Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Tortilla Soup, Buritos Californien, Enchiladas
Minakshi Goyal
Great service, great atmosphere. Chili verde was so yummy. In the top 3 I’ve ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joanna Szyszkiewicz
Food was ok at best. I got the chicken taquitos which were very dry and had little flavor. House hot sauce wasn’t that good. The beef enchiladas my friend got looked a lot better. However the rice it came with tasted like they dumped an entire bucket of salt into it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Enchiladas
Jeff Stemmerman
This has been a favorite place for decades
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Cynthia Stoehner-Hernandez
Food was great! Location was quaint and inviting. My family and I enjoyed our dining experience.
Aaron Stimart
Amazing! Flew in from Nashville looking for a good Mexican spot and happened to come across this restaurant. Food was amazing! Margaritas were incredible. Would give it 6 stars if I could!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Engel
RELLENO, Chile Relleno that is! Been testing out Chile Relleno's for years all over the country and seriously, this might be the best one yet. This dish is so incredible labor intensive, many restaurants make a dozen each day then tell yo they are sold out when you go to order. It is like a loss leader to get you to come in. It was 7:30 pm when I ordered this and it was no problem. This dish had the perfect taste and texture and great flavors. You can also judge a Mexican restaurant by their tortilla chips and sales and these were excellent, all hand-made in house. The chips were a little thicker and the salsa chunky with fresh tomatoes and onions. We also had the flautas and the El Ranchero Special Cheese Crisp - a House Specialty. Everything was fresh and delicious. Make sure to have a Margarita as well. BTW, we walked in without a reservation at 8pm on a Saturday night - pretty awesome. Cannot wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Chicken Flautas
Shinobu Cirilo
Ranchero is the "Mia casa tu casa" atmosphere. The staff members are friendly and have an affordable price in La Jolla.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Thư Phan
Very good foods, fast service and servers very nice .I will be back
Romain Forestier
Delicious food, service is excellent. Generous quantity. We had a great dinner over there. I would go there again.
Consistently great restaurant for a casual dinner. Great margaritas and entrees. Really appreciate the table chips and salsa when you’re seated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Williams
Verdes el Ranchero staff was amazing and the food was delicious! We will definitely visit this family location again when in the area, if you have a chance to eat here its a must for great food!
The prices are high and the food was decent. All-in-all, I would normally have considered this restaurant as a place to recommend for friends to try out, or even come back to myself.
Except for one thing: the waitress never once said, "you're welcome" when my wife and I said "thank you." Not once.
Sam Walton (founder of Walmart) is famous for saying, "There is only one boss: THE CLIENT. And he can fire everyone in the company. From the employee to the Chief Executive, simply by taking his money somewhere else."
It may be a small, nit-picky thing but honestly, it's going to cost future business at the expense of a common courtesy (which goes a long way). And in this case, I'd rather take my money and go eat anywhere else in La Jolla next time I visit.
Wish it could be open eight days a week
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Tortilla Soup, Buritos Californien, Enchiladas
Great service, great atmosphere. Chili verde was so yummy. In the top 3 I’ve ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was ok at best. I got the chicken taquitos which were very dry and had little flavor. House hot sauce wasn’t that good. The beef enchiladas my friend got looked a lot better. However the rice it came with tasted like they dumped an entire bucket of salt into it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Enchiladas
This has been a favorite place for decades
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food was great! Location was quaint and inviting. My family and I enjoyed our dining experience.
Amazing! Flew in from Nashville looking for a good Mexican spot and happened to come across this restaurant. Food was amazing! Margaritas were incredible. Would give it 6 stars if I could!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
RELLENO, Chile Relleno that is! Been testing out Chile Relleno's for years all over the country and seriously, this might be the best one yet. This dish is so incredible labor intensive, many restaurants make a dozen each day then tell yo they are sold out when you go to order. It is like a loss leader to get you to come in. It was 7:30 pm when I ordered this and it was no problem. This dish had the perfect taste and texture and great flavors. You can also judge a Mexican restaurant by their tortilla chips and sales and these were excellent, all hand-made in house. The chips were a little thicker and the salsa chunky with fresh tomatoes and onions. We also had the flautas and the El Ranchero Special Cheese Crisp - a House Specialty. Everything was fresh and delicious. Make sure to have a Margarita as well. BTW, we walked in without a reservation at 8pm on a Saturday night - pretty awesome. Cannot wait to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Chicken Flautas
Ranchero is the "Mia casa tu casa" atmosphere. The staff members are friendly and have an affordable price in La Jolla.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa
Very good foods, fast service and servers very nice .I will be back
Delicious food, service is excellent. Generous quantity. We had a great dinner over there.
I would go there again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Consistently great restaurant for a casual dinner. Great margaritas and entrees. Really appreciate the table chips and salsa when you’re seated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Verdes el Ranchero staff was amazing and the food was delicious! We will definitely visit this family location again when in the area, if you have a chance to eat here its a must for great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Enchiladas, Carnitas
The prices are high and the food was decent. All-in-all, I would normally have considered this restaurant as a place to recommend for friends to try out, or even come back to myself.
Except for one thing: the waitress never once said, "you're welcome" when my wife and I said "thank you." Not once.
Sam Walton (founder of Walmart) is famous for saying, "There is only one boss: THE CLIENT. And he can fire everyone in the company. From the employee to the Chief Executive, simply by taking his money somewhere else."
It may be a small, nit-picky thing but honestly, it's going to cost future business at the expense of a common courtesy (which goes a long way). And in this case, I'd rather take my money and go eat anywhere else in La Jolla next time I visit.
You're welcome.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Great good! Get the queso!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the chicken tortilla soup . . .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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