Espresso Roma Cafe

Espresso Roma is a cute little Berkeley coffee house that my 82 year old Dad meets some friends most Friday mornings. It's their coffee club. Whoever is around shows up. Everyone buys their own drinks/food. Depending on the weather they sit outside on the patio or inside. Inside is pretty small but everyone just squishes in together. The other customers are extremely friendly and there seem to be a lot of regulars. I've had the bagel with cream cheese - fresh bagel, nicely toasted. They have plenty of self service ice water.

The service at this place needs to improve at least for future customers, because I will not be returning. The latte here barely has coffee, mostly warmed up milk that has been sitting in room temperature .

Good food, good prices, nice employees, and food came out quickly. Coffee/ espresso is amazing.

Ambiance pretty chill, lighting little dim, ok 89's music at a decent level. Not much seating. Few barstools and 3 chairs. Seems more of a grab and go place. Service was quick and efficient. Was with a group. Fiery bear sandwich was a 4/5. Southwest bear was a 4/5. Both with Dutch crunch bread. Decent amount of meat, maybe 3-4 oz.. Bread was nice, not too hard or soft or chewy. Overall enjoyed it and would stop back again. See photos of menu. BTW right across from UC Berkeley student union.

The good thing about this place is that the prices are reasonable and there a tons of options to choose from. There's also lots of room to sit and it's in a decent location.The food is mediocre and the pastries were a bit doughy. Otherwise, if you're looking for a budget friendly spot that is just okay, then you'll enjoy this place.It's also a good spot to sit and catch up with folks you haven't seen in awhile. We ordered omelets and sandwiches and they were nothing special. They also don't customize them so whatever is on the menu is what you're getting. Like I said, it's nothing special and no frills.

We weren't sure it was a restaurant because it didn't readily show up in the map, or have a sign out front, but we're glad we stepped inside to check it out. It has breakfast, coffee/tea and bakery items, but also great choices for lunch. We started with a perfectly prepared latte and what might be the best pastry item I've ever had. For lunch we ordered a panini and a tuna melt. Both served with a mixed greens salad with vinaigrette. The sandwiches were both served open faced on focaccia and they were delicious!We enjoyed the beautiful day and sat outside in the garden seating to enjoy our meal. We both loved our lunches and would definitely come back during our next visit to Berkeley !!5 stars for Espresso Roma Cafe!

Espresso Roma Cafe is in our neighborhood. The food is okay, the service pretty good, and the neighborhood is wonderful, Unfortunately the owners of the building and the owners of the Cafe do not care about the property. It is run down, and the little picnic area has had the same broken down chairs and garbage there for months and months. I mentioned it today to someone working there, and he just shook his head.It is not nice for our neighborhood. I have picked up papers and chairs myself. I do not understand how a popular setting could be so disinterested in how it looks. It wouldn't take much to clean it up.Virginia Kamp

Excellent coffee. I had a decaf americano. Very flavorful and came in a pint glass. Loved it. My friend had a latte with oat milk and loved it. Used to come here 25 years ago. It's still really good. Outside seating is lovely.

_______________________________________________________coffee, okay.bagel, good. would come back, bang for your buck._______________________________________________________

The food is lousy but it is a neighborhood hangout due to the large open patio, and they let people hang out for a long time with little or no purchase.