We love the blood orange margaritas with an orchid floating in it. The poppers are great and the chili rellenos are lovely! It is our go to lunch spot on a weekly basis. read more

The Food the service I mean, I ordered shrimp enchiladas and I got shrimp wrapped in a tortilla. How is that? There was no cheese in it. There was no anything. read more

We stopped in for dessert and ended up sharing a churro. It was delicious. We enjoy all of the El Jardin locations! read more

Best in Motherload area nice sit down, comfy environment. Wait staff very friendly and the food was the best I have had lately. Great job thanks so much for a great dinner.. I am coming back. read more

Your missing out. Don't skip this place small dinner with big flavors . Service is out of this world. Try there gravy 10 out of 10

Love it. The black jack margarita is awesome. Great food too. Highly recommend this place

Amazing family restaurant. We love it there. The portion are large and the food is delicious.

Stopped by for lunch and had an incredible lunch. The place was very clean, our waitress was friendly, even though she was very busy and the food was delicious. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Chicken Burrito Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

Friendly service and good food, we enjoyed a nice lunch outside, had a great margurita and the fajita salad was fabulous, Amiilia was a great waitress very friendly and helpful , I have been to El Jardin in twainHarte and it was awful, service was terrible so glad the one in Sonora is awesome read more

Service was slow and the food was not hot. The patio was a nice touch, though. The margarita was good.

Second week in a row that we've stopped here on our way up to The mountains. Really good food, delicious margaritas and Very pleasant and attentive service. read more

The food was good. Not as good as California central valley good but it was good for gold country foothill mexican food. The restraunt was very nice inside and very clean. The wait staff was professional and friendly. The food was pricey but everyone has to make a living so whatever... One complaint is my wife and I ordered steak fajita dinner and I told the lady we were going to share it. She asked, is it for 1 or 2 people. I said 2 people, we are sharing. She came back with 2 dinners and was double the price that I wanted to pay. Could have been my fault for not being clear enough, or she may have wrote the ticket how she wanted to increase sales. That's a good way to run off customers. OK I'm done now, probably won't go back. read more

Open on a Monday night, we all enjoyed Super chimichanga, chicken tacos, and chili verde

The food and service was good. About what you would expect from an average Mexican American restaurant. Not super authentic, but still tasty. The portion sizes are large. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Pork Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

Absolutely the BEST Mexican food in Sonora hands down. Excellent service also. Everything was very fresh with bursting flavor. Also beautiful patio to sit on and enjoy a margarita. read more

El Jardin has the best food and service. Chicken tortilla soup can't be beat anywhere. Love the ambience

I ordered the chile verde plate and the meat came out raw the restaurant did comp it off the bill but i lost my appetite after that , the waitress was really nice but we got served $4.99 chips and sala that we never asked for read more

Always enjoy the food here and inside it is always colorful. We go regulartly. Salsa, chili releno, tacos all good, good. read more

Tonight's dinner was superb. Weather was perfect to sit out on the patio(always a treat). Love this restaurant and its food, ambiance, and the excellent service. read more

This is a good El Jardin. Friendly staff and good food. Weather was nice so the patio seating was appreciated.

I stopped off after a road trip. The place is cute, outdoor seating, friendly staff. I had a great margarita and Taco Salad was very tasty. I would recommend stopping by and having a drink and food. read more

The X best Mexican restaurant in Sonora hits rock bottom. We were utterly disappointed. Way over priced especially since they now charge $4 extra if you want chips and salsa (what Mexican restaurant does that!!!) Burrito does not include sauce, sour cream, or guacamole! I could go on but not worth the effort. read more

Dinner here on Wednesday, 5/27/2020. Our first dinner out since the big shutdown started. Inside there were several booths occupied. We sat outside in the courtyard. There was only one other table occupied, down at the other end of the courtyard. Tables spaced well away from each other. The employees wore face masks, the customers did not. The service was prompt and friendly. The food and drinks were good and prices appropriate. Wide-ranging menu. The courtyard - nothing fancy but comfortable and nicely decorated. This review is for Sonora. There are a couple more El Jardin restaurants in neighboring towns. Not sure if they're all the same. All for now... read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Courtyard at El Jardin - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

Great restaurant we drive all the way from Fresno,Ca just to eat here because it's that delicious! Great service and a beautiful ambiance the booths are nice and big so you can't see other people in front or back of you so it gives you privacy and it's romantic too! Love it!!! read more

This Place was great! Amazing food and amazing staff. The chips and salsa were very good and as a picky eater they made my burrito request perfect. read more

Not very accommodating couldn't even sit on the patio on a nice day because I guess it wasn't open even tho a gate was open that led right to it the restaurant wasn't busy at all either. read more

Nice patio setting. Food was excellent. The wait staff were very attentive. I recommend the chile verde and guacamole.

I love El Jardin in Sonora. They are always, friendly, polite, and attentive. The food is great and the prices are reasonable! 115 Stars.

We have eaten at the other El Jardins and this is the best! I was in heaven while I ate my lunch. Authentic Mexican food. The service was excellent and the price reasonable. The restaurant was clean and the restroom was too. I recommend this place and would stop here again when going through Sonora. We had fajitas for lunch and it was big enough to share. Their margaritas was delicious. They served fresh chips and salsa. read more

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Pretty standard commercial Mexican-American fare. Ordered Burrito Supreme Lunch Special with Chicken and it came bathed in choice of green or red sauce so it was pretty mushy and grew cold very quickly. Price is a touch high. Serving sizes seem very large. Came with some slightly too salty fresh homemade chips and a decent chipotle salsa (tasted like smoked or roasted) in a large basket. Also had a Corona, also a touch expensive but served properly with an ice-cold glass and a slice of lime. Not good value but refreshing in these last gasps of summer. Overall about average, serving sizes are more than enough to split between two people, in which case might be a good value but bad business. Recipes need an update to modernize or maybe even a return to real Mexican cuisine. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Casual Tex-Mex style interior with wooden stalls. Kitschy but clean, well-maintained and comfortable. - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

Nice place the chips and salsa very good but not included 4.99 for a bowl with salsa my husbands food was very good he had the carnitas. I had a combination plate my tostada was good but the Chilli Relleno was terrible couldn't eat it tasted bad like it had spoiled. read more

Our table had all sorts of dishes from fajitas to bowls to tortilla soup .... Everyone said food was fine - meal delivery issues just tainted overall experience. Would definitely come back to give it another try .... Love Mexican food and the menu has lots of good options. Wait staff were very nice. read more

Food is great and nice outdoor seating. There margaritas are perfect I hate when they are too acidic.

We checked in and were told it was a 30 minute wait so we left our phone number and waited just outside in the shade. After 45 minutes, we asked the hostess how much longer and she said that we were next. She then seated 2 groups of people that had not waited at all but had just come inside. When we questioned her about this she actually told us that she thought the larger parties of 4 and 5 people were our party of 2. We walked out. This was our favorite restaurant that we regularly went to. Now, we have to find a new favorite. We don't mind waiting, but don't lie to our faces after being caught letting friends in ahead of customers that followed the rules. We won't return as long as that hostess is there. read more

Probably the best Cadillac margarita I've ever had and the Tacos Reyes is the .com. The staff is very nice and always making sure you are taken care of! read more

Listen up y'all: I stopped going here because it got a little rough for a minute back there.... but I'm here to tell all the OJ downtown peeps, it's officially safe again! I've gone like 3-4 times just to make sure it wasn't a fluke. It's legit. My favorite dining spot downtown has its act officially back together. Sitting in the patio late afternoon, fresh made like today guacamole. Hot crispy chips. Their salsa is back THICK, lots of fresh cilantro, salmon taco special right now guys!!!!! We've never had salmon tacos options before . Everything is just the way it should be. Downtown El Jardin is getting the official green light from Gaby. See you on the patio (I'm the one with enourmous poof of hair, 700 children, sipping my pitcher of watermelon margaritas with a straw and ordering one of everything on the menu) read more

We had a wonderful dinner at this restaurant and would highly recommend it to all. The service was friendly, thorough and fast. The food was fresh and delicious. We loved the ambiance and the cleanliness of the restaurant. We sat inside but the outside tables looked nice too. We have been to a lot of Mexican restaurants and this is clearly one of the best. read more

The only place open on a Monday with a dog friendly patio so I came here. El arroyo was closed. Service was great. Chips and salsa were ok, the chopped cabbage with it was the highlight. Limited vegetarian options, I ordered the veggie fajitas. They were weird. It was supposed to have summer squash and zucchini but it was almost all onion, cooked to total sogginess and in a pool of weird brown oiliness that tasted like...soy sauce? I'm not sure but is very salty, a little sweet and tasted like nothing Mexican at all. The sparse squash slices were sliced very thin and over cooked, rendering them piles of mush. The guacamole looked fine and green but tasted like it was made from an overripe avocado, like maybe the brown parts were removed or just old. The salsa Fresca was pretty good as were the pinto beans and rice. After eating so much rice and oil I didn't eat the corn tortillas so took them to go. I peaked at them and they looked like the generic store bought variety. If I come again, and I just might due to limited options, I'd avoid the fajitas and probably order a basic salad with beans and salsa Fresca and hope for the best. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Veggie fajitas I mean onion fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

I had lunch here yesterday with my aunt, sister, my brother-in-law and two of their friends. It's rare that I make the drive down to Sonora to visit my sister but when I do, I like to go out to one of their local restaurants. I had been here once before, years ago. Long before I was a Yelper. Again, the service here was OUTSTANDING! I was sure to ask our server's name to include it in my review. Emily has some of the best people-skills I have seen in a young server. She was witty, made us laugh and went out of her way to provide a great dine-in experience. She was attentive but didn't bother us. She and the atmosphere of the restaurant took this review to three stars from one or two stars. We sat out on the patio. Our table was mostly shaded and the weather was perfect! I wanted so much to like the food but it was just NO BUENO! I ordered a simple, Pork Tamale and Beef Enchilada combination. My tamale was horrible! It was severely dry and I could only eat what was in the middle, and I'm not sure if I should have. It was obviously microwaved because of varying temperatures within the tamale. Piping hot on the outside and somewhat cold on the inside. The texture of the cornmeal was rough and dry. Almost as if it had been cooked prior to our arrival...like maybe the day before. ? The same was with my enchilada. The beef inside was way overcooked. I'm pretty sure it had been microwaved too. I was scared to eat the beef and only ate the surrounding ingredients....exactly opposite of how I ate the tamale. I looked around the table to take notice of everyone else's food. I thought it was quite comical that even though everyone ordered different dishes, it all looked pretty much the same with slight variations. I didn't complain as to not damper the mood. I couldn't tell if others were as unsatisfied as I was but their bill was taken care of for them, so I'm sure they wouldn't have said anything anyway, as to not offend the person paying for their meals. Their water was yucky! Not sure what the deal is with that. Maybe they use tap water to maybe they just haven't cleaned out their ice machine? I don't know but my sister agreed and said, "Yeah, their water is gross and that's why I get iced tea." I HAVE to reiterate how great Emily's service was to us. I may give this place another chance IF they work on their food. Maybe hire a chef who can cook authentic Mexican cuisine or invite Robert Irvine (from the Food Network's Restaurant Impossible) because I really don't understand how they will be able to stay in business since their food is so bad. The reason I gave 3 stars was all because of Emily....ohh AND their chips & salsa was really good! I'm not sure which was better. The chips or the salsa. They were both great! read more

El Jardin Restaurant - El Jardin - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

Service sucks, again Last time in Sonora, eat here and service was very poor Decided to give the another chance Still bad service Food was ok but the hostess had a bad attitude Never again will we stop here read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Sonora, California

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