My Sister, Sister-in-law, and I are here from the East Coast. in looking for nice brunch places we found Bay Watch. We can’t wait express how great the food was: choices, freshness, and overall taste. We absolutely loved the dining experience. However, more importantly was the service. Our waiter was Tony, he must be the star of the establishment. He was engaging, funny, and clearly knows how to keep the customers happy.
Having Tony and enjoying the food only reinforces Baywatch being the best in San Mateo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stas Karchevskiy
Do you enjoy below average food and service for average prices? Then you'll love this place! Not much to say, except that it was open when most places on B were closed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Steve
$10 for a side of bacon and $5 for coffee is ridiculous
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Layanrd Bloom
The workers are wonderful the food is delicious- I ordered the chilaquiles and they were some of the best I've ever had.
Ali Al-husseini
Salmon Omelet was phenomenal.
Generous portions
Bay Potatoes very tasty
Bob Rose
Voted (by me) as the best place for breakfast in downtown San Mateo. I've been coming here for 9 years, and I've not had a bad meal. Friendly staff, generally quick service, good price, great food.
My favorite menu item is the fruit crepes with strawberry yogurt filling. 🤤
Felix Reyes
Definitely worth a visit. Food was delicious and the staff was very nice.
Craig Scott
Potatoes were undercooked - soft with no color. Pancakes and breakfast sausage were both dry and gritty. Eggs, bacon toast were all just ok. Nothing special. The tabasco sauce was the best part of the meal. Overall just super underwhelming, especially given the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Ismael Gabaldon
Not that busy at 10 am. They give you a pitcher so you can refresh your coffee everytime. The menu has a lot of options. I got an Spanish omelette with no cheese that probably is around 500 cal. Also got a single blueberry pancake that's like 170 cal, I only had the half.
The place overall has nice vibes of American diner, quiet place to stop by in the morning. Definitely coming back.
A solid traditional breakfast place, no frills. Coffee wasn’t bad, service was great. Portion sizes are great, so refreshing to be at a breakfast place in the bay with solid portions. Plenty of options, as other reviews mentioned above the country potatoes are pretty bad, unseasoned etc. I got a skillet which was good at masking the inadequacies but had to add a lot of seasoning. Will be coming back, best breakfast spot I’ve been to in San Mateo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
HarsH parkar
Overall excellent place, we had a executive level meeting there with one of our partner and experience was pleasing ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Michelle Morales
We used to be regulars at Bay Watch, but sadly the experience has really gone down hill over the past few years. The biggest offense is that they changed their hashbrowns from the classic shredded kind to these horrible kind of chopped style that don’t ever get crispy…just tough and chewy. Please bring the original ones back!
Also the service was really bad this last time we went. It wasn’t even busy and there seemed to be plenty of staff. We had to ask for our server to come back to take our order after waiting a while. Our table had no ketchup bottle so we asked for more. Never came. I just finally got up and took one from another table. It was almost empty. Eventually had to get up and take a second bottle from another table because no one came to check on us. Had to ask for the check twice. Just not great overall. Sad to write this because we really used to come here almost every weekend. :(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Daniel Ramirez
Everything was great, the cashier Cindy was super friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Waffle
Star Wilkinson
Unpretentious, clean, comfortable American dinner. Great service fast and super tasty. Waffle and chicken, Eggs Benedict, bottomless coffee and pitcher of water at the table. I would totally recommend for anyone who wants a peaceful attractive and clean place. I can't praise the cook and staff enough.
My Sister, Sister-in-law, and I are here from the East Coast. in looking for nice brunch places we found Bay Watch. We can’t wait express how great the food was: choices, freshness, and overall taste. We absolutely loved the dining experience. However, more importantly was the service. Our waiter was Tony, he must be the star of the establishment. He was engaging, funny, and clearly knows how to keep the customers happy.
Having Tony and enjoying the food only reinforces Baywatch being the best in San Mateo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do you enjoy below average food and service for average prices? Then you'll love this place! Not much to say, except that it was open when most places on B were closed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
$10 for a side of bacon and $5 for coffee is ridiculous
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The workers are wonderful the food is delicious- I ordered the chilaquiles and they were some of the best I've ever had.
Salmon Omelet was phenomenal.
Generous portions
Bay Potatoes very tasty
Voted (by me) as the best place for breakfast in downtown San Mateo. I've been coming here for 9 years, and I've not had a bad meal. Friendly staff, generally quick service, good price, great food.
My favorite menu item is the fruit crepes with strawberry yogurt filling. 🤤
Definitely worth a visit. Food was delicious and the staff was very nice.
Potatoes were undercooked - soft with no color. Pancakes and breakfast sausage were both dry and gritty. Eggs, bacon toast were all just ok. Nothing special. The tabasco sauce was the best part of the meal. Overall just super underwhelming, especially given the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Not that busy at 10 am. They give you a pitcher so you can refresh your coffee everytime. The menu has a lot of options. I got an Spanish omelette with no cheese that probably is around 500 cal. Also got a single blueberry pancake that's like 170 cal, I only had the half.
The place overall has nice vibes of American diner, quiet place to stop by in the morning. Definitely coming back.
Vegetarian options: Omelette
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancakes and an English
Great breakfast there
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Waffle
Restaurantji Recommends
A solid traditional breakfast place, no frills. Coffee wasn’t bad, service was great. Portion sizes are great, so refreshing to be at a breakfast place in the bay with solid portions. Plenty of options, as other reviews mentioned above the country potatoes are pretty bad, unseasoned etc. I got a skillet which was good at masking the inadequacies but had to add a lot of seasoning. Will be coming back, best breakfast spot I’ve been to in San Mateo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Overall excellent place, we had a executive level meeting there with one of our partner and experience was pleasing ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We used to be regulars at Bay Watch, but sadly the experience has really gone down hill over the past few years. The biggest offense is that they changed their hashbrowns from the classic shredded kind to these horrible kind of chopped style that don’t ever get crispy…just tough and chewy. Please bring the original ones back!
Also the service was really bad this last time we went. It wasn’t even busy and there seemed to be plenty of staff. We had to ask for our server to come back to take our order after waiting a while. Our table had no ketchup bottle so we asked for more. Never came. I just finally got up and took one from another table. It was almost empty. Eventually had to get up and take a second bottle from another table because no one came to check on us. Had to ask for the check twice. Just not great overall. Sad to write this because we really used to come here almost every weekend. :(
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Everything was great, the cashier Cindy was super friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Waffle
Unpretentious, clean, comfortable American dinner. Great service fast and super tasty. Waffle and chicken, Eggs Benedict, bottomless coffee and pitcher of water at the table. I would totally recommend for anyone who wants a peaceful attractive and clean place. I can't praise the cook and staff enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Waffle, Smoked Salmon Benedict
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