Best Mexican Restaurants in Santa Monica

4.3 avg. rating 17 restaurants 15,501 reviews
Looking for the best Mexican restaurants in Santa Monica? Browse our curated list of 17 top-rated Mexican spots. The average rating is 4.3/5 based on 15,501 real Google reviews. From casual eateries to fine dining, find the perfect Mexican restaurant for any occasion.

What people say

T Key

Travel with friends in Santa Monica and decided on EL Cholo for Mexican. Best choice ever. Wonderful, atmosphere, staff, food & drinks. Only bummer was $10 parking.

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Lauren Boutros

We stopped in while visiting family because we had a hankering for Mexican food. Man, did this place hit the spot! I had a hard time choosing what to get so a went with ‘A Taste of History’ which included Cheese Enchilada, Rolled Beef Taco, Chile Relleno And Pork Tamale, Spanish Rice and Refried Bea...

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Marc

The building and dining room are beautiful. The staff are all very nice and helpful. The food was great and there is a big selection of drinks.

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Sandra Mendez

The food was yummy, for me having yummy salsa. You got me coming back. We sat near the bar. The bartender was so kind caring and offered all of us great service. I loved how the menu was not huge. Just full of perfect mexican dishes. When you make beans yummy come on. 🤗🥰 I recommend trying this...

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Rachel Russell-Clark

We came here for a holiday lunch with our team. It was so wonderful we got the guacamole as apps and then everyone got an entree. Staff was so wonderful, would 100% come back!! They had these really long banquet tables it was so nice! Will definitely be back.

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