International House Cafe

Reviews

• Tyler J.

  star star star star_border star_border 28 May 2026

  The I-House is a mixed bag for me. Sometimes I love it. Sometimes I hate it. And I'm here often as it's the closest/really only option I have near my office at California Memorial Stadium.
  
  What I love: their BREAKFAST BURRITOS!! Very affordable ($5), very delicious, very much worth it! Make sure you get in there before 11am for breakfast items.
  
  Also - the view of the Bay from this location is pretty amazing.
  
  What I like: their sandwiches on the lunch menu are pretty good. Although a little pricey (around $10), you at least get a side salad.
  
  What I don't love: the service and the wait time. The last couple times I made a request with my order, it was ignored.
  
  -Tyler

• Melanie Y.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 May 2026

  I've come here twice, and both times have been honestly not great at all - I only visited on request of friends wanting to grab a drink or side salad here. The items on the menu are all not very cheap (~$8-9) for what they actually are. For instance, I most recently ordered a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of fries included and an extra patty inside by recommendation of the cashier. The cashier told me that it would be a "triple decker grilled cheese sandwich," and didn't mention that the patty was an additional $3.50, or that the side of fries were so small I could have eaten all of them in one bite! This order came down to $12.50, and needless to say, I was not satisfied at all with my food at the price point.
  
  The grilled cheese sandwich was lightly burnt on the outside so that I could mostly taste the burntness in every bite, and the wait was quite long (~15 minutes) for an order this small and simple. By the time the order came out, the sandwich was no longer crispy, quite lukewarm, and lacked any sort of flavor, so I dipped the entire thing in ketchup to at least be able to taste something. It was definitely not a "triple decker grilled cheese" like the cashier said, and the quality of the food had me definitely feeling I could make something way better at home. Definitely not a place you'd want to visit if you want quality food at a good price.

• Timothy T.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 21 May 2026

  Honestly, this place is terribly slow on a Saturday afternoon. Wait is over 25mins.
  
  My chicken sandwich was border line cooked as it was slightly pink and stiff on the inside. The portion was quite small as well.
  
  I did appreciate the texture of the burger and the batter for the chicken but for the wait and overall experience it was no worth while.

• Joyce L.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  The Cafe has closed since May 2019. International House Management will discuss the future of the space, so the cafe may potentially be closed more permanently. Stay tuned for news August/ September 2019.

• Jezelle S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 10 May 2026

  We came here during a college trip to view the campus of UC Berkeley. The outside of this cafe is beautiful! The inside? It is alright. Extremely hot in this place. I was not a fan of that at all- Shoot, they needed a fan!
  
  Any how, I ordered some kind of fried chicken sandwich. Waited super long for it and it came out burnt. Not extra crispy, straight up burnt. So I let one of the sassy, feminine male workers know and he said something, but I was not really having it so I asked for a refund. Super rude demeanor. Another employee comes and asks him, "What happened?" He responded, with attitude, "It was too crispy."
  
  ... Yup, you know how I rock. So I cut in their conversation and go, "No. It was not even crispy. That sh*t is burnt." Do not ever.. Ever play with a hungry woman!
  
  Goodness, he was annoying and I know his feelings about me were mutual. I ended up getting my refund and did not order anything else. Definitely will not come back here.