Family ran restaurant. Very friendly. Margaritas, like a few have commented are really bad. Tastes like cheap syrup, without the tequila. Chips and salsa were good. Burrito was hot and good with sauce over the top. Nachos appeared to be similar to made at home nachos. Nothing spectacular and chips slowly turned soft. Overall, an okay experience. For the price, there's much better places out there. read more

The best way to describe food is bland. The chips were not great either. Salsa was ok. The service and the atmosphere was good. But I would not suggest eating here. read more

This was not my group's first choice for restaurant, but many places in Newberg are closed on Sunday. We were seated right away and ordered pretty soon after. The first sign this was place was a mistake was the blackberry margaritas. It didn't taste at all like tequila or lime, just blackberry syrup. It was like worse jolly rancher juice. We couldn't even drink them. I ordered the chile relleno and it barely even had any poblano pepper in it and the egg was basically slippery omelette. The texture kind of made me sick. I ate the slice of pepper out from the egg and then focused on the rice and beans, which were bland, but still my favorite part of the meal. I honestly would've been happier with just a plate of rice and beans or a cheese quesadilla. The service was good, as we got water refills, the waitress checked in on us, and she was very kind. read more

Fantastic food and even better service! Best chips & salsa in town. Friendly wait staff who take the time to get to know those in their community. read more

We've been on the hunt for a "favorite" Mexican restaurant since moving into the area five years ago. Ixtapa has been our favorite so far! Very friendly service, great salsa, big portions served hot. The interior seemed friendly and inviting. I liked how they had decorated for Christmas. Not sure why it's so hard to find good Mexican food in the PDX area but it's been disappointing. At least Ixtapa is someplace we can go to know we'll get some solid, tasty food. read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - Chicken chimichanga with Chile relleno - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

This food was gross, worst Mexican food we've ever had. No flavor and the guacamole was brown and bland. Service was just ok but no one asked us how our food was. Feel like we wasted our money. So many other yummy Mexican spots to choose from in the area! read more

They're just sneaky. Ordered from the lunch part of the menu for price. Received my ticket, didn't add up. If that portion of the menu isn't available at that time, make it known instead of charging me more and not telling me till it comes time to pay. Ridiculous stuff. read more

Excellent place , portions are generious , taste good, prices are reasonable, service is fine. would recomend it highly, (chips and salsa are the best I've ever had ) read more

The food was authentic to Ixtapa and delicious albeit different. For example the chile rellenos was slices of poblano pepper filled with cheese slices and cooked in egg (not a whole poblano and not dipped and fried in egg whites as I'm used to). The service was great (super sweet servers) and the ambiance was fitting of a Mom and Pop shop. The place was recommended to us by a local and that is who kept streaming in so I think that is a pretty good sign of tasty food oh and delicious margaritas!! read more

I've lived in Newberg since I was 5, and growing up I would always visit Ixtapa with my mom and family. The workers there are so kind, and are very set on making sure you are happy with your food! The environment is nice, calm, and very relaxing. Their food has always been great, and the chips and salsa you get before your meal is absolutely delicious! I have a lot of great memories from going here as a kid, and I still love going there now, Ixtapa will forever hold a special place in my heart. Love you guys! read more

Surprise surprise it's a family run Mexican restaurant in Newberg. The chips and salsa as always are fresh and ready for nom nom. There is a lot on the menu. As always I don't know seems like they should make it easier or specialize in something. It just makes all the food kind of okay. You can see they are trying to please everyone and draw in customers by having everything. To me that is the downside. If there is nothing special then everything is not special. Served with beans and rice maybe shouldn't be with everything It just makes me think of the delivery truck that just makes five exact stops at five exact restaurants and delivers the same thing to each one giving them recipe cards saying your customers will love this. Just makes the place serving I don't know Avacado salad seem that much more authentic and family owned. It s good if you want a lot to eat. Portions are big and fill up the plate. Service Is friendly and attentive. Nothing to say try this or the blank is the best. Decent enough if nothing else is open and you are hungry. read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - A nice serving of chips and salsa - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

We're not talking cutting gourmet Mexican food here! This is traditional, hand painted walls, little booths etc! We are vegan, we asked the waitress if the beans were vegan. Turns out there are refried , black and kidney bean options all vegan! We went with the spinach enchilada and avocado tostada with black beans. All came hot and just aS we expected. The wait staff was so pleasant and made sure we had everything we needed! I gave this restaurant a lower score befoRRe because se off thE attitude of the wait staff. This visit, was totally different!! Every aspect of this visit was as to be expected of a neighborhood Mexican restaurant. read more

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This is an enthusiastic 5 STARS!!! The place looks a bit run down and not fancy, but it's an authentic family restaurant that turns out solidly delicious Mexican dishes. The rice, an often overlooked side dish, was so good...I saw people next to us order dishes of them in addition to the rice and beans that comes with the entrees. After I ate all of the rice off my plate, my kid's plate, and my husband's plate...I had to stop myself. The rice was so flavorful, I would have had two more servings if my stomach was my exploding. The carne asada, chicken enchiladas, and halibut fish tacos were also very good. Our table fo 4 people ate about 6 orders of salsas and guacamole. They kept refilling the chips (which were warm and crispy), so we felt we needed to eat more and not waste their hospitality. LOL. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for solidly good, authentic Mexican food at a family restaurant. read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - Halibut fish tacos. - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

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I know a lot of people who like this place - if you want authentic Mexican food, I guess this might be the place? Didn't taste all that great to me - hard to describe the flavor of the "ground beef." read more

Locally owned, fast, tasty!! I've been going here since I was a kid and never had a bad experience. The staff is polite, professional and patient. Food is fast, fresh and f*%#ing phenomenal. Kitchen is visible from dining area and restaurant is clean and comfortable. In my opinion, it's the best Mexican food in Newberg. read more

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There are so many great things about this place, but I knock a star for its lack of cleanliness. The flavor is also very basic, but still delicious. I had three tacos - two carne asada and one pollo - with rice and beans. The tacos fell apart while eating them, but other than that they were good. The complimentary chips and salsa were super tasty. This place is good and has some really good flavors. Just have to order the right things. Would recommend! read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - Three tacos, rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

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Hands down the best Mexican restaurant in the yamhill county. Extremely consistent and they respect individual freedoms.

Came in hungry, left stuffed. Can not express how fast they delivered chips and salsa to our table. Highly recommend coming here with any size of party (we had 6) and they will still deliver fast customer service. read more

I just have to say I have been coming here for over 20 years and never had a problem until tonight. Me and my daughter came in after dinner rush we ordered a bean and cheese burrito and a kids quesadilla ... it was $29. We ordered and within 30 seconds they brought out my daughters quesadilla which had obviously been microwaved not even a minute later they brought out my burrito. Weird. The food was bland whatever I almost nearly finished and I pull out a long black hair. My hair was up so I know it's not mine. The waitress came and asked how it was and I told her about the hair. She did not apologize she did not take it off the check which is whatever. At that point I just wanted to pay and get out of there. $29 for a burrito with a hair and a kids quesadilla. After over 20 years ... I will not be back. Food quality and service is not what it used to be. Very disappointing. read more

This place reminds we of Juan Colorado's. We went there two nights ago and the waiter was AMAZING. He was funny and very on top of our table. He was seriously the highlight of the night. We had a group of 6 and we all had margaritas. The margaritas came out fast and they tasted wonderful. The food is average. If you need a cheap but large meal that is decent this would be the place to go. I had a taco and enchilada and it was good but a little bland. The rest of the table had a mix of things like burritos, tacos, and enchiladas. Everyone seemed to enjoy their time. If your looking for something super authentic I wouldn't go here but if you want to have a good time and have a few drinks this in the place. read more

Sorry to say , but what a let down I love Mexican food but this place was for lack of a better word(gross) greasy and no flavor!! Who ever is cooking in that kitchen plz go back to cooking school!! Yuk read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

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Horrible watery salsa! Now I got that out of the way, know that Ixtapa is an old school, two taco, beans and rice kind of place. No fancy ingredients, e.g., shredded Iceberg lettuce on the tacos. Nothing is extraordinary, but it works. What earns it three stars is value as the portions are large. The Huevos Rancheros could have filled two people with small appetites. The base sauce for the Huevos and enchilada dish was meh at best. The chips that complemented to terrible salsa were very good. There's friendly service that seems to cater to old time regulars. read more

Nice. Pollo asado burrito was excellent. Guacamole was just ok. This was a nice place and they have good lunch specials. The chips and salsa were good. I would come back. Nice decor. There is a private room in back. Full bar and unique margarita selection. The chips were five stars. Salsa was good. Service was friendly and quick. read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - Pollo asado burrito topped with cheese, sour cream and guacamole. - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

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Do NoT GO HERE! The younger girl (30s maybe?) tried to charge us for an extra meal, thinking we wouldn't notice, also charged us $10 for a small side of beans/ rice and three slices of avocado for a baby. (An entire burrito for an adult is about $10). She was super dishonest and it was obvious what was happening. I tried nicely to talk with her about it and she was really rude. Pay close attention to your bill!!!! Although we have been here before we will not be going back! read more

The food was barely paletable and my friend had a hair, yes hair in her food. Service was bad, beans looked like they were days old. Margaritas were good. read more

Definitely underrated for a Newberg Mexican Restaurant. I come her quite often for their Margarita specials (their margs are the best), and the food is absolutely great, no different than any other large portioned, quick service mexican place out there, which is exactly what we all love about Mexican places, right? The chips and salsa come fast and come often, and the food satisfies with leftovers to take home. Yelp has shown me that you cannot trust people from out of town who want to compare everything to what they have "where they come from" I have eaten Mexican food all over California from a taco cart, to a hole in the wall, to a $30 meal on the beachfront in San Diego and Im here to tell you, there is no difference. read more

I'm giving the extra star because the people were very friendly, welcoming, and funny. The service was relatively slow but that is based on my own personal preference and I don't think too many other people would mind too much. Anyways, the food: Ixtapa burrito- ok I guess, definitely a no-go from someone that lived in Cali for several years, but decent for those that are used to the usual Mexican American food. The Porco with the green sauce was just inedible, as well as the other plate we got, but the people that ordered them did eat the rice and sides. Chips and salsa were ok, very standard. read more

Friendly service, large menu, good location. Very bland food. No Mexican flavors in anything we ate. Run away!

This place is great. Great chips. Great margaritas Great salsa. Great nachos. Blackberry and mango margaritas are great. read more

Ixtapa Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

The tortillas were great, but the rest was tasteless and clearly not Mexican food. We ordered the pork carnitas, which is traditionally fried chunks of Pork roast served dry with tortillas, beans and rice. What they served was thin strips of maybe "pork" simmering in a beef gravy with tons of onions. Yuck! Everything was cut into thin strips Like Chinese food. Next, I feel compelled to mention our fajitas. How can you go wrong with fajitas, right? Thin strips of meat with the normal onions and peppers, but it was tasteless. No spices at all. I really don't understand how this place stays in business. read more

This is our favorite Mexican restaurant in Newberg. We have had nothing but wonderful experiences with the staff, they always welcome us! The food is tasty and always served super quick! Also the blackberry margaritas are delicious! Check them out! read more

Excellent find in the quaint town of Newberg, this unassuming gem served excellent food at inexpensive prices. They also served specialty margaritas and delicious brewed ice tea. They practiced safe Covid policies including wearing masks and social distancing. read more

Ixtapa is the best Mexican Food in Newberg. Our family goes here about once a month, and have never had a bad meal. It is fair to call it a hole in the wall, but that is where I always seem to find the best food. The staff was friendly, the beer was cold and at the end of the day it is a great place to relax in an authentic Mexican atmosphere. read more

So many things wrong here. I took two bites of chicken mole and asked for the check. The staff just brought the check and didn't even ask if everything was ok. I paid 13.50 for rotten chicken mole. So gross. read more

Food is good the service is great, once they get to know you, you are family. They work hard here and it shows. A Newberg classic.

The food is okay but very bland. The service was friendly and efficient. The restaurant was clean and in good condition.

As a Californian I'm always on the hunt for good Mexican food in Oregon. So far Ixtapa has my vote for best in Newberg. The waiters are very friendly & the food is always good. read more

Ordered the Carnitas. It was pork, but is what stir-fried pork bits (not braised or slow cooked) with to many onions. Looked like fajitas w/ o the green pepper. Needless to say the pork was tough and disappointing.the chips on the other hand were about the best any where. read more

Yikes. How can the natives pass this as Mexican food? The chips..... were chips. The salsa.... was tomato water with occasional pieces of tomato and other mystery bits. No taste of onion or cilantro. Actually, no taste at all. Then came the "chile relleno". Why in quotes? It was a few pieces of chile hidden inside some sort of tasteless omelet mixture. No cheese (that could be detected), no breading no bueno. It was down right awful. The beef fajitas were floating in oil, onions and peppers. Gag. Never again. read more

I am from Texas and familiar with really good Mexican food. This is Nasty!!! The food is cheap, watered down, fatty and of poor overall quality. I have been eating Mexican food for decades and refuse to eat here. It tastes like Mexican food being cook by blind Pakistanis. Sorry for the terrible example. Save your money and make the trip into Portland for some average Mexican food. Eat here only if starvation is the only other alternative. :) read more