Phil Kreis

I stopped by El Tecolote in Camarillo to visit an old friend of mine. Ben and worked together at Jack's Deli for many years. The food is awesome here. They have been open since 1948. Come by and check it out. 333 North Lewis Rd Camarillo.

+15

Nick Mendoza

We had a family reunion at El Tecolote. Everything went well and everyone enjoyed the food. We were a group of 20 people and everyone was served at a similar time. Congratulations to the staff and cooks who made this possible. Sandra helped us out and she was wonderful! She helped me with the panning of the family photo and made sure to help moving tables and chairs to make our photo happen. NOW the Food: It was Excellent. Look at my chicken and Shrimp Fajitas. The portion is large and comes with beans, rice and tortillas. The Shrimp were large and the chicken juicy and caramelized on the outside. All the food was delicious. They had set up Chorizo with cheese and beans for a dip with large thick chips. We all loved them. The Flan and chocolate cake were rich and full of flavor. There was a constant stream of local to Port Hueneme and Camarillo. You will love the food, the décor and most of all the crew who was great with a very large party.

+1

Javier Rojas

Our first time here and it did not disappoint. The food was fresh, well seasoned and delicious! The portions are well above average. So much food for your dollar. If you have children, they also have great options for them also with the full $10 meals. We will definitely be back again!

Nicholas Coleman Art

My mom and her art club in high school in the 1960s would by 5 cent tacos for 25 cents to raise money for school. I was recently in town and got to visit again. Still so so good! Best local Mexican In town!

Matt Deere

Been coming here since I moved to California in 2008. To summarize: 1. Great authentic food 2. Casual atmosphere, locals kind of place 3. Vintage vibe, the building looks like it was built in the 50’s. The staff is always so friendly and nice. You feel like you are visiting a small family restaurant. It isn’t too loud at all. There are TV’s sprinkled around but not overkill like a sports bar. The food is always fresh. The pork carnitas is one of my favorite dishes and is featured in my video/photos. The building makes you feel like you walked back in time to the 1950’s. Block building always featuring fresh paint. Steel gridded windows. Warm amber lighting with old world Spanish style steel fixtures. You won’t leave hungry or dissatisfied after visiting El Tecolote! 👍😊

+5

Doug Shelton

A great, old school family Mexican restaurant. I love that it's been in the same place since the middle of the last century and they're serving up recipes that have been around since they opened. I went with a classic number 1 combo and enjoyed every bite. The chips are thick, crisp, and tasty too, so enjoy!

Joe L

I’ve been going to this place for years but it’s been a while. The food is as good as it was 20 years ago and tastes good. The prices have really gone up with the service is good and they have a very good salsa.

Miranda Haffner

Excellent food! Complimentary, delicious freshly made chips and salsa brought to table. Margaritas were magnificent and in generous sized glasses! Great service.

+2

Senta Serrano

This place has been here for a long time. Ive driven past it hundreds of times, and I finally stoped to check it out. Its an old place, but seems clean enough. The staff were all friendly and the food was ok. The beans and rice were pretty spot on. But I didnt care too much for the cheese enchilada. The sauce was not very good. The prices are good for the amount of food that you get. The chips were nice and warm when we started eating them, but the bottom chips were stale. I will definately come back to try other items and see if anything else is noteworthy.

Service was ok went during lunch time and was empty and server was busy talking with the other staff, had to ask to get refill on my drink and more Salas and chips...food was ok didnt feel authentic more as a commercial restaurant...probably wont be going back..

Here's a suggestion: Do not use a cart to deliver food. It shows the customer that you're letting orders stack up and then distributing them all at once. Food comes out cold thay way. Also more importantly don't put the food on the lowest shelf of the cart. It is right next to the floor and is kind of unsanitary and not the most pleasant sight. Thanks for reading and hopefully next time will be a better experience. Chips are pretty good too.

My wife and I had considered this our “go to” Mexican dinner place for 4 years. However, our most recent visit for dinner changed our minds. We ordered with our meal and drinks a side of beans. Typically we never give it a second thought. But when this incredibly tiny “dollop” of beans arrived, about the size of an ice cream scoop for $6.95, I laughed. I pointed this out to our waitress, who was far from apologetic, not even offering to take the plate back to the kitchen a portion representative of the price. Disappointing. We will find another restaurant. For 25¢ of beans, they lost a repeat customer.

Steve Rogers

This has got to be one of the worst restaurants that I've been to. The waitress didn't have a warm and inviting attitude, which is important if you want your business to succeed. When she saw that I wanted to try the happy hour menu, she made an obvious face. And not a nice one. The food was extremely subpar. They reminded me of middle-school lunch. The horchata did not taste fresh. The lady who took my payment at the end was this establishment's saving grace. I do not recommend this place.

Robert Sanchez

I had been driving by El Tecolote for the past 16 years and never did I stop to try the place. Well today was that day. I was invited to go to the restaurant by some friends and let's just say I was glad I had not stopped prior. I ordered the Shrimp Cocktail, it's a good size. They even fill it to the rim but as the Cocktail sat in front of me while I wait for everyone's food to arrive all I could think about was "what is that smell " low and behold it was the Cocktail, now mind you, yes it's seafood but I have had other Cocktails that dont smell like the shrimp had been out the fridge all day. I could not stand the smell and yes I did not send it back. I could not bring myself to tell the restaurant that their Cocktail smelled fishy. So I ended up ordering Tacos Dorados which were a little dry, the beans were dry and the rice was dry. The only thing that was not dry was the salsa they brought out with the chips. The staff was great you can see them working hard. The atmosphere was descent, I guess the food just didn't make the experience that much better. This is just my opinion.

I ordered two Bean and cheese burritos very simple, not hard to make. They didn’t even roll up my burrito. They literally threw in the tortilla and poured some beans all over it and left it like that one of the worst burritos in my life.