Ceron Kitchen

Last minute decision to dine at Ceron this evening. What a fabulous idea!
I'd never been before but have always been intrigued when driving by because it looks so nice.
If you don't want to read all the specifics of the meal, just know it's a fabulous restaurant and the food is delicious!
We started with cocktails - Ube Martini (pretty, tasty but quite sweet), Coconut Highball (very balanced and the Coconut was there but not overwhelming), Under Pressure (gorgeous glass, smokey, and nice to sip).
We started with the Chive Biscuits (dainty, maybe 1" cubes, crispy and flakey, served with delicate honey butter). Crab and avocado with citrus pieces (very fresh and great pairings of flavors). Next was the Spinach, Blueberry and Strawberry salad. It was done perfectly with just the right amount of dressing, goat cheese, and pecans.
For our entrees we had lobster fettuccine (DELICIOUS-decent amount of lobster meat and the sauce was fabulous- you could taste the chanterelle mushrooms), seafood fettuccine (AMAZING- the flavor was wonderful! You could taste the asparagus but there were only thinly sliced pieces of it in the dish. All the ingredients were fresh and perfectly cooked). Duck breast with mushroom risotto and a piece of tempura portabello mushroom. Those who eat duck said it was good. The mushroom risotto and the tempura portabello were soooo good. It would be a fabulous idea if they offered the risotto as an entrée!!
We didn't have room for dessert but we were full of DELICIOUS food!!
Excellent atmosphere and food!!

Very smooth experience here recently. It was a beautiful evening and we got a table out front on the patio. The street was pretty quiet. Service was attentive, prompt, and friendly.

We started off with cocktails, Buttermilk Chive Biscuits (served with honey butter) and the Ahi Tuna Tartare. Loved how flakey, buttery, and warm the biscuits were. The tuna tartare was creatively plated, but might have sat in the marinade (chili and soy sauce) a bit too long. It ended up tasting salty and a bit fishy.

As an entree, we shared the New Zealand Rack of Lamb (med rare). It was delicious, served on a bed of asparagus risotto, with carrots and a demi glaze. The desserts looked enticing, but sadly, there wasn't enough room. Maybe I'll get to try some next time :)

Cute lil ambiance, great service, beautifully plated dishes.

This is the kind of place you enjoy because it gives date night and girls brunch vibes, because the menu gives approachable.

However, my dates coffee was served to him stale and cold, my oysters were previously shucked and therefore lacking in delicious flavor. And my pasta was so salty it was inedible. The créme brûlée and cocktails are nice though...so 3 stars.

So I decided to stop in the spot after church. I will say that the ambience is very nice. The spot is overpriced. I got the French toast and the potatoes and eggs. The potatoes were good The food is cool but like I said it's very high priced but the ambience is nice but it's a little overpriced. Of course it wasn't a lot of people in there and it might be because it's overpriced. They probably should bring their prices down just a little bit if they bring their prices down, they just may pack the place out. A little bit more was nice. I came in here by myself, and when I came in there by myself, the hostess, she looked like she was a little bit shocked. I don't know. People sometimes seem a little shock when they see you walk into restaurants by yourself to eat but America needs to get used to people eating by themselves.

Delicious! Took the family out for Saturday morning brunch. We ordered the following:
- Calamari Fritto
- Chorizo Omelette
- Lobster Fettuccine
- Florentine Benedict
- Steak and Eggs
- Wedge Salad

I cannot express how good that lobster fettuccine was. You'll have to order it and taste it yourself!

Ceron Kitchen was great. The food was tasty! The menu was appetizing and had plenty to offer. As my friend and I reviewed the menu, there were several entrees that interested us, but we only had the Brussel sprouts, the fried chicken and waffles, and gnocchi. I'm not a gnocchi fan but my friend loved it! The chicken and waffles with spicy syrup was tasty and perfect for my mood. The Brussels were good but they were fried and the menu didn't state that, so I think they need to clarify the cooking style. I expected roasted Brussels. They were tasty but I preferred roasted and had I known, I would've gotten a different appetizer. Nonetheless, everything was good.

The ambiance was nice! Very airy, clean and bright.
Service: five stars! We had Sky, and she was really helpful with great personality.

FYI: I tried them out on a random weekday at brunch time so it was very light and empty. If you want a popping hour, I'd try them during happy hour times. They had a nice bar too!

Good luck!

Took and introduced more of our friends to Ceron today. I should get a commission, lol. And our friends loved it! I offered to take them to another nice restaurant for our next get together, but they said they wanted to come back here again.

As you can see from our first experience, we had such a great time.
And the good news is that we are BACK to 5 stars.

Quality/Quantity -
Got lucky again, did not know it was Alameda Restaurant week!
Prix Fix dinner available, see picture of menu.
Biscuits - This was good! But 3 small tiny pieces... The butter was actually better than the biscuits, LOL.
Lobster Fettuccine - Wow, I mean wow. This was really good, and a very generous serving of lobster, see both dishes.
Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée - Everyone had different opinions of this dessert. But it was perfect for me, with a good ratio of custard and burnt creme. It was very sweet though, but isn't that to be expected?

American Wagyu Beef Sliders - Just okay.
Pappardelle Frutti Di Mare - My current favorite noodles are pappardelle, but you already know that because you are following me, lol. This dish threw me off, it was more of a cioppino. I expected a "dryer" dish, less soupy. I should have paid more attention to the menu as it did state "tomato broth."
It was nice to get complimentary bread to soak up all that broth.
Also got complimentary champagne as we were celebrating our friend's anniversary, thank you.

Other menus - Lunch, brunch, wine (see wine cellar picture), etc.

Atmosphere - Ceron has construction experience and you can tell from the beautifully detailed build of this place. The "bones" were not changed from Otaez, but definitely upgraded.
Ambiance - Upscale, romantic, dimmed lighting, etc.
See bathroom picture also.
I even like the ceiling tiles. See pictures.
Full bar - The bar area is more lit and lively. Nice to have two different ambiances in the same location. See pictures.
You know it's a classy place if they are willing to light the heat lamps in both the front and rear doors without having outdoor guests, LOL. See pictures.
The bar area is enclosed against the elements; this used to be an open space.
Indoor and bar seating available.
Open 7 days a week from 10am or 11am to 9pm or 10pm. See Yelp or website.
Private parking lot.

Service - Regular door greeter was probably on break, the owner came to greet and help us. He seemed like a very hard worker!
Owner, Vicent, even came and hung out with us for a few minutes, sharing about his new restaurant on Park St. Might go there Monday.
Samantha was good, very engaging. She commented a few times how happy we were and non stop laughing. Hope we were NOT too loud.
BTW, another shout out to our first visit here, Jesus was the perfect team member, so professional and attentive!

Price - $220 + generous tip.

Owner Comment - Congrat to Vicent Ceron and Executive Chef Juan Jaquez. Chef Juan Jaquez is from Paradiso in San Leandro, one of my other favorite restaurants.

Celebrating my birthday at Ceron Kitchen!
Thanks, chef/partner Juan Juarez who prepared 3 courses dinner for my special day.
The food was tasty, especially New York Hudson Valley duck foie gras served on top of brioche and marmalade. Next course was Italian campanelle (bell shape, durum wheat semolina) with cream sauce, breaded then fried mozzarella cheese. For the entree was roasted prime rib with au jus, served with baked Idaho potato, sauteed spinach, feta cheese and Canadian pancetta bacon.

The service was professional, detailed, and attentive.
Thanks to Miguel, who was formerly head bartender at Trabocco Italian restaurant; Karina, who is the bartender, waitress also at Alley and Vine in Alameda and Arnold for your service.
They treated me like part of their family.

I'm so blessed!

We visited Ceron for a birthday celebration. My sister frequents this restaurants and recommended it highly. The ambiance was a little dark, which made reading the menu a little difficult, but other than that, beautiful venue, clean, and very spacious that you didn't feel like you were on top of the next table. Conversations we easily carried across the table and noise level was decent. Appreciated that they had a parking lot, and they looked like a good outdoor seating area with heat lamps (but the day we went was raining).

Service was very attentive and nice. They offered suggestions on both food and drinks. From the host who greeted us to table service, we felt welcomed and they were very friendly.

Food was deliciously prepared and shared between 5 people. My favorite was the pork chop. We also shared bolognese with Parpadelle, duck breast, steak tartare, lamb, hamachi, and calamari. For dessert we had a pastry that had chocolate and hazelnuts and a build your own sundae!

Came here for our Gal-entines event

It was everyone's first time here

I made reservations via YELP

Venue is clean and nicely decorated
There is a bar area and private parking is located in the back of the restaurant

To be honest as a group we were all under impressed with the service, we had to flag down our waitress and ask for water refills and or to order more drinks several times ....... also wasn't very knowledgeable about the menu or basic questions we were asking as again it was everyone's 1st time there Vibe/atmosphere is FLAT No smiles or Thank you's Or HI LADIES ect


Drinks were good !

Food was ok

No major wow factor for me personally maybe I should have ordered something else I got a chorizo scramble and it just ok I think for me it was when I asked for some salsa and I was given a bottle of some sort of hot sauce ...... and I was expecting actual authentic salsa not a bottle of hot sauce lol

The other ladies enjoyed their entrees

Prices are more on the higher end of the spectrum

Total after tip was $500