Avenida Restaurant

201 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo
(650) 781-3637

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Serena

This is the second time we have been here. We ordered so much food, which caused us to have a lot of leftover, but we wanted to try different plates we haven't tried the last time. I loved their, kare kare, their lumpia, their pork and chicken adobo, pinakbet with garlic rice. Yummy.

Calvin

Service was great! We came right when they opened. The lumpia was perfect! And the corned beef sinigang was sarap! Portions are sizable. So eating family style would be the best choice. Will come back again with a bigger group. Only because I wanted to try more of their options!

Cate

This was our first time going and it did not disappoint! The food was delicious and the wait staff was very friendly. We shared a bunch of food family style and it was definitely the way to go. We didn't regret anything we ordered, will definitely come back next time we are on this side of the bay!

jacque

Service was slow. We ordered sinigang and the okra was raw. Pansit, lection kawali are all small portion. Sinigang was a little salty. Pansit taste good.

Sean

We enjoyed our first visit to Avenida Restaurant. I was happy to see they had clearly labeled vegetarian options available on the menu! We enjoyed the Tokwa't Tokwa (crispy tofu), Vegetarian Pancit Bihon and Spinach ala Pobre, while my husband enjoyed his Bangus ala Pobre.

Benjamin

All the food was excellent and like nothing I have had before. Our waitress, Sam was awesome.

Opentable Diner

The food and ambiance was superb! We enjoyed our delicious food w/ great service. Will definitely becoming back!

Bill Joe

Bland vegetables. Boiled. Mounded on a plate, then smothered in gelatinous grey slime. Served

As for the other dish, it was remarked by another at the table "I don't like this kind of boiled meat format"

P.S. your sauces shouldn't jiggle.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

J H

Avenida was an elusive restaurant for us to visit since the wait times are so long ! We got lucky and got seated with no reservations within 5 minutes on a saturday evening. Truly lucky.

It was with much anticipation that we got to finally taste the food here. The food didn’t quite meet expectations but it was still very good. My favorite dish was the Shrimp Gambas. There was happy hour on the weeknd’s, so we got the dish for a great price !

Overall, the staff was great. I had a fun time here. The inside was very beautiful, and the underrated it for the holidays.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Fried Rice, Crispy Pata

nimi vashi

The food is good but they could have easily seated us at a better table which they didn't. They acted pricey although a lot of tables were empty because we hadn't made a reservation. Tried it once but won't go again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Justin Odiamar

Dj was a great server to us! Food was awesome. Five stars to everything. Thank you dj!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Kare-Kare

Steven Garcia

The food was good but, I thought it was overpriced. Ambiance was really nice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Kenneth Wong

The food here is great. We always ordered crispy pork knuckles. It's super crispy, but the meat is very tender. The place is a very nice and relaxing atmosphere. The service is very nice as well. They are very accommodating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork BBQ Skewers

Matthew C

This restaurant has been on my radar for awhile and decided to bring some friends along. This place is modern, I like the setting and vibe. I was disappointed because the food was not authentic Filipino food. The presentations are great, I'll give you that but the food threw my taste buds aside. We ordered Lumpia & Chicken Inasal for the appetizers and to start for the Mains, we chose Lechon Kawali & Beef Kare-Kare. Lumpia was good, Chicken Inasal was burnt and dry on the inside (yes it was soft but not delicious), Lechon Kawali was alright (I had better), and the Beef Kare-Kare did not have its thick content, it was liquid (beef was tender). I was stoke to try the desserts but we chose not to. If the food doesn't match my scale, then it won't be the same for desserts. Cocktails are alcohol, they never disappoint. Service overall was great, though busy on a Saturday night, we were not upset. This restaurant has potential, work towards the dishes and maybe I or other people who agree will understand.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Sherwin Wong

Fantastic, authentic Filipino restaurant. Highly recommend their lechon kawali, chicken & pork adobo and beef bulalo soup

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken and Pork Adobo, Pandan and Halo Halo, Beef Salpicao, White Rice Garlic Rice

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