Yali's Oxford Street Cafe

Reasonably priced drinks and good, free wifi, no frills service, lots of seating, close to campus -- perfect for a quick lunch or coffee break. Not much "ambience" wise but Yali's is definitely convenient. The inside can get pretty loud so not the best place for hardcore studying, but if you need a seat and some decent food/coffee, this is the place! I'd recommend getting here earlier in the day if you want a greater pick of food options. Most of the pastries are sold out by 12pm-1pm ish, and they stop offering breakfast options (e.g. bagels, oatmeal) at 11am I think which is a little disappointing. Wish they continued offering bagels throughout the day. Their sandwiches are pretty good but small and will run you $10+. A coffee will run you $4-6 which I feel like is normal for Berkeley; again, coffee is decent but not mind blowing. My wait time around the noon rush is about 10-15 minutes. A great spot for quick food and coffee. Service and food options could be better, but otherwise, Yali's is great for the location and convenience.

The tomato mozzarella was soooooo good, the balsamic was amazing and they used acme bread (always a win). I'd highly recommend. Their smoothies are also really good

Came here to grab a quick lunch and get some work done. I ordered a chicken club sandwich for $10; it was just kind of okay and fairly small imo. There's a lot of seating available, but the vibes are kind of meh and a lot of the tables were dirty when I went. I think there's other places I'd rather go for studying around Berkeley.

Though they're not known for their bagels, their plain bagels for the breakfast bagel are my absolute favorite! Not too large and not too expensive (5.50). Super crunchy exterior, love it

A bit out of the way and far from main campus, but honestly a really nice spot! I ordered through Snackpass for pickup, but definitely want to try studying here sometime. There are plenty of seats available and the ambiance is quite nice as well. I ordered an iced vanilla latte and cranberry cornmeal scone. The vanilla latte was probably one of the better ones I've had around here -- even when the ice melted, it still tasted great! It did surprise me that they didn't fill it all the way to the top, though. The scone was also amazing. I feel like scones are usually hit or miss, but I really enjoyed this one especially the cornmeal part. It's also huge so keep that in mind. Like I said, I definitely want to come back to study and try more of their menu options!

I came here 20 minutes before 9 am and the only bagels they had left was plain and poppyseed bagels. That was disappointing because it wasn't even that late in the morning to be running out of bagels. The shop was pretty full but I don't think there was enough people for the service to be efficient. In fact, for my toasted poppyseed bagel with cream cheese it took over 10 minutes to get to me. I was going to have the bagel there but it ended up taking too long. If you do eat there, you get a number and wait for your order to be brought out.The bagel itself was kind of small and there was too much cream cheese. There was also a tipping option on the register.

Now if I was still a struggling Cal undergrad, I'd probably be a regular here in between my psych classes at Tolman Hall or maybe skip those classes altogether, buy the Black Lightning notes, and just hang out here for hours until I was ready to get a slice of Blondie's Pizza on the other end of campus. There actually isn't much atmosphere in here, just a convenient location which I don't underestimate and of course, a lot of outlets for the perpetual laptoppers. They have the standard sammies and salads, but I just came in here for a $4 Vanilla Latte (photo: http://bit.ly/2PL4YzZ) which took quite a while to brew and pour. It was satisfying, but man, I'll be late for class now. Later.COFFEE - 3 stars...satisfying but not a particularly rich brewAMBIANCE - 2.5 stars...not that much to speak of.SERVICE - 2.5 stars...a bit slow and impersonalTOTAL - 3 stars...location, location, locationRELATED - If you're looking for dining options in Berkeley, here's a list of places I've tried and reviewed: http://bit.ly/2N4anQA

I ordered coffee in my tumbler, and they charged me for a large and filled it 3/4s to the top. WiFi also wouldn't connect, and cafe was just dirty.

Yo I've tried to give this place a chance so many times, but it's just not good. Their espresso has a really odd aftertaste, and everything else there I've tried is exceptionally bad too (smoothies, brownies, orange juice). The only thing that is good is their bagels with cream cheese those are amazing.It's a nice little cafe and usually not too busy, but none of the outlets work. Also a few times they've forgotten to make my order or given it to someone else and then when I've asked them where it was they look at me like they've never seen me before/like I'm trying to get free stuff.

Delightful. Looked the coffee, staff, and atmosphere. Reasonably priced for Berkeley. Haven't tried the food yet, though.