Lares
2909 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica
(310) 829-4550
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Asada
Dine in: Yes
Takeout: Yes
Fajitas De Res Beef Fajitas
Special Manny Layne Burrito
Enchiladas Verdes Con Pollo
Carnitas En Chile Verde
Vegetarian Combo Plate
Cadillac Margaritas
Carne Asada Plate
Asada Enchiladas
Shrimp Cocktail
Juices
Fresh Orange Juice
Fresh Grapefruit Juice
Fresh Carrot Juice
Celery Juice
Fresh Mixed Vegetable Juice
Fresh Apple Juice
Tomato Juice
Cranberry Juice
Pineapple Juice
Gourmet Breakfast
Señor Parras Special
Top sirloin steak, eggs a la Mexicana served with beans and potatoes, choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Center Cut Pork Chops and Eggs
Served with potatoes, beans or rice toast or tortillas.
Breakfast Steak and Eggs
Broiled top sirloin steak served with potatoes, beans or rice, toast or tortillas.
2 Eggs
Served with ham, bacon or sausage, choice of beans, rice or potatoes, toast or tortillas.
Chorizo of Eggs
Chilaquiles
Huevos a la Mexicana
Macuca
2 eggs served in a special sauce, with sauteed onions, bacon, potatoes and beans.
Huevos Rancheros
Machaca con Huevo
Nopalitos con Huevo
Breakfast Burrito with Machaca
Breakfast Burrito with Chorizo
Pancakes and Stuff
Senior Pancake Sandwich
4 pieces hot cakes and 2 eggs served with bacon, ham or sausage.
Junior Pancake Sandwich
3 pieces hot cakes and 1 egg served with two strips of bacon or sausage.
French Toast
Served with ham, bacon or sausage.
Omelettes
Crab
Cheese
Green Pepper and Cheese
Fresh Mushroom and Cheese
Spinach and Cheese
Ham and Cheese
Spanish and Cheese
Broccoli and Cheese
Lunch Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail Lunch
Guacamole Dip Lunch
Salsa Fresca Lunch
Ceviche Lunch
Fish.
Ceviche de Camarón Lunch
Shrimp.
Nachos Lunch
Served with meat.
Quesadillas
Lunch Soups
Camaron Soup Lunch
Albóndigas Soup Lunch
Menudo Soup Lunch
Gallina Soup Lunch
Fideo Soup Lunch
7 Mares Soup
Large. seafood soup.
Lunch Salads
Mixed Greens Salad Lunch
Shrimp Salad Lunch
Crab Louis Salad Lunch
Ensalada de Nopalitos Salad Lunch
Diced tender cactus.
Chef's Salad Lunch
Fresh Fruit Salad Lunch
Charbroiled Chicken Breast Salad Lunch
Lunch Tortas
De Jamón Torta Lunch
De Carnitas Torta Lunch
De Pollo Torta Lunch
De Asada Torta Lunch
De Milanesa Torta Lunch
Lunch Sandwiches
Hamburger
Steak Sandwich Lunch
Avocado, Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich Lunch
2 Piece Lunch Tacos
Beef Taco Lunch
Chicken Taco Lunch
Lengua Taco Lunch
Rancheros Taco Lunch
Beef and potato.
Asada Taco Lunch
Fish Taco Lunch
Taquitos Guacamole Taco Lunch
Potato Taco Lunch
Carnitas Taco Lunch
2 Piece Lunch Enchiladas
Rojas Enchillada Lunch
Beef, chicken or cheese.
Mole Enchilada Lunch
Chicken or cheese.
Rancheras Enchilada Lunch
Chicken or cheese.
Maclovio Enchilada Lunch
Beef or cheese.
Verdes Enchilada Lunch
Asada Enchilada Lunch
Carnitas Enchilada Lunch
Shrimp Enchilada Lunch
Crab Enchilada Lunch
Lunch Seafood
Fried Shrimp Lunch
Camarones Rancheros Lunch
Caramones al Mojo de Ajo Lunch
Sauteed in garlic butter and mushroom sauce.
Camarones al Carbon Lunch
Baja style, char-boiled marinated shrimp.
Scallops Lunch
Grilled, breaded or sauteed in garlic mushroom butter sauce.
Lunch Steaks
New York Steak Lunch
Top Sirloin Steak Lunch
Filet Mignon Steak Lunch
Steak and Shrimp Lunch
Top sirloin and shrimp any style.
Lunch Tostadas
Beef Tostada Lunch
Chicken Tostada Lunch
Chorizo Tostada Lunch
Beans and Cheese Tostada Lunch
Chile Colorado Tostada Lunch
Chile Verde Tostada Lunch
Carnitas Tostada Lunch
Vegetable Tostada Lunch
Crab Tostada Lunch
Shrimp Tostada Lunch
Carne Asada Tostada Lunch
Lunch Burritos
Pork and Bean Burrrito Lunch
Beef and Bean Burrito Lunch
Bean and Cheese Burrito Lunch
Chicken and Rice Burrito Lunch
Special Many Layne Burrito Lunch
Beef, chicken or pork served with sauce and cheese on top.
Vegetarian Burrito Lunch
Carne Asada Burrito Lunch
Carnitas Burrito Lunch
Lunch Gourmet Mexicano
Savanitas Lunch
Thin slices beef cooked in a special sauce served with chorizo beans.
Costillas de Puerco Lunch
Spareribs with diced cactus with boiled beans and served with fideo soup.
Sr. Maclovio Especial Lunch
Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon stuffed with ham covered with special sauce.
Carnitas Lunch
Chunks of pork with rice, beans and garnishes.
Chicken Chipotle con Papas Lunch
Hot and spicy.
Camarones a la Diabla Lunch
Shrimp wrapped in bacon and dipped in our own special sauce. Hot and spicy.
Chuletas con papas Lunch
2 pork chops with potatoes & boiled beans served with fideo soup.
Bistec con papas Lunch
Steak with potatoes and boiled beans with fideo soup.
Beef Fajitas Lunch
Chicken Fajitas Lunch
Shrimp Fajitas Lunch
Vegetarian Fajitas Lunch
Shrimp a la Valenciana Lunch
Served on bed of rice, sautéed with onions, bell pepper and tomatoes.
Birria Lunch
Lamb Stew served with rice and beans.
Lunch Famous Dishes of the South
Carne Adobada Lunch
Pickled pork chops.
Chiles Rellenos Lunch
Stuffed peppers with cheese.
Milanesa con Papas Lunch
Breaded pork chops with french fries and beans.
Carne Asada Lunch
Char-broiled steak.
Steak Picado Lunch
Chopped steak with our special spices.
Chuletas de Puerco
Grilled pork chops.
Carnitas en Chile Verde Lunch
Pork with green chile.
Carnitas en Chile Colorado Lunch
Steak with potatoes and boiled beans with fideo soup.
Lengua en Chile Verde Lunch
Tongue with green chile.
Lengua en Chile Colorado Lunch
Tongue with red chile.
Lengua en Mole Lunch
Tongue with mole sauce.
Dos Tamales Lunch
Made here at lares.
Chile Colorado Lunch
Stewed beef with red chile.
Chile Verde Lunch
Stewed pork with green chile.
Gallina en Mole Lunch
Chicken with mole sauce.
Arroz con Pollo Lunch
Chicken with rice.
Combinacion de Gallina Lunch
Chicken taco, enchilada and burrito – substitution for burrito for an additional charge. For chile relleno.
Combinacion de Res Lunch
Beef taco, enchilada and burrito – substitution for burrito for an additional charge. for chile relleno.
Vegetarian Combo Lunch
Potato taco, chile relleno and cheese enchilada.
Lunch Desserts
Flan Lunch
Topped with your favorite liquor for an additional charge.
Tres Leches Lunch
Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail
Guacamole Dip
Salsa Fresca
Ceviche
Fish.
Ceviche de Camaron
Shrimp.
Appetizer Party Mix
For 4 people nachos, quesadillas, and taquitos.
Nachos
Quesadillas
Served with sour cream and guacamole or rice and beans with veggies.
Soups
Camarón Soup
Albóndigas Soup
Menudo Soup
Large.
Gallina Soup
Fideo Soup
7 Mares
Seafood soup. Large.
Salads
Mixed Greens Salad
Shrimp Salad
Crab Louis Salad
Ensalada de Nopalitos Salad
Diced tender cactus.
Chef's Salad
Charbroiled Chicken Breast Salad
Breast salad.
2 Piece Tacos
Beef Taco
Chicken Taco
Lengua Taco
Tongue.
Rancheros Taco
Beef and potato.
Asada Taco
Fish Taco
Taquitos Guacamole Taco
Potato Taco
Carnitas Taco
2 Piece Enchiladas
Rojas Enchilada
Beef, chicken or cheese.
Mole Enchilada
Chicken or cheese.
Rancheras Enchilada
Chicken or cheese.
Vegetable Enchilada
Verdes Enchilada
Chicken or cheese.
Asada Enchilada
Carnitas Enchilada
Shrimp Enchilada
Crab Enchilada
Tostadas
Beef Tostada
Chicken Tostada
Chorizo Tostada
Beans and Cheese Tostada
Chile Colorado Tostada
Beef in red sauce.
Carne Asada Tostada
Steak.
Special Manny Layne Burrito Tostada
Served with sauce and cheese on top.
Chile Verde Tostada
Pork in a green sauce.
Carnitas Tostada
Pork.
Vegetable Tostada
Crab Tostada
Shrimp Tostada
Fiesta Platter
Seafood
Minimum 4 people, truly a feast.
Chicken, Beef and Carnitas
Minimum 4 people, truly a feast.
Seafood
Fried Shrimp
Shrimp al Mojo de Ajo
Sauteed in garlic butter and mushroom sauce.
Caramones al Mojo de Ajo
Sauteed in garlic butter and mushroom sauce.
Camarones al Carbon
Baja style, char-boiled marinated shrimp.
Scallops
Grilled, breaded or sauteed in garlic mushroom butter sauce.
Steaks
New York Steak
Top Sirloin
Filet Mignon
Steak and Shrimp
Top sirloin and shrimp any style.
Gourmet Mexicano
Savanitas
Thin slices beef cooked in a special sauce served with chorizo beans.
Costillas de Puerco
Spareribs with diced cactus with boiled beans and served with fideo soup.
Sr. Maclovio Especial
Filet mignon wrapped in bacon stuffed with ham covered with special sauce.
Carnitas
Chunks of pork with rice, beans and garnishes.
Chicken Chipotle con Papas
Hot and spicy.
Chuletas con papas
Pork chops and potatoes with boiled beans served with fideo soup.
Birria
Lamb Stew served with rice and beans.
Bistec con papas
steak with potatoes and boiled beans with fideo soup.
Beef Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Shrimp Fajitas
Vegetarian Fajitas
Shrimp a la Valenciana
Served on bed of rice, sautéed with onions, bell pepper and tomatoes.
Camarones a la Diabla
Shrimp wrapped in bacon and dipped in our own special sauce, served with rice and boiled beans. Hot and spicy.
Shrimp Rancheros
Sauteed with tomato, onion and peppers with rice and beans.
Famous Dishes of the South
Carne Adobada
Pickled pork chops.
Chiles Rellenos
Stuffed peppers with cheese.
Milanesa con Papas
Breaded pork chops with french fries and beans.
Carne Asada
Char-broiled steak.
Steak Picado
Chopped steak with our special spices.
Chuletas de Puerco
Grilled pork chops.
Carnitas en Chile Verde
Pork with green chile.
Carnitas en Chile Colorado
Steak with potatoes and boiled beans with fideo soup.
Lengua en Chile Verde
Tongue with green chile.
Lengua en Chile Colorado
Tongue with red chile.
Lengua en Mole
Tongue with mole sauce.
Dos Tamales
Made here at Lares.
Chile Colorado
Stewed beef with red chile.
Chile Verde
Stewed pork with green chile.
Gallina en Mole
Chicken with mole sauce.
Arroz con Pollo
Chicken with rice.
Combinacion de Gallina
Chicken taco, enchilada and burrito substitution for burrito.
Combinacion de Res
Beef taco, enchilada and burrito substitution for burrito.
Vegetarian Combo
Potato taco, chile relleno and cheese enchilada.
Desserts
Flan
Tres Leches
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Recent Reviews
Such a wonderful, quaint, charming and delightful restaurant, where you feel so welcome by staff and owner. The tacos are incredible, crispy, great ingredients inside, both chicken and beef; carne asade plate incredible, they have a wide range of menu options including combination specialties with generous portions. The margaritas are superior, there's inside and outside seating, and the bill won't break you but keep you coming back.
July 2025
Sunday night dinner was soo very good! My Chile relleno was perfect! My friend really enjoyed his steak fajita. The tres leches and refreshing margaritas completed a wonderful experience! (P S Also loved the lights and artwork, made for a really fun ambiance)
October 2024
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Lares is our absolute favorite spot whenever we stay in Santa Monica, and it never fails to impress! As a pet sitter who loves to explore the best Mexican cuisine in Los Angeles, I can confidently say that Lares is at the top of my list.
To start, the chips and salsa are incredible—fresh, flavorful, and the perfect way to kick off our meal. And their margaritas are a highlight! We always order the skinny Cadillac...