Playa Mesa
428 E 17th St, Costa Mesa
(949) 287-5292
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I’m honestly not one to write reviews, but I had such a great experience here that I felt like I had to. From the moment we walked in, the service was really good. All of the staff was great! Everyone was friendly, attentive, and made us feel genuinely welcomed the entire time. The margaritas and specialty drinks were so good and incredibly creative. You can tell they put a lot of thought into them, and they tasted just as amazing as they looked. The food was just as impressive. I loved everything I ordered, and so did my family. Every dish was flavorful, fresh, and came out perfectly. What really made the experience even better was the manager on duty. I believe her name was Jayleen. She was very attentive, friendly, and welcoming, and she went out of her way to check on us and make sure we were having a great time. You could tell she truly cared, and that level of hospitality made a huge difference. Overall, I’m very satisfied. I had such a great time with my family, loved everything, and I will definitely be going back. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best barrira tacos! Great service and atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
It's been at least a year since we've been to this restaurant, but we came back this past weekend as a little birthday celebration.
We had an early reservation for a larger group. We were sat right away as soon as we arrived even though we were a bit early to the reservation. They already had water on the table and the chips and salsa were dropped off within a minute of us sitting.
The server took our orders as soon as we were ready. He was super attentive, not pushy or rushing us to order, but was ready to accept the order once we had what we wanted in mind!
Near everyone got a drink. Some had whiskey, most had margaritas. I had the house margarita that was awesome. My wife had a berry one (sorry, forget which one) but she loved it!
My wife got the quesadilla and added mushrooms (has always been our favorite here), and as always, it didn't disappoint. Loaded with cheese and mushrooms, it still lived up to our number one quesadilla. She also got a cup of chicken tortilla soup on the side that was also delicious
I got the burrito de mar. This was a 10/10. At $23 for a lobster and shrimp burrito, it can't be beat. Absolutely enormous portion and loaded with seafood. Honestly was shocked at how much came in it. It came with rice and a salad and was so delicious.
Even though it's been a year+ since our last visit, nothing has diminished. In fact, it's gotten better since our last visit. We will be sure to come back soon as it was a delicious meal at a relatively affordable price!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is delicious and fresh. The margaritas are amazing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sat at the bar for lunch. Service was great. Food was hot fresh and excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I went there tonight for the first time. Everything was delicious. The drinks were awesome and our bartender Samantha was amazing! The food was great and we loved the flan! We highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First Visit and Loved it. Our Server was amazing—so warm, welcoming, friendly, kind, helpful. Lovely Vibe and the music was great!
Tamarind Margarita was the bomb! Carnitas Taco and Birria Taco were decent—nothing special, but good. Sad I forgot to get the photo of our Tacos! Got distracted!
Guacamole was fresh but lacked flavor and we only got a small soup cup for $8 HH price.
My friend enjoyed the Fish Taco, not so much the Veg Taco. The bartender was gracious to make a Red Sangria which my friend enjoyed. Chips and Salsa was very good and there’s 2 extra hot sauces they brought for us to try 👏
I’ll def go again and rec you give this place a try.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
WOW!
SO IMPRESSED 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
I don’t know where to start!
My first time, I came in alone at 3:45 craving Mexican food and hungry. The place is beautiful, inviting & comfortable.
I had a couple of tacos.
Carne Asada and fish(cod cooked perfectly)
The Carne was melt in your mouth
(never ever seen or tasted that on HAPPY HOUR tacos)
AMAZING!
The quality is STELLAR.. not your dry meat or fish.
There’s a vibe of such Quality in this place, it’s like your in your own home from the salsa, chips ,
tortillas and the meat and fish…You can taste the homemade love in everything 😘
And you can tell they take their food seriously.
Love that!
Jose Is a great representative of the Restaurant!
I’ll definitely be back for more and tell friends:)
It’s embarrassing to say I got out the door with this quality and a drink for under $20 without a tip.
I’m sorry no pics… next time!
PLEASE GIVE IT A TRY!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is awesome 🫶🏼 the food is 10/10. Waitress Jessica was very helpful and kind. Perfect place for a family brunch, atmosphere is vibrant and drinks are top tier 💯 will definitely come again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had what was our favorite dish at another Mexican restaurant in CM, Chitos. Wasn't nearly as good, but cost more. Great tequila selection with a excellent pour. Service was very good. Expect to valet park.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Hit up this spot with my wife for a midweek cocktail. Ended up grabbing food at the bar and the staff were so great! Drinks were great and the vibe was mellow. Definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent customer service and great ambiance. Can’t wait to visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here to celebrate my birthday with my sister. I loved everything about this restaurant, except the food. We didn't get a full plate, we just ordered a bunch of the appetizers. The guacamole was insane! Top notch! The rest was just ok. Chicken taquitos, tacos de papa and fish ceviche. The drinks were perfect and the service was excellent. I will be going back. Maybe for the brunch or a date night. Fully recommend this place and order the margarita flight.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Salad was less than desirable, lettuce wilted and brown,but nice waitress let me exchange for soup. Pleasant atmosphere, kind server, even though it wasnt very busy, I had to keep waving my hands to get her attention, perhaps she had other duties to open restaurant, she seemd very busy, just too distracted to be waiting tables. Guacamole delicious. Lunch special great, but small and I'm a small person wouldn't have been enough for a larger appetite.
Atmosphere: 5
Great vibe! Staff was friendly and attentive. Wasn't crazy about the Birria Tacos, shredded beef was dry and really had little taste. My wife had the Grilled Shrimp tacos which were excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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