The food here is delicious! Gr beef tacos, chile relleños, enchiladas, beans, soup, chile verde burritos and guacamole are among our favorites. Service is friendly. Casual dining, but food is so great! We love it. read more

Apparently at Oscar's, being a customer is more of a self-service experience now. We walked in around 5 PM and sat in the bar area. The bar top was decorated with empty cans of Truly and dirty food plates, while the only other patron sat patiently with an empty glass. Very inviting. We waited about 10 minutes without so much as a hello. An employee eventually came through the back door, looked directly at us, and apparently decided eye contact was sufficient customer service before walking into the dining room. Curious whether anyone actually worked there, I got up and looked around. I didn't find much in the way of staff, but there were plenty of dirty tables, so at least something was plentiful. The best part? The restaurant was practically empty. One couple in the dining room. So this wasn't an overwhelmed staff struggling through a dinner rush. We were apparently just asking too much by expecting someone to acknowledge our existence. We've been coming to Oscar's for years, which makes this even more disappointing. It has gone seriously downhill. After 10 minutes of being ignored, we decided to provide ourselves with the only service available: showing ourselves to the door. Won't be back. read more

This place has dropped in quality so much. For one, it took 15 minutes to get served and another 45 minutes to get our food. We weren't the only patrons experiencing this either. I saw a few people get up and leave after getting their drink orders - but we toughed it out only to be served small portions of mediocre food. Mind you - it was not busy at all I assume they are just understaffed, our waitresses were very pleasant. Will not be returning however read more

2nd time here at Oscars, no parking close had to park kinda far, hubby has a bad hip not good. Ordered a medium Menudo, good price but they charge for tortillas. Good size 16 ounce for the price. My menudo was lukewarm and the soup had a funny taste. My husband found a couple bones in his soup, again not good. Service was slow. This restaurant looks like a bit divey. Don't think I will be back. Heard good things about, but we didn't experience them. read more

It's mediocre. I had been here about a year ago and remember enjoying the visit. Went tonight and it was...meh. We did get greeted right away and told we can sit anywhere. At the time, there were 2 other tables occupied - both had their food already. Chips and salsa dropped off right away and our drink orders taken, with them arriving fairly quickly. The waitress was nice but I think training. She left for a while and finally, maybe after 10 minutes, someone else came up to get our order. The food took a while to come out... but hey, we like fresh! However, it was all lackluster. The taco tortillas were thick and dry and almost had a peta bread texture/taste to them. Apparently there's not just a regular burrito you can order that already had the basics in it - so I did a build your own where you only get to choose 3 I gradients + 1 meat. So I ordered beans and cheese on the side and $3.50 each when it was just a scoop of each? Ridiculous. Then, it did take about 20 minutes once we were done before someone came by and we were able to ask for the check. It wasn't horrible, but disappointed in the decrease of care and food. Another review experienced the location being messy, but I will say it was not messy when we went both times. read more

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Waited forever for my order to be taken. Food was bland. Very disappointed. They used to be good.

Staff was very accommodating for a party of 6 without reservations. Our orders were accurate and very tasty. My cousin ordered the chile rellenos and raved about them. Nice hometown atmosphere. read more

Second time we've been ignored to get a table. Same waitress said she would clean one off and than she disappeared. Once we finally go to sit down we had to wait another 15 min for water . We actually watched a customer walk back and grab cleaning supplies to clean 2 tables for her family and another couple . Meanwhile still waiting to order , maybe get some chips and salsa at some point .... Sad a great restaurant now sucks . read more

Oscar's has been my favorite Mexican food place for decades now. Like many others, I was so said when the owner passed, but his daughter took the helm and was so thrilled to continue enjoying this little gem. However, over the last year to a year and a half it's fallen completely apart. Ignored by service staff, hit and miss food, rude staff and just really crappy service. As usual, I'd shrug it off and say "off day!" Well, these last two times, I am done! Two weeks ago my husband and I went in to enjoy a wonderful meal. We waited and waited for 40 minutes to finally be asked if we wanted something to drink. We responded that we did and could we order as we had been waiting for quite a while to be acknowledged and both of us were getting hungry. She said she wasn't our server and that our server would be with us soon. We didn't want to wait another 40 minutes so we left. We were annoyed and I swore I wouldn't return due to all the previous times but, as usual, tonight I was craving my Mexican staple so to Oscar's my husband went to get me a to go order. After expecting him home within a half hour, an hour and a half later, he pulls into the driveway! I asked him where he had been this whole time and he responded, "stuck in Oscar's!" It took him 55 minutes to get a single cheese enchilada order. Nothing fancy or exciting just a single enchilada plate. I asked what happened and he explained that the server was alone and completely preoccupied with chatting with two people at the bar. He said she could have cared less and when he did ask if the order would be up soon after waiting for 45 minutes, the lady rudely responded that she was alone and that she was doing the best that she could. My husband wasn't a jerk. He wasn't disrespectful, but after waiting 45 minutes he asked when it would be up. To wait 55 minutes while listening to the server chat with bar patrons, it's ridiculous so I am officially done. Oscar's will always hold a special place in my heart and I sincerely hope Cara is well, but the service and quality is going down the drain and this is just one of approximately 8 bad interactions with sub-par food and/or service. Sad, really, but enough is enough. read more

Was hoping this place was good as it looked cute. Unfortunately the portions are tiny. The food is expensive. The chips are stale. There were five different items requested that they were currently out of. Felt bad for servers that have to work. There won't be coming back. read more

Do not come here for breakfast. The food is awful. I ordered steak fajitas and it was overcooked meat with zucchini and spinach. Wtf kind of fajitas doesn't have onions and peppers. It was terrible. The people sitting next to me were super loud and weird. Don't come here it's not worth the price and they have a B health rating. overall -2/10. It sucks. read more

I have NEVER had anything as bad as this place when it comes to Mexican food. Hands down THE most disgusting garbage I've ever been served in my 43 years on this earth and they have the AUDACITY to overcharge for this SLOP. Waitress was receptive but she should look for another job because this place is bound to close. I felt bad for her. It was so bad. read more

First time trying this place out and will be my last. Went here for a little dinner with the family and I must say I had better Mexican food than this one. First off the food; the food was not the best . My husband and my aunt had the steak fajitas that was not good at all. It lacked a lot of flavor where you would have to add seasoning yourself to the meal to make it edible . The guest shouldn't have to fix the cooks meal by doing that. It should be seasoned upon arrival. My little cousin had the chipotle chicken plate and that was just hot, it didn't taste any hint of chipotle it just tasted Hot and spicy, the chicken was really dry and she didn't want to finish the meal. I had the suprema enchiladas, that meal tasted like all I had was tortillas the only thing I'd say that was good was the rice and beans. The chips and salsa also tasted really bland. Second the service: the service was subpar, the ladies that helped our table were really kind. The wait time for the food to come out to the table took soo long that they had to constantly give us more chips and salsa . Lastly the ambiance . The ambiance was pretty cool it felt like a nice Mexican restaurant when you walk in . All and all I won't be coming back here again. Thanks for the meal tho. read more

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I can see why this place has low stars. Only been here twice 1.5y apart and will never return. It was Saturday at 4:30p and they have a closed sign on the window. The hour show they were open, walked in and there's no customers. No employees don't want to be seen, but it's lit up and sounded functioning. We walked out to naw sure they didn't have a private party tonight, went back in confused and then walked out again. The first time I came, they let us sit there for 45 minutes without offering drinks.. The service was really bad and it was hard to get our full order with out asking for the items that were missing. We returned just to give this place another chance, and it will be the last. Then an employee opened the bar side door of the restaurant and said they were open. I told her I couldn't tell because iit showed closed. She took our orders was very rude about taking the orders when the chimichanga was ordered by my child she said she wanted it with rice and beans and the server acted confused and questioned her as if it didn't display it came with two sides on the menu. Food was served it was bland. The chimichanga was missing a guacamole. No one returned to our table to check on us. The bus boy walked by and glance at us. I called for him three times he ignored. There were zero people in the restaurant still. Another waitress, walked by, also didint acknowledge and I had not seen our waitress to ask for the guacamole. I had to hunt them down to request the guacamole then when we asked for the check the bus boy brought it. The different waitress picked it up and I ask why there was a charge for sour cream on there when we did not order it. She immediately removed it. I had the wet burrito with chili Verde. The burrito was fairly dry. The beans tasted bland and pasty. Rice had no flavor dry. The burrito was dry and tasteless. Bad service, bad food. read more

I first want to talk about the service because it was fantastic. The waitress was very friendly and always brought us a bunch of chips and water. The food is really good too. I got some hardshell tacos and it's really nicely decorated the inside. I never saw this restaurant before in the past, but I go to it quite frequently when I'm in Redlands. read more

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This has been my go to Place for a quick bite to eat or to stop by with some friends on a Friday evening, it's so nice to see a local restaurant that does so many events with the community always an amazing time read more

The service was good, the food was the disappointment. Ordered the supreme nachos & got cheese nachos- was still charged for the supreme ($2 difference & I just wanted to leave). The enchiladas were average at best. We had the regular cheese enchilada, beef enchilada, handmade cheese enchilada & pork enchilada. All 4 were mediocre. This was our first & last time here. What do you say when 5 different menu items make you wish dinner was over????? read more

5 stars goes to Lizzy. We haven't been to Oscar's in years. We went back tonight and had such a great experience due mostly to lizzy. When the 3 of us wanted margaritas, she suggested a pitcher. She helped us choose our food and her suggestions were great. She brought us sauces that complimented our dishes. We'll come back just because of her. read more

WORST SERVICE EVER How do they have 1 person tending bar Taking orders answering the phone and basically acting like fu** you wait! read more

SHORT VERSION: sloppy and very slow service. skimpy tacos. bottled "dressing". LONGER VERSION: must have changed cooks along the way. Intolerable now. Others coming in after me were served first, not just the main dinner, but beverage, dessert, including picking up their finished dishes. "Service" was schlepped my way. Napkins tossed onto dirty menu. Beef tacos had very little beef and lots and lots of lettuce! No guacamole!!! lol... in a Mexican restaurant? really? I had frequented this place for many years but now I have to agree with all of the one star and few star reviews. Never again. My family stopped going years ago. I was the lone hold out but each time I returned, I was always disappointed. Family said, "We told you so!" Waited too long for food and too long for the ticket. Forget getting any service during the meal... not even a drive-by! I predict this place will be closing. read more

We went for lunch today after seeing it on the top ten list of redlands Mexican food restaurants. Then read the mostly positive reviews. We were very disappointed. They were out of my first choice for lunch so ordered something else. The food was okay, service was horrid. The place was dirty. Wish we would have made a different choice. Never making that mistake agai read more

My husband and I walked into this place with high hopes, by the look of the photos here on yelp. We were ignored, waiting to be sat. We had to ask the server if we seat ourselves, she acted like she didn't see us waiting. Told us to sit at a table and someone would be right with us. There was a tall dude cleaning the tables, who seen us waiting for a table, continued to look busy. Another couple walked in (Caucasian) and they were immediately sat, served silver ware, and menus. Sorry but I can't help but think we were being ignored due to us being Mexican. We walked out. Never even got to talk to anyone at this establishment. Horrible customer service, and even a little racist. I will never try to come here again, and also warn all family and friends from coming to this awful place. read more

I've been going to Oscars for years, though it's been about a year since we have dined there. I particularly love there Huevos Rancheros. This time things were different. We were seated quickly. We we given water and chips/salsa. Our drink order was taken. 40 minutes later and no drinks. Ho one has come to take our food order. After 45 minutes our drinks (wine and a bottled beer) arrived and our order was taken. An hour and a half after we were seated our food was served. The waitress carried or plates our with a hot pad warning that the plates are hot. My plate and food was warm at best. Not cold, certainly not hot. The food was good, just not as hot as it should be. The one waitress was surly. There was one waitress, one bus boy and bartender covering a fairly full restaurant. I hope this isn't the norm for the restaurant. We've loved them. read more

Terrible service. I get being busy, I have been a server . Two hours at a Mexican restaurant for two kids burritos, a taco salad, and à la cart tacos is insane. If the kitchen is so behind, that's a great time to stop by and refill drinks, chips etc. We wont be back. read more

My nephew and niece really loves this place so I met them here for dinner. Limited parking in front, but if you go further down the street. You should be able to find parking. This was my first time here. You wait until the hostess has a table for you. We didn't wait too long and we got a booth to the back. The waitress was really nice and brought us water while we decided on what to eat. I wasn't too full so I ordered a side of flautas which is flour tortillas fried and I selected beef. It comes with guacamole on top, but you can ask for sour cream too. It was delicious but a bit pricey for a side dish. My nephew and niece thoroughly enjoyed their burritos with the sides. They've been here before and this is their favorite spot. I loved eating here because of the company, but I wasn't too impressed with the ambiance and the food was okay. Not sure if I would come back. However that just my opinion. read more

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Was here with my co worker for lunch. We decided to get the chile relleno burrito. She turned hers into a wet burrito. Our waitress started us with chips and salsa. Salsa had a kick to it. Chips seem to be homemade. I would rate them a 4 out of 5. As for my burrito it could have been better if it was served hot/warm. My burrito turned cold after a few mins into it. To me the burrito was bland. If you wanted extra sides like guac or sour cream it's extra. I would give it a 2 out of 5. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. So service went well. Also as I sat down in a booth I kinda sunk in a bit. I feel like the seatings may need some upgrade. Would I come back again? Maybe not. Giving a 3 star because service wasn't bad. read more

It is a great tiny family owned Mexican restaurant. We ordered here during the beginning of the pandemic a ton of takeout but started coming to sit down to eat more and more once a few places started opening back up. Food options are great cause there are so many for all the different vibes of eating one might have. Some days I want 3 skipper burritos and other days I eat a delicious taco salad from here - it's called balance! :) Btw - skipper burritos are where it's at - the chile verde is so bomb!! They are mini burritos that are super affordable and pack a punch. The salads are a decent size but what really shines is the creamy cilantro ranch, I always ask for exxxtra! I love eating inside but it is quite small with only about 12 tables total and it is a popular spot. There isn't really a parking lot but we always park along the street and walk in. Another thing to note is they are not a late night place, the latest they are open is 9pm so come earlier to enjoy the pleasant staff and food. They also do takeout orders which is perfect for a tv binge/ night in with some stellar comfort food. read more

Don't know what's happened to this place?!? Very slow service. Waited 20 minutes before drink order was taken. Gave food order at same time. Had to ask for chips and salsa. Waited another 40 minutes for food to come out. No refills on drinks or chips during that wait time. Not crowded. Not busy. What's the problem here??? Won't be coming back. Food was fine. But it's nothing special. Can get it elsewhere. read more

The posole was good, the drinks, service and food was mediocre. They don't really check up on you if you want another drink. Missing money opportunity. Multiple times ask for sour cream...didn't happen. If you want to wait for a long time to get your food...this is your place. read more

Amazing staff damn food beyond great plus the rockstar status of a husband and wife making sure we feel welcome running around serving not just let the employees do it they are truly involved what's makes a great business and so friendly read more

As a Grubhub driver, punctuality is of utmost importance to me. If I arrive on time and the order is due at a specific time, even during off-peak hours, I expect to be promptly attended to by the staff. Whether it's through delivery apps or within the restaurant, I believe customers appreciate good customer service. However, there seems to be a lack of proper etiquette among the employees. They appear to rush through tasks and lack effective communication among themselves. It's frustrating when customers are left in the dark about the status of their orders, whether it's ready, being worked on, or when it will be ready for pickup. I recently had an unpleasant experience here @ "Oscars Mexican restaurant" where a rude older woman with short blonde hair demanded that I move to a different table. I had been waiting for my order for about 15 minutes without any updates or customer service. When I finally asked for my order, she informed me that; we had never told you it was ready or would be ready soon. I thanked her and left the restaurant, canceling my order. People like this ruin businesses. I'll never forget it and would never want to give this place my money. As a Mexican American, I felt almost like she was being prejudiced towards me. Her entire vibe and demeanor were just so rude and disrespectful, to say the least. May 3rd, 2025. Approx. 5:00 o'clock read more

We sat for 15 mins at the bar before anyone helped us. Owner sat at the end of bar gabbing with someone and said bartender will be right back. Never thought to get up and bring us water, hips, and salsa. Finally took our drink order and then our food order. We ordered guacamole but when I ask for more salsa she brought it and said "bad news we are out of chips, they should be making some". We never got more chips so couldn't even finish the gaucamole. Watched bartender take 2 shots behind the bar with a customer. Definitely not worried if we were being waited on well. The food was fine but sadly won't be back. We have been coming here for years and food is pretty good, but not worth the service. Especially disappointing that owner doesn't seem to worry about her customers either. read more

Oscar's Mexican Restaurant in downtown Redlands, while may be small, is quite popular. I counted only 12 regular dining tables, but at 5:30 pm on a weekday, they were full. The staff was super attentive and readily explained the items on the menu. The food came out very quickly. I liked the QR code for reviewing their menu and the contactless payment process - high tech for such a small, independent restaurant. Parking in this area is tough, so be patient and plan accordingly. Something I hadn't seen before was their side dish of Oscar's Papas. You can see them on the right-hand side of the burrito dish (see my pic). These are diced potatoes with rancho sauce and cheese on top. The diced potatoes were a bit mushy with soaking up the rancho sauce but that was somewhat offset with the baked cheese on top - it was okay. This pic shows the burrito, on the left-side, with added sauce and cheese. These helped the burrito flavors greatly. Oscar's gives you a lot of meat in their burritos and tacos. While their meats were under seasoned, they were still moist and cooked well. The black beans were standard fare. The tacos were fairly large. The Carnitas and chicken were cooked well, but under seasoned. The hard taco shell was nice and crunchy. The soft taco shell was a bit firm and chewy on its rim. read more

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I had my husbands celebration of life supposedly catered with a taco guy but two days before the celebration He called to say that he fired his taco guy. He charged me $600.00. I only got the food dumped in my kitchen . Oscar said he would give me a refund but I have texted and called him. No refund. This is not good business. I will tell all my friends to never use this place of business again. This is very sad. He seemed so honest on the phone. read more

Service was good I think but the food was just not it, I LOVE Mexico when it comes to the food but I didn't taste anything but dissatisfaction, the ambience felt familiar but it wasn't true. Great server, not great food :/ read more

Just went this morning to purchase 12 of their mini skipper breakfast burritos. I arrived and the burritos were ready and when I asked for salsa for my burritos, they said it's sold separately. Where else can you go order a burrito and it doesn't come with salsa. I wasn't asking for an abundance. I just wanted some for the burritos. Even Del taco gives you complementary salsa to put on your Mexican food. I spent $43 and they would not give me salsa. Bad customer service. If I had eaten inside I would've had all you can eat chips and salsa what is the difference? read more

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Where do you not wanna go??....Here. Our waitress was so rude, she seemed angry with us. We ordered non alcoholic drinks, they took almost 15 minutes to arrive and our chips/salsa took just as long. Most of the staff including our waitress were standing around laughing and chatting it up while we waited for drinks, chips/salsa. Once she came to get our order she was rude like we were ruining her day by coming in. Food took forever as well. Food was ok. Once it did come our waitress never checked on us. However there was a young gentleman who did ask us on one occasion if we were ok/needed anything but at that point we were just ready to go and asked for our check. read more

Oscars is our favorite Mexican restaurant. In over two decades worth of visits, our dining experience has been nearly all positive. The service was great, staff friendly and food delicious. There was a time when the service became unacceptable - as in "Being-Seated-And-Ignored-For-So-Long-That-We-Got-Up-And-Left" unacceptable. And sometimes, the food was off in varying amounts of taste, quality and/or portion. Our experiences became so bad that we stopped dining there altogether (which is how we discovered the amazing Linda's Casa Trejo in Yucaipa, but that's another review). However, we did come back and were reminded of why we loved the place to begin with. Like before, the service great, the staff friendly and the food delicious. We're glad we returned. read more

Oscar's is the best restaurant in Redlands. Great food, the most wonderful service, and such a great place to spend any time of day! Check it out! read more

Oscars Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Redlands, California

Went here for father in law's birthday lunch and liked the location and interior so I had great expectations for the food. Expectations UNMET! Food was mediocre at best- burnt cheese on top of enchiladas and bland, inauthentic flavors. We ordered hongo (mushroom) tacos but received ground beef tacos. When it was mentioned to the waitress, she said she'd check with the chef who "confirmed" the tacos were mushroom. Anywho, $7.00 guacamole was basically smashed avocado with nothing else, not even salt! The veggie chimichanga was basically a flour tortilla with veggies inside= regular burrito. We ordered a chimichanga= fried burrito. The waitress needs to learn how to pronounce the food on the menu and learn what the items contain and how they're prepared. I asked her if the "pinto" beans were whole or refried, she said no and they're not allowed to call them refried beans. When we received the beans, they were also smashed- just like the guacamole. Our waitress needs to learn proper etiquette, hospitality and knowledge about food items. We didn't receive water refills, or offer for dessert. All of this to say I will never eat here again. read more