ladies and gentlemen !!!!!!! search no further!!!! this is the real deal,!!!!! tasted and tried by a real mexican. 1st.: the food.....amazing flavours sauces texture, its all there im from sonora mexico, and if you want real flavours of mexico... its trickled up the coast to morro bay and capella grill is cooking it up. 2nd, the service is great the waiter, the cook and the lady that cook in back are the owners. all, great beautiful people and great and wonderful food. i visit morro bay every month for a week at a time and after 6 years this was my first, of many more to come. the music, the vibe ..its all there ... i know i found the spot when you happen to drop in and everything tastes great.. thank you capella mexican grill. i am now a loyal customer. read more

We've have owned a home in the area for many years but never stopped at Chapala, so we decided to stop for lunch one day. It was a pleasant surprise! Here's what we noticed: - The inside is pretty nice, lighter inside than you would expect from looking at it on the outside because of the skylights. The paint inside is a little tired and there's some cobwebs, etc. around but it still had a nice atmosphere. The chairs and tables are a bit tired, but ok. - The menu is pretty broad, and the prices seemed pretty reasonable. - My wife and I decided to split two different meals, the Al Pastor Burrito (which was served with a small salad) and the combo plate of Sofa and Chili Relleno. The portions on both dishes were really good, such that we took half the burrito home for later. The food was very tasty! - Service was just fine, although it was a pretty quiet time at lunch on a Thursday. Bottom line: This is a solid Mexican place, better than some in the area. We'll come back again, maybe to get take-out next time. read more

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It had been a few years since we last went here, but driving by almost every day had me craving to come back. I'm glad we did. Super friendly staff, nice clean and brightly colored dining room, and comfortable seating. Menu is pretty good, a lot of options but still keeping it fairly simple. They were great at accommodating our 4 year old with having beans on the side of her taco. I got a birra burrito and my wife a pastor burrito. I was really glad the birra was just a well seasoned soft beef, it was really good. Not greasy, not smothered in sauce, just a nice marinated and slow cooked beef. The pastor was good as well from my one bite, it is different than most of the others around here. I think it would probably still benefit from some pineapple or something, but I didn't get enough to properly judge. Price point is great, service is great, location is easy and the ambiance is pretty darn good. I'm looking forward to coming back more regularly. read more

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My go to place is closed on Sunday so I brought myself here. Okay I'll try a breakfast burrito, Machaca, pork, eggs, tomatoes and everything else of course. I'm the only guy here so I'm hoping there is some love for that first order today. Funny how I got into a routine and that was changed up so perhaps I've re-found my go to Mexican pick up restaurant. read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Counter & dining area - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

The woman's bathroom was absolutely disgusting, bloody rags on the floors overflowing bins. Dirty and gross. Worse than a public outhouse. The kitchen was also dirty and gross. We have eaten here many times and the food is decent but usually get takeout. We decided to eat in this time and now after seeing the messy unsanitary conditions we will never eat there again. read more

Very good service & authentic, great Mexican food. Cold beers, fast service, dining area was nice and spacious & Marco took excellent care of us. Get the wet carne burrito. Good chips and salsa too. They serve beer and sodas. Plenty of parking. read more

I stopped here after a round of golf in Morro Bay. I had seen this place grow over the years from a gas station that offered some Mexican food. This was my first time stopping in and I ordered the chili verde. It was plenty and flavorful. The salsa with the chips they give free was spicy and homemade. I need to go back and try other items. From the short time that I was there, I could see that this is a favorite place of locals who work in the area. read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Chili verde plate. - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

Chapala was our substitute Mexican take out when Mi Casa was closed recently. We may have discovered a new favorite. The carnitas and the shrimp taco were both very good. Looking forward to exploring more options at Chapala. Sometimes it is good to try something different. read more

First time for me and I was very pleased with the service and food. I arrived on a cold rainy winter night and in need of warm soup to relieve my cold symptoms. The server suggested the fish soup. I was a bit reluctant because fish isn't my first choice at a Mexican restaurant; my preference is chile relleno. Their fish soup is superb, filled with shrimp, chunks of fish, carrots, onions, zucchini, and cubes of potatoes. It hit the spot! Fresh lime slices, onions, dried chilis, and cilantro are served on a side plate. A choice of either corn or flour tortillas are offered. The salsa is spicy and the horchata is really sweet (not watered down). It's not surprising that this local restaurant in Morro Bay has an excellent fish dish. I'll definitely come back for the chile rellenos, fajitas, and other specialties. read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Artwork in the dining room - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

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Best Mexican food in Morro Bay hands down, I'm from the Central Valley and this is hands down the best you can get on the coast, skip all the other in town stuff... Pastor Tacos are hands down my favorite tacos ever.... And the ham breakfast burrito add fries and beans ‍..... just do it .... If you can take their hot salsa add that also read more

The Verde Burrito was the best I've ever had. Great salsa bar. Will definitely be back.

Very Good food. I love the Chile Verde. Owners and staff are friendly and welcoming. You walk up to the Kitchen to pick up your to go order and you can see that it's clean and the food is made fresh to order. Cooks are friendly. Prices are fair. All of this goes a long way with me. read more

The best Al Pastor I've ever had. Burritos, tacos, it doesn't matter. So good. I've been a regular since the 1980s when it was a market/gas station. read more

The sauces here are truly amazing.... Try the Diablo shrimp. It is tangy and smoky with the right amount of heat. The rice and beans are a perfect delivery device for the extra sauce and the salad adds a nice contrast. I got 11 big shrimp on my plate for the $22. Quality food for a good price. The cream sauce on the chile relleno was in perfect contrast to the chile and cheese. read more

We love Chapala! This has been our go-to spot since moving to Morro in 2020. The BEST burritos and quesadillas. Huge portions and excellent quality. Everyone is super friendly and the prices are reasonable. With all of the Mexican food places to choose from in MB, Chapala is def top of our list :) read more

If you are in Morro Bay, CA. And looking for some "Real Authentic Mexican food" this is the best place hand's down. Family owned/run business. Antonio the owner has great customer service! Antonio Sr. The cook Top tier! The ambiance is a good vibe. Great food, great people, great service! Highly recommend eating here! 10/10 Definitely coming back when we are in town. Gracias a los dos Antonio's for bringing a lil piece of Mexico to the Central Coast.See you next time! read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Red Snapper on - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

Great Mexican food prepared fresh and tasty, Service is great. The cooks do a great job preparing authentic Mexican food.

This is our go to place in Morro Bay. Chapala's never disappoints! Authentic food and excellent service! read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Chili Rellenos, chicken tostadas, and carnitas sopes. - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

First time visit, the food and service was great. We ordered the chile verde and tacos dorado. Flavors were authentic.

Amazing wet burritos, service was very good, called in an order to pick up and when I got there 10 minutes later, the order was ready to go.

I dined here over 10 years ago and their chicken fajitas were so spicy I never returned, I am super sensitive to hot spice in foods. I decided to give this restaurant another try on my birthday while I was out adventuring around Morro Bay and Los Osos. I wanted some place I could sit and watch the sun go down over the water. I discovered this is not that place, the windows are so tall and covered with curtains that you have to go outside the front door to watch the sun go down!! That aside, I decided not to order any typical dishes. I ordered two sopes (one beef and one chicken) and the Grilled Special that includes Quail, Shrimp, and Beef with rice, beans, and tortillas. I wanted a salad but they had no blue cheese dressing so I passed. I ordered two Jarritos and ate chips and salsa while I waited. The salsa was really spicy hot, so I also ordered some guacamole and sour cream on the side for dipping. Chips were good. The sopes were fried (which is good since I have been at some restaurants where it is just a disc of raw dough!!). However, the chicken was SO SPICY that I took it home to use with lots of sour cream with my other leftovers in burritos the next day. The beef wasn't so spicy. The quail was disappointing, it was served with its little feet sticking up and all crispy. Perhaps this is the usual way to serve grilled quail but it was off-putting. That, and the fact that I really had to work hard to get ANY meat off the bird, has contributed to the fact that I won't order quail again. Probably not their fault but "lesson learned" as they say!! The shrimp was tasty, seasoned properly, but they still had their tails on and when I was trying to get one off the shrimp fell off the plate and onto the floor!! An expensive bit of meat wasted!! They were sort of hard to get into a tortilla, too. The beef was absolutely delicious. Now I know what I am going to order if I ever go here again. It was seasoned perfectly and wasn't too dry. Not too spicy and lots of it. Enough to make a burrito at home the next day with my leftovers. All in all, for someone like me who doesn't like hot spicy foods I need to be careful what I order here. Most people probably wouldn't have trouble with the spice. I will order the delicious steak the next time I am here. read more

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Had lunch here today. We are out of town and was looking for some good Mexican food. This place is the bomb. Family owned and staffed by the son. Birra tacos were killer as was my brides shrimp taco. Good sized portions and reasonable prices. Great service. Not a gringo El Torito place but we don't do food foo Mexican food places. If you're in the area stop here. read more

We got some tacos to go & we have been raving about this meal for days!! I just wish we lived closer so we could go back for more. We ordered a few tacos - chicken, Birria, and pastor - which came with a surprisingly good side salad and dressing. Everyone of the tacos was 10/10 and I can't even pick a favorite. They were really good sized - not tiny but still Street taco sized- and reasonably priced. Very friendly service. It's the kind of local business you feel happy to support. read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Birria and pastor tacos with side salad (Included) - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

The food was so so tasty! I got a carnitas burrito and it was only like $10. This place feels very authentic. The service was exactly what is needed. Definitely gonna be going back here!! read more

Ambiance was great but that's where the greatness ended. Service was awful, as if they could not be bothered to serve a party of 5 in an empty restaurant at 2pm on a Saturday. The food was not bad but it was not great either. The worst part was they opted to wash the floors with very strong chemicals while we were eating, we opted to leave as none of us could stand the smell of Pinesol and bleach while eating. Very rude to my 5 year old daughter as well. Wont be back and will not recommend to others. read more

Let me start with they have the BEST chips and salsa in the county. I usually get the Cameron's a la Diablo and it's delicious but basically so is everything else. The ambiance is perfect for authentic Mexican Restaurant but big enough to accommodate a lot of people. If you need to get in and out fast for lunch this is a perfect place for that to because the service is fantastic and fast. read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Cameron's A La Diablo - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

The food wasn't bad but not as good as I had hoped. However, the salsa was excellent and the portions were large. The chicken in the enchiladas was pretty good. read more

Ewe! We had chili relleno outer layer (fried) the pil was old and you could taste it. The nice waiter did take it off the check, but my guest ate too much and she got sick on the way home read more

We really enjoyed all the food we ordered for delivery from this restaurant. Everything arrived quickly and was extremely fresh and delicious. To start we got an order of the nachos with meat it was super full of yummy toppings and the meat was really delicious and the dish was packed full of goodness. So filling! We also split a two taco plate of the birria beef tacos and the two taco plate of the chicken tacos.... We had a hard time deciding which we preferred they were both delicious! We enjoyed the food so much we returned the next day to try the wet burritos and each managed to eat a Carne asada wet burrito though I have to admit it took two meals to finish it all. Definitely get your money's worth on the food here! We loved it and will be back again. Also, the guacamole was really delicious and they give you a large portion for the money. The one thing we would have liked was some salt on the chips but we added our own, no big deal! read more

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Not bad but mediocre overall. We tried carnitas, asada, birria, pastor and fish and all lacked the depth of flavor you get with great Mexican food. Carnitas had no crispiness, pastor was missing char and flavor. Again, the food isn't bad but hard to return with so much good food lo choose from locally. read more

Food is always great! I recommend the shrimp taco!! Service is above average, I like to call in my order, but eating there will get you complimentary chips and salsa. It is an authentic Mexican restaurant and the decor and interior are not fancy but remind me of many places I have been to south of the border. I have tried most of the stuff on the menu for the last 20 years and I can say that it is very consistent and it has stayed on my rotation of spots I go to for two decades now! Thanks for making traditional great food! read more

So glad to have found this delightful restaurant. The Pollo Tacos are consistently great, as are the Carnitas Tacos. The seafood selections are tasty as well. Everything is freshly prepared ~ always consistently great. Not greasy & fair pricing. Check it out. read more

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Best chips and salsa and guacamole anywhere. Best Mexican food on the central coast. Don't come to morro bay without stopping at Chapala read more

Ordered 2 complete meals through door dash and when we received our order it was completely wrong. We ordered everything non dairy, due to allergies and it all came with everything with cheese and ranch on the salad. They also didn't give us the tortillas that were supposed to come with the order. We tried calling to fix the order and couldn't get them to answer the phone. This required us to drive down there. Unacceptable and frustrating. How hard is it to check the order before sending it out. Oh and this isn't the first time. That is why it's a 1 star. read more

This is my to go Mexican restaurant in Morro Bay even though they have a few Mexican restaurants here in Morro Bay. This is actually real Mexican food to me. They make the best whole fried fish. The people are very nice and the chips are very tasty with the salsa. read more

Came to a trip with my husband to MB and this is the hands down the best Mexican restaurant in town! Great service and delicious food. Y'all have to give it a try, it will not disappoint! read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Shrimp cocktail - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

One of our favorite go-to's for Mexican food everything is good there in our opinion. I love the ceviche tacos

This place is my go-to place for a wet burrito. The size and flavor is spectacular. I plan to always come make my visit here whenever I am in Morro Bay. Parking is also great. Food is made fresh and fast. read more

Oh my. I come to the central coast often. I love Mexican food. I have ordered several times from Chapala. Their food is absolutely delicious! I highly recommend Chapala! read more

Really nice, and friendly service here. Their chips and salsa are really good here; the chips are even homemade. I will never get the chicken here again though. It tasted like a boiled rubber chicken that was shredded. It was dry and completely flavorless. Luckily the topped it with some of their great hot salsa that has a sweet kick to it. read more

Chapala Mexican Grill - Chicken sope and tostada. $14.99 - Mexican Near Me - Morro Bay, California

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