Videos & Photos
Business Details
General Info
Established in 1947, The Van's Restaurant serves the dining needs of customers. Its menu includes a variety of food items, such as of appetizers, pasta dishes and salads. The restaurant offers egg rolls, stuffed mushrooms, smoked chicken, tomato salad and onion soup. The Van's Restaurant s selection of seafood items includes garlic prawns, fried calamari, shrimp and crab cakes. The restaurant additionally offers a selection of wines, such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, syrah, zinfandel and chardonnay. It provides a banquet facility that can accommodate up to 300 people for various special events. Located in Belmont, Calif., The Van's Restaurant offers online reservation services.
Extra Phones
- Phone: (650) 591-7572
- Phone: (650) 591-7210
AKA
- The Van's Restaurant
- Van's Restaurant
Reviews & Recommendations
-
A Blast From The Past
Provided by Citysearch
I have been going to The Van's for the past 20 years. For a great lunch I usually get a burger and beer with the works, melted cheese and crispy bacon. For dinner, I sit down for a nice steak, done on the mesquite broiler or prime rib Yum!! Holidays are also a special time to go to the Van's including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Easter. I highly recommend this restaurant to everybody for a delicious sit down meal.
-
RUDE WAITER AND VERY BAD SERVICE!
Provided by Citysearch
Went for my 75th birthday dinner with 6 people. Upon making the reservations the receptionist said we will make it nice. The food was just so so. The service was very slow but more importantly the waiter was extremely rude and looked like a hippie with long gray hair! Upon getting the bill they charged $10.00 for a little scoop of ice cream that was supposed to be my birthday ""free"" desert. When asked the waiter he said ""Oh well""! We Will NEVER go back!!
-
Great food, friendly atmosphere
Provided by Citysearch
This restaurant is great! Fun, friendly atmosphere, great views, nice bar area and free, delicious apps when you come for happy hour. I had the prime rib special and my wife had the lobster. Both were terrific. Nice people, great service. Will definitely come here again!
-
Delicious Dinner!
Provided by Citysearch
Van's has delicious prime rib! When I walked in I thought it was a bit kitchy but I see, that's it's charm. My family, there were 10 of us, all had really great entrees. I had the prime rib which I ordered medium rare and it came out perfectly. We had the grilled artichoke, garlic shrimp, crab cakes and the wedge, as apps and all were good. Crab cakes could have been juicier and I like bacon with my wedge but other than that everything else was perfect. The Spicy Seafood pasta is delish! If you like vodka, order the VollyeBall! You'll see what I mean after you drink it! The people were very nice and the service, all around, was excellent. During the day, the view is great. At night, it's nice and right now it's decorated so festively. I highly recommend Van's for group dining. Thanks Van's for a great evening!
-
Nice and cozy setting with great food!
Provided by Citysearch
Great place to hang out and have a drink. Better place to eat, the food is very good. Stuffed Mushrooms, giant prawns, etc mmmmm... The views from the dining room is also nice cause the restaurant is located on top of a hill... You can easily pass the place up off of el camino, but you have to go and try at least once. Enjoy!
-
rude
Provided by Citysearch
just rang there to make reservation for large party on sunday the lady or so called lady was very very rude did not want to know thats ok i will make reservations in another restaurant this place sounds terrible anyway and probably would not be to handle a big cound
-
This place should be called The Van's Restaurant for the OVER the Hill
Provided by Citysearch
The food was pretty good...steaks are a good size..tasted great...GET YOUR FOOD TO GO!\r \r Don't bother coming with a crowd(and I mean more than 4 people)...the old people around you will treat you like you have taken over their territory. What's worse is, since this place thrives on their business, you won't get fair treatment by Management either.\r \r The view is overrated. Just a bunch of lights.\r \r Not recommended.
-
OVERPRICED & TERRIBLE
Provided by Citysearch
Want to be ripped off? Want food that all tastes like it was cooked on the same grill? Want a salad that has brown lettuce and sour dressing? Want to pay 25 bucks for linguini jambalaya with overcooked linguini and jambalaya that tastes like they scooped it out of a dumpster? Want service from a college kid that is watching the clock and forgets everything you told her? Want the most overrated 4.5 star place on city search (at the time I read these reviews) south of San Francisco? \r Then come here! It's a great place to throw away your money, have a miserable dining experience on frozen overpriced food and drink, with views of El Camino Real.
-
Best place to eat
Provided by Citysearch
I love this restaurant, I have been there twice since I found it first on 24hrlocator. Everyone is so nice and friendly there, great music on the weekends. I love the picture of Bobb McKittrick that they have posted on 24hrlocator dot com. Great job guys, keep up the good work
-
Lousy food
Provided by Citysearch
We tried appitizers, salad, entree, etc. All was terrible. I had the blackened Catfish and all I could taste was char. No flavor!!! The stuffed mushrooms were mediocre at best. To finish off the night, we had the coffee. Folgers instant would have been better. I would rather have had 7-11 coffee, at least it would have tasted better. \r \r The service was great and you can't beat the view, but FIRE THE CHEF!!! Food quality, I would have had a better meal at McDonald's!!\r \r I'll never go back!! Stay away!!!
-
Not Impressed
Provided by Citysearch
First of all, the directions given by the website were wrong and we had to find the place by default. We were seated promptly, and the service was great as was the view. Although the portions were more than ample, we all felt that our three pasta dishes lacked flavor. We also had to wait 20 minutes to receive our meals even though the restaurant didn't seem busy. Overall, we were not too impressed with the meals and probably will not return.
-
Great Classic Recipes
Provided by Citysearch
After reading some reviews on this site we decided to give it a try. The only complaint I had was on the service. Our waitress wouldn't crack a smile for a million bucks! She was just lacking in any sort of friendly personality. So in a way, it killed the ambience of the place and our mood...just a little. But the food was great. Definitely be sure to listen to the waitress when she says the specials! And go early for a great seat by the windows.
-
Great food and service
Provided by Citysearch
I have driven by this place many times and have finally on a recommendation stopped in. This place does not dissapoint. It was great. If you like steak or seafood, old world class, this is definately a great place to check out.
-
Great Food On The Hill
Provided by Citysearch
The great food and huge portions make this a terrific restaurant. Add to that the amazing view of the bay and the good service and you can see why this place is always so busy.
-
Old school
Provided by Citysearch
This is a fun, funky old school place. The portions are very generous -- the prime rib, while not the best I've had, certainly was HUGE. Appetizers and sides were also big, so bring your appetite. Decent food and service but nothing special.
-
the best chops ever
Provided by Citysearch
The service was great, food outstanding. And what a view upstairs.
YP Mobile Page for The Van's - On The Hill, Belmont, CA
