Horrible food. If you want to get sick, definitely come here! The place is downright filthy and the service is bad. All around no from me.

Quickly and super friendly service. I got a stuffed burrito with pork and it was excellent!

We celebrated our 51st Anniversary at Espiau's. The food was very good a bit over priced but the waitress and young lady that set up our table made up for it. Over 30 years ago we would go to Espiaus and we came down from Washington to celebrate our Anniversary there. Beth V read more

Beware. I think they are under new ownership. Their name is now O'Espiaus. Worst service ever. Always loved this place but after last experience I will never go back. Had reservations but table was not set up. Took 45 mins to get our salads and we still didn't have silverware. They had to wash silverware for us. Are you kidding me??? Took another 1/2 hour to get our meals which they brought out 2 or 3 at a time. There were 10 of us. Took 15 minutes and still one of the meals wasn't served until the rest of us had finished. Two ordered milk which was never delivered. Had to ask for more water. read more

Horrible service, WAY overpriced. I paid $10.99 for a burrito with chicken, beans and rice and you can get a bigger (and better tasting) one at Angels stadium for $8.99. What is wrong with this picture?! This place is ridiculously priced!!! My husband had the platillo with rice. Well...it was suppose to be all rice, but our server brought his dish out with beans and rice. He didn't want to bother saying anything because our server already had an "I don't care" attitude, so my husband just made do. He said his food was less than mediocre just like my stuffed burrito. My burrito was like soup. So bizarre. Our food took 35 mins to come out. We tried to ask about it, but our server was never around. Needless to say, we left about nothing for a tip. Tasteless food, horrendous service....won't recommend, won't be back. read more

I usually order take out here and haven't been inside to actually sit down in a while. The last time I ordered to go, I ordered 2 large Mexican salads, sides or beans, rice, and guacamole. This all comes with like 3 bags of chips and a TON of salsa. I didn't look in the bag before I left, but I should have. I didn't get ANY salad dressing. Not a single drop for two large salads. Their dressing is so delicious and you can't just use any old dressing on these salads. I called them when I got home and realized the mistake. The girl who answered was not the one that had gotten my food ready and she was very rude about it saying, "Well, sorry, but unless you come back and get it, there is nothing I can do!" First off- don't be rude. If they messed up the order they should offer a discount or coupon for your next visit- anything would have been better than her attitude. I couldn't go back that night so I ended up stopping there on the way home the next day and asked for some dressing. The woman went back and spoke to the lady that was there the day before that had packed my order. 5 minutes later she came back out with a large plastic bag filled with their paper bags of goodies. She gave me two more salads, chips, salsa, lots of dressing, and a burrito for free. She was really sweet and apologetic, and I appreciated that they attempted to keep a customer and make the situation right. read more

I cannot even say how much I love this place. I usually come here on my lunch break from work and they are on it! My food comes out so fast I barely have time to devour the best chips and salsa ever. Also, just wanted to give kudos to the waitress/bartender Adriana. She is the absolute best. She has my iced tea as soon as she sees me since I order it every time, always has a box and my check ready to go, so that I am back to work on time. She definitely deserves recognition. read more

I really really wanted to like this restaurant but I just couldn't. The service is terrible. It took them about 15 minutes, yes 15 minutes to get us water and chip & salsa. Not only that but the waitress gave us our check before we were even done. We felt rushed and therefore, didn't even bother to order more drinks. The food is decent. read more

The worst Mexican food I've ever had had a wet burrito came to the table without any cheese or sour cream that I ordered My burrito was supposed to have chicken in it and it never came with chicken My wife had to tacos and I had a burrito and the bill was $50 would never come-back to this place read more

Best known for their salads, chips & salsa, tostadas and margaritas; however, it's the live music on the mist-infused patio that makes it worth a visit during the summer! read more

Service was at best indifferent. Nice patio, which didn't make up for the poor service.

Free chips & salsa and good prices make this Mexican spot quite enjoyable. I wish I had better things to say... sad day. Wait... you can watch sports there. What the hey! This is not a bad spot! read more

Don't come here. I keep trying to like this place, it's really bad. The drinks are not poured well. Plus, they have this cheap drink ($4)that is the worse drink ever. The food is bad too. Like really. The only good thing about this location is the location, that's it. Don't go here. read more

I don't know why this is a three star average. Maybe the prices? It is in Claremont, people! What do you expect. The tortilla chips are great, we had yummy nachos, and the albondigas soup is as good as I have had anywhere. read more

Got a loaded baked potato, it was amazing! The bacon was huge pieces, not bacon bits.

lots of people love this place - i am not one of them. Don't care for the Salsa or chips. I have never had food where i thought i wanted to have it again. Seems like people really like to hang out in the outside area to watch sports. It's in a really great spot in Claremont. read more

I read a lot of negative reviews but I really enjoyed this place. Food was good, ambiance was perfect for a Friday night. They served beer in a mason jar and I loved that! Service was outstanding! read more

Another great lunch today with my friend Cindy. Had the Albondigas soup. Still a homerun...

Great location, that's about it. Been here many times and I think today is officially the last. Service is never good. Food is absolutely terrible. There's really nothing good on the menu, nothing! And worst of all, very expensive. 2 tacos, beans and rice for $15.50?!? It gets 1 star for location. read more

We have been coming here for years, the chips rock, and the Mexican salads rock. My only negative aspect is the chefs aren't always consistent sometimes the shredded beef will be its normal delicious other times it will be completely different. read more

The service is is poor and the food is all salt and cheese. My wife and I couldn't even finish our meals because they were so saturated in salt. A few years ago, I ate here and became violently ill later that night. In a lapse of judgment, I decided to give Espiau's another shot this week. While I didn't end up quite as ill as the last time, I did encounter some... intestinal distress over the following two days. I really wanted this place to be good, but it isn't. read more

Waited 50 mins for our food for 2 people! Ridiculous. We had to leave and couldn't even eat, we had to get the entire order to go. Worst wait time we've experienced. Why would you seat a party if your kitchen is backed up. Everyone around us was complaining. read more

So we entered the empty patio with our two daughters while we patiently waited to catch the attention of the waitress who was busy helping another guest. So rudely another employee came with a demeaning tone and a awkward scold."you need to go check in at the front!" So we did. This all could have been avoided if she would have just did her job seated us and let the front know she did. Food was good chips and salsa were great but took forever to get to the table. We love this place normally but it has been lacking in good customer service lately. We will try again in a month or so read more

I've been going to Espiau's as long as I can remember. I'm shocked by alot of the negativity on here... Ok, so maybe the service isn't the FASTEST, but everyone there is really nice and is responsive to things you ask for. The portions are huge! If you get a salad (which is a MUST w/ house dressing) just order other items a la carte....or you will be taking a lot of food home. Margarita's are awesome. I've never had their deli or burgers...just mexican food. read more

My wife had an issue that was resolved with the manager. Nice place. Would return. And would recommend.

Food was over-priced and bland with the exception of the salsa which was very good. Lousy service!

Please don't bother. We unfortunately listened to the hotel clerk's recommendation rather than the Yelp reviews. We had a group of nine and a broad diversity of food nobody cared for their meal. Nobody finished their plates and nobody bothered with doggie bags. Some had salads that were just clumps of lettuce with heaps of bland cheese. The cheap margaritas were like overly sweet limeade with no taste of alcohol and the top shelf Margarita was also too sweet. Service was friendly, but VERY slow especially considering that it was a Sunday night with few customers. Too bad we wasted time and a lot of money here when there are great choices right around the corner. read more

I don't see a 0 stars button. OMG!!! And that's not a good OMG. I guess It should be WTF happened to this place? I have been to this several times over the past 30 + years, not the best Mexican food in the world but it was decent. I heard from a few friends that the food has gone downhill. What do they know about good Mexican food? Well apparently more than I give them credit for, my bad. The food here is disgusting, my wife ordered a Chili Relleno, it tasted so bad she only took one bite and she was done. Being the nice wife that she is, she had me try it, not good, I wasn't sure what it was exactly. And the twice burnt Taquito's I had, were disgusting. Not sure what happened to this place. read more

I love this place! Delicious food and cute staff ;)

I like their food, a mix of Mexican and American food. The margaritas are good. The salsa and chips are totally money! Been here many times, I am comfortable here. Try their burritos, burgers, enchilada, salads, taquitos and don't forget to have some beer with that! read more

Sad to say it's a 2 at best. Environment is chill on the outside patio but other than that....Orders were taken slowly and in sections then brought out extra slow and at random. Chips and salsa were a good start, wings were a bit salty, onion rings were super greasy, Cheeseburger was decent because it was covered in mayo and thousand island, A Cobb salad took about an hour, beer was not cold enough. Mexican food is better at Taco Bell. And prices?...$14 for a poor excuse of a tasteless burrito covered in red and green salsa which tasted like red and green water with pepper. I'll take las margaritas or el merendero in pomona all day everyday over this place. read more

We came to here to hear our Friend sing and we will be back to hear him but as far as the service it was very poor. Oder if soup and green salad and a Cobb salad took over 1/2 hour to get and only the soup and green salad was served my friend's Cobb came 20 minutes later. What is worse, the Cadillac Margarita came as a regular Margarita. Service ruined our night. read more

I hate writing something negative but I have to say we were So disappointed!! We were told what a great place this is to eat. A group of 5 of us went there before a graduation ceremony at Claremont College and were seated at 6:45pm. The place was busy, and the server took a long time to place our order. She actually forgot us as at 7:15pm we asked about our order since three other tables got their food before us and they arrived after we did. We said up front we had to be at the graduation by 8pm. Stephanie looked into her pocket got a funny look on her face and abruptly went into the other dining room. 7:30 comes,still no food. We nicely asked about the status since we needed to get going and was told they were about done and would box it up. Fair enough, right? Wrong, at 7:35pm they are still cooking for the order for 5 people and we did not order anything special. I asked to settle the bill and the cashier disappeared as well. When she returned at 7:35pm I paid close to $ 80.00 and the food was still not done. We had to leave without the food after paying for food we never got. I called the restaurant and talked to Zara who aked the owner, but she said that they were busy and essentially I am out the money. They did not even offer to give me a break on the bill. If they would have been honest about what happened it would have been fine for me. An acknowledgement or apology would have been a good move. So, out the money, and never received any food, just 4 sodas and a bowl of chips. Very expensive soda and chips!! I will not go back as even an I'm sorry it was mispalced or anything woudl be better than the excuses that were given. read more

Horrible service. The Mexican salad everybody raves about was lame. Had to ask to get my drink refilled. Animals allowed in patios, so if you enjoy incessant yapping while waiting hours for your food, this is the place for you. read more

I have lived in Southern California all my life and this may be the worst Mexican food I have ever had. My daughter goes to Scripps College and we took her here for lunch last weekend. She ordered fajitas and the waitress then brought out what looked like a bowl of shredded white cheese. When my daughter said she hadn't ordered it the waitress said it was a salad that came with the fajitas. My daughter explained that she couldn't eat dairy (she mentioned this when ordering) and the waitress just shrugged and walked away. When she brought the fajitas, the beans were covered with cheese and again my daughter mentioned it and the waitress just walked away. My tostada came and, again, it looked like a big bowl of shredded white cheese (they must buy it by the truckload). There was about a gram of chicken in the salad and it tasted like they scraped the chicken off of unsold buffalo wings. It was truly disgusting. We sat on the patio and the TV's were all tuned to the same game. Unfortunately, the sound was on on many of them and there was a second or two delay amongst all the TV's so it was all a garbled mess. There are many good restaurants in the Claremont Village including places like Union on Yale and even Walters. This place should be avoided. read more

Espiau's - This is what they consider a salad! - Mexican Near Me - Claremont, California

I wished the had - minus stars! This place sucks, service, over priced food! I had soup and salad and it took 30 mins to get our food!!!! Watch out for the hidden fees! Yes! You heard me! Hidden fees! Build your own sandwich?? Not the price they say. It only means bread and meat any thing else it's more charge!!! So I'd it really a sandwich if it says build your own and they gives you 4 columns of choices??? Nope! Buyer beware here! DID I MENTION THAT THE SERVICE IS REALLY BAD???? read more

The owner apparently thinks he is so successful that the individual customer has no value to him. My family had dinner on taco Tuesday. We ordered 11 tacos as well as beans and rice. The food was mediocre at best. The kicker though is their refusal to give me a plate for my 3 tacos instead of a plastic basket. They only let you have a plate if you order 4 tacos. After I waited at the taco table for about 10 minutes for the owner to talk to me, he explained that he will not give out plates because college students will make a salad out of the items from his undesirable condiment table. Wow! These are probably the same kids who spend money in his restaurant on a regular basis. He and the lady making tacos (his sister) were both rude and unyielding. read more

This place was yummy I had the avocado bacon burger, good size portions. We ate out in the patio area I loved it, will be back again.

Tried this place for the first time. Had the taco combo plate. The taco nothing to write home about. I've had better refried beans at El Torito. Chips were meh. Salsa was good. Definitely a family place, 'cuz many peeps with kids. Parking is hideous, ya gotta get lucky to get parking. I want to try this place again because it seems to have more potential than my 1st experience. read more

After a great morning hike with my BFF and her Husky, we were both craving a burrito for lunch. Yet the challenge of finding a sit down restaurant that was dog friendly was slim to none! Until we googled Espiaus. We sat in the patio and the waitress brought over dog treats and water for my friend's Husky. Burritos were decently priced and well proportion. Oh did I mention they have tequila flights for 7 dollars! Yep we ordered one and the gentlemen next to us (who was also drinking) ordered another one for us. Great brunch! Will def be back for a 3rd or 4th tequila flight :) read more