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Paul Martin's American Grill
American Restaurant and Steakhouse$$$$
Hillsdale, San Mateo
Ranked #4 for American restaurants in San Mateo
"Highly recommend the calamari, short ribs and devil's food cake."(4 Tips)
"Steaks are great, and they have a good happy hour menu."(6 Tips)"Seafood combo appetizer is huge and a great shareable plate for two."(13 Tips)
"Get the skirt steak!"(2 Tips)
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Great (and strong) cocktails. Perfect place for happy hour on a Friday afternoon. Seafood combo appetizer is huge and a great shareable plate for two.
Their 1st time serving lunch here! Outside seating is awesome! Odd Bread presentation, so far food menu selection is good & pretty tasty! However, ask for dressing on the side & portion's pretty big
Genie GeeMarch 3, 2014Went on Tuesday night which is fried chicken might. Excellent moist fried chicken. Also tried the salt and pepper shrimp appetizer, very good. Service good but front desk person needs some training
Better-than-Most Calamari. Loved the Beet Salad. Fabulous NY Steak. And the Double Dark Chocolate Ganache Cake is incredibly lusciously divinely out of this world.
Greeeeeeeeeasy food. This is Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. Soaked in oil, both.
Maggie DonoghueFebruary 8, 2014These guys have the perfect setup for crappy, rainy days. Great covered patio with heaters and awesome service. Love it here!!!
Ron LeviOctober 7, 2013Awesome food and great atmosphere. Chef Davis puts out a great spread! The butternut squash soup with sage pesto is killer!- Eddy ChenAugust 4, 2013Still working out some kinks terms of service but the food is spot on. Highly recommend the calamari, short ribs and devil's food cake.
Nice atmosphere! Chase, our waiter, did a great job with service and helping get the Stanford-ASU game on the TV at the bar!
Emily FranconaMay 16, 2019An excellent place for happy hour near our comfortable airport hotel, Stone Villa Inn, in San Mateo.- Jean RoselliJanuary 8, 2017Amazing touch. Happy hour is great. Had a blast with Jiro serving up our cocktails and appetizers.
- Well prepared (and potent) cocktails. Steaks are great, and they have a good happy hour menu.
Alan MorrisAugust 14, 2013Great food, reasonable prices. Welcome addition to San Mateo. Make reservations. This place is very popular.
Marlon EMay 31, 2014Thumbs up for their salt and pepper prawns with pesto aioli and the blackened ribeye.
Karin McCullockFebruary 23, 2014The spinach dip is more of a cheese dip that happens to have spinach than a spinach dip. Oh and it's extremely liquidy.
Nathalie HuitemaSeptember 3, 2014The home made Fries are great. You have to try the dark smoked grill!
Marc TapiadorSeptember 14, 2013Love their creations. Want to go back and hang in their open air patio area after work one of the days.
VikramOctober 10, 2013Order the braised short rib and the butter lettuce salad with blue cheese. Heavenly
Drinks. Fresh and seasonal menu. Prixe Fixe meals. Brunch.
Areej AshourAugust 5, 2015This place is super awesome.. the Service is amazing and the food is great .
Angel GutierrezOctober 10, 2013Came for lunch with high expectations, got disappointed. Tortilla soup (tex-mex flavor, small for the price) and Fish tacos... Didn't get excited with the dessert menu
Lately very disappointing with the quality of the food. The Hanger Steak was full of veins and I was told by the waitstaff this is med. rare. Won't go back
George FolauOctober 2, 2013It was pricey... The taste was good, but the portions were small. I would only recommend going for special occasions.
- Try the delicious heart friendly Grilled Prawns Salad.
Idan BenaimSeptember 28, 2013skirt steak is fantastic, small portion though...Short rib is only OK.... Also, slow service, a bit overpriced.
Shannon ZDecember 5, 2016The food quality was subpar, lacking in decent vegetarian options & overpriced. Hillstone is better!
Abood AbussaudFebruary 9, 2016Food was average.. Maybe because it was served to us cold.. Nice atmosphere though
Mary GallagherNovember 19, 2017Fish Taco horrible. Soft taco shell tasted like a mouthful of flour. Yuk
Amy Shilts EsenstenJune 14, 2014Hostess is rude. Food takes 40 minutes to arrive even when not busy. Not worth your time or money.
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Paul Martin's American Grill
101 Hillsdale Mall (El Camino Real)
San Mateo, CA 94403
United States
San Mateo, CA 94403
United States
At Paul Martin’s American Grill, our passion is simple: elevating America’s classic cuisine by using only the highest quality, best tasting ingredients. Our mission begins with our sourcing practices, but it hardly ends there...
Closed until 11:30 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Thu, Sun
- 11:30 AM–9:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- 11:30 AM–10:00 PM
(650) 212-7400
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi
Yes
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Food & Drink
Menus
Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks
Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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