Reviews

Overall Total Score
4.1 out of 5
Impressive | 18914 reviews

What User likes about Skates On The Bay:
we have brought our grandson to eat. he had a steak he said was delicious. my man and I had a cod, which was perfectly cooked. it was a clear night, at last, and that was nice for the city. View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Skates On The Bay:
The staff forgot our orders, spilled drinks and did not apologize or clean up the liquid even after being asked, forgot to bring replacement plates for appetizers, the shrimp and pasta dish tasted terrible because there was no seasoning and the shrimp tasted old and rubbery, the beer ordered right after sitting down did not come until I was almost done with my main course. And it was a draft beer that tasted bad. To... View all feedback.

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Menulist
3.4 ★ from 5 reviews

Skates is back on his game. We have realized that it has come to this historic place for at least three decades. Some things change and some stay the same. The...

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We ordered the crabs that come with bread. The bread was so hard that it could not be eaten. They replaced him and ten was cold. Was it the full beautiful moon,...

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My husband and I have visited here often over the last few years. In face he worked here back in the day. We have always had a really nice time, been able to ha...

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Good food, incredible view, service was terrible. Party of six and the most complicated item we ordered was an open face crab sandwich. Over 45 min to get our m...

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Lovely place overlooking the Bay. Attentive service, delicious mock tails..my friend had a nice piece of well cooked salmon. I had the omelet with fried oysters...

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Opentable
4.5 ★ from 7174 reviews

Perfect place for a special occasion. We celebrated the teen’s bday and everything was perfect. Our waiter was great and attentive.

Antonina
26.09.2023 - 05:32

Food was great. Service was very good. Tried the calamari as recommended. It was excellent. Diamond and gold margarita I would recommend as well. It did get noi...

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Mykhaml
26.09.2023 - 05:32

Despite the receptionist having an attitude her it has been masked by Mark , our waiter. Mark is wonderful and the manager is accommodating. Good food. Love the...

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Lorenzo
26.09.2023 - 05:32

Family dinner in memory of our mother! Received a special table tucked in a beautiful window seat watching wind surfers and sail boats! The server was very att...

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Raye
26.09.2023 - 05:32

A wonderful lunch. The menu was wide, ranging, both in offerings and price. Definitely going back.

Aggregated
4.4 ★ from 5 reviews

I have not been to Skates for years. I started going to Skates when I was 20 and I am now in my mid 50s. Still a fan even though the menu has changed. It is sti...

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Be sure to make reservations for a window booth so you can thoroughly enjoy the feeling of being out on the water and you can take in the scenic view of the San...

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Food was decent. Initially served cold, but the server was able to warm our food in a few minutes. Great view of the water and awesome place to watch a bay area...

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What a fantastic location! Right on the water overlooking the City of San Francisco! Delicious food and drink. One drawback was that our server was very annoyin...

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We had dinner here to celebrate a friend’s birthday. The sea food was fresh and decent. The lobster bisque and California roll were really good, all the other i...

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INT Restaurants
4.0 ★ from 4448 reviews
Catina
15.08.2023 - 07:11

My family took me here for my birthday and OMG, I can really sit here and write a chapter about how great this place is, but to make a long story short, they ha...

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Melissa
15.08.2023 - 07:11

We took our Mom there for her birthday (group of ten people) and had a wonderful time. Delicious food and very friendly staff and server...and the views are bea...

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Chely
15.08.2023 - 07:11

Definetly the best dinner, the best service and the best server (Michael . I recommend it 100

Lavonne
15.08.2023 - 07:11

My husband and I ate there 2/13 my pre-Valentine’s Day dinner since I work on the actual night and the food was amazing! The crab and artichoke dip was to die f...

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Kim
15.08.2023 - 07:11

Spectacular view, food was phenomenal and our waiter, Jacob, did his best with taking care of us.

Restaurantji
4.0 ★ from 1816 reviews

We were celebrating, our 50th anniversary. As we have for several of them, over the years. We sat at a window seat, enjoying the awesome view of the Bay, San Fr...

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With restaurants that have a view like this, I always anticipate the food being somewhat mid. That was absolutely not our experience! Everything we had was incr...

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Benjie
16.09.2023 - 08:34

Beautiful view of the sunset to go with the excellent food. Service by Eva was outstanding.

Great service! Really enjoyed watching the sunset over the bay. The server to took care of us very well, the quality food here is always delicious.

RichardP
16.09.2023 - 08:34

The food quality was average The same table seating was very nice. The service was average. Adding in the cost of living charge was unacceptable I think.

Menuism
4.4 ★ from 4 reviews

If you are looking for a beautiful place to take your date for an intimate, romantic meal along the Berkeley Marina, skates are your place. it is on the expensi...

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The food is just as good as the view! The salmon is delicious!

Although the meal was quite expensive, I went at a time when she rolled the 3-course meal with appetizer, entree and dessert all into a great price of $29.99. I...

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expensive but is really good...

Yelp
3.5 ★ from 2822 reviews
Ronit
14.10.2023 - 22:15

A fantastic spot by the bay.... We enjoyed coming there before sunset, zipping a glass of wine... The food is exquisite and the serving team is...

Karen
14.10.2023 - 22:15

This was my first time going to skates since kincades closed in Oakland. The service was very good we got a trainee and she was very pleasant as well as the...

Allen
14.10.2023 - 22:15

Skates is one of our favorite fish places. Servers and managers are all friendly. The restaurant is elegant with tablecloths and a well maintained eating...

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