Every time my family and I go to this restaurant, the food is always 100%, the best!!! The employers treat you with so much respect and not only that but with such humility and kindness. I recommend this place, to anyone who loves true authentic Mexican Food. May God keep blessing this family bussiness, and may they keep up the great work. read more

Seriously good quesadilla! I had the pastor and my wife had the deluxe chicken. Both are large and filling and both are delicious. Neither of us good finish them in one sitting, so we took half with us and warmed them the next day. And the next day, they were just as good. We have had the flautas and rolled tacos here as well and they are also good. It is worth the stop. read more

When I'm in San Marcos and I want good Mexican seafood, I always go to RLP. They have great Ceviche, Shrimp Cocktails, and carne asada tacos. They have plenty of parking and good for a big groups or just you and your friends. Check out and you be the judge. read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Menu - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

Great restaurant for late night cravings for Mexican Food. My daughter was under the weather and was craving chicken soup. Wow!!! Lots of chicken and the broth was delicious!!! Definitely would order again. Menu is extensive and many items to choose from. Inside dining room was bright and clean. Outside patio had one long table to fit a large party. Staff is friendly and helpful. read more

Rancho Las Palmas - The front - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

Went from excited to disappointed. Walked in and the service was pretty unfriendly. It's like they knew what was about to happen. Came here hoping for some good food and got far from it. The menudo was tasteless and had little to no tripe. My wife's chicken soup was also very plain. The kids carne asada tacos came out with just meat in the tortilla, nothing else, very dry. The micheladas were also basic. After 146 dollars we left with not one good thing to say. Won't ever be back. read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Menudo - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

Food and service were good. They kept checking on us is we needed, We ordered the Molcajete, Carne Asada burrito, and kids mini tacos, and fish tacos. Molcajete was good, the burrito was a bit cold, the kids tacos were good, and the fish tacos were ok, they lacked a bit of seasoning. Overall the place was good, if we're in the area we'd stop by again. read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Molcajete Supreme - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

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Delicious food and friendly service, I'm definitely returning! Location is great as well.

Good service and good food, food was also reasonably priced. First time visiting the area and happened upon the place.

WOW. It's been a long time since I've updated my reviews of Rancho Las Palmas. After having dinner there last night, I realized I need to shoot out an update! Honestly very little has changed. Through the COVID drama, they stayed open, doing first take-out and then outdoor dining. We're back to indoor if we want it, but al fresco is still available. The quality of the food and the service have continued to be excellent. We've introduced RLP to our close friends and not only do we meet them there often, but they eat there without us plenty as well. Since my last update, I've been introduced to Micheladas and Margaritas with Tamarindo, which are SO FREAKING YUMMY. I try new things here and there, but seriously, I still love the flautas. Last night I got enchiladas and asked for a side of queso fresco to eat with my chips. Felt like I was down in Baja. This restaurant is often quiet and not busy although there are times it gets full, but no matter what, the service is great, the food yummy and the prices totally decent. We still love Rancho Las Palmas and I think you should eat there! read more

They have stiff competition around the area. Price range a little high. The staff friendly restaurant super clean. The food Was fantastic. But this was my 1st time here. I'll be back another time read more

Came with my wife and her service dog on a Saturday. I ordered the Carne Asada Combination plate. The me came out as 5 small wafer thin slices of rancheros steak was uncut and were cold upon arrival. The refried beans were good, but the rice was dry. When i brought the cold asada to their attention they offered to put it back on the grill. Even after i had eaten off it. They said i couldn't replace it with another item if i was unhappy with it. The store bought chips with the jarred salsa were unappetizing. The tables have salt, but you have to ask for pepper which you get in packets. 15.99 for that? Btw, no ambiance. I wont be back. Hope we dont get ill. No wonder it was dead quiet on a Saturday at 2pm. read more

Please don't come here with the expectation of a taco shop or order something you could have ordered at alberto's down the street. This is a working class diner, true Mexican fare menu with various selections to appease the local crowd. I encourage you to try something you wouldn't order on your way home from a wild night out. The bacon wrapped shrimp with cheese are amazing and come with a side of rice beans and salad. I highly recommend this dish. The interior leaves much to be desired but don't let that overcast their amazing food. I am really surprised this place doesn't have higher rating, but that might be due to the limited amount of reviews or fake reviews with profiles with limited reviews. Great customer service and I think I will make this one of my weekly dining locations. read more

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Food was good, just feel like they could have done better with the meat portion. I ordered carne asada fries and they put a little bit of meat compared to the portion of fries. Service was good. The area was nice and welcoming and clean. read more

The food was excellent! We had the Aztec plate. Very authentic! We finished off with there delicious homemade churros paired with vanilla Ice cream Drizzled with a syrup. We definitely will keep Coming here. Hard to find authentic Mexican food read more

This place has great tasting food at a reasonable price. Good service and atmosphere. Once I visited this restaurant, no other Mexican Restaurant in San Marcos or surrounding area comes close. read more

First time visiting, second time eating their food. The food was great! The restaurant is very clean. Prices are competitive. Waiting on their liquor license, once they have it, they will be a great addition to San Marcos. Rancho Las Palmas was previously in Escondido for about 10 years. Come, give them a try, you will not regret it! The staff was awesome! Dolores Rosas San Marcos read more

Insanely good. Great service. Clean restaurant. Quick food. Everything was great. Shrimp cocktail was next level. Highly recommend!

Really nice restaurant,I was driving one day looking for food to try came across this restaurant around the corner & I order the chilaquiles plate green sauce for a couple $ extra added a piece of meat very satisfying taste server was nice food was worth the money !!! read more

First time here. Ordered a veggie burrito which was super tasty and healthy (as burritos go). Salsa was great. Decent amount of heat, which I like, without overpowering. Nice chipotle salsa, as well, which was much hotter. Good chips, too. Not all greasy. Service was prompt and friendly. Definitely coming back! read more

Horrible. Old and dry bacon wrapped shrimp. Dry rice, tostada bowl that had refried beans inside was stale. It's not even worthy of a picture. read more

Good breakfast burrito. Good balance of bacon and egg. The fries/potatoes were also crispy at the end. Really good. Hoping to try the dinner in the future. read more

The food was absolutely incredible and my server yaneli was the best because she was so sweet and kind and i ordered the quesadilla supremes and i'll definitely be back. read more

Honestly, what's not to love? I happened by here on my way home from SD to LBC and I just needed food. I would've gone to fast food if I'd've found it first but I drove past here and stopped. I'm so glad that I did. Legit, flavorful, authentic food. TBH, I only had the huevos rancheros... but, it was extremely good. And I may not be Mexican but I eats a lotttttta huevos rancheros and this was delicious! read more

This evening, I ordered takeout food from Rancho Las Palmas. I called in my order and the wait time was great...15 min. I live very close so it was very convenient. The restaurant is very clean and staff was super friendly. My order was exactly what I had asked for...no missing items or mixup's. The food certainly could use some improvement. My son ordered the carne asada brochetas (skewered meat). He said the meat was a bit tough. He did like the grilled veggies. My daughter ordered the carnitas plate and the carnitas were a bit dry. I ordered the gobernador tacos and the shrimp were not deveined. Yuck! I did like the veggies in the tacos. My husband enjoyed his breakfast burrito. We also ordered the rolled tacos. They were good except...melted Jack cheese! Come on! Let's put cotija cheese on "them tacos." Rice and beans were tasty. Also, the salsas were good. Next time I go, I would like to try different items. They have a vast menu. Go check it out! They're a new business (in San Marcos) and we should support them. read more

Never disappointed here! Molcajete always on point and super yummy! I love that the nopales are soo fresh in this dish.

Stopped by on our way home for a drive to get a quick bite, I'm leaving completely surprised at just how good this place is! Everything from the salsa to the margaritas was mind blowing good and the service was friendly and fun. Not a single complaint at the table! We will definitely be back and I will once again order the Cheese Enchiladas (hint you should too )! Do yourself a favor and give this place a try, you won't regret it! read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Cheese Enchilada Combination - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

OUCH I had to lower my star rating on this place. This is based on a meal we had, that was terrible. Tacos were deep fried to death, burnt shell dripping in grease. Meat singed and very little lettuce. That was the tacos on the 2 taco plate. I got a carne asada burrito, not good either. Meat was chewy and fatty, tasted old, the guacamole was nasty. We ordered 2 breakfast burritos for the morning, and they were only ok. Again they were full of more potatoes chunks then egg, ham and cheese. Seems potatoes chunks make cheap filler, can't find a decent breakfast burrito anywhere in Escondido. This was a favorite place, but I think we will move on since there are soooo many Mexican taco shops to choose from in Escondido. read more

Great food! We stopped randomly on our way home one night and very impressed! The chili Verde was amazing but definitely made differently then I've ever had, burritos were AMAZING and omg the fried ice cream had me in love! I couldn't even wait till we got home ( .4mil away ) before I dug in, so good! read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Fried ice cream - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

The food was excellent, Maria was our waitress,she was excellent,very attentive and friendly.The restaurant is very clean with plenty of tables. read more

The food was a 5/10 not amazingly delicious but not bad it did lack some flavor my shrimp cocktail tastes more watered down. The aguachiles was probably the best thing we ordered. The fajitas weren't bad but again not bad. The five was a mixture of couples to families which is typical for a Friday night the vibe overall was nice. The service started off ok not great but ok and everyone was going decent up until the waiter came to take a plate and clearly picked up more than she could she was struggling with four plates and got two more all the aguachile juice fell on my husbands pants and his WHITE SHOES and they are not cheap shoes he was highly upset the waiter just said "oppps sorry" and walked away it was a little splash it was all the juice and a simple $50 meal cost us triple since his shoes were wet and they can't be washed as they are expensive shoes. Overall the waiter was terrible and we won't be going back because of her lack of service. read more

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I'm giving them two stars because the server discounted my tacos when I wasn't happy and the rice and beans were good. I ordered the mar y tlerra tacos and the carne asada is really thin and therefor flavorless and the shrimp is not cleaned which I've never seen before. It's unforgivable really and makes me not trust the food. We will never go back because of that alone. My BF ordered the rolled tacos which they assured us were made from scratch but they looked awfully uniform and tasted frozen. We only went because our favorite spot is closed on Mondays. Lesson learned. read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Shrimp from the Mar y tlerra tacos. - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

My wife and I come to this restaurant 3-4 times a week for breakfast. We love eating breakfast with tortillas. This restaurant is clean and the waitress is very polite and friendly. The tacos, tostadas, beans, rice, rolled tacos and TJ style tacos are delicious. I can't wait to try the other items on the menu such as their molcajetes, fish tacos and enchiladas. read more

He visitado este lugar desde que estaban en escondido y me encanta el servicio la comida y el ambiente

Finally found some place with good Mexican food in Escondido besides TJ Tacos. The micheladas were great as were the tacos Al pastor, enchiladas, and Chile rellenos. Will definitely be back to try breakfast. read more

Their price is reasonable, the workers are friendly, and the food is delicious. Their menu was fairly standard, nothing too crazy

Service was great but the quality of food was unfortunately not. They do not devein their shrimp and the carne asada was a bit old.

The absolute worst California Burrito in town. The reviews looked so promising. An unexplored treasure trove of traditional (Escondido regional) dishes and tacos. All that was missing was a live Ranchera band and a Quinceanera in the their banquet room. Alas, foiled again by questionable positive reviews. The Story - Rancho Las Palmas is Located in Escondido's seamy district with multiple cheap motels and even cheaper ladies of the evening. Nothing too fancy on the inside, pottery on the walls, beer posters, and ESPN Deportes playing on a big screen TV. We ordered a few diverse menu items and I got a bottle of Mexican Coke.. All was good. The food came out and looked delicious. I honestly thought a scored a big Yelp coup with this place. I made sure I took a few pictures then I ripped into the burrito with my fork to taste it.. This California burrito was one of the worst I've ever had.. Here's why. Perhaps I made a mistake ordering my burrito "wet" style. Because at Las Palmas "wet" means inside and out! There was sooo much American style guac and Mexican crème in the burrito it could have posed as a liquefied 7-layer dip. The asada (there was a large portion of it) was so salty and tough that we couldn't really eat it. Clearly this was old meat and salted to last longer. Keep in mind that Las Palmas isn't the type of place where you send back your food... I had to gracefully rearrange the burrito to make it look like we had eaten most of it.. . (I'm sure you've been there / done that before). On the positive, the traditional ( plates) like enchiladas with rice and beans were a hit with the kids. Summation, stay away from their burritos and go for standard plates. read more

Rancho Las Palmas - Azteca taco.. way too salty - Seafood Near Me - San Marcos, California

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My wife and I just visited this restaurant night before last. Owners are very nice and will actually stop and talk with you. Very clean inside. If you want salsa and chips you must ask. And they do have a better fresh 3 varieties. Just ask. No charge. Food was good but serving was small compared to other competitors. We WILL be going back . We enjoyed it. It's not served heat hot, but they do have hot sauce to satisfy your pallet. Give it a try. read more

If you are looking to have authentic Mexican seafood you need to try this place. We loved the food it had so much flavor and it's fresh. The staff was nice and attentive. Will definitely be back. read more

Great cocktails and love the seafood. Went on a Friday night and I guess they have Karioki Night and a dance floor off the hook baby ! read more