Best French Restaurants in San Mateo

I liked a lot for the restaurant. Their customer service was excellent with welcoming smiles and professional manners. A young man and young lady were pleasant. Foods were very delicious and generous portions. Especially onion gratin soup and escargot were excellent ❣️ for appetizers. And main dishes and deserts too 😋 Three of us went there for one’s birthday celebration. Anyway, we had very pleasant evening there.

Beef Bourginon and onion soup and fondue excellent. Chocolate fondant cake served cold not warm as usual. Also this dessert used to come with ice cream. Server did not provide list of specials or ask if we wanted dessert or coffee prior to bringing check. Nice ambience as usual.

Our go to Italian restaurant in the Bay Area. Great food, good service, nice ambiance.

We are new to the area and we found this restaurant on OpenTable. It was my husband's birthday and I wanted a place that was quiet, great food & wine and service. The Iron Gate far exceeded our expectations and we will definitely be back. Our waiter, Stamos, was fantastic! His recommendations were spot on. We had escargot to start. It was delicious and perfectly cooked. We then had their signature salad which was prepared table side. I don't think I've ever had a better salad. For our main course, we had the Iron Gate version of lamb (there was also a New Zealand rack option) and the veal parmigiana. Both dishes were perfectly cooked and just phenomenal. For dessert, we had the grand mariner souffle and it was incredible. One of the best things about the restaurant was watching all of the flambe dishes. The servers were just so precise and you could tell they are passionate about giving each diner an experience.

Everything was great with this visit. From the time we arrived until the time we left, staff was attentive, food was great and the vibe was solid. Highly recommend.