Espetus San Mateo

710 S B St, San Mateo
(650) 342-8700

Recent Reviews

Larry Kelley

1st time to a Brazilian steakhouse. The menu and buffet are amazing. Nice atmosphere. All glass front wall lets in the outdoors even when seated in the back. There is a separate bar to the side. Only downside is that it's very pricey

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

tholkien

Been to probably a dozen different Brazilian Steakhouses, around the country. This Espetus takes the prize (also prefered, over the downtown location). By far my favorite, next to the Rodizio Grill in Nashville!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Judy Margaret Chen

It’s my first time with Brazilian buffet and the whole experience was so joyful. You sit at your table and the serving staff would go around bringing main course to your table. There are other side dishes, appetizers and veggies that you can have as much as you want. Water, drinks and desserts are priced differently and not included in the AYCE.The restaurant was so cozy, and the staff were so friendly and kind. It was my first time, so I was surprised they had this service of all staff singing Happy Birthday to the customers to celebrate with them. I only encountered this service at San Francisco’s Bubba Gump and China’s Haidilao Hotpot. But, they were enjoyable that made whole evening joyful. I lost count how many times I heard the staff singing but we were both happy.Such a joyful experience at AYCE!Vegetarian options: They do have veggie dishes but the main course were all about meat.Parking: There’s a parking lot near the railroad.Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair entrance and tables

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Complimentary Cheese Bread, Chocolate Lava Cake with Ice Cream and Caramel Sauce

Leonardo Garcia

This place is awesome! The best churrasquería in the bay area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Polenta and Muffins, Tri Tip, Patatas Bravas, Complimentary Cheese Bread, Grilled Pineapple, Paella, Slice of Pineapple

Suni O.

Everything tasted the same. It was also a little on the saltier side which limited the need to want more portions which is the let down of coming to a buffet especially at 60+ dollars per person. Bread was not good Bar was boring, nothing too great about it in terms of flavor, variety was nice but it was choices that many would not pick when comparing to fogo or galpao in the Bay Area. There was also no table accompaniment just the meats coming and going. Wine was subpar considering it was $60. Ambiance was clean and nice but feels like I'm in the early 2000's. Some place my parents would have ate at. Service was fine, they came by a few times throughout the night, host was very nice as well.

G L.

I have never been at a Resturant that has a "cake fee" at $5.00 per person. That is outrageous! There was no warning and no one mentioned that there would be a fee as the cake was displayed on the table before the entire party was there. We were taking pictures before and we even asked if they can take pictures. NO ONE mentioned that there was a "cake fee". The funny thing was another person baked the Birthday person some tarts and we wanted to taste them so 4/8 in our party ate one. We didn't use any of their utensils or napkins. The manager stated that the $20.00 charge was for the four tarts that some of us ate!!! After we decided not to cut the 4" cake, yes only 4"cake. That was ridicules. The manager took off the $20.00. As we walked out of the restaurant and left a 15% tip,$111.65, a waiter said, see you tomorrow. I stopped in my tracks and said, " The service was good, the policy sucks!. With that exit remark, I decided to write on yelp. I know I will never go back again, and neither will the rest of my Party. When some one brings in a cake, the cake fee should have been mentioned right away as a courtesy. Service was good but the POLICY and MGMT was AWFUL.

Ahmed A.

Amazing place. Service is beyond excellent. I love verities of cuts, the seating. The salad bar is one of my favorite. you will enjoy the whole experience. My favorite cut of all times: flank steak. They just make their food with love.

Rachel S.

Best churrascaria I've ever been to. Some cuts were a bit salty, but lots of options to choose from and I loved their cheesy bread! Great salad buffet too, 5 stars for service. The waiters and hosts/hostesses were all very friendly and attentive.

Edmond Tong

Always happy to eat here! They will take good care of you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Maggie W.

Came here with my team, it was so delicious! I made a reservation for Monday at 6:30 PM, which wasn't a very busy time. There is only street parking available around this location, but we found no issue with that. Despite the rules saying that every party member must be in attendance to be seated, we arrived to everyone else in the party sitting at the table. This was most people's first time at Brazilian barbecue, including my own! I had high hopes for the variety of food that we would be able to have. Once everyone was there, we made one trip to the salad/hot foods bar where I tried their Brazilian mashed potatoes (including cheese & shrimp), fried yucca, and clam chowder before turning the dial green. You could definitely skip on the hot foods or fit everything you want from there onto one plate, the clam chowder was not good. The cuts of meat were excellent and the service was amazing. If you make eye contact with the waiter, he knows what time you're on and will service you immediately. There was parmesan steak, filet mignon, garlic steak, chuck, shrimp, spicy guava sauce chicken wings, bacon wrapped chicken, and the star of the show and queen of my heart: grilled pineapple!!! My favorite cuts, ironically, were not the beef ones. I really liked the chicken variations and the pineapple, but the beef was very tender and juicy. There's salty, savory, and sweet marinades that are just amazing. Everyone there definitely seemed to be celebrating one thing or another. We heard the Portuguese rendition of happy birthday sung around 5 times that night. Creates a pretty joyful vibe knowing that everyone is there to have a good time and commemorate a significant event in their lives! We had dessert, the flan was huge. Definitely able to be split between two people. The chocolate cake that they have is also pretty darn good too. All in all, I had an amazing time!

Daniel M.

The people are great at serving you they pay attention to you and serve good cuts of meat! Love how they add there countries Music I'm Nicaraguan and hearing the music on the background when you are eating really takes you on a trip to Brazil! The reason I give 4 is because I did a reservation one time and they made me wait 30 minutes

Cecilia I.

Came here 2/24/24 for my boyfriend's birthday. Service was friendly and courteous from the hostesses to the servers. They have 16 varieties of meats plus grilled shrimp & pineapple! The charcuterie & salad choices were plentiful too! Oh! And of course the addicting Brazilian cheese balls! Yum! My bf only ate the meats which he was happy about! Overall a delicious & fun night out! Can't wait to come back!

Christopher Aman

Great food. Just

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

JASON MAY

Went there for my birthday dinner. Its all you can eat so you end up getting stuffed. Very nice restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Pineapple, Beef Ribs

joe guglielmi

Great well kept place with staff who fall over themselves to serve you! Looking forward to coming back! Great variety of sides...Impressive experience overall!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

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