En Fuego Cantina & Grill

I haven't been back here since the 90's when I lived in Cardiff. It's just like I remembered it! The food is still amazing as ever and the service is just as good! Our server Kennedy was knowledgeable on the menu and recommended the No. 5 combo with the en fuego margarita to pair with it.

Private! It's small and roomy all at the same time. Carne Asada Tacos are my go to - easy and light! There's two sections upstairs and a downstairs area with extended seating towards the back. It feels like Acapulco or Ensenada, Mexico :) The service at the bar downstairs is a hit or a miss. If there's a blonde more mature woman working you're going to have a great time. If you want to change up the vibe there are a few other great spots walking distance down the street.

The food here is great, like Ponce's or better great. My seafood enchiladas reflected some of the best I've had in San Diego. The interior is more authentic than Del Mar gentrified which was nice. There were however a lot of trouble spots operationally. 1 they sat us but didn't give us menus for 10 minutes. 2 minutes after we received our menu (12 minutes after sitting) the server came by. It took about 22 minutes to get chips, our first round of beers, and waters. Food took about 35 minutes. This is fine if you're on a romantic coursed date night but when you have kids, it wasn't ideal. I also would not recommend getting the Guacamole. It comes in some fancified tortilla situation and maybe 1.5-2oz of guac for $15 bucks. Our kids demolished it while my wife and I + grand parents each got 1 chip and dip.It's a tough mix. If you like authentic decent mexican food this is the spot. If you like relatively below average service this is also your spot. I dunno if we'll be back. Monarch will always win.

For months I was trying to drive to this place and I couldn't, but finally I was able to stop by, disappointed and I will never try again, Went there on Thursday afternoon and found nobody working with a sign saying telling me to find a table, we tried seating downstairs and a rude waitress told us to leave because all the tables were reserved,and the place looks like filthy, Well I told my husband that I wanted to leave Not recommend it at all

I wish we had chosen to eat elsewhere. We got here at 6. Not even greeted by our server until between 6:10 & 6:15. It took until 6:30 to even get our drinks. Ambience is cute/fine. Chips were described as warm in other reviews. Ours were not warm. We appreciated having the overhead heater. It got chilly. I would like to give you a review of the food, but, sadly, we are still waiting for it! I wish we had just left after having to wait so ridiculously long for any service and/or or drinks.Hostess was not friendly. Not rude, but she was far from marvelous. My special needs son is so frustrated with this absurd wait that he just exclaimed, "Are we going to sleep here?!?!?!"My youngest just cried, "Can't we just LEAVE & FORGET ABOUT OUR FOOD!?!?!?!"Other child agreed, "LET'S DO IT"!!! Enough said.Not coming back. Never. Cross this place off your list.Came back and edited my review because when we FINALLY got our food, it was tasty. Rice was yummy ... not too sticky/not too spicy.We were offered to-go cups for our sodas which was nice.Also, on our way out, the owner thanked us for coming.

Super humble, fun, authentic ambiance. Love the open space and atmosphere! The food is as you'd expect - tasty and portion size is decent. Service is generally pretty good. Always an excellent date night spot!

The complimentary chips and salsa were my favorite dish from our afternoon meal. Warm and flavored tortilla chips and not-too-spicy salsa. The goat cheese salad was a very small portion with the goat cheese was clumped on the side. The dried tomatoes and sunflower seeds didn't fit the greens or dressing. I could probably throw together this salad in less than 5 minutes at home.

Bummer. I remember this place being SO yummy back in the day but overall this time was disappointing. My husbands chicken mole tasted pretty burnt (probably from simmering for a long period of time). When we mentioned it to our waiter he offered us to order something else, but we were on a time crunch and didn't. Our waiter wasn't around very much and I had to ask for water multiple times. The salsa was delicious, my fish taco was delicious and so was the chile relleno but that was about all. The service went great and the place looks a lot more run down than I remember. I hope someone does a little overhaul on this spot because the location is incredible!

I stopped by here on a Thursday brunch with my roommate. There is plenty of seating, which is great for large parties. I enjoyed the chips and salsa provided before receiving our entrees. Compared to the prices at other Mexican restaurants, I think these were priced fairly well for the large portion you're receiving. All of the servers here were friendly and were able to check on all customers even if we're sitting far apart. I enjoyed my grilled fish tacos and asked for some habanero sauce on the side and it paired nicely. The views of this place are great and I love how there isn't a long wait!

Food was very good, recommend the fajitas. Service was great!! The servers were very attentive and offered great suggestions on what to try. Love the music, keeps me dancing while I had lunch!!