The food is actually really good, 2nd time coming here and they have yet to disappoint. The service is always friendly and very attentive. The ambiance is fun, they have good music always playing a must try when visiting Pechanga. read more

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We went to 1882 Cantinas for the Dinner and Laughs. This came with a fixed menu offering a choice of appetizer, entree, and dessert. We tried mangonada alcoholic drink and it was delicious. The complimentary chips and salsa, enchiladas (salsa verde) and birria were so good. It was a lot of food so we weren't able to finish it. The service was excellent. Our server also allowed us to swap the chocolate cake from the fixed menu to a chocolate truffle which was really delicious. This restaurant is inside the casino and not too large inside but ambience was classy. I am from SD and picky with food so would definitely go again. read more

1882 Cantina - Mangonada - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

Nice Stop at 1882 Cantina - Pechanga Casino We stopped at 1882 Cantina inside Pechanga Casino after a show and had a nice experience overall. I ordered the carne asada tacos, which were decent but not amazing--I'd say about a 6/10. They were good enough, but nothing that really stood out. The cappuccino, however, was 10/10. Rich, smooth, and perfectly made. Definitely one of the highlights of the meal. For dessert we shared the apple pie cheesecake, and that was also a 10/10. Absolutely delicious and the perfect way to end the night. A special shout-out to Daisy, our server, who was wonderful. She was friendly, attentive, and made sure everything went smoothly. Her service really made the experience better. Overall, a pleasant stop after a show, and the cappuccino, cheesecake, and great service from Daisy made it worth it. read more

I forgot her name but she's from England and had a beautiful accent! She was so kind and helpful. My husband and I enjoyed all the food and drinks she recommended! And your greeting team in the front are so friendly and welcoming. We will surely be coming back soon!!! read more

Father's Day at Pechanga wasn't bad. We stopped and had breakfast at 1882 Cantina. The restaurant was very clean, the service was great! 5 stars would have been given if the pork in the pozole wasn't so dry. The plantains with crema were great, as well as the mixed fruit bowl with Chamoy and Tarjin. The fruit was fresh and the portion size large enough to share. The pancakes were good, the steak and eggs were as well. The fresh squeezed orange juice was a huge plus! Our server Carla was very pleasant and polite. read more

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I fell in love here! With the food of course! Stayed here for the weekend and the SO was in bed all day so I decided to take myself to go eat, best decision ever! Located between check in and the other tower is 1882. Nice and clean open concept with a fun ambiance. I was seated and taken care of by Ashley. I had the blue fin toro tostada, lobster and crab esquite, and surf and turf burrito. I really wanted oxtail empanadas but it was sold out, I assume really popular. I think place is quicker than Pechanga Cafe also. But let me tell you, the bluefin tostada was amazing! I thought I was going to need wasabi and soy sauce, but not at all, it paired well with the sauce and presented very nicely. Lobster and crab esquite is to die for!!! I don't know what all that unhealthy stuff is, but I was hooked!!! The burrito was for my SO, I was going to order it to go but decided I wanted to have a bite, it's huge!!! Definitely share. It also comes with the sauces on top, like a wet burrito, next time I will get it with salsas on side... I will definitely be back to try more dishes here! P.S. Oh yeah the complimentary chips and salsa was even amazing!! Enjoy! read more

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Phenomenal upscale Mexican place at the hotel. Somewhat comparable to Javier's in Orange County, like their Irvine Spectrum location. Best thing is that 1882 Cantina isn't as expensive. In fact, 1882 is an amazing deal! Me and my wife paid $70 plus tip for: chicken enchiladas, big bowl of guacamole prepared tableside, bowl of chicken soup, margarita and a beer. Our server was so good too. Hilarious, great sense of humor. Highly recommend. I think this is will be my usual food spot when coming over to Pechanga. read more

The food is great at the Cantina. We ordered pazole, shrimp ceviche, and a shrimp and carne asada burrito. It was all tasty and good quality. The corn tortillas almost tasted homemade. Also my daughter ordered a Pinacolada. It came in the larger size and had a healthy amount of alcohol. My wife had to help her drink it. Everything was well worth the money. Also the prices are reasonable. Our server was Daisy, I think. She was very friendly and helped us order our meal. The decor was cozy and the music was festive. We will definitely come here again. read more

1882 Cantina - Surf and turf burrito and pinacolada. - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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Love this place!!! Drinks are spot on, food is Uber tasty, (try the surf and turf burrito, it's huge and effing tasty). Pozole is off the chain and service is always extremely friendly but, can be a tad slow in times of extreme crowdedness. Just a comment, definitely not a negative. Only negative (if there were one), would be it's not very private, as it resides right along the walkway to the resort tower. Personally, I have a stiffy against people checking out me and / or the wifey while grubbing. But that fades fast after a couple margaritas and / or Modelos. Prices are reasonable and there is musical entertainment in the evening hours. Like this jam over Kelsey's for sure... read more

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Lately when my husband and I spent the night at Pechanga Casino.1882 Cantina has become my favorite place for brunch.We haven't try dinner yet but we will. Food : Quality was good.We had taquitos,tacos and nachos.They are all good.Fresh tortilla chips with salsa as a starter never disappointed as well. Service : They are nice,Polite and take good care of us,So no complain. Vibe : It's like modern cantina and it's pretty open to the casino and we love that. Are we coming back to this place? Absolutely yes! read more

1882 Cantina - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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Located inside of Pechanga hotel. Great spot to come to! Service is excellent and food was delicious! I had the shrimp tacos and everything tasted very fresh! They only had beer batted shrimp tacos on the menu and I loved how accommodating they were when i requested grilled shrimp instead. Everyone enjoyed their meals and our experience here. 10/10 read more

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Everything our table of six had was missing salt. Menu had good selections, unfortunately the vibe/atmosphere had more of a diner feel than upscale restaurant. Service was good. The restaurant is located close to the south side valet, otherwise it's a short walk from the free parking garage. read more

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Was staying at Pechanga and ate here for dinner with the family. Overall good, would come back to try new dishes Food 4/5 Soups I only got to take a sip, both were tasty. Carne Asada Nachos - great portions especially the carne asada. Carne Asada Tacos - everything was delicious on the plate. Service - no complaints Ambiance - nice ambiance, near the front of Pechanga. Has the high end feel to it. read more

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Stop! You're better off getting the fried chicken at the food court for under $20! NO FLAVOR. Those would be the two words to best describe the food (if you know Mexican food). I was so looking forward to trying 1882 Cantina but sadly, disappointed. Even the cocktails were no bueno. Took mom for a belated Mother's Day dinner, because EVERY DAY IS MOTHER's DAY, right. She said, "el guacamole fue lo mejor" (the guacamole was the best thing). And, well, most of us can whip up a fresh guacamole any ol' time. I was craving a steak, but even the waiter was like, "you're not gonna get a good steak here, they cut it up into little cubes..." and this was how he sold me the most expensive entree on the menu. Obviously, I passed and ordered the skirt steak. Bottom line, you could get THAT Mexican food at many local restaurants. I expected a lot more of Pechanga, though. An elevated experience. It's such a lovely restaurant, live music was great, too. But, I wouldn't go back. read more

1882 Cantina - Skirt steak (they cut it even though I asked them not to) - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

Their service is good but the food is a bit overpriced. Aside from the convenience of the location being inside the casino, I would prefer the nearby Mexico Cafe. read more

Me and my wife decided to wake up on an early Saturday morning for breakfast at the Pechanga Resort and Casino Hotel. We enjoyed coming to the Cantina several times already because of the great service and the quiet ambiance. Good restaurant with premium quality ingredients... We ordered our favorite Chipotle Eggs Benedict with extra crispy hash browns. The portion was large enough for us to split and share... Service: Excellent. Thank you Ashley! Parking: plenty As my wife would say ROCK ON 1882 Cantina!!!! read more

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Came here to watch a baseball game and have food. Be prepared for good food but biiiig portions! Everything was really tasty but our standouts were the taquitos, chicken enchilada and the surf and turf burrito. We also got the queso but I would recommend passing on it as it's super greasy. Service was phenomenal. Everyone was absolutely fantastic from the host to the server to the bussers and even the guitarist! Will definitely return! read more

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While visiting Pechanga we wanted to eat dinner. It was a Friday night so it was packed. We stopped here and the lady at the front desk told us the wait was 2 hours. I saw various open tables. We left and checked out other restaurants that were full for tonight. I saw a sign in the casino about how to make reservations. Something told me to check the reservations for this restaurant and there were various spots still open. I made a reservations, we walked back over, and was seated within 10 minutes...How? I didn't like that. The restaurant is cute, they have live music, and it's a vibe. We ordered chicken enchiladas, steak tacos, and table-made guacamole. The food was great and authentic. The guacamole could of had more flavor but it was good. Our drinks were strong. I appreciate the honesty of our server. I would return and make reservations next time. read more

First time dining at 1882, made reservations for my mother in laws birthday. The restaurant was tucked in a corner of the casino. So, it was a little hard to find. Once we did however - we were not disappointed. The hostess was super sweet - the ambiance was great, food was delicious. What made our night however was the service. Isaac was AWESOME. Super attentive, great personality and overall just made our night that much better. The "icing on the cake" so to speak was the birthday dessert he brought out at the end of our meal for my mother-in-law and she loved it. He even stayed and saying happy birthday with us and it made her whole night so thank you Isaac for the amazing service because of you. We will definitely be back! read more

1882 Cantina - Birria - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

The food was generally acceptable. My wife enjoyed her green sauce enchiladas. No complaints there. She would order them again. I ordered the fajitas. I asked for half chicken and half steak. The waiter told me there would be an upcharge as the proteins are preportioned. Hmmm. I said no thank you and got all chicken. It makes me think the proteins are precook. I wondered if they can cook fresh food. The food came out ok. Not worth the price. My fajitas plate cam with 2 tortillas. I asked the waiter for more tortillas and he commented that he has told the manager to add 4 tortillas to fajita orders. I got the bill and a $2 charge for 2 extra tortillas. It makes me think this uncharted is all this restaurant really cares about. My final thoughts are that the food is average, the cost is high, the cooks aren't allowed to with fresh ingredients and there's a big push for upcharges. read more

Yelp says it's open. It was not. Also did not know it was in the casino. Walked way way back into the casino trying to find it. Only to see it was not open till 12. Came here for brunch. read more

Don't eat here if you're looking for authentic Mexican food. The chips and salsa were good. Rice too dry and not fresh, beans okay, mole enchiladas too sweet. Overall, the food is missing that authentic flavor. read more

Service from Robin was excellent! I was put off because when we first walked up the supervisor I'm assuming because he was in a suit asked if the drinks we had were from the casino. They were in glass cups with pechanga napkins that we got at the bar upon entry from the parking garage. Strange he would question us about our beverages, they weren't in solo cups or anything. Just really made the start of my experience at this restaurant sour. There are plenty of restaurants in the casino and even more Mexican restaurants in town that I wouldn't have to deal with this treatment. More specifically Mexico cafe down the street with better prices and larger margaritas. I'm planning on coming to try again because our server Robin turned it around but management needs to look at the way they treat customers! read more

1882 Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

Ate here last night. The food was good but the service was poor. Took forever to get the drinks (beer and margarita). Then the food eventually came and both meals were wrong. Had to wait even longer to get the correct meals. By the time the waitress asked if we wanted more drinks, even though we did, we said no cause of how long everything took. I wouldn't recommend. read more

This Mexican restaurant in Pechanga is amazing!!! Good service and delicious food. It's little past the hotel registration desk. read more

1882 Cantina - Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

Friends, It's has been a moment - I mean a long time - since I have tasted a dish that actually stunned me and made me remember the joy of tasting something familiar and yet, so new. The bluefin toro tostada at 1882 Cantina in the Pechanga Resort and Casino did just that for me. I had ordered the tableside guacamole and the ceviche which was and with rock shrimp and jumbo shrimp and I was appreciating the freshness of the ceviche when the bluefin toro tostada arrived. I ate the ceviche first and then brought the tostada close to me, an unassuming and deceptively simple raw sashimi dish, served atop a bed of cabbage beside three small edible flowers. Playing with my phone, I casually took the first bite. And my world stopped spinning for a moment. I heard my phone drop and clatter onto the table. I think I actually gasped and mumbled something akin to: "Oh. My. God." I was not expecting the multitude of flavors and textures that passed like love letters over my palate. The freshness of the thinly sliced blue fin, paired with equally thinly sliced avocado. The tender fish just slightly marinated in a citrus soy that tasted like ponzu. The texture of the crispy leeks and the brightness of the micro cilantro, topping the dish. The slight kick of the chipotle aioli which dressed the freshly fried tostada. And the slightest detail - the earthiness of the barely there sprinkle of Maldon salt over the dish, which really made it sing. Chef Timothy Krause has created something special with this dish, with all of its various components expertly swirled together to create a delicate symphony of flavors, and yet, each note sang on its own. Run, my friends. Don't walk. RUN to the 1882 Cantina to experience this. Don't forget to make reservations and tell them Ms. Ross sent you! read more

Located in the Pechanga Casino and Resort, between the Casino and Resort Towers, you'll find 1882 Cantina serving some Mexican American faire. The restaurant is good sized and modern with some great lighting from the windows. The menu is not too large but there is enough to be satisfied by featuring items that should be familiar to most. I was dining with family and family friends this past holiday weekend and we were sat right away. Service was great by the wonderful staff. All in all everything was ok to good on this first visit food wise. Chips and salsa were ok, generous portions but the chips were not really warm and the salsa was slightly smoky but more flavor would have been good. The Huevos Rancheros were decent but it would have been better if the tortillas were a bit crispy. The beans and rice were just ok but the beans seemed a bit sweet to me. The rest enjoyed the traditional chicken tortilla soup, camarones costa azul (great), and the Americano breakfasts. Portions were proper and prices were good. read more

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Our server Arian was the best! We enjoy dining out at 1882 Cantina for the food but today her outstanding service added so much to the experience. We went to celebrate a family member's birthday, while we were deciding what to order she over heard he wasn't feeling well. Within minutes Arian returned to our table with hot cup of tea, lemon, and honey. Wow, I was just blown away by her attentiveness, and she continued to give an amazing service throughout the whole evening. For our meal, we ordered the chicken fajitas, shrimp enchiladas, cheese enchiladas, surf & turf burrito, and endless chips and salsa. The fajitas came out sizzling hot and were served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. All the necessary flavors for a great bite. Shrimp enchiladas were smothered in traditional green sauce prepared to perfection. Surf and turf burrito was big enough to feed 2 people. All in all a great meal to celebrate a birthday. Arian made it that much better! Yelp ya later! read more

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We've been here a few times now with our staycations to Pechanga, and it's always a great experience. The food and atmosphere are consistently solid, but what has kept us coming back is the service. We've had the same server a few times, Malayna has made the visits feel a little more special. She's friendly, has remembered little details of our orders, attentive without being overbearing, and just has a great, easygoing energy. You can tell she genuinely cares about making sure you have a nice dining experience. It's not always easy to find service that stands out, along with great food--and it makes a difference. Looking forward to coming back again soon! read more

This deserves the rare five star because it was just that good on my visit! This restaurant is located in the Pechanga Resort. Complementary chips and salsa were excellent! Service was on point throughout our seating. I had the chicken tacos which were full of flavor and also comes with a side of rice and beans. They have a full bar with a handful of draft beers. The setting was clean and comfortable. read more

1882 Cantina - Chicken tacos with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

We ate breakfast at 1882 Cantina inside Pachanga Casino this morning. I had the eggs and Carne Asada. It was cooked to perfection and the eggs the same. My wife had the rolled tacos and they were probably the best we've had in a long time. The server was amazing friendly with a bit of British accent. Very sweet and attractive but not overwhelming. The ambiance is old Mexican restaurant and serves. I recommend this place if you are ever at Pachanga. Sorry for no pictures. read more

We had a wonderful dinner here and Karina was our server. She gave us recommendations and was very attentive to our needs. She is very personable and thought ahead of what we might need or want. I will definitely be back on my next trip. Good was excellent as well. read more

This place never fails to satisfy our hunger! Located conveniently near the hotel entrance at Pechanga Casino, with plenty of parking. The asada plate is amazing, and honestly, everything we've ordered has been great--you can't go wrong with any of the options. They serve chips and salsa before your meal, and they're happy to refill it upon request. The service is always fast and friendly, with the staff greeting us with big smiles every time. The seating is comfortable, and we love coming here before or after a concert. Highly recommend! read more

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We have eaten here a couple of times. We came from Los Angeles for the shrimp ceviche that we've had before. Usually the service is pretty good also. Well they removed the ceviche from the menu stating that every 4 months they rotate the menu. Not sure what person decided to remove this item but we had thought we found our go to place but we won't be returning anytime soon. Plus the manager not sure of her name was very rude when we inquired about the ceviche. RUDE !!!!!!!! So long 1882 Cantina. read more

We visited on 3/2/25. 1882 Cantina at Pechanga is located outside of the hotel, in the casino, very open space right outside. Lovely area of the casino, good lighting. Millie was our server. She was sweet and polite but was easily distracted. She helped us and then took off, didn't check back in. Strawberry margarita was delicious. I ended up getting two. I had to ask another server to grab the second one because Millie disappeared. We ordered the Steak Fajitas (added chicken), we were told it was enough for two but we annihilated it and were still hungry. I think it was designed for one, which should have been communicated to us when we asked prior to ordering. Overall, good food. Good drinks. Service was polite, but not too present. read more

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Let's start with the food. I had the cheese enchiladas and they were so good. I love the red sauce! The service at the bar was excellent and they have a wide selection of beers and alcohols. It is a very relaxing atmosphere for being in a building for gambling. I will definitely return here to eat, even when not gambling! read more

Great food and wait staff. The bartender does not have any idea of what he is doing! Ordered a Modello, got something entirely different. Ordered a Pina Colada, got something like a limeade with tequila. March 19, 2026. 5:30 pm They have schools to learn bartending! read more

Service was excellent for our party of 15 people. It was the wife's birthday party. They kept the drinks filled and checked on table frequently. read more

We visited Friday may 29th. And Karina was the most attentive wonderful server! Will gladly be back just for her! Amazing food and drinks too by the way! read more

Visited Pechanga over the weekend and was very impressed with the 1882 Cantina. Was surprised to see that they were open for breakfast/brunch. We were seated quickly and the service was excellent. We ordered the Americano breakfast with eggs, bacon and the delicious potatoes. My husband ordered the huevos rancheros with beans and rice with a side of flour tortillas that were fresh and hot! It's also open in the evening with a nice wrap around bar. read more

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