Reviews for Avila's El Ranchito in Lake Forest, CA
Absolutely enjoyed my visit. I had the opportunity to meet the two sisters who are now running the family owed restaurant.... Enjoyed conversation with them. We started talking about the organic fruit puree used for the margaritas. I soon became theirsampler taster. well Wow! they were the best margaritas I have ever had. Then we tasted the Apple cinnamon holiday margaritaalso was a great margarita. The food was excellent. Defiantly will be my go-to favorite Mexican restaurant to relax enjoy agreat margarita and even some good eats. It's a must try place people Read more
We went because they have a vegan menu. Started out strong, cute decor and the chips were crispy and not greasy and the salsa... had quite a bit of flavor. Unfortunately it was all a steep downhill fall from there. The margarita tasted of low qualitysweet and sour mix. The steak burrito had a lot of rice, but not very much steak. Both vegans ordered the vegan enchiladas withvegan meat. What we got was a very low quality wet burrito. Kind of. A tortilla was wrapped around sun lightly cooked vegetableswith green sauce poured over the top. We will definitely not be back. Not for the drinks. Not for the Omni food. And definitelynot for the vegan food. Read more
Love this family owned restaurant. Known the Avila?s for most my life and they always take such good care of me. The food is... great, the margaritas are amazing, the ambiance is welcoming, and I?m obsessed with the salsa! Can never get enough. Read more
Great place for good Mexican food. They have several stores, but this one is my favorite. Lots of crazy stuff on the walls,... making it fun to look around. I think their Margaritas are out of this World! Thanks for a wonderful experience. Read more
They have the best margaritas in town for sure hands down. I personally don't like the food there only a few things like the... guacamole and chips and there shrimp but everyone else i know loves the food. Read more
Went there yesterday. It was awful. Worst service ever. There was NOT a lack of employees either. Just walking around. The mole... was DRY! Needed more to moisten it. The waiter smelled like he hadn't bathed in a month. They never refilled or asked to refillour drinks or water. Didn't bring salsa for the chips till almost right before we ate. Told them it was our first time there andthey didn't care at all. There's more but too much to write. I will NEVER got back. Very average mexican food. Not impressed atall. I was hoping to be since I live nearby. What seemed to be the owner was drunk walking around drinking a margarita. WillNEVER recommend this place to anyone. And finally. The decor was a hot mess. ?????????? Read more
The decoration is really amazing..micheladas no so good..food great..the service is really good
It?s considered one of the best chain Mexican restaurants. In menu - fajitas was good here and enjoyed it . The grande... margaritas drink was not great it was more like ice water . It could be one off the chart but would recommend to be careful .Environment is nice and usually busy . Usual Target age group of visitors - 30-70 . Read more