Reviews for Cafe El Palomar in Santa Cruz, CA
Yummy! Love the chips and salsa. So tasty! This place has a few locations to try. One in downtown Santa Cruz and another in... Watsonville. I love this location mostly for sitting down and dining. It is beachfront and you can enjoy the beautiful oceanviews while you enjoy your delicious food. Today I had steak ranchero. Charbroiled skirt steak cut into small strips in thisamazing flavorful sauce. It comes with rice, beans and your choice of tortillas. They have a lot of other great things on themenu. The taquitos and fajitas are also favorites. Read more
We LOVE this place. The food, service, cleanliness, and value is always superior. The views of the beach, lighthouse, sand... volleyball whether sitting inside or out is always fun. We go multiple times each summer and each experience is exceptional.Love their Chillaquillas Rojas?but everything we?ve ordered is wonderful. Read more
Been coming here for the last ten years, great food, kid friendly and good service. Chile verde burritos wet are my favorite. I... also love the chiliquiles rojo. Great chips and salsa and homemade corn tortillas too. Read more
05/01/2022 It was a Sunday and lots of people at the beach. I didn't want to give up my free parking spot in front of the beach... so I decided to order something here. The restaurant was packed and there was a line to order. I ordered the Carne Asada Nachosto go which came to almost $17 with tax and a tip? They were OK. I could eat the whole thing. So it will one starving gluttonousperson or feed two not-so-very hungry people. If you order $15 or more of food you get chips and salsa no charge for dine in.There was a restroom available but I didn't use it. There is limited seating inside and some seating outside the restaurant. Youcan watch volleyball or enjoy people watching and the ocean view. Dog Friendly. Read more
Its always a nice day to sit at Cafe El Palomar and have a margarita and ceviche! they have THE BEST views, large portion sizes,... and awesome drinks. The staff is always so helpful and quick especially for how busy they always are. Read more
Upon waking in I was greeted immediately. Extremely helpful and nice staff. I?ve tried a few things. Cheese enchiladas Chicken... enchiladas Chili relleno Rice Beans All the food was spot on. Nothing to over the top here. The taste was there and it wasgreat. Flavors were good and food was fresh. Food also come out in a very timely manner as well. Something I?ve noticed aswell. I?ve been here a few times now. And they?ve always been pretty damn busy. Lots of locals go here and that?s a greatsign! The menu is HUGE. And in my opinion to big and probably costing the business $$$ but you know what? Take advantage of itwhile it?s there with the insane amount of options. Will I return? Most definitely. I recommend this place for sure. Nice spoton the beach with good Mexican food. And they also have a decent bar. Go check it out! Read more
Over all, customer service and hospitality was okay. The servers were great when asking about refreshments and chips and salsa.... Our server was very occupied as it seemed she was the only one working. FOOD was served at a timely fashion and was fabulous.The seasoning was perfect, I saw no grease in my bacon which I absolutely appreciated. - Biscuits & gravy - The M?s Favorite -The English Muffin Would definitely recommend. Read more
Excellent service and the mango margaritas fantastic, the food however was not! I ordered nachos, easy, right? Ugh first, the... chips appear to be from Costco, you know the huge bag for like 3 bucks? Fine for home, but in a Mexican restaurant? I don'tthink so. There was cheeses on maybe 4 of the chips, guacamole had no flavor. For the price, I expected much better. There arefar far better places for food, but the service couldn't be beat. Read more