El Alteno Authentic Mexican Food
323 Main St, Watsonville
(831) 768-9876
Customers' Favorites
Pork Carnitas Torta
Bistec Encebollado
Herradura Suprema
Modelo Especial
Al Pastor Taco
Chile Relleno
Carne Asada
Molcajetes
Pozole
Appetizers
Nachos Altenitos
Our homemade fresh chips topped with beans, cheese, salsa fresca, guacamole and sour cream.
Camaronillas
Two freshly made corn tortilla quesadillas stuffed with garlic and lime sautéed rock shrimp, mixed mild cheeses and topped with salsa and queso fresco.
Queso Fundido
Monterey jack cheese, cilantro pesto, sautéed mushrooms, onions, red bell pepper, Chile ancho and black beans melted over large spinach tortilla chips.
Aguachiles
Prawns cured in a mixture of lime, chiles and onions. Served with avocado and crackers.
Guacamole
Fresh avocado, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime. Served with tortilla chips.
Flautas De Pollo
Three crispy cooked corn tortillas filled with chicken, cilantro, green onion, and lime. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Tostada De Ceviche
Fish, tomato and onions cured in lime and served on a corn tostada.
Trio De Tostadas
Three corn tostadas topped with shrimp, octopus and white fish ceviche.
Cazuelitas De Queso
Two small corn tortilla pots filled with mushrooms, zucchini, roasted pasilla pepper slices and sautéed rock shrimp.
Tostada De Camaron
Lime marinated shrimp, onion, cilantro, and salsa fresca served on a corn tostada.
Tortas
Al Pastor Torta
A bread roll filled with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, avocado, jalapeno.
Char-Broiled Steak Torta
A bread roll filled with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, avocado, jalapeno.
Pork Carnitas Torta
A bread roll filled with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, avocado, jalapeno.
Char-Broiled Chicken Torta
A bread roll filled with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, avocado, jalapeno.
Tacos Suaves
Char-Broiled Steak Taco
Made with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, and salsa.
Char-Broiled Red Snapper Taco
Made with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, and salsa.
Pork Carnitas Taco
Made with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, and salsa.
Al Pastor Taco
Made with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, and salsa.
Pollo Rojo Taco
Made with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, and salsa.
Fajitas
Chicken, Steak And Prawns Fajita
Served with Chile pasilla, onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms. Includes side of rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, salsa fresca and warm tortillas.
Prawns Fajita
Served with Chile pasilla, onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms. Includes side of rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, salsa fresca and warm tortillas.
Chicken Fajita
Served with Chile pasilla, onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms. Includes side of rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, salsa fresca and warm tortillas.
Steak Fajita
Served with Chile pasilla, onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms. Includes side of rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, salsa fresca and warm tortillas.
Chicken And Steak Fajita
Served with Chile pasilla, onions, red bell peppers and mushrooms. Includes side of rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, salsa fresca and warm tortillas.
Burritos
Pollo Rojo Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Chile Verde Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Pork Carnitas Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Al Pastor Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Sauteed Rock Shrimp Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Char-Broiled Steak Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Chile Colorado Burrito
Flour tortilla, rice, beans, onions, cilantro, and salsa.
Parrilladas
Parrilla Mixta
Char-broiled marinated chicken, beef and fillet of snapper, sautéed shrimp, scallops in a garlic cilantro butter wine sauce.
Parrillada Playa Escondido
Scallops, rock shrimp sautéed in tomatillo sauce, flame broiled red snapper filet and octopus.
House Specialties
Molcajetes
Onions and green bell peppers sautéed in a spicy red salsa, served in a hot molcajete topped with a grilled nopal, oaxacan cheese, and whole Peruvian beans. Tortilla included.
Bistec Encebollado
Grilled New York steak topped with grilled onions, mushrooms and tomatillo salsa. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Enchiladas De Camaron Roca Y Aguacate
Two tortillas filled with rock shrimp sautéed in a white wine and pasilla tomatillo sauce, topped with slices of avocado and queso fresco. Rice and beans included.
Enchiladas De Mole Verde
Two enchiladas filled with slowly cooked chipotle tomato chicken and covered with pipian mole verde sauce and garnished with sour cream, guacamole and queso fresco. Rice and beans included.
Chile Verde
Slices of tender pork, slowly cocked with roasted tomatillo, garlic, onions, Chile ancho, and mixed spices. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Enchiladas De Mariscos
Two enchiladas filled with crab and rock shrimp sautéed in garlic, onion, and white wine, topped with a tomatillo-cilantro sauce, queso fresco, sour cream, and guacamole. Rice and beans included.
Enchiladas De Mole Rojo
Two chicken enchiladas topped with red mole de puebla sauce and garnished with sour cream, guacamole and queso fresco. Rice and beans included.
Pozole
A traditional Mexican soup, slowly simmered with hominy and your choice of chicken or pork. Tortillas included.
Sopes
Two thin corn tortilla pots filed with your choice of orange chipotle chicken or marinated steak, topped with cabbage, sour cream, guacamole, salsa fresca and queso fresco. Rice and beans included.
Mole De Puebla
Slices of citrus marinated chicken breast slowly simmered in a sauce of roasted tomatoes, Chile, fresh garlic, dried fruits and nuts, Mexican chocolate and mixed herbs. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Tacos Dorados
Three corn tortillas fried and filled with your choice of garlic-marinated chicken rojo or steak topped with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, salsa fresca and queso fresco. Rice and beans included.
Pechuga Estilo Carmelita
Char-broiled chicken breast topped with a guajillo and chipotle Chile cream sauce, sprinkled with roasted sesame seeds. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Pipian Mole Verde
Medallions of tender marinated chicken breast in a sauce of roasted tomatillos, fresh and dried chiles, onions, pumpkin seeds, raisins and herbs. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Chile Colorado
Slices of tender pork, slowly cocked in a roman tomato sauce, garlic guajillo, and New Mexico chiles and spices. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Tortillas Soup
A garden vegetable and chicken soup, topped with strips of corn tortilla and bits of avocado. Tortillas included.
Enchiladas Verdes De Cangrejo
Two enchiladas filled with sautéed crab meat, salsa fresca, garlic, and cilantro, topped with a tomatillo cilantro sauce, queso fresco, sour cream and guacamole. Rice and beans included.
Chiles Pasilla Rellenos
Two roasted pasilla peppers topped with a mild white cheese, onions, tomato, and salsa. Tortillas, rice and beans included.
Vegetarian Dishes
Veggie Burrito
Rice, beans, sautéed broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, onions, and green bell peppers.
Cheese Enchiladas - Vegetarian
Served with side of rice, beans, sour cream, and guacamole.
Veggie Fajitas
Mushroom, zucchini, broccoli, onions, red, and green bell peppers. Served with a side of rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole and warm tortillas.
2 Sopes de Guacamole
Beans, guacamole, cabbage, sour cream, and salsa fresca.
Burritos Creativos
Mango Tango Shrimp Burrito
Rack shrimp sautéed in a spicy mango-papaya salsa, with green onions, cilantro, mixed baby greens, carrots julienne and a rice-tomatillo vinaigrette, rolled in a sun-dried tomato flour tortilla.
Rock Shrimp Verde Burrito
Sauteed rock shrimp, Peruvian beans, rice, green onions, green cabbage, avocado in a sun-dried tomato flour tortilla.
Parrilla Chicken Guajillo Burrito
Grilled chicken, rice, black beans, onions, broccoli flowers, rolled in a spinach flour tortilla, glazed with a orange guajillo salsa.
A La Carta
Cheese Quesadilla
Cheese Enchilada
Side Of Rice & Beans
Chicken Quesadilla
Side Of Rice
Chile Relleno
Salsa Fresca
Side Of Refried Beans
Chicken Enchilada
Flour Tortilla
Chiles Toriados
Sour Cream
Mariscos
Camarones De Tres Chiles
Mexican gulf prawns sautéed in lime, tequila, and quickly cooked in a sauce of roasted Chile guajillo, Chile de arbol and red jalapenos. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Camarones Nuevo Vallarta
Mexican gulf prawns sautéed in lime and tequila sauce, wrapped in bacon and fried. Served with guacamole, rice refried beans and fries.
Camarones Al Mojo De Ajo
Mexican gulf prawns sautéed in a garlic lemon and butter wine sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Huachinango Empanizado
A fresh red snapper filet breaded in a macadamia nut garlic Chile crust, deep fried and laid over a roasted pasilla green onion, mango-papaya and tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pescado Dorado
A whole fried trout sautéed in garlic, cumin, white peppers, and spices. Served with guacamole, rice refried beans and fries.
Huachinango A La parilla
A fresh fish grilled, with rice and veggies
Camarones Empanizados
Large gulf prawns breaded in a garlic- Chile crust and lightly fried, served with rice, refried beans, guacamole and a jalapeño agave glaze.
Caldo De Camaron
Succulent Mexican gulf prawns simmered in a tomato seafood broth, accompanied by an assortment of vegetables. Served with tortillas.
Camarones Con Vegetables
Mexican gulf prawns sautéed with zucchini, mushrooms, nopales, broccoli, garlic, and onion, in a chipotle coconut tomatillo cream sauce. Served with tortillas, rice and beans.
Cocteles De Mariscos
Shrimp
Served in a glass goblet with a savory tropical seafood tomato broth, topped with salsa fresca, cucumber, and avocado.
Shrimp & Octopus
Served in a glass goblet with a savory tropical seafood tomato broth, topped with salsa fresca, cucumber, and avocado.
Salads
Ensalada De Cangrejo Y Camaron
Tender leaf greens, tomatoes, crab, and shrimp tossed in a mil islas dressing and topped with cucumber, jicama spears and avocado.
Ensalada Altenos
Romaine mixed greens, tomato, queso fresco, and jicama tossed in a garlic-roasted tomato vinaigrette dressing and topped with caramelized walnuts.
Ensalada En Canasta
Marinated chicken breast, mixed leaf greens, tomato, avocado slices, cucumber and carrot tossed in a roasted pasilla vinaigrette dressing and served in a colorful taco shell.
Beverages
Aguas Frescas
Your choice of freshly made flavored water
Soft Drink
Your choice of drink (12oz)
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
Milk
Whole milk 16 oz.
Hot Tea
Juice
Freshly made juice
Iced Tea
Unsweet Black Tea
Coffee
Jarritos
Imported Soda
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Recent Reviews
A really big place, with lots of tables both inside and outside. Parking on the street or behind the restaurant. Menu has a good variety of options. Portions are generous without being over-powering. The guacamole was excellent. Service was prompt and attentive. Food was served hot. Not the fanciest of Mexican restaurants in the area or the most traditional, but it will suit most tastes.
September 2024
I love coming here for fresh home made Mexican food. Today I had the "molcajete". Marinated steak, fresh veggies, tender cactus, beans on the side and fresh hand made corn tortillas.
March 2023
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