Being from Southern California, I can say this is not authentic Mexican food. Every dish seems to be served with a bland creamy hamburger gravy/sauce. Not sure why. I give it 2 stars because the margaritas aren't bad.
What1See
We love this Mexican restaurant! The staff are always quick to get us seated with drinks & chips & salsa. Their food is always quick too. Their salsa is always fresh & usually pretty spicy....yum! I love their hard shell beef tacos which I drizzle with their salsa & pico. My wife loves their refried beans & rice; she also drizzles their fresh salsa & pico on her food. We usually order pico & queso to share with our meals. The pico is always fresh & delicious. We always ask them to make sure the queso is super hot temperature so that it stays easy to dip for our whole meal. Sometimes we order a side of jalapeños & pour them into the queso just for fun. If you love fresh Mexican food fast, this is the place for you.
Keith H
Margaritas are excellent, and the food is absolutely great! Service with a beautiful smile, and we will be back!
Chiminee
We are down from Maryland for a few days attending a Marine Corps Graduation ceremony. As I’ve said in other reviews, I like to get steak Fajitas whenever I go to a Mexican restaurant while traveling. It just allows me to judge consistently across places and time. The place is nice and has a good feel to it. The servers treated us well and got our orders correct. We were a big group of 10 of us so we got there early knowing that a big table would be a premium. Our timing was perfect. We received chips and salsa quickly and the salsa has a nice kick to it. Chips were fresh and crisp. I had the smoked Mango margarita which was very tasty but small on the serving size. I might be spoiled by the sizes we have back home to be fair. My fajitas came out looking like Mount Holy Moly! It was piled like an apartment eviction. The tortillas was nice and hot and the ‘salad’ was fresh and plentiful. I followed up with a regular frozen mango margarita which finished everything off nicely. Everyone else at the table had many complimentary things to exclaim about their meals and overall I would say that our dining experience was a complete success. If Beaufort was my place to call home, this would absolutely be in my regular rotation.
John U.
Ladies Island La Nopalera serves the best TexMex shrimp fajitas nachos in the county.
Christine S.
Kinda tucked in off the main road. Soooo good and soooo much food!!! Drinks could be a little stronger. Will visit again when in the area...very good peeps make sure to check them out. Friendly staff!
Holly H.
This place was an excellent find! The only regret is that it is so far from home. We would love to make this a regular place.
Lollypop
Not bad, but not great and it’s definitely not a healthy choice! It would be best as well if they would not spray that fabulosa cleaning solution on the tables when people are eating dinner it almost made me vomit! Won’t go back!
Kyler S.
Where do I start. We didn't get chips and salsa for 10 minutes. They weren't busy. Others around us were also complaining about the service. Took another ten minutes to get a refill. Definitely won't be back.
Micahla A.
We didn't have a great experience. Service was very slow. Took maybe 15-20mins for us to get one drink order back. The checks weren't even itemized just a bunch of numbers it was very confusing. It wasn't worth the money in my opinion.
What a great restaurant! The attention to detail was wonderful. I came with my two boys and they brought out some salsa without any heat for the littles. The food was excellent and the ambiance was great. I look forward to making this place a regular on our restaurant rotation.
Justin R.
This restaurant serves delicious Mexican food. Chips and salsa are wonderful with a little heat from the salsa. There are so many wonderful options and it's affordable. Recommend this place
Michael Walsh
We have been eating at La Nopalera for 26 years and look forward to going each time. The new restaurant on Ladys Island is our favorite because we know the wonderful people there.
Stephanie B.
The best Mexican food in Beaufort. The fish tacos and fajitas were amazing! My hubby got something that I forget the name but it includes cactus and it was so much food it could've fed both of us. And super delicious! Don't understand the negative reviews. We don't drink so I can't comment on the bar but the food is top notch. We love having Paul as our server. He knows our names and says hi to us when we come in. It's definitely one our favorite places to eat out!
Cindy Ellis Trainum
Fantastic authentic Hispanic food and wonderful atmosphere in a family owned and operated business. Love this restaurant and the people that own it!
Being from Southern California, I can say this is not authentic Mexican food. Every dish seems to be served with a bland creamy hamburger gravy/sauce. Not sure why. I give it 2 stars because the margaritas aren't bad.
We love this Mexican restaurant! The staff are always quick to get us seated with drinks & chips & salsa. Their food is always quick too. Their salsa is always fresh & usually pretty spicy....yum! I love their hard shell beef tacos which I drizzle with their salsa & pico. My wife loves their refried beans & rice; she also drizzles their fresh salsa & pico on her food. We usually order pico & queso to share with our meals. The pico is always fresh & delicious. We always ask them to make sure the queso is super hot temperature so that it stays easy to dip for our whole meal. Sometimes we order a side of jalapeños & pour them into the queso just for fun. If you love fresh Mexican food fast, this is the place for you.
Margaritas are excellent, and the food is absolutely great! Service with a beautiful smile, and we will be back!
We are down from Maryland for a few days attending a Marine Corps Graduation ceremony. As I’ve said in other reviews, I like to get steak Fajitas whenever I go to a Mexican restaurant while traveling. It just allows me to judge consistently across places and time. The place is nice and has a good feel to it. The servers treated us well and got our orders correct. We were a big group of 10 of us so we got there early knowing that a big table would be a premium. Our timing was perfect. We received chips and salsa quickly and the salsa has a nice kick to it. Chips were fresh and crisp. I had the smoked Mango margarita which was very tasty but small on the serving size. I might be spoiled by the sizes we have back home to be fair. My fajitas came out looking like Mount Holy Moly! It was piled like an apartment eviction. The tortillas was nice and hot and the ‘salad’ was fresh and plentiful. I followed up with a regular frozen mango margarita which finished everything off nicely. Everyone else at the table had many complimentary things to exclaim about their meals and overall I would say that our dining experience was a complete success. If Beaufort was my place to call home, this would absolutely be in my regular rotation.
Ladies Island La Nopalera serves the best TexMex shrimp fajitas nachos in the county.
Kinda tucked in off the main road. Soooo good and soooo much food!!! Drinks could be a little stronger. Will visit again when in the area...very good peeps make sure to check them out. Friendly staff!
This place was an excellent find! The only regret is that it is so far from home. We would love to make this a regular place.
Not bad, but not great and it’s definitely not a healthy choice! It would be best as well if they would not spray that fabulosa cleaning solution on the tables when people are eating dinner it almost made me vomit! Won’t go back!
Where do I start. We didn't get chips and salsa for 10 minutes. They weren't busy. Others around us were also complaining about the service. Took another ten minutes to get a refill. Definitely won't be back.
We didn't have a great experience. Service was very slow. Took maybe 15-20mins for us to get one drink order back. The checks weren't even itemized just a bunch of numbers it was very confusing. It wasn't worth the money in my opinion.
Restaurantji Recommends
What a great restaurant! The attention to detail was wonderful. I came with my two boys and they brought out some salsa without any heat for the littles. The food was excellent and the ambiance was great. I look forward to making this place a regular on our restaurant rotation.
This restaurant serves delicious Mexican food. Chips and salsa are wonderful with a little heat from the salsa. There are so many wonderful options and it's affordable. Recommend this place
We have been eating at La Nopalera for 26 years and look forward to going each time. The new restaurant on Ladys Island is our favorite because we know the wonderful people there.
The best Mexican food in Beaufort. The fish tacos and fajitas were amazing! My hubby got something that I forget the name but it includes cactus and it was so much food it could've fed both of us. And super delicious! Don't understand the negative reviews. We don't drink so I can't comment on the bar but the food is top notch. We love having Paul as our server. He knows our names and says hi to us when we come in. It's definitely one our favorite places to eat out!
Fantastic authentic Hispanic food and wonderful atmosphere in a family owned and operated business. Love this restaurant and the people that own it!