La Carreta Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

41653 Margarita Rd #104, Temecula
(951) 383-4560

Recent Reviews

Miguel Rosales

Does anyone know what happened to this place? Looks like they closed. Used to be one of our favorites. Miss you guys Luis and Kasey! Let us know if you opened elsewhere.

Adriana Lopez

I would give 0 stars if I could . The food was disgusting besides the salsa and chips . The Cook was making jokes the whole time about “putting secret sauce” in peoples food. The guy who brought us our drinks and food had great customer service other than that . Would never recommend or come back . One of the plates we ordered had 1 bite taken out of it and wasn’t touched after that’s how bad it was and overpriced

Roberta Walther

We had been here a few times in the past and always felt the service and food were great. After checking online to verify their business hours, we showed up today (a Thursday) around 1:45 for what was to be my husband's birthday lunch only to find the lights off and the doors locked. There was no sign indicating that they were closed or that they had modified their hours. A kind young man from another establishment in the same center came over and told us that the owner has started shutting down in the middle of the day for whatever reason. Needless to say we were very disappointed and ended up going elsewhere. If this is going to be the norm, please update your website and post a sign on your door indicating your new operating hours. I would have given 5 stars had we not encountered this.

Oscar Diaz

I was excited to try this New Mexican restaurant…I order the Carne Asada Burrito plate.Okay first bite the flower tortilla fell apart. I was shocked how can a restaurant not know how to properly wrap a burrito. The meat was bland for it had no spices such as pepper salt etc. and many pieces were very chewy for I had to spit them out. The beans and rice were tasteless as well. I went on a Sunday during the main lunch time yet the place was virtually empty. Now I know why …I will never return to this place. I wonder if they really cook the food here or do they just bring it prepared.1 out of 10 for at least the waitress was attentive and doing her job

Joe H.

I've been here about 5 times total. The service has always been good. The food has ranged from average to good. My last visit however was bad in terms of the food. Chips and salsa were good but it was downhill from there. Soda was flat, soups were super salty, and the carne asada was dry with no flavor. The waitress was nice and attentive but I could not get over how bad the food was. I guess it explains why the place was mostly empty the day we went.

GG F.

We were here for lunch on a Saturday & was surprised that it wasn't that busy. The restaurant is really nice on the inside. Tastefully decorated & the lighting makes it festive. The bar area is very welcoming as well. We sat in the dining room. The booths do need a good cleaning. The chips & salsa were good. I really liked the green salsa, it is a bit spicy. My husband had the albondigas. He said it was good but needed salt. I had the Skinny Margarita. I wasn't a fan & and would not get it again. I got the $15.00 Enchilada (cheese) & Chile Relleno with all beans. Everything was good but needed salt which was fine because I'd rather add the salt myself than it being too salty. Overall we enjoyed our lunch and will be back.

Mike Trubs

This place looked promising, but was disappointed with the food besides the chips and salsa in the beginning the rest of the food tasted like it came out of the can the souce beans, rice, no love in the food at all. The worse part of all one of our dishes had broken glass or plastic that cut my kids mouth. The server was nice and prompt but getting GLASS in your food is just unexcetable. I will not be going back to this place.

Elizabeth N.

Is this place even open? There hours say 11 am but on Yelp it says noon. I show up for my lunch and it is closed. I was really looking forward to the tacos and drinks

- Cosmosntinis -

Not too bad. The food is very flavorful. But all the meats we tried were chewy and hard, including the fish. The margarita was good. The service was friendly. There was only one person running the floor and the bar. This may have caused a little bit of inefficiency with our service.We won't be back. But we are always happy to try new places.

steve smith

I only had drinks, but nice family owned restaurant with a nice staff. It was very busy for dinner. I will return try the food!

Gary C.

My wife came in for the first time and we ordered the carne asada nachos which came with all of the dress up that a full order comes with, very good! We also ordered the Chile relleno and beef enchilada, oh man the relleno was so perfect with a delicious green salsa and so fresh, the beef enchilada also pleased me.I highly recommend the food here.It's great to see a family restaurant making great food.Keep up the great dishes!

Nadine C.

Stopped in to pick up rice, chips and salsa. It took a very long time and a few staff members walked by without saying hello or asking if I had been helped. The rice was so bland and mushy - the chips were stale. Pretty bummed and won't be returning.

Katherine R.

Service was good but took a while for the food to arrive and I had to constantly wave down a waiter/waitress for water refill.

JEANNETTE ROACH

Stopped in for a bite. It was about 230 in the afternoon. I think there was one guy doing it all. He took our order brought our food, and followed up after dropping food. And even though it was after their lunch service and before dinner there was a slight rush 2 large tables came in. He held it together and pulled it off rather impressively. The food was good. I will be back

Gabriel De La Rosa

I seen that this place had a homemade ranchero sauce with the chili relleno..so I had to try and it was delicious...not to mention you get FRESH green and red salsa with chips...I noticed the tortilla in the enchilada was fresh homemade too...yes I found another hidden gem ? La Carreta thank you for being truly authentic

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La Carreta Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

41653 Margarita Rd #104, Temecula, CA 92591
(951) 383-4560