Delicious!! My husband and I stopped for dinner as we are passing through Hollister on a roadtrip and this place is DELICIOUS!! Great service and the ambience was super chill and friendly! Chili relleno and the big tostada with chicken were our favorites! Next time we come through here, we WILL be stopping again! Wis it was closer to where we live! read more

El Rinconcito - Taco and relleno combo and big tostada with chicken - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Service was super friendly and prompt. The guacamole appetizer we ordered was so fresh and delicious, as was all the food. The only negative was that they can't serve hard alcohol, so only wine margaritas, so I had beer instead. The margaritas did look good though, so maybe next time. We'll definitely return. read more

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Service,Food and the place is the best in El Rinconcito Authentic Mexican Food. I was there yesterday and love it.. Calm and quiet I really enjoy my food.. read more

El Rinconcito - Camarones Momia..rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

This was our first time here and this cozy little spot is a true hidden gem! The restaurant may be small inside, but the warm and inviting decor makes it feel so comfortable and welcoming. Every detail adds to the charm. The servers were incredibly friendly and welcoming, adding to the warm, inviting atmosphere of the restaurant. Now, the food... wow. Absolutely delicious! Every dish is packed with authentic flavor and made with such care. I can honestly say this is the best Mexican food I've had anywhere from Hollister all the way up to San Jose. The portions are generous, the ingredients are fresh, and everything tastes homemade. If you're looking for incredible Mexican cuisine in a cozy, beautifully decorated setting, this is the place. I can't wait to come back! read more

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There food is delicious. I absolutely love the wet super burrito with chicken. Their salsa is also one of my favorites, it's not too spicy and it's just perfect. I highly recommend trying this restaurant for some delicious food. read more

Food is in my top 2 in Hollister! Music is always playing and it's a variety of all, love that! I have yet to be disappointed in anything I order. Even my 7 year old loves it here. read more

El Rinconcito - Cantario is the best in town! - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Wonderful ambiance, friendly service and delicious food! I definitely recommend this restaurant.

Pretty good overall. About average service. The restaurant was small, but had a nice outdoor patio. It was about 4:30pm on Saturday & it was not busy so one would expect faster service. I'd say the best part was the drink. The tacos were very average, but tasty. At the end of the day it could have been better, but I'm full. I'll try and update a review my next time in Hollister. read more

El Rinconcito - Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

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First time here The place was really cute, it gave off Mexico vibe which I loved. We sat in the patio in the back which I loved. The weather was perfect and we were surrounded by plants and fresh air. The food was amazing, I got the huevos divorciados con chilaquiles and added carne asada, and let me tell you those chilaquiles were so good, the sauces was good and the consistency of the chips was perfect. Also tried the ceviche tostada, which it was okay. Definitely going back for some breakfast here. read more

First time ordering food from here. Got a potato with bacon and egg breakfast burrito. Was expecting something hardy that would fill me up. When I received the burrito I was like where is the rest of it lol. For $10 bucks not worth it. Flavor wise it was ok nothing special. Potatoes were bland needed some seasoning and their green salsa was kinda acidic. read more

El Rinconcito - This is the sz of their $10 breakfast burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

El Rinconcito is the best, most authentic and flavorful Mexican restaurant in Hollister! (I may be a gringo, but I love Mexican food.) The service is great, food arrives fresh and hot, drinks are refilled, all in a timely manner. It is also reasonably priced. They allow us to sit anywhere, including a large garden section outdoors. read more

The enchiladas americanas were just ok. They were also small as were the rice and beans portions. I might have enjoyed them more if they spent a few more minutes in the oven. I'm not sure the tortillas were even cooked at all. I got the pollo in one and it was tasty. The container in my pic is small so it looks like there is more than there really is. It comes with pico, guac, lettuce and sour cream. My husband enjoyed them more than I did. Everyone was nice, everything looked clean enough. $18 for this. read more

El Rinconcito - Enchiladas Americanas - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

There's nothing like a good menudo on a Sunday morning, especially to cure a hangover. (Cruda). Pa' un mal crudo, un buen menudo. El Rinconcito's menudo is great, good portions, good flavor, not smelly small pieces, just the way I like menudo. read more

Very happy with our gauge breakfast burritos. Next time i would get no beans but still delicious. The chorizo was great and not greasy at all. We both had food left over! read more

El Rinconcito - a patio with tables and chairs - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

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Not impressed. Flavorless taco, uncooked tortilla, unflavored beans. I ordered shrimp tacos and the shrimp is chopped up cooked like ceviche style. Nasty! My kids tacos de asada were made from stiff cheap meat in huge chunks. Nasty food. read more

El Rinconcito - Shrimp taco made from ceviche shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

It used to be good. Order a fried fish tilapia. It looked like a gold fish size. Over cooked. More Like gold fish chicharrón. read more

El Rinconcito - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

This unassuming restaurant is located in the same corner lot as McDonalds! I usually order the Seafood Mariscada! It is a HIT every time! My fave dish! The girls are all so lovely and sweet! The food is consistently delicious! And I know every time it will hit the spot! read more

El Rinconcito - Seafood Mariscada - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

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I was a little skeptical eating at this spot again since the last few times I was there my dishes did not taste as they should have, must of have been different cooks those 3 times, so I stopped going for a few years however we recently ordered to go food on a Friday and it was delicious. I had the Mariscada and it was delicious, portion wasn't as big as I remember them being but non the less it was satisfying. My girlfriend had the shrimp cocktail and she also loved her food. With that, we will be eating here again more often. read more

Last night at El Riconsito was amazing, not only was the food amazing the customer service was phenomenal. Our hostess Estefania greeted us as soon as we walked in the door, with these times and face masks its difficult to read people's facial expression but Estefania made sure we felt safe and comfortable every minute we were there. We had quesabirria tacos with consome and the cheese would just melt with every bite. This restaurant is a must. read more

El Rinconcito - Quesa Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Waitress never came to check up on us. We were missing 2 orders of tortillas, I got up to ask them for it and the waitress said she would take it to us, we finished our food and never received them. Portions were too small for their price point. You're better off going elsewhere. read more

Came here for lunch and it was busy, so I sat outside. Waitress came with salsa and chips quickly, but when taking my order I noticed she wasn't writing anything down, and had me repeat my order several times. One wet burrito, guac and sour cream, carne asada. One Chile relleno plate. . When the food came? She forgot to place the order for the wet burrito. The Chile relleno could have been good, the plate was scorching, but the relleno was cold in the center. 4$ for an iced tea. And the scoop is f rice was extremely small. 17$ only ate half my relleno. Left zero tip. First time I've ever done that. El rinconcito is usually a guaranteed hit, but that waitress needs better training. Disappointed. read more

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While I really enjoy their food. I feel the service is lousy. Went there a few months ago and was shocked they charged me 6 bucks for sour cream for my fajitas. I questioned it , then the server suddenly couldn't speak English. Like who charges $6 bucks for a tablespoon of sour cream? We went there this evening and waited 15mins for water. We noticed several tables that came in after us being served before us. The server never came by to ask if we needed refills, so I stopped her while walking past us and asked for water. It literally took 15mins. I noticed she was very tentative to her own people. It's to bad cause it's a place we really like. But being treated less is bothersome so we will take our business elsewhere. read more

HAVE AGAIN: Beans and rice were very good, as was the service. NOT HAVE AGAIN: Machaca was just ok. My first machaca was 20 years ago at a restaurant in downtown Hollister (could never find it again) and I was blown away about how delicious it was. I've been searching ever since for an outstanding machaca and hoped I'd would find it at El Rinconcito but did not. read more

One of the best Mexican food places around. Very decently priced meals, decent service. Place could be a little cleaner but since the food is so good, I'll over look that fact. I guess what I'm saying is, this place is a def fav of mine. Take a look at the photos. Pics don't lie...they put care into their food from what we have seen. I'd prefer the real Mexican cheeses over the mix they use but that's a small complaint overall. Try them out. It's worth it! Enjoy! read more

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This place is complete overpriced. They don't have menus and force you to scan a QT code for their online menu. This menu has no descriptions and most items are missing photos. This is a problem if you don't speak Spanish. Also really hard ordering for a family with kids this way. The server was cold and could care less if we came in. Every drink we ordered (beer and margarita) have a ton of salt inside and outside. Couldn't finish either drink. $160 for our family!!! I will not be going back. read more

Best Mexican restaurant! It took us a bit to discover this gem but it's tucked away and not only good food but good service. Drinks and food are good! Posted up to date photos of the menu. Also Saturdays they close at 7pm currently so it's a bit early but not a huge crowd. Chavelas, margaritas, the cantarito all are good! You won't be disappointed. read more

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I should of took pictures but it's to late it's gone. I had the super chili verde burrito and that was great. My wife had the crunchy chicken tacos with rice and beans small clean restaurant with patio seating and friendly staff. ILL BE BACK read more

Breakfast, lunch or dinner this place is amazing!! The food never disappoints and the people are friendly. Highly recommend sitting outside if the weather is nice! It is beautiful (: read more

Just had lunch here Amazing!Service excellent food was hot & delicious with huge portions. Wish I lived near by I would be here lol the time

3rd visit...so this place doesn't have a lot of breakfast options especially for someone who doesn't eat pork so I tried getting a carne asada, egg and cheese burrito (not on their menu) but they dont offer subsitutions. I don't get why they couldn't just do it at a higher price(I definitely would've paid extra to eat something I actually want), instead I had to eat something else, a vegetarian cheese sandwich with burn eggs and bland potatoes. I don't care to ever come back, if i do it would only be for my honey to get menudo. This place is very underwhelming read more

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Went back yesterday (11:50am) to try the dining experience for lunch. WARNING! Lunch special starts at 12:00pm. Not even a few minutes earlier. You get NO chips/salsa until after 12:00pm. The regular lunch menu is $2-3.00 more, but supposed to include salad and I would assume chips and salsa at least(?). We got no salad with our meal- and she just came back to present the check. Not happy with this type of service. Food is not exceptional enough. read more

El Rinconcito - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Service was excellent. Made you feel at home. From the salsa and chips to the entrees everything was very good.

We are regulars here. Great variety of homemade fresh food great service- fast and friendly staff- great prices! read more

Gave this place a try and the waitress Itzel who helped us was so nice. I had the Alacarta Taco birria and chicken sope and both were delicious. My husband ordered the El Rey Barril which is a chelada including prawns. He loved it! Will be back!!! read more

El Rinconcito - Drink - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Went here a few times during the last week. Both times we order the super burritos and nachos. The first time all the food was great. We paid just over $40 for the three items. This second time we ordered the asada nachos were a bit less on the toppings and the asada meat was way over cooked. To the point of it being burnt. It was a big disappointment after the first time of the food being great. I guess lessons learned here is to never thing that a restaurant will be consistent with their food. The cook should have been embarrassed to have served that poor quality of food. read more

To start off it was our first time here, the wait time to get our food was over an hour and wasn't busy for the amount of time , this was a picture of the shrimp in the 7 mares looks rotten and smelled nasty so un safe to eat and the steak was really dry . Definitely won't be here again so not come here. read more

El Rinconcito - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Went there for dinner about a month ago and not happy with the horrible service. Food was good but its not enough to make me want to return again read more

I have never experienced any restaurant like this. I came here with my daughter and her happy meal for lunch. the staff told me that we were not allowed to bring in outside food. we had numerous people in our party and I've never had someone tell me that my child couldn't eat their food with us as a party of five . the worker was rude and declined us service just because my daughter had a happy meal with her. I cannot believe this is happening in America with all we live for and all the chaos happening in the time of our lives. I wouldn't eat here ever . I'm sure the manager should be told about this incident, poor service at this restaurant. dont eat here read more

I had lunch here for the first time today. Service was great, food arrived quickly and was nice and hot. I had the Camarones a la Diabla which I eat every where I go. This plate did not disappoint, I will definitely be back to try other dishes. read more

El Rinconcito - Had lunch for the first time here, Camarones a la Diabla - Mexican Near Me - Hollister, California

Never got order 1 hr this is the second time we won't be back. 2 stars because food is good .