Monday from 11:00-3:00, Closed for Dinner
Tuesday - Thursday from 11:00-3:00 Happy Hour from 3:00-5:00 Dinner from 5:00-8:30
Friday and Saturday from 10:30-3:00 Happy Hour from 3:00-5:00 Dinner from 5:00-9:30
Sunday from 10:30- 3:00 and Dinner from 5:00 - 8:00
More information about our catering services is forthcoming. In the meantime, here are some sample menus:
Even though this page is under construction, Shelby's catering services are not. If you have a catering need, please use the contact form to make your inquiries.
Shelbys serves French-California bistro cuisine featuring regional American-European cooking influenced by culinary traditions from around the world.
We invite you to taste our fresh cuisine.
Chef Arno says, "French bistro food is my favorite - steak frites, a two-inch high quiche Lorraine with bacon and onions, a salad with an egg on top finished with a perfect soy vinaigrette, a croque Monsieur , some steamed mussles and a glass of champagne, or a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon.
"Or for lunch, our wonderful most popular grilled chicken and mango salad, a house made soup made from scratch, a perfect pasta for the cold days, extra yummy sandwiches and real german bratwurst or wiener schnitzel.
"These are foods that represent the most important kind of cooking there is because they're rooted in tradition. So we thought of running a restaurant that's more on the casual side. I decided to explore and deepen the culinary heritage that I admire so much."
Shelby's can be, and should be, whatever you need it to be. It's a casual place, a social place, a place where people come to relax talk and to eat.
A kind of home to food lovers.
Great food coupled with a memorable social experience has always been Arno Kober's focus. "Our food is serious, but we want people to have a good time with it."
A native of Germany, Arno began his culinary career at a very young age. He served as an apprentice in Stuttgart in Southern Germany at the French Restaurant Soerenberg. After four years and completing his studies in the kitchen, Arno relocated to Rudesheim on the Rhine Riverwhere he served as Commis de Cuisine in the upscale Hotel Traube. Continuing on his culinary journey, he then served as Commis De Cuisine at Hotel St. Raphael and Chef de Cuisine at Borchers Restaurant both located in Hamburg, Germany.
In 1994, Arno relocated to Oaxaca, Mexico to work at the Hotel Victoria as Sous Chef. Two years later, Arno moved to California and served as Personal Chef for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. After working with the Railroad, Arno took several trips around the U.S. to New Orleans, Miami, Los Angeles, Utah and Orlando. His experiences in Mexico and throughout the U.S. brought multicultural flare to his cuisine. Arno then settled in Oakland, California and served as Chef de Partie at the Waterfront Plaza Hotel at Jack London Square.
In 2005, Arno and two business partners took over the Shelby's Restaurant in Orinda, California which became a destination restaurant known for its innovative, compelling cuisine. The restaurant features Arno's French influenced Contemporary California cuisine presented in a classically elegant space
