Since graduating from the San Francisco Culinary Academy over 18 years ago, Hilmar Juan Carlos Morales, JC Bruno Restaurant’s owner and Executive Chef, has been operating some of the most successful restaurants and businesses in the Bay Area.
As a family and team, we are committed to creativity and innovation, delivering exceptional food, impeccable service, and a fine eye for detail.
We understand the importance of working closely with clients, developing common ground, to create new, and exciting menus tailored specifically for each occasion. We aim to provide an unforgettable dining experience that goes above and beyond expectations.
Laid-back destination with a patio specializing in seafood classics, plus pizza & fancy desserts.
Nick Athanas
We were looking for somewhere to have dinner near our airport hotel and found this absolute gem only about 10 minutes away. Delicious food, lovely ambiance, and impeccable service. Enjoyed it so much we came back again the next night.
… morediego morales
JC Bruno is a hidden gem in San Bruno! The food is beautifully crafted with fresh, high-quality ingredients and every dish feels special — from tender entrees to delightful desserts. The cozy atmosphere and attentive service make it a perfect spot for a date night or special dinner. Highly recommended if you appreciate flavorful, thoughtfully prepared cuisine!
… morediego fit
JC Bruno Restaurant in San Bruno delivers an outstanding dining experience. The dishes are full of flavor and clearly made with care, the portions are satisfying, and the presentation is excellent. The ambiance is warm and inviting, and the staff makes you feel genuinely welcomed. A great choice for anyone looking for quality food and a relaxed, enjoyable night out.”
… moreMichael Paravati
JC Bruno is not the worst restaurant I’ve eaten at in the Bay Area, but certainly in the bottom 25%. Ordered a salad with steak as my protein and received an overcooked, dry-aged ribeye (whole, not sliced) on top of a few pieces of lettuce. Also, the calamari appetizer was strange. It had a few pieces of squid, but mostly consisted of deep fried bell peppers and artichoke hearts. I would not come here again. The tuna tartare appetizer was tasty, though.
… moreYuchen L
Fairly good food, slightly upscale. We got the seafood pasta and loma saltado. They had live music.
Overall, it was good but nothing really stood out about the food or the vibes
… moreMei Fu Lee
Made reservations for my mom and I for my birthday and so glad I did. We were a bit late due to finding parking, but they were very nice about it. It was PACKED for dinner. Inside is a bit small and crowded, but not uncomfortable. It can get a bit loud, but never too loud. Looking from other tables, the food looked super good and we were excited for ours. We ordered the house salad and mussels to start, the scallops and bouillabaisse for entrees, and tiramisu for dessert.
The mussels were amazing and the salad went well with it. They gave big pieces of bread to dip in the mussel sauce. We were super impressed just from the started. The entrees came soon after and they looked beautiful. The scallops were huge and went well with the rice. The bouillabaisse had a great variety of seafood and tasted really fresh. We got the tiramisu for dessert and it was a great way to end the dinner. It may seem like we ordered a lot for two of us, but we managed to finish all of it. It was just so amazing and I am so glad that we found this new restaurant.
I loved the meal and had a great birthday dinner. I would love to come here again for a nice dinner. Inside is romantic and classy, a great place for a date. It is a bit small, so maybe not the best place for a bigger party. They also had lots of different desserts that I would love to try next time.
… morediego morales
The ribeye at JC Bruno is absolutely phenomenal perfectly cooked, incredibly tender, and packed with rich flavor. Easily one of the best steaks in San Bruno. Worth coming back for every time.
… morejohn loke
JC Bruno’s ribeye is outstanding juicy, perfectly prepared, and full of bold, savory flavor. One of the best steaks I’ve had in San Bruno. Highly recommend.
… moreVenecia Rauls
This place is charmingly unhip. It presents itself as an old school fine dining establishment and on that it delivers. From the elevator music, to the mustard-colored tufted bench seats, everything about this place communicates that it’s the food that’s interesting. And the food was uniformly excellent with enough of the chef’s touch to be creative without getting weird about it. A lovely dining experience.
… moreJason Coulter
Food was delicious, well seasoned and cooked perfectly. Decent options and variety the rack of lamb was perfectly. The pizza was big but lacked good flavor and the veggies were a little under cooked for pizza and the chicken was a little bland. Decent beer and wine options with fairly attentive server. We did go in about 30 after they opened on a Friday so it was a little bit of a slow start. We’ll be going back to try some other options.
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