Verdes El Ranchero

"I have never felt so discriminated as today , first time I was at this restaurant, and last time, we got there and the hostess told us to sit whatever we wanted( this girl had long hair and some shorts). We sat and behind us a family(not my color) came after us , that same hostess greeted them so nicely and sat them and also gave them menus before even greeting us or giving us menus. She asked another girl that was there super nice (she had glasses) but it felt so uncomfortable seeing the other girl not even making eye contact with us, while she was so nice and talkative with other tables! This was just such a unpleasant visit .."

"Waited at the hostess stand for a little bit before we were told to just find a table. They may have been short staffed. Took a while to get our orders placed. The food came out after ordering in a reasonable amount of time. Salsa was a little too tomato-y for my personal liking. The flautas and chimichanga were excellent. Would try it again if I'm ever in the area again."

"Don't let its small size fool you, great food, fantastic service and you can even get it to go! Love the free chips and salsa, the bar is awesome and they have a wonderful menu full of delicious choices!"

"Very pleasant Mexican restaurant and bar that in La Jolla with a nice mix of patrons. The servers are friendly and really hustle. The food is your basic northern Mexico style. Good salsa and nicely flavored enchiladas. Decent margaritas .Classic Eagles, Mellencamp, and Van Morrison on the sound system gave the place a relaxing Southern California vibe. Just a really nice place to hang out."

"The restaurant had a nice vibe inside. I would say the Mexican food is not authentic and has zero fire/heat, so if you prefer American style Mexican food that is not hot/spicy this place is for you. Most of the staff are college age. Pro: I am vegetarian and this restaurant had actual plant based meat options which are hard to find. Overall having plant based products increased my vote as that is harder to find with Mexican food. I prefer spicy when I was eating Chile but this was decent overall. Con: The drinks were much smaller compared to the price of them which was disappointing. My little one was $14 and not worth the price honestly. I went to the bathroom before I left and they took away my to go box which was half my order! I even asked where bathroom was before I went and the place is tiny. I’m going to stick with three stars."