We always start off with Apple Rita's and the Empanada of the day. We have tried a few different empanadas from Aracely's and have never been disappointed... they're fresh and flaky. You can't have their empanadas without that yellow hot sauce on the table, it is a MUST! Great seating both inside and out, but we prefer to sit outside when the sun is out, especially if there's a live band playing out front (they have special events with music sometimes, but it's still open to the public) read more

Aracely Cafe - Apple Rita's and Fresh Green smoothie - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

I came here for brunch over the weekend and had reservations at 12pm. I showed up a little early, but there were not that many people there which is nice cause every place is super crowded for brunch. The restaurant itself was extremely nice! There's seating indoors and outdoors plus they seem like a cute place for big events. The food was tasty as well. I ordered the croissant french toast with peaches and a scoop of flavor cream cheese. It was sooo good until I tried my boyfriend's Egg's Benedict with pork belly. It was that moment that I knew I made the wrong decision. The pork belly was quite tender and it went great with the hollandaise! I'm not a big fan of hollandaise but this was an exception and the leeks were a nice touch. Definitely get that if you ever go! As for the service, it could use some improvement. We weren't checked up much and it took some time before they took our order. I also waited at my table for the waiter to pick up my check, but after sitting there for a while I discovered you pay at their bar. I wouldn't have known that if a line didn't start forming. Anyway, this place is A-OK. read more

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So we went to this place because we follow an amazing photographer Bruce Getty (IG: @GettyPhotography). Every time he posted on his IG Story of this Resturant made me and my wife want to go try this place out. This place is on Treasure Island. As soon as we landed in Oakland from Houston, we immediately got in our rental and drove to Aracely Cafe. We were really excited about this place! Upon our arrival Leticia greeted us and handed us our menus. I already knew what I was ordering because I had already studied the menu. LOL! My wife ordered the Pozole and I ordered the Empanada of the day to start off. Well that was a HUGE mistake on my end. We usually split our "appetizers" but that Pozole was out of this world! I fell really bad saying this but DAMN!!! It put my moms Pozole to shame! I literally felt my moms heart break when my taste buds jumped in excitement! I was looking around to see if my Mom's Chancla was going to fly in from Houston to take me out for saying that. We continued our meal with the Chilaquiles. The flavor of the green chile was delicious. The green chile, the beans, the eggs, and the Mexican cheese was a complete mouthgasm. Writing this review made my mouth watery. To finish our meal we asked Leticia what she would recommend as a dessert. She recommended the Almond Cake with Oatmeal Ice Cream. I was a bit skeptical about this. I never heard of Oatmeal Ice Cream. But it was scrumptious!!! The only thing I had to complain about the Oatmeal ice cream was I should've ordered two!!! Needless to say this place is not only GORGEOUS for your eyes but it worth the drive! This place will be on our list to visit when we are in San Francisco. read more

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Come here with 8 guests if you want servers to pretend like you don't even exist, EVEN WHEN the restaurant isn't busy nor full. I had made a reservation here for my birthday and party of 8. The servers didn't greet us when we arrived, so we waited and no one came to greet us so we walked inside to the bar to ask where was the host because we were confused about whom to ask about our reservation and eventually a waiter seated us at the far tables in the patio underneath the gazebo. Thereafter, it took 40 mins to finally come and take orders from my table, despite the fact that there were only 4 other 2-person tables being waited. We watched every other table be properly waited, while we tried numerous times to waive down a waiter to take our drink and food orders. To make matters worse the executive restaurant and bar manager of the Virgin Hotel and W Hotel was with us to have also noticed how poor the customer service was, so it was simply embarrassing to have invited them here for brunch. We had waited 20 mins patiently for a waiter to come, and no one came, so I eventually had to walk inside to the bar to order my first drink and small plate. Even after I told the bartender that no one was waiting our table, she apologized and said that the waiter should be taking our drink and food orders, so I hoped the service would improve after my gentle nudge to inform the staff about the lack of service. Little did I know that ever after I spoke to the bartender, my table waited another 20 mins, that I had lost my patience and had to personally inform the waiters that we had been waiting exactly 40 mins for a server to acknowledge us, and in the least give us some water and take our drink and food orders. I know the timing of the 40 mins to be accurate because my reservation was at 12pm and I looked at the time to have noticed that it had been exactly 40 mins past noon to finally make the complaint personal to the staff. Mind you the restaurant wasn't even busy nor full so there's just no excuse for the neglect on the servers part. I am a patient person, but Aracely's Cafe took the cake for worst customer service in dining experiences I have been in the entire Bay Area. Even after we were finished with our meal, we tried to waive down a server for our check and not a single waiter came to us to close our tab that we ONCE AGAIN had to get up and walk up to the bar to get our check from the bartender. To say the least, I simply regret having had spent my birthday here, that for the amount of money we spent on food and drinks, we could've have eaten at a Michelin Star rated place in the city instead. Aracely Cafe management- if you want to reply back I'd be happy to let you know what your staff can do to improve their customer service because this dining experience was simply terrible and so unprofessional to say the least. Lastly, please train your staff to do a better job because I will admit that the food and drinks were okay but the staff made this dining experience simply unpleasant and distasteful and overshadowed the entire dining and food experience. read more

Culinary gem on Treasure Island. The ambiance is cozy and the cuisine is made with love. Amazing. Fire place. Cozy seating. Healthy food. All of the food tasted fresh and delicious. I had the ocean trout (basil hummus, zucchini, orzo, roasted red pepper, lemon sauce) $19. My husband had the "grass-fed beef" burger (cheddar, pepperoncini (whatever what is?), fried onion, garlic) $12 and my son had fries $5. The staff is kind and gracious. It was nice of them to accommodate us 30 min before closing. We had the whole place to ourselves and it was very nice. This is the perfect place to host a party or wedding. Coming here at night is a little creepy. The whole island is under construction with a lot of shipping containers like Fyre Fest. Once you locate the restaurant, it's amazing (although the entrance is a little hard to find). read more

Love this place!!! Definitely worth the drive to treasure island for the food. Had amazing French Toast and Eggs Benedict. Worth it every time! read more

Was headed back to the city from the East Bay and traffic was awful on the bridge. When you haven't eaten in a few hours, it's not a great combo. Took a peek to see what restaurants were on Treasure Island and this one caught my eye. Figured what the hell, might as well check it out. What a hidden gem! Service was attentive but not intrusive and my impossible burger was well prepared (seriously, why is it so hard for other restaurants to make a burger that doesn't fall apart the moment you bite into it??). The piéce de resistance: their house made hot sauce. As a chili head, had to add a bottle to my collection. read more

The croissant French toast is NOT to be ignored! Everything is delicious but this is my staple order read more

The vibe I got from this "cafe" is we don't need your Business. I had Brunch plans for my birthday this weekend and was really looking forward to seeing my friends and family after such a rough year and half.  After speaking with the Linda (the owner) today, who was adamant to tell me that my guest's 2 year old had to eat Brunch at the table or couldn't be given a seat, I realized this place was not where I wanted to celebrate a day that's supposed to be happy and fun. Linda comes off rude, just her tone of voice gives you an unwelcoming feeling. I got that from her the very first time I asked her to call me because I had questions regarding the email she had sent me. I initially had inquired on a 20 people Brunch, I was told anything over 15 requires a set family style brunch menu and has to be prepaid. Totally fine. I ended up only having 12 confirmed attendance. When I called today to add 2 more guest making it 14 total and 2 kids (a infant and a toddler) I was told the toddler has to have a seat, which brings me to 15 guests and I would have to do the family style prepaid brunch. Now call me crazy, but what 2 yr old eats Brunch let alone goat chilaquiles? (one of the items on the prepaid menu) Unbelievable. This place really thinks they are some high end events center, and they were acting as if I was throwing my wedding there. It was a birthday brunch. Instead of being humble and happy that people want to even come to your restaurant during a Pandemic, this place was full of attitude.  Julie, one the gals that I spoke to, told me they have two other large parties that day: 25 people and 15 people and that's just how they run things. AKA: they didn't need my Business. Clearly pulling a chair up to a table for a toddler was way beyond their pay grade. I canceled my reservation shortly after getting off the phone with Linda and Julie. Both whom spoke to me like I was incompetent. I ended up finding a great restaurant on the Peninsula with a friendly staff.  They are willing to accommodate ALL my guests, no prepaid fixed menu and my 2 year old guest will get a chair to sit on - SHEESH! There are so many better places in the Bay Area, Aracely's is not one of them. read more

This review is for the wedding planning experience I had. Everything was going smoothly until 2-3 days before the wedding. Out of all the things that can go wrong, never have I thought that we'll be having issues with "linens" Linda, the owner, made an unauthorized charge with the linen rentals. Keep in mind that we already prepaid $483 for linens. It went up to $797 in total. I would have understand it at first if they've quoted us beforehand but she went ahead and ordered this without our consent. Also, there were no follow up calls or email reminders for 3 or even a month prior for the informations they need from us (this is important since we they're not the only vendors we were in contact with). I even had to email her if there's anything she needs from us When we were trying to opt out with the unauthorized charge, instead of apologizing for her mistakes or to even try and negotiate with us, she went and "held us hostages" that we can't rent alternative linens from a different vendor that are waaay cheaper (even though it's not written in the contract) and even threatened us if we want to go ahead and have bare tables on our event if we do not respond on that day. Instead of relaxing, I was so stressed out and even cried 2 days before the wedding. Thankfully, my fiancé stepped up and just paid for "$797" in linens so we could just have a peace of mind during the event. I was so thankful to have hired a wedding coordinator (not from aracely) to help me with this issue. She decorated the place so beautifully. I'm glad that during the event. the employees did their jobs wonderful and got a lot of compliments with the food (food was really good) and the place. that's why i'm placing 2 stars To be honest when I went to the reception I was feeling very uncomfortable because of what had happened but I'm really glad that the employees were so professional and did their jobs great. The wedding planning with the owner was the downside, there were no follow up emails (even though she insist she did, and no apologies for all the misquotes she did) and was even rude to our DJ who just happens to come early before the set-up and was mad because of that. I still had a wonderful time during my wedding but can't hide the fact that I was also feeling uncomfortable at the same time. I will not be coming back to this place because of the experience I had with the owner read more

This place is a hidden gem. The space is very nice. The menu has variety. The food is beautiful. Whether you sit inside or outside, you will be in a very cozy space. The venue in the back looks like a Moroccan dream. We had the amberjack with soba noodles, the avocado latke, and mochas for an after lunch punctuation mark. So happy they were open on 4th of July! Thank you for working! read more

Aracely Cafe - Avocado latke with smoked salmon. So good! Amberjack with soba noodles and an amazing dipping sauce. Yummm! - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

The Ambiance was great, and surprising because there was almost no one else in there, I thought it would be uncomfortable as if all the staff were focused on us and eavesdropping. The staff provided appropriate and friendly service, even recommending favorites. The food was wonderful! read more

There wasn't much information about this place as a wedding venue when we were looking, so hopefully this offers some insight. Overall, I would recommend this venue only if you're on a budget as there are many reasonable catering and bar options, and they do a wonderful job with flowers for a great price. Also, we enjoyed working with Lety as our day of coordinator. However, many things went wrong during the wedding and the time leading up to it. Also, be aware there is no skyline view from the venue and actually lots of construction all around. The biggest issue we had was that there wasn't enough food for our guests. Many people had to share a piece of salmon while others didn't get any at all. To make matters worse, Linda claimed that there were additional guests beyond our original count and wanted to charge us MORE MONEY after the wedding. In reality, some people could not make it and there were less guests than we anticipated. Also, we were mysteriously charged $1000 for exceeding our bar tab towards the end of the night, when many guests had already left. We ended up paying the bar tab even though it was logically and mathematically unlikely, and although Linda kept fighting us about the extra guests, she eventually let it go. The other negatives were more minor and we could have been happy with the venue if not for the disingenuous business practices after our wedding. For example, we worked with Linda to plan our wedding and she is probably very busy, but it took her a week to respond to our emails. It was frustrating because we could not move forward with planning. Also, we thought the food tasting should be included in the price, but we had to pay for it. We could overlook that, but on the day of the tasting Linda called to say there had been a mix up in the kitchen and we would have to reschedule. My fiance and I had both taken time off work to get to Treasure Island early for this, so it was upsetting. This made us worry about the day of the wedding, and it seems as if our fears came true. We can't believe that as a restaurant, this venue could not handle something as basic as the food. read more

I came here for my birthday for brunch suggested by my cousins and when she told me it was off Treasure Island I never knew there was a restaurant here. When you exit Treasure Island this restaurant is all the way in the back! It's like a hidden gem that nobody really knows about. This place is tucked away in the corner that have lots of out door patio seating which I love because now I know I can bring my husky! If you don't know me by now I love looking for restaurants that are DOG FRIENDLY! The service was a little bit off as my fiancé and I were the first ones here for our reservations and the waitress wasn't sure if we can sit down at first since we were early. I mean if we have reservations and our table is ready why couldn't we sit down? Anyways, while we were waiting we had a couple of their pastries that they have out in front and they were pretty good. They do have vegetarian options as well which I always think is a plus especially because a lot of people don't eat meat. Their brunch menu has a lot of great options to choose from which I believe you can't go wrong with what ever decide. They do have bottomless mimosas if your looking for that. Their bloody Mary's are pretty good as they make them with sake instead of vodka. If you're ever out this way then I would suggest checking this place out! Lots of good food from pastries to brunch items. And they are DOG FRIENDLY for anyone looking for dog friendly restaurants. read more

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The best place in Treasure Island! Great food (our burgers were fantastic, very 'homey', awesome bread, great accompanying fries). Pretty place in this strange island that seems a little apocalyptic (it was my first time visiting it). I got one of those printouts with the top ten things to do in Treasure Island and Aracely Cafe was a must try. Very affordable prices for the quality offered. Simple-modern chic decor inside, with a nice chimney always on and fantastic patio with music and flowers in every table. Service was very attentive and it seems one of those places where you can actually talk to the neighbors from the next table! read more

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Horrible service. Drove here from SF to have dinner and waited over 10 minutes and was never acknowledged by the staff. We ended up leaving and drove back to the city to have dinner. Don't waste your time. read more

I ordered a steak sandwich to share and 2 Mexican cokes. Got seated, 2 minutes later got silverware and water, no Mexican cokes. There's a total of maybe 15-20 people max here. Keep in mind they can probably seat 80 or so. Sure I came in for a late lunch but still. 42 mins later the food is here. And had to remind the waitress about the cokes. (Didn't do it before because she not once looked our way). And I was waiting to see just how good service was. Not a fan of the service. Sorry. Not worth driving back over here for this place. I'd rather drive into the city. Finding parking and eating somewhere comparable there will take less time than waiting for food here. And Its definitely not the waitress fault alone. I think she's new at this but also the kitchen shouldn't take that long. So it's an all around issue. Understaffed maybe? Maybe even a once in while "sorry for the wait, your food should be out shortly" would have made me feel better. But nope. 42 mins of sitting there with not even a look our way. Also I've seen a guy sitting outside get up and go get something he needed about 4 times. Including the check before he left. Leaving behind an almost full glass of wine. (Probably ran out of time) Would of given it one more star. But the sandwich was mediocre at best. Potatoes were good but it takes a lot to mess up potatoes when all you have to do is season and fry. Two stars because the place is actually nice. And I can see it's potential. Might come back for dinner one night and change this rating. I really want to like it but this is my first impression. read more

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Such a waste cuz it's SO CUTE but the service + food combo really killed it for me. Everyone that works here seems like they walked onto the job 20 minutes ago.. but not with the hustle & scramble of someone frantically trying to figure it out but the slow, IDGAF attitude of someone who's about to quit. The hostess just chilled at the bar while 3 of us were trying to figure out if it was seat yourself or wait to be seated~ had to ask someone before hostess girl wised up. Upon finally being seated, this girl hands me the dinner menu & despite me repeatedly asking her, "is this the brunch menu??" left me to order off a dinner menu so I was already kinda like, wtf how come there are no eggs on this brunch menu?! It took 45 minutes for me to get one cup of coffee & the appropriate menu from the waiter. Not amused. I am also 100% sure the waiter was stoned. That's cool but he was sooooooooooooo slow. Omfg, SO SLOW. Like my coffee was literally cold by the time he came back 15 minutes later with the cream. I mean, I don't even fucking want this coffee anymore. You know? Ordered the chilaquiles. Highly DO NOT RECOMMEND. Just all around gross. I don't even want to talk about it. I'll leave a photo to sum up the soggy, bland, overcooked mess that was my brunch. This place kinda sucks. read more

Aracely Cafe - Chilaquiles are not good - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

What a find!!! Every single dish our party of six ordered was spot on. Perfectly seasoned, different and fresh and hip, but never weird or overreaching. The Brussels sprouts, ceviche, beet salad, and chicken sandwich were highlights, but honestly, everything we tried was awesome! And all this said, I am usually highly critical of hipster joints. This was absolutely worth every cent! read more

Hard working crew yet service crew has almost no experience in hospitality industry, super small dishes for the price.

Horrendous service. Was seated at a table and then sat outdoor baking in the sun for 15 minutes. No server came to my table. I did not even see one server come to the outdoor area the entire time. I spent the time wondering whether Aracely has a kind of monopoly on the local clientele because Treasure Island does not have that many brunch options that they could afford to be this way about service. read more

Terrible restaurant. If your looking for an all around better experience go to Mersea at the front of treasure island. They have better food, better prices, better view , better ownership and management. If you want over priced food with terrible flavors this is the place for you. Be careful though the owner may call you a liar because you critique the food negativity read more

If ever in Ncal you'll want to have breakfast, lunch and dinner here, even if you're not in the area you'll want to visit just to have their food. We've been coming to Aracely's since 2020 with my husband and keep coming every anniversary to celebrate. The ambiance and establishment is so clean and aesthetic. The service is excellent, exactly what we need more of everywhere and they got it! read more

This place is AMAZING!!! Came with my friends for a birthday dinner and the ambiance was so perfect. We sat by the fireplace and ordered multiple small plates - everything was delicious. I heard they even have live jazz on the weekends, totally coming back for that!! This place is a hidden gem. Can come with a date or have a beautiful family outing. read more

Aracely Cafe - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Nice touches with homemade habanero sauce and grilled peppers with the 2 egg and sausage breakfast. We read more

We had our wedding here at aracely. I suggest if you have your wedding here to hire an offsite coordinator. We didn't do that and our wedding was pure chaos. Through out planning, there was very little communication with Linda and Maria and often had to request multiple times for someone to get back to us regarding our questions. Our day before rehearsal was a mess our coordinator was not available for us because she had to coordinate someone else's wedding that was happening the same day as our rehearsals. We only had 5 mins to tell Maria the coordinator what we wanted for the wedding. The of the wedding it was so chaotic. I showed up at 4pm and nothing was set up. Our guests were arriving around 4:15-5pm and the restaurant customers were still eating in the patio where our ceremony was going to be held. We paid for a coordinator to help with our wedding but there was very little coordinating happening. Linda I guess our coordinator for the day did not speak to Maria regarding our 5 mins exchange during rehearsal so there was a lot of miscommunication. My bridal party was trying to move pieces I had explained to Maria to their places and Linda kept moving them and giving my bridal party and guest attitude the entire night. My guest would ask a follow up on drinks that they were waiting for and Linda would throw up her hands and say " i don't know" and continued to give my guests attitude and eye rolls all night. This place is very beautiful and the food was good but the service was terrible and very unprofessional. I don't recommend having your wedding here unless you have an actual coordinator. read more

Food is not bad! Service is pretty awful. We came for Mother's Day at an off time and it wasn't busy but the servers kept forgetting our requests and also keep taking our orders to the table next to us. Would not recommend for special occasions. read more

Excellent croissant French toast and yummy spring Bellini. Great ambiance on this beautiful day!

Aracely Cafe was a great brunch spot for my girlfriend and I. We showed up without a reservation and were able to instantly get a table outside with great cover from the sun, there was also a nice fire pit to sit by which I could see myself enjoying if I had come with a larger group of friends. The wait staff was incredibly quick and friendly. The food was very fairly priced(which is hard to find in the Bay Area) and absolutely delicious. I ordered the egg scramble which came with a sweet potato mash and guacamole. I also had a mocha coffee which was excellent. Definitely a spot I'd be fine with eating at again during an escape to Treasure Island. read more

Aracely Cafe - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great food and great service. I loved the front outdoor seating area. Felt so inviting and relaxing despite the fact that the surrounds are not so nice. This place is definitely a diamond in the rough. I will definitely be back! read more

This place is a hidden gem. Food and drinks are amazing!! Definitely worth a detour from the busy traffic to the city. Come check it out!!

I love everything about this place and it's totally my new favorite brunch spot. If it were anywhere in SF, the line would be out the door and around the corner with a 2 hour wait, but because it's on Treasure Island, it really is a hidden gem. First up, there is plenty of parking right out front - score! Saturday morning at opening (10:30), most of the tables are available. The outside seating (dogs allowed) is reminiscent of wine country, with umbrellas and metal tables and chairs on fine gravel. The inside is decorated in the perfect combination of adorable, hipster, and chic. The big wooden table greets you and makes you feel at home, the cool filaments in the light fixtures will make you jealous you don't have them, and subtle touches like succulents and a relaxing playlist round out the aesthetic. We opted for the romantic corner of the padded window bench and settled on in. Brunch started with Sightglass lattes, always a winner (note whole or almond milk only). Then we split the croissant French toast with an amazing vanilla bean extra-creamy cream cheese topping. Because I'm a glutton, I also had the mushroom tart and knew I had chosen wisely when I was given a smile and nod of approval (the service is lovely, by the way). It had to be the best mushroom-forward dish I've ever had, and it's great to have a non-egg savory vegetarian option. I expected the sweet potatoes to be some kind of mash but they were homemade fries. The Eggs Benedict appeared to have pretty indulgent pieces of pork, a unique inclusion of golden beets and sat upon homemade biscuits. Did I mention that each of these were only $9-12?! Treasure Island itself isn't exactly eye candy (except of course, for the views shortly after exiting the bridge), but this place will have me clamoring to go back. Next time I'll definitely have to try the corn meal pancakes with nectarines and Nutella mousse *drooling* read more

Aracely Cafe - Eggs Benedict - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Why are you moving?! I loved this place since it was Axis then it became Aracely and now they're moving to Treasure Island. There was a sign posted that June 2 was the last day at the 8 Street location (see my pic). This is such a hidden gem in SOMA. They have a great selection that works for those gluten-free friends and service is always good. The BEST is that their fabulous patio is dog friendly. Sniff...farewell. read more

Aracely Cafe - June 2 is the last day in Soma! - New American Near Me - San Francisco, California