Apple Fritter — Restaurant in San Mateo

Update 2025 we were about to order but didn’t because it seems they tripled their prices on certain things. Seriously guys $10 for a plate full of tater tots? That’s almost the price of 5 bags of tater tots at the grocery store. And what about four seconds of labor to drop them into the fryer and another 10 seconds to pull them out put some salt on them and throw them on a plate? Besides the fact that there’s constantly animals running around all over the place because it’s dog friendly. This one’s off our list. They chose hipsters and dogs over families and kids. . Bad business it’s better to have four customers than two

Super letdown! I haven’t been here in about three years and was really looking forward for that experience because it’s always so mind blowing when you come here the first time or haven’t been here a while. The anticipation made even better by the super long line. It’s super slow but tolerable. I don’t know why, but it took him about a half hour to take six orders from the people in front of us. We got the food pretty quick only had to wait about 10 minutes but everything was nice and hot. My kid got Oreo pancakes which were “amazing”. I got the OG scramble. It wasn’t bad, but I was kinda not happy about the huge chunks of green pepper because they didn’t prep them carefully. It seems they were just run through a food processor so I had like the entire side of a green pepper and it has one slice in my scramble. Otherwise it was OK, but probably could use a little more meat. The orange juice was awful, they’re either squeezing them too hard or don’t clean the machine enough because all I could taste were orange peels and that’s super bitter acidic skin taste. Pretty gross. Finally the biggest thing I was excited about was the biggest let down. We got a fruity pebble donut that seemed like even though it’s 9 AM it had been sitting overnight. It was dried out and kind of that stale flavor. The fruity pebbles on top are all completely stale like they’ve been using the same box and just left it open air for the entire week while they were putting it on the cereal. Big let down. Also, I got a blueberry apple fritter. These things used to be amazing but again this one it’s just dried out in the middle there’s no real moisture, and when these things used to be loaded with tons of blueberries, this one only had one little blueberry stuck to the bottom of it and another one near the top. They used to be completely gooey with blueberries, and now hardly anything. Not sure if it’s a new owner or a new manager but in the years I was gone the quality went down tremendously. Was hoping to make this a traditional place to go once a month, but it looks like I won’t be back for a few more years and hope they improve it. Also, if you have a dog, just leave it at home. There’s no reason to bring your dog to a restaurant. I know it’s cool and hip to drag your animal everywhere but not everybody appreciates having to walk around your pet because it’s parked in the middle of the aisle or listen to it, barking at the other three dogs or wrapping itself around your chair coming over to beg for your food or put its wet nose on you while you’re eating. I know you young couples out there think your dog is a child, but it’s not. My real child’s terrified of dogs and we couldn’t enjoy the outdoors because there’s dogs all over the place. Dog...

I think like everyone else found this place while searching for a good brunch place to go to.

Parking wasn't too bad, I think turnover was pretty good. As people were leaving, more people came to park. The line can get long at times but moves pretty fast.

Drinks:

Dragon fruit mimosa - I'm not a mimosa fan, but this was refreshing. I highly recommend if you want something nice and light.

Horchata freeze - so creamy and very cinnamony. You can really taste the cinnamon throughout the drink.

Iced salted caramel latte - it was good but nothing that really stood out. Probably will not be getting again.

Food:

Chorizo breakfast tacos with tater tots - huge portion and so tasty. The chorizo and egg with chipotle sauce, salsa, and cheese was a perfect balance. The chipotle sauce had a nice kick, and I liked that the egg and chorizo were not greasy. Tater tots were crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle.

Churros and cream french toast - I could not get enough of this no matter how full I was. I liked that it had actual churros in it and not just like a cinnamon and sugar topping. The French toast was nice and crunchy, not super eggy and soggy. I liked that they had the syrup on the side.

Spicy hash - the spicy hash was really good, and jalapenos were a nice touch to make it more spicy. hash browns were well cooked, and cheese was perfectly melted. appreciated the chipotle sauce on the side.

Wild thang burger - The burger was juicy, and the onion ring in it was crunchy. There was a good amount of bbq sauce and jalapeños and the fries were crispy

Original breakfast plate with chicken pineapple sausage - classic and simple. The chicken and pineapple sausage had a nice snap to it and not salty.

Donuts - we ordered a bunch to go. We got blueberry, raspberry, and banana fritters. It was super crunchy but to be honest, I sampled all of them but couldn't tell a difference. I was kind of disappointed, considering it's called apple fritter.

Fruity pebbles donut was tasty but didn't care for the cookie crisp donut. I feel like it was a totally different cereal.

Overall, all the food was amazing and I would love to come back to try the other...

I was brought here by the churro fritter. While perusing yelp for new donut places to visit, I came across Apple Fritter and laid my eyes on the magical food item called the Churro Fritter. I love churros and I love donuts so both together is too good to be true. That was enough for me to head right over here to try it for myself. Plus they also have other magical donut creations and delicious food!

I decided to go here for lunch so I can try their sammies and donuts at the same time! I of course had to get the Turkey Cranberry because I'm a total sucker for turkey and cranberry sauce (my favorite sandwich combo). It was super tasty. The bread wasn't soggy, it was slightly crisp and the housemade cranberry sauce was tangy and sweet. The sandwich overall was very satisfying and by the time I finished, I was too full to eat any donuts :( so I got some to go. I was lucky enough to get the churro fritter because they don't make those every day. I also got the maple bacon donut and some of their sugar/glazed.

THE DONUTS ARE AMAZING. They're soft, fluffy, and the perfect amount of sweetness. They don't go too crazy with the sugar which I love! The maple bacon donut was perfection. The bacon piece was thick and crisp and complimented the maple bar so well. The churro fritter didn't really taste like a churro but I did like it. It tasted more like cinnamon sugar and the size of the fritter was hugeeeeeee.

The staff here is very friendly and the place is rather small. There are a couple of tables inside and a few outside. I came here on a weekday at lunch it was not too busy but I can imagine it must be crowded on the weekends! They also have a full drinks menu as well to pair with...