21 Best Mexican Restaurants in San Clemente

“It was fantastic! Amazing craft cocktails I've never had anything like before. Food was also fantastic. Local fish, local produce, how can you go wrong. Get the Tessie for a drink, amazing cocktail ?“

“Came for lunch with my gran about a month after my grandfather passed. It was my gran's first outing since the funeral and i was worried but our server was this adorable silver haired woman named Rebecca. She had my Gran laughing the whole time. We ordered combos and the suggested jalapeño watermelon margaritas, which were spicy and refreshing. We needed a nap afterwards because we were too stuffed! My gran won't stop asking when we can go back. Thank you South of Nicks for lovely meal, and Thank you Rebecca, for helping a family member feel normal after tragedy. You are in our prayers“

“Great place and pretty authentic food and top margaritas.“

“Very pleasing atmosphere calm peaceful elegant great peace of mind I enjoyed my food there and drinks are great as well“

“Amazing taco 🌮 experience“

“Awesome food!! Been visiting (I’m from Chicago) since my daughters family moved to CA and discovered in 2008. I love the Mama Avila soup, very hearty and so delicious. There’s nothing that I’ve tried that I didn’t like. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed!!“

“We celebrated an early Mother’s Day Saturday evening. Outstanding👏😎flavors, presentation, dessert, cocktails/ vibes..And our waiter(Luca) was personable , fun.“

“Great service and great food“

“This place is a fantastic choice for a quick and worthwhile meal. They serve affordable, high-quality dishes inspired by SoCal and Latin cuisine. Even though it’s part of a chain, you can truly taste the freshness and quality of the ingredients in every bite.“

“The icemaker did not work and it hasn’t worked for a long time. I don’t understand why that isn’t a priority to fix that. I found this to be a big negative about eating at this location.

Dietary restrictions: I don’t have any, but they cater to what you want.

Parking: I don’t ever have a problem parking there.

Kid-friendliness: I don’t bring kids

Wheelchair accessibility: N/A“

“Oh goodness. Why did it take us over a year to find out about this place??

First: you can either park along el Camino or parking is along Avenida De La Estrella located right above restaurant. There is a stairwell that brings you right down to it.

Be sure to go on Tuesday… taco Tuesday… where they have a phenomenal/affordable menu! Honestly the best shrimp taco I have ever had. I’m just sorry I filled up on chips.

They are only opened for lunch on the weekend.

The best part… PET FRIENDLY PATIO!!!!

Update: Doug and I have gotten to know our waitress amber. Bless her.. she waits on the whole outside and she hustles. Food and spirits all so good. Thanks Amber for always remembering 2 ice cubes and being an outstanding server.“

“I called this morning to place a catering order. They do not open until 10:30 but the phone was answered on the second ring, at 10:18 am, with a pleasant employee on the line. I couldn't remember her name, but want to recognize her and her positive, can do attitude. She was VERY patient, kind and helped me through the entire ordering process. I was ordering a catering platter and an individual meal for a work luncheon this afternoon. She never made me feel like I needed to call once they had opened. It's rare to get great service these days so I wanted to make sure she knows how much I appreciated it today! Kudos to you and your team!“

“Found ourselves in the area at dinner time and hadn’t been there before so in we went. I had two tacos, she had a salad. They ignored the “no avocado please” request? My “fuego” carnitas was not all at fuego, but it was tasty and filling. They bring the food to you and clear your table“

“Great flavor, great service and great prices“

“Yesterday i came in For lunch Right before i started eating i notice two asian people Came in a Started changing the air conditioning filters A big no-noo specialy during bussines hours and with out covering the salsa bar or any other area I asked the manager to stop them, he came out talk to them and the continued any way Check my facebook photos and videos...“

“Our favorite go to all the time authentic Mexican resturant with the most amazing Staff/friends 💯❤️❤️❤️“

“Been by here so many times since they reopened under new management and with new kitchen staff But today was the day I decided to stop in for some Birria de res tacos and was not disappointed. Great flavor but just needed a touch more salt in the braise. Such nice folks from the front to the back. Solid hot salsa as well. They will be opening a new location, and closing this location today. In a week or two they will be open on Delmar Mar street under the name Taqueria Luna in the old sushi/ramen location.“

“My daily simple lunch for remote work offers many options for a pescatarian/vegetarian. Clean, organic, and delicious!!! 🙌🏾👏🏾👍🏾“

“came here for a ailuick lunch. Had the fried chicken taco, fish taco and horchata. their tacos are very big. super tasty. only bummer is they give you heinz taco sauce as their sauce. place like this should have authentic house made sauce but it's ok.“

“We have been coming here for years. We highly recommend trying the fish taco. Every time we come here we grab a fish taco and the combination burrito. Staff are always kind and polite. We tried to pick up a T-shirt last time, but they only accept cash. So just a heads up on that. This location has clean tables to dine on outside. Some other locations don’t have anywhere to dine, but this is OK because if you have a truck, you can just pop down the tailgate and enjoy your meal.“