Food here is amazing and the staff is super nice! Will come back for dinner again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gorden Wong
Great foods, great service. Please note that if you pay by credit card, it is not a restaurant category.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Felix Murphy
Great food, the staff were very kind and accommodating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pin Yuan
Very disappointed with the food. Went based on good reviews on Google but was very disappointed. Food did not taste good. Ordered beef pho and vegetable pho and neither one was good.
Food: 1
Angie Tseng
I just had a lovely family dinner at Rin Tei and could not be happier. My large party of kids and adults all loved their meals, and the servers were so kind and accommodating. I think it's best characterized as different Asian dishes (like pho and curries) but with a Japanese flair. The food is fresh and carefully prepared and not too heavy. We found the portions to be ample, especially the noodle soups. They also have an eclectic drink menu with Japanese craft beers. Rin-Tei is a little off the beaten path but you should seek it out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ramon Ortiz
Took a late night business meeting here, had the plum wine and foh. Both were very very delicious! I would return on my own.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Harvey
Delicious food! The Pho was great and we enjoyed the appetizers we got (chicken croquettes and shrimp spring rolls). Definitely a great place to stop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho Lunch Set Regular Vietnamese Rice Noodle with Beef Broth, Veggie Fresh Spring Rolls
Yongjin Jin
The restaurant owner was incredibly kind, and the vegetable pho had a wonderfully clean and refreshing taste.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Hornor
Go here to eat. Great service the dinner for 2 bill was 100$, but everything is expensive these days. Presentation was good. Flavor was good. Very happy with our experience. Staff was exceptional
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vincent
the portion is very small. The curry seems to be packaged product from the supermarket. The meat is not well seasoned and possibly has been staying in the fridge for some time now. The services are good. But the prices are outrageous. Two curry rice for 80 bucks after everything. The only good thing is there’s not a line in peak hours
Was excited to try this place out. Sadly the food was a underwhelming. Which is too bad, because the service was excellent! Our waitress was extremely attentive.
Thai Fried Chicken: juicy, with really tasty seasoning! In my opinion was the item with the most flavor among what we got.
Creamy Soy Pho: A very unique dish that I was looking forward to the most. Although I enjoyed the noodles, the broth did not taste as if the flavor was all there, as if the creaminess tasted a bit diluted? I’ll give it a plus for being filled to the brim with chicken, mushrooms, and toppings, but perhaps that should be expected from a $25 dish.
Keema Curry: Great presentation, lacking in flavor. The curry had a barely noticeable mild spice to it, which was very disappointing. The rest of the dish was basic. Would have liked to taste way more spices from the curry. For a $23 price tag on top of this, I can’t say I would recommend this.
Again, for the excellent service I’d still rate this place overall at 4/5. But food overall was quite underwhelming with all the entrees lacking in flavor/spice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Halah Mansour
If I could give this place more than 5 stars I would. The papaya salad and creamy mushroom chicken pho were two of the best things I’ve ever had. The staff are super sweet and welcoming, I had a great time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Papaya Salad, Creamy Soy Milk Pho with Mushrooms and Chicken
Mary Chang
I really like Rin Tei. Not exactly Japanese fare, no sashimi and rolls. But it’s kind like an Asian fusion joint. I always get the chicken rice. It’s always yummy. Not a massive and overwhelming menu and the soups are good too. The only pain is the parking, but that’s pretty much everywhere in San Mateo. I’ve been here 5 times and will keep going back. I don’t want to think too hard about food so this place is perfect for me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Rice with Miso-Ginger Sauce, Creamy Soy Milk Pho with Men Tai, Chicken Rice, Octopus Carpaccio, Creamy Soy Milk Pho with Mushrooms and Chicken, Thai Fried Chicken
Jason Lam
The food is good. However this is a pricey place consider the size of the dish. We ordered the cod and tofu. They don't even add any onions or side ingredients to fluff up the dish. The presentation is just too glaringly simple. I am not a foodie but I think considering the price, at least dress up the dish a bit. It maybe a good date place for young couples. For someone like me who cooks everyday and enjoy cooking, this is not a place for me. Again, the flavor of the food is there.
Parking: Mainly street parking. There is a parking lot across the street.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cod Hotpot
Eric Shao
Cocknut milk chicken tastes terrible. Very overpriced
Food here is amazing and the staff is super nice! Will come back for dinner again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great foods, great service. Please note that if you pay by credit card, it is not a restaurant category.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, the staff were very kind and accommodating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very disappointed with the food. Went based on good reviews on Google but was very disappointed. Food did not taste good. Ordered beef pho and vegetable pho and neither one was good.
Food: 1
I just had a lovely family dinner at Rin Tei and could not be happier. My large party of kids and adults all loved their meals, and the servers were so kind and accommodating. I think it's best characterized as different Asian dishes (like pho and curries) but with a Japanese flair. The food is fresh and carefully prepared and not too heavy. We found the portions to be ample, especially the noodle soups. They also have an eclectic drink menu with Japanese craft beers. Rin-Tei is a little off the beaten path but you should seek it out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Took a late night business meeting here, had the plum wine and foh. Both were very very delicious! I would return on my own.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food! The Pho was great and we enjoyed the appetizers we got (chicken croquettes and shrimp spring rolls). Definitely a great place to stop!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Pho Lunch Set Regular Vietnamese Rice Noodle with Beef Broth, Veggie Fresh Spring Rolls
The restaurant owner was incredibly kind, and the vegetable pho had a wonderfully clean and refreshing taste.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Go here to eat. Great service the dinner for 2 bill was 100$, but everything is expensive these days. Presentation was good. Flavor was good. Very happy with our experience. Staff was exceptional
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
the portion is very small. The curry seems to be packaged product from the supermarket. The meat is not well seasoned and possibly has been staying in the fridge for some time now. The services are good. But the prices are outrageous. Two curry rice for 80 bucks after everything. The only good thing is there’s not a line in peak hours
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Was excited to try this place out. Sadly the food was a underwhelming. Which is too bad, because the service was excellent! Our waitress was extremely attentive.
Thai Fried Chicken: juicy, with really tasty seasoning! In my opinion was the item with the most flavor among what we got.
Creamy Soy Pho: A very unique dish that I was looking forward to the most. Although I enjoyed the noodles, the broth did not taste as if the flavor was all there, as if the creaminess tasted a bit diluted? I’ll give it a plus for being filled to the brim with chicken, mushrooms, and toppings, but perhaps that should be expected from a $25 dish.
Keema Curry: Great presentation, lacking in flavor. The curry had a barely noticeable mild spice to it, which was very disappointing. The rest of the dish was basic. Would have liked to taste way more spices from the curry. For a $23 price tag on top of this, I can’t say I would recommend this.
Again, for the excellent service I’d still rate this place overall at 4/5. But food overall was quite underwhelming with all the entrees lacking in flavor/spice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
If I could give this place more than 5 stars I would. The papaya salad and creamy mushroom chicken pho were two of the best things I’ve ever had. The staff are super sweet and welcoming, I had a great time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Papaya Salad, Creamy Soy Milk Pho with Mushrooms and Chicken
I really like Rin Tei. Not exactly Japanese fare, no sashimi and rolls. But it’s kind like an Asian fusion joint. I always get the chicken rice. It’s always yummy. Not a massive and overwhelming menu and the soups are good too. The only pain is the parking, but that’s pretty much everywhere in San Mateo. I’ve been here 5 times and will keep going back. I don’t want to think too hard about food so this place is perfect for me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Rice with Miso-Ginger Sauce, Creamy Soy Milk Pho with Men Tai, Chicken Rice, Octopus Carpaccio, Creamy Soy Milk Pho with Mushrooms and Chicken, Thai Fried Chicken
The food is good. However this is a pricey place consider the size of the dish. We ordered the cod and tofu. They don't even add any onions or side ingredients to fluff up the dish. The presentation is just too glaringly simple. I am not a foodie but I think considering the price, at least dress up the dish a bit.
It maybe a good date place for young couples. For someone like me who cooks everyday and enjoy cooking, this is not a place for me.
Again, the flavor of the food is there.
Parking: Mainly street parking. There is a parking lot across the street.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cod Hotpot
Cocknut milk chicken tastes terrible.
Very overpriced
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