JC Bruno Restaurant

741 San Mateo Ave, San Bruno - 94066
225 reviews
American Pizza Seafood
(650) 270-9023

We came and ate here on Thursday evening and it was one of the worst dining experiences my family has ever had.I want to clarify, the food tasted delicious but it was the wait time and overall general service we received that really dampers the experience. My fiancé and I came to eat with our infant son and spent about 10 minutes waiting to check in with the host who was inside. It’s not until I walked and told her we had called in prior to coming to make sure there was a table available for us. We get sat and ordered an appetizer along with our drinks. The appetizer comes out first and by that time another party comes in and gets sat. They get their bread first before we do even though we had been sat down first and it was just two other tables at this point. It took over 40 minutes to receive our food, but the reason why it was taking so long wasn’t communicated to us as to why it was taking so long. My fiancé had ordered a steak rare and when he had cut it open it was medium, he had asked to have it remake since it was incredibly over done. The server got very defensive and told him it was even though it was very clear that it wasn’t rare as he had asked for. She makes him take a bite and disappears, she comes back and asks how it is as if he was in the wrong about the steak. When he retells her that it’s over done, she reluctantly goes to the back to have the chef check it and comes back out with a new steak. When we had asked why our food took so long she said that it was the chicken plate that I had ordered that made it take so long, but we weren’t told that we would have to wait a bit longer because of it. Yet, the other table that got sat after us already had their food. It just seemed that they weren’t interested about us and just left us be.It’s the lack of communication and general rudeness for me that ruined the whole experience trying to dine here. Unless things change, we will not be retuning here.

The food was AMAZING! The staff was accommodating and very friendly. Si hablan español! This is a wonderful restaurant with their own unique taste!

A hidden gem! ?This place is all around amazing. The food was absolutely delicious, the ambiance is beautiful, and the service makes you feel welcome. It's warm on a cold night. Make sure you make reservations though.

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We made reservations for this restaurant about three weeks before. When we got there, the gate was locked, and a staff member inside said that the restaurant was closed. Yikes! When we explained that we made reservations (and had driven 20 miles to get to the restaurant), and our friend was coming to join us, they let us in the garden, and we were able to sit down. However, despite the shock initially, we enjoyed the food immensely--delicious scallops, bouillibaise and panna cota.

Wonderful food in downtown San Bruno. We had the tuna tartare, bouillabaisse and the lamb. Nice large covered patio with heaters.

Beautiful restaurant with delicious food!The best crab cakes I’ve ever had! And I’ve had a lot! ;) finally a perfect place to get a bite to eat or for a privet party. The food is fresh and delicious!

Decent place to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air. The food is decent.

The ambiance!! The food!!! The service!!! Everything on point.

Food was delicious, well seasoned and cooked perfectly. Decent options and variety the rack of lamb was perfectly. The pizza was big but lacked good flavor and the veggies were a little under cooked for pizza and the chicken was a little bland. Decent beer and wine options with fairly attentive server. We did go in about 30 after they opened on a Friday so it was a little bit of a slow start. We'll be going back to try some other options.