Crystal Springs Tavern

Gourmet comfort fare features dry-aged burger and house-made pastas.

Crystal Springs Tavern brings thoughtful flavor combinations to a tavern menu, with house-made pasta, seafood and vegetable dishes all giving us something to consider. Crystal Springs Tavern at 742 Polhemus Road in San Mateo offers a dinner menu that combines seafood, house-made pasta and updated tavern dishes. Starters include Kumamoto oysters, Filipino-style kanpachi kinilaw and seasonal salads, while grilled prawns and steamed mussels provide further seafood choices. Bucatini with Manila clams and bottarga, radiatore with guanciale and pecorino, and casarecce with carrot-top pesto give the pasta selection distinct flavors. Larger dishes include a dry-aged burger with Havarti, Berkshire pork chop with clams and fennel, snapper fish and chips, and piri-piri roasted chicken. Vegetable preparations such as carrots with sesame toum and fried maitake mushrooms add interest beyond the main course. Cocktails range from a tavern martini to a hibiscus paloma and mezcal Negroni, with desserts including limoncello tiramisu and affogato. This San Mateo tavern brings together a varied dinner menu and a dedicated cocktail selection.