Casburn Spencer

Doña is a great place to experience quality Mexican cuisine. The atmosphere was pleasant, but getting used to the cafeteria-style service is not something I've seen much of. Nevertheless, once I had observed the customs, we eagerly dove into the food, which looked so pleasing. The flavors delivered a top-tier experience. A very nice touch was the vegetarian option for the bowl. Overall, I feel great about the location and service.

+1

Sydney Wong

I love that this restaurant has clearly labeled vegan items on the menu. The cauliflower tostada was amazing! I'm vegan and my husband isn't, so we ordered both vegan and non-vegan dishes. The cashier double-checked that cheese was okay on the non-vegan item, which gave me confidence that they understand vegan preferences. I really appreciated their attention to detail and thoughtfulness!

V Tancredi

Lovely little restaurant at the end of Piedmont avenue. Lots of space. Indoor and outdoor. Food is very nice and they serve you quick. You have to order up at the front. There's no table service. Can get crowded and the inside may be a little bit noisy but overall a lovely place to visit on Piedmont avenue.

$100 including tax + tip for everything pictured. This is a self-serve restaurant, order at the counter, get your own water, etc. My friend literally had a bird shit on her while we sat under their patio so we moved inside lol. I liked my chicken tacos and churros

I love the butternut squash kale tacos with pepitas and their margaritas. I was given dairy here once, though. I'm allergic and definitely specified that I'm vegan.

Timothy Irvine

Doña is beautiful and has a great summer patio, but service and food is somewhat mid. Quality: 4 Value: 4 Service: 3 Ambience: 5 The patio and outside is absolutely gorgeous - it is one of the best outdoor dining spots in good weather. They have some heaters in winter, plus gorgeous lights. Inside is also beautiful! The food is fine. It's not the best carnitas or enchiladas ever. Their fish tacos are excellent. Servings are small for the price, but get, it's the Bay Area I guess? The service and upstairs only bathroom and self serve utensils etc is a little clunky.

Andre Mendez

y review isnt about the food. Honestly the dishes are well made and worth the price. Service is fair and typically runs smooth. My only complaint is with the parking and somewhat organozed crime going on. You MUST pay for parking at all times. The parking lot is private and does not belong to Doña. The parking lot is poorly lit and signs are not very visible. Doña posts signs with all kinds of info but nowhere is there information about the parking. I think as customers and them knowing whats going on, they could help patrons out by informing them at the very least when paying.

Britney B

Food was super good. I got the nachos with barbacoa. It was very flavourful. Also got a couple margarita "pitchers" for the table to split. That was good as well, but the size of the "pitcher" is not worth the price. The "pitcher" is really just a Mason jar. I was expecting a real pitcher, like you get at a sports bar. As far as service, food came out fairly quickly. What I was not a fan of was that almost everything was self serve. They only bring you your food. You order/pay at the register (and our cashier wasn't the friendliest). They hand you your drinks. And find your own seat. They bring you your food. And that's the end of their service lol. You have to get your own silverware, your own napkins, your own straws, your own salsa, and when your ready to go, you have to get your own to-go boxes. There's no waitress seeing if you need a refill or anything. We were first time visitors and was expecting a restaurant style of service so it threw us off lol. Overall though, I would go back and order the nachos again. And the margaritas, just not a "pitcher".

Davoud Kermaninejad

Doña is like the Picante of Oakland. A lot of young parents with little kids eating Mexican food. The menu isn’t super expansive but the food is decent. Rather similar to her other restaurant Tacubaya in Berkeley, but with less options. Ambience is decent and I’m sure it’s nice to sit outside in the summer or when the weather is warm but in the winter not much of an option. Due to being robbed too many times (yay, Oakland!) they no longer accept cash.

april

Faaaaaast service. We ordered and walked up the steps to grab a seat. The waiter was already out with the food. The best flavor was the guacamole of what we had. The soup was pretty good lots of tortillas. The chicken enchiladas with mole were good as well. The atmosphere was great pleasant and plenty of outdoor seating to enjoy the weather . The strawberry horchata was yummy

+2

nbykc U

Great ambience. Outdoor patio available. Nice decor. Closes at 9pm so get there early. Staff is very friendly. Food was okay. Im not picky, but some of those tacos were returned. Yikes.

Sophia D

I wanted to like this place because the outdoor patio and terrace seemed pretty cute but now after going there, that was the only part I liked. After walking in, there was not anyone to greet us or tell us how the ordering worked - ran into a waitress on her phone. They had run out of menus by the door and people waiting behind in line had to wait to use ours, but it wasn’t crazy packed with people and lots of space to sit inside or out. The food was decent but nothing crazy - also they were out of ceviche. The pre-batched Paloma tasted like it had been made a long time ago and the beer is poured in 1/2 pint, not a full pint. Service is non-existent and you can get better food elsewhere

+3

Sophia Gronendyke

My boyfriend and I decided to try this place after seeing the great reviews and walking by the restaurant a few times. We split a pollo asada burrito and both of us left still hungry. The food came quickly, but the burrito was very middle of the line, not to mention small for the price. There was only beans, meat, and rice in it and there was really no outstanding flavors. We also got the strawberry horchata which had the flavor and consistency of a thin strawberry smoothie. We wanted some chips and salsa but didn't want to pay an additional $8 for them. We won't be back, even though the atmosphere and interior of the restaurant was very cool. Also, it is all self serve. You walk up to the cashier who takes your order and they deliver it, but you have to get your own silverware and bus the table yourself. Not necessarily a downside, but just an fyi as we didn't realize this and were a bit confused when we walked in.