TALAVERA

1561 Solano Ave, Berkeley
(510) 558-8565

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Nopalitos Con Espinacas Taco
Tacos De Plaza Rice & Beans
Grande Vegetarian Taco
Pico De Gallo & Chips
Pollo Asado Burrito
Chicken Enchiladas
Tacos De Plaza
Carnitas Tacos
Taco Tuesday
Mole Poblano

Menu

Aperitivos
Guacamole and Chips
Pico De Gallo and Chips
Platanos
Tropical fried plantain, black beans and sour cream.
Sopes De Hongos
2 piece sopes with black beans, sauteed mushrooms, salsa fresca and queso fresco.
Talavera Nachos
Homemade corn chips, melted jack cheese and queso fresco, choice of beans, jalapenos, salsa fresca and sour cream.
Ceviche Del Dia
Served with homemade chips
Ceviche Tostada
Single ceviche tostada with avocado.

Tacos
Tacos De Plaza
3 small soft corn tortilla with your choice of meat topped with cilantro, onions, grilled tomatillo salsa and lime.
Grande Taco
Choice of meat, whole beans, salsa fresca and guacamole.
Grande Vegetarian Taco
served with whole beans, rice, lettuce, salsa fresca, and guacamole
Nopalitos con Espinacas Taco
tender grilled cactus with salsa fresca, whole beans and queso fresco
Camarones Taco
Prawns fajita style, salsa fresca, black beans and avocado.
Pescado Taco
Grilled fish fajita style, salsa fresca, black beans and avocado.
Baja Tacos
Fish. Chipotle sour cream, salsa fresca, shredded cabbage, cilantro, and lime
Flautas
3 crispy chicken, beef, or pork rolled taquitos, lettuce, sour cream, queso fresco, and salsa fresca
Flautas de Mole
crispy chicken rolled taquitos topped with mole poblano, queso fresco, pickled onions, and jalapenos
Tacos de Papa
3 crispy potato tacos topped with cabbage, salsa, crema and queso.
Tacos Dorados
3 hard shell tacos, beans lettuce, cheese and choice of meat.

Ensaladas, Tostadas and Sopas
Tostada
Crisp corn tortilla or grilled flour tortilla, choice of beans, lettuce, salsa, fresca, avocado, sour ceam and queso fresco.
Ensalda Verde
Romaine, jicama, radish, carrots, in a lime vinaigrette dressing topped with toasted pumpkin seed and avocado.
Ensalada Santa Fe
Grilled chicken breast, romaine lettuce, lime vinaigrette dressing with roasted pepper, jack cheese, queso fresco salsa fresco and avocado.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla, refried beans, rice, lettuce, salsa fresca, queso, guacamole.
Pozole
Traditional pork, hominy soup with shredded cabbage, oregano, onions and lime.
Sopa De Tortilla
Tortilla vegetable soup. Add chicken breast for an additional charge.

Burritos
Simple con Queso
Served with rice, choice of beans and cheese.
Legumbres Revuelto Burrito
Seasoned grilled vegetables, lettuce and queso fresco.
Nopales Burrito
Tender grilled cactus with pico de gallo and queso fresco.
Pollo Asado Burrito
Adobo marinated grilled chicken.
Carnitas Burrito
Traditional slow - cooked pork with onion and cilantro relish.
Carne Asada Burrito
Marinated grilled steak.
Chorizo Con Papas
Spicy Mexican sausage with potatoes, onion and cilantro relish.
Al Pastor Burrito
Pork in a adobo.
Barbacoa Burrito
Marinated lamb - leg slowly oven roasted.
Carne Desebrada Burrito
Shredded chicken or beef braised in dried chiles.
Camarones Fajita Burrito
Grilled prawns fajita style.
Pescado Fajita Burrito
Snapper fajita style.
Chile Verde
Chicken or lemon pork simmered in a green tomatillo sauce.
Chile Colarado
Pork or chicken simmered with jack cheese and queso fresco.
Chile Relleno Burrito
Poblano chile stuffed with jack cheese and queso fresco.
Chile Relleno Prawns
poblano chile stuffed with jack cheese and queso fresco
Mole Specialty Burrito
Best mole in 40 years. Chicken or pork in a rich mole poblano or mole guajillo sauce, pickled onions and jalapenos

Tortas and Quesadillas
Quesadilla
Flour or corn tortilla, melted jack cheese, queso fresco, served with salsa fresca, chipotle sour cream and cilantro pesto on the side.
Torta
Sandwich on telera bread roll, refried bean spread, queso fresco, lettuce, onion, tomato, mexican cream, served with home made chips.

Expresso
Cappuccino
Latte
Mexican Mocha
Mexican Hot Chocolate
16 oz.
Americano
Horchata Latte
Expresso

Best Mole in 40 Years
Mole Poblano
Chicken in a homemade dark chilies, spices and chocolate mole sauce.
Mole Guajillo
Tender pork or chicken in a guajillo rich mole sauce made with pumpkin seed chile guajillo and spices.

Platos
Enchiladas
Plato regular. Shredded chicken or beef braised in dried chiles, grilled vegetables or carnitas. Topped with green tomatillo sauce or a red chile ancho sauce, jack cheese, queso fresco and sour cream.
Cheese Enchiladas
Plato regular.
Avocado and Veggie Green Enchiladas
Grilled veggies enchiladas with lots of avocado, cheese and sour cream served with black beans and salad.
Plato Vegetariano
Grilled vegetables seasoned with garlic, herbs and spices, served with pinto, black and refried beans, Spanish rice, fried tropical plantain and corn tortillas.
Chile Relleno
Poblano chile stuffed with jack cheese and queso fresco, topped with a smokey tomato salsa, served with Spanish rice, choice of beans and corn tortillas.
Chile Relleno De Barbacoa
Stuffed with cheese and slowly oven roasted marinated lamb (leg).
Sopes Tapatios
2 pieces sopes. Corn meal dough gorditas topped with refried beans, lettuce, salsa fresca, sour cream and queso fresco served with Spanish rice choice of beans.
Carnitas
Slow cooked pork in spices - old family recipe. Served with Spanish rice, choice of beans, grilled onions, jalapenos and tortillas.
Chimichanga
Deep fried burrito with pork, shredded chicken or beef braised in dried chiles, topped with guacamole, salsa fresca, jack cheese, queso fresco, served with Spanish rice and choice of beans.
Chile Verde
Slow cooked chicken or pork in a green tomatillo sauce served with Spanish rice, choice of beans and corn tortillas.
Barbacoa
Slowly oven roasted marinated lamb - leg. Served with pinto or black beans and corn tortillas.
Chile Colarado Plate
Chicken or pork in a spicy red chilies sauce, served with choice of beans, Spanish rice and tortillas.
Fajitas Plate
Grilled chicken, steak or combo mixed with grilled bell peppers and onion, served with salsa fresca, sour cream, guacamole, Spanish rice, choice of beans & tortillas.
2 PieceTamales Plate
Tamales served Spanish rice and choice of beans.
Combo Plate
Choice of two items. Served with Spanish rice, choice of beans and tortillas.
Molcajetes
Steak, chicken, longaniza, prawns, grilled cactus, onion and queso. Served with pico de gallo, crema, guacamole, beans and tortillas.

Kids Menu
Kids Bean and Cheese Burrito
Kids Chicken Burrito
Rice, beans and cheese.
Kids Beef Burrito
Rice, beans and cheese.
Kids Crispy Chicken Taquitos
Cheese, sour cream, Spanish rice and beans.
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Flour or corn tortilla. Add chicken or steak for an additional charge.
Kids Plato
Choice of grilled chicken or grilled steak.

Beverages
Agua Fresca
Bottle Water
Mexican Coke
Jarritos
Ice Tea
Fresh Juice

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Recent Reviews

One of the best mexican food places in Berkeley. Their salsa is always good, and they're very friendly and the service is fast.
Their cocktails are also excellent and not expensive. I can't recommend this place enough.
If you don't know what to get go for something with the mole (mo-leh) poblano, if you like sweets, guajillo (gwa-hee-yo) If you like a little spicy kick.
May 2025
Great food! We ordered enchiladas, tacos, and a burrito. Carnitas were lovely, and asada was great! Everything fresh and fast. Small indoor seating area with some authentic kitchen noise and food prepared right behind the counter. We will be back!
May 2025
Not the most amazing food but a solid place to go for taco tuesday deals. Decent tacos and good drinks, and a nice area to hang out and chill with friends. Used to go here sometimes when I went to Berkeley.

Try the mole as well, better than other moles in the area.
April 2025

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TALAVERA

1561 Solano Ave, Berkeley, CA 94707
(510) 558-8565