Such an authentic and comforting Mexican dining spot! Cocina Del Mar completely won me over with their amazing traditional flavors. The thick handmade sopes topped with flavorful grilled meat, fresh avocado, and queso fresco were sensational, especially paired with their rich refried beans. I loved the clean, cozy interior and casual wooden seating. Sweet service throughout. I will definitely be back! read more

Found Cocina Del Mar in the Osider magazine and decided to try it and glad we did. Shrimp cocktail was delicious read more

Cocina Del Mar - Shrimp cocktail - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

I'm honestly very picky and selective when it comes to restaurants, especially when I see a 5-star rating. I decided to give this place a try for the first time and ordered a molcajete. The food took about 45 minutes to arrive, and I'll admit I was a little nervous because I've had some pretty disappointing experiences with other restaurants in the past. But once the food arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was hot, fresh, beautifully packaged, and smelled absolutely delicious. Most importantly, they followed my instructions exactly as requested, which made a huge difference. I'm giving them 5 stars because they genuinely earned it. The food, presentation, attention to detail, and overall experience exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend giving them a try. I'll definitely be ordering from here again! read more

Finally visited Cocina Del Mar after always seeing it popup on Yelp or Google Maps. Our defacto go-to standard for Mexican food has always been Mariscos Huatulco. They have the best molcajete and fajitas around, at the best prices. We are here just to see if Cocina Del Mar is better. Long story short: it's not. However, their ceviche is AMAZING. Best ceviche I have had in north county San Diego outside of Dija Mara (which has the best ceviche in the known universe). It is extremely fresh and not overpowered by acidity, fishy smells or rubbery shrimp. The ceviche here is legit. Great. AND ONLY $10 (for cameron). If you order anything here, get the ceviche first. I'm anxious to try their aguachile now. We also ordered the fajitas ("suprema" with chicken, steak and shrimp). Fajitas did not come out sizzling at all. I have never seen this before. Also, there were only two shrimp. The steak/carne was bland and dry. Not great. Wife ordered the Sopes (3) and mother ordered the Enchiladas Cameron. The sopes were okay, but a bit bland. Wife had to salt everything on the plate. The enchiladas had a sauce my mom said was too sweet. She wasn't a fan. For all three dishes to be a miss is completely strange considering the sheer number of 5-star reviews. I want to believe. We must have come on an off-day, but the place was busy. Quite a few larger parties were here, so this place is popular with the natives. We also grabbed a Model and a Corona. Only $5 for the beers! Total for everything came to $117.64 (with tip). I would absolutely come back for the ceviche and to give them another shot by trying a different dish. I snapped pics of the menu so you can see the latest prices. Check it out. read more

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We had a party of 6 people and there was no crowd on a Tuesday evening. The place in located in Oceanside on Douglas, north of the highway 76. Everyone was pleased with their meals. We ordered from basic chicken enchiladas to ceviche and pescado veracruzana which I had. Honestly, I wish there were more vegetables in the dish. However, the flavor and the fish which was bassa was very good. Overall, a nice meal and quiet. read more

It's local, which we like! It's fresh & authentic we also like! Service is very good & respectful. Ambiance is ok no buggy! We went for the food! We will come back , pricing is very reasonable read more

Although we've had great meals from this restaurant last night was the worst. We got the steak fajitas and they were horrible. The meat was so tough and filled with grizzle. It was impossible to eat. So if you go there, I highly recommend you getting more along their seafood line and avoid getting any of the meats. read more

Covina Del Mar San Diego, CA Food: Is there anything better than authentic Mexican food... when in the mood. We ordered Fish Tacos and Steak and Chicken Sopas. The fish taco had a great presentation and tasted great... grilled fish moist and flavorful along with the fresh Pico. The Sopas were delicious l enjoyed the chicken more than the steak nevertheless I would definitely order them again. Service: A bit of a language barrier nevertheless we work through it. Our waitress was so friendly and patient with us. Ambiance: Cantina vibe, clean and well organized. read more

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Great food and lovely waitress ! . The environment is great .. music and big screen tvs with baseball and boxing .

Nice clean place. Plenty of seating. You can order at counter or they will take orders at tables. I had lunch with two fish tacos. Excellent and plenty of food without rice and beans . they only have refried beans. my friend ordered the surf and turf burrito. He said it was one of the best burritos he'd ever eaten. read more

Not a great experience for our first time. The place was not crowded, sat down right away. There was a party of about 10 people that were already there. Other than that, there was maybe 1 other table occupied with a couple people. Took a while to order and get our drinks. Took another while to order our food. Then we waited almost an hour for our food. 3 orders of El Rey Ceviches. That's all we ordered and that's how long it took. Food was good, which is why they are getting 3 stars. Won't be back. They're obviously overwhelmed with the smallest of crowds. read more

Cocina Del Mar - El Rey tostada - notice it's not on a tostada nor were any tostadas provided with this plate. - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

Traditional food and friendly service without fuss. Came on a week night and lots of available tables. The server is friendly and is multi-tasking so be patient. The music was super loud and she immediately turned it down when we asked. Chips and house salsa are solid! I got the camerones ala diabla - great kick, shrimp was cooked perfectly, and came with choice of tortilla. Also got taco/enchilada combo and surf and turf burrito. Both got high marks. This is a local place in a strip mall. Come for the food and friendly service without any frills. read more

Cocina Del Mar - Beef Taco & Chicken-Enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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The food was absolutely delicious, and I was so impressed by the quality and flavor of every dish. It is clear that a lot of care goes into the preparation, and knowing that Cocina Del Mar is a family-owned business makes the experience even more special. It is wonderful to support a local establishment that truly cares about the food they serve and the community they are part of. Thank you for providing such a fantastic dining experience. I look forward to visiting again soon! read more

I have to give a 5 because this restaurant had the best PULPO preparation, a good 4 otherwise. The molcajete del mar is fantastic, opulent, well seasoned and nicely spicy. It is brought to you in a cauldron that seems to come from the inner depth of a volcano, literally, boiling hot and steaming. The pulpo tacos are amazing too... Everything else is good as well, but the pulpo, man :-) Place is clean, spacious, easy to park, rarely any wait. read more

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Oh my goodness this place is a hidden treasure! The restaurant is clean and tons of choices for seating. I ordered the shrimp enchiladas with green sauce! Outstanding, wonderfully seasoned and large portions. My hubs ordered the carnie asada burrito. He had a beer and I had a Pina colada. The service was friendly and fast. I'd go here again. read more

Cocina Del Mar - Shrimp enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

I finally was able to visit this place - Food was great especially ceviche Service is outstanding , Justina never fail to impress me . She's friendly and courteous. Ambiance is cozy , clean and inviting . I got a habit of visiting this place now during their Tuesday special. read more

Perfect for a post beach meal. I tried the Del mar tostada, surf and turf burrito and the pescado (fish) taco. Accompanied all the good stuff with a glass bottled Coca-cola and modelo Michelada. The service was great. It has a very family friendly ambiance in this place. Lots of seating. The menu is pretty straight forward to what you would expect a maria is place to have. This won't be my last time here! read more

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Friendly staff and clean atmosphere. Proportions were pretty good. Cops and salsa served while we waited. Loved their salsa read more

Cocina Del Mar - Carne Asada Taco and 5 Piece Roll Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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A gem!! Stopped in for lunch during my work day, hoping to be able to sit and eat while getting some work done. It was spacious, with plenty of tables open when I arrived just before noon. The server was very sweet, and instantly recommended the tostada de ceniza, which had pieces of shrimp cooked in lemon juice and octopus. That's always a good sign when there's no hesitation with the rec! I asked her if it was enough for lunch, and she vigorously nodded yes. When it came out, I saw why! It was chock full of seafood, and I was especially impressed by the big, fresh-tasting pieces of octopus. Reminded me of my trip to Ensenada and Valle de Guadalupe recently, and didn't even know how much I'd been craving mariscos!! Very affordable at $14.50 for the tostada, which I needed to use the chips from the free chips and salsa (pleasantly spicy)! I want to come back and try alllll the things :) read more

Cocina Del Mar - Tostada de ceniza - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

Bomb food, good ambiance and great service! Enjoyed everything we ordered. Would come back read more

Cocina Del Mar - Molcajete - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

Large portions, delicious food!!! Had the 3 sopes meal (two chicken, and one carne asada). I took one and a half sopes home for leftovers, with the beans and rice. Casual, good music in the background. TV screens were showing a fight. Will return! read more

The food was amazing and our server Yadira was incredible! Small family owned restaurant with a bunch of TVs and good music!

Yummy shrimp fajitas with beans and rice. The waitress told us one plate would serve the two of us perfectly. She even brought corn and flour tortillas. read more

We were visiting the area and found this place on yelp. It was in a nice location and even though kinda small on the inside it sure made up for it in food and service. The waitress was very nice and we ordered a Margarita and Pena colada which was made very well. Our meal came out after and it was absolutely delicious. I definitely recommend this place for date night or even a nice family meal. read more

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It's their Campechana...not huge but for $23 it's portioned. Pulpo...all at the bottom. Shrimp...as you can barely see in the pic are small...oyster saved it...would have been nice to have dos...one on the half shell and one in the cup...scallops? Love how clean the place looked and felt! read more

Cocina Del Mar - The Campenchana - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

We were in SD for a visit and wanted some authentic Mexican food- yelp lead us here and it was wonderful! We had a carnitas mulitas, shrimp taco, Baja fish taco and chicken enchiladas verde! Everything was delicious! Our waitress was very sweet, The restaurant was clean and inviting. The best treat was two musicians with a guitar and bass guitar! They were wonderful! read more

Delicious! Delicioso! We had lunch here today and everything was so good! I had the sopes plate, my friends had the garlic fish filet plate, chicken enchiladas Swisa with green sauce and a taco plate! Great service and we will definitely be back! It's also close to the Mission San Luis Rey! read more

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My friend and I were looking for some good Mexican food at a good price. I had the ceviche which I loved and at 5.99!! Friend had enchilada which was good and we both left satisfied. Service was great. Ambiance wasn't our priority and truthfully we never would of found unless looking for in a corner lot. If you want good food at good price I recommend. read more

My family and I decided to try "Cocina Del Mar" while staying down in Oceanside. The food was delicious, the atmosphere is simple and the service was adequate. We tried the Carne Asada Torta, Beef/Chicken Taquitos, Carne Asada/Chicken Tacos, with their beans & rice. Our meals also included chips and salsa. If you're in the area, please consider trying "Cocina Del Mar." read more

Cocina Del Mar - Beef Taquitos with Beans & Rice - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Hands down the best Mexican food in San Diego county. You gotta get the flan too, top tier, highly recommend. This place is 10/10.

Delicious Mexican food in a casual strip mall. Great portions, quick service, clean establishment and SO GOOD! read more

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This was the second time I have eaten from this restaurant and if it was closer I would have selected it more over the other nearby places for a quick Mexican food bite. Both times they were orders to go. There were several tables occupied at 8:00pm, which was a good sign of course. I ordered a carne asada burrito w/ cheese and rolled tacos. The employees at the counter were friendly, which is a plus. Upon returning home, about a 35 minute drive, the rolled tacos w/ guacamole held up well. I gave the burrito a short blast in the microwave to warm it up. I enjoyed the taste of both items, much more than from an Alberto's that for sure. Neither item was greasy and the beef in both was cooked perfectly (no gristle or fatty pieces). Although I enjoyed my selections I found the guacamole had a little more lime flavor than I personally care for, which I don't recall from my previous visit. However, that's just me and taste is subjective. Overall the food was good+ and I recommend the place if driving by or live in the neighborhood. BTW, if you use a credit or debit card they add a 3% surcharge. Not that it would have been a deal breaker for me, but they failed to inform you of this prior to ringing you up. read more

We were visiting and craving Mexican. We wanted a more "restaurant" like vibe, however the reviews had us intrigued. The exterior and frankly, interior too are a bit misleading - the food was phenomenal and the price is insane! Not to mention the service. Our sever was the sweetest, most kind and thorough we have had in some time. The only negative is, they don't have cocktails, but... we would definitely go back!! My husband always says, " gosh I hope they're sizzling" referring to his fajitas - they indeed were - everyone was very happy! read more

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Food was great. Definitely a hidden spot that more people need to know about for Mexican Mariscos. read more

Cocina Del Mar - Tostada de Ceniza - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Great food a good place to eat if you want your food to taste authentic Mexican food this place has it

My brother and I celebrated our birthday here with the rest of our siblings. The restaurant was really nice other than the fact that it was a little hard to see the menus without enough lighting. We had made a reservation, we arrived on time. We were told that our table was being cleared. We were ok with waiting. It started raining and asked if we were able to come inside while we wait. We were told we had to wait. The manager came out. We asked them after waiting 20 mins after checking in, she said, "oh. I'll be back." I asked her, "did you give our table up to a different group?" She looked bad but didn't admit it verbally. They asked us if a couple's booth (only fits up to 3 people) will work for our group of 6. We told her no it didn't. A few minutes later, she told us to follow her, she seated us at the exact table that we told her that couldn't fit us. They grabbed two random chairs to seat my brother and brother in law which ended being in the line by the bathroom. The smell of the bathroom interfered with our comfort and couldn't really enjoy our food. Aside from all of this, the saving grace WAS the food. Delicious! The lady that gave our table up to a group that came after us was a manager. This happened around 7-7:30 pm on September 27, 2025. This whole experience overall was terrible. read more

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I definitely recommend eating here. I've been here various times and each time the food is great. Service is good too. I like to try something different each time and it doesn't disappoint. read more

Cocina Del Mar - Carne Asada Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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The name says it all. I wanted Friday fish so headed to the local stop. Ordered the garlic sauce pan fish. It was the freshest, most perfectly cooked, generous and delicious sea bass I have had in a long time. I was so impressed with the quality of food and service at this restaurant that I will certainly be back soon. The place looks great inside and very clean. read more

Cocina Del Mar - Garlic sea bass - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

The plump, fresh oysters were so delicious I almost couldn't stop myself from devouring them all! Their fullness left me surprisingly full after just half an order. It didn't help that I ate half a basket of chips!!! The grilled salmon taco was equally tasty and healthy, but by then, I was defeated. I ended up taking my chicken taco to go. The friendly server, Justina, was a delight, and the restaurant's comfortable atmosphere made for a great dining experience. Everything tasted fresh and healthy - a perfect neighborhood gem! read more

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Very good, been wanting to try this place for a while and finally was able to. Food was really good will definitely be returning. read more

Cocina Del Mar - Ceviche de camarón - Mexican Near Me - Oceanside, California

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