Twelvemonth Vegetarian Plant Based Restaurant, Burlingame

Reviewer: Foodnut.com Twelvemonth 330 Lorton Ave Burlingame, CA 94010 650-443-7111 Twelvemonth Website

Why did we dine here? – Twelvemonth is a new plant-based vegan restaurant in downtown Burlingame. It has been hotly anticipated as there are no such restaurants in this area. We had to previously drive to SF or Palo Alto to get quality vegetarian food. We have dined here multiple times with the last at the end of 2025.

In late 2025 we felt the restaurant slipped.  The menu was more mainstream with faux burgers and more, the place was pretty empty on a Sunday night and service sucked.

They added a bakery, Twelvemonth Bakehouse that is open Thursday – Saturday 8am – Noon. Lots of plant based items you do not see elsewhere!

Be sure to check out our review of Encanto, Lisbon for the best vegetarian restaurant we’ve been to. Also Eleven Madison Park, New York for the best vegetarian restaurant in the USA.

Insider Tip – Make reservations

Cuisine – American Vegan
Location – Downtown Burlingame
Opened – 2023

The interior is tastefully redone from the previous brewery days and full of unique custom touches. Beautiful separate bar area. Large outdoor patio for when the weather gets better.

The Twelvemonth menu is fairly concise, with several clearly market options for gluten sensitive folks It has several small plates, and then a selection of larger ones. Food is designed to be shared family style. Of Note, no impossible or beyond meat dishes unlike Wildseed.  They change the menu seasonally, so some items below may no longer be present.  In mid-2024 all the Mains were now gluten free!

The food was very good, inventive, and not what most people expect (Salad, pure veggies!) when they come to vegan restaurants. Carnivores should be satisfied with their food. Do not equate vegetarian with bland healthy fare, this food is rich and filling.

Restaurants in this modern plant based genre include Wildseed of San Francisco and Palo Alto, Mexican oriented Om Sabor, and Japanese Shizen in San Francisco. Old school Greens and Millenium. On our recent trip to Madrid and Portugal, we found so many more vegetarian restaurants than the US.

Service was solid for this calibur of restaurant, lots of folks coming by to check on us but slid downhill towards the end.

Twelvemonth Food Review

We have dined here several time and tried most dishes.

Chef’s Tasting 2024 $75 per person – A nice array of plant based dishes that ends up being very filling. They adjusted one meal to be completely gluten free. We asked for faster pacing and had the entire meal in just over an hour.  No long 3 hour dragged out affair! 8.5/10

• Indulge in our chef’s tasting experience, a culinary journey designed to showcase the spirit of our menu. Savor our finest and most seasonal dishes, and some secret, off-menu creations, all expertly crafted to reflect the essence of our cuisine.

Chai Soda ($8) is pretty light and bland. 7/10

Mojito cocktail ($14) was very strong, balanced, and well done. 8.5/10

Garden party ($10) mocktail was on the sweet side. 7/10

Jaaguar Rose ($16) is a sweet cocktail but not overly so. It is actually a bit sour. 8/10

Miami Vice ($17) drakes organic spiced rum, kalani coconut liqueur, combier le bleu, orgeat syrup, lime juice is their fruity, sweet cocktail.  Nicely done. 8/10

Bean Stew Side ($14) was moved to the sides menu in the summer of 2025. Still a solid dish, that can be made gluten-free if you skip the croutons. 8.5/10

TotChos ($25 GF) seasoned tots, chorizo, avocado, lime creama was added in summer of 2025. A bunch of tater tots topped with stuff.  Not exactly inventive or healthy.  8/10

Summer Solstice Salad ($16 half) was also added in summer 2025. A nice fruity profile with lots of arugula. 8.5/10

Griddled Sourdough ($4) is inexpensive and shows off their dense bread. 8.5/10

Griddled Gluten free bread ($5) was added in 2025. Nicely done. 8.5/10

Croquettes ($18) yukon gold potato, caramelized onion, sunchoke puree, roasted broccoli, pickled salsify and mustard seeds, parsley oil were better than expected. Nice fried goodness. 9/10

Roasted Beets ($12) house cultured yogurt, zhoug, zaatar (gf) has a slight spicy note and lots of sesame seads.  Interesting rendition. 8.5/10

Mostly Green Salad (gf) ($22) is expensive but HUGE. Kale, frisée, spigarello, fava leaves, cucumber, green apple, celery, snap peas, green goddess. Entree size. Suggest they trim it back 40% and lower price. 8.5/10

TWELVEMONTH SALAD ($18) the littlest greens, shaved crudité, lemon shallot vinaigrette, savory crumble (gf) is a nicely done complex salad. 8.5/10

Mushroom Chawanmushi with mushroom broth, king trumpet mushroom, soft herbs ($9) is a play on the Japanese steamed egg dish. This maintains the consistency, even though they use an eggless recipe. Strong mushroom flavors. 9/10

CAMPANELLE ($26) maque choux, feta, cajun spiced corn nuts is a well done pasta dish with lots of different textures and flavors. 9/10

Gnochi GF ($32) was a well done pasta that was just too spicy. Drop the heat level please. In 2025 it was a Red Kuri Gnocchi that was still on the spicy side.  Good Gnocchi though. 8/10

Not Paella GF ($32) brassicas, broccoli mayo, romesco sauce, socarrat is essential an inverted paella with all the rice being very crispy.  Not a lot of veggies below. 8.5/10

PEAR CURRY ($24) pearl onion, brussels sprouts, fennel, sweet potato, butternut squash, jasmine rice was recommended by our server. Good slightly sweet flavor profile, but not enough veggies. It is also a soup. 8.5/10

CARROT CURRY ($30) black lime tofu, a family of peas, carrots, turnips, nam prik pao, jasmine rice (gf) has a zesty table-side poured current with some soft tofu. 8/10

Bean stew – yellow eyed beans, rich tomato broth, kale, focaccia ($14 bowl) has improved over the years. Finally added real beans. 8.5/10

Creamed kale – baby kale, sunchoke cream, sunchoke chips ($13) is very appealing to vegetarian‘s, which hits interesting combination of vegetables. 9/10

Sweet Potato Risotto ($30) was added in late 2025 and hit the spot.  Nice flavors and some tender rice. 9/10

Cavatelli – Pasta Winter squash, pesto, Parmesan ($23) came al dente and featured a faux Cheese that was very rich. Very well done and large portion size. 9/10

Truffle Ravioli ($50) was added in late 2025 but lacked much flavor. 6/10

AGNOLOTTI ($30) green garlic ricotta, fava beans, fava pod demi, pommes puree, parmesan foam, wakame is a nicely done pasta with good portion size. 8/10

The BBQ Plate GF ($27) is a fun play on traditional BBQ with a lentil patty, hush puppies, seared peaches and a tiny bit of collard greens. 8.5/10

EVOO Olive Oil Cake ($14) with vanilla ice cream combined 2 different flavor profiles.  Tender cake and rich ice cream. 8.5/10

Malasadas ($10) came hot out of the Kitchen and featured a chocolate and a Seasonal fruity jam cranberry quince dipping sauce. 9.5/10

Cooked cookie dough – need we say more ($9) is perfect if you’re into this kind of stuff. Nice hard crust. 8.5/10

Brownie Batter ($9) lick the bowl, lick the spoon is interesting but very sweet. 7/10

Budino was part of the tasting menu in 2024 and had some hidden hazelnut praline. Very chocolately, a nice touch. 8.5/10

Stone fruit cobbler ($17) stone fruit medley, corn crumble (gf) was a nice sized warm dessert that hit the mark. Not too sweet. They switched to Pear cobbler in late 2025. 9/10

Twelevemonth Bakehouse Bakery Review

Great plant based bakery for vegetarians, those allergic to eggs, dairy and more! Simply the Best vegan bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area. We’ve try most of the others. Bakehouse is open limited days/hours, so check ahead.

Parkerhouse rolls are know known Twelvemonth Rolls ($10)  are well done and come out hot. No longer served in the restaurant, but they sell it at the bakery! Protege does a mean version of these too.  9.5/10.

Large Sourdough Loaf ($13) was nice and freshly baked. Tender inside. 8.5/10

Spiced Pear Cobbler Tart ($7.5) was almost like a pear croissant fluffy, had a nice crust and not overly sweet filling. 8.5/10

Hot Cross Buns ($10) must buy 2. Very doughy, slightly sweet glaze. Fair. 7/10

Monkey Bread ($6.50) is a cross from a tall cookie and pastry. Not what you expect. Okay. 8/10

Sourdough Chocolate chip cookie ($5) – big with slight hint of salt. 8.5/10

Raspberry Pistacio cookie ($5) had a nice contrast of flavor. Sweet. 8/10

Cinnamon Roll ($6) was nice and balanced, not too sweet. 8.5/10

Gluten Free Lemon Cookie ($5) was back on the menu in 2025. Nice option. One of the best gluten free baked items you can find. 8/10

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookie ($5) was back on the menu in early 2026. Nice option. One of the top gluten free baked items you can find but way too sweet. 7.5/10

Gluten Free Jam Bar ($5) is as good as a gluten free item can get. On the sweet side. 8.5/10

Chocolate Glaze + strawberry donut ($5.50) was excellent. Not too sweet filling too. 10/10

Almond Cookie 8.5/10

Snickerdoodle 8.5/10

Turtle cookie ($5) nutty, chocolaty, very sweet. Could only eat pieces at a time. 8.5/10

Butter Croissaint ($6.50) 9.50/10 – Flaky, light, huge. Wow! No real butter but its really good.

Almond Crossiant 8/10 – With no filling this was flaky, crispy and excellent. 9/10

Pumpkin Loaf ($6) – is a seaonal item. Nice pumkin bread that has good texture and isn’t too sweet. 8.5/10

Monkey Bread ($6.50) 7.5/10 – Structurely a good pastry but too damn sweet! Had to break pieces off and slowly eat it.

Rhubarb Almond Crossiant 8/10 – Too much filling that becomes wet

Strayberry & Oat Muffin 8/10 – Too much Strawberry filling, which is very sweet

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