Hernandez Hideaway Restaurant

Great margaritas! Amazing carnitas, chili Verde. Fun, friendly vibe, good service! Looking forward to returning.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you are near Lake Hodges, this is a great place to stop for excellent Mexican food. Great margaritas as well. Thank you Richard. As always, dinner was fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If your not a regular forget it .. you will be last on their list to serve. Food was mid nothing special.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Enjoy dinner and brunch here. Across the street from a daytime hiking trail. Wonderful service
Popular evenings can get a little noisy though. If you dine earlier or during daytime not as noisy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped by for brunch on a Thursday. We were the first customers of the day, right at 11:30am. We were greeted by Bobby and he took great care of us. Excellent food and atmosphere as well. I remember going here in the early 70's just after they opened. Still a great place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Absolutely absurd prices for the kinda divey grease bombs they serve, wouldn't recommend unless you're stuck there and desperate. Even the water tasted off and funky.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Best salsa ever!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time in years that we have gone. It was great to know things are still good. Having the house margarita? Have a DD. They are good and strong. It is worth the trip if you live outside the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

It's all about the hang. This place claims to have invented the margarita, and my wife says it's good. They had just one mezcal on the bar when we were there, but it was a good one: Union.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Great hole in the wall Mexican place, love it. Stop by after a mountain bike ride or hike at Lake Hodges.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It has been at least 15 years since we have dined at Hernandez Hideaway. What was once a favorite of ours has taken a turn for the worse. We entered last night and approached a vacant reception desk. No host, waiting patiently for at least 10 minutes a waiter approached us and showed us to a table for four. Menus are brought and waiter ask about drinks. We have to inquire if they have a drink menu and he brings a stained and dirty card with a list of their drinks without prices. Chips and salsa to the table and another 10 minutes pass until food order is taken. I opted for carnitas and my wife the chili verde. Our friends order carnitas and one has a green salad as well. Salad arrives with meals and waiter accidentally spills chili verde on the table. We are in need of another drink and a round is ordered. Absolutely nothing special about the food. Carnitas are now $23 and based on quality and portion are overpriced. My wife opted for her chili verde to be served without rice and beans which they did but came at full price. Hell, the dinner salad was nearly $13. Pretty much every item was overpriced. Service was poor at best and that was mostly because they were grossly understaffed. Our companions were freaked out because our waiters manbunn seemed to be loose and ready to drop hair on their food. Hernandez Hideaway used to be a special place for our family where we would get together and enjoy a nice meal. Our impression based on last night is that nobody cares anymore. Perhaps they are struggling or perhaps they need to make serious changes in the area of personnel. Don't know but the outcome from this visit changed my view of this once outstanding restaurant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

No idea we'd be finding this little gem on the day trip! Great time! Thanks from Phoenix!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great venue and staff. Food was served hot and delicious. Margaritas was perfectly chilled and flowing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

On the lake , low key and funky interior with red vinyl seats , quint, but cosie

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

love the authentic vibe good food. love that there is a mild lake to hike with my dogs 🐕 around and have a drink or meal after. I had the lobster burrito it was huge and full of tasty lobster. Amazing 🤩 service can't wait to try a margarita next time. it's not cheap, I do wish they had a special or happy hour, however the portions were worth it because I can make a meal last with left overs, and the lobster was fresh. I think if it were priced a bit better for drinks/sides/kids meal it would be more busy but I will definitely try to make it in a couple times a month because my dogs love the lake as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5