San Mateo Restaurant Guide & Dining Reviews

“great service, great food, greatpeople

“We are eating and this woman who reminds of a warden keeps on walking and stopping at our table. Thoroughly annoyed with this, I asked her if anything was wrong. She asked me if there was something wrong with my des...

“Their service is poor and the prices are very high.

“Have eaten here many times and always had good food and friendly service. A bit noisy and crowded as to ambience, but keep going back because food is good and service is quick.

“We found this deli to be great!There pasta to die for.

“As a mother of two I really look forward to family night out when I don't have to cook. This was the wrong place! Bread was stale and as tough as a leather shoe. All food (meat, seafood, veggies) are brought out raw...

“i used to go here with my grandmother way way back in the day and the food was very good (and i was a picky lil girl!!) by the way this was when thrifty's and round table were still around!!

“New dark, pendent light-illuminated interior, part of San Mateo Cal- Trains station complex. When we asked hostess for a seat by window, we were informed that all seating is assigned when reservations are made--thi...

“Went here for a family dinner and had a wonderful meal. The staff is friendly and the food was the best I have had outside of downtown San Francisco. I usually won't eat chinese unless it's at my favorite place in ...

“Visited the restaurant with my wife and was highly disgusted with the food. First, the hamachi (yellow tail) was extremely old and was changing a color. Second, food was extremely salty. The chef in the kitchen w...

“I was at the restaurant last Saturday with a party of 8 people. Everyone was pleased with their dinner order. The food was served hot. I eat there frequently and have always enjoyed both the meal and the service.

“Hotaru is one of my favorite Japanese restaurants in the area! What I love about Hotaru is that you can get a variety of types of food there--bento boxes, sushi, noodles, and rice dishes. I really enjoy getting th...

“Over the years, we've eaten at 231 Ellsworth on numerous occasions, sometimes for special events, but just as many times, if not more, simply because it's good. Having dined there over the last couple of decades, we...

“I have been to 231 Ellsworth many times, and I have to say that it is my favorite restaurant for fine dinning. Do yourself a treat and order the five course tasting menu with the wine paring. You will not find a bet...

“I'm a local who has eaten at the restaurant several times and has seen the restaurant grow from an unknown facility to a well-established dining room. Seamless transition of quality and experience from reknowned Che...