Cork and Fork

I ordered a $12 burger, well, something that wants to resemble a burger, at least. Fries were cold.

A frozen, filler filled patty was served and tasted nasty. The quality and quantity of food is way overpriced. Surrounding area restaurants charge less for fresh made, thick 100% beef patties with fresh made hot fries and full table service.

Owner is arrogant, rude to guests. From my observation he does not care for children as patrons. Note: I did not bring any children with me during my visit.

This is not a sit down, be served restaurant, i.e. you must leave your table to stand in line to order your table's meals. You get your own drinks, and sometimes your own condiments. The staff will bring your plates to your table, but don't expect the staff to return to the table to replenish any items or bring any little extras. The self-serve aspect doesn't match the overpriced meals.

I won't be returning. Poor food quality and poor service for the prices charged. I gave one star, because I had to give a minimum star count.

This is our second bad experience at this establishment, but before I go into specifics I would like to explain the reason I gave two stars.

One star for ambiance.

And one star for being open.

My husband and I decided to get take-out tonight for our son and ourselves.  With all this black Friday madness, we wanted to support a local business.  Although we had a previous unpleasant experience (way tough ribs) with Cork and Fork, we decided, against our better judgement, to try them out again. We thought if we just stayed far away from the ribs that we would be fine. Not the case.

We ordered the East Bay Burger, Chicken Ceasar Salad, Pineapple Tacos, and a side of Southern fries.

East Bay Burger:
So we take partial responsibility for this disaster, as we did request chicken instead of the ground beef because they have no chicken sandwiches on the menu.  However, we were assured that the request could be met.  The chicken was all cut into bite sized pieces (I'm assuming it is the same chicken on the Ceasar salad) and had no flavor. The burger came with blue cheese, carmelized onions, and red bell peppers.  It barely even showed from between the pieces of bread and was no where close to being worth 12 dollars.  With that kind of price tag you would think that the ingredients would be of quality, but they were meager in the serving size and generic. The criss cut fries were colder than cold, and completely dried out. Not even edible.

Chicken Ceasar Salad:
Originally, i had asked for the mandarin poppy salad but the man informed me that i was looking at his old menu online, which is a minor mistake but inconvenient to the customer. So, for 9 dollars, I received a small (and I mean small) salad that had wilted lettus, soggy croutons, tasteless chicken, and dressing that was, for lack of a better term, gross.  I've had better dressing from a bottle. Horrible.

Pineapple Tacos:
Well, first of all, I ordered chicken, and instead received pork, which actually ended up being a blessing in disguise because we saw how the chicken was from the previous two dishes. The pork was juicy, texture was substantial, and flavor was decent.  But the lettus, cheese, and tomatoes were meager and did not add anything to the tacos.  Came with a small side of chips. Cost 9 dollars.

side of Southern fries:
All these were, for 4 dollars, were the same cold, dried out criss cut fries with some seasonings on top. Tasted like paprika and cheyenne. Unedible as well.

You can say that maybe take out is not their thing, but for 40 dollars there should be some standards.  I am appalled at both of my experiences and feel like a fool for returning.  Way overpriced for substandard quality.  Beware.

I live in the area and was looking for a place that had really good food and a decent price and thats why I just fell in love with the Cork and FOrk! Everything I have tried from their BBQ Pork Pizza to the Boston Burger has exceeded my expectations. Not only that but the service is is wonderful. They dont hover over you but are attentive when your glass is getting empty or need a box. :)  I really have fallen in love with food and people that work there. I know that no matter what kind of a day I have had I can always count on them to being a smile to my face.