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Acre, Oakland, CA

Acre

4.5
4.5
251 Reviews
$31 to $50
Mediterranean
ACRE is an ingredient-driven menu of California/Mediterranean cuisine served with
a welcoming, neighborhood approachability.

*20% gratuity will be added to all parties 8 or more.

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2 people

8:00 PM


Booked 32 times today
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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Cuisines

    Mediterranean, Californian, American

  • Hours of operation

    Cafe Mon–Fri 11:00 am–9:00 pm Sat, Sun 2:30 pm–9:00 pm Restaurant Sat, Sun 11:00 am–2:30 pm Restaurant Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (510) 250-3790

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Dirk Tolsma

  • Private party facilities

    The newly remodeled and upgraded Siena Room at Oliveto is an exceptional setting for private parties, from business gatherings to anniversaries, birthdays, graduations or wedding celebrations.

  • Private party contact

    Kaitlyn Hanson: (510) 547-5356

  • Neighborhood

    Oakland

  • Cross street

    Shafter

  • Parking details

    In the evening, there is free parking in the BART parking lot. During the day, parking is available in the Market Hall parking lot.

  • Public transit

    Rockridge BART stop is across the street

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

  • Everything but the Bar Hour 4-6pm

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - Sat - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
    Join us Everyday from 4pm to 6pm Upstairs, where we have discounts on everything but the bar! And some other things too......... Beer, Wine, and featured Cocktails will all be available. Nibbles and pizza's will be served as well with our full dinner menu starting at 5. Come join us-We want to meet you at ACRE.

What 251 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Love this for an easy weekday meal. Great Happy Hour deal. Delicious salad and great pizza. Friendly and attentive service
  2. HollyB

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Sharing plates with variety…3 of us tried 6 items..limited list of reasonable priced rose. Would go again!
  3. JoshW

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food and service were excellent. So happy to have the former Olivetto space occupied with something good.
  4. IliS

    Exclusive

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall2food3service1ambience4
    Underwhelming Experience I walked into the restaurant with high expectations, only to find myself facing an inexplicable cold shoulder from the staff. We were left waiting for a good 25 minutes before finally being getting table service, during which it felt as though we were invisible - the waiting staff and bartenders seemed to be actively avoiding eye contact. Eventually someone from the bar stepped up and took our order. When our meal arrived, the quality was a mixed bag. The steak was flavorful and well-cooked, and the mushroom pizza was tasty. However, the rest of the dishes, particularly the salads, were lackluster and left much to be desired. The bread, in particular, was a disappointment - dry and flavorless. Despite the few positives, the overall dining experience was hampered by the poor service and inconsistent food quality. I am hesitant to return. Shout out to the server who stepped up and helped though. She gets 5 stars*****
  5. AidaA

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food3service5ambience5
    Great service but the highly touted lamb disappointed. Lots of grizzle. Fat chunks. Not especially tasty. And the polenta was soupy.
  6. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Our server Andre was amazing. He was Such a nice guy
  7. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 30, 2023

    overall3food2service2ambience2
    Ordered the Shrimp Louie snd it came without the shrimp. I have a walker and the check in/out staff watched me struggle to leave and didn't even offer to help with the door.
  8. Emily

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing service, delicious food, would definitely recommend.
  9. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious brunch and great cocktails! Can’t wait to return!
  10. Mosheopod

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 25, 2023

    overall3food4service5ambience2
    The fish plate was excellent, as was everything else. I think two more main plates structured so as to maximally diversify that course would be beneficial. It's interesting that with the visual unfashionability of noise reducing ceilings and perhaps the increasing unease with hearing our inner voices, conversation has become more difficult. In Germany under the same conditions in the same level of restaurant, everyone is using their 'inside' voices and everything can be heard, and the restfulness of the experience is appreciated.
  11. HelenN

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Three times a charm! Each of the three dining experiences was wonderful. I will return for another special occasion, for sure.
  12. HeleneL

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on May 24, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Super service ! Good food - we were inside downstairs
  13. KenD

    San Francisco

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on May 24, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Acre is unique and current, with exceptional fresh seasonal food. The use of fruit is particularly good: the pickled strawberries with the burrata, the apricot compote with the falafel, or the oranges with the fish. I cannot wait for another season to see what comes next.
  14. Eatinitall

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    Food was the mediocre part. My pasta was so so and my friends sandwich was also so so.
  15. LeilaS

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent experience particularly enjoyed being able to talk
  16. EmilyS

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Very good great service! Celebrated friends birthday.
  17. Fhelmortho

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience2
    We had a reservation in the upstairs dining room but they didn't have a table for us. They asked us if we wanted to wait indefinitely for an upstairs table or sit in the downstairs cafe. Being that we didn't want to wait we choose downstairs. We were sat at 2 mis-matched tables of different heights for or party of 4. The food was OK and heavy on bread which is great if that is your liking, not so much if you are gluten intolerant. Wife said she wouldn't return but I might if friends invite us and they really want to go.
  18. JoanS

    San Francisco

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on May 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had friends from SF dining with us, it was their first time. They absolutely loved the food and the lively and beautiful atmosphere.
  19. LisainSFBay

    San Diego

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Acre is my new favorite restaurant in the East Bay. The upstairs dining space is wonderful - elegant but warm, convivial but not noisy. The food is extraordinary, every detail thoughtful and precise. The service is flawless. There’s nothing I would change, except perhaps to diversify the menu a bit (no need for two braised dishes with pasta and two pizzas on a menu with fewer than 20 total items). Oh - my friend’s cocktail was the best mescal drink I’ve ever tasted.
  20. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Tasty AF l. Sat outside. Pizza, salad, and dessert and 2 drinks. And to $88.
  21. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Our overpriced chicken was extremely dry, but for sitting in broth. The service was lacking, across all employees. The salad was inedible, with seasoning for meat on arugula leaves without any moisture.
  22. PhillyPhan

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fourth time at Acre. Great service and menu was refreshed. The garlic shrimp was amazing so was pizza. We celebrated a birthday and we treated so special from the door to table.
  23. LouiseM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a lovely evening enjoying drinks, shrimp salad and papardelle We love the booths upstairs by the windows So airy, inviting, friendly and pleasant
  24. MitchMae

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The Cafe seating on the ground level can get pretty tight at peak lunch hours, but overall, service and food quality are top-notch.
  25. Marconi58

    San Francisco

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on May 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful dining experience. From the greeter to the wait staff to the bus staff the service was outstanding. The menu is relatively limited but that didn't stop us from having a terrific meal. We ordered seven small and medium-sized dishes, and every one of them was a winner. Hadn't been to this restaurant since it opened last December, but we'll be back.
  26. KKKK

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food and great service!! Thank you very much.
  27. VBAMaster

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall1food1service4ambience4
    Sorry to say this as we had high hopes for Acre, Oliveto's replacement, but this meal missed on all fronts: Service: We had to wait at least 20 minutes to receive our appetizers and then another 45 minutes after we finished the appetizers to get our mains. It wasn't the servers fault as the food just didn't come out. Although the server didn't acknowledge the wait or visit us during the wait to explain. Food: There were 3 of us and the appetizers and the mains were a big disappointment and we disliked everything we were served. The Frito, which should have been crispy was anything but and laying in a puddle of sauce didn't help. The Acre salad had too much vinegar and was so doused with sumac it was like eating dirt. The Pappardelle with Rabbit was way too salty. The chicken was a weird disaster - we didn't understand it, the bread was toasted and laid in a puddle of soup covered by greens so it was soggy and unappetizing (why grill it if you are going to turn it to mush). The chicken itself was nothing special especially after soaking in the soup which made it loose all crispness in the skin. The branzino was also disappointing. It was covered in a heavy gluey romesco sauce that overpowered the delicate fish and it had a few large olives and a sprinkling of chopped almonds which didn't add anything. There was no veg on the plate, just the fish for $38. This was our second visit and the first time, half our party enjoyed their meal and the others didn't but at least the meal timing was o.k. Last visit the branzino was divine, super crispy on both sides with the tender flesh still moist...sadly they changed it up for the worse. The room is lovely and it makes a nice spot for a real restaurant experience. I hope they can get it together and re-think the menu and kitchen timing but we wont be back for a while.
  28. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Service started out good and by the end was non existent…food was good, my potatoes were too mushy, and my poor dad’s shrimp Louie looked like cafeteria food and it wasn’t even dressed. Ambiance was nice, and glad mom still enjoyed her Mother’s Day lunch.
  29. AnnM

    San Francisco

    22 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Over priced, average food. $10 for a tiny mocktail that was mostly ice. Soft shell crab sandwich, did my crab crawl away? Where did he go? Why can't I have pepper and salt at my table? So many questions... Waitress polite but slow, items appeared in random order.
  30. TimothyM

    San Francisco

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very nice upstairs room. Great service. Very good menu.
  31. SFgal

    Houston

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Food was Disappointing. Just nothing of note here.
  32. JoanS

    San Francisco

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious dinner with excellent service and great ambience!
  33. CharlesL

    San Francisco

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Acre is taking over Olivettos space with high quality.
  34. OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall2food4service2ambience2
    Wanted to try Acre and reserved for Friday night There was no service at our table fir the first 25-30 mins and then when I requested water from the bus person she was kind enough to serve us water and look for a server for our table Still no server was available and we were almost about to leave when the same girl came back to take our orders and mentioned they were understaffed Very very bad experience and we will it return there. Pizza was pretty good
  35. TimC

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience3
    The service was excellent. The food was all high quality. However, I think that the restaurant is very overpriced. Also, they were playing music, and it was not "dinner" music, which I didn't like. I miss Oliveto.
  36. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sunchoke soup and grilled cheese…divine! Will be back soon!
  37. RaymondR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The chicken was superb. As was the shrimp and the soft-serve ice cream. The gin drink was lackluster.
  38. JoanS

    San Francisco

    36 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Terrific lunch - bay shrimp Louie salad was totally delicious!
  39. Beemer

    San Francisco

    58 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    58 reviews

    Dined on May 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I've been wanting to go to Acre since it opened - as I heard David Jacobson was hired by Acre after he became the 2022 Real California Milk Pizza Contest grand prize winner. We went last night to celebrate our anniversary. All the food was very tasty and beautifully presented. The winning Gold Rush Pizza was melt in your mouth delicious. The crust, I learned, takes 3 or 4 days to make. The texture is so different from any other pizza crust - and delicious. Can't wait to go back and try a different pizza and I also want to try their Branzino and some other dishes on the menu.
  40. Rick

    San Francisco

    20 reviews

    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our first time at ACRE and it was a wonderful experience. Food and Service were exceptional, and we love the new decor. Can't wait to come back!

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Acre offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (510) 250-3790.

Acre is rated 4.5 stars by 251 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

8:00 PM


Booked 32 times today
Google Map for Acre

5655 College Ave., Oakland, CA 94618

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Shafter

  • Neighborhood

    Oakland

  • Hours of operation

    Cafe Mon–Fri 11:00 am–9:00 pm Sat, Sun 2:30 pm–9:00 pm Restaurant Sat, Sun 11:00 am–2:30 pm Restaurant Daily 5:00 pm–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Mediterranean, Californian, American

  • Dining style

    Casual Elegant

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    In the evening, there is free parking in the BART parking lot. During the day, parking is available in the Market Hall parking lot.

  • Public transit

    Rockridge BART stop is across the street

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Dirk Tolsma

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (510) 250-3790

  • Private party facilities

    The newly remodeled and upgraded Siena Room at Oliveto is an exceptional setting for private parties, from business gatherings to anniversaries, birthdays, graduations or wedding celebrations.

  • Private party contact

    Kaitlyn Hanson: (510) 547-5356

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