Taste and Glory

1208 S El Camino Real, San Mateo
(650) 393-4951

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Laura Walters

The staff was so so helpful and accommodating with my baby and stroller. It's a tight space inside but they seated us in a very comfortable spot where I could park my stroller and they were all very kind (and adorable and silly with the baby). I'm very grateful!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

myra wong

a fantastic breakfast spot with delicious and aesthetic food, service is also excellent one of my favorites

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Croffle, Eggs Benedict, Crab Cake Benedict, Iced Ube Ube Latte and Blue Butterfly

Mark Meyerson

Mostly a standard breakfast menu, but a few items totally new to me. Yaki Udon was one, and it was delicious. Service was superb. Sparkling clean. Two quibbles: tables a little close together and I wish they had brewed decaf vice instant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mascarpone Berries Pancake

Lori Hern

I decided to check out Taste and Glory after spotting a long line of people waiting outside, convinced it had to be worth the hype. The atmosphere inside was lovely, with a well-decorated interior perfect for setting a trendy, Instagram-worthy backdrop. The service was also excellent—the staff were attentive, checking in often and always polite.

However, when it came to the food, I was left a bit underwhelmed. With high expectations, I was hoping for flavors that would match the restaurant’s popularity, but the dishes, while presented beautifully, were lacking in flavor. It felt like a place more focused on looks than taste.

Overall, if you’re looking for a visually appealing spot to snap a few IG stories, Taste and Glory is worth a visit. But if you’re after truly delicious food, there are likely better options out there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Linh Ly

RUN, do not walk to this brunch place! And hopefully you will find a table. But even if you have to wait in line, it is totally worth it!

My friend Sumer introduced me to this place and it has been the best place.

First off, parking is limited, but get over it.

When you enter into the dining space, every wall, table, decor is IG worthy. Whoever interior designer they hired did an excellent job of creating a beautiful dining room. And the servers are ALL very friendly and super cheery and kind.

When the food and drinks come to the table, it's literally FOOD ART! The plating is exquisitely executed and the taste is even better. I have found my new favorite brunch place. And by the looks of it, I am not alone. This place has it's regulars and quite a following. If I come here from the South Bay, it's worth the drive. I hope to try more of their specials.

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sammy Joseph

Went to have a breakfast at 10:30AM on Wednesday, wanted to sit next to window with 2 tables open , and the person was hesitant about it ?

Service: 1

Lo

Overpriced, extremely packed with small spaces for tables, and food looks good but taste doesn't hit. The service is good and the restaurant theme is cute. We came on a weekday lunch time and there was a wait. We were then seated at a two seater next to another two seater, it was so close that we were in on their conversation. It was very uncomfortable to be honest. This may be different for their 4 person tables. The room was also pretty hot and could use a lower temperature. We got the chicken croffle and wish that more chicken was given, it was 2 smaller pieces. The BLT sandwich bread was fried and didn't hold the insides as well. Parking is also limited.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Croffle

Kevin Graham

Food is great, on vacation who cares about a diet this is breakfast

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak & Eggs

Nicholas Tsang

Very busy on the weekends. Good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Croffle

Yvonne Liu

So good! We waited for about 20 minutes at 11:30am on a Saturday, and it was definitely worth the wait!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict

Cheng Lee

Overrated, can’t believe people are waiting in line for this? Mostly engineers who comes here.

Lidia Gomez

Very friendly service upon arrival

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maxine Kim

The service was excellent—very friendly and professional. However, the food was not worth the price. It seemed like they used store-bought salad dressing and croissants (likely from Costco). All dishes tasted like something you’d get at a friend’s house when their mom is a pretty good cook. It definitely wasn’t restaurant-quality. I could understand the price if it were in the $14-17 range, but $23-30 is way too expensive and overrated. I don’t recommend this place. Just because the presentation is Instagrammable doesn’t mean the food is good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Eddy G

Taste and Glory is a very cute and aesthetic little place to grab breakfast/brunch. The staff is quite nice, too. There even is a decent parking lot out back.

My main gripe is that the food wasn’t something that tasted quite as good as it looked. It was plenty edible, but I wasn’t blown away.

You won’t by any means leave unsatisfied, but do be careful… the Instagram-worthy food may be deceiving haha.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Sierra Smith

Great place for brunch! We really enjoyed the crab cake eggs benedict, chipotle benedict, and blue butterfly drink (tastes like lychee mint lemonade!). I also ordered the ube latte, which tasted a bit artificial, so I would not recommend that one. Service was great, and the ambiance inside the cafe was awesome - very well decorated. We got a window seat, which turned out not to be as nice as we thought because the surrounding neighborhood/road isn't very nice to look at.

Parking: We arrived around 11:00am on a Saturday and there was a lot of free parallel parking open in front of the cafe. It is a busy street though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake Benedict

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