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    Fun spot! My daughter loves the burritos and nachos! Daily Happy Hour specials on drinks!

    The food was 3 stars and the customer service was awful!!!  Rude, young  and  unprofessional cashier/bartender.
    Arleen C.

    Today was my first time visiting Bonita's Cantina, I will admit I was warned about the service but I had already placed my order. I was told that my order of chicken quesadillas would be ready in 20 minutes and I left to pick my order up. When I got there most of the patrons at the bar were without mask which went against the Covid 19 guidelines given by the governor. I waited another 10 minutes after my arrival and asked the cashier/bartender approximately how long it would be since I had to get back to my scheduled meeting. She said she didn't know my order was placed after others. She then went in the back by the cook and loudly complained me as though I committed a sin by asking how long the order would take. As I was leaving I overheard telling her telling one of the customers that this is her first time, so I turned around and said and my last time too. To add insult to injury the food isn't that great either. I will NEVER visit that restaurant again and make sure to share my experience.

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    Trista B.

    I have eaten at Bonita's Cantina a couple times now, and although its not great, it is good and gets a solid 3 stars. Some of their dishes are better than others, there's some that I like and others that I wouldn't order again. The place is pretty basic, on the small side but does have a few tables and chairs to sit inside and eat, and a bar in the back. The atmosphere here is good, its dark and the tables and chairs are all Mexican-themed. They have paper menus with checkboxes and you mark what you want and give it to the waitress. Their menu is limited, but has all the essentials like quesadillas, burritos, tacos, fajitas, and chips and salsa. The first time I came here I had their quesadilla, chicken I think, and it was very good...I got it with guac and sour cream, a definite win! The next time we came here, I got a chicken enchilada, and I wasn't really a fan. The enchilada sauce was good, and the enchilada itself was pretty tasty, however they served it over the rice and beans, instead of having them on the side. This made for a soupy mess when trying to eat everything, all coagulating underneath the enchilada....yummmm....another downfall was that I got the extra sour cream ($2), so I'm thinking a little cup of extra on the side....nope, all I got was a tiny drizzle over the enchilada....yeah definitely NOT worth it! Overall Bonita's Cantina is an A-OK place, I'm sure we will go back there sometime, its just not stupendous or outstanding. When we do go back though, I'm getting the quesadilla, and not the enchilada with barely any sour cream!

    Gross curdled Queso - used to be good here
    Alicia F.

    I have eaten here a couple of times and gotten take out as well. The food is good sometimes and sometimes tastes like they gave you the dregs at the bottom of the pan. They do have really good margaritas for happy hour but the food needs more consistency in the quality and taste. I used to get their Queso everytime but just went there today and the Queso had a layer of oil on top and was curdled like a broken white sauce.

    Huevos rancheros- unreal!!! Best I've ever eaten
    Jason H.

    Best hue is rancheros meal I've ever had. Was so good, I came back two days in row. Nice staff to- really friendly and fun. They make every ingredient from scratch! Highly recommend!!

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    This place has the worst service ever the lady wanted me to clean my own mess but the food was fair don't recommend

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    Pelicans Beach Bar - Free parking to go to Pelicans. Pass the main lobby, make a right onto public beach access road, parking spots are marked on the right.

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    5.0(2 reviews)
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    Excellent bar spot with an all day happy hour right on the Ritz Carlton Residence property. The…read morebartenders Alex and Ryan were super friendly and made excellent drinks. Drinks are only $8-$10 each, so we were at this spot several times per day. Really made our trip and stay at the Ritz Residences more enjoyable. We also tried the taco night on Thursday which was also very good (5-8pm). Definitely check this place out if you are staying nearby.

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