Mezze

Name: Mezze
Address: 3407 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA, United States, 94610
Telephone: (510) 663-2500
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 3.9

3.9

558 Reviews

$31 to $50

Californian

Mezze is an American fine dining restaurant. Despite the elevated cuisine, the atmosphere here is fairly casual, unlike other fine dining restaurants that can feel stuffy and pretentious. Instead, Mezze looks to serve impeccable, beautiful food to guests who can relax and have a good time. The dining room itself is fairly simply decorated, with art from local artists hanging on the walls and a pleasant but simple color scheme for the decor. Mezze's menu is full of American cuisine in addition to international dishes from Mexico, Morocco and France. Small plates include pomme frites, hummus, eggplant relish and burrata, tabbouleh and a house specialty yellow fin tuna tartare with avocado, English cucumber, pine nuts, apple, mint, chilis and a truffled lime vinaigrette. One of the most popular items is actually a dessert, a decadent chocolate croissant bread pudding with vanilla bean creme chantilly.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Californian, Mediterranean
Hours of operation
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Happy Hour: Monday - Friday 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Phone number
(510) 663-2500
Website
http://mezze.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Alice Lee
Private party facilities
Casual yet elegant, with high ceilings, Mezzé is available for private luncheon and dinner functions any day of the week with prior arrangement. The facility is conveniently located near Lake Merritt and near the Lakeshore/Grand Avenue 580 Freeway exit. The restaurant can accommodate 65 seated guests or 85 standing with a full bar and a professional staff. Mezzé offers a seasonal Mediterranean menu.

Location
3407 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
Neighborhood
Oakland
Cross street
Trestle Glen Road
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Hummus$5.00
Eggplant Tapenade$5.00
Tabbouleh$5.00
Marinated Vegetables & Olive Salad$4.00
Lebanese Labneh$4.00
Platter$15.00
all: hummus, eggplant tapenade, tabbouleh, marinated vegetables & olive salad, lebanese labneh
Eggplant Relish & Burrata$7.00
cheese with artisan walnut bread crostini
Soupe Du Jour$7.50
prepared fresh daily
Pommes Frites$6.00
harissa aioli
Sauteed Spinach$7.00
with garlic & lemon
Mezze Caesar$9.00
sundried tomatoes, toasted pita, shaved parmesan & fried capers
Baby Mixed Greens Salad $7.50
sweet 100s tomato ricotta salata, toasted pistachio, tarragon vinaigrette

House Specialties

Yellow Fin Tuna Tartare$12.50
avocado, english cucumber, apple, pine nuts, mint, brunoise of chilis & truffled lime vinaigrette

Pizze

add one egg $1.50

Heirloom Margherita Pizza$12.00
heirloom tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil & balsamic reduction
Greek Pizza$13.00
mozzarella, roasted tomato, kalamata olives, capers, feta and fresh oregano
Merguez Pizza$15.00
mozzarella, pecorino romano, housemade spicy lamb sausage, herb roasted tomatoes, garlic & mint

Vegetarian Entrees

add italian sausage $2.00

Moroccan Cous Cous With Seven Vegetables$15.00
with cabbage, turnips, carrots, tomato, acorn squash, zucchini & chickpea
Wild Mushroom Risotto$17.00
white and brown pioppini, button shitake, oyster & enoki mushrooms, english peas & parmesan
- Add Italian Sausage$2.00
Rigatoni Alla Pastora$15.00
shepherd’s style rigatoni with housemade ricotta, sautéed zucchini, mushrooms and pecorino cheese
- Add Sweet Sicilian Sausage$3.00

Other Entrees

Masami Farms Kobe Style Wagyu Burger$16.00
house-ground, havarti, housemade pickled vegetables, harissa aioli & pommes frites
Greek Chicken Kebobs$16.00
marinated with lemon, oregano & garlic served over vegetable bulgur and chermoulla
Wood Oven Roasted Mary's Free-range Chicken$18.00
tuscan bread salad with roma tomato, sweet 100s tomato, pearl onion, kalamata olives, balsamic vinaigrette
Duck A L'orange$23.00
seared duck breast glazed with orange sauce served with wild rice pilaf, toasted walnuts and cumin-spiced baby carrots
Moroccan Lamb Shank Tagine$23.00
braised with apricot cinnamon and coriander over saffron couscous with leeks, chickpeas, roasted pepper, preserved citrus, toasted almonds

Three-course Prix-fixe Entrees

the entrees below can be ordered a la carte or if you prefer as a three-course for an $8 add-on. you have a choice of a soup or mixed greens salad, and a choice of dessert (chocolate croissant pudding or sorbet)

Angus N. Y. Strip$24.00
sautee with crushed peppercorn and shallot vermouth sauce, seasonal vegetables and pommes frites
Fish Of The Day$24.00
with garlic braised chard, roasted fingerling potato, fennel confit, asparagus and romesco
Coriander Crusted Yellow Fin Tuna$24.00
israeli couscous, pearl onion, portabello mushroom & truffle essence
Wild Scallops$26.00
seared scallops with parsnip puree, pancetta and sweet corn succotash

Dessert

Chocolate Truffle Molten Cake$7.50
vanilla bean malted milkshake & chocolate sauce
Warm Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding$8.00
vanilla bean creme chantilly
Blackberry & Lime Zest Granita$7.00
over mixed berries with greek almond cookies
Cardamom-spiced Strawberry Shortcake$7.50
with whipped cream and strawberry coulis
Ice Cream Or Sorbet Of The Day $6.00
with cookies

What 558 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4Food
3.9Service
3.7Ambience

Noise • Moderate

558 Reviews

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EstB VIP
San Francisco50 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 13, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Every course was very, very good. Warm, pleasant atmosphere
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Brian
San Francisco57 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 1, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our dinner at Mezze was excellent. It always is. They are closing in a couple of weeks and will be missed. For the same quality food in a very casual setting, the owners of Mezze run the Cove on Castro Street in SF. Last time I was there at the Cove, they were smoking their own brisket! Fabulous!!
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Doug54
San Francisco16 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 10, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We had what was likely our last dinner at Mezze Saturday night. Maurice greeted us warmly as we've come to expect. Our server knew our favorite cocktails and served them promptly. The food was reliably tasty (I had the corn soup and the coriander crusted tuna, my companion had a salad and the cioppinno), and the chocolate bread pudding was wonderful. We will miss all of this when Mezze closes in less than a month. We will miss this place which always made us feel at welcome and at home.
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BirthdayGirl
San Francisco1 review
2.0
Dined on November 9, 2013
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
I remember many good meals at Mezze, but they were years ago. When my friends and I heard that Mezze was closing next month, we decided to have my birthday dinner there for one last farewell. The food was fine, but the service was awful. We waited more than 30 minutes for our drinks, after getting up several times to check on them at the bar and complaining to the owner. They are definitely in short-timer mode there. They are closing next month and the don't care about good service. I also had an empty water glass for at least 45 minutes until I flagged someone down to fill it up. At the same time, they had bus boys who were trying to clear your plate before you finished chewing your last bite. Time for a change at that location.
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TontheTown
San Francisco50 reviews
5.0
Dined on November 3, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
So sad to see our favorite restaurant go. Thanks to Maurice and Solange and all the staff for so many wonderful years of dining and celebration, right in our neighborhood. You will all be missed!
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Local30 VIP
San Francisco98 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 2, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
It's been nearly a decade since I was here last but it was exactly as I remember it...many delicious menu choices with a healthy bent easily done Mediterranean-style.
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Pandemonium
San Francisco1 review
4.0
Dined on October 21, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Very nice food, presentation, lovely restaurant. Only comment is I would have liked the opportunity to look up to signal the waiter and bussers to come to the table for ordering, taking plates away, each pause during the meal. Well the bussers, maybe not, but they could have let the plates sit just a wee bit longer before whisking them away. As we were not really lagging and there were few diners that night, it made me feel rushed. You would think we had arrived 45 mins before closing or something. the waiter was really nice, btw so i don't want him to feel bad....just sayin"
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oaktownmom VIP
San Francisco37 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 19, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
we heard Mezze is being sold, which is too bad. This is a solid, great restaurant.
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jose
San Francisco21 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 17, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
wonderful dining experience, as always, as expected. the place was unusually quiet that evening, great for us, sad for the establsihment a personal favorite
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JenX
San Francisco30 reviews
2.0
Dined on September 28, 2013
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
We were seated by the kitchen, under a speaker, despite a half-empty restaurant. A server took our drink order. A minute later another server came for our drink order. 15 minutes later still no drinks and no food order yet, the two servers notwithstanding. Then I saw the bartender shake a drink, which arrived as "sangria." It tasted like cheap wine with orange peel, with no other fruit in it. Lamb tagine was mediocre; chicken Caesar was fine. The receipt said $24 for the Caesar when the menu said $18. The manager made me reread the prix-fixe paragraph, which in fact didn't note a price differential, then said he forgot to type $24, and added, "If it's going to bother you, I'll change it to $18." He treated me as if I were stupid and cheap.
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Mezze offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (510) 663-2500.

Mezze is rated 3.9 stars by 558 OpenTable diners.

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3407 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

Additional information

Cross street
Trestle Glen Road
Neighborhood
Oakland
Hours of operation
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Happy Hour: Monday - Friday 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Californian, Mediterranean
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Alice Lee
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://mezze.com/
Phone number
(510) 663-2500
Private party facilities
Casual yet elegant, with high ceilings, Mezzé is available for private luncheon and dinner functions any day of the week with prior arrangement. The facility is conveniently located near Lake Merritt and near the Lakeshore/Grand Avenue 580 Freeway exit. The restaurant can accommodate 65 seated guests or 85 standing with a full bar and a professional staff. Mezzé offers a seasonal Mediterranean menu.

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Light Fare & Salads

Hummus$5.00

Eggplant Tapenade$5.00

Tabbouleh$5.00

Marinated Vegetables & Olive Salad$4.00

Lebanese Labneh$4.00

Platter$15.00

Eggplant Relish & Burrata$7.00

Soupe Du Jour$7.50

Pommes Frites$6.00

Sauteed Spinach$7.00

Mezze Caesar$9.00

Baby Mixed Greens Salad $7.50

House Specialties

Yellow Fin Tuna Tartare$12.50

Pizze

Heirloom Margherita Pizza$12.00

Greek Pizza$13.00

Merguez Pizza$15.00

Vegetarian Entrees

Moroccan Cous Cous With Seven Vegetables$15.00

Wild Mushroom Risotto$17.00

Rigatoni Alla Pastora$15.00

Other Entrees

Masami Farms Kobe Style Wagyu Burger$16.00

Greek Chicken Kebobs$16.00

Wood Oven Roasted Mary's Free-range Chicken$18.00

Duck A L'orange$23.00

Moroccan Lamb Shank Tagine$23.00

Three-course Prix-fixe Entrees

Angus N. Y. Strip$24.00

Fish Of The Day$24.00

Coriander Crusted Yellow Fin Tuna$24.00

Wild Scallops$26.00

Dessert

Chocolate Truffle Molten Cake$7.50

Warm Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding$8.00

Blackberry & Lime Zest Granita$7.00

Cardamom-spiced Strawberry Shortcake$7.50

Ice Cream Or Sorbet Of The Day $6.00

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