La Palapa Mexican Restaurant

The level of service as well as the love the staff put in the food is outstanding.

The dishes below speak for themselves. When i’m in Lakeview CA i’m headed to La Palapa!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food, friendly service, hubby's favorite margaritas!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef or Chicken Taco, Hot Carrots

4 stars should say it all!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Simple, fun, authentic & great margaritas

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My family and I love La Palapa! Locals in Santee, we’ve been coming here for years and always have the best time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of my favorite restaurants in CA. I've been a regular for years. The margaritas and the Bernadette burrito are a perfect combo, I crave it anytime I come home to SD. Love La Palapa!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great Cadillac marg. Great people. Great times.

Been going to La Palapa since I was a kid - excellent food & hospitality! Don't sleep on the chimichangas! Love this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very reasonable and good portions. Food is good not too salty or greasy like many places. Staff is nice and attentive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended as Best ever. My family of six people...worst. Pork carnutas & tamale overcooked dry. Rice crunchy. Chips thick, dry, no flavor. Beans OK. Won't go cback. Salsa just thin hot sauce.

Food: 2

Service: 4

I really wanted to like this place and this isn’t meant as a slam either, but I just can’t recommend it to Mexican food lovers. It was wasn’t horrible, but it was just ok and didn’t seem very authentic to us. Most disappointing was the salsa that looked amazing but was totally flavorless. A good salsa can cover a plethora of sins, but this didn’t add anything to the meal. All these glowing reviews might convince me to give it another shot down the road.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

LA Palapa has excellent chips and salsa and hot carrots

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

They need more dishes seafood,for example fried fish,ceviche,seafood soup,oysters,etc,but good service,thanks✌️

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ate here for the first time with some friends a few weeks ago and it was great! I can't believe that I didn't know this place existed, born and raised in Lakeside! Food was great and reasonably priced! Quick and friendly service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Flour Tortilla Rolled Tacos, Rice and Beans, Chips and Salsa

Good carne asada steak

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa