Celia's Méxican Restaurant — Restaurant in San Bruno

This was my first visit to Celias, and this will likely be my last. I came here with my wife and her mother, and we were consistently treated with a bad attitude by one of the bartenders by the name of Santos.

During the course of our meal, he consistently responded to our questions about food and drink with a bad attitude and made us feel unwelcome in the restaurant as we sat at the bar. Towards the end of the meal, I was provided with a check with the “tip” portion underlined to indicate that a tip was welcomed. Since I believe in giving despite the service and always tip. However, the tip was indicative of the service. As we were leaving, my wife remained behind to pick up her purse. Santos saw the tip and made a audible “pshh” sound and shook his head in disappointment.

We were disappointed by the service and the attitude of the bartender “Santos”, and unfortunately do not recommend that patrons visit this establishment. It’s clear that the staff does not care for...

Celia's is a local chain with several locations that are close to here. While this one is closest to my home, it's the one I got to least. They serve decent Americanized Mexican food. The service has always been friendly, the prices are reasonable., and there is a bar if that's your thing.

Parking at this location is a bit iffy. The dedicated lot is tiny, parking on El Camino can be a challenge, and parking in the nearby residential neighborhood can be limited. The waiting area is quite small, and there isn't a lot of space outside to hang out if you need to wait for seating.

On the plus side, the interior feels bigger on the inside than on the outside, and the wait's usually not too bad - unless you have a large party.

Overall, not a bad place to grab a...

The food was HORRIBLE. We ordered a chimichanga plate and a steak a la mexicana. First of the rice was old you could tell it was cooked days prior. The chimichanga steak was bland & overly greasy. The steak a la mexicana was asked to be well-done and a medium well steak was served. When we asked for the check the waiver asked “you guys didn’t like the food?” We admitted and said yes !! She pressured us to take it home and said she brought the wrong steak and gave it to another client. The craziness comes in when she asked us “ you guys are not Mexicans right? “ BUT WE BEEN TO PLENTY MEXICANS RESTAURANTS and we know how Mexican food supposed to taste like by the way we are HISPANICS. I don’t even know how they still on business! Such a...