Wence's - Pleasant Hill

#18 - Seafood - Pleasant Hill, American, Serves Happy-hour Food
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Wence's

Wence's
4.0 / 5 (611 reviews)

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A popular neighborhood seafood spot with a sunny patio, generous portions and memorable dishes like Rockefeller oysters and lobster chowder, ideal for date nights and special occasions. Diners praise the desserts and brunch but note inconsistent cooking (overdone proteins, oily pasta), spotty service (long waits, inattentive or curt servers) and cold bread at times. The restaurant is lively and often loud, parking is shared and limited, and reservations are recommended; vegetarian entrée options are scarce.

Last update: 17.01.2026 from: Sarah

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★ 4 / 5 from 611 reviews
charlie
15.10.2024

Had a rough services night at one our favorite places tonight. They were busy but our server failed to bring drinks, by like 25 minutes. Usually a great experience but not tonight.

cindy-handlin-firefi
15.10.2024

Ordered fish and chips..it was deep fried and I was sick rest of the day. The inside dining room is way too noisy hard to hear yourself speak Parking: Small lot to service 3 restaurants

melissa-g-squirrel77
15.10.2024

Have enjoyed this restaurant for many years but last night had new server named Chris who truly elevated the experience. Well done Chris!

sarah
15.10.2024

Wences is always great. Only thing that was a slight bummer, ordered mussels and at least 6 of them did not open. There's no way they didn't notice that as they were serving them. The oysters, hamachi crisp and scallops were awesome though. We love this spot and will be back!

jeffrey
15.10.2024

The only issue we had was the bread that we asked for the table came refrigerator cold with brick hard butter. I called the server over and pointed out the issue and she said they served their bread cold and butter had to be refrigerated. She came back with slightly toasted bread with the same ice cold butter which you could not spread. I suggest Wences looks at other quality restaurants that serve bread and butter at room temperature. The entrees were very good.

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