I really wanted to like Lily's. It's a family-run business and I root for them frm my heart in every single day. Their crepes however... is really not that great.
To begin, the crepe itself is off. The texture is too rigid and does not have a thin cushion feel. Try cut it and you'll know. And keep in mind, all good creperies must start with a great crepe.
Then comes the concoctions. There's a wide variety and for a minute or two you feel like everything is going to be amazing. But whoever is coming up withese receipes probably has studied them online and really not figured out the balance you need to strike. Lemon, honey and butter but work but only as a zest.... not drenched in lemon juice. Thousand island dressing soaked pancakes with canned pineapple pieces? And you just do not put fresh hard strawberries and kiwis in a crepe and mush them with overwhelming amounts of cream. The receipes are right. But the owner really does not understand French baking and crepe creation.
On top of this, pile on more things to serve - smoothies, boba, etc. - and you have a very diverse menu with nothing being great.
I would highly recommend the owner to take some basic crepe courses or venture into other local creperies and taste their competition.
I want to cheer for this shop. But I just can't.
H M
The creperíe is in the Crystal Springs Shopping Center. The crepes are well prepared and properly balance in flavor and texture…
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Gulsah Nomak
The crepes are thin and very delicious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle Eliares
Lily's Creperie is a charming small space located in the Crystal Springs Village strip mall in San Mateo. Discovered while charging my EV, this was a great chance to kill time and enjoy an even greater snack. My fiance swore by the lemon crepe and it did not disappoint. I watched Lily make the crepe from scratch, placing fresh batter onto the piping hot griddle and flattening it out into a perfect circle. There's something so satisfying about watching a crepe being made. I love her generous use of butter as well, hoping it was the wonderful type they use in banh mi because if so, french butter is gloriously better. After some ample squeezes of fresh lemon, she folded the crepe, placed it in a to-go container and sprinkled some powdered sugar love with extra love on top in the form of fresh whipped cream. It is a treat worth waiting for, although at the time we went around 2pm, the place only had 2 visitors dining in. Parking is abundant so you should easily find a spot. Which means you should definitely go and give Lily's a visit. Bonus points if you also get the iced ca phe sua da. Amazing iced coffee that is strong enough to wake the dead. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Custom Crepes
Brad
I got a pizza crepe and it tasted just like pizza! It was pretty good and the fresh fruit it came with was really fresh! We got our order to go because we didn't realize there was a place to eat outside next to the store. The to-go container was not ideal for the food as the fruit juices got all mixed up in the crepe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Carolina Pazmiño
Best Matcha ever. I didn’t know about this place.
Kevin Jaskowiak
Stopped in while charging my car. Ordered the classic crepe with lemon and it was GREAT! $9.00 out the door and it was worth every dime. The woman who helped was very nice and even offered water. I ate there and the restaurant was small but clean. Next time you charge your next to Safeway try it out you will not be disappointed. Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Brie Crepe
sau
yum! crepes were bomb :3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Duong Duong
Sweet little shop. My daughter loved her Nutella crepe. I need to try all the other dishes.
I really wanted to like Lily's. It's a family-run business and I root for them frm my heart in every single day. Their crepes however... is really not that great.
To begin, the crepe itself is off. The texture is too rigid and does not have a thin cushion feel. Try cut it and you'll know. And keep in mind, all good creperies must start with a great crepe.
Then comes the concoctions. There's a wide variety and for a minute or two you feel like everything is going to be amazing. But whoever is coming up withese receipes probably has studied them online and really not figured out the balance you need to strike. Lemon, honey and butter but work but only as a zest.... not drenched in lemon juice. Thousand island dressing soaked pancakes with canned pineapple pieces? And you just do not put fresh hard strawberries and kiwis in a crepe and mush them with overwhelming amounts of cream. The receipes are right. But the owner really does not understand French baking and crepe creation.
On top of this, pile on more things to serve - smoothies, boba, etc. - and you have a very diverse menu with nothing being great.
I would highly recommend the owner to take some basic crepe courses or venture into other local creperies and taste their competition.
I want to cheer for this shop. But I just can't.
The creperíe is in the Crystal Springs Shopping Center. The crepes are well prepared and properly balance in flavor and texture…
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The crepes are thin and very delicious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lily's Creperie is a charming small space located in the Crystal Springs Village strip mall in San Mateo. Discovered while charging my EV, this was a great chance to kill time and enjoy an even greater snack. My fiance swore by the lemon crepe and it did not disappoint. I watched Lily make the crepe from scratch, placing fresh batter onto the piping hot griddle and flattening it out into a perfect circle. There's something so satisfying about watching a crepe being made. I love her generous use of butter as well, hoping it was the wonderful type they use in banh mi because if so, french butter is gloriously better. After some ample squeezes of fresh lemon, she folded the crepe, placed it in a to-go container and sprinkled some powdered sugar love with extra love on top in the form of fresh whipped cream. It is a treat worth waiting for, although at the time we went around 2pm, the place only had 2 visitors dining in. Parking is abundant so you should easily find a spot. Which means you should definitely go and give Lily's a visit. Bonus points if you also get the iced ca phe sua da. Amazing iced coffee that is strong enough to wake the dead. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Custom Crepes
I got a pizza crepe and it tasted just like pizza! It was pretty good and the fresh fruit it came with was really fresh! We got our order to go because we didn't realize there was a place to eat outside next to the store. The to-go container was not ideal for the food as the fruit juices got all mixed up in the crepe.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Best Matcha ever. I didn’t know about this place.
Stopped in while charging my car. Ordered the classic crepe with lemon and it was GREAT! $9.00 out the door and it was worth every dime. The woman who helped was very nice and even offered water. I ate there and the restaurant was small but clean. Next time you charge your next to Safeway try it out you will not be disappointed. Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Brie Crepe
yum! crepes were bomb :3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sweet little shop. My daughter loved her Nutella crepe. I need to try all the other dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nutella
yum! crepes were bomb :3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Been there for over a year , I honestly love their crepes . Truth from a French person .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always friendly, always delicious.
Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly.
Dishes worse than I remembered from several years ago. No buttery browning on crepe bottoms. Choice of fillings uninspiring.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Good place for a quick bite and conversation. Relaxed environment and staff is friendly. Food is not as flavorful as other Crepe places I’ve been to.
Every crepe was yummy but the mixed berry and Nutella was amazing!
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