Walt from Walt's Adventures still adventuring in the central coast in Cayucos, California. Martin's Restaurant is a Mexican eatery. Many restaurants claim to serve authentic Mexican food. Not being Hispanic, I always take their word for their authenticity. Martin's Restaurant has some of the finest Mexican food I have consumed. It seems that Martin's also has an ace. In addition to its extensive Mexican selections, it also has an extensive Italian cuisine. We chose to choose our dinner from the Mexican choices and did not regret our decisions. If their Italian cuisine is evan a shadow to its South American recipes, then Martin's is truly a gem. If you want a great Mexican meal, go to Martin's. read more

Martin's Restaurant - Chips n salsa... warm - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

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We ordered for pickup. The place was fairly empty when I have arrived, and the indoor sitting looks pretty cool. The food was packed pretty good. The fajita was good, but enchilada was tasteless. Overall, my expectation was much higher from a Mexican and for that I am voting 3 stars. read more

Martin's Restaurant - Steak fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

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Martins sometimes seems like a hidden gem. We went the other and were greeted by such a nice friendly hostess. Our service was soo good. The guacamole was so delicious!! I was happy and could have eaten the whole bowl!! But I shared!! Our meals were all delicious and server came and checked to make sure.. a fine dining experience was had by all. Make sure you check them out next time you come to cayucos!! read more

Have you ever been so hungry, but no matter how hard you tried... You just couldn't decide on what you wanted to eat? On one hand, a nice bowl of pasta bolognese accompanied by a glass of Chianti sounds absolutely amazing. On the other hand, a pair of carne asada tacos, rice, beans alongside a Dos Equis Cerveza sounds just as equally good. ME: (Weighing my options) Is Italian greater than Mexican Or Is Mexican greater than Italian Well.... I'm no math genius, but I'm pretty sure that after this review is all summed up... The answer will present itself! While visiting the quaint little town of Cayucos, we decided to check out Martin's restaurant. Not only do they have ITALIAN on the menu (Mama Mia!!!) But they also have MEXICAN on the menu too!! (Arriba, Arriba!!) Looks like I'm having a glass of Chianti with a chaser of Dos Equis!! ;) That's right! The best of both worlds!! Pizza! Tacos! Ravioli! Burritos! Chicken Parmigiana! Enchiladas! Linguini & Clams! Tamales! Chicken Marsala! Chile Rellenos! And If you still can't decide.... Go AMERICAN and get yourself a burger!!! All I know is.... Next time I'm comin' for breakfast!! As for night we went... Their pizza hit the spot! Their Tacos made me happy!! And their Dos Equis served in a Modelo Glass was just what I needed! Lol Until Next time... Well Done Martin, Bravo!! Ciao. Adiós. Take it Easy. read more

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Stopped I for lunch. Had the wet chicken burrito. Plenty of food and decent flavor. Waitress was kind and attentive. Brought plenty of cold water. No air conditioning that day, but she did offer us plastic menus to fan ourselves with. Tortillas looked homemade. read more

Oh my goodness! Martin's is across the street from the hotel. We watched the Sheriff pull in for lunch, so we felt it would be perfect for dinner - we were right! We ordered Penne with Meatballs, and Chicken Parm. Both meals were epic! Lots of food. Service was perfect! FIFA was on the TV's - atmosphere was very light and friendly. Price was very reasonable! I would go back - but not right now.... I'm way too full! This restaurant is incredible! read more

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Good food. Friendly, great service and CLEAN! This is the type of casual restaurant my family and I enjoy.

We got the Martin's burrito, and burrito grande with beef and chorizo with eggs plate to go. The burritos were wet and some of the best I've ever had and I live in LA! Fresh CIPS and homemade salsa. Food was ready when they said it would be. Friendly server and nice inter read more

We visit Cayucos about twice a month and have been wanting to try Martins but it never seems to work out. The lines are always long and here's why...the food is delicious. We came for an early dinner since we're here for the weekend festivities starting with the Tree Lighting. Quaint multi cultural menu...we chose Mexican. We got there shortly after 4 and they honored the lunch pricing which was very nice. Lunch portions are more my size, especially because I love Fresh chips & Salsa and can be filling. Our waiter was professional, efficient and friendly. We were served, ate and out in time to make it to the Tree Lighting at 5. What a perfect day in beautiful downtown Cayucos!! Definitely recommend....definitely coming back !! read more

Taco salad was horrible ! Had whole lettuce in a shell with some ground beef . Watery and not appetizing at all ! I took all the lettuce out and it left nothing . Very disappointed ! read more

Don't ask these idiots for a combination pizza or you will end up with an all topping pizza that includes pineapple and tomato with no sausage. This could be the worst looking pizza I have ever seen. We typically enjoy Martin's but this is a particularly bad experience. read more

Martin's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

Multiple food menus items from different nationalities make a difficult. I think concentrated on one type of food would be the way to go.. I suggest you look at the items that are popular and find your bliss. The food was ok but not memorable ! read more

Love love love. Always try to eat there at least once a week while we are there. Great people that work there. Place is always clean.

Just wanted to hop on here to compliment Martin's pizza. Have been coming here for years for their mexican food (enchiladas!!). But had a pizza craving and didn't want to order from large chain, and local pizzeria was already closed for the evening... so gave Martin's a try. Food-Delish! Thin crust and fresh toppings all the way to the edge, Yes! Service - always great Ambiance -warm and inviting family restaurant with booths by windows and tables in the middle. Street parking. read more

Martin's Restaurant - Pepperoni pizza - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

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Food and service is excellent !! Stayed in Cayucos for 5 nights, ate here 3 times. Great location also. Very nice inside, very clean. read more

There were great reviews here on Yelp so I was excited to pickup our pizza. So disappointed. The crust is bland and soggy.

The food had no flavor. The waitress was nice but the food was terrible. Couldn't finish my plate and didn't even want to take it home. Wouldn't recommend or go back. It was very expensive and a wasted of my money! read more

Martin's has a cozy atmosphere and the wait staff are friendly. Combining multiple cuisines into one restaurant is no easy task and I think the quantity/variety of food type is outweighing the quality of it. We ordered from the Italian menu. The pasta and meat were satisfying after driving hours and hours to Cayucos with no food. But I can't deny that overall the food is mid. This place is good for a quick bite, but it will not be a repeat visit for me. read more

I had a meat calzone. They prepare it after one orders. The dough was really good. I enjoyed my first experience. Everyone was happy with their food. The calzone's took longer to be ready than the Mexican food that was ordered, so be realistic that some things take longer to prepare than others. read more

Ordered Beef Enchiladas and New York Steak Tampicado. Best Authentic Mexican food around. The portions are huge and plates come with beans, rice, and chicken tortilla. Chips and salsa and refillable! Customer service is amazing and the owner Martin is passionate about every dish. They also have Italian dinner options that are fantastic with great flavors. They just remodeled the interior and it's beautiful! read more

Martin's Restaurant - 2 Beef Enchilidas - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

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A place that has Mexican food AND Italian. It may seem kind of weird. It they do both things well. It's been around forever for a reason. The pizza is delicious and my son always asks for his beach pizza from here. The Mexican dishes we had were fresh and cooked well. The prices are very resonance. Love this little spot! read more

We tried the Mexican breakfast during Covid and thought that it was good. We went back this time during a vacation thinking it would be good and we could choose various options. I asked the Hispanic server which was better, Mexican or Italian. She said Italian. I ignored her and ordered a combo plate. It was good, but not great. The rest of the family listened to her and everything they ordered they loved. My wife thought that the linguini and clams was some of the best she had ever had while my son loved his meat lasagna (and ordered it two nights in a row). We liked it so much that we returned then next night where I got chicken parmigiana. The portion sizes are huge so we took some home to Clovis and heated it up the next night. Guess that means that technically we ate there three nights in a row. Go try the Italian!!! read more

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We have been coming to Martin's since it opened and have enjoyed everything from Mexican, Italian, and American food. The Quality and Quantity you received is EXCELLENT! The service is Exceptional!A Must Try! if you enjoy eating out, this is the Restaurant to come to and ENJOY! read more

Visiting beautiful Cayucos, CA for a few days and we came across this beautiful family owned and operated restaurant. We walked in, got greeted and seated right away. The food was so delicious and the service was great! We were celebrating our sons 13th birthday and they went a little their way to provide him a slice of cake and even sang happy birthday to him with the rest of the kitchen crew! Thank you so much for great service and for making us feel so welcomed! I'm leaving cayucos city very happy! Check out this place! You won't be disappointed!!!!!!! read more

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We had a great Mexican food meal and great service. Everything about our dinner there was so enjoyable. The margaritas too :) Will definitely go back if we are in the area again! read more

Martin's Restaurant - Cheese enchilada, chicken taco, pinto beans, rice... Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

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I would call Martin's "okay" or "solid". Unlike the recommendations of some other reviewers, I'd say Mexican food is better for dinner than Italian food. For Italian, we had chicken parm and pepperoni pizza. The sauce is what moved this from amazing potential to just a-okay. Somewhat bland -- great consistency but not great flavor. With that, the pizza was nothing special but it also wasn't terrible. Fine crust. The kids liked it. The chicken parm was a really good piece of chicken and well prepared, but the sauce brought it down a notch. The Mexican food was slightly better but also just okay. We had two types of enchiladas and then one person got a few a la cart items. The salad were excellent but nothing really stood out or screamed to us that we had to come back again / for more. The service was great, though -- our server was very friendly and everyone was very attentive even as the restaurant got busier on a Friday night read more

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Martin's is a Mexican Italian restaurant in the little town of Cayucos. The 4 of us ordered the following: 1. I got the two taco combo plate with one beef and one chicken crunchy taco, rice and pinto beans. I thought it was pretty good, the chicken imo was better than the beef taco. 4/5 2. My girlfriend got a taco and enchilada combo plate, with one beef taco and a cheese enchilada, with rice and black beans. She liked the enchilada more than the taco. 4/5 3. Her son got the tamales combo plate, with two beef tamales, with rice and pinto beans. It came as well with tortilla soup. This meal was very filling. He had leftovers. 4/5 4. Her daughter got the fish burger with fries. She loved it. 5/5 Very good place overall, and not crowded. read more

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This place doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's worth visiting. Everyone is treated like a guest in the owners home. The lasagna I had was classic comfort food. Comes with pizza-bread. Very good. And the prices are insanely low. You are not paying tourist prices here. I'll be back. read more

We were in town with our dogs and were pleasantly surprised to see there is a back patio! We ordered the Chicken Parmesan with the penne pasta! It was amazing! Amy and Cody were wonderfully accommodating and helpful! We were remembered and checked on often. We also enjoyed the and as nice treat after walking the beach. We will be back the next time we visit Cayucos. We can't wait to try more off the menu! read more

Martin's Restaurant - Half eaten Chicken Parm... . And yummiest thin crust garlic bread. - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

Second visit. I was impressed with the COVID procedures & service. The phone order was quick, and pick up was a breeze, socially distant and careful. They clearly have a well-executed plan for these times. Food is a mixed bag. We ordered the pork chops and the NY steak. The sides were good, typical rice & beans, a cheese enchilada, and green salads that were very nice. The main dishes, though, were lacking. My steak was not a New York cut; it simply wasn't marbled enough or flavorful enough. Not a lot of seasoning; just ok for $18. The pork chops had a lot of untrimmed fat that my wife did not care for. Not great for $15. Next time, we'll come for breakfast or maybe try the Italian food. Or maybe we'll stick to the more traditional Mexican things like burritos. read more

Martin's Restaurant - The set up at the front door, where you can place & pick up to-go orders. - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

We picked up food from here during our first day of stay in Cayucos. We ordered Chile Relleno and Huevos Rancheros. Food was good but the packaging was really bad. My food ended up as a mess of all the ingredients. It was hard to tell what was what, they didn't even label it to make it easy. Did not provide utensils, I guess I should have asked but it would have been nice if they had at least offered or asked when I went to pick up the food. Good thing we had an extra spoon with us for backup. Order pick up was easy, right at the entrance. read more

Martin's Restaurant - Huevos rancheros or a mess - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

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We were on our way home and our friends wanted to take us to breakfast at Martin's. They recommended the chorizo so I ordered an egg white omelette with chorizo. It melted in my mouth! My friend had an egg filled enchilada and loved it. They recommended we get potatoes as our side. It was a great choice. They are roasted red potatoes that are yummy! Everything at this restaurant is SO GOOD! read more

Martin's Restaurant - Chorizo omelette with egg whites - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

DO NOT GO HERE. I'm writing this review at 8:19pm, AFTER we walked all the way home after being denied service. Which is ironic because their hours still say open. We walked in at 8:05pm to sit down to get dinner (their hours say 9pm on yelp and google) and was told that we couldn't sit down and order dinner. WE WALKED to the restaurant thinking an hour before closing would be plenty of time to get served. CHANGE YOUR HOURS ON GOOGLE / YELP if you aren't going to honor them. read more

We came here for dinner on a Tuesday evening about 5:45 PM. There were four of us in our group. We were greeted by a very friendly server named Gabby. She let us know there was a reason for her name:-) She was a very friendly and sweet lady, and we enjoyed chitchatting with her as we ordered our drinks and food. They have Dos Equis Amber beer, which one of the people in our group was ecstatic about. Their menu has a lot to offer, including Mexican Food, Italian food, American food, and breakfast, lunch and dinner. We settled on the Mexican food and were very glad we did. The chips and salsa, the crispy shredded beef tacos, rice, and beans, cheese enchiladas, and taco salad were all great. Everybody raved about their food. Might have to head back for a Mexican breakfast or Italian dinner! read more

Martin's Restaurant - Beef taco, cheese enchilada, rice and pinto beans - Mexican Near Me - Cayucos, California

We had takeout dinners 2 nights in a row. The first night we ordered the cheese ravioli with Pesto, and some items from their Mexican food menu. All items were delicious, so we decided to order from their Italian menu the next night. The chicken Marsala was inedible - the chicken was soooo tough and the flavor was really off. The calzone was a mess - under baked dough and the proportions of meat, cheese and sauce was off. Took 2 bites and that was all I could handle. The he side salad was good but the bread was rock hard. I'd recommend the Mexican food but definitely not the Italian food. Also, service the first night was great - very friendly and helpful. Second night not so much. Asked for salt and pepper and plastic ware and received none. read more

Had TWO great meals at Martin's. Our group had a mix of Italian and Mexican and everyone enjoyed their meals. Can you believe they do great job with BOTH formats? And pricing is great despite the current super high pricing that restaurants face for food and employee expenses. Came back later in the week for pizza & beer and had a home run there, too. Nice quiet family run place walking distance in downtown Cayucos. Give it a try. read more

Freshly resourced and prepared Mexican food at its best! Maria is such a gem and always so kind- hearted and wanting to please so that you have an enjoyable meal and experience. Come and enjoy, you won't regret it! read more

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We visited Martin's for the first time earlier this week. We had to wait for a table to seat a large party, which was fine. The owners were very nice keeping us updated, etc. we all ordered something different & were happy with our meals. I ordered a Chili Renello Tostada which was really good right down to the tortilla shell. We will be back to enjoy another meal! read more

Excellent food and amazing for kids! The chile verde plate was absolutely incredible and the large guacamole fed 10 people! This is the best Mexican food in town and the big menu makes it perfect for kids. Highly recommend it. read more

Fun place! You want Mexican- they've got it. You want Italian- they've got that too. I got the lasagna and it was so good! A giant portion which I couldn't finish, it was delicious the next day for breakfast! read more