East End

I had an impressive dining experience here! I love the interior and location of this place, it's really nice. The service was amazing, our server was really attentive to us. All of the staff were warm and welcoming.The food was amazing!For cocktails, I had the Kool Time which has gin, lemon juice, and a hint of mint - super refreshing. I also had a chance to try their old fashioned (not pictured), it was also really good. The appetizer, chicken wings, were amazing! The buttermilk sauce added the perfect zing to the sweet sauce on the wings. We asked for hot sauce and the server gave us a homemade chili sauce that the chef made - the spice level was perfect. We ordered the meat combo pizza, and as someone who lived in NYC for a couple of years, this is hands down one of the best pizzas I had in the west coast. We also had the pappardelle - amazing ragu sauce! It has lamb but it doesn't taste gamey. The meat was super tender, very flavorful. The Linguini with Clams was packed with garlic, so good! The wood-oven chicken was super juicy. To end, we had the peach cobbler which was baked to perfection!I super appreciate that they accommodated us as a walk-in. Next time, we will definitely make a reservation.

The restaurant was empty but they stayed open to make us a yummy dinner. I enjoy the seasonal offerings which currently include fresh corn on the cob and a refreshing watermelon and tomato salad. This is a good place for vegetarians.

There's free parking behind the marketplace that is slightly tricky to find. Spaces are also fairly compact. We saw a number of larger vehicles parked over the lines. There's also plenty of meter parking (free after 6pm).We were greeted and seated immediately upon arrival around 5:30. The place wasn't too busy. The table for two is on the small side, but the bar area looked spacious. Bathroom was a little tricky to find. Our server was awesome. Very knowledgable with recommendations and details, but not pushy. I can't remember his name. The menu was availed via QR code on the table, but the lovely server took our orders. The happy hour specials (5-6pm) on 1/24/24 included 12 oysters for $12, $14 specialty cocktails and $1 off wine and beer.We shared the King Thistle Pizza and Pappardelle w/Lamb & Pork Ragu. The house made pasta had a nice chew to it and a decent sauce. Not too salty or gamey. Pizza had a great dough, but would have liked the crust to be slightly fuller. Pasta portion on the small-medium side. I had a gin cocktail that had peppercorns in it that wasn't very good. Our server picked up on it and offered to replace the drink which was nice. My partner enjoy his first Negroni, but noted the second one didn't taste quite the same. Overall, good dining experience.

Great cocktails, pizza, pasta, or anything else they serve. Excellent service and a good people watching restaurant.

East End has done it again!Made a reservation for 2 to dine here Saturday night. Upon arrival, we were seated right away due to our reservation.Service and Staff:- I didn't catch our server's name, but she was fantastic! She's one of maybe two or three servers who can take your order without writing anything down and get your entire order correct. This never happens! I made sure to let her know how great she is. Food:- Margarita: always a hit. Nice and citrusy - Oysters: creamy, fresh, tasty- Fries: the fries come with three different sauces. One is a rendition of ketchup (more similar in flavor to tomato paste). One is a rosemary aioli, which was fun and unique. And one was a Calabrian chili aioli, which was my favorite. - Pizza: can't remember the name of the pizza, but ordered it with pepperoni on top (doesn't usually come with it)- Caesar Salad: tasty salad that comes with croutons and Parmesan cheese on top - Yardbird: fried chicken sandwich that was large in size and tasty with the coleslaw. Comes with your choice of fries or a house salad. Chose the house salad that came dressed with a very delicious Dijon champagne dressing. We couldn't get enough of it! Overall, had yet another great experience here and am excited to go back again.

Good ol East End, I haven't been here in many years. Lately I've been craving cheese pizza and a martini. Guess what? East End has both.Walked in solo, was greeted at the front by a lovely lady, I sat at the bar. The place was busy at 5pm on a Wednesday. Shawn or Sean (bartender) quickly made me feel welcomed. Sorry if I spelled your name wrong. The decor was very modern, classy but casual.I started off with a kolsch. Ordered a cheese pizza. It's been a few years since I've been here so I forget what the pizza is like. If you want to know if a place has good pizza, you try the cheese.Pizza, nice crust, I had it baked slightly longer so there was a little char at the bottom, just how i like it. The sauce on the pizza was tasty it had a slight tang. I was worried that the pizza would have too much cheese but it had the perfect amount. I want to say it almost had a umami truffle taste to it. Zero flop. Damn it was good. I could've finished the whole pizza if wanted but i didn't.Ordered a dirty martini, Shawn/Sean did not disappoint. I wished they had more of a typical martini glass but it was really good, I would've sipped it out of a cup. I end up ordering another one.There's nothing bad I can say about this place, if you're coming solo, sit at the bar. Friends and family? Make a reservation just in case. Thanks Shawn/Sean for being a great bartender!

Finally got to try this place! And while the food was delicious...I don't think we'll become regulars. Pros: the food was delicious and well prepared, the cocktail (urban farmboy) I got was great...not too sweet or too strong, they had a kids menu, the vibe is kind of fun, service was decent and they handled my odd severe allergy well by being aware of cross contamination Cons: we found it to be a bit pricey for what we got and portion sizes on the smaller side, they don't seem to allow customizations/ alterations...I can't have most cheeses but can tolerate Parmesan relativity well. They wouldn't allow me have the cheese put onto the pizza be Parmesan, I could only get it with no cheese and a side of Parmesan. So the Parmesan wasn't melted onto the pizza which I really enjoy. And many of their menu items have cheese. So I found that a little bit tricky to order something I would really enjoy and find worth the experience of eating out.... Lastly, when we entered there was no one waiting to be seated. When the hostess came over to seat us there were 2 other groups. When she went to seat people she didn't check to see who was there first, and actually seated the group who had arrived last. Plus didn't check to see if we needed a high chair.So in conclusion, food was delicious but the experience we had didn't match the price we paid. If I'm paying $150 for a dinner...I expect it to be a 5 star experience.

Staff was friendly and there was no wait. The pizza was personally too oily for me but we still liked it. I would just pat it down with some napkins but I was too lazy lol. The oysters were also good but small. I saw a lot of people get to go orders and they pick it up at the window area which was cool because I did not expect that haha. Would definitely come again and try other dishes or pizzas, and their cocktails!

Best oyster happy hr around, wish i got a few more rounds, $12/doz. Pizza is stellar, great space, impeccable service, nice to have an elevated restaurant in Alameda

Pizza it's delicious but the lady at the front it's rude when sitting costumers and she is also rude when taking orders over the phone she acts like she doesn't want you to order and or to stay and eat.