Ben And Nick's And Grill - Oakland

Irish pub near BART that is a local watering hole for many including myself. Neighborhood joint that has been around for decades. Decent food and about 15 beers on tap. Good place to catch up with friends during the week.

A rare place with Pliny the Elder on tap. Food is legit too. Follow up. Now in 2023 and it's been bought by new owners who are very disconnected from the community and the staff seem to dislike them. Sad for a place that used to be a real gem.

A great little place with plenty of seating, good service, excellent food and water.

We live in the neighborhood so we have been here several times but are not regulars. Everything is OK but it’s missing something that would make us want to go there regularly like other places. We went again yesterday and sat on the parklet, which was nice because it was a hot day with particularly went for the live music, but found out later that they had canceled it. That would really have upped the allure as College Avenue is severely lacking in live music, but the waiter informed us that some people thought the music was too loud and didn’t like it. Hamburger was good. French fries are good if you liked the extra crusty kind, but our friends did not enjoy their chicken tenders. Mixed Salad is big and tastes good. Dogs are allowed on the patio but there’s not much space for them. We have large dogs so we cannot take them. Metered parking or park at the BART free after certain hours or in the neighborhood for free.

The kale salad side was huge and tasty, the Bens Cheeseburger was very good too. Tomato Soup is thick and creamy. All the ingredients here tasted fresh, probably going to add this restaurant it to my rotation of DoorDash things!