Skates On The Bay - Berkeley

We had dinner here to celebrate a friend birthday. the seafood was fresh and decent. the lobster bisque and california roll were really good, all the other items we ordered were good, but easy over price.

What a fantastic location! Right on the water overlooking the City of San Francisco! Delicious food and drink. One drawback was that our server was very annoying with constantly trying to up sell us throughout the dinner. We also felt rushed. It was a short very pleasant walk from the Doubletree Hilton.

Be sure to make reservations for a window booth so you can thoroughly enjoy the feeling of being out on the water and you can take in the scenic view of the San Francisco skyline. Excellent seafood. Great service. Not for anyone concerned about a budget.

The view an atmosphere is a 10+ very relaxing and spacious. Staff was friendly and attentive without being intrusive. Service was timely. Drinks were good..get a Rose Diamond (I think that's the name). Appetizers were good..had crab dip, calamari and walnut prawns(not everyone liked the prawns). Everyone enjoyed their meals..the fried green tomatoes were fried in old grease and too long, the Crab sandwich is the dip on a larger slice of bread. THE BILL..tax was over 10% of the bill. There was a living wage tax? And the taxed the gratuity. BOTTOM LINE..it was a bit priceyer than expected but we had a ball and would return.

5th visit and it never disappoints; only keeps getting better. Staff is polite patient. Food is always fresh really well made. The views are one of the main reasons we keep going back. This time the birthday desert was the best item we had.