Baja Cantina - Carmel

Baja Cantina - Carmel reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Debra

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always on our must dine list when we visit the Monterey Bay! Excellent.
   

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   Richard VIP

   Phoenix9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very good from all directions! The rosemary chicken casa dia was excellent! Great desserts too. You gotta go!
   

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   Teri VIP

   Central Coast9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   They're always friendly and welcoming at Baja Cantina, from the hostess to the wait staff. Great margaritas, chips and salsa. There are many choices so there is something for everyone. Sit on the patio when the weather is fine. It's fun and festive. Bring a hat because it's sunny in Carmel Valley!
   

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   Carla

   San Francisco58 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and good service! One of our favorites in Carmel for great Mexican food! We love it so much we had our wedding rehearsal dinner and our guests loved the food!
   

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   Miguel

   Central Coast1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

    I ordered the skillet scampi shrimp and it said on the menu that it was sizzling and they brought me a skillet liquidy with shrimp look like soup got so disappointed. The rice of beans was terrible like they just split it on there. I would not recommend to go back there again. I would rather go to cilantro’s in Watsonville California for the best Mexican authentic restaurant with great food.
   

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   Gail VIP

   Cincinnati13 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on February 3, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   We had chicken enchiladas, food was average at best. There was a sweet flavor that was unexplainable, and the chips/salsa were very strange. Overall, bad experience
   

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   Richard VIP

   Chicago72 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 31, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Very solid Mexican restaurant. Dishes are well-prepared and range across the standard fare expected at Mexican restaurants. The cocktails are exemplary. I particularly enjoyed the mezcal margarita. The only thing lacking that would bring this to excellent are dishes with a true gourmet flare, e.g., huitlacoche tamales or enchiladas, whole fish with a tropical salsa, chicken mole. Nonetheless, very good!
   

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   Ali

   San Francisco7 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 27, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   My husband’s credit card information was fraudulently exploited by the restaurant. Unacceptable and fraudulent.
   

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   Jackie

   Los Angeles5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great quality food, excellent service. Best Mexican restaurant!
   

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    Carole

    San Francisco6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Kicking off the New Year enjoying a spicy lunch, the BEST margaritas sitting in the corner booth next to the fireplace. As regulars we were met with one of our favorite servers that remembered we love their salsa bring us extra along with warm seasoned tortilla chips as we waited for our chicken/beef fajitas that arrived on a sizzling platter with lots of onions, peppers, tomatoes and a slightly charred jalapeño..yummo. Cheers to 2025!!
    

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