Best restaurants near me in Bernal Heights, CA

Everything was wonderful (as usual) except our server. He wasn't pleasant or friendly. Previous servers knew we were there for our anniversary, said Congratulations, asked how long we've been together, took a picture of us etc. He had no interest in anything except getting our drink and entree order. Not a nice fellow or interested in making us feel welcome. Example; there was no napkin at my place setting and I politely asked for one. He walked by, put one on the table and said "here ya go" and kept moving. I said "thank you" but all I saw was the back of his head moving away. A good server would have offered an apology for the oversight, immediately corrected the mistake and said to the customer thanks for your patience and understanding (or something to that effect). He made me feel like I was bothering him. Contrary to our disengaged waiter there was a busser guy who was awesome! He was open and friendly, joyful, and accommodating. He liked his job and wanted to be helpful. Our actual server, not so much. My wife and I openly wished the busser was our server. If I knew the busser's name, I'd say promote him. The only time our waiter was even remotely kind was when he put the bill on the table. So, when it's time for the tip, guess what? He was very nice! Wow, imagine that...

We went there for lunch and found the food was excellent and service was wonderful

We have been coming to Blue Plate for years. It's our go-to place when we have out-of-town guests. The food and service are always fantastic. The fried children and key lime pie are our favorite!

We had a delicious dinner at The Crumb on a Thursday night. The eclectic menu of small and shared plates was just what we were looking for. We shared the sweet potato rounds, mushroom empanadillas, and soba noodles (see eclectic…) and all were memorably mouthwatering. Highly recommend checking out this place in the old Liberty Cafe site.

Our go-to Indian restaurant in Bernal Heights. Excellent veg options including tandoori vegetables, paneer tikka masala and channa masala. The brown rice is also quite good! The atmosphere isn't anything special, but the food and service are the real reasons to come here.