Fat Apple's

This is one of the longtime staples of east bay and have been around for a while a family owned restaurant. They give back to the community. High quality foods, the prices are very reasonable, they have a very white variety of practice items available all day long and delicious pies and pastries as well. They offer holiday platters and sweets as well.They are also one known for their pies and for their home style meals. You can find people from the community here all the time just gathering and eating or drinking a hot cup of coffee. I've never sat in for dying in but we've ordered Out. Delicious to Troy Pizza and Hamburgers as wellInes at the counter is super nice and friendly

Baked goods were fresh. The breakfast menu was very small. I tried the carrot cake, cheese puff & chocolate chip cookies. All were delish. Fresh & moist. Service, they have their busy moments & when they do, you will be standing at the cash register & the employees will walk back & forth with no acknowledgment of your presence. When they were finally able to take my order, they seemed pretty nice.If you're looking for fresh baked goods & you're in the El Cerrito area, I recommend.

Fat Apples had never done me wrong! I've been coming here since the 90's!I'm a true fan of their pumpkin pancakes and all of their pastries!Their chicken apple sausage is always a no brainer. They have a huge array of choices for both breakfast and lunch- from quiche to pizza!Stop by to feel like your eating at a good friends kitchen with their mom cooking breakfast!!

I come here only for their pies but today, we had to wait for 15 minutes because our cashier forgot about us halfway getting our credit card and left us standing there. Several other cashiers came by asking us if we needed help. Finally, she came around and got us 3 slices of Ollieberry pie to go.I had a slice at home and one piece had ten times the amount of sugar than the rest of the slice so it seems they didn't really mix their filling very well before pouring it into the pie. That's sad because their pies used to be the best in the area and at the price of 36 dollars for an Ollieberry pie or about 8 dollars a slice, we really expect better service and better pies. I think their management and spirit has really gone down the drain. Maybe they should find new management or a new owner to resuscitate their image. They still get plenty of business but they shouldn't for this quality, price and poor service.

My visit to Fat Apple's took place a couple of rainy Saturdays ago. Our group of 3 arrived around 9:30am and we got in line at the counter to place an order. The cashier was very nice to let us know we can all pay separately, but we need to have the same placard number so all the food can come out together. I ordered the Chile Verde with 2 eggs and black beans. This entree was very filling and so tasty. I mixed the Chile Verde with the eggs, nice flavoring in each bite.I also had a bite of the pumpkin pancakes, the pumpkin flavor was there and didn't taste too artificial. We ended up staying at the restaurant for 2+ hours. No one hurried us out and the wait staff came by regularly to refill coffee. Restrooms are located by the entrance. Tiny parking lot out front or street park. I enjoyed my first brunch experience with Fat Apple's, looking to coming back again soon.#12/2024

Overall Fat Apple's is a solid spot - you order and pay before you sit down and they'll bring the food to you at the table. The menu isn't that big but has a solid selection - breakfast on one side and lunch on the other. For breakfast, we ordered a chilli verde egg dish and a banana waffle. Standard diner-like food. The atmosphere is laid back and is a good spot for a no frills meal.

Although it's the Berkeley location that I've been coming to for years I was in Albany so I stopped by here to get one of our all-time favorites the cheese puffs. I splurged and got some bread pudding also. Still the same consistent quality.

Omg I ordered their apple pie and rhubarb pie and they were delicious! Online ordering was a breeze. Pregnancy brain told me I ordered a marionberry pie so when I sent my partner to pick up the pies, they were very accommodating and offered the option of swapping pies but we politely declined (kicking myself now because marionberry is going to go out of season!). Can't wait to actually eat there and try savoury foods!

Their pies lack consistency. You never know what you're going to get, which is concerning considering how pricey they are. Thanksgiving 2023 the apple pie was decent. Thanksgiving 2024 the apples were way too tart to be enjoyable.

food: 3 starsService: 2.5 starsambiance: 2.5 starsThe restaurant, located in a quaint neighborhood, really doesn't do justice to the neighborhood or line up to the potential of what it could be. Walking in it feels like going to Dennys or Hop only you have to order at the counter and they serve beer. We ordered the Detroit style pizza for dine in. they had to confer with the Chef to see if it can be made despite it being early. They only offer two flavor choices: meat or vegetarian.We ordered the meat pizza. the employee brought it in a Togo box and we told him it was for dine in, his response was "You're going to eat all that?" We will take the rest home I said. The pizza itself was disappointing. It was dry and salty. They need to put more sauce on the pizza and offer moose variety - veggies to offset the salty meats. If you want good Detroit style pizza, Gilman Brewing Co. is the place to go.