Pausa Bar & Cookery Menu – San Mateo, CA

Type : Italian restaurant

Location : San Mateo, CA

Stylish trattoria for wood-fired pizzas, Italian mains & cocktails, with a chef’s table option. Based on 973 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Pausa Bar & Cookery 94401

Address:
223 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401

Phone: (650) 375-0818

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Hours

Friday 4–9:30 PM
Saturday 4–9:30 PM
Sunday 4–8:30 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
4:30–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 4:30–9 PM
Wednesday 4:30–9 PM
Thursday 4:30–9 PM

Menu

Salumi – House Made Charcuterie
3pc Salumi Board
House Selection, served with cunza, pickles, mustard & tigella (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi).
$30.00
5pc Salumi Board
House Selection, served with cunza, pickles, mustard & tigella (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi)
$44.00
Formaggi – Cheese Boards
3pc Cheese Board
Chef’s Selection, served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
$30.00
5pc Cheese Board
Chef’s Selection, served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
$44.00
Appetizers & Salads
Housemade Focaccia
3 pcs
$4.00
Burrata
Fennel & strawberry compote, candied fennel seeds, pickled green strawberries, saba
$20.00
Butter Lettuce Salad
summer melon, pickled watermelon rind, armenian cucumber, bee pollen vinaigrette, pecorino di fossa
$18.00
Heirloom Tomato Salad
pistachio yogurt, pickled spring onion, roasted tomato oil, tarragon, seed crackers
$18.00
Wood-Fired Pizzas
Pizza Margherita
tomatoes, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced. Add a pizza slicer to your order for $9. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
$22.00
Pizza Salsiccia
tomatoes, house made pork sausage, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced. Add a pizza slicer to your order for $9. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
$29.00
Pizza Fichi
house made mozzarella, blu del moncenisio, caramelized spring onnion, roasted figs, duck prosciutto
$29.00
Pizza Pork N’duja
tomatoes, house made mozzarella, artichokes, castelvetrano olives, calabrian chile, confit garlic, crispy rosemary
$29.00
Pizza Bufala
Smoked buffalo mozzarella, lobster mushrooms, jimmy nardello peppers, braised pork belly, calabrian chili, watercress
$29.00
Vegan Pizza
tomatoes, mixed seasonal vegetables. (Pizzas are not sliced. Add a pizza slicer to your order for $9. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
$29.00
Pizza Estiva
yellow tomatoes, house made mozzarella, smoked caciocavallo, squash blossom pesto, heirloom tomato, purslane, balsamic pearls, garlic chips
$29.00
House Made Pastas
Black Pepper Linguini
corbarino & heirloom tomatoes, basil, saffron & pecorino romano fonduta, sunflower sprout
$30.00
Bee Pollen Spaghettoni
scallop & halibut sausage, n’duja, pecorino romano
$32.00
Tumminia Flour Gemelli
lamb shoulder sugo, cranberry beans, pecorino romano
$30.00
Saffron Casarecce
braised pork sausage ragu, crispy lollipop kale, grana padano
$29.00
Turmeric Butchers Raviolo
beef, pork, spigarello brocoli, sheep ricotta, sweet pepper puree, poppy seeds, beef demi- glace
$30.00
Vegan Rigatoni
house made rigatoni, seasonal vegetables, w/ sauce options
$25.00
Gluten Free Pasta
casarecce pasta, made with quinoa, rice, and corn. Choice of sauce option.
$27.00
Entrees & Sides
Local Halibut
corn puree, peach & corn bread panzanella, cerignola & squid ink olive gel, semi dried tomato, basil
$38.00
Wagyu Beef Bavette
summer squash ragu, salt roasted carrots, marjoram, carrot gastrique, beef demi-glace
$52.00
Korabuta Pork Collar
gorgonzola potato puree, roasted artichokes, balsamic cipollini agrodulce, basil pesto, pork demi-glace
$40.00
Veal Cheek
smoked corno di toro peperonata, cicerchie beans puree, blistered pole beans, shallots, veal demi-glace
$45.00
Side Padron Peppers
Preserved meyer lemon, botarga, fiore di sale
$16.00
Side Garlic Butterball Potatoes
fried yukon gold potatoes, house made garlic butter (can be made dairy, garlic or gluten free upon request)
$13.00
Desserts
Coffee Mousse Cake
Salted Caramel, rice crispy Rocher
$16.00
Strawberry Cake
White chocolate cremoso, strawberries, milk pastry cream
$16.00

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Order and Reservations

Reservations: opentable.com

Reviews

Kelly Huang
Great food and amazing service. We had a big party so 20% gratitude automatically added to our final bill. But it’s well deserved. Our server Stanley is wonderful and very entertaining. Our guests really enjoy the experience. We booked through open table which didn’t have indoor seating option. But they still accommodate us for indoor seating once we got there. Appreciated the flexibility.

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Edith Ho
Every dish including dessert – ingredients mix and match,layers of savory, and presentations with a touch of Zen, was sophisticated and dedicated❤️. Exceeded my expectations of my perception about the general Italian cuisine . Pizza dough and pasta are all home made in the restaurant. Service and atmosphere were great and relaxing . Good place for friends and families gathering. Menu is changed seasonally. A MUST try

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Bevan Smith
I had high expectations with this restaurant being on the Bib Gourmand list of the Michelin Guide. In case you’re wondering, this is the Inspector’s favorites for good value. And can I just say that this was an absolutely amazing find in San Mateo.

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Aaron Joachim
Everything really delicious. Elevated italian style tapas. Our server Mehmet was a total gentleman. Enjoyed the meal very much! Note it is a boisterous room, sometimes a little on the loud side, but it doesn’t take away from the great food.

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Jason Pribush
Place is very nice but the food we got needs some work. Ordered a margarita pizza and it was fairly soggy to the point the cheese just fell right off so we kept on having to pick it up and place it back on the slice. Pizza was tasty though. I got the buckwheat pasta with mushroom and artichoke. The pasta was a def no go for me and I wouldn’t recommend it. Cocktails were ok. Almond Roca was exceptional and I would go back just to have it again. Overall the place is a bit overpriced for what they are presenting as a margarita pizza is going to set you back 20 + dollars.

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Stella Lu
Incredible food and service. Staff are really on top of it and all of our dishes were perfect. Bone marrow appetizer is delicious!

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Eissa Jamil
Went to Pausa for dinner with a large group. The experience was great as the service was too notch and food was great. From a service perspective, the staff was very attentive and friendly throughout the evening, even while they had a full house.

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Bruce Morton
Artistic and delicious. This high end restaurant has amazing dishes from an award winning chef. It’s a good place to try new things.

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Jack L
After not going to Pausa for almost 4 years due to covid, we were pleasantly surprised that they got even better.

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Karen Hii
Great place for girl night out. 6 of us had a great time celebrating our friend’s birthday. I love their pizza the most, fresh made and full of ingredients! Couldn’t resist but to finish all the breads!

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