FOOD & WINE

The menu at Rose’s Café takes its inspiration from Italy. The philosophy behind the food is all about simplicity - using the best and freshest of ingredients to create flavors that represent the Bay Area. The use of local ingredients ensures freshness and helps support the immediate local farmers and vendors.

When serving food that is simple, flaws can be exposed. To lessen those flaws, the chefs start with great product, and then accent that greatness with careful preparation. The product philosophy is strict: much of the produce used at Rose’s Café is organic and from small local farms; the meats are all natural (no hormones, antibiotics, insecticides or herbicides are used in the feed or on the pastures), and the only fish served are local, Pacific Northwest fish, or hook & line caught fish; the cheeses are Italian or locally produced; the flours are organically grown including our polenta, beans & grains; only the best available oils, vinegars, spices, grains & pasta are used (and fresh pastas are made daily onsite); the milk is organic, the coffee is from Café Roma and is roasted daily; hot teas are from Far Leaves in Berkeley, iced tea and other spices are from the San Francisco Spice Company. Our bakers arrive at 3am every morning to bake from scratch the breads, rolls, focaccia, pastries, pizza dough, sorbetti, jams, ice creams & desserts.

The wines of Rose’s Café are designed to complement the food and provide a great value for our customers. The wine list offers many selections by the glass and by the bottle, and focuses on providing unique wines from Italy and the United States’ best wine regions.

At least two times a year Rose’s Café combines the best of our food & our wine by offering a 4-course paired wine dinner featuring one of our premier wineries and profiling the food of that season. Join our mailing list to keep informed of these fabulous events.