The Shwack Cantina

Brisket was over cooked, made it dry. Tortilla soup delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tortilla Soup

Great food and excellent staff, for sure one of our favorite place when we are in the area visiting our son.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great casual place to dine or get a few drinks. Servers are friendly and will check you guys every now and then. Indoor and outdoor seatings are available.Their mahi mahi is fresh and not frozen. Sauteed vegies are well seasoned. Calamari tastes good too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Visit this small in the cut nice restaurant customer service was great. Food was great. But I tell you the company I had was not great. There was a young waitress there who seems to be struggling although she has a job. If you feeling more than generous I will tip her more than generous. She goes out her way to make sure that your evening is a really good one her service is impeccable.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

We love Shwack, we can walk here and the food is reasonably priced and tasty. What more can you ask for? I thought it would have a different menu than Shwack in Dana Point, but it is similar with some extras added like the Brisket Sandwich, Shrimp Tacos and a few other

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veggie Burger, Fish Tacos, Shwack Burger, Chips and Salsa, Shrimp Tacos, Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Good tacos, excellent service

Kid-friendliness: Children's menu was good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos

Overall, everything was good or great. We had the burger, the crispy chicken sandwich Buffalo style, the pollo a la poblano, and the spuds. The pollo a La poblano was outstanding. The sauce was irresistible. The burger was great. So was the sandwich. Especially the bread. The spuds, however were stale and undercooked. The dish has a lot of potential, but maybe our batch wasn’t fresh. The sauce that came with it was great, though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shwack Burger

Great location, plenty of parking, which is hard to find in San Clemente. I like the outside patio.We tried the kids' chicken fingers, which were very tender. My friend and I shared the brisket sandwich, which was very good. The fries were average. My second visit and I will return.

Kid-friendliness: Open and airy. Tables are spread out so kids can be kids.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa

The only reason it’s not a five star is because of the prices. The food was tasty. That burger left a wonderful impression on me! Sadly I got very few fries, that was a

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really a great spot. Had the Chaka tacos, solid. Loaded spuds were decent. Solid meal and great atmosphere. I'll be back to the Schwack.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos

Food was good. I had a vegetarian burger (not many vegetarian options, for Taco, the vegetarian option inly has onions and tomatoes).Non vegetarian was fine, as per friends.

Vegetarian options: had a vegetarian burger. Not many vegetarian options.for Taco, the vegetarian option only has onions and tomatoes.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Veggie Burger

We all ordered hamburgers. They were big and juicy. The fries are essentially potato wedges and were crispy. They were served with ranch dressing and ketchup. The waitress was terrific! The food was prepared pretty quickly. We split two fry orders among 4 of us. Very generous servings!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shwack Burger

The food here was delicious! Service was outstanding. Our waitress was very attentive without being overbearing. The chicken poblano with pinto beans was perfect.

Kid-friendliness: The kids menu, for the groms, is well priced and had good portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Two words: fish taco. The absolute best I’ve ever had. Fresh, flaky, perfectly cooked fish plus amazing sauces and tortillas. Had to go back a second time on my trip to Dana Point. Plus, everywhere else is pretty stuffy and this place has a good friendly vibe.

I randomly came here while I was waiting on my car to be detailed. I ordered a Spanich salad with fish. It was DELICIOUS and I had a Peach something for the drink. Waitress was awesome. It doesn't get any better than this.