Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Venus - Cafe, Berkeley

2327 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley CA
(510) 540-5950
Parking: Street parking
Hours: 8am-2:30pm, 5pm-9pm (Tues - Sun open until 9:30pm)
http://www.venusrestaurant.net/

Last Visited: September 25, 2003

Food: 2 stars
Atmosphere: 3 stars
Service: 3 stars
Price: $ to $$

This café in Berkeley has a rustic feel. There are paintings of women all around the café in earth tones. The open kitchen takes up a large section of the restaurant. There is limited seating.

Yellow Lentil Soup – The soup was warm and hearty, but flavorless. Cup $3 Bowl $5.

Mom’s Tuna Melt – The tuna melt is interesting, served with carrots to give it its crunch. It’s a pretty standard tuna melt, nothing bursting with excitement or anything bad. Served with two small watermelon triangles. $5.95

I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here again, but it’s not so bad that I wouldn’t go back. The staff is friendly, but there’s nothing to draw me in here. One thing I would try if I went again would be their blackberry lemonade which looked very appetizing. It was cool that their bathroom had a vacant/occupied lock, but some patrons will still try to pull on the door despite the indicator that the bathroom is occupied.

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