Carmelita’s - Dana Point

Alma and Mario made my birthday dinner the best celebration! Excellent food, superb libations!Highly recommend, if you haven't tried yet!This was not the first time and will definitely not be the last!Beats having to navigate into the Laguna location!

I love the food at Carmelita's, it's honestly some of the best Mexican food in the area. Things to know: --This location is really small and parking is always tough--The cokes are in little glass bottles, meaning overpriced and no free refills --The menu is pricey, but the food is high quality Worth stopping by if you're a Mexican food fan -- I'd recommend the chicken enchiladas or the burrito.

Location was amazing! Service was amazing!! Food was amazing!!!I had a party of fourteen last night. We were visiting my Godmother, who lives in nearby Laguna Niguel. We took up more than half of the tables inside the restaurant. This is what I had:La Tampiquena - Grilled Skirt Steak, served with two Cheese Enchiladas with red sauce and Guacamole Simply Amazing!Diet Coke - Tiny, expensive bottle. Go here if you haven't yet. I'll be back.

This place has a really good menu and lots of options for everyone. Our server was so incredibly sweet and very accommodating! I ended up getting the wet burrito and I really enjoyed it. I ate the whole thing and I had no regrets! My friend got their nachos and she enjoyed them a lot as well. One of the other girls in our party ordered their soup and it looked delicious. The aesthetic is very cute and they had this portrait of Frida Khalo next to the bathroom that I thought was a nice touch .I will definitely be back to try more of their menu .

I avoided this place based off my disdain for the Laguna Beach location & WOW, was I completely surprised by how this location blows Laguna out of the water.I visited during happy hour which was awesome! Great deals, great food, great service. Elote was 10/10 as were the carnitas and asada tacos! The bean dip for the chips is heaven- and the chips were so fresh and perfect Our waitress was awesome and sitting on the patio was lovely!

my mom always raves about this place so we finally went together, the service was amazing, especially Javier! He made us feel taken care of and helped us with anything we needed! you can tell he is such hard worker. food was sooo good and worth the money. we sat outside and they had heaters!

This is a very cute and cozy Mexican restaurant located steps from the beach. They have a delicious selection of Mexican cuisine. They serve you complementary fresh chips and salsa. I got the California burrito, which comes stuffed with fries. Only downside is they drizzle tartar sauce on the outside so it's very messy to hold and eat. That wasn't stated on the menu. Overall great place and ideal restaurant for a date! Service was excellent!

Small cute restaurant located along PCH. There's street parking right in front if you're lucky. Service was great, and they checked on us often. We munched on the complimentary chips, salsa and beans while deciding what to order and while waiting for our meals. I had the short rib enchiladas, which was served with rice and beans. The meat was tender and flavorful, and sooo good. Just wish they served it with some chili or had hot sauces/salsa on the side. It was delicious but overpriced in my opinion; but expected for this area.

Love this place! I love their chips and salsa, and beans....its soooo good! I usually get the short rib enchiladas pictured here and they are fabulous. Service is very attentive and never had an issue. Only reason for one star missing is my food came out cool, not hot. Beans were room temperature. Think our food may have been sitting awhile. Atmosphere is lovely, you won't be disappointed coming here.

Carmelita's is amazing! From the food, to their margaritas, and most importantly their staff... so friendly and welcoming. Thank you to Javier for the best service, he takes care of us like family.