La Collina

4.6 (338)

$30 and under

Italian

355 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030-2609

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2 people

7 Jul 2025

22:30

Booked 4 times today

About this restaurant

Neighbourhood gem
Charming
Good for special occasions

La Collina serves delicious, authentic regional Italian cuisine, in a casually elegant and comfortable setting. At La Collina’s, we strive to give each of our guests an outstanding dining experience, whether you’re here on a romantic date, or family and friends gathering. La Collina Restaurant serves delicious, authentic regional Italian cuisine, in a casually elegant and comfortable setting. La Collina Italian restaurant is a family run restaurant since 1996. It`s is an upscale Italian restaurant with a full bar specializing in authentic Italian cuisine. At La Collina Restaurant, you will enjoy Authentic Northern Italian food, including exquisite seafood dishes, pasta, veal, organic salads.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of Operation
Dinner Daily 16:00–21:00
Phone number
(650) 652-9655
Website
http://lacollinarestaurant.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
355 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030-2609
Area
Millbrae
Cross Street
Hillcrest Ave
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Full Bar, Takeaway, Wine

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Antipasto MistoUS$12.95
Combination of grilled and marinated vegetables and cheese
Carpaccio Di ManzoUS$8.95
Thin sliced of raw beef with capers, mustard, onions, parmesan cheese
CapreseUS$6.95
Fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato, basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Bruschetta
Toasted bread with diced tomatoes, capers, basil, garlic, olive oil
- serving of 4US$6.50
PolentaUS$6.95
Soft polenta with mix mushrooms and brown sauce

Insalata & Zuppa

add grille chicken $5.50

Insalata Delia CasaUS$5.00
Mixed green with house dressing
Insalata Di CesareUS$5.50
Romaine hearts with croutons, parmesan cheese, caesar dressing
Insalata BalsamicoUS$6.00
Mix green with artichoke, gorgonzola cheese, and balsamic vinegar dressing
Minestrone SoupUS$5.00

Panino

All Sandwiches served with grilled eggplant and zuchine, fresh tomato, bell pepper, fresh greens, mozerella cheese and side mix green salad

Panino RusticoUS$12.95
Grilled chicken sandwiche
Panino LuguriUS$13.95
Grilled Sausage Sandwiches
Panino VerduraUS$10.95
Vegiteran Sandwiche

Pasta & Main Cource

Spaghetti PolpetteUS$12.95
Pasta with meatballs and marinara sauce
Spaghetti CarciofiUS$11.95
Pasta with artichokes, mushroom, white wine sauce
Spaghetti BologneseUS$11.95
Pasta with meat sauce
Linguine CarbonaraUS$10.95
pasta with egg yolk, pancetta, onions, cheese, white wine sauce
Capelli Al PomodoroUS$10.95
pasta with fresh tomatoe, garlic , basil
Fettucine AlfredoUS$12.95
Pasta with chicken and cream sauce
- PestoUS$13.95
Penne AdriaticoUS$11.95
pasta with chicken, spinach, fresh tomato, cream sauce
Penne A La ArrabbiataUS$11.95
Pasta with chicken and spicy marinara sauce
Gnocchi PestoUS$10.95
Potato dumplings served in pesto sauce
Ravioli RicotaUS$11.95
Fresh pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese, served in gorgonzola cream sauce
Polo CarciofiUS$17.95
Chicken breast sauteed with artichokes, mushroom, white wine sauce
Pollo ParmigianaUS$17.95
Breaded chicken breast with mozzarella cheese, in marinara sauce
Eggplant ParmigianaUS$14.95
Veal ParmigianaUS$22.95
Pollo Alla Griglia (low - cal)US$16.95
Grilled chicken breast with mix vegetables

What 338 people are saying

La Collina reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.6Value

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La Collina shines as a cherished neighborhood gem, offering "excellent food" and a "cozy" atmosphere that guests adore. With "superb service" and a delightful menu featuring Italian classics like veal marsala, it's no wonder diners routinely return. Patrons appreciate the "friendly staff" and "scrumptious" offerings, making it a consistent favorite.

338 Reviews

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mary VIP
San Francisco Bay Area13 reviews
5.0
Dined on 28 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
La Collina ALWAYS delivers in every way possible!! Food! Service! Ambience! Cocktails! My husband and I have a double date with our dear friends routinely every 4 to 6 weeks. When making the reservation, we ask for our favorite table! And when we arrive, we get very excited to see our table reserved for us and then the best part is the hot gorgeous delicious bread and it’s dipping sauce arrives quickly and we dive in. It’s so scrumptious.!!!
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PamH
San Francisco Bay Area6 reviews
5.0
Dined on 25 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was excellent and the service superb!
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Laurie VIP
San Francisco Bay Area136 reviews
5.0
Dined on 22 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was perfect, as we arrive 15 minutes early with one extra person and they seated us. We started with cocktails, then extra crispy calamari. That was totally yummy although I would’ve loved to have some tentacles included. We also shared and enjoyed the veal marsala with polenta and vegetables, along with tortellini. The service was superb and attentive! We ended up closing the place down and appreciate it not being kicked out. Thanks for being a great neighborhood restaurant!
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Leah VIP
San Francisco Bay Area10 reviews
5.0
Dined on 22 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was excellent, the waiter was very attentive. We had a nice time
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Marleen VIP
San Francisco Bay Area223 reviews
5.0
Dined on 8 June 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This is a warm and friendly neighborhood restaurant. There are many choices to choose from as well as daily specials. It’s become one of our favorite Italian restaurants.
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mary VIP
San Francisco Bay Area12 reviews
5.0
Dined on 24 May 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
La Collina is our favorite “Go to” restaurant!!! It’s cozy! It’s inviting! It’s delicious! The staff is great!!! We try to go once a month with a couple that LOVE La Collina like we do!!! It never fails to deliver♥️
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Walt VIP
California Central Coast16 reviews
5.0
Dined on 22 May 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
If you are ever in the Millbrae area and looking for a nice place to eat dinner, try La Collina. It's a wonderful little Italian restaurant along El Camino Real. It has a comfortable neighborhood gem feel. The food is excellent and the wait staff are friendly.
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Joe VIP
Los Angeles58 reviews
4.0
Dined on 15 May 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Always a solid experience here. Great food, good service, always consistent.
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Michael
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
2.0
Dined on 12 May 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Have been here before and enjoyed my meal. Was reminded that service was a little slow but if food is good, I can wait a little longer. Came here with the family for Mother’s Day dinner. Was looking forward to a nice meal. Ordered the bruschetta and calamari to start and all was good. Asked for more bread and it never came. Had to ask again for the bread. Minor. Food comes out: ordered linguine w clams, sea bass, risotto, and lamb shank. My guest asks for Tabasco (he likes his clams with it). Sauce does not come ( while his plate is in front of him) and we ask for it again. Waiter has the bottle of Tabasco with him and rudely states that he already asked while handing it to him. Strike one. We were not asking rudely and expect just a little better service at finer dining establishments. After that incident, service was good. Now for the food. All plates looked appetizing and delicious. Linguine w clams -bland. Sea bass- bland. Risotto- bland. Lamb shank-was tasty. ( wanted the veal Marsala but was told they had already run out at 6:30). We do not like things too salty, but a little more was needed. Strike two. I also remember that some pepper might have been nice in my lamb dish but none was on the table and I guess I was too hungry to ask. When I went outside to retrieve something from my car, I noticed other tables were getting the ground pepper from the owner, Rose, herself. I guess my table was not good enough to be asked if we wanted pepper from the waitstaff. Strike three. There is nothing really bad about the establishment. I frequent fine dining restaurants and I guess I expect a little extra in service when paying extra for food. Then when the food falls short, it is very disappointing. So-so food at higher prices? Then to offend my guest ? Bad combinations. Will take my family to other places for Italian food from now on.
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Thomas
San Francisco Bay Area21 reviews
5.0
Dined on 4 May 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We.'ve eaten there over the many years we lived in the area and were never disappointed. Having moved to the East Bay bur returning for school performance we decided to have an early dinner and were thrilled that the place remains as good as before. The drinks are generous (full bar) and the large varieties of Pasta all about $25. I had veal saltimbocca (rarely found at many small, local italian restaurants) which was excellent. Happy the place remains as a dependable local bistro.
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La Collina offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (650) 652-9655.

La Collina is rated 4.6 stars by 338 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

7 Jul 2025

22:30

Booked 4 times today

355 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030-2609

Additional information

Cross Street
Hillcrest Ave
Area
Millbrae
Hours of Operation
Dinner Daily 16:00–21:00
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Full Bar, Takeaway, Wine

Website
http://lacollinarestaurant.com/
Phone number
(650) 652-9655

La Collina

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About this restaurant

Additional information

Appetizers

Antipasto MistoUS$12.95

Carpaccio Di ManzoUS$8.95

CapreseUS$6.95

Bruschetta

PolentaUS$6.95

Insalata & Zuppa

Insalata Delia CasaUS$5.00

Insalata Di CesareUS$5.50

Insalata BalsamicoUS$6.00

Minestrone SoupUS$5.00

Panino

Panino RusticoUS$12.95

Panino LuguriUS$13.95

Panino VerduraUS$10.95

Pasta & Main Cource

Spaghetti PolpetteUS$12.95

Spaghetti CarciofiUS$11.95

Spaghetti BologneseUS$11.95

Linguine CarbonaraUS$10.95

Capelli Al PomodoroUS$10.95

Fettucine AlfredoUS$12.95

Penne AdriaticoUS$11.95

Penne A La ArrabbiataUS$11.95

Gnocchi PestoUS$10.95

Ravioli RicotaUS$11.95

Polo CarciofiUS$17.95

Pollo ParmigianaUS$17.95

Eggplant ParmigianaUS$14.95

Veal ParmigianaUS$22.95

Pollo Alla Griglia (low - cal)US$16.95

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