Marica - Oakland

This restaurant is incredibly cozy, making you feel right at home. I loved it from the moment I walked in. The staff is friendly, and the food is simply fabulous—truly excellent. Everything is beautifully presented. We ordered the seafood stone with bread, and the bread dipped in the stone sauce was fantastic; you can really taste the effort that went into cooking it for hours. It was like experiencing an underwater adventure! We also tried the Cajun BBQ shrimp with greens, and I must say, the shrimp were definitely fresh. The portion of greens was generous enough to share between two people. To top off our perfect night, we enjoyed a delicious chocolate soufflé. We are absolutely in love with this place!

The food was pretty good and the service was great. we were nice, please. We'll go back!

Tasteful. Simple yet unique. We will definitely be coming back here. The description fits, a hidden gem. The testament of car after car after car probably from uber eats and doordash or grubhub will tell you a lot of people have the same opinion as mine.

First time to come here for us. Generally a great experience. Very friendly service. Food hit the right balance of soul food with an elegant touch. Both the fried calamari and the bbq prawns (order it in regular if you 're not used to eating super spicy it already packs a punch) were fantastic. For dessert we only had the banana pudding, which was great. The other desserts looked like they are worth a sin too.

This is a charming spot for a relaxed date night. We ordered the calamari and the Cajun shrimp, and the mussels were definitely the highlight of the meal—they were plentiful and delicious. However, the Cajun shrimp were a disappointment. For $26, I only received 5 or 6 regular shrimp along with a few stalks of asparagus, and I was still left feeling hungry. We went on a Friday at 6:30 PM, and there was no wait; I didn’t need to make a reservation.