Agrodolce

Name: Agrodolce
Address: 1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, 94709
Telephone: (510) 848-8748
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (1483)

$30 and under

Italian

1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

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2 people

Jun 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 18 times today

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions
Charming

From the family that brought you Trattoria La Siciliana—a fixture of Berkeley’s Elmwood district for the past twenty years—Agrodolce is a sister restaurant located in the heart of Berkeley’s Gourmet Ghetto. We are housed in a beautiful brick building that is equipped with a full bar and outdoor seating. Serving authentic Sicilian food, the type you’d only expect to find in the alleys of Palermo, Agrodolce features unique and truly authentic food.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Sicilian
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Dinner Tue–Fri 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(510) 848-8748
Website
http://www.agrodolceberkeley.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Angelo D'Alo
Catering
For private occasions, catering or any other questions call us at the restaurant.

Location
1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
Neighborhood
Berkeley
Cross street
Francisco Street
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Popular dishes

What 1,483 people are saying

Agrodolce reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.2Service
4.4Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Agrodolce offers a "wonderful, small place with exquisite food and superb service." The restaurant is praised for its "lovely, quaint Italian" ambiance and "delicious Sicilian food," making it a perfect spot for "celebrations" and "family gatherings." While some found it "noisy," most agree the "amazing food" and "attentive staff" create an "enjoyable experience."

1,483 Reviews

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Amanda
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
3.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The food is good , always a tasty meal. The service is not very good. Either they are rushing to take your order, or disappear. I think it is a training issue. For example, we ordered a bottle of wine before our meal order and appetizers and then our food came. No wine! We had to remind our server two times about the wine. And our meals arrived at all different times. So my husbands meal sat on the table for 10 mins, while mine arrived later. Easy stuff to fix. Train your staff.
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Laurie VIP
Los Angeles10 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 5, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
After doing a bit of research I chose the restaurant for a party of 11 people. A party this large is sometimes hard to accommodate—but not at Agrodolce. From the moment part of our party sat down we were attended to—-“would we like something to drink while you wait?” Yes! We chose a well priced bottle of wine and full bodies wine, the Sangiovese. Then the host came and explained that a good option for our party size might be to eat family style: food would be brought out at the same time for the table and we would be able to serve ourselves. For antipasto we enjoyed caprese salad with heirloom tomato and light burrata, arugula salad, and calamari fritti (one of my favs and everyone at the table agreed!). We also had the zucchini flowers. We then had three different pastas—all a delight but top two were the pesto with shrimp and my favorite the mushroom ravioli with cream sauce. We hardly had any room for the pork shoulder although quite tasty. The wait staff from the host to the servers were very attentive, food was delicious and just kept coming, and everyone loved the dinner! Without the cost of wine (not everyone drank) everyone contributed $60 for a fantastic dinner.
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mary VIP
San Francisco Bay Area90 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 4, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
lovely as always experience. food is like Im back in Italy and the staff and owner are wonderful
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Carole
New Orleans / Louisiana14 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 29, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Good food and service. Nice restaurant. Lots of big parties and birthday celebrations.
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Steve VIP
San Francisco Bay Area20 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
We had a great time with family celebrating a birthday! Everything was delicious! We had Pesto Pasta, Linguine with Clams, Pasta Ragu, Meatballs, Calimari and stuffed zucchini flowers…
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Debbie
San Francisco Bay Area8 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 25, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
The food was ok, nothing to write home about. Very noisy and overpriced.
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Leslie
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 23, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
A wonderful meal! Of the items we ordered, the favorite appetizer: stuffed zucchini flower; best entree: bronzino. The pesto linguini was incredibly fresh. It was a crowded evening after Cal graduations so the noise level was pretty high and the service was stretched thin. That said, the food was fantastic and I’d go back anytime.
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Anjali VIP
New York City26 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 21, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing! Will go back again! Owner/Chef Angelo is truly brilliant, kind and generous. Thank you for making this a wonderful evening!
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scott VIP
San Francisco Bay Area14 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 19, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Many choices and all delicious! Squash blossoms, salad with fennel, mushroom ravioli (OMG good!) and seafood pasta. Red wine at room temp? Not so good.
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Willy VIP
San Francisco Bay Area33 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 18, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Never can say enough about Agrodolce weather its crowded or not every dish is severed at the correct temperature and prepared perfectly.
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FAQs

Agrodolce does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates.

Agrodolce is rated 4.5 stars by 1483 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

2 people

Jun 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 18 times today

1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

Additional information

Cross street
Francisco Street
Neighborhood
Berkeley
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Dinner Tue–Fri 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian, Sicilian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Angelo D'Alo
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Website
http://www.agrodolceberkeley.com/
Phone number
(510) 848-8748
Catering
For private occasions, catering or any other questions call us at the restaurant.

Agrodolce

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About this restaurant

Additional information

Popular dishes

Branzino alla Brace

Garganelli

Linguine Pesto

Menu

What 1,483 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Review summary

FAQs

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