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All Spice - Steakhouse in San Mateo, California

All Spice

4.7 (342 reviews)

1602 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402

Fine dining restaurant
Californian restaurant
New American restaurant

About All Spice - steak house in San Mateo, California

Inventive Indian fusion cuisine served in a charming converted house with vivid teal walls.

Customer Review Summary

All Spice is a fine dining restaurant that offers a unique culinary experience with a strong emphasis on food presentation and variety. Guests appreciate the attentive service and thoughtful dishes that feature plenty of umami. The menu is somewhat prix fixe, allowing for a selection of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Many reviewers highlight the Michelin-worthy quality of the food, particularly noting the seafood and vegetarian options. The ambiance is described as cozy and unique, creating a pleasant setting for conversation. Prices are generally considered reasonable for the quality offered, with no additional fees for employee benefits, which some diners find refreshing. Overall, All Spice is lauded for its world fusion cuisine, featuring exciting flavors and artistic presentations, making it a recommended spot for future visits.

Key Features

From the business

  • Identifies as women-owned

Service options

  • Curbside pickup
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fireplace
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Coffee
  • Healthy options
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Dinner
  • Dessert

Amenities

  • Gender-neutral restroom
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Quiet
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Transgender safespace

Planning

  • Reservations required
  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards

Children

  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.7 out of 5
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Based on 342 reviews

Sankha Hota

3 months ago

I really like this fine dining restaurant. The food presentation, taste and variety does elevate the level of experience. Been to many high end restaurants, but for the price point and service (nothing extravagant but attentive) this restaurant shines. All the dishes were thoughtful and had plenty of umami. Worth going back again when they refresh the menu. The menu is somewhat prefix as you can choose from a few options. Overall a great restaurant to visit.

Wee Khim Lee

1 month ago

Was here for dinner as part of a corporate group. We had a pre fixe dinner and choice of appetizers, entree and dessert. Located in a nondescript portion of el Camino of San Mateo, I was pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere and quality of food at this establishment, which is definitely Michelin worthy. In case there’s any doubt, I would hardly characterize the food as Indian. I went with the seafood route - halibut for appetizer and salmon for main. Artfully presented and full of different flavors, the food was pretty amazing. Will definitely consider coming back. Service was attentive.

Abhilash Ravishankar

4 months ago

Probably had the best meal of the year at All Spice this evening. Phenomenal Vegetarian multi course menu with an equally good wine pairing. Can’t believe I went many years without coming back to this space. Excellent service from Rome too.

Jenn Jiang

9 months ago

Best in San Mateo and the food is at Michelin one star level. Love the aged beef scallops onion soup and black cod. Well we actually liked everything, including the bread and butter. The restaurant is behind other buildings at the main street. Plenty of parking and not too many people there for weekday night. Also very glad to see when the check came, no ridiculous so called employee benefits fee added like many other fine restaurants thought they are entitled to charge their customers. Love everything and will be back.

Tianhui Y

6 months ago

A cozy fine dining restaurant with Indian notes. The courses were delicious. The Crudo was fresh and I like the pineapple accents. The ribeye was also cooked perfectly medium rare. The Lemon posset was also a refreshing way to end the meal. We were also served a complimentary amuse bouche to start the meal, along with bread and shallot butter. You have the flexibility of selecting which dish you want for each course, along with the number of courses you want for your meal. You can also select two appetizers instead of one appetizer + one dessert which I thought was nice. In terms of service, it didn’t really stand out to me. It took a while for the main course to arrive after the appetizer, granted our group was on the larger size. The interior is unique and cozy while being somewhat casual.

Spencer Q

8 months ago

Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 5/5 Overall: A great choice for prefixe. The extended review… Food: 4/5 - The menu set up is great with a bunch of different options depending on how hungry one is. I love that you can choose 2 entrees and 2 desserts if you so desire. Service: 4/5 - Friendly and attentive service. Ambiance: 5/5 - The setting is very nice. It’s a well set up restaurant that isn’t so claustrophobic and it’s definitely quieter so that you can have good conversation over a very well crafted meal.

Alecksandr Kutchma

11 months ago

Wow, I really love this place. World fusion cuisine at its finest. Every dish is a unique adventure of exciting colors, aromas, flavors, and textures. The dining experience is almost like a mini vacation to a new country you have never been to before. Each plate is a beautiful work of art, blending exquisite sights, smells, and tastes. Everything on the menu is fantastic. Cannot wait to go again. Many gluten free options.

Morgan Kelps

4 months ago

Very nicely done, 2 friends and I went and each had the 3 dish option and it was just the right amount. Great ambiance, nice owner and great food!!

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 5:30–8 PM
Monday Closed
Saturday 5–8 PM
Sunday Closed
Thursday 5:30–8 PM
Tuesday 5:30–8 PM
Wednesday 5:30–8 PM

Price Range

$100+