went to a birthday dinner and the food did not disappoint. Very tasty and the service was great. The ambiance with the glow in the dark paintings was pretty cool. read more

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What a unique atmosphere! I loved the interior style. I don't think I have ever been to a spot like this before. We came in on a Friday night and were seated promptly. Our server was attentive and greeted us quickly and suggested some great food items for us to try. I had the fish tacos a la carte and carne asada and they were extremely tasty. I didn't get a margarita but can't wait to come back and try one out. They looked so pretty when they were passing me by! read more

Food is delicious, we came for happy hour and the drinks are a beast of alcohol . Taste of smoothie full of flavor and alcohol with class. Waiters and staff friendly. Come on by and have a wonderful time. read more

Food was great! I had enchiladas with mole casero sauce. Delicious. Didn't really care for the "Japanese" roll. Service was excellent. Sat on the patio it was very nice. read more

Hace un mes fui a celebrar mi cumple aquí. Y no me arrepiento. Me encanto el lugar, el estacionamiento bastante amplio, el servicio muy amable, la comida deliciosa, las bebidas ni se diga. El ambiente muy agradable. 100% recomendado. read more

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Came here for the first time yesterday for lunch. I am not impressed. I ordered the molcajete. It was not good. The only part of the dish that had any flavor was the onions. Service was not great either. We had to ask for napkins, salt, and sugar for the tea. read more

This place is spectacular! I was so captivated by how delicious the food was that I nearly forgot to post my review. The shrimp enchiladas were bursting with flavor, and the queso birria tacos were a true delicious . We had the guacamole appetizer that was delicious. The salsa. I just couldn't stop eating the chips and salsa that by the time my food came. I was concerned if I was going to be able to finish it. Everything had so much flavor. I also tried a roll (I can't recall the name, but it was absolutely delicious!). If I could give them 10 stars, I absolutely would! The service was excellent--everyone was attentive and well-informed, and the system they have in place is impressive. The atmosphere is inviting, with brand-new, comfortable chairs and everything looking spotless. I highly recommend this place! It's hard to find a good Mexican restaurant, but I'm thrilled to have discovered one that exceeds expectations. read more

Servers are in serious need of training. I've eaten here three times, twice for lunch with two different female servers and once on a busy Friday with a male server. The male server was excellent. He was friendly and very attentive, despite being very busy. The two female servers, however, were downright rude and ignored us, despite not being busy at all. The last time we went (lunch), the female server dropped our food and never came to check on us once. For a good five minutes, she sat by the POS station gossiping with another server while we sat there with no utensils. I actually had to get up and walk over to her to get them. She did not even address me as I stood there and waited for her to finish her gossip session. She then just looked at me with an attitude and said, "yes?" We had to refill our own waters at the bar and hunt her down a third time for the check. I'm so disappointed. The food has been decent, but I am not going to return to a place where the servers are have an attitude and have no idea what they are doing. read more

We went here for lunch. We ordered 2 Margaritas with a shot of Chambord. Waiter brought us 2 margaritas, both different sizes with no shot of Chambord. I asked waiter why are both different sizes and where was sot of Chambord? Waiter explained to us that one margarita was with a different brand os tequila. He also told me that they have no Chambord, so he gave me my margarita 2 shots of a speality tequila. Waiter never asked me NOR informed me of 2shots of tequila in my drink. I kindly explained I didn't come to get drunk, asked for check. Spoke to Manager explained situation & offered to pay for untouched drinks. Manager kindly said we didn't have to pay for drinks. We will never return back. read more

Great new addition to Grand Ave. we stopped in for a couple margaritas and to check out the spot. The service was very good and the margaritas didn't disappoint. It has a little louder, club vibe. But not so overbearing that you can't talk. We just got a quesadilla to snack on. But the guacamole it came with was very fresh. We will be back for a meal. read more

Kalaveras - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Escondido, California

I love this new hip and artisanal restaurant! The mole enchiladas and kalavera margarita far exceeded my expectations. High quality ingredients and exceptional flavor combined with excellent service on a Saturday night!! Add to that the hip black light reactive art and beautiful patio with propane tower heaters and I was in heaven. Will definitely be eating here again! read more

Great place for lunch, definitely recommend this place, friendly staff, go check it out read more

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We came back for the Mariachi brunch. Starting with the not great: We went off the sign outside and website but the time was off. It was also off on their instagram so we were early. They weren't very nice about it which added to the annoyance. Also the Mariachi didn't start til way later. It's fine, my bad. But the music playing sucked, I love Adele but I don't need to hear that while eating my chilaquiles. Vibe was a little off. Food was delicious, mimosas kept flowing so it was nice. They had cafe de olla which was yummy. Loved the chilaquiles and the staff prepping them, you could tell they were having a good time and enjoyed being there. Beans, French toast, menudo, coffee and chilaquiles were our overall winners. Def down to try them again when the mariachi is there. read more

Ambiance is good. Drinks are good. Food is terrible. I ordered what was advertised as barbacoa, but what I got was a tough piece of pot roast with some sauce poured over it. However, they did take it off the bill when the waiter saw I didn't eat more than two bites. Our friends ordered tacos, and they barely touched them because they were lousy. The only one in our party who ate their meal was my wife, but that must've been because she fasted all day. If you like authentic Mexican food, this is not the place for you. I would only go for some happy hour drinks to get the evening started. read more

The food was really good, ambiance was great. Good music selection and corresponding videos playing on screens , love the glow in the dark calaveras on the walls. Staff was prompt even though it was busy. We went on a Saturday night , would reccomend. read more

Kalaveras - Ceviche plate - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Escondido, California

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I ordered the chicken Fajitas. The chicken was alright but it came with like 5 pieces of chicken, overcooked onion and under cooked green peppers. The beans had a burnt after taste and the rice was served cold. I would not go back again read more

The place is alright kinda reminds me of ANIEJOS. The food was pretty good. The chips are a no go for me like they been sitting in a heater for a while. The drinks on a Thursday are ok not the best for 10$ eh could be better. Our server was prob the best one out there due to the fact that I only saw two servers so for what it was he was doing a great job , the place needs better service for sure the food runners girls have a bit of an attitude which I think it's pretty funny. You get sat pretty fast but like I said I think they were short servers it took them about 20-25 mins to get our order in. The system went down so we had to wait for our check for maybe like 30 mins or so. Hope this place gets a little bit more training. read more

Finally ended up going to for dinner at this relatively new restaurant. As a new place they have some nice interior design. It is not the same old type of Mexican restaurant decor. They added some pizazz to the place. Margaritas were excellent, thus that was the first plus. The chips and salsa were great. This too says a lot about a place. We ordered the molcajete and it was delicious. To top it off the flan ended the dinner perfectly. Our server Elias, was also great. So in summary, great food, drinks, ambiance and top notch service. Can't ask for much more than that. We will return for sure. read more

Kalaveras - Salud! - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Escondido, California

I'm not sure why people gave this spot anything less than 3 stars! Walked in on Friday around 3;30 and the place was busy! FINALLY somewhere in Esco that has a vibe! Music, bar, TVs and great drinks...what more do you want!? We sat at the bar and had excellent service from Candy who was super attentive, made a great margarita and recommended yummy dishes. Chips and guac, carne asada and the ceviche were excellent...oh! And get the "Pepinos Con Chile" marg. So yummy, not too sweet or spicy. Can't wait to be "regulars" here! read more

Kalaveras - Chips, guac, margaritas - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Escondido, California

Food is Really good!!! Delicious the ambience is dark, sorta California cartel style, dark with loud music and videos playing. Carne asada plate and chicken fajitas great! Drink expensive at $12, and didn't taste alcoholic but was yummy. Rice and beans fresh and clean, fresh corn tortillas. Def recommend and will be back but no drink and maybe sit dinning room instead of bar area. read more

Be careful with your bill in this place. They over charge me and give me another table's bill, they'd say they will fix it, but days latter the charge was on my card. It has happen to my friends as well. They usually do it at night as assuming all costumers are drunk! read more

The vibe here is WAY off, family of 4 decided to give this place a try for brunch. Greeted awkwardly, then when the patio was suggested for seating we said "yes" and the manager whispered something into the hostesses ear which made her seem even more annoyed than she already was. Service took a while, ordered 2 bloody mary's (way too much lime and salt). Decided to skip on food, bill was $35 for 2 bloody mary's and 2 soft drinks. No chips and salsa the entire time we were seated. A waste of money and time. Thank goodness we didn't order any food. I wanted it to work and gave it a try read more

Need to update your website. We waited until 10 AM for you guys to open and drove 35 minutes specifically for the brunch buffet that is on your website (3/30/25). DO NOT COME HERE if you are looking for a brunch buffet. (Apparently you'll have to call around first, but it is one of the best buffets for the locations that offer it. This is the first one I've run into this issue with, I've been to 3 different locations). You guys should offer chips and salsa for guest who are expecting to eat upon arrival at a buffet listed on your website. There's only 1 other table in here at 10:45 AM and I have not received my drink 15 mins after order taken...oh that's because it was never put it in lol. read more

The happy hour deals were great!! The food and margaritas were great! The guava margarita was a new flavor but HOLY CRAP is it good!! Ivan with the braces was amazing!! Gave suggestions, reminded us of any deals, told us about future events, etc! I WILL be back! Hopefully yall do well read more

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Bad service and even worse food. Not any reason to go or go back. Sad it shouldn't be so difficult

Do not come here!! Went there last night for taco Tuesday with my husband and had the worst service I've ever had in my life. First off the place barely had anyone in it and we still had terrible service, that shows how bad it was. Our server Raquel left our drinks sitting at the bar for over 15 minutes, we got our food before we got our drinks. I even watched another waitress walk up to the drinks and mix them up with a straw because they were watered down at the point and she just left them there. I asked a bus boy who was walking by if he could grab our drinks for us because at that point we were out of water too and he basically ignored us and walked up to the front and just stood there talking to other employees. When our waitress finally passed us again I had to ask her for our drinks. The food was decent. I had leftovers and had to grab my own box and bag because again our waitress was never around and we were ready to go for sometime at that point. She cleared our plates and then grabbed a dirty washcloth and started bussing the table while we were still at it. I have never experienced such terrible service in my life and definitely don't recommend this place at all. read more

Heard about this place from some friends and I'm very impressed! Food was fantastic, the bartender was extremely friendly and attentive! The atmosphere was great! Definitely try it! Happy hour deals are really great, portion size is more than I thought and I appreciated that! 11/10 definitely will be coming back! read more

I will never be returning here !! I have been here a numerous amount of times. Everytime we go the service gets worse and worse. The last two times our service has been horrible , we've had to ask the waiters for more water and they didn't even bring us chips and salsa until we asked. The last time we came here we were charged $70 for a single shot ! My husband had asked the bartender for a recommendation of which alcohol to try. We were charged $70 for a single shot that the bartender never disclosed the price of before he charged us! There were no signs on the menu that a single shot was $70 and the bartender didn't disclose the price. We received our bill and it waa over $130 for two happy hour appetizers which are $7.99, one bottled jarritos and 1 frozen margarita and including the $70 shot. This place will take advantage of you! we are never coming here again! read more

Stopped by for lunch and some margaritas and they did not disappoint. Everything including the service from Stephanie was superb. Highly recommend this place. read more

Food was ok drinks ok beer they ran out of most service was slow missed my plate on my birthday

A few friends and I came here on a Saturday night around 11 and it was POPPING off. The ambiance was so lively, with a DJ playing solid music. Service was outstanding. Our server and even surrounding servers were constantly checking in on everything, we felt so taken care of. Will definitely be back read more

I loved their fish tacos they were amazing! but the flan appeared beautiful but I've never had flan with jelly topping! I think it was raspberry topping! wasn't good! The flan appeared beautiful but didn't have any flavor or taste and the flan was way over priced $12.00 looked beautiful though! My meal was 2 fish tacos a beer and flan for $34.00 Over priced! read more

Been looking forward to dine in here and finally a few days ago we went and I was disappointed with my food . Got excited when I saw the Menu and they have Lomo Saltado , it wasn't the authentic recipe and too pricey for that .I could have went to Delmar for almost the same price and they use a real steak not a cut up and tough meat here in Kalaveras . I could count how many pieces of beef on my plate and service was slow . read more

Vibey spot with a lot going on in terms of decor, generous hours of operation, good portions, decent food, excellent specials, live entertainment, and a mix of both spirit-forward and sugar-bomb cocktails. Definitely not my type of place, but had to try it, for science, and was pleasantly surprised. The lights were low and clubby music was on, which was a bit much TBH on a weekday afternoon for lunch where we just wanted to have a bite and a conversation but had to yell. Portions are good and prices are fair; the daily specials look to be pretty incredible deals. They had their act surprisingly together for being soft opening AND being pretty busy when we went in. It's a regional chain that's opening spots all over, and IMO your money is better spent getting better Mexican food from a local independent shop nearby, and those are in no short supply. Their "superpower" in this location is simply BEING OPEN on Sunday/Monday and late nights when nearly everything else in downtown is closed. read more

This place is awesome! Been several times with no issues, which nowadays is unusual! Food is delicious and service wonderful.

Great food and great drinks! Will definitely come back they have amazing customer service

Don't come here. Terrible service. Came here with my wife and another couple and they were trying to overcharge us. All we had was drinks and the bill was $340. The waitress was trying to charge for 12 Pacificos when we my friend and I only had 6. When I questioned her she got annoyed and tried to argue with me. They also charge you 24% service fee. Ridiculous in my opinion. We will never come back here again. Too expensive for just drinks. Go somewhere else nicer and spend less. read more

The food is very good. Service was good and the food came hot. The down side is the music and videos. The music is gangsta and the videos not fit for children. Would not recommend for a family go to. read more

In short, I went there with family and sat down and the minute the waitress handed us the menu we were up. The food is entirely too expensive and the waitress serving seemed like she was judging us. They're charging an astronomical amount for the same food you could get for half the price at any other Mexican restaurant. read more

Came here a few weeks ago during lunch. I was super excited to have one in my hometown. I have been to the one in Palos Verdes and the service was phenomenal. Sadly, this location needs a lot more training. We were sat right away, but our server didn't approach us until 15 minutes after. We ordered margaritas, and then another 15 minutes waiting for her to come back. By the way we were the only ones in the restaurant. I wanted a plate (not from the lunch special menu), the server kept giving me chicken when I wanted potato. Which was frustrating as she asked me multiple times before. The food was okay, after we were done with our food I believe it was a manager that approached us and finally offered us water. Our server was not attentive and unfriendly. Unfortunately I don't think we will be going back. read more