El Matador

1768 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa
(949) 645-0324

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Two Cheese Enchilada Rancheras
Enchiladas Mexicanas
Blended Margaritas
Tortillas Chips
Rice and Beans
Salsa Home Made
Chile Relleno
Chicken Taco
Taco Tuesday
Chilaquiles

Menu

Featured items
Queso Dip
Four Taquitos
With guacamole and sour cream.
Fajita Burrito
Inside: Grilled Steak or Grilled Chicken - Beans - Grilled Bell Peppers - Grilled Onions On the side: Guacamole.
Fajitas a La Mexicana One
Special marinated tender strips of beef, chicken or pork smothered in julienne bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
Steak Taco
On a corn tortilla.
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Topped with tortillas strips, served with cilantro, onions, and avocado.
Chicken Enchilada
Chicken & cheese, green sauce and sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
11. Four Shredded Beef Taquitos with Guacamole
Served with beans and rice.
Chunky Beef & Bean Burrito
Inside: Chunky meat - beans.
Stuffed Quesadilla
Choice of meat and cheese.

Mexican Combinations
5. Pork Chile Verde Dinner
Choice of pork or beef with green or red sauce and tortillas. Served with beans and rice.
6. Deluxe Tostada
Served with Shredded Beef or chicken or Ground Beef with beans, lettuce, guacamole, cheese & sour cream.
10. Cheese Enchilada with Red Sauce & One Ground Beef Taco
Served with beans and rice.
11. Four Shredded Beef Taquitos with Guacamole
Served with beans and rice.
12. Two Tacos
Served with beans and rice. Meat choice: shredded chicken, Shredded beef or ground beef.
16. Chicken Enchilada with Green Sauce, Sour Cream & Chicken Taco
Served with beans and rice.
1. HAND-CRAFTED CHIMICHANGA
Wrapped & fried shredded beef, beans, and cheese. Served with a side of Ranchero sauce, sour cream, guacamole, rice & beans.
2. Cheese Enchilada
Served with beans and rice.
3. Cheese Enchilada & Chile Relleno
Served with beans and rice.
4. Cheese Enchilada & Tamale
Served with beans and rice.
7. Ground Beef Enchilada, Cheese Enchilada & Chile Relleno
Served with beans and rice.
8. Two Cheese Enchiladas
Topped with green sauce and sour cream. Served with beans and rice.
9. Two Chunky Beef Enchiladas
Topped with green sauce and sour cream. Served with beans and rice.
13. Cheese Enchilada & Ground Beef Tostada
Served with beans and rice.
14. Ground Beef Enchilada, Chile Relleno & Ground Beef Sope
Served with beans and rice.
15. Ground Beef Taco & Chile Relleno
Served with beans and rice.
17. Camarones a La Tampico
Marinated in our special Mexican sauce. Served with beans, rice and tortillas.
18. Enchiladas Mexicanas
Two chicken enchiladas with Mexican green sauce, served with guacamole, beans and rice.
19. CHEESE CRISP
Crisp flour shell topped with beans, chunky beef chile con carne, melted cheese, lettuce, guacamole & sour cream.
20. Del Mar Pescado a La Veracruzano (Fish)
Served with beans and rice.
21. Two Flautas
Served with sour cream, guacamole, beans and rice.
22. Two Cheese Enchilada Rancheras
Served with sour cream, rice & beans.
23. Two Tacos Al Carbon
Soft tacos filled with grilled meat, cilantro, guacamole, onions and beans. Served with rice & beans.
24. Mexican White Fish
Served with grilled vegetables and a cheese enchilada.

Burritos
Fajita Burrito
Inside: Grilled Steak or Grilled Chicken - Beans - Grilled Bell Peppers - Grilled Onions On the side: Guacamole.
Chunky Beef & Bean Burrito
Inside: Chunky meat - beans.
El Ranchero Burrito, Deep-Fried
Inside: Shredded Beef meat On the side: Guacamole.
Deluxe Beef & Bean Burrito
Inside: Shredded Beef or Ground Beef meat - Beans Wet Burrito : Red Sauce - Cheese on top.
Asada Guacamole Burrito
Inside: Carne asada - cilantro - onions - beans On the side: Guacamole.
Ground Beef Burrito
Inside: Ground Beef Meat.
Carnitas Pork Burrito
Inside: Carnitas meat - cilantro - onions - beans On the side: Guacamole.
Pork Chile Verde Burrito
Inside: Pork Chile Verde Meat.
Machaca Burrito
Inside: Shredded Beef - Scramble eggs - Pico de Gallo.
Chicken Burrito
Inside: Shreeded chicken meat only.
Bean Burrito
Inside: Beans.
Shredded Beef Burrito
Inside: Shredded Beef Meat.
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Inside: Bean - Cheese.
Chunky Beef Chile Verde Burrito
Inside: Chunky Chile Verde meat.
Chunky Beef Chile Con Carne Burrito
Inside: Chunky Beef Chile con Carne (red) meat.

Tacos
Shredded Beef Taco
Shrimp Taco
Chicken Taco
Steak Taco
On a corn tortilla.
Ground Beef Taco
Fish Taco
Guacamole Taco
Al Pastor Taco
On a corn tortilla.
Azteca Taco
On a flour tortilla.
Carnitas Taco
On a corn tortilla.

Enchiladas
Ground Beef Enchilada
All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Chicken Enchilada
Chicken & cheese, green sauce and sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Shredded Beef Enchilada
All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Cheese Enchilada
All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Cheese & Verde Enchilada
Green sauce and sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Cheese Sonorense Enchilada
All enchiladas are made with Flour Tortilla cheese and onions.
Chunky Beef Chile Verde Enchilada
With green sauce and a side of sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Ranchero Enchilada
All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Cheese Enchilada Ranchera
With Ranchero sauce. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
Shrimp Enchilada
With ranchero sauce. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.

Tostadas
Deluxe Tostada
Select meat, beans, lettuce, guacamole, cheese and sour cream. Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
Bean Tostada
Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
Ground Beef Tostada
Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
Chicken Tostada
Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
Chunky Beef Tostada
Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
Shredded Beef Tostada
Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.

Taquitos
Flauta
Flour tortillas, guacamole and sour cream.
Four Taquitos
With guacamole and sour cream.

Appetizers
Queso Dip
Stuffed Quesadilla
Choice of meat and cheese.
Avocado & Shrimp Cocktail
Cheese Nachos
Served with Cheese,Chips,Beans.
Guacamole & Cheese Nachos
Guacamole,Cheese,Chips,Beans.
Chile Verde & Cheese Nachos
Pork chile verde - cheese - chips - beans.
Fresh Guacamole Dip
Flour Quesadilla
Corn Quesadilla

Mexican Food Specialties
Fajitas a La Mexicana One
Special marinated tender strips of beef, chicken or pork smothered in julienne bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
Taco Salad
Fresh lettuce topped with beans, chicken, ground beef or steak strips, avocado, sour cream, tomatoes and cheese.
Carne Asada
With cheese enchilada, guacamole, rice & beans and tortillas.
Carnitas (Pork)
Pork. Served with rice & beans and tortillas.
Mexican Pizza
Crisp flour tortillas topped with shredded or ground beef or chicken, chopped onions, peppers, tomatoes, beans and melted cheese.
Gourmet Seafood Platter
Shrimp enchilada ranchera served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, avocado rice and beans.
Steak Ranchero
Steak ranchero marinated in our special Mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Shrimp Fajitas
Marinated shrimp with julienne bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
Veggie Fajitas
Tomatoes, julienne bell pepper and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
Steak Picado
Steak picado. Diced steak marinated in our special Mexican sauce and served with beans, rice and tortillas.
Mitla's Best "4 Taquitos De Gallina"
Rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken, served with guacamole, beans and rice.
El Matador Chile Relleno
Served with salad and tortillas.

Special Sopes
Shredded Chicken Sope
Shredded Beef Sope
Ground Beef Sope
Bean Sope

Soups & Salads
Albondigas Soup
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Topped with tortillas strips, served with cilantro, onions, and avocado.
Caldo De Camaron
Shrimp soup served with tortillas.
Avocado & Shrimp Salad
Grilled Chicken Salad
Comes with lettuce, tomato, grilled chicken, and cheese.
Dinner Salad
Comes with lettuce, tomato, and cheese.

Kids Menu
Kid's Enchilada
Served with beans and rice.
Kid's Taco
Served with beans and rice.
Kid's Hamburger
Served with French fries.
Kid's Two Eggs
Served with beans and rice.
Kid's Bean & Cheese Burrito
Served with beans and rice.
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
Served with beans and rice.
Kid's Taquitos
Served with beans and rice.

Side Orders
Guacamole
Chunky Pork Chili Verde Bowl
Served with tortillas.
Chunky Beef Chili Verde Bowl
Served with tortillas.
Chunky Beef Chili Con Carne Bowl
Served with tortillas.
Chile Relleno
Salsa Home Made
Tortillas
French Fries
Beans
Rice
Side Guacamole

Mexican-Style Breakfast
Mexican Cheese Omelet
Huevos Rancheros
Served with tortillas.
Chorizo Con Huevos
Served with tortillas.
Chorizo Con Potatoes & Two Eggs
Mixed. Served with Tortillas.
Machaca Con Huevos
Served with Tortillas.
Steak & Eggs
Served with Tortillas.
Chilaquiles & Two Eggs
Served with Red Sauce & Sour Cream.

Desserts
Flan

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Recent Reviews

El Matador hits the 3 pillars of quality / price / service.

It’s a proper sit down Southern California Mexican spot that satisfies that urge for a restaurant to grab a margarita and fajita combo with friends and family.
June 2025
I loved everything about our Taco Tuesday at El Matador. The prices were reasonable and the flavor was HUGE. Some of Tuesday best tacos I ever had! The House Margaritas were awesome as well! Also, the atmosphere was well done and beautiful.

I only took a star off due to their tiny parking lot. I'm glad we drove the Kia Forte and not our SUV, or else we would have had to park down the street somewhere.
May 2025
I was a bit confused about this place - it’s in the middle of some of the best eating that Orange County offers and the quality of their Mexican food is truly subpar. Their rice and beans are bland and uneventful , their fajitas are out of proportion with veggies and protein, and the worst fault is their chips and salsa. The salsa itself is fine but the chips are no good. They lack flavor, texture was off and was such a let down.

The service was great though,...
November 2024

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El Matador

1768 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 645-0324