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Rolling Dunes
Category: Restaurants American (Traditional) American (Traditional) [Edit]
3331 Lakeshore Ave(between Lake Park Ave & Trestle Glen Rd)
Oakland, CA 94610
Neighborhoods: Lakeshore, Lower Hills
(510) 836-3863
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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251 reviews for Rolling Dunes
Review Highlights
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"The crepes are outstanding and the staff is so nice." In 91 reviews -
"I had the french toast, and it was delicious." In 20 reviews -
"He said his chicken and apple sausage was amazing thoough." In 6 reviews
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251 reviews in English
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Review from Mary L.
Oakland, CA
5/4/2012
I had the pasta--very fresh and made to order.
Good atmosphere--
Took a star off for price as it was high for the dish (Pasta Diablo with no meat was over $10).
Every family had kids with them--
I was in between meetings--it was quick and filling. -
Review from Patrick S.
Oakland, CA
4/4/2012 1 Check-in Here
Crepes are the highlight here, though would be willing to try the other fare as it looked great.
Fun casual setting, I liked the decor and functional set-up. Staff was friendly and helpful in dealing with kids. The Mamma Mia crepe was a little bland, but seemed fresh and healthy. A little hot sauce did wonders.
Italian sodas and kid meals were a bargain. I like the crowd, it felt cosmopolitan and diverse. -
Review from Tiffany O.
Oakland, CA
3/19/2012
This place seems to have the same menu as Crepevine -- I'm guessing they are owned by the same people, but I don't know for certain. Regardless, you get the same tasty crepes and breakfast/lunch foods at this place.
We went there for Sunday brunch this weekend and the food was pretty tasty, not bad, but not really knocking my socks off. I prefer this place to Lakeshore Cafe, but I don't think I'll be making any special trips.
The crepes looked amazing, so I'll probably head back over here when I need a nutella fix. -
Review from Ann M.
Pacifica, CA
4/22/2012
Yes, the system here echoes the Crepevine, so what. The food is excellent the price is better, and the service today, on a Sunday afternoon was exceptional. Wine at $5 a glass? You can't lose. Sitting on Lakeview with the world passing by: priceless.
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Review from Gabrielle N.
San Diego, CA
2/28/2012
I love this place. The food is good. It's cozy. And the staff are so nice!
If you go for anything, go for the dessert crepes!!! Heavenly!! The lunch/dinner crepes are really good, especially the Milano, my favorite. The sandwiches are good. I also like their soup a lot (which changes daily, along with other specials). Almost everything comes with a side salad and potatoes. You will not leave hungry!
Just order your food at the counter and take a seat. It's a nice place to go if you want something quick...or if you just want to hang out and sip coffee for a couple hours. They won't bug you. P.S. the coffee drinks are good ...and bigger and cheaper than Starbuck's.
There are cheaper places to go on this street if you just want a quick lunch. But it's different and tasty. Also, parking in this area is always an issue, but I live down the street so that's ok with me! -
Review from Susan D.
2/14/2012 1 Check-in Here
Daughter and I went here for lunch, she'd seen this place and wanted to go since it's close to her work. We both opted for the "Sophia" sandwich minus the swiss. It's a humongo sandwich with tuna, swiss and tomato. We decided to substitute with jack and it came with potatoes and a small salad. And they dip the bread in egg mixture and brown it. WoW this thing was massive and delicious. I liked that the tuna was just moist enough without too much mayo. I did have to eat the tuna out of the second half, because I just couldn't eat all the bread. I ordered a lemonade which I usually love, but I found theirs too sweet. Maybe it's just me ( I do love sugar) but it was a bit over the top.
The service was friendly as you order at the counter, find a seat with a number for your table and they bring you your food. Nice lunch and looks like breakfast/brunch place too. -
Review from Barbara K.
Oakland, CA
4/24/2012 1 photo
Enjoyed a quiet dinner by myself. Food was good. I liked the potatoes and the salad that came with the crepe. The crepe was good, though It was kind of salty for me from the olives. I don't use much salt on my food usually, so I am more sensitive to salt than most. The Latin style music playing was great. I'll definitely be back with my family for a meal.
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Review from Soo Jin K.
Alameda, CA
1/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
Two words: SUNDAY BRUNCH!
I love to brunch. I love to lunch. I love to scrunch. I love to munch...well on chips anyway. ;)
There's nothing I enjoy more...than eating something really hearty and stomach-coating on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Cups of coffee, eggs, bacon, toast, home-fries...I can do that for hours.
Rolling Dunes is really good, especially if you want to try different brunch places in the Lake Merritt/Piedmont area. I practice yoga around the corner, so this area is really special to me.
I'm not a french toast fan, but I had a bite of it...and it was delicious. That I had maybe 4 more bites, just to make sure, the first bite wasn't a fluke. -
Review from Frances H.
Oakland, CA
2/27/2012
I have mixed feelings about Rolling Dunes right now. First time I went the food was amazeballs. Second time, not so much. I had ordered the same crepe...but it wasn't as fresh and it didn't help that the hollandaise sauce I ordered on the side was still frozen in the middle?
I'll have to give it another go sometime. -
Review from Hannah A.
1/8/2012
I'll go back just for a bowl of clam chowder.
The dining room is well lit and colorful.
This is a great place to grab a mimosa and catch up on gossip with your female friends. Prices are reasonable . -
Review from Jennifer J.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 4/2/2012 7 Check-ins Here
VEGGIE sandwich is all I ever get here!! They need to wipe down their tables better bc everything sticks to it!
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5/3/2011
Good service, always plenty of seating
I always get the Veggie sandwich on sour dough with side… Read more »
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Review from Winnie C.
Oakland, CA
1/4/2012
It wasn't bad.
Fresh squeezed orange juice and nicely extracted coffee.
I did not find anything exciting about the breakfast as the eggs and the potatoes seemed to be something I could make myself.
Plus side though, I sat there for 3 hours to do some work and they never told me to leave! -
Review from Dj S.
Oakland, CA
3/14/2012
I remember when this place use to be on Piedmont Ave,then years later they shut down and relocated to Lakeshore. Honestly if you like eating 3 day old dog food be my guest.
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Review from Joseph P.
Emeryville, CA
3/10/2012
Everyone in my party was totally unimpressed with the food.
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Review from L Q.
Oakland, CA
4/10/2012
Good for breakfast (the regular bacon and eggs kind). Excellent for late evening dessert crepes. Easy laid back atmosphere.
The savory crepes are pretty good, but all of them have so many ingredients fighting each other for precedence! After a few tries, including once when they fried the sliced deli style ham in grease (yikes), have finally gotten them to make me just a plain ham and swiss crepe. Although they charge for the priciest crepe on the menu to make it, and insist on calling it an "Aloha" crepe, it is very tasty--good quality crepe, good cheese, decent ham--and quite filling with the salad and potates.
If you don't expect anything like authentic Italian, the pasta specials are tasty. Burgers just OK. Sandwiches ditto. Good beer on tap and lots of Italilan soda flavors.
fyi, 2 hours free parking for this (and all Lakeshore merchants) is available behind Trader Joe's (the covered and rooftop portios of the lot only). But don't overstay your time on Saturday unless you want a ticket. -
Review from J W.
Oakland, CA
3/8/2012
This place is great to fulfill a brunch craving. I like their breakfast dishes. The location is convenient for us so we make our way here often enough.
Some have commented on the crepes, but when it comes to crepes, I would say that Rolling Dunes is a poor man's crepevine.
It's a place where you order at the counter and take a number to your table. Very casual.
The restaurant also often smells like cleaning solution.... which i guess is good so you know they clean it? but not so appetizing with your meal. -
Review from Cesar E.
Oakland, CA
Updated - 12/16/2011
Consuelo always friendly and warm make feel I m having breakfast with my mom. She has great smile and really nice with us. Breakfast excellent and my egg sanwich was great.
Service so good and warm family style1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/31/2010
Please please wash after you sneeze and dont serve me my food with you dirty hands.
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Review from Judie H.
Cute place to brunch. I LOVE brunch on the weekends. A perfect place to enjoy your morning. We ordered the Mama Mia, Sunset and Red Velvet cake at the end. The only thing I did not enjoy was the dry red velvet cake. I found out at the end that the red velvet cake was from another bakery...mehhhh. What would make this place a little bit better is the service. It's not exactly a sit down and order. Its more of a order and then sit down. Would I be back? Maybe...maybe not. To be very honest, there is nothing that stood out to me.
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Review from Fanny H.
Rolling Dunes is a place I frequent often for brunch. To summarize my visits here, I'd say it's on the expensive side for what they serve you.
They are known for their crepes, savory or sweet, and I personally enjoy their sweet crepes over their savory ones. Their savory crepes are served with a lightly dressed salad and potatoes with sour cream. Big portions, guaranteed to get you stuffed.
Food is not bad, I would say average. Nice place for breakfast or lunch, but burns a hole in your wallet if you continuously come here. -
Review from T t.
Oakland, CA
12/15/2011 1 Check-in Here
1 star for the fresh squeezed oj
2nd star for the decent eggs Benedict
This place is pretty similar to crepevine (the whole order/ pay first, homefries, & even the menu looks similar). The food is mediocre just like crepevine. The price is okay for the portion. Came here twice and probably won't be coming back. -
Review from Jose O.
Alameda, CA
9/15/2011 3 Check-ins Here
Rolling Dunes is great place to have a weekend breakfast (good luck with parking) and enjoy the busy life surrounding Lake Merritt. The staff is fast, the food is good and the walls are entertaining. Sooo why are they called Rolling Dunes? A modern barista station, high ceilings, brick walls, beach mural, edgy paintings... Not a rolling dune in sight. Maybe its an inside joke.
Well, that's how Rolling Dunes rolls and if you explore their menu you'll find other odd things. For example, a Veggie Sandwich accompanied by Spring Mix salad, country style potatoes and a scope of sour cream. A Vegetarian Omelets with tones of cheese (a good thing), accompanied by country style potatoes and a scope of sour cream. My personal favorite, Eggs Florentine swimming in the glorious Hollandaise sauce, accompanied by country style potatoes and a scope of sour cream. I'm sure you get the point.
I plan to return and continue to explore the menu. I still have pancakes and crepes to cross off my list. Rolling Dunes is a perfect 3.5 star shop. Enjoy. -
Review from Stephanie C.
Oakland, CA
9/21/2011
My boyfriend and I went to Rolling Dunes to have brunch the other day and I settled on a Greek omelette, my boyfriend got the Eggs Blackstone.
The omelette was pretty good. It had spinach, kalamata olives, onions, and feta cheese inside it and everything was sauteed to perfection. The salty kalamata olives complimented the entire dish really well. The home fries with sour cream were good, but a little on the cold side, and the toast was cool as well, but overall the meal was good. My boyfriend said the Hollandaise sauce on his eggs was a little lackluster (he prefers the eggs Benedict from Merritt Bakery) and he didn't feel his portion was enough to squash his midday hunger, but he cleaned his plate, so that must be a good sign :)
The service was great, and the food was good. -
Review from Lucia A.
Oakland, CA
11/11/2011
This place is ok... I would come here for brunch until I came across Lakeshore Cafe, which I find better for brunch.
The staff here is VERY nice and they have very delicious crepes (which Lakeshore Cafe does not have...) :) -
Review from Mekhi B.
Oakland, CA
7/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
I'm kind of a brunch snob.
Not in the annoying sort of way. I just don't like to get out of my bed on the weekend, head over to a place and have it be wack. With that said, Rolling Dunes is great. It's casual (not in the "broke down" sort of way, but just a laid back, chill sort of vibe) dining with really great food. You order at this place from a line in the back of the restaurant from a gigantic chalkboard behind the register. Afterwards, you get a number and your food is brought to you.
Do yourself a favor and get the crepes! Sweet (mmm nutella) or savory (scallops anyone?) - you can't go wrong here. If you're not feeling it and decide to get something else, you can't go wrong with that either. But seriously, get the crepes.
In short, this place is great. It's kid friendly, there's a lot of open space (read: you can talk without your whole conversation being on blast - or even have a casual meeting), and there's even outside seating. Great food without the pretentiousness... -
Review from Jim S.
Oakland, CA
12/21/2011
I have been frequenting this spot lately and I have been pleased each time. Breakfasts are reliable and hearty, with tasty coffee that is never burned. The lunch is really where I loose my marbles. You gotta have a sandwich. Why you ask? I like corned beef, especially in sandwiches. So what could make it better? Dip it in egg and fry that thang up. Yes yes y'all, it's like eating a corned beef french toast sandwich. The homestyle potatoes and the greens on the side round it out as one of my best like locations in the Lakeshore area.
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Review from Jill T.
1/4/2012 1 Check-in Here
Stopped in here Christmas Eve morning to get a bite before the activities of the day started. The food was great, priced right, the service was good. Overall a good place to start your day.
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Review from Steven B.
Oakland, CA
2/4/2012
Good coffee, good breakfast food, and plentiful seating. I would definitely recommend the eggs benedict.
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Review from jessika b.
Oakland, CA
8/16/2011
There is a table right outside by some uneven pavement that I like to sit at. 8 out of 10 people trip over the pavement and make for some GREAT entertainment.
The food is good and the servers are sweethearts. -
Review from Steve P.
Oakland, CA
9/8/2011
It's not that Rolling Dunes is bad. It's just that it's nothing spectacular. I mean, the sandwiches are really good (albeit a bit on the greasy side, not a downside if that's your thing) but the homefries are almost consistently cold. I don't believe I've been here once where they weren't somewhat luke warm/cold and soaked in grease. That and the "salad" that they add onto the plate is nothing more than an assortment of greens and shredded carrots. No thanks.
Other dishes on the menu are equally as mediocre (the alfredo pasta to being one of them) unless we're talking breakfast. I think the one thing that Rolling Dunes does well is breakfast. If you come here make sure it's for breakfast, or at least order off the breakfast menu.
Finally, the staff seem to be very nice, there's always been plenty of seating, and it's located in an incredibly awesome neighborhood. All in all, 3 stars. Not horrible, not outstanding. -
Review from Ritz D.
Met up with some friends for a quick dinner. This ambiance of this place is really nice and relaxed. My girlfriend and I ate a few hours beforehand but wanted to get something before the long drive home so we decided to split a crepe. We went with the Grotto, only because it had scallops in it.
When our orders arrived, we noticed our split orders were almost as big as our friend's individual orders. That's good for the people who aren't that hungry. Only bad side is that it is an additional $1 for split plates. As far at the actual crepe goes, it was pretty good. While the scallops didn't taste as fresh as I would have liked, the tomatoes and cilantro definitely helped them out. The salad was good and the potatoes were nice and crispy. All in all a good meal, but what made it even better was the company we had. -
Review from Laura V.
Santa Clara, CA
1/9/2012
Great lunch place when walking the Lakeshore shops. Veggie sandwich was delicious and I am in love with the rosemary potatos they serve on the side.
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Review from Kelly M.
Hayward, CA
8/6/2011
There are only 2 breakfasts spots I go to in Oakland - Rolling Dunes and Brown Sugar Kitchen.
Rolling Dunes is in a great neighborhood - one of my favorites in Oakland....You will get really fresh and homemade flavored food with great seasoning - I hate when places don't season their food enough but this one is on point. They also have fresh squeezed juice which is really yummy. I usually get some form of an egg white omelet here and have never been disappointed. -
Review from Jana C.
Stopped in for a late breakfast on a Sunday. First time here. Will come back again.
Cons:
-Street parking
-No pastry selection (was in the mood for a muffin)
-The Cha Cha Cha crepe was WAY overpowered by kalamata olives. It made the crede inedible. WAY too salty.
-The pecan butter they put on the pancakes is literally frozen. Makes it hard to spread around.
Pros:
-GREAT atmosphere. Really makes the place.
-Pancakes were yummy
-I was told the eggs were good (but I didn't have any)
-Local art on the way, makes for a good vibe -
Review from Linda T.
4/2/2011
With the tauntingly long days and the suspiciously beautiful weather, it would be a sordid waste to not spend some time outdoors in Oakland. I know most people frequent this place for the food and crepes, but I like Rolling Dunes for the cake and the outdoor seating. My friend and I ordered the Red Velvet and the Coconut Pineapple, both of which were delightful. Yup. That's all we ordered. And that was enough to convince me to go back again... and again... and maybe one more time after that.
Watch your step on the pavement. We saw at least two kids fall victim to the cement floor outside. -
Review from Jessi I.
Oakland, CA
7/21/2011
I LOVE the tandoori crepe with chicken, potatoes, and carrots. It oozes with curry sauce that you can soak up with your side potatoes. Each dish comes with potatoes and green salad, which makes quite a meal. Oh, and I also had the eggs benedict which was smothered in sauce, maybe a bit too much but it still tasted good overall. I've also come over for brunch, which can be pretty busy, but somehow the staff has found us a table each time (don't know if that's always the case). The service is very good and welcoming.
On a side note, I love the artwork that is on display at the moment, especially a very realistic portrait of a pigeon (check it out). -
Review from Stephanie M.
Dublin, CA
3/10/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Of all things Oakland Lakeshore, The Lake, Rolling Dunes has a special place in my big heart. Being from Oakland, I can appreciate settings as Rolling Dunes.
You order your food first at the counter below the tall wall-sized menu boards. The woman at the counter was more than happy for 9AM and that made me look forward to my breakfast. The chorizo and egg omelette caught my eye and that is what I ordered. That and some Earl Grey tea. There was another menu next to the omelettes of just crepes which I'll have to try next time.
What I love most about this place is how it's set up-The extra napkin wrapped silverware by the coffee essentials, all organized and waiting. There was even a canister of brown sugar and cream with little tiny pourers in case you want to bring it to your table. Things like this speak to me as self sufficiency rules in my book. The servers were there to serve you food and take way plates. Maybe it is because I like the idea of getting things myself without waiting? Nonetheless, I appreciated that bakers roll away fully stocked with what you would need to dine.
Love that it is well lighted as the windows were big and the sun shined right through. Murals painted the walls and were delightful to look at. Oakland's little diamond in the ruff. -
Review from Courtney B.
El Cerrito, CA
9/5/2011
The staff was very pleasant, the menu varied from sandwiches and burgers to crepes and salads. My hubby had a great burger and I enjoyed the good morning crepe. Yum... we will be back!
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Review from Eric R.
Oakland, CA
4/21/2011
Love the sandwiches, especially the pastrami sandwich. Their bread is soaked in egg, so I know it's incredibly unhealthy but MAN it is delish!
Each sandwich or crepe also comes with home fries and a salad, which is great for variety and value.
My favorite spot on Lakeshore. -
Review from Suki B.
Oakland, CA
10/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Wannabe Crepevine - doesn't compare!
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Review from Alen K.
Oakland, CA
12/1/2010 1 Check-in Here
Came here on a packed Sunday. There's so many people walking down this neighborhood, so be prepared for occasional lines.
If you been to Crepevine before, this is similar. Order up at the counter, get a number, and then have a seat.
The crepes are awesome, potatoes are heavily seasoned so watch out if you don't like heavy flavors. Service was quick and there's containers at the side table if you can't finish your food.
I'm going to try the breakfast menu next time.
