhere else.

Swanky vibe! Polite service! Unique location! Fancy delicious food! TRUFFLE FRIES. That's all, that's my review.

Wow - what a great dining experience! Our expectations were quickly reset as we tasted the delicious Deviled Eggs - this was no the burger/fries shop of yesteryear (aka: Tribune Tavern). Everything that we ate was thoughtfully made and very approachable - high end dinning without the stuffiness. Highly recommend everything we put in our mouths, deviled eggs, caesar salad, mussels, flat iron steaks and the fries are a MUST! Great for a romantic evening, but definitely going back for Sunday Jazz and for drinks.

So the restaurant just changed the dinner menu. I didn't know and mainly came for steak frites which they don't have for dinner anymore. They did have a ribeye with fingerling potatoes. It was decent. The steak had a small cut that was a little over cooked. But overall it was juicy and flavorful. Potatoes were waxy and well seasoned. Lobster mushroom was disguised like a potato. Also ordered fries which were hot and tasty fat fries. Started with Caesar endive. Dressing was just standard Caesar on really fresh endive. Basic salad. Jerk chicken was really good. Tostones were super crisp. Some kind of sweet potato purée was excellent with the greens. Very flavorful and good. The sticky toffee pudding was good, but could have used a bit more caramel sauce as it was a tad on the dry side. Really good with ice cream. Overall nice experience. Very dead inside though and they were closing up and putting up the chairs by 9:30 as we were finishing our wine. I get that employees want to go home and we were the last people there, but it was only 9:30.

Horrible service and food was less than satisfying, Apps were better than entrees Group got Cod and Pasta - the pasta was super spicy and the Cod has a base that tasted like straight mayo, It took a long time to get menus, drinks, water, etc. I definitely wont be back here.

Tribune's facility definitely captures the look and feel of a traditional brasserie, as does the menu, at first blush. However, one quickly finds that Tribune is, to borrow the Texans' phrase, all hat, no cattle. Let's start with Tribune's take on the classic salade niçoise. I really want to like this. The tapenade and shaved haricot verts portended a festive, if not novel, variant of the classic salad. I'm still unsure how I feel about the egg which appeared as though it were frozen with liquid nitrogen and smashed with a hammer into little pieces the size of bread crumbs-alas, with a nearly unidentifiable texture. Regardless, the salad was over-dressed and the lettuce improperly cold. By the time I finished eating it, my mouth was nearly numb. Most disappointing is the fact that it the Tribune's niçoise intentionally omits the tuna, a fact our waiter took pains to warn me about. At $16 (plus $12 - $16 more if you want any protein), it wasn't a very good value. The French onion soup was fairly mediocre. The "charred" onion broth overpowered the sweetness of the onion and rendered the Comté inert. The Comté "blend" (read 'bland') itself was, of course, a huge mistake (Gruyère ain't broke so please don't try to fix it) as was the soggy brioche-I hesitate to use the word-crouton, but neither as bad as the fact that the soup was served lukewarm: just what one doesn't want on a cool autumn night. Tribune serves a generous portion of fries (which one would expect at $9 per order), but these were not so much French as steak fries-more Sizzler than brasserie-and were over salted, mushy, and lukewarm. The sauce andalouse (really more of a Belgian thing) was bland, but, at least, diluted the saltiness of the fries. Last in this parade of the underwhelming is the Tribune Burger. The beef was good quality and the burger was well cooked. However, the portion was skimpy (especially at the starting price of $18 for just the burger, no fries) and it was served, pre-assembled, on a small cake plate which very much emphasized its diminutive stature. Also, "lolla rosa?" Really? It's worth noting that the staff were, without doubt, both attentive and welcoming. Equally noteworthy is that the quasi-house/hip-hop music didn't make much sense for a ~20%-occupied restaurant attended, predominately, by middle-aged folks.

So welcoming & warm in this quaint downtown dinner spot. The vibe was chill and the food was so full of options. The manager & bartender were so nice and genuinely fun. I can't wait to come here again when I'm in Oakland. Next time I'm getting the pear crumble with the blackberry sorbet. Looked incredible!! See ya soon Tribune!

Incredibly disappointing experience here. Avoid like the plague Ordered the tribune burger with medium cook. My friend got the same with medium rare. We split the truffle fries (burger does not come with fries). Getting seated and settled was an awkward experience. We were asked how we were doing and if we wanted any drinks to start. Then we were asked the same 2 questions 20s later. They spent 5 mins explaining their prie fix menu and emphasizing heavily that no substitutions were acceptable. We just ended up getting the burgers with truffle fries. Both our burgers came our rare and not medium/med rare as we asked for. Truffle fries were incredibly oversalted. I felt like I had to drink water between each fry. The burger could have used a piece of lettuce to add a bit of freshness and balance to the heavy burger. The only saving grace was the burger bun which was toasted well and very soft Then came the bill. $20 for way over salted truffle fries. Very unexpected as this item wasn't listed on their menu but they conveniently introduced it as their special and also conveniently, fries didn't come with the burger. I don't know any other burger place that prices their fries to be as much as a burger, which again was pricey to begin with ($20 with no add ons) Would not recommend to any one of my friends. No one deserves to go through that experience

Went here on a date mid week getting a reservation was not an issue. Friendly staff, we were greeted immediately and walked to our table. They have a good list of wines and prices were not outrageous, got a bottle to share. Started with the endives ceasar , liked it but they only give you 6-8 pieces of it. Left me wanting more, I wish I had ordered more starters. I had looked at their menu prior to coming in and actually deciding on this place because they had steak frits on the menu. No where to be found on the menu, sad day. I ordered the jerk chicken and the flavors are well balanced. The potatoes and greens on the bottom was just what it needed. Highly recommend! Shared the bread pudding and its was just ok little on the dry side but it had this sauce that was so good on top, i wish they just smothered it all over. Great place overall.

The first rule of Tribune club is if you take over the most iconic restaurant space in Oakland, don't mess up naming it. They didn't. Darrin and Chef Omri know what they're doing. A warm, inviting, sexy, modern space inside with a defined outside space perfect for nights like this. The bar is an attraction all its own. The menu is a small but well-curated list. Ditto with the wine. I wish it were a bit more expansive but we found a nice CdP that hit all the right notes. We went with the fixe prix menu. Every flavor is present. If you're told it's there, it will be on your tongue. Everything is fresh and bursting with flavor. On the excellent steak dish, who would have thought that the highlight was going to be the potato? Not me but here we are. Service was friendly but crisp. In these times, they're serious about protocols so bring your vax card or your actual doctor...but who can blame them? Tribune is a rockstar addition to the Oakland dining scene.

$400 for four people to get dinner and drinks. All the dishes were too complicated and most of them had the same edible flowers on them. Extra ingredients doesn't make the food extra tasty... Just extra confusing. My friend's fish was super boney. The server said it shouldn't have bones in it. He ate about half of it The tartare had so much stuff on top of it that you could barely taste the meat. Burgers were okay. They upsold us on the off-menu truffle fries (that apparently were the cost of the burger). They were way too salty. The sticky toffee dessert was far too dry. I woke up at 2 am with crazy acid reflux, which I never have. I'm sad because the old Tribune was in our semi regular rotation because it's a beautiful spot. I know restaurants are having a rough time during the pandemic but a lot of us are much better cooks now. $100 per person to eat stuff we could make at home doesn't add up.

My friend and I went here for Mother's Day brunch on Sunday, food was tasteless! Shrimp and grits....tasted like a canned sauce poured Over it with something called scrambled eggs, my request, but actually fried eggs. The server seemed extremely inexperienced but rather than trying harder he went and sat at the bar and communed with other family members. He never brought out check, and when we finally, after an hour wait approached the cashier to pay at the bar there was a disturbing , petty, childish, staring match with the waiter and his presumed family members at the bar. Ignorant, disappointing, and unfortunately grounded in centuries of internalized racism. Sorry, but I must call as I see it!

OKO is serving up the best food that's come out of the Tribune kitchen in over a decade. Each dish was perfectly sized, the flavors were balanced, the price was appropriate, and it was all delicious. The front of house crew were all great; we loved the vibe during our daytime visit. Do yourself a favor and order the Melonita from your bartender.

- Lovely service, the people care a great deal -- as they get more staff, they will find their branding and feel a bit more consistently, but everyone is incredibly kind and attentive. - The food is always delicious with sprinkles of new, as French gal I didn't mind the chicharron on the tartar even though I preferred theirs w/ the edible flowers; it was thicker, a bit more lemony, and felt like home. This innovation though was fun, even though a tad salted. The MUSSELS! Are the star of the show! The hazelnut cavatelli with the chanterelles mushrooms and pecorino is super yummy, but again for those who like their pasta more cooked, then this is not the plate for you as it is more al dente. The lemon yuzu dessert is flavorful and the sticky toffee is too sweet for me but nonetheless appeals to different palettes which I can respect. Hugs chef and team, always a pleasure coming in!

I'm not sure if this place is even worth 2 stars. Let me just list some points.. SPACE - when i walked in, i'm like, is this the right place. kinda nondescript and not interesting. felt like a diner vibe. SERVICE - took them about 20 minutes after our reservation to seat us. we had a good number of cocktails and appetizers and were constantly asked if we were ready to order. But when we were actually ready to order, we couldn't find the waiter. DRINKS - i had a martini that (for some reason) had shellfish infused. I highly doubt the shellfish did anything other than make the drink toxic for my friend with a shellfish allergy. And if they're not diligent with cleaning their bar equipment, I suspect any drink at that bar would send him to the hospital. The ingredients also listed a blanc vermouth, which is typically a white sweet vermouth. When I asked about this, I was told it was a very dry vermouth. Nope. Super sweet martini - something that I was not in the mood for. My friend ordered some cola and bourbon drink (forget the name) and he said it was way too sweet as well. Others were smart and ordered off the menu (i.e. old fashion). APPS - * beef tartar - very course, bad (no?) flavor, served with some fried beef skin on top but it make it difficult to eat. I had one bite and was over it. * Brussel sprouts with squash. sprouts were actually good, but the butternut squash was so dense, undercooked, underseasoned -- felt like i was eating clay. * truffle fries. Now these were good. Their normal fries are like $6. truffle oil is cheap. But they charged $20 for them? That's kinda an insane markup. Price wasn't listed on the menu so found out afterwards. ENTREES - (we split them) * STEAK ($45ish?). Really nothing interesting. Took me forever to the waiter to bring me salt so it would have flavor. * Muscles (an app, but we had it as main). Served with a curry sauce and these toasts that were so over seasoned that you couldn't eat them. not sure if they were supposed to be just for show or something. The muscles were also very fishy in flavor - and a number of them had not opened up. I had 2 and then decided it wasn't worth the food poisoning. * Fish - served on rice. I don't know what it was. I didn't like it. rice was super granola-eque. * Pasta - They were really nice and send this out on the house (not sure why). The pasta was super dense -- it wasn't undercooked so much as it just was dense. All in all, perhaps the best entrée, but I wouldn't order it again. Total was $95 per person with tip (for 4 people). This is a rant about Oakland more than this restaurant, but let's just say I'm not surprised. For some reason, almost all restaurants I go to in Oakland are not very good and cost more than equivalent places in SF. The exception is Korean food, which is excellent in Oakland.

As we live in the neighborhood, I so wish I could give this place a better review. It is beautiful and the service was good when we went for the second time in a few months yesterday. I had hoped that the tasteless food was just due to initial hiccups needing to be straightened out but the food was completely bland and underwhelming again yesterday. I ordered the pasta which was very soft and flavorless and apart from a little bit of grated cheese and some cherry tomatoes didn't seem to have any other ingredients. My partner ordered the ratatouille which was undercooked and underseasoned and consisted only of a bowl of vegetables without any bread or other starch. We asked for some bread and were given five small slices of overly toasted cracker like bread which did not soak up the sauce of the vegetables and we were charged an extra three dollars for this. Overall, it's a beautiful space with good service but the cooking seriously needs some improvement.

Friendly staff, good HH menu. Can't wait for football season, might be a good place to watch a game or two if you want decent food and bar service.

The food was INCREDIBLE. Special kudos for the cesar and the pork chop. Lovely space and people too. Will definitely come again!

We decided to celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary at Tribune. We had such a wonderful meal. Loved the mussels, "frenched" chicken, and the fried artichoke. Finished it off with the refreshing Cara Cara Pavlova! The lovely people serving us and one of the owners Darren made our evening extra special with some bubbly on the house in honor of our anniversary! The live jazz really added to the ambience.

When driving by downtown on 880, you always see that Tribune sign. Now there's a great reason to stop by. The food was INCREDIBLE. My wife and I ordered the petit menu feast. Since there were 2 options per course, except for the cavatelli, my wife and I got everything on the menu. All the dishes were well-executed, well-presented, and simply tasty. I especially enjoyed the fish amandine and the frenched quarter chicken. The soup, salad, pasta, and desserts were right up there too. I must also mention the service was wonderful. The staff was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the food. The bottle of wine they suggested went perfect with the meal. Overall, I was very impressed with the whole operation, but not surprised as the ownership team has Michelin star pedigree. Can't wait to go back!

Do yourself a favor and have dinner here. The food is creative, delicious, and beautiful to look at. I had a cheesy, delicious French onion soup, wile others at my table had the burger, the endive Caesar, and the croque monsieur. We also sampled some appetizers which were delish, and shared the toffee cake for dessert. They had some nice wines, interesting cocktails too. I look forward to going back.

Really cool atmosphere. Kind and attentive staff. Food is off the charts. Fabulous bar. Worth the visit!

Definitely still getting their sea legs and I'd stay away until they work out some bugs. We were seated and waited probably 10 minutes until a waitress graced us with her presence. By then we'd studied the menu and knew what to order. There were only 4 cocktails on the menu and the one we both wanted was sold out (at 6:35pm on a Saturday) so one of us ordered a glass of wine and the other asked for a mai tai. The bartender couldn't make a mai tai (really?) so we ordered a manhattan instead. Then it was 15 more minutes to get our drinks. I had to go walking around to find our server to see if it was ever coming. There were no apologies when it came other than "the bartender is kind of backed up." Um, the restaurant was only 60% full and the bartender looked to be spending most of the time casually chatting with people at the bar. A server tried to deliver the wrong food to our table. I watched this same server mistakenly try to deliver food to several tables. Eventually the appetizers came. Butternut squash soup was good but they put too many toppings on it that distract from the core soup. Brussel sprouts were good but too much oil in them. As mains the fish was very good and tasty. Another positive was that they came very often to refill our water. The waitress was never quite apologetic (more like surprised that we were annoyed) that we had to wait nearly 30 minutes to get a drink. I would have comped the drinks at that stage but they didn't. I've been coming to this space for over a decade as it has changed hands several times. I *really* want it to succeed but all the previous incarnations have had problems and I'm worried at this point the space is just cursed. Will try back in a few months to see if the bugs are worked out.

We had a reservation at 7:45pm. The usher barely acknowledged us and after waiting for 20min telling us she was busy and overwhelmed, and at 8:30 she told us "we probably need to look for another place" since they are under staffed; she would not be sure how long we still needed to be seated or how long food would take if we ordered. Half apologetic as if it's a normal thing to make people with a reservation wait for 45min then turn them away. I understand the pandemic affected everyone but if you can't seat ur patrons on a Friday night, don't open up reservations or don't overbook. We ended up going to a nearby restaurant elsewhere, got seated in 15min although that place was packed and had a nice dinner.

Awesome place and ambiance. Food was great as well. Staff was very friendly and helpful. We'll be back!