Ristorante Capellini Restaurant Review, San Mateo
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Ristorante Capellini 310 Baldwin Street (At Ellsworth) San Mateo, CA 94401 650-348-2296 650-348-3125 (Fax) |
Ristorante Capellini is popular Italian restaurant in downtown San Mateo, near the Caltrain station. Since 1990, this Pat Kuleto designed restaurant has been packing them in. They have weekly dinner specials.
Decor, Vibe – Beautiful rustic Italian decor with some very nice art and large decorative lamps, a bar area, and counter seating by the kitchen. Families, couples, large birthday parties were present, with most folks in the 40’s and 50’s. When a place is pretty filled on a Wednesday night, you know it is a hit.
Menu Pictures (Click to zoom into any picture)
Picks:
Insalata Con Barbabietole ($9.50) Fresh red and gold beets, endive, radicchio, argula with Caprini cheese, roasted walnuts and a balsamic vinaigrette was a very good salad, albiet one on the sweet side. The dressing and candied walnuts made this a salad that even kids would devour.
Salmone alla Griglia ($21.95) Fresh wild Alaskan Coho salmon on mesclun greens topped with a tomato, onion, caper, olive and basil salsa was excellent, mainly due to the freshness of the fish. We asked for medium rare but it came to us overcooked at a medium well. In spite of this, the fish was still flavorful and tasty, a testament of good cooking.
Salsiccia Pizza ($12.95) Classic very thin crust, Fennel sausage, pomodoro sauce, garlic, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses was slightly above average. The pizza was pretty big, but the copious quantities of sausage with cumin were pretty bland. The crust on the side was crunchy but got soggy toward the middle due to all the grease. Some fresh tomatoes rounded out the pizza.
OK:
Penne Pasta ($13.90) Tube pasta with a butter sauce was split into two plates and was pretty average and not very big.
Pans:
None
Ristorante Capellini had decent service but our server seemed to have too many tables, reducing access. The food and decor was very good especially for San Mateo. You’ll find better Italian places like Delfina or A16 in San Francisco, but not in this city.
Overall Rating: 
(Very Good)
Come Back? 
| Food Rating: | (Very Good) |
| Service Rating: | (Good) |
| Atmosphere Rating: | (Very Good) |
| Value Rating: | (Good) |
Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary
| Alcohol: | Full Bar |
| Attire: | Dressy |
| Hours: | Mon - Fri 1130am - 2pm, Sun - Tu 530-9pm, Wed-Th 530-930pm, Fri-Sat 530-10pm |
| Parking: | Street, Paid Valet |
| Reservations: | Yes |
| Prices: | $11.50 - $37.95 |
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