Best Seasonal Restaurants in San Mateo

We arrived far before the time of our reservation. They were still able to seat us right away. We sat outside, but the heaters kept us warm. Service was warm, efficient, and friendly. We started with beets with burrata and toast and then a pizza (great crust!). We thought about dessert but we were already plenty full with just these two dishes.

Had our annual neighborhood anniversary dinner here; and were not disappointed! I had the grilled Kampachi with Asian chimichurri with grilled Brussels Sprouts and Broccolini, and he had the spicy Alaskan cod fish tacos, and our kid had the trio of ceviche and spicy ahi tuna poke appetizer samplers. Everything was tasty and excellent! Especially our kids' order and mine! Then, our server, a nice lady named Sonam kindly brought us a dessert menu where we chose the pineapple upside down cake and she recommended the coconut ice cream to go with it; and it was absolutely wonderful; we felt transported to Hawaii! The restaurant treated us to one dessert on our anniversary; which was so kind! We left a nice tip also! Decor was nicely upscale tropical for our anniversary too; and background music was pleasant and not too loud for a conversation. TVs were on to watch the all-star B-Ball. A perfect evening with the family!

Excellent food and service especially considering it’s a holiday weekend and everywhere is booked. Our waiter was fantastic remembering everything and making suggestions.

Our dining experience at Central Park Bistro was very lovely. The food and it presentation were great. We really enjoyed the ambiance, and our waiters name was Oz, and he recommended my wine which was very nice, and helped me choose between 2 entrees, and I loved his choice. Can not wait to go back. Janis Hennessy

Great place for Happy Hour/Dinner. Appetizers are tasty and filling enough where you can turn happy hour into a dinner. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. A group of 4 of us had pretty lose the entire appetizer menu.