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Fernando's
63 West 37th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 345-9042
Cuisine: Mexican/Southwestern
Price:
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Monday| 11:00 AM - 10:00 PMTuesday| 11:00 AM - 10:00 PMWednesday| 11:00 AM - 10:00 PMThursday| 11:00 AM - 10:00 PMFriday| 11:00 AM - 11:00 PMSaturday| 11:00 AM - 11:00 PMSunday| 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
- Meal Times Served Lunch, Happy Hour, Dinner
- Parking Availability Parking on Site, Street
- Atmosphere Romantic, Live Music, Family / Children, Bar Scene
- Attire No Dress Code, Casual
- Amenities TV
- Special Needs Non Smoking Area, Child Menu
- Bar Wines, Beer, Full Bar
- Reservation Information Not Required
- Payment Methods
Botanas / Appetizers
The Three Amigos
$8.70Enough for sharing!! Cheese Quesadilla, Chimichanguitas, and Nachos. Topped with tomatoes, jalapenos, and Guacamole
Chimichanguitas
$7.45Deep fried flour tortillas filled with meat and topped with guacamole
Nachos
$7.45A bed of home made tortilla chips layered with beans and melted cheeses. Topped with Fernando's Mild Sauce, tomatoes and jalapenos
Nachos Rancheros
$8.45Same as above just add your choice of meat, sour cream, and guacamole
Quesadilla
$7.45Two flour tortillas stuffed with melted cheeses. Topped with Guacamole
Fajita Quesadilla
$13.45A giant flour tortilla folded in half and stuffed with chicken or steak tajka meat, grilled bell peppers, onions and carrots. Don't forget the cheese!!!
Shrimp Quesadilla
$12.45Cheese Crispy
$7.20Crispy flour tortilla topped with melted cheeses
Queso Fundido
$6.20Queso Oaxaca, real Mexican cheese melted to perfection. Served with corn tortillas
Chile Con Queso
$5.20Melted cheeses mixed with Fernando's Mild Sauce, and Spicy Salsa
Frijoles Con Queso
$5.20Refried bean dip topped with melted cheese
Guacamole
$7.45Avocado Dip
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
$6.20Served with Ranch
JaIapeno Poppers
$6.20Served with Ranch
Ensaladas / Salads
Meat Choices: Ground Beef, Shredded Beef, Chicken, Pork and Chile Colorado. Add $1.75 for Steak, Grilled Chicken, or Carnitas. Dressings: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Thousand Island, and Italian. Frijoles: Refried Beans, Black Beans, Whole Pinto Beans
Garden Salad
$7.05Fresh chopped iceberg Lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado slices and dressing
Taco Salad
$9.95We get a crispy flour tortilla taco shell and and split it down the middle. Then we add your choice of meat and melt cheese over it. Finally we top it off with lettuce, tomatoes, more cheese and Fernando's Taco Sauce
Deluxe Tostada
$9.70A flat crispy tortilla layered with beans, your choice of meat and lettuce. Topped off with sour cream, guacamole, and Fernando's Tostada Sauce
Sopa Azteca
$6.70Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tijuana Taco Salad
$10.05The original Taco Salad!! A bowl shaped flour tortilla shell filled with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, cheese and tomatoes
Tostada Salad
$10.20A flat crispy tortilla layered with beans, your choice of meat, melted cheese, and lettuce. Topped off with tomato and avocado slices, sour cream, Fernando's Tostada Sauce and an olive
Mariscos / Seafood
Frijoies: Refried Beans, Black Beans, Whole Pinto Beans. Served with Rice, Beans, and Coleslaw or Chicken Tortilla Soup
Arroz con Camarones
$16.95Prawns sauteed with mushrooms, tomatoes and onions in Fernando's Secret sauce. Served over a bed of rice and melted cheese
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
$16.95Prawns and mushrooms sauteed in Fernando's mix of Mexican spices, garlic and butter
Camarones a la Diabla
$16.95Prawns, mushrooms, and onions all sauteed in butter and Fernando's secret spicy sauce
Camarones con Crema
$16.95For the sour cream lovers!! Prawns, onions, mushrooms all sauteed in Fernando's mix of spices and delicious sour cream sauce
Camarones Especiales
$16.95Prawns wrapped in bacon and deep fried
Camarones Rancheros
$16.95Prawns, bell peppers, onions and mushrooms all sauteed with Fernando's mix of Mexican spices and tomato sauce
Fajitas de Camaron
$16.95Prawns served sizzling hot over a mix of sauteed onions, bell peppers, and carrots
Coctel de Camaron
$13.95Mexican style shrimp cocktail. Served warm or cold in its own broth with tomatoes, chopped onions, cilantro, and avocado. No rice or beans
Fried Prawns
$14.95Six fresh jumbo deep fried prawns served with French fries and salad
Crab Enchiladas
$14.70Two real crab meat enchiladas topped with jack cheese and Fernando's Mild Sauce
Cancun Platter
$16.95Fish, prawns and chicken sauteed in wine. Then topped with cheese and baked to perfection
2 Fish Tacos
$14.45Fish sauteed in butter. Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and Fernando's Taco Sauce
Filet of Sole
$13.70Breaded filet of sole served with French fries and salad
Pollo / Chicken
Arroz con Pollo
$13.95Boneless chunks of chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms, tomatoes and onions in Fernando's secret sauce. Served over a bed of rice and melted cheese
Carnitas de Pollo
$13.95Chunks of chicken breast sauteed with green bell peppers, and onions
Pollo a la Mexicana
$13.95Chunks of chicken breast sauteed in Fernando's mix of Mexican spicy sauces
Pollo en Crema
$13.95For the sour cream lovers!! Chicken breast pieces, onions, and bell peppers all sauteed in Fernando's mix of spices and delicious sour cream sauce
Sopitos
$13.95Home made corn meal flat shells layered with beans, meat, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole
Mole Enchiladas
$13.45Two chicken enchiladas covered with melted jack cheese and mole sauce. Topped with raw onions, and sesame seeds
Pollo en Mole
$15.95Chunks of Chicken breast cooked in our delicious Mole sauce. Topped with sliced raw onions, and sesame seeds
Carnes / Meat
Expresso Burrito
$12.65A GIANT flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, cheese, and your choice of meat. Topped with guacamole, onions, tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and Fernando's Mild sauce
Fernando's Super Special
$15.65One Enchilada, a Chile Relleno, a Taco, and a Burrito
Chef's Special
$16.65A slice of carne asada, an enchilada, a taco, a flauta and a chile relleno
Steak Picado
$16.65Chunks of beef pan fried in a tasty sauce and vegetables
Chile Verde
$14.65Pork in a green tomatillo sauce
Chile Colorado
$14.65Beef stew
Two Tacos Especiales
$12.65Two deep fried tacos topped with chopped tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and Fernando's Taco sauce
Two Chile Rellenos Especiales
$12.65Chile Rellenos stuffed with jack cheese and ground beef
Two Burritos Especiales
$12.65Two burritos filled with chorizo and eggs scrambled with onions and tomatoes
North of the Border
New York Steak
$14.75Served with French fries and salad
Fernando's GIANT Burger
$9.75Served on a French roll with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and French fries
Deluxe Burger
$8.75Served on a bun with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and French fries
Hamburger Steak
$9.75Served with French fries and salad. NO BUN
Chicken Sandwich
$9.75Served on a French roll with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and French fries
Steak Sandwich
$9.75Served on a French roll with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and French fries
A La Carte
Not to Hungry? Order... A La Carte. Meat Choices: Ground Beef, Shredded Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Chile Colorado
Enchilada
$4.95Enchilada Suiza
$5.20Crab Enchilada
$6.45Taco
$4.95Chalupa
$6.20Tamale
$5.20Burrito
$6.20Chile Relleno
$4.95Chimichanga
$6.20Tostada
$5.20Avocado Tostada
$6.45Fluta
$5.20Spanish Omlete
$6.45Bowl of Chili Beans
$5.45Side of Beans or Spanish Rice
$4.95Side of Rice and Beans
$7.55Little Amigos
10 and under. All items served with rice and beans, or French fries
Enchilada
$5.25Taco
$5.25Burrito
$5.25Cheese Quesadilla
$5.25Nachos
$5.25no rice, beans, or fries
Tostada
$5.25Tamale
$5.45no sauce
Side of Rice and Beans
$4.45Hamburger
$5.95Chicken Tenders
$5.95Chicken Nuggets
$5.95Order of Fries
$4.95Desayuno / Late Breakfast
Meat Choices: Ground Beef, Shredded Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Chile Colorado. Frijoles: Refried Beans, Black Beans, Whole Pinto Beans
Spanish Omelet
$8.75Three egg omelet filled with melted cheese and topped with Fernando's Ranchero Sauce
Veggie Omelet
$9.20Three egg omelet filled with melted cheese, green and red bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and carrots
Meat Omelet
$9.45Three egg omelet filled with your choice of meat
Burrito Especial
$9.95Mexican Chorizo scrambled with eggs, tomatoes, and onions wrapped in flour tortilla topped with Fernanedo's Mild Sauce
Machaca
$9.95Shredded beef scrambled with eggs, tomatoes, and chopped onions
Huevos a la Mexicana
$9.45Three eggs scrambled with chopped onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos
Huevos Rancheros
$9.45Huevos con Chorizo
$9.45Chorizo and Egg scrambled with onions and tomatoes
Chile Relleno
$8.95Green pepper stuffed with jack cheese then wrapped in egg and topped with Fernando's Ranchero Sauce
Chile Relleno Especial
$9.95Three egg omelet filled with melted cheese and meat and topped with Fernando's Ranchero Sauce
Chilaquiles
$9.95Corn tortilla chips cooked with Fernando's Mild Sauce. Topped with cheese, chopped onions, and oregano. Served with 2 eggs and refried beans
Fernando's Favorites
Meat Choices: Ground Beef, Shredded Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Chile Colorado. Frijoles: Refried Beans, Black Beans, Whole Pinto Beans
Enchilada
$8.45No Rice
Taco
$8.45No Rice
Tamale
$9.20No Rice
Burrito
$9.45No Rice
Avocado Tostada
$9.45No Rice
Flauta
$9.45No Rice
Enchilada Suiza
$9.20No Rice
Chimichanga
$9.45No Rice
Crab Enchilada
$10.90No Rice
Enchilada with Chili Beans
$8.95No Rice
Expresso Burrito
$9.95One Giant flour tortilla filled with rice, refried beans, cheese and your choice of meat. Topped with guacamole, chopped onions and tomatoes, parmesan cheese and Fernando's Mild Sauce
Tostada Salad
$8.95A flat crispy flour tortilla layered with beans, your choice of meat, melted cheese and lettuce. Topped off with Avocado slices, tomatoes, sour cream, an olive and Fernando's Tostada Sauce
Chalupa
$9.95A crispy flour tortilla folded in half and filled with your choice of meat, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and Fernando's Taco Sauce
Traditional
Served with: Rice, Beans, and Coleslaw or Chicken Tortilla Soup
Two Enchiladas
$12.20Two Tacos
$12.20Enchilada and Tamale
$12.20Enchilada and Taco
$12.20Enchilada and Chile Relleno
$12.20Two Enchiladas Suizas
$12.20green sauce
Enchilada and Tostada
$12.20Avocado Tostada
$12.20Two Burritos
$12.20Two Enchiladas with Fernando's Chili Beans
$12.45not served with rice
Huevos Rancheros
$12.20Chorizo con Huevo
$12.20Two Flautas
$12.45Chimichanga
$12.45Chalupa
$12.45Machaca
$12.20Large
Served with: Rice, Beans, and Coleslaw or Chicken Tortilla Soup
A-1
$13.70Enchilada, Chile Relleno, a Taco
B-2
$13.70Enchilada, and an Avocado Tostada
C-3
$13.85Enchilada, Tamale, and a Tostada
D-4
$13.70Enchilada, and Two Tacos
E-5
$13.85Enchilada, Tamale, and a Taco
F-6
$13.85Enchilada, Tamale, & Chile Relleno
Small
Served with: Rice, Beans, and Coleslaw or Chicken Tortilla Soup
Enchilada
$10.45Taco
$10.45Enchilada Suiza
$10.45Tamale
$10.45Tostada
$10.45Burrito
$10.45Flauta
$10.45Chile Relleno
$10.45Chile Relleno Especial
$10.70Taco Especial
$10.70Tamale Especial
$10.70Burrito Especial
$10.70Spanish Omelet
$10.45Sunday
Fajitas
$15.70Your choice of steak, chicken, or a combination of both. Marinated in Fernando's secret sauce, then delivered sizzling hot over a mix of sauteed onions, bell peppers, and carrots
Fajitas Supremas
$19.45Steak, chicken, AND prawns marinated in Fernando's secret sauce. Delivered sizzling hot over a mix of sauteed onions, bell peppers, and carrots
Monday
Tacos al Carbon
$14.45Skirt steak marinated and broiled. Chopped and served in 3 soft corn tortillas covered with melted Jack Cheese and Fernando's Mild Sauce. Topped with guacamole, onions, and cilantro
Tuesday
Steak a la Mexicana
$16.20Broiled ten-ounce New York Steak topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, and sliced avocado
Wednesday
Carnitas de Res
$15.45Top sirloin fried and sliced. Cooked with bell peppers and onions
Thursday
Carne Asada
$16.45Big slice of skirt steak cooked over the broiler. Served with guacamole and pico de gallo
Friday
Milanesa
$16.20A thin slice of steak breaded to perfection. Served with beans, French fries, pico de gallo, and guacamole. MMM DELICIOSO!!!
Saturday
Carnitas de Puerco
$15.20Golden deep fried pork carnitas
Las Margaritas
Fernando's Famous Margarita
Why are they famous? Because we said so!!! Prepared on the rocks or blended with two shots of Montezuma Gold Tequila and Fernando's Sweet and Sour Mix
Cadiliac Margarita
Prepared on the rocks or blended with Two shots of Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila and Fernando's Sweet and Sour Mix. Topped off with a float of Grand Marnier
Fernando's Flavored Margaritas
So many to choose from: Strawberry, Banana, Pineapple, Raspberry, Mango, Peach, Melon, Kiwi. Choose one or mix two or three. It's up to you
Pink Cadillac Margarita
Prepared on the rocks or blended with two shots of Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila and Fernando's Sweet and Sour Mix. Add a splash of Cranberry Juice and top it of with a float of Grand Marnier
From Fernando's Cantina
El Loco
If you're in a CRAZY mood already, please DO NOT order this drink! A mixture of Bacardi Light Rum, Meyer's Rum, Bacardi Dark Rum, Captain Morgan Rum, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice and a splash of grenadine. Top it all off with a float of Bacardi 151 and you got yourself A LOCO!!
Sangria
Brandy, Red Wine, Sprite, Orange Juice, and Pineapple Juice mixed together to create the perfect Sangria. Throw in a cherry and let your imagination take you to beautiful Mazatian
Tequila Sunrise
Montezuma Tequila with Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, and a splash of grenadine
Kahlua Colada
Try the great flavor of coffee and coconut together. Blended with pineapple juice, cream and with ice
Pina Colada
Pineapple juice, coconut, and half and half blended with ice
Mexican Coffee
Montezuma Tequila and Kahlua poured into hot coffee and topped off with whipped cream
Keoke Coffee
Brandy and Kahlua poured into hot coffee and topped of with whipped cream
Irish Coffee
Irish Licor pour into hot coffee and topped off with whipped cream and a dribble of Green Creme de Menthe
Mexicanas
Corona
Corona Light
XX Amber
XX Lager
Tecate
Pacifico
Bohemia
Modelo Especial
Negra Modelo
Gringas
Budweiser
Bud Light
MGD
Miller Lite
Coors Light
Heineken
Sierra Nevada
Haake Beck
Sam Adams
O'Doul's or St. Pauli N.A.
Draft
Pleasanton Only
Bud Light
Sierra Neveda
Negra Modelo
Modelo Especial
Vinos
Vinos
Varies by location. Please ask server for wine selection
Tequilas
Tequilas
Too many to list. Ask for you favorite, we might just have it
Sodas and Mocktails
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Root Beer
Orange Fanta
Lemonade
Roy Rogers
Shirley Temple
Arnold Palmer
Coffee
Decaf Coffee
Hot Tea
Iced Tea
Milk
Orange Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Cranberry Juice
Tomato Juice
Pineapple Juice
Apple Juice
Pancho Pina
Virgin Pina Colada
Sol y Luna
OJ Sunrise
Chiquita
Virgin Daquiri
Chiquito
Virgin Margarita
Highlights
Fernando's is a long time San Mateo favorite for pleasant dining and superb Mexican cuisine. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and is the perfect spot for pleasant dining and good times. Fernando's specializes in natural and fresh home-style Mexican food. The menu features an extensive array of selections, with something sure to please every member of your group. Notable selections include the Espresso Burrito (The best of Fernando's food, wrapped in giant flour tortilla, with rice, beans, and cheese, and your choice of beef, pork, chicken, or carne asada inside, then topped off with a spread of guacamole, onions, tomatoes, more cheese, and Fernando's special sauce), the Cancun Platter (Restaurant snapper, prawns, and chicken sauteed in wine then topped with Monterey Jack and American cheese and baked), and Sopitos (homemade corn masa shells filled with beans, shredded beef, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole). A special kids menu is also featured. Fernando's is "Home of the Famous Margarita." When you're in the mood for superb Mexican cuisine, stop into Fernando's. The restaurant features a staff of great people, and everybody looks forward to seeing you soon.
- Best Known For
- Pleasant dining and superb Mexican cuisine.
Fernando's is rated 4.4 out of 5 by 937.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Steven T from Very friendly staff. Quiet. Food very good. Parking easy
Date published: 2020-01-28
Rated 4 out of 5 by Bob H from Huge portion on Lg combo of enchiladas and Chili Rellenos...delicious tho a bit pricey compared to other locals ! Wait staff attentive and pleasant...Patrons rather loud most likely because of crowded seating in the evening hours as we left as it was filling up and large bunches of people were maneuvering trying to get seated and put belongings about. We will return for lunch next week !!
Date published: 2020-01-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Doug t from Food is fantastic. I had chicken enchiladas and chicken and a beef taco.
Date published: 2019-12-22
Rated 2 out of 5 by Pam Q from had to spend a minimum of $20.00 to use my bought coupon...
Date published: 2019-12-16
Rated 2 out of 5 by shari G from waitress mentioned since I was using a certificate I shouldn't ask for any 'favors'. She never asked if I wanted more water or chips. She was anxious to get me out of the place, and it wasn't busy. The food was overpriced, so you don't save a lot using a certificate.
Date published: 2019-11-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by Meridith L from Our server was super helpful and accommodating. Food was delicious!
Date published: 2019-07-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gloria A from Food and service is always great , waitresses always remember me.
Date published: 2019-07-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rory I from Friendly, great service, great food, enjoy going there all the time
Date published: 2019-05-20
Rated 4 out of 5 by Edwin K from It was solid; nice atmosphere. Solid margarita; cheap tequila; drink a glass of water between them. Disagreed with reviews about their gauc; was nice, not $9 worth, but it was tasty. Combo plates are what you think, quick, easy solid. Carne burrito was disappointing. I would go back though.
Date published: 2019-04-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by James A from Saul is a great server/bartender. Fast and attentative service. Food was great.
Date published: 2019-01-22
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