The food and drinks here are absolutely fantastic! I especially loved the chicken fajita--it was fantastic! My better half ordered the bean and cheese enchiladas, though there was a little mix-up with the order (they accidentally got meat and cheese instead), but the staff handled it perfectly and made it right. The outdoor setting with views of Payerte Lake was truly beautiful. Our dessert, fried ice cream, was a big hit with the kids--they were so curious and enjoyed every bite, even if they did demolish it! read more

We had hiked for a few hours and could not find much open and ventured into this place, but it did not disappoint us. The minute you walk in you notice the beautiful painted booths and the atmosphere was reminiscent to Mexico. The food did not disappoint... I had a chili relleno and my husband had the fajitas ... David was an amazing server. read more

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Terrible food. Terrible service. The only redeeming quality was looking at the lake. If I could give 0 stars I would!!!

The food tasted like greasey dog and dont even get me started on the service. Most rude service ever. Weird waiter who thought he was a comedian. 3oz water cups. Straight garbage. Taking plates before we are done eating. Kicking family out because of the STRICT 6 person seating. 2/10 max DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

The service was quick and friendly. Can't beat the outdoor seating right on the lake! The food was good. I don't know what's in it, but we were uncomfortably stuffed for about 6 hours after our early dinner. (We should've quit sooner!) read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Taco salad, side of beef enchilada - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

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Beautiful panoramic views on the patio. Chips & salsa were excellent, margaritas were good not great and the food was also good. My pastor burrito didn't have much meat in it but tasted good. read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Pastor burrito with black beans and rice - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

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Wonderful Mexican entrees, best I'e had in McCall area. The service is excellent and I've never had anything but excellent meals with wonderful atmosphere and views of the lake!!!! read more

Un town for an art festival, I stopped at this restaurant not knowing what to expect--it's a small town in Idaho, after all. I decided to try the Carnitas burrito, but when they told me all the burritos are wet, I got nervous. My past experiences with wet burritos? Not great. I was skeptical. Then the burrito arrived, and I took my first bite. Let me tell you--I thought I died and went to heaven. This was hands down the tastiest burrito I've ever had. The carnitas were perfect, the sauce was incredible, and everything tasted so fresh. I've been dreaming about that burrito ever since I left. The only downside? The service was subpar. I ordered to go, and the server seemed a bit impatient with me, which was disappointing. However, I'd drive three hours just to eat here again. I haven't tried every burrito place in Idaho, but this one? It's already at the top of my list. If you're even remotely close, do yourself a favor and stop in. You won't regret it! read more

Food is great and the lakeside patio is so nice! the only reason I'm giving 4 stars is for portion size. I always get the carne asada and they could put more rice/beans on the plate. even when I ask for more rice and beans they don't put any extra. But I'll keep eating here! It's so good and the Cadillac marg is my fav! Service is fast read more

What a great Mexican restaurant. It was cold and raining outside so no waterfront dining on their brand new deck. I was seated after a 5 minute wait. The Bar was completely packed with happy customers. They have my highly recommended Skinny Cadillac Margaritas. They are absolutely delicious. In Florida, they call them Top Shelf margaritas but they don't even compare to these here in McCall. I'm also a fan of their choices of entrees: Spinach Enchiladas, Cameron's Chapala, and Cameron's a la crema. Great service and helpful experienced servers read more

The food was amazing, chips and salsa were my favorite part. We went 2 nights in a row during our vacation because it was so good!

Food was mediocre to say the least. Nothing authentic. Carne asada meat in the tacos for the left over ends of the meat fried to a crisp. I ordered a skinny margarita on the rocks with no salt. I got a huge tumbler with salt and I was charged $18.99! Service was mediocre at its best. Not worth going to! read more

It's unfortunate that the hostest has to leave such a stain on this restaurant. As a local, it is a favorite. Food is great, service is fast, but the "I AM GOD" attitude is a tragedy! Totally unnecessary. I understand summer is tough but if tourism brings you down work somewhere else...Tourism is the life blood of this town. Try on a little patience and kindness for a change. I am certain you are a daughter or something of someone...NO EXCUSE for a service industry. Won't be long before our precious town becomes SUN VALLY and GOD help us then! Be NICE and KIND...Goes a long way after a LONG day...even for us locals! read more

Yum!!! We took a "risk" to eat here due to the ratings but WOW so glad we did. They were great. Service was prompt, friendly, enjoyable. And food was so good! Initial chips, salsa and beans were bomb! Food temp was on point. read more

Definitely the best Mexican food I've had in Idaho. The salsa and chips were excellent. Will definitely return

Great food & awesome service! It's winter time so the lake is frozen, but I'm sure the view is awesome during the summer!

Great salsa! OMG! The service is great The chili Colorado was fantastic! Chicken burrito was huge and very good. Eat Here! read more

Drove up to McCall for the day and arrived around lunchtime. Called a few places that we'd wanted to try but no one picked up so we ended up here just because we found street parking nearby. We were immediately seated outside and served chips with 2 salsas and bean dip. I liked the green salsa-thumbs up on that! We ordered the 2-item lunch combo with a chicken taco & enchilada and the carne asada. The carne asada came with guacamole, tortillas, rice and beans and it had a tasty char to it. It was very thin so if you're hungry, you should consider ordering something else. The 2-item combo was mediocre at best, the taco shell looked liked it came from a box and fell apart. The views were nice and our server was pleasant despite the other reviews. It's hard to get a real sense of things during this pandemic so I'll give it a 2.5 stars read more

This place is awesome. Great food and margaritas. Can't visit McCall with our visiting this restaurant. Nice staff and great drinks. The staff seem to actually appreciate you coming in. The food and drinks here have been excellent each and every time. I suspect the bad ratings are from their competitors in the area, which they slaughter in every element of quality, service, presentation and overall experience. The other place can't even make you a real margarita. They peddle some pre-made Mad-Dog margarita that'll make you sick the next day. We travel from the T Valley to enjoy dinner and margaritas in McCall and it will always be here. Cheer read more

Not once but twice, we showed up and were treated horribly by the hostess. I'm mostly fluent in Spanish. About 11 months apart we were treated like crap by the hostess. Not going to return. Average food , world class views . Horrible service read more

Best service in town, great margaritas, and good food to go with it. Can't beat the location and view, can get way too busy for us locals, so non-locals, feel free to find another place. read more

One of our most favorite places in town every visit! Not sure why it's only a 2.8 star because we love the service every time we are always seated before our given time at check in, the drinks are yummy, the service is GREAT, and most of all we've never had bad food fro here. My daughter loves the chips, beans and salsa while waiting for our food. And the scenery can't be beat! read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Outdoor seating - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

PLEASE Ignore the bad ratings, I LOVED THIS PLACE! Hardest working restaurant staff I've seen. The staff was absolutely amazing and was hustling. They were kind, caring and made the night so much fun. From the margaritas, chips and salsa and the food, everything was great. Also, best view in town out on the deck. read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - The view - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

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We decided to give this place a shot because it was a lake view but it was horrible. Short version: They don't take pride in their restaurant and they are rude. Long version: First, the hostess at the front was so rude - no friendliness or warmth. It almost felt like we were her inconvenience. She sat us with menus that had food all over them which was kinda gross. We were seated and all the servers were running around - everything was so chaotic. It wasn't super busy so I can only assume it was understaffed. But also, we were a party of 6 that got sat instantly in mid-summer McCall during dinner on a Saturday. That should have been a red flag LOL My 4 year old's pizza was cold in the center and not cooked all the way. Half way through my husband's dinner, he found a long black hair in his flautas. I let the rude hostess on our way out know (already paid - bill was $85 and we still left $15). She literally didn't acknowledge it at all...LOL. So, I repeated it and I think she grabbed her Dad or something? Maybe he is the owner? In a mocking tone, he said that maybe the hair flew into the food from somewhere else because all his cooks were bald like him. LOL!! Again, we had already paid and was just letting him know as a courtesy because it was pretty gross. I really wish I could go back in time and take a photo but we were pretty annoyed by everything and just wanted to leave. I guess they just have so much business there that they can afford to be rude and not have standards. I don't know! The below view isn't worth it. You've been warned! read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - a view of a marina - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

I do not understand the poor reviews about bad service - we had our complimentary chips, two salsas, & bean dip plus our drink orders taken within one minute of sitting at the bar. Food, service, ambiance were all excellent, including generous portions at very reasonable prices. Plus a very engaging bartender (perhaps owner) Jose. It is hard to find because it is within a building labeled "Waterfront", with no outside sign, but right on the downtown corner where 3rd St turns left onto Lake St. read more

I was enjoying myself too much to take photos but I can quickly sum up this review. Great food, great service and beautiful view and all reasonable priced. We really enjoyed it and will be back. read more

Good food, good service. Amazing view. Cadillac Margarita was amazing. Definitely recommend for a good dinner in McCall read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

wanted to go here for drinks and some appetizers but was greeted with sassy and rude hostess. asked to sit outside and they were very rude about it. asked how many appetizers we wanted and acted annoyed when we said 1 or 2. we had a younger one with us so we didn't want to sit at the bar and they said that's what they were going to do Because it was slightly windy outside. We said we didn't mind the wind so she put us outside. we decided it wasn't worth the having grumpy waitresses for no reason we decided to go to somwhere else and went to walk out. as we passed the hostess she looked at a coworker and laughed as she said " knew that was going to happen" read more

Amazing patio dining, always the fastest service, we eat here all the time. Margs are big and tasty. Can't go wrong with fajitas read more

Lago Chapala Mexican Restaurant - Smothered Carne Asada burrito - Beer Bar Near Me - McCall, Idaho

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Came for a later lunch. Shared the grande nachos, and they were excellent! All the servers and hosts were nice. And the view of the lake makes for a great place to enjoy a meal. Everyone we saw had a margarita, so I'm sure they were good too! Check it out. A tad on the pricey side, but the servings were pretty decent, and the salsa is bomb! read more

The service was excellent, food fresh, and margaritas outstanding Chips & salsa were good too. Fresh guacamole excellent

We always make a point to eat here when we are in McCall. We enjoy the food and appreciate the hard working family that are the servers. The view of the lake is beautiful from the patio. Margaritas are delicious but I have to say they are expensive. ( my only negative). We will look forward to visiting again next year. read more

My husband and I could eat nothing but Mexican food for the rest of our lives and die happy! Jose, Lilly, and family run an amazing business and their food is perfect every time! I love their salsa and fajitas! Well.... I love everything there! I wanted to give a 1 star review so people wouldn't discover this place! But, they are such great people they deserve lots of business!!! read more

The food was very good. The service was fantastic. The view of the lake just beautiful. We were there for lunch and it was not very busy. Definitely recommend! read more

The service is horrible. The waiter was extremely condescending when we asked to sit at another table. They appear very busy and not focused on what they are doing. They took our menu after we ordered the appetizer. I guess we are not able to order anything else. The food definitely didn't make up for the dismal waiting staff. Avoid this place. Go anywhere else. read more

Insanity Everyone is in such a rush . Don't expect to relax and chill . Will not happen .

I don't understand the low ratings. The food has been great every time I go. I enjoy the fajitas and the enchiladas. I also like the tamales and churros are amazing. The service is quick and the food is always hot. read more

The workers at this place are extremely rude. I will never come back here. Food was sub par. We asked for extra sauce & then we didn't use it all & they mentioned how we kept asking for more sauce & didn't use it. The guy didn't want to split our check he said "do it 50/50, it's almost the same" uhh it was it was $15 more on 1 check. He argued with me about splitting the check but I was not backing down. THE WHOLE STAFF IS RUDE! read more

Alright not a one star but I was disappointed tonight. Upon arrival we wanted to dine outside. The server said we could not come back in. Outside my mother was freezing. In their defense we had made the choice. However, it went downhill. The weather continued to get worse and so did the service. They clearly thought it was to cold as well and forgot about us. They locked the door and we couldn't get back inside. Another customer came and saved the day. The food was sub-par tonight as well. I dined here less than a week ago and on that visit it was probably a 4 star It's ok food, not spectacular. Pueblo Lindo has better Mexican food. The service tonight probably was a 1, but I am considerate of the fact that we agreed to sit on the deck. read more

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If you are in McCall you MUST visit Lago Chapala! My husband and I spend our summers here from Arizona. We go to Chapala at least once a week! This sweet family works very hard to make sure you feel welcome and have a great experience! Go see them and have a Cadillac Margarita! And take a look at that beautiful view from their deck! Most definitely worth it!! read more