Agrodolce

Name: Agrodolce
Address: 1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, 94709
Telephone: (510) 848-8748
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (1488)

$30 and under

Italian

1730 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

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2 people

Jul 3, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 13 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 1,488 people are saying

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

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.2Service
4.4Ambience
4.3Value

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Review summary

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Agrodolce offers a "relaxed familial fine dining experience" with "delicious Sicilian food" and a cozy, vibrant atmosphere. Guests appreciate the "amazing food," particularly the mushroom ravioli and porchetta. While service can occasionally be slow during peak times, the "friendly and knowledgeable staff" ensures an enjoyable visit.

1,488 Reviews

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Angela
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food. I was happy to hear they had NA beer, but it was not refrigerated, unfortunately! I would definitely go back great ambience. The food came out a little slow but when it did, it was very hot.
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Gerald
San Francisco Bay Area13 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
I’ve been to Agrodolce many times and I always love it! Mainly for the food and wine of course, but their ambiance is special as well. It feels a little like you’re whisked out of Berkeley and into Sicily as you enter the building. They play a silent black and white movie on the far wall which sometimes grabs your attention. The service is usually very good, though this most recent visit they may have been short handed. I’ve always sat indoors but they have nice booth seating on the sidewalk now too, and even a guitarist on Friday evening. What do I like to eat? My favorite are the mushroom Ravioli Porcini Trifolati. But other good dishes are: Ragu di Maiale (papparadelle in red sauce with basil, sausage, and other meats), Branzino alla Brace (grilled sea bass with the fixings), Stino d’agnello (braised lamb shank), and Porchetta alla Brace Forno (braised pork shoulder and potatoes). The bread with spiced garlics and olive oil may be the best appetizer of all time, well if you like bread! I also enjoy the Caesar salad.
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Elizabeth VIP
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 22, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Authentic fabulous hand made pastas and unique appetizers!!
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barbara
San Francisco Bay Area26 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 19, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
I hadn't been to Agrodolce for several years - maybe since Covid, and I would not go back again. My husband's meal was ok, but I did not like the fava bruschetta and my steak involtini were dry and overcooked, with an especially gooey cheese filling. There is never enough wait staff, in my experience, so the service is always spotty - eg, the waitress forgot our wine. The food was mediocre at best.
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Amanda
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
3.0
Dined on June 8, 2025
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 / Louisiana15 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 Area21 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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Agrodolce is rated 4.6 stars by 1488 OpenTable diners.

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

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2 people

Jul 3, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 13 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

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Popular dishes

Branzino alla Brace

Garganelli

Linguine Pesto

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What 1,488 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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