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All Spice

Dinner Tue–Sat evenings, 3-course prix-fixe; closed Sun & Mon

  • 1602 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402
  • (650) 627-4303
  • Last verified: September 2026
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Plated crispy pork belly starter with black-lentil, herb foam and greens at All Spice, San Mateo

Menu

Starters (3-course prix-fixe dinner, $75/person)

  • Garlic butter corn ribs

    Smoked paprika, dill yogurt dip

  • Summer tomato salad

    Charred heirloom tomatoes, tomato tartar, tomato essence, mozzarella mousse

  • Basil-cured hamachi

    Witches' fingers grapes, mission figs and cucumber in a jalapeño-grape leche

  • Coco loco shrimp

    Warm-spice marinated tiger shrimp, lemongrass tapioca pudding, loads of coconut

  • Lemon and clove scented fried chicken thigh

    Mustard potatoes, hot butter sauce, rose honey

  • Poblano and tomatillo soup

    Cotija toast, queso fresco, cumin pepitas, heirloom tomato

  • Ode to My Wife: marigold-roasted beets

    Frisée, cardamom-scented brazil nuts, marigold vinaigrette

  • Wild mushroom tart

    Gruyere, goat cheese cream, coffee-balsamic glaze

  • Lentil burger-ette

    Classic street food with lentils, egg omelette, pomegranate and tomato chutneys on a Hawaiian bun

Main Courses

  • Lot 29 Upper Prime NY strip steak ($7 supplement)

    Charred marvel stripe tomato, pine and porcini crust, cider radishes, sherry vinaigrette

  • Braised beef cheeks massaman

    Crispy marble potatoes, peanuts, watercress, nuoc cham, kale

  • Local black cod

    Black beluga lentils, edamame, jalapeño cream, soy-brown butter glace

  • Double-cooked king salmon

    Poached and roasted, carrot essence, field carrots, crispy quinoa, tonnata sauce

  • "Tandoori" chicken

    Confit chicken leg quarter, ghee potato pavé, pickled onion, roasted mushroom, smoked tomato essence

  • Summer eggplant "steak"

    Pecan-miso glaze, herbed risotto, béarnaise sauce

Desserts

  • Mango-lime cheesecake

    Mango cheesecake, cake brûlée, lime meringue, pickled blueberries

  • Malted chocolate "kulfi" redux

    Frozen dark ganache, mint pound cake, mint cream, macadamia crumble

  • Vanilla shortbread

    Orange namelaka, field rhubarb, strawberries

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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