5912 College Ave., Oakland CA 94618 [map] 510-428-1823

Customer Comments

Responses to the ques­tion: “How would you describe the Somerset restau­rant to your friends?” from an on-line sur­vey con­ducted among Somerset cus­tomers on 7/10/09 by psl mar­ket­ing resources, inc.

Somerset has a neigh­bor­hood vibe with a really won­der­ful ele­gant edge. I feel very “at-home” there, and I find that it’s a great venue for catch­ing up with friends and hav­ing the time and abil­ity to just talk and visit with one another. There’s no pres­sure to hurry and I always feel very calm — LC

Elegant cozy restau­rant in town with that San Francisco upscale atmos­phere for eat­ing out. Great place for cou­ples and friends — TV

Great food in a comfy atmos­phere — Jessica

Delightful urban set­ting; makes me feel very wel­come in a com­fort­able set­ting. Perfect for any occa­sion. Love the out­door patio. Wide vari­ety of excel­lent choices. Good pizza options every day — RH

Very Enjoyable — AW

Good atmos­phere. Neighborhood feel. Nice bar. Great high qual­ity American-flair food — Michael

Best mac­a­roni and cheese, good sal­ads and vegi options, killer deserts (espe­cially coconut cake) and best brunch — Craig

Portions are right sized and fla­vor­ful. A great warm envi­ron­ment to have din­ner and catch up with a friend. This pick is fit for food­ies and won’t dis­ap­point — Miranda

A relax­ing, warm place to dine. The food is fresh, well pre­sented and tasty. The ser­vice is prompt and friendly. The wine list is good and rea­son­able — Sandy

Great atmos­phere. Good food, and good ser­vice — TB

A great place for any meal! Good cock­tails and drinks, friendly staff, and fan­tas­tic, unique, fresh food — Amy

YUMMMMMY! We just love, love, love Somerset — Janice

Great food, won­der­ful rear gar­den patio, atten­tive ser­vice and great food. Go! — Carol-Ann

Great ambiance, diverse menu, good food, super yummy deserts! I LOVE the coconut cake! — NJS

Somerset has a nice atmos­phere and good food and drinks. You should try it! — Rebecca

Good food, nice atmos­phere, good bar, out­door seat­ing — Robin

A good neigh­bor­hood restau­rant — RQS

Comfortable place to take any­one. Good food, great coconut cake — AS

High qual­ity menu. Attentive staff. Very nice place — Mike

Fantastic! Great food, great prices, great atmos­phere! Love the food vari­ety — SS

Upscale, warm — Erika

Neighborhood gem, cozy, never feel rushed — SB

Very pleas­ant. You will not be dis­ap­pointed — WH

I think it is a lovely restau­rant with great ser­vice — NF

Great menu; good food — Zo

Nice place with an inter­est­ing menu — Tony

Somerset is most def­i­nitely a place to check out. Its menu sets it apart from the aver­age fair, the prices are rea­son­able and the atmos­phere is very pleas­ant — JC

Good food, inter­est­ing com­bi­na­tions, excel­lent value — EH

Upscale American clas­sics in a relaxed set­ting. The inte­rior is clas­sic. The gar­den patio is a gem — Abby

One of the val­ues in the SF Bay Area with a great atmos­phere — GB

Easy, effi­cient, friendly, good food — MB

Great food and a cozy, ele­gant yet not stuffy atmos­phere — Kristen

Great place to make your favorite eatery — GB

Super cute with a really yummy vari­ety of foods… great sal­ads — Annette

Homey place with com­fort food — Gail

Lovely cozy enclave where you can HEAR the con­ver­sa­tion across the table. Well attended to, rea­son­able por­tions and deli­cious food — Tara

Simple and well pre­pared food in a com­fort­able envi­ron­ment — MW

A nice restau­rant with good food — CB

My wife and I would describe Somerset as the one restau­rant in our local area (Claremont) that all of my fam­ily (4 chil­dren) can agree on for din­ner. Best restau­rant on College — Eric

A casual neigh­bor­hood restau­rant that has very good food done in slightly unusual ways. Everything on the menu is very good and they have good drinks (love the blood orange juice with vodka) — SM

Good com­fort food at a decent price — Jonathan

Quaint & cozy restau­rant with qual­ity food. Has the poten­tial to accom­mo­date gar­den par­ties — Phillip

Unpretentious and sat­is­fy­ing — EP

A casual, classy restau­rant serv­ing high qual­ity com­fort food — WR
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A friendly neigh­bor­hood upscale restau­rant with a full bar, com­fort food, taste­ful atmos­phere and patio area for brunch on the week­end — CT

A great place to have a laid back meal at a fair price. Service is friendly and infor­ma­tive — Phyllis

Great meet­ing place. Friendly with great ser­vice — SSP

We eat at Somerset often with friends because it’s quiet enough for easy talk­ing. In sum­mer we sit out­side. The prices are fairly mod­er­ate, the food tasty, and the ser­vice is very good — AT & PT

Friendly ser­vice, excel­lent food. Love the dessert wine list, good place for fam­i­lies, rea­son­ably priced — PB