Lalime's - Berkeley

I have been going to Lalime's for many years and it consistently serves good food, has excellent service and atmosphere. The price is excellent given quality of food and presentation.

Our salad came without dressing and the Brussels spits were cold. Both had to be sent back.

The perfect place for our business dinner. Five stars on all aspects will return.

My boyfriend and I were very disappointed in the food. The Cesar salad leaves were very large and difficult to cut in the bowl they were served in and the dressing did not taste homemade. The leek and beet salad was ok not very flavorful. The lamb chop was supposed to be cooked medium and was well done and poorly seasoned. The Egyptian bean stew was ok, nothing to write home about. The apple gallette was boring with poor presentation where the crust was folded over the apples too much , low flavor and the lava cake again not very flavorful. All food seemed to lack seasoning and because my boyfriend has been coming for maybe 20 years he could not believe that everything was either average or poor tasting. The service was good and the atmosphere was nice and sound level nice so you could hear your table mate. Doubtful we will return and will not recommend to any friends. Not sure if it was a bad night or the quality has just gone downhill overall. What a shame.

The food was very uneven. I was enthusiastic about the middle eastern focus, but most of the food lacked flavor even extra salt couldn’t help. My fettuccine dish was bland and mushy, even the pasta itself was poor quality. My husband ordered the lamb kebabs and was shocked to receive two small lamb patties on flatbread with unremarkable sauces for $29 way overpriced. The cesar salad had no flavor, even after requesting extra dressing. babaganoush and butternut squash were good. We also enjoyed the desserts especially poached pears with lemon pudding. It left us wondering what was going on in the kitchen. Too bad!