Reviews for doña in Oakland, CA
Cute place with nice ambiance and lighting - lots of seating. Wish it wasn?t chilly so we could sit outside. I took the Lima... soup n loved it. The guacamole was tasty too. Read more
So disappointed today after picking up a Burrito. I found a pebble in my burrito which can only mean they don?t clean their... beans. I hurt my tooth but luckily I did not chip it. I love doña but this is not safe. I tried calling before posting on herebut their line is always busy. Beware. Read more
I love this place! First of all the space is incredible ? their indoor seating is very nice and cozy but they have SO much... outdoor seating. The top deck is my favorite place to sit and I highly recommend that. The food is so fresh and flavorful: thebest example for me being their Bowl with Pollo Asado & Black Beans. The chicken is bursting with flavor and the guacamole,pickled onions augment everything. Other favorites are the Pescado Frito (fried fish), both of these as a bowl or burrito,their tacos, and their Agua Fresco is always so refreshing ???? Read more
Love the ambience of this place. They have an upper deck outdoor patio. Open seating. Great to catch up with friends or family.... The food is amazing and the presentation with the bowls is spot on. We ordered three tacos(chicken and pescado) and a bowl withpescado. The drinks are pretty amazing and refreshing. We had the sangria and Jamaican mocktail. The carnitas and barbacoa Iheard is great to order too. The servers are friendly and it's easy to order food at the counter. Strongly recommend to head tothis place before peak hours or outdoor seating might be difficult to find. Read more
Tacos, amazing. The meat (barbacoa and carnitas) was tender and flavorful. Service, amazing. When I ordered, the server was... very friendly, and patient with me as a first-timer and explained things well. What could be better? They couldn?t/wouldn?t makea Margarita frozen, (to me, that?s basic and easy?don?t know what the issue is) and the queso dip seemed a bit plasticy?like itwas canned. Other than that, atmosphere was great with plenty of seating indoors and out. Read more
The fish tacos were excellent, just grilled fish without breading! The chicken asado bowl was just okay today, chicken was dried... out. We keep going back to this place Sunday mornings when they open at 11 to try something else on the menu and because we canfind Parking. The two CarnitasTacos I had this morning seemed like they were pulled off of the shoulder as soon as it came fromthe grill! So juicy that the tortillas were soaked and I needed a couple more napkins to clean up the juice from from my hands.Chicken and cheese Enchiladas, the chicken was very moist and tender! Everything is made in house and juicy. The Vegan optionsare there but limited. Read more
We were supposed to go to the israelian restaurant, but this seem to have better ambience. However I did not found the food... amazing. The quality was great, but everything so spicy, was covering the flavours of the food. Service was good. We didn't waittoo much for the food. Also very cold inside. I was trembling. Read more
I had to say "Hi how are you?" four times before the young woman taking orders could drag herself away from wiping down pens and... the counter and such and greet me. I have never seen sesame seeds on an enchilada but I'll try almost anything once. I did notenjoy the enchiladas and did not eat them. I'm glad that they do not do a la carte or that would have been a third enchiladathat I did not like and wasted money on. They where lukewarm at best, the sauce was tart and a tad sweet. The filling was bland.I was asked if I wanted refried black beans or whole pinto beans and I opted for whole pinto beans but the beans I got seemedmore like refried pinto beans. The beans do not come with the enchilada. The guacamole was good although it had more onions thanit needed and the chips were fresh and still warm although I like a thinner crispier chip I can deal with the thicker when theyare fresh as they were at Dona. $35 for everything pictured. Read more