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    Silver House

    3.8 (536 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Fried Noodle
    Melody C.

    Favorite chinese restaurant in San Mateo. Quick service, lots of seats, delicious food, with parking in the back. Been here over 4 times and the quality is consistent. So many choices on their menu, and the highlights for me are: - claypot eggplant dish (魚香茄子) - salt and pepper pork, its so crispy and tender - any clam dish, clams are HUGE Typical chinese restaurant ambiance, has english menu and chinese menu, so definitely well suited for any customers. Not loud, and can accommodate large groups.

    Christine W.

    We have been coming here for years and the food is consistently good. Dishes come out pretty quick and there are many choices in the menu along with specials posted on the wall.

    Quaint, clean, appealing interior
    Bennett L.

    The American holidays are always a good time for Chinese restaurants, they are always open, provide lots of food at reasonable prices, and are abundantly located around the Peninsula. On a cold, dark, rainy night approaching New Year's Eve, when most restaurants are closed for holiday vacations, we found another jewel in the Cantonese food scene here in San Mateo. Silver House is a no-frills Chinese restaurant serving good Cantonese food 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The menu is fairly extensive, ranging from seafood, to poultry, to hot pots & clay pots, but our taste is more simple: basic stir fried noodles & braised tofu & vegetables. I've tried this combination at many Chinese restaurants around the area, and Silver House does a pretty good job at it too! Parking is tricky. There is no parking lot, you have to basically park on the El Camino, and hope that it isn't too far away from the front door. Inside, it is a clean, small-ish restaurant with seating for around 50 people, with a range of small, cozy intimate tables, to larger banquet type tables to accommodate larger parties. No reservations necessary, and not long of a wait from seating to serving, as the food comes out quickly & hot. Service is good from the men that work here, they are friendly, conversational, polite, and social. The women are more standoffish, reserved, cold, and less talkative. In general, the service is quick and the food came out in less than 10 minutes. The decor is nice, red lanterns everywhere, art on the walls, and flowers on every table. This restaurant was small, quaint, clean, and appealing to eat in at. Our table was comfortable and the waiter came back a few times to check up on us/refill our tea/and to have casual conversation. The food was good. Not overly greasy, not overly salty, it tasted fresh, clean, and authentic Cantonese. Portions were ample and the price was about the same as you'd expect from a casual Chinese restaurants around here in San Mateo. We got two dishes, tea, and some dessert for around $30 and with tip, we still made it out for under $40. Comfort food, Cantonese food, clean & cozy restaurant, courteous service, and Christmas time... all the perfect C's for Chinese food during the holidays. Will be back again as we will be adding this to our rotation for good Chinese food any time of the year!

    Fried tofu, salt and pepper, beef with snow peas
    Linda D.

    This resto has been around for a very long time, at least 30 years! Not sure if they have the same owner. Since I gave up meat for Lent I could only order vegetarian food. There is not much option under "vegetable" that qualifies as vegetarian dish. Fried tofu it is then. I feel that the salted/peppered tofu don't have enough saltiness but it was nice and crispy soft tofu. I sprinkled extra salt to correct the taste to my liking. The same with the chow mein, need a bit salt. I wonder if it's because I came here after a long hike that I need salt replacement. Hubby said the beef with snow peas tasted pretty good. At 3:30pm there are a few occupied tables, the servers are pretty efficient. Price is reasonable. Plan to come again once I can eat meat.

    Fu King rice. They charged $12 more in addition to the set's price of $25. Not worth it and this was not communicated well.
    Natalie M.

    We got a set of $25 that came with a beef soup with egg drop, scallops, fried prawn, and chicken with ginger. We asked to substitute the fried rice that comes set with the fu king fried rice instead (on the menu, the price difference is $2). In the end they ended up charging $12 additional though the gentleman said it'd be $2 to $3 more. The portions are small for the set and the scallop dish didn't have any flavor. It is not worth it considering you can go across the street to Silver Lake and get better food and service. Was disappointed by this meal. The fu King and chicken ginger dish were yummy. Was all this worth $62? Absolutely not. Wish they explained that getting a different rice would be $12 more since we would have not gone that route. We were bummed out by that. Would probably not go back.

    Seafood Tofu in Claypot

    Restaurant that survived gentrification. Food without sugar bomb, the right way. Real chow-fun not one of those noodles that are flat but cannot be called chowfun. Clay pot also delightfully coming literally sizzling. Nothing too fancy and that is exactly why it is great.

    Elise D.

    AMAZING FOOD, The service is exceptional ... we are treated royally. Recommend fully without hesitation.

    Fish
    Pandy P.

    Very delicious. In this tour the best restaurant. If you like seafood. Choose it . Crab , fish is both great. full of hometown taste . It is traditionally Chinese taste

    walnut shrimp and noodles.

    walnut shrimp is pretty bad I've had walnut shrimp in many places and this is by far the worst one. The lady that greets you is super rude to top it off

    Clay pot eggplant and seafood
    Jane C.

    Super longstanding restaurant in San Mateo- full of locals and their families. Don't come for decor or a clean bathroom. Stay for the food! The best roast duck in the Bay Area! Consistent delicious Cantonese cooking! Fresh veggies and great fish dishes and soups. Quick service

    Shrimp and scrambled eggs over fried rice. Lunch special $13 $3 up charge for fried rice.

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    Great service and great food. I would definitely recommend if you're in the area stop bye and get some great food..

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    Great service , great food and affordable. One of the real Cantonese restaurant still exist around the mid peninsula

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    Very good food, authentic cuisine. The staff were very friendly and assisted with menu selections. I will definitely return!

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    My first time here. The food was good and price is reasonable. I will come back for sure.

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    Tasty dishes take out or dine in. Ingredients are fresh. Takeouts ready pretty quickly. Reasonably priced. Good COVID practice.

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    Good variety of food and service! Price is very reasonable. Dining area is a bit crowded.

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