The food was okay, but nothing really outstanding. The service was poor as well. They assume you already know what's available. I didn't, so had to ask for a menu. Place is looking run down. I heard it's for sale. Hope new owners come soon and spruce it up! read more

I order the super burrito with lime on the side got home ate about half of it tasted something bitter I didn't get me lime got beets and jalapeño this is my second time eating there and taste in something bitter halfway through. I did try them later. I still found something bitter, but it was a little bit better the second time. read more

Food is very plain and not very inviting. Wasn't too impressed with the service to be honest with you. I know there's not a lot of choices, but people should really make an effort to go somewhere else. Especially for the price I don't think it's a very good fit for me anyway read more

El Campestre DOS - Fajitas not good and completely taste less definitely I'll never go there again. I want a good meal go to Espana's worth the drive. - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

This used to be a fantastic place Took family in tonight what a disappointment When we walked in chips and salsa were brought to table which we thought great. Things went down hill from there Took waitress a hss as of hour to come take drink order and wanted our food order right away. Ordered a dish chili Colorado that I have had here several times and it basically was boiled beef in tomato juice. Chips were soggy brefried beans were soupy This is not what this restaurant used to be entire party were disappointed in taste of food and quality of service Will be a long time before I bring anyone here read more

This place is awesome!!! Very casual, small town bar and restaurant. The customer service was amazing, i wish i could remember both bartenders name (both ladies) They both were on top of things with a smile and very friendly. We ordered an appetizer combo and we loved it. Drinks were really good too. Order a mango margarita, long island and vodka soda with lime. Cant wait to go back! read more

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Very good place to eat with family. I also have a bar on weekends they are always busy.

We have eaten here 6 or more times this winter on our way to our Duck club in Gustine. We have tried numerous items with favorites being Chile Verde, Chili Colorado and the Picata dishes with Shrimp , beef and Chicken using the fabulous El Diablo sauce( not on the menu- a local recommended we try it). Worth asking for it! The servers are always pleasant, efficient and courteous! Combine this with reasonable prices and it continues to be a winner- at least with an Fart like me! A family of any age would enjoy this place! read more

El Campestre DOS - Steak and Shrimp Picata with El Diablo sauce! - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

Great food excellent service couldn't ask for better anything. Never been disappointed and the ladies are always so nice, courteous and super friendly read more

After a 6 year hiatus from el Campestre, we have now been back twice. The first time, because the place we wanted to go to was closed, and the second time was because our first time was way better than so many previous times, we wanted to make sure it want a fluke. Did not disappoint. The portions and pricing were consistent. The food quality is what we fell in love with back when they opened. Only thing, bathroom could use a better cleaning. read more

Amazing food and great customer i love the fact that they have a bar as well great food and chill place

We've been coming here regularly for the last 3 years. The service is hit & miss and unfortunately, do use the food. Not crowded tonight, five tables including ours. We sat ourselves; 4 min before or server took our drink order and brought menus; from the time we got our drinks to the time or server decided you get off of her phone and take our order, was 9 min! My husband has ordered the El Campestre burrito on numerous occasions and ALWAYS orders carne asada and adds shrimp (w/ $2 up charge, which is standard). Tonight however, the waitress and cooks said that the charge is $.75 PER Shrimp, and asked us how many did we want... 37 minutes later, (see pic) our server MIA again and our food sits getting cold. I had to holla for someone to bring out food. My sons nuggets are over done almost leathery. (See pic) Overall, terrible experience and I think it's time for us to look for a better Mexican spot. We don't mind paying good money but its just not worth it for OK service, and/or so-so food. read more

El Campestre DOS - Over done nuggets - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

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Had an 1 1/2 hours to kill in Newman before my daughters basketball game, so I went into the most bustling restaurant/bar in town since I hadn't eaten all day. Greeted by friendly server who gave me a menu and asked my drink preference. I asked what beer on tap and was told, but nothing excited me. Bland tap beer like coors light, bud, shock top, blah blah blah. How an establishment can have no REAL craft beer on the menu (like Stone or Anchor) in this day in age, is beyond me. Opted for a bottle of Carta Blanca. Served cold with a lime. Put the lime in my water. Chips and Salsa presented. Good salsa, very mild. Menu was as extensive as any Mexican restaurant. Ordered combo dish with chicken tostada and Chile Colorado burrito. Came with ample rice and refried beans. It looked beautiful. It looked delicious. But, IT WAS SO BLAND. No flavor. Served with a salt shaker, and I was tempted because of the flavor deficiency. Added salsa to the rice but helped little. Too bad, because the dish looked promising. It all just needed something. At least the beer was cold and the service was friendly. read more

El Campestre DOS - Combo dinner chicken tostada and Chile Colorado burrito - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

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Nice local restaurant been going there on and off for years seems to be somewhat consistent and the food is always good.

This place is amazing and always great. Friendly service and the food is always hot and delicious. Authentic Mexican food is tough to find but this place never disappoints. Whenever I come to Newman this is my first stop! read more

There is not much to brag about the food here. They serve standard and very average courses here. The service is polite but lacking. Going just down the sidewalk to one of the other Mexican restaurants may turn out to be a better option. read more

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Used to go here every other week but the prices have noticeably increased. Make it worth driving to Turlock or modesto. Food here is great and convenient but like I said prices are too high. Charging for chips and salsa that you don't ask for isn't cool. Hopefully they get their stuff together read more

El Campestre DOS - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

I saw the reviews and wasn't expecting something good for 4 stars. I approach and see a very ugly building with a crappy banner. I didn't want to judge a buck by its cover but when we inside we were greeted with this bad smell of old people. We ordered our drinks and I ordered horchata. I saw what might've been the cook( A lady with glasses) but a straw out of another drink dip into my cup then taste my drink. Immediately was disgusted as the waitress brought me the drink thinking I hadn't seen and immediately left not ordering another thing. Wouldn't not recommend at all completely disgusting can't imagine what goes in the kitchen. read more

This is my go to Mexican Restaurant. The Vista Del Mar is excellent! While it's true they can sometimes be short staffed, the food is worth the wait and their staff are lovely. Never had a bad meal here. read more

Food was too Bland, I had the Carne Asada. My Friend had Chile Colorado and was also bland no flavor of any season or salt, we had to ask for SALT and Salsa. Not sure why there isn't coors, budweiser or any beer on Tap. They need to add current beers used instead of just bottled. Gave up on my Carne Asada to Bland, ate the beans and rice instead. Prices are ridiculous! I wouldn't of mined, if their food was good. They need a real Cook read more

Have came here a few times and will keep on coming! Great micheladas and service! Definitely recommend the shrimp appetizer!

It should be illegal to put Ice In a Michelada or to serve Micheladas in a Plastic cup. Keep clamato & beer cold so ice isnt needed!!! Update: lowering to 1 star, far too overpriced. Specially for whitewashed Mexican food read more

We love this little place. It's the best mexi food in town and also has a full bar. The shrimp ceviche' never disappoints. Vege burrito always yummy too. Chips and salsa flow freely. They are not stingy on portions. Everyone is super nice and we receive great service. read more

Great place. Strange that they don't have Mexican been on tap, but I won't be pompous about it. Chips are freshly cut tortillas. Salsa is delicious. Service was spectacular. Rice and beans were great. Carne asada in chimichanga and taco was bland. Had no spice at all...as if the flavor of the meat is enough tantalize the tastebuds. Friend had shrimp ceviche and was really good...and they didn't charge for each little shrimpy. Shrimp tacos were four stars. Great atmosphere. Fun place. read more

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Good food, great service, only place in town to get a decent drink! The family who owns this are wonderful and always correct anything that may be wrong with our order. read more

This place has potential, but they need to to work on consistency and quality control. Perhaps a kitchen that takes pride in what they produce would help. There's a big dining area with decent ambiance, a bar with screens in case you want to check the scores on games. Relatively friendly staff. If only the food was of acceptable quality. Each time we've eaten their food we are disappointed. This last time we got take out, our rice was quite obviously refrigerated, it was hard, cold and unappealing. They didn't even bother to re-heat it or somehow freshen it up, they just packed in refrigerated rice with our take out. There were mostly pieces of fat in our beef soups, with just a few pieces of actual meat, and you could tell from the texture of the meat that it was not fresh either. The beans are also often old as well, which is obvious when you get a whiff of them. I guess it's too much to expect fresh ingredients, you know, like freshly made rice and beans, especially from a Mexican restaurant. Even if they aren't selling lots of plates, they can do food prep accordingly and still make food from fresh ingredients daily. It's really too bad that they don't have any passion or pride in what they are putting on the table, especially because it really shows. read more

El Campestre DOS - This was what the "meat" in our beef soup mostly consisted of. - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

Their house salsa tastes like clamado juice and the chips were stale the wet burrito I ordered was good though.

Now that's how you make a tostada "served with rice!" Please see my previous review of Santis Mexican restaurant in Newman (Actually Javi's Mexican Grill & Banquets) OMG!!! Banquets???!!!!! read more

El Campestre DOS - Mexican Near Me - Newman, California

Excellent food and service. Never disappointed and we go there every Friday evening. The staff is the friendliest people on the planet. I strongly recommend this place. Bryan Lewis read more

Food and service are ok. Wish the food was better because the restaurant is huge and would be nice to host parties. Full bar on other side that stays open a little later than the kitchen. It would be nice to open the bar late on Fridays and weekends since there is no bar in town. read more

I have to agree with Silvia S. the food is bland. Bought two to go: Burritos Santa Fe and El Campestre with Asa Cada. Got home and my husband and I were very disappointed. The rice lack flavor, the beans were the same. The meat had a plain taste no salt or seasoning. Needless, to say will NOT be back. read more

Decent food, decent service. They have recently started charging for chips which isn't good, even ordered an appetizer of bean dip and had to pay for the chips. Stupid! Some local resteraunts give both for free. Will prob start driving a few miles and skip this place read more

Their medium priced chile verde burrito is huge. Also has a full bar and juke-box.

The best Mexican restaurant in Newman, service, food, everything! I miss you El Campestre DOS.

My partner and I visit this place regularly. We love the service, food, and drinks. We always indulge in an appetizer and entree. Our most appetizer is the calamari. For entrees we usually get the shrimp quesadilla, shrimp chimichanga, or the fried shrimp plate. The names are in Spanish and am unable to remember them exactly. We are unable to truly enjoy the food unless we have a few top shelf Don Julio Margaritas. Bon Appetite. read more

I've rather cook then to eat here the food is not good at all there customer service sucks and there prices are ridiculously high.

Stopped here for dinner because we came to Newman to see the Play. It was within walking distance. Very good dinner. Enjoyed my shredded beef tacos. My husband really liked the chili Colorado. Definitely will return to this restraurant when we are in town. read more

Contrast to their exterior look, the interior had some pleasant decorations (the restaurant side anyways). The bar on the other side, which was divided by a wall, seemed to be the dark side with just the barstools for seating. The men's restroom had a unique (I guess you can call it) "sculpture" that I feel the need to share. It was a stand-up urinal fitted for two. I was in such awe of this that I had to restrain myself from taking a snapshot in the restroom so you have to see it for yourself to understand what I'm talking about. Sorry ladies. If you're still reading this after the last comment, I am surprised and "thank you" for sharing the same interest as me in the little things in life. And now on to the food. I ordered my default dish for all unknown Mexican restaurant that has a seafood selection, the 7 seafood soup. The first sips of the broth was spicy and delicious. It was "thick" looking as I was told like a menudo. I never had a menudo so I can't confirm. Although they were true to their menu and did have 7 seafood varieties, I find it as false advertisement. After scavenging through the whole bowl as if looking for buried treasures, I was disappointed to find that the baby octopus, calamari rings, and the ONE oyster were all the size of a pinky finger nail, and the "crab" was imitation. The tortillas taste like it was stored in freezer and reheated in microwave. On a good note, however, I can say that they cooked the shrimp perfectly where it was still soft and tender. Our server was great and very attentive even during the lunch hour when she had to wait on all the tables by herself. By end of meal, the broth which was so delicious at start became to "tomatoey" for my taste. read more

The food here is great and you definitely leave satisfied. The staff is very nice and helpful. The adult beverages here are yummy too! Newman's finest Mexican restaurant. Please check it out if your in the search for good food at a good price. read more

Pretty good Mexican food... I just can't get over the fact that their flour tortillas seem to have a doughy and cinnamon taste. Good salsa though! read more

Great Food always delicious! Campestre Fajitas are always good, and large enough to share with another person!