Address
1724 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, Ca. 9472
Phone Number
(510) 525 - 7544
Date Visited
01/02/2016
Website
Cafe Leila
Description
Cafe Leila is located at 1724 Sanblo Avenue, Berkeley, California. A parking lot is located to the left of the entrance. There are two handicapped spaces. Parking is usually available on the street as well. The street level entrance main entrance is on San Pablo Avenue. There is also easy access from the parking lot.Place your order at the counter, find a seat in either the main dining room or on the large, outdoor patio, and your order will be delivered to your table. Floors are smooth throughout. There is plenty of space between tables. Navigation is easy.
Single-occupancy, handicapped-accessible restrooms are located in the dining room.
- Surface of lot: paved
Distance to venue: close
Terrain: flat
Places to rest: none outside of restaurant
Paths and walkways: concrete
Doors: street-level, double
Elevators: none
Ramps: none
Steps and staircases: none
Width of aisles: spacious
Places to sit: tables and chairs
Location of restrooms: in dining room
Type of restroom: single-occupancy, handicapped-accessible
Ease of entry and exit: OK
Baby changing station: no
Friendliness of staff: very friendly and professional
Notes: *The parking lot is located to the left of the restaurant. Street parking seems to be readily available.
Brunch in Berkeley – where to go? There are lots of choices; most of the good ones require a wait if you want to go at the usual brunch time, around 10 am. Some of the establishments have lines long before 10.
We were a party of seven, including one toddler. We wanted a place where we could have a leisurely brunch with cousins we had not seen one another in quite some time.
Cafe Leiturned out to be the perfect place on all counts. Although we did have to wait on line to place our order, we were able to find a table in their large, lovely, outdoor garden seating area, complete with water fountain, trees and an abundance of plants. The restaurant “specializes in healthy, tasty food at affordableces. Foods are prepared on-site daily.” (website)
Lots of room between tablese made navigation easy, even with a carriage. The spaciousness and low-key atmosphere allowed our toddler to walk around and explore when she was finished eating without disturbing anyone who didn’t want to make friends with her.
Cafe Leila looks like the usual storefront establishment from the street. We entered through street level, double doors, placed our order at the counter, then made our way through the main dining room to the patio out back. Some people were diing indoors, but, if the weather cooperates, my recommendation is to sit outside. One can also access the patio from the parking lot.
When our order was ready it was delivered to our table by a lovely y woman who checked back with us to see if there was anything else we needed. No one rushed us. Everything we ordered was delicious. We were able to have a delicious, relaxed bunch in a beautiful setting. Ivy was able to wander about safely, checking out the water fountain and many beautiful flowers. We felt as though we were in someone’s backyard. We left feeling that it had definitely been worth the wait and making arrangements to return!
Single-occupancy, handicapped-accessible restrooms are located in the dining room.
Checking their website, I saw that they have jazz on Friday and Saturday evening. Somehthing we need to check out!
As always, we at Destination Accessible advise you to check a venue’s website, www.cafeleila.com, when planning a visit to “know before you go.”
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