Cada vez que visitamos Mexicali, no dejamos de ir a Palominos. Todo lo que hemos probado es delicioso, especialmente sus carnes. El servicio es muy bueno , siempre atentos y amables. El restaurante está limpio y bien arreglado, y las porciones son generosas, perfectas para toda la familia. ¡Una experiencia que siempre nos hace regresar! read more

Restaurante Palominos - Steakhouses Near Me - Mexicali, BCN

I visit here each time I'm in Mexicali, never disappoints, so delicious, and fabulous service

Had an anniversary dinner for 20 people last week. The folks at Palomino did an outstanding job. The food was great, everyone ordered off the menu. The service and ambiance were also top notch. It cost me about $50 US per person for everything except the tip. Food / drinks is everything, although there was not much drinking. I highly recommend the place for special occasions. Or anytime. read more

The food and the ambience is outstanding. The staff is also very welcoming. The service is quick and correct.

The food was delicious, the service was ok. I ordered a bottle of wine twice and they didn't have it . The place is very nice.

First time: Staff was very polite and attentive. Chicken with spinach and cheese was delicious and had a sauce with just a tiny kick of spice, also delicious. Chicken was juice and a very good size portion. Second time: Staff was great. Our server. Rafael was amazing! He was very patient describing the menu options to us and gave us great suggestions. He was super helpful and friendly. I tried the Cheese Soup which was flavorful and delicious. It had chunks of queso and papas, in a tomato broth, so good. I also had chicken which was flavorful and not dry. My meal was tasty surrounded by a delicious green sauce. The chips and beans starter was fresh and crispy. My husband had the steak they prep on the Himalayan salt which was really cool to see it flaming! Staff clears the table quickly. Per usual the food was great, staff was great and we will def return. read more

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5/5 every dish. Wow. Customer service was amazing. Food ordered exactly the way we requested. I will go back and recommend to everyone I know. read more

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Would I come here again? Unfortunately I would not. Mexicali has delicious food but their fancy restaurants are overhyped and too expensive. I wouldn't complain about the price of their food if it was high quality in taste. I honestly would have preferred to pay that money at a taco stand. I think Mexicalis street tacos are 10x better to be honest. The food is just not what you expect it to be at this restaurant. The plate that I ordered was a bit plain it had a weird teriyaki taste with bacon. I didn't really enjoy that combination. The presentation was good but what's the point of presentation if the food isn't good? the meat was nice and tender I'll give them that. The customer service is pretty good they were busy that day so it wasn't "excellent". We gave the guy a really good tip because he was very nice to us towards the end of the night. read more

Restaurante Palominos - Steakhouses Near Me - Mexicali, BCN

Excellent Excellent Excellent cuts of beef! We have been to this restaurant many times and have never had a subpar experience. Beef is exceptional wine is top notch! Staff is terrific read more

Great spot for a good steak. After a year of being locked down in the states i was finally able to make the journey visit my grandparents and friends in Mexicali. We were looking for a nice place that had covid precautions in place and this checked those boxes. Overall it was a great spot that i would recommend. Restaurante Palominos is located in the far north of the city right up along the border. Its a couple minutes north of the main downtown strip, but it is located in a safe seeming neighborhood that i didn't mind leaving my car in for a few hours. They had plenty of covid precautions in place, such as temperature checks, table spacing and dividers, and fully masked staff. The staff was very friendly and helpful. It's been a while since i've gone to a steakhouse, and seldom have I gone to one in Mexico, so I needed some help when it came to ordering. The servers were direct and insightful with their suggestions and ultimately guided me to choices that elevated my experience. The first thing the wait staff helped me choose was my drink. Ultimately i went was a Mortal Days and was delighted. The mandarin, passion fruit and Aperol combined to make a great drink for the Mexicali heat and Mezcal just took it one step further to elevate it to perfection with a slightly smokey aftertaste. For my appetizer I ordered some Chicharron de Ribeye, and with the sauce, I was blown away that that wasn't the star of the show. Finally my main meal came in, a Filete al Bacanora. This giant ~20 oz steak is cooked in a spicy compound butter with a regional chile, flambéed in a local high-proof liquor, bacanora, and finished on a hot salt block. This is probably the best steak i've ever had and perfect for sharing since you can take it off the salt block once it reaches your desired doneness. Do heed the waiters warning to cut the steak and bring an extra plate since it does easily soak up the salt from the block if left on for too long. This place has some shortcomings, such as the stale chips and subpar refried beans, however those won't scare me from coming back. If you want a nice place to hang out with family, a nice date, or even just in the mood for the best steak in Mexicali make sure to check out this place. read more

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Food: Bring your appetite! First, they have this cool HUGE chip they bring to the table with different salsas. It is thin like Indian Naan bread. Very unique. Then they bring the cuts of steak right to your table so you can see what you are ordering! That was pretty cool. I got the rib eye and it was cooked PERFECTLY. However, the guy must have thought I could eat a house, because he gave me a 600 gram steak! After the appetizers and drinks, I couldn't even eat half of it. We ordered the octopus also and though I ate it, it wasn't like SUPER awesome. The Mexican cheese was good with the grilled cactus. Food was classic steakhouse with a Mexican touch, very good. Atmosphere: It's a nice place inside, a little dark but has a steakhouse feel. They have York-like peppermints at the door, make sure you grab a few of those! Rustic feel, well decorated, clean inside. Price: Even for Mexico, the place can get a bit pricy. I didn't pay the bill, but I know it was a lot per person. Course we did have some rather expensive items... If you are only getting a steak, sides and a drink or two, it will probably come out to 40-50 American dollars. Service: Very attentive, the waiter we had was very eager to get us more of whatever we needed. It was cool that they made it kind of like a showcase to cut our steaks. Overall: The place is nice, medium range for a steakhouse and everyone was professional, but it wasn't like "Drop outta my seat awesome." However, I would go back to try out more items on the menu. Definitely a good, solid restaurant. read more

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This is our second time coming here . Me and my husband LOVE this place for a special night out or just when we are craving steak . This is the best steak we have both have and no one can compete with them . It's so flavorful and just melts in your mouth. The avocado steak appetizer is so delicious ! Also the steak aguchiles OMG AMAZING . Would recommend ! And service is 100/100 !!! read more

Great atmosphere, great people and great food. Was happy they were able to sit our family quit. Especially being Father's Day. Thanks Palominos. read more

I had the worst experience here. I made reservations in advance. The restaurant has a lot of seating areas so I was seated right away. I order some appetizers it took them almost one hour to take them to my table. After one hour and a half waiting for our food I asked the server what was going on. We had almost two hours since we order. He said oh the meat it's almost done. 20 more minutes went by I got up and told the server you know what I'm leaving. I been here for 2 hours waiting for my food. All he said was oh next time come when it's not so busy our food it's good. It's so sad that they have horrible service for being an upscale restaurant. I will never go back. read more

First word: Over rated. Second word: OverPriced! Food was ok. I ordered a steak and it was a. It dry and no juice at all. I ordered medium. Service was bad. We were seated by hostess and had to wait about 10 minutes to get our menus and place drink order. Received luke warm beer. Took a while for waiter to return. Places ordered and soup took almost 15/20 to arrive. Meat 10 minutes later. Could have saved half of what we spent eating somewhere else and had better service. I'm not sure if the lack of service was because we were not wearing a suit and tie as I saw other tables with better service than we had. Not coming back! read more

Restaurante Palominos - Tips of meat with Chile Colorado. Rice was not good at all - Steakhouses Near Me - Mexicali, BCN

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The Restaurant Is Great. Service Was Fast (it was a slow day). Food Was Bland... The Steak Lacked Flavor And Color. Potatoes Were Ok... There Are Better Restaurants In Mexicali! read more

Delicious food. I ordered the tomahawk cut ribeye and it was huge and tender. My coworkers ordered a shrimp botana that I can honestly say was the best shrimp cooked in limon I have ever had. Another plate ordered was the fillet mignon and that was one of the best and most tender steaks I have ever had . This is a high class restaurant and I recommend it. read more

Restaurante Palominos - Amazing steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Mexicali, BCN

The food is really good, also they have excellent service. Musk. Is a little loud to talk.

There really is nothing bad that I can say about this place. We were in town for the Mexicali medio maraton and this place popped up on yelp. It was down the street from our hotel so we decided to walk there. As soon as we walked in everyone was extremely hospitable. The waiter suggested the parrillada de cArnes which included cuts of meats like filet mignon and ribeye. They were able to do half well done and half medium as our group like their meats cooked differently. We also ordered a picture of sangria and a tamarindo margarita which were the bomb.com. At the end of our meal the total price for five people and we left explain look for was just under $35 each. Needless to say we left extremely full satisfied and happy. read more

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Their steaks were delicious and cooked to perfection! Though gave them low review because of their service. We waited over 30 minutes to order our drinks then another 30 minutes get them and order our food, if restaurant was busy would understand but it was not! read more

Budget $65 a person (drink&meal). Excellent service, great hospitality, atmosphere. Recommend trying fillet mignon! One of the BEST restaurant in Mexicali. You will not regret it. read more

I'm updating my review. I've been here several times now. The black onyx ribeye is very good but it's not always available. The regular ribeye and ribeye horneado are kind of bland. I've ordered them two different temperatures but they always seem to serve them rare. The combination palominos is quite good. It's nice as an appetizer for two people. The machaca burritos that come as part of it are very tasty. I've tried the chicharrón de ribeye in the past and that was ok. I love the creamed spinach! That's probably my favorite thing that they serve. The guacamole is also great but they didn't serve it with anything extra to eat it with so we had a lot left over. Tortilla chips would be nice. Overall I like this place. The meat is a bit bland and undercooked for my taste though. Prices are high. I think it's better for special occasions. read more

The ambiance is great, waiters are a pleasure, food is phenomenal and their salads are most unique. The reason for the low rating is that they incorrectly delivered a filet mignon rare when it was requested well done. The tip sirloin was delivered medium leaning on the rare side, but it was perfect for me and just as requested ! My partner had to wait another 15 mins for her well done steak to come out. As a steakhouse, I expect perfection on their steak cooking. There is room to grow. I will definitely be back. read more

Great ambiance and good service. Steaks are somewhat hit or miss but i do enjoy coming here. I like the variety of options here and it's great for groups. The bar also makes very nice drinks. read more

Good food. Good ambiance. My only disappointment was the tip hustle. Waiter automatically added a 20% tip and it was just me and my husband. I get it for parties of 8 or more. read more

The food was absolutely amazing. The steaks were very tender. Salads were fresh and dressing was made right in front of us. We will definitely come back. read more

solid choice for steaks in mexicali. tomahawk was awesome. caesar salad also good as was the service. wine list was 90% mexican wine, some of the choices are actually pretty good. good space, sort of a sports bar meets mortons. i have been several times and will comtinue to do so. read more

MEDIOCRE!! The menu promising, the presentation of the food was nice, but the taste was BLAND! The food is OVERPRICED for the quality and taste in which we were presented tonight. My son's steamed clams were cold and tasteless (except for the grit, sand, and freezer-burnt taste). His creamed spinach was also COLD and tasteless. I guess they didn't have time to microwave it or add actual heavy cream, salt, pepper, and at least a hint of nutmeg before cooking it on top of the stove. It was AWFUL! Our food arrived presented beautifully and the ribeye steaks were cooked to order, but they lacked taste. They were barely seasoned. My husband's filet mignon was undercooked and was wrapped with a soggy piece of bacon and smothered in a brown mushroom sauce. The best thing about this dining experience was the boxing match playing on the television in front of us. I would not recommend this restaurant for steak or seafood. read more

Very good steaks and salads- popular with politicians and the Mexicali elite. Huge wine selection, mostly of Baja California wines. Very good desserts, too. Really only downside is lack of non-steak options. read more