Max's of Burlingame

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   Brittni

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   We unfortunately came on a busy night and experienced terrible service from our server. Wait times for simple items were unreasonable. 40 minutes for a child’s lemonade? And his attitude sealed the deal. He acted like we were in the wrong to say anything or ask status of things. Serving sizes were also pretty small, especially for the price.
   

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   Joe

   San Joaquin

   6 reviews

   1.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on February 8, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was good but the service was awful. Our server seemed appalled and pushed back when we asked that he split the tab 3 ways for 7 people having dinner together. It’s been >20 years since I was here last, and I will never return. What a shame.
   

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   Judy

   VIP

   San Francisco

   12 reviews

   4.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We’ve come here for years - the place looked shabbier this time. Our server was initially brusque but then attended to everything we needed. My veggie scramble was definitely suffering from shrinkflation. My husband thought his monte cristo should have included turkey. But overall a positive experience. You cant beat this location so close to the airport.
   

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   Barry

   Chicago

   123 reviews

   5.0

   123 reviews

   Dined on January 21, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great (and huge amounts) of food. My waiter recommended the Reuben with a mix of pastrami and corned beef (great call). They have a very reasonable corkage fee ($15). Mondays - live jazz/jam band. Great times!
   

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   Peter

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food good price get the pot pie and dessert
   

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   Joy

   New York City

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 5, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food is tasty and more than we can eat. We have left over for take out more value for money spent
   

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   edward

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   ordered turkey dinner. turkey was not fresh but ok, stuffing was terrible, corned beef dinner was rejected then ordered fajitas plate which was good. I expected a really good turkey dinner and some music, didnt happen. ordered potato salad instead of mashed potato. potato salad is always great. cranberry sauce was really good.
   

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   Laura

   VIP

   San Francisco

   43 reviews

   4.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on December 28, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Bar drinks were nice. We had the pastrami Ruben an icon here. The sandwich was good but I wish the pastrami was hotter and layered vs folded over. Dessert is always a treat. We had the carrot cake and New York cheesecake with lots of left overs. Service was excellent.
   

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   Mary Ann

   VIP

   San Francisco

   29 reviews

   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined on December 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sat at a high top at the bar and it couldn’t have been better! Fabulous cocktails and the most perfect Reuben ever. And wonderful service. And lovely background music too. Thank you!!!
   

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    David

    VIP

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I don't know if anyone would expect the Opera Cafe at Burlingame to be a fantastic place to eat, but we adore it. The staff is attentive, friendly, and accommodating, and the fare is just excellent. I really wanted some comfort food I can't get anywhere else, and my husband and I were with an elderly friend who eats like a bird, so we also needed a choice of small options. Max's covers all bases so well (we've been here many times before). I had the matzo ball soup and potato lakes, my husband was able to get his French onion soup and a humongous Chinese chicken salad, and our "mom" got the BBQ pork sliders with fries. We all had beautiful drinks and the famous Niagra Falls cake for dessert, while sitting under colorful Christmas lights, listening to the wonderful pianist play selections from Vince Guaraldi's "A Charlie Brown Christmas". What a great night with family at a superlative restaurant!
    

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