My #1 mexican restaurant in the Ocala area. As you know, and you can see, by the number of checkin's and reviews I write about mexican restaurants... that I have a thing for mexican food. It's probably because I have lived in California so long and also... I think I have an addiction to refried beans as well... (and black beans). When you workout, expend a lot of energy or have a long day of work.... refried beans are like a shot in the arm.... it gives you instant energy. Besides.... I on a no pasta, bread, pastries, dessert or sugary things diet...so that means... I focus on "how much protein I can obtain with just one meal". So Im a very protein focused person and I like to get my money's worth. La Catrina's sauces on things are spectacular. I love it! The food just tastes that much more interesting than it normally does. This is a feat and a half. It's difficult to make most mexican food interesting... we are all so used to it by now. Probably the only place you can go to get interesting and gourmet mexican food is Mexico City (so I've heard)......but out here in Ocala ??... this restaurant does a pretty good job. The service is great too read more

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I had the Chimichanga Verde. Absolutely delicious...moist pork and a great sauce on top. My wife had a Birria Quesadilla and she loved it. In all my Mexican foods experience I'd never heard of "birria" until I saw it on a menu about six months ago. In case you've never seen it it is a slow cooked piece of beef made into soup with some vegetables including onions and cilantro. It was very tasty. CC offers it as a soup or as a filling for all the common entrees. Our quesadilla was filled with it, plus cheese, of course, and also a small side bowl of the soup. I think what I liked best was the broth and that I could clearly taste the cilantro. One thing I forgot today is that they make exceptionally tasty refried beans and neither of our entrees included the them. On reason we like CCs so well is that they have beautifully decorated the place. Definitely more upscale than your typical Mexican eatery. read more

La Catrina - Our exceptional Chimichanga Verde - Mexican Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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We were a large group of 25-30 people. Reviewed few places around this area (they are plenty of places for being a small city) We looked online and based on what the menu options showed it seemed like a good fit. Showed up, didn't do a phone call ahead or anything, they accommodate us in a timely manner. The food was delicious, well plated with plenty of food on each serving. We will definitely make it back if we are ever in the area again. Highly recommended! read more

The food and the drinks are so good I took my mom there for xmas eve and had a great time. She loved the guacamole. it was fresh and delicious. I loved my chorizo and eggs. Had a milk style drink forgot the name but ti was really good. I will order that every time. read more

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We love this place. Great central location in Ocala. Clean inside fresh ingredients and good menu. This is a must try. Great atmosphere read more

La Catrina - House Margs - Mexican Near Me - Ocala, Florida

This restaurant is amazing!! Our server, Kleberson was simply the best! His personality was engaging and he was on top of everything. The choriqueso was great. We had the carne asada and the chimichanga and both were the greatest! The salsa was great, the chips were warm, and the service was fast. This will be our once a week Mexican restaurant from now on. read more

My wife and I can hear on a whim as we were passing through town and we are so glad we did! Everyone was friendly, the food was incredible, and the service was fast! We discovered it was a family business and you can tell. Will definitely come again if we are in the area! read more

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Mini chimichanga appetizer, birria tacos, flautas, and a hibiscus margarita read more

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Great ambience snd good service especially Hector at the bar! He's goes the extra mile

Walking in, I was really impressed with the decor and atmosphere. We were greeted and seated right away, but the server took a bit to come. It was pretty busy so it may not be the norm. I was excited looking at the menu, the descriptions, and the variety. Seemed a bit pricey but sounded great. When the food came, I was pretty disappointed. The portions were small for the price. The taste was not authentic Mexican, at all. And to top it off, my food had a hair in it that did not match the color of mine. I couldn't even finish it, so I left hungry. Honestly will not be back. (Ordered the pollo fundido, hubby ordered choripollo, which was tiny, daughters ordered California and Chingon bowls, and both were ok but not huge.) Again, very Americanized food, not authentic and flavor was ehh. But it's a cute place and service was ok, so I gave them 3 stars. read more

Decor - check. Ambience- check. Food - double check. Service - triple check. Catrina has got it pat down. Good flavorful food, full of spices and satiates the palate. Came with family and enjoyed a delicious, hearty, flavorful meal. I had the Chilaquiles with green salsa (salsa verde), and finished the plate, the rice and beans, along with the cheese and their rice were on point. This is one restaurant that makes it look easy to be stellar. Our server was wonderful as well, food was promptly served, what else can you ask for? I'm going to let the pictures below do the talking here. read more

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Food is really good. Place is clean and the customer service idles great. I recommend this place

Food- Excellent Service-Excellent Ambiance - Excellent So excited to have a new restaurant close to home with such great food! A few of the things we ordered and will definitely order again. Ate dessert too fast to get picture Churros Chocolate lava cake read more

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The service, food, and ambiance were all excellent. My husband and mother in law both got the carne asada steak, and they said it was well seasoned and not dry like other places. The street corn was good sour even without adding the lime. The horchata wasn't bad but they put a lot of cinnamon, so it made the drink gritty .The pastor tacos were delicious! Well marinated and I didn't even need sour cream like I usually would add for other tacos.The tortillas seem to be made in house and we're very good quality and fresh.I liked the tortilla chips as well. The ambiance was cleaner and aesthetically better than we thought.Staff were friendly and professional.Everything was good and we definitely will come back when in the area. read more

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I love the food here. They have good prices for the happy hour drinks and appetizers. I do wish they would pick up on the service though. They aren't very consistent and sometimes it takes a while to get your server back to the table. read more

BUYER BEWARE! Reconciling my bank account today (1 week post visit to restaurant) and I was charged DOUBLE the amount signed for while at dinner! The food was bland at best so save yourself the pain in the wallet and go to La Hacienda for 1/3 of the price! read more

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Bueno aquí va mi review. Primeramente esperamos casi media hora para ser sentados... será por la hora y el día ... Viernes en la tarde como a eso de las 6:30 hora rush! Se demoraron un poco en que llegara el mesero a nuestra mesa... Al traernos los totopos con la salsa, la salsa size para niños... o sea literal súper pequeño... ... Los platos tienen una buena porción, pero el sabor mejor se puede encontrar en otro restaurante mexicano.... O sea no es malo pero tampoco es el mejor... La decoración del restaurante eso si está a otro nivel, superrrrrrr linda, los baños limpios, la presentación de la mesa con una botella de agua muy acertado, los precios no son los más económicos.... Lo q yo pedí costo $18 cuando en otro lugares pago $9 ,,,, o sea aquí está el doble.... Yo volvería? No creo! Recomendación? Bueno vaya para que no le cuenten pase la experiencia de probar la comida... read more

Best Mexican food in Ocala service was great and friendly . Will be back! Can't wait to try other plates read more

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So good!!! Steak burrito 10/10! The chips and salsa were also really delicious! Highly recommend

We loved the food! It was all top notch. Service kinda fell off after our food arrived ie no drink refills but overall great experience. We will be back. Love the water glasses they use; wonderful touch. read more

The demonic face masks everywhere is a real turnoff. The service was lacking terribly this visit. When we waited for a while to get service & asked about getting chips & salsa, we were told that their policy was not to bring any until after the order was made. We were also told when we asked for Pico De Gallo that it would be an additional $2.00. That was in a small salsa bowl of about1/2 cup. When we went to pay they charged us not only the $2.00, but an additional $3.00. When we asked what it was for, the girl said that it was considered to be a large bowl & that would be an extra fee for it. She acted stupid like it was a natural thing. She said she would ask the manager. He refused to adjust the charge. We told her also that our fajitas said that they came with pico de gallo that we never received. The attitude was oh well, too bad, too late, but she seemed to be nice about it. The food had no flavor to it. The service was slow & lacking. We felt cheated. I told the waitress that we would never be back & would write a review about what happened. read more

4 of us went after work, Jorge was our waiter. He treated us awesome. We were giggling and having fun and he did so with us. The food was awesome. Although our Watermelon margaritas were not on the happy hour menu,(even though we thought they should have been) they were delicious. We are going back for brunch on Sunday. All 4 enjoyed our experience. read more

The remodeled space is fresh and inviting The fresh chips were crisp and generous in size. The in house salsa had a heavy tomato sauce taste with few chopped fresh Ingredients. The tortilla soup broth was flavorful but lacked cheese and chopped chili's and cilantro and fresh avocado. I ordered vegetarian enchiladas (2 cheese I spinach... the order was served I correctly and after 3 servers asked me 6 times about the order I cancelled it. The server did not know if mole sauce was available and the crisp shell taco I ordered was a soft shell . It has been open 1 month , however if service and or an alteration of a simple ingredient can not be mastered it will struggle. The prices are on the high side for the serving presented. I was very hopeful but now disappointed. read more

Great service great food lovely ambiance. Highly recommend. Guacamole was awesome and highly recommend the smoky old fashioned read more

La Catrina - Delicious - Mexican Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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The food presentation was gorgeous, the artwork is amazing and the food is DELICIOUS! We had the dip with meat and I wanted to lick the bowl it was divine. My husband had the three tacos and they were delicious, my daughter had the steak and it was huge! Great portions and wonderful food read more

The staff greeted us promptly and sat us. Laura the waitress was very friendly, helpful and efficient. The food came out hot, and tasty, despite what others may say on here. Salsa is on point. read more

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Everything was great queso Birria tacos . The rice and beans had great flavor unlike many taco places in Ocala. Street corn was the perfect bite . read more

Flavors are great, ambiance perfect and the full bar doesn't hurt either. Give it a try!!!

For only being open for a little over a week everything seemed well run. Well decorated. Prompt, friendly service, and large portions of tasty food. Did not get to the dessert menu because we were too full! read more

My husband and I went to eat at Catarina. The tortillas used to wrap the food were stone cold. Not microwaved or even baked. Overall this place would get a C- at best. The tostado was in particular bad. I usually give 3 times trial before I won't go back. I will not return. On a good note the restaurant was clean and neat and server did fine. read more

Great Service! Food was great I'm going to return with the whole family. The Tour of Mexico plate was huge and at a great price.

Best guacamole appetizer in town, hands-down and fresh salsa is amazing and great atmosphere

love! love! love this restaurant!! coming from calif. we have had a hard time finding quality mexican food!! this place has it!! enjoy!!@

Food was alright but do not ever order a Skinny margarita. There is no way it was made with agave like the menu said. took me a little while to figure it out once my blood sugar got really high and the only carbs I should have had would have been the the margarita. I will never go back. read more