Alfonso's Authentic Mexican Food 11252 Merritt Street, Castroville, CA 95012

"Tucked away in this little strip mall, and pretty popular with the the locals, you will find Alfonso‘s. Pretty straightforward, Mexican style restaurant, clean and sanitary. The young waiter is very helpful all though there was a language barrier we managed to get the order. Food came in a reasonable amount of time. There was no shortage of cheese in the chili rellano, The tamale and taco were both pretty good with a scoop of rice on the side. If you’re in the area, give it a try"

"We love coming to this place. The food is excellent and reasonably priced. We had been coming here for a little while when we found out that on a lot of Fridays they also serve Italian food along with their regular menu. So we came on a Friday and the Italian food was amazing too. The staff has always been helpful and friendly. Update 11/23: They recently stopped doing Italian food on Fridays."

"Very friendly service. We ordered takeout and it was delicious! Large portions and the corn tortillas in the tacos were made at the restaurant, not store bought."

"Nice popular Mexican restaurant in the middle of artichoke capital of the world. Enjoyed the deep fried artichoke hearts. They came out piping hot and were delicious. Generous portion. I had the special of the day which was the salmon and shrimp. Salmon in my opinion was overcooked however, the shrimp was cooked perfectly. My friends had the carne asada nachos which were of generous portion and my other friend had the wet burrito. Everybody was happy. No air conditioning in the restaurant which made for a warmer environment. Service was decent but nothing over the top or remarkable about it. Would go back again."

"Amazing food! Machaca breakfast, bean and cheese burrito, corn tortillas, all of it so delicious. Some of the best I've ever had. And the service was great. She was friendly, helpful, and got the perfect balance of being attentive without being too attentive. Coming back tonight for dinner! Also some of the prettiest plating I've seen in a Mexican restaurant."