We rolled in on a Saturday night around 6:00 PM prime dinner time! We were seated in the back which was perfect because they had the Dodger game on. There's nothing like Mexican food and the boys in blue! We wanted to eat something good before heading out to Pechanga which is only a 15 minute drive from La Cocina. So we decided on the Fajitas for two. They were super tasty! The meat was tender, the veggies had that perfect char and the portions were generous enough for two hungry people. ​The "Meh" and my only tiny gripe? The chips, they felt a bit like an afterthought honestly they tasted a little store bought. I'd definitely skip the extra basket and save your appetite for the main course instead. ​We were in and out in 45 minutes flat which is unheard of for a Saturday night. Service was friendly and fast and as we were walking out the lobby was packed with people waiting for a table, so getting there at 6:00 PM was definitely the move! read more

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I've been going to La Cocina since I was young, and it's always been fantastic. The food is consistently delicious, and the flavors are just right every time. The staff are so kind and welcoming, which makes every visit feel special. I always feel like I'm walking into a place where I belong, whether it's for a quick meal or a full dinner. It's truly a gem--great food, amazing service, and a warm, friendly vibe. I can't recommend it enough! read more

Great service, great staff. My friend got the ceviche, as a group we found it underwhelming and leaving more to get desired. The burrito was fine, it did have an interesting smell. I was recommend the enchiladas which I can't say I enjoyed, the flauta was good though! The rice was enjoyable. The fried ice cream was one of the best I've had In a long while! I would get that again. read more

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This a busy mall in the area but we're glad we found this place. Start out with complimentary homemade chips and salsa where you have a choice regular or spicy salsa! Love that . On weekends table side guacamole is available which was bomb. Chile verde was savory and tender , perfectly cooked. Chicken fajitas was good but slightly underwhelming and you really need the homemade salsa on everything. Solid choice and the also have great lunch specials on the weekdays. My gripe here has always been the service which is very lacking and I'm constantly looking to flag someone down to find my server read more

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Solid Mexican food in the are! Sit down spot and we only had to wait a little bit for a big group. Big portions and lots of chips to start read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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I wanted to love this, but unfortunately it lacked too much. The Chile Colorado was tasty, there was just not nearly enough of it in the tostada bowl. The tableside guacamole was fresh and good. read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - Tableside guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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Amazing food, beautiful atmosphere, fantastic location, very friendly & helpful servers. Also, the decor inside and on the patios is absolutely gorgeous! It's a perfect atmosphere with great vibes. I Highly recommend! read more

We love La Cocina! This place is always packed and it's for good reason. I typically sit in the bar whether I'm coming in for a drink or for my very favorite the Enchiladas Tapatías. Fernanda is the best she always takes great care of us. Although it's a busy spot it does feel somewhat intimate since the seating is mostly booths. Like I said I usually sit in the bar so there's about 4 round high top tables and a bar top that maybe seats 8-10? I recommend coming in and getting a drink from Fernanda and order my favorite enchiladas. read more

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Love this place! We go as a family for Sunday brunch and always have a great time. Super family-friendly, great vibe, awesome service. The food is packed with flavor and the margaritas are sooo good! read more

Came here on a Friday night after a long work week and they hit the spot. Great food, drinks, and above all the best service. Need to make this a more regular spot on the rotation. read more

Food is terrible. The most unauthentic ceviche, it's nothing but shrimp in tomato sauce. Also, à la carte tacos are 8.50 each and they're not even good!! All the food is excessively seasoned and too salty. This place is overly priced for the quality of food they offer. I have given up, there is not a single decent authentic Mexican restaurant in Temecula. read more

Been coming here for a while and it's always a solid experience. The staff are super kind, everything's well kept, and never a bad meal. Definitely one of my go-to spots!! read more

Always good. The service, everything is always delicious. This is my go to in south Temecula.

We had family in town who were craving Mexican food, so we stopped by on a Saturday around 2:00. To our surprise, they were already out of guacamole--which is one of our favorites! We were really bummed since that's one of the highlights of La Cocina for us, and we ended up leaving. We usually love this place, so this visit was a letdown. Hopefully next time they'll have everything in stock! read more

If you have never been to this restaurant you will be very presently surprised. The service is really amazing the servers are profesional and the bartender Fernanda is beautiful she builds a rapport with her customers and creates a home feeling atmosphere the manager Guerro takes the time to meet with customers and also creates a feeling of a real family restaurant. By the way the food is outstanding. You need to try Rick's Long Island Ice Tea. It's amazing. read more

I ordered a chicken tostada for takeout. It was a bowl of mush. The shell was soggy and the amount of beans were overkill. The container was leaking. It's like they threw it together in a hurry. Never order that again. read more

Great food, drinks, and service! Tableside guac was tasty, steak fajitas were amazing, and child Colorado was delicious! So nice to find a spot close to home! read more

Ate lunch at LaCocina today. Excellent service and the food was fantastic! Will definitely go back again

Yeah, one star! The food is good but the service sucks! We've eaten there many times. The servers are ok except they have an attitude. Tonight I stopped in to place a to go order. There was a girl at the front desk that the manager told to take my order. It was busy and I backed away from the counter to let a server go by with a large cart. Then another customer walks in and the girl takes his order before mine. And it was a really long order. I asked her why and she said, oh sorry. Then she said but my order will be 10-15 minutes. It was 35 minutes! I take the bag and go home. They didn't include salsa of any kind. No hot sauce, nothing but a tiny sour cream and a tiny guacamole. My order was a cheese quesadilla, and a taco/enchilada combo. They gave me a beef enchilada instead of chicken. The entire experience ruined my night. I called right away to speak to the manager, the same girl that was rude and disrespectful taking my order also answered the phone. She refused to let me speak to the manager. She said he won't take my call and she wasn't willing to even tell him I was calling. I would fire her immediately, rude and not very smart read more

My friends and I stopped by this restaurant after discovering that our first choice had a long wait. We managed to snag a table outside on the patio since our dogs were with us, and a lovely server greeted us. He was entertaining and helpful, but because we were the only guests outside, he often seemed to forget about us. For appetizers, we ordered freshly made guacamole to go with our chips and salsa. It was my first time seeing guacamole made right in front of me, and I could add or remove ingredients as I liked--I should have asked for extra salt. For entrees, I wasn't very hungry, so I opted for the ceviche de pescado. Other dishes ordered by my friends included carne asada tacos (oddly, they didn't offer street tacos), shrimp cocktail, and chicken salad. Overall, everything tasted decent, but nothing really stood out. When we finally got the check, we were surprised by a 20% service fee added to the bill without any prior warning or explanation. It was a mandatory fee, and the receipt noted that it didn't count as a tip for the servers. This soured our entire experience, and we don't plan to return to this establishment. read more

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Food isn't authentic. It's premade and kept warm. Drinks are watery. That being said if you're in a hurry and aren't looking for an authentic experience this is the place for you. I will say the staff was very nice though. read more

One of our favorite places to eat - great food! Try the table side guacamole too. We eat here several times a month, it's so good.

They ditched the auto grat and brought back brunch on the weekends 8-12. Service is great and they decorate for the holidays so it's always a good vibe eating here :) read more

Great food, great service, good atmosphere for a party of 20+ in the back bar area! Fantastic experience! read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - La Cocina - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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I like this place. I found myself eating the chilaquiles and the taste was nothing special. No flavor. I pretty much just took 4 bits and left the plate alone. Does this restaurant have any skilled chefs. Very disappointed on a meal that is a traditional Mexican plate with no love and seasoning. read more

I been here 3x: alone and twice with my wife and kids. Long story short, the food is not bad, it's more the fact that they serve you "toilet water" which shocked me bc of the area. I get it, restaurants traditionally probably don't serve their customers filtered clean water however, they didn't even have the option to order filtered clean water we could pay for. The water literally tasted like metal and smelled like that toilet smell.... DISGUSTING! You guys have the food down, step up your game and have respect to your customer base by serving clean water. WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR CLEAN WATER. read more

We love this place. Temecula wine tasting with La Cocina Authentic Mexican food really is a treat! Thank you Wedo for the awesome service and hospitality! read more

Food is good! The service and ambiance are amazing. Great place to bring family or friends. Our servers name was Maria, she was very attentive and friendly. Thank you Maria! read more

We decided to give the restaurant a second chance and I'm glad we did. The food was excellent and there's definitely more than enough that I had to take some home with me. Great salsa and a really interesting atmosphere with appealing decor. read more

Worst Mexican food around and service is not any better. This is not base upon one bad day, but several experiences that spanned several years. read more

We came here after sweating out our hangover in a lagree class and a michelada was just what the doctor ordered. This is a fairly large restaurant and although we got there right as their hours stated opening, the place was pretty full. The birria was unassumingly delicious. My husband ordered this and the chilaquiles and I practically ate the entire plate of birria. They give you a really small juice side, so ask for a larger one so you can really dunk these suckers. As others have stated there's already an added service tip on every bill so be sure not to double tip, unless it's warranted. Sometimes the service can slack with a pre-loaded tip so we weren't too crazy about that but our waitress noted that the gratuity was already added (only two of us), so that was helpful. read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - Carnitas - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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So after placing orders for pick 12 times this year. I was told that you need to pay before they start your your. I told them I'm paying cash and pay when I get there like I have the last 11 times I order from here. But now they can't start your order until you come in and pay. Every one in the west who is eatting haven't paid yet and they order Les there food before they paid. The manager this rule have been in effect being of this year. But I have order ahead of time 11 times this year and not once until today have the told they have to wait until I paid. Which the manager full of BS. Also you have the make sure you bring exact change because they don't have change. How stupid it's that. When I have eaten in the restaurant I paid cash I have received change. Management is as backward and not customer friendly read more

We visit La Cocina weekly, usually on Mondays because we enjoy watching Monday night Football, sipping a few drinks and enjoying their menu. We visit this place because it really is like a second home. The staff treat you like family. They have the best margaritas and fajitas in town, highly recommended! read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - Dinner Birthday with my family and site manager Gerardo! - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

Do you ever go to one place to eat and while you wait to have tables and tell you 45 minutes wait for to be next to seat? Well we wondered around with my other half and as we read the signs on the buildings we ended up here at LA COCINA BAR AND GRILL! It seem slow outside and we check yelp page to see if they had food, which as you see they do and decided not to wait for the other place. This place is nice very rustic appearance beautiful bricks and color, big tables and comfortable. Little to say the food was very good and I mean it with all the flavors Mexican food can reminded you at home. Meat was tender and juicy, omg the chilaquiles sauce was medium spicy with flavor and the huevo ranchero I ordered was set in a crispy tortilla that just made the whole experience more pleasant. Again a nice over all place that didn't have the right ratings when we saw it. I had some food left over and the second time we eat it was still wondering why did a had low ratings. I hope this helps cause the community deserves to be put up for their credits.. my bill was good for $63. Note: my reviews aren't to be made with the intention of getting a FREE MEAL . The honesty of this is to make businesses grow within the community I visit. I'm here to make a business better not to take advantage of them... I work hard and everyone is entitle to eat a good meal if you are paying for it. SO PLEASE EVERYONE DO NOT USE AN EXCUSE TO EAT FOR FREE. read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - Carne asada added to Huevos Rancheros plate Delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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Great Mexican food! Excellent service and server Julio. We sat down and ordered a couple of Cadillac margaritas. Our party ordered the chicken fajitas, mini chimichanga with enchilada, another ordered the taco with the chille relleno and the last one ordered the chile relleno with the chicken enchilada. After ordering maybe 10 minutes someone arrived with food to our table and we were sure that it could not be our order. However we were surprised to get everything fresh out of the kitchen steaming hot. Everyone pretty much finished all their food. Everything tasted delicious. We didn't have room for dessert. The manager even stopped by to chat with us and we explained how stunned we were with the food being ready so promptly. She advised that it wasn't that fast the day before which happened to be Mother's Day and they were much busier. We discussed the poor yelp reviews due to the 20% service fee that was added and we all agreed that it was just forcing people to pay the amount that is customary anyway. We didn't have a problem with it being added to the bill because that's what we expect to give a server if not more. I will be back, the food was worth it. read more

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*** Service was courteous, forgot to bring guac order **** Ambiance: cozy booths, nice decor ** Food: very good fresh chips, spicy salsa, sweet house margarita w grand marnier shot. Three ala carte selections were disappointing. Small portion eg very thin filling in cheese enchilada, small wet chile relleno, dry carnitas taco, larger than a street taco 2 small cadillacs: $30 Food: ~ $35 (3 ala carta) + tip Improved Food quality and portions could increase customer loyalty. read more

Service is top notch. Solid in fact! Food is good and honestly a good place to come for a good dinner.

We went here to celebrate my dad's 71st birthday. My youngest son is 2 and completely feral, I was so worried that he wouldn't be able to handle going out to a restaurant. The staff was so amazing they brought our food really quick and there was 7 of us so we were so pleased. The staff was so kind to my little one and made our dining experience enjoyable. read more

Came here last week on recommendation from some friends and was very pleasantly surprised. Once we walked into n we were greeted and sat down and it felt like we were in a restaurant in either Cancun or Cabo. From the decor to the music to the wait staff I felt like I was on vacation. He food was delicious and the only reason I took off one star was because once we got our food we had a hard time getting a waiter to check on us for drink refills and then for leftover containers and the check. They did start to get busier after we got there but I saw two or three staff just standing there. Would I come back. Yes I would. Maybe just an off day. We all have them. read more

La Cocina Bar and Grill - Carnitas combination plate - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

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Another phenomenal experience at La Cocina Came the other night about 45mins before closing and the restaurant was still full of patrons and had a great energy to it. We were sat promptly and ordered skinny margs plus table side guac. Our burritos both tasted so fresh and flavorful of homemade authenticity that I ate more than I should have If you're looking for good food, good service, and an authentic restaurant; then look no further. read more

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