Central Park Bistro
181 E 4th Ave, San Mateo
(650) 558-8401
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Mehmet and Enzo welcomed us like family. Wonderful service, wonderful food, and a beautiful lovely place to have a dinner. 
The service was beyond impeccable. They accommodated my mom's no sodium diet and remembered to light a candle without my telling them it was her birthday. I've been here many times over the years and appreciate this restaurant so much.
Excellent food choices on the prix fixed dinner on New Years Eve. Wonderful and attentive server. Couldn't be better.
I do not want to say anything.
You must see this restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We turned up on the wrong date by mistake, but the restaurant handled it brilliantly and were able to accommodate us without any fuss. The staff were friendly and attentive, and the head waiter was especially great. All in all, it was a wonderful experience and we'll definitely be back.
I reserved our Thanksgiving dinner a week ahead because the restaurant's website and OpenTable menu advertised turkey as the featured dish. That was the only reason we chose this place. When we arrived, we were told there was no turkey at all (!), and even the staff seemed unaware. The misleading information completely ruined what was supposed to be a special holiday meal.
Early bird deal is wonderful & tasty. But, by the time the restaurant fills up the noise is brutal. Service is excellent
We received excellent service, it is a real neighborhood gem. There were 3 of us and all of our food was very well prepared and tasty. We were all very happy and well taken care of
We ate outdoors and were comfortable with heaters Everything was wonderful! Delicious food..we 4 shared several dishes. Short rib parpadelle was amazing as was the crème brûlée We shall return!
Great place to have a tasty, quality meal with good, friendly service. Reliable every time I go there. They enjoy what they do!
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The four of us immensely enjoyed our dinners! We all had a different entrees and shared three appetizers. All were flavorful and beautifully displayed. We finished our meal with the toffee cake with vanilla ice cream which was delightful! The service was excellent and the staff was very friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Giving this a five stars because the food was amazing. There were a couple hiccups, but it was overall a great dinner. I had the burrata and the truffle ravioli both were amazing. We couldn't find street parking anywhere near the restaurant and ended up parking in the Luckys parking garage. It took a long time to get the food and we had tickets to a show, otherwise great. I wish we would've had more time to relax and enjoy dinner, but it was a rush to eat and leave.
Nothing but the best here! My family love it here and they have always delivered great service and food! A+ experience!
There was a large birthday party which explained noise level because after they left it was possible to have a conversation. Food was very good particularly short ribs Benedict. Service very friendly.
We went for their early 3 course prix fixe. There were ample choices ( 3 salads and 3 pastas and grilled salmon for the regular price plus 4 types of gelato. My companion had the ribeye for the higher priced offering and said it was good and he would eat it again. The staff was pleasant and accommodating to everyone and helped a neighboring table celebrate a birthday. The ribeye came with super crunchy fries and little pots of ketchup and spicy mayo and a little pitcher of steak sauce. It was topped by 3 asparagus stalks. The salmon was also a substantial portion. It came with a drape of spinach and on top of a bed of quinoa with onions, cucumber and orange segments. I could have done without the orange segments. The steak came exactly the temperature that was ordered and the salmon was cooked through but not tough/dry. The downsides: parking is a bear, and the noise level from a big party and a table of 6 right next to us was a lot. It's a small , well decorateddin8ng room. Don't know why they need the 2 big screen TVs, but the World Series was on while we ate.
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