The omelettes and cronuts are truly spectacular. If you want a great brunch, I am confident this place will deliver. I have been going here for a while now, and the veggie omelette never disappoints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anthony Giang
After a bit of boring classes, my partner and I were looking for a place to grab lunch, and we decided on Foreigner Cafe. This place was pretty awesome. Once you enter, you can check out models of all of the food items they offer and the delicious looking pastries ready to order. The cashier nicely helped us figure out our order and we made our way over to an empty table in the adjoining dining room. The beeper system was also really neat. Eventually our drinks and food arrived to our table and we tucked in. The drinks were honestly not that good, but the food was great. The drinks were very much just normal coffee drinks, however the food had a lot of balance and nuance. I would definitely come back here, but maybe just skip out on the drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dr. Ankita Shethna
I had such a lovely experience at Foreigner Cafe! The food is delicious and beautifully presented — from the fresh avo toast to the indulgent banana-chocolate toast, everything tasted amazing. The atmosphere is rich and inviting, perfect for a cozy brunch. The staff is super friendly and attentive, which made the visit even better.
And the coffee… absolutely on another level! Smooth, rich, and crafted with so much care.
Highly recommend stopping by if you’re in San Mateo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carl Bredl
One of our favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kiran Mehta
Great weekend brunch place. Well prepared and flavorful dishes. Good selection for vegetarians.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
b gee
Nice bacon frisee salad
Food: 4
Service: 4
emre sahin
We came here Saturday for late Brunch. Orange blossom latte was good. Salmon Benedict was not good. Something was missing.
I've been here several times. I was enjoying food.
But something was off today. Atmosphere changed. Food changed. Service was lacking. (They only brought food & drink to table, but no one checked in to see if food was good or if we needed anything else. It wasn't even busy) server spilled the coffee a little bit and didn't even offer to bring napkins :)
Anyways, hope new management will make this space great! New employees need some trainings.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Cindy Orgil
overpriced. food was mediocre. service was ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Jeff S
I got a very European vibe from the taste of the food. My mocha latte was not very sweet which was exactly how I like it. Only complaint was how far apart our 4 orders arrived. I want to say at least 15min apart. With the 2 salmon toasts coming 1st & last. 🤷
Broad variety menu. Food was very tastey. Excellent personable customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chenghui Li
Restroom code 6060
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Madison Sadler
Came on a Monday around lunchtime and had very prompt service! The quiche was delicious, and I loved the dressing on the side salad. The latte was just okay (not very sweet and the tea wasn't as strong as it could have been), but I am picky about my London Fogs so that in no way influences my positive review of this restaurant! They have a sensor you put on your table so that they know where to bring the food, and the atmosphere is great for studying, working, or enjoying a meal with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Colin
Went on the recommendation of a friend before catching a flight, and happy to report that friend is friend indeed! The food here was great and the coffee high quality. The croffles really stole the show in terms of uniqueness and flavor, but the smoked salmon toast was definitely not something to be missed, and offered a delicious salty-savory counterpoint to the delicious Nutella+banana croffles. Everyone was nice, service was quick and clean, and most importantly the food and coffee was super on point. Will be returning on my next trip!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Theron Ji
Cream puff tasted of cleaning solution...seems sus
The omelettes and cronuts are truly spectacular. If you want a great brunch, I am confident this place will deliver. I have been going here for a while now, and the veggie omelette never disappoints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After a bit of boring classes, my partner and I were looking for a place to grab lunch, and we decided on Foreigner Cafe. This place was pretty awesome. Once you enter, you can check out models of all of the food items they offer and the delicious looking pastries ready to order. The cashier nicely helped us figure out our order and we made our way over to an empty table in the adjoining dining room. The beeper system was also really neat. Eventually our drinks and food arrived to our table and we tucked in. The drinks were honestly not that good, but the food was great. The drinks were very much just normal coffee drinks, however the food had a lot of balance and nuance. I would definitely come back here, but maybe just skip out on the drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had such a lovely experience at Foreigner Cafe! The food is delicious and beautifully presented — from the fresh avo toast to the indulgent banana-chocolate toast, everything tasted amazing. The atmosphere is rich and inviting, perfect for a cozy brunch. The staff is super friendly and attentive, which made the visit even better.
And the coffee… absolutely on another level! Smooth, rich, and crafted with so much care.
Highly recommend stopping by if you’re in San Mateo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of our favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great weekend brunch place. Well prepared and flavorful dishes. Good selection for vegetarians.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice bacon frisee salad
Food: 4
Service: 4
We came here Saturday for late Brunch.
Orange blossom latte was good. Salmon Benedict was not good. Something was missing.
I've been here several times. I was enjoying food.
But something was off today. Atmosphere changed. Food changed. Service was lacking. (They only brought food & drink to table, but no one checked in to see if food was good or if we needed anything else. It wasn't even busy) server spilled the coffee a little bit and didn't even offer to bring napkins :)
Anyways, hope new management will make this space great! New employees need some trainings.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
overpriced. food was mediocre. service was ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
I got a very European vibe from the taste of the food. My mocha latte was not very sweet which was exactly how I like it. Only complaint was how far apart our 4 orders arrived. I want to say at least 15min apart. With the 2 salmon toasts coming 1st & last. 🤷
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Croissant was very good! So was the BLT.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Broad variety menu. Food was very tastey. Excellent personable customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restroom code 6060
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came on a Monday around lunchtime and had very prompt service! The quiche was delicious, and I loved the dressing on the side salad. The latte was just okay (not very sweet and the tea wasn't as strong as it could have been), but I am picky about my London Fogs so that in no way influences my positive review of this restaurant! They have a sensor you put on your table so that they know where to bring the food, and the atmosphere is great for studying, working, or enjoying a meal with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Went on the recommendation of a friend before catching a flight, and happy to report that friend is friend indeed! The food here was great and the coffee high quality. The croffles really stole the show in terms of uniqueness and flavor, but the smoked salmon toast was definitely not something to be missed, and offered a delicious salty-savory counterpoint to the delicious Nutella+banana croffles. Everyone was nice, service was quick and clean, and most importantly the food and coffee was super on point. Will be returning on my next trip!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cream puff tasted of cleaning solution...seems sus
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