Silver House - San Mateo

This used to be one of the best Cantonese cooking in the area. For months now, the food tastes off. Yesterday, they used tilapia for the fish fillet even though they call it Sea Bass. It was so under-salted that even I (who likes less salt) added more flavor to it. I asked if the chefs changed, and the front desk did not tell the truth. I still like their food, but much less than before.

I hope this does not mess up the perfect 3.5 star Chinese restaurant rating. When we decided to move from Cupertino to the Penisula we loved everything about our neighborhood with the exception of a kick-ass old school Chinese restaurant. We did all the dumpling spots, bistros, and 'fancied ' up restaurants but hand a hankering for a spot that they could have shot a scene from Brothers Sun at. Kirin in Mountain View was our old go-to, but we wanted something closer. Something where you know families celebrated at, the walls held stories, the chefs smoked cigarettes in the back ally (not sure if they actually do this), and there 's a light film of oil on the windows. After 3 years of disappointments, we found this place on a random night and have been coming ever since. My bud insists on the giant clams everytime we 're here, and we 'll insist on everything else. We hope this spot sticks around for a long time.

Been coming here for over 20 years. No soup today and they no longer have the dessert but we always enjoy the food. We love all the salt and pepper items, chicken wings, tofu, and fish. All of these are super good and had to get multiple orders of each for 11 people. Steamed tofu we had to order by showing a picture but we get 2 orders. Was here on a weeknight so it wasn't too busy and we were able to sit and talk for awhile.

I have been eating at Silver house for decades and quality is always consistently good . Hard to find parking at peak hours and you don't come here for ambiance . But the food is always delicious and quantity is large . Try to order their specials which are posted on the walls !

Best chinese i ever had in the san mateo area. nothing compares to the taste and quality of the food. i have been to this location quite a few times over the years and it's always good. Large quantities as well. My favorite dishes include peking duck, salt and pepper fried oysters, shrimp fried rice, and honey walnut prawns amongst many others. the only thing i could say bad about this place is parking can be an issue. i always order ahead and arrive early to find proper parking to pickup.