Mockingbird - Oakland

Went here for lunch with coworkers. Fun breezy space with nice outdoor seating. Staff are cool. The Brussels are amazing (as proclaimed). The chop salad was not good IMO. Didn't love the flavor of the ingredients or the dressing/spice (it was surprisingly not good). Wished we had gone with the farmers market salad ... And the fries were meh. Felt like we got the dregs. The tuna melt was a real winner though. Hands down the best thing we ate.

I am happy there is a spot like this in downtown Oakland. Eating outside was surprisingly pleasant and quiet. Food was very good. My friend and I shared an entree salad and the lasagna. Service was very good.

I had lunch and I ordered the lasagna. It was small( maybe this is due to it being on the lunch menu). I would say it was a 4 inch by 4 inch square served with some greens. The lasagna was ok, it won’t blow you away. After i ate it was was still hungry. To make it a meal, you may need to order some extras like the Brussel sprouts which were very good.I would go back to see their dinner menu.The outdoor seating is nice and the staff did a good job, I just would have like larger lunch portions.

Our waiter was awesome, made us feel welcome, and comfortable. Food was great, we had the lasagna and pasta carbonara for our main course. We started off with the salmon bruschetta and brussel sprouts. For dessert we had the banana bread pudding and affogato. We will come back again.

We had a really enjoyable evening. Everything was perfect... drinks, food, and especially our server, Nesbeth. She added to the great vibes of the place and made our evening special.