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El Camino, San Diego, CA

El Camino

4.3
4.3
158 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for happy hour
  • Good for groups
El Camino is a restaurant and bar concept, created by Mauricio Couturier, to provide an exciting and memorable Mexican dining experience in a kitschy neighborhood atmosphere. Our menu reflects an authentic blend of recipes and food concepts of popular modern foods from Mexico. We strive to seasonally source as much as possible from local area farms and businesses in San Diego. El Camino introduces a funky restaurant hangout to the Little Italy community that strives to be affordable, accessible, and addicting.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican, Latin American
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Tue 5:00 pm–12:00 am Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–2:00 am
  • Phone number
    (619) 685-3881
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    Our outdoor patio is available for private and semi private events. We are able to cater to your needs!
  • Neighbourhood
    Little Italy
  • Cross Street
    Kalmia Street
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Entertainment
    Tuesday"s- Karaoke Friday- Sunday - DJ's
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 158 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.1Value

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158 Reviews
  1. JuliaM

    San Diego

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and service was great, the price was reasonable.

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  2. CecileF

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 25, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My friends and I love gathering at ElCamino on Friday nights especially when the DJ starts up at 9:30pm. We dance the night away like we’re the only ones there. So far the best music and best service than some other bars we’ve checked out.

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  3. WendyH

    VIP

    San Diego

    43 reviews

    4.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on January 12, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was awesome, as was overall vibe and wait staff. Fun place. Hostess was on a power trip, horrible communication skills and couldn’t crack a smile or make a visitor feel welcome if she was paid to do it (oh wait, she is, isn’t she?). If you can get past her you will have a great time.

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  4. yolandah

    San Diego

    40 reviews

    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a good experience loved the happy hour pricing !

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    Hawaii

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on December 12, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a great experience! 100% we’ll be going back when we are back in town. Staff was great, food was amazing and pricing was perfect! The only negative about the location is Air plane noise which really didn’t bother us at all. Highly recommended!

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    Greece

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Fun place to visit. Great ambience! Food was disappointing though... especially the tacos which literally had no substance or flavor. Drinks were OK but not amazing ... We asked for water several times from different servers and were told there were no more water glasses... (!) One nice waitress there finally did bring us water.... after dinner service the place turns into a club ....

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  7. Alexia

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Overall it was an amazing time! We enjoyed the amibiance!

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  8. hkrPDX

    Portland

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    I will lead off with the decor is great and the food was fine, but rather expensive for what you got ($16 for three merely okay tacos? Really?). Restaurant called and asked if I wanted inside or outside. I said outside. On arrival, we had to wait, then were seated inside. Asked to be moved outside per our request. That must have been a mistake because the service was a zero from that moment on. Told we had to be done by 9 (it was 7). Pacing was way off. We felt very rushed by server to order drinks right away with no chance to really look things over. Same with food. Appetizer came out with meal, not before. Not asked it we'd like a second round of drinks, but only if we were ready to leave. So we said, yes, indeed, we really were ready to leave. After getting a "of course you are" look from the server, we left our half-finished first round of drinks--that's how fast the food came--on the table and walked out. You might blame this on them needing the table in another 90 minutes, but that did not stop them from seating another party (of three) at the other end of the six-top, so I don't think that was it. We felt like they wanted to get rid of us, so we obliged. We were there only about 35 minutes from start to finish. Hardly a nice evening out.

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  9. AmberB

    San Diego

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2019

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    I used to go to El Camino all the time and was really excited to go back for my birthday but was incredibly disappointed in how small the portions are now. The food itself is still decent but the portions are now a quarter of the size they used to be but still the same price. The service was also disappointing as well it felt like he forgot about us throughout our meal. Sadly I don’t think I’ll be going back.

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  10. Laurie

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 27, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My daughter choose El Camino for dinner before the Homecoming dance and the management and staff couldn't have been nicer! Good food, super fun atmosphere, and the kids felt like rockstars...Great experience!

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El Camino is rated 4.3 stars by 158 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for El Camino

2400 India St., San Diego, CA 92101

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Kalmia Street
  • Neighbourhood
    Little Italy
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Tue 5:00 pm–12:00 am Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–9:30 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–2:00 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican, Latin American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    Tuesday"s- Karaoke Friday- Sunday - DJ's
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (619) 685-3881
  • Private party facilities
    Our outdoor patio is available for private and semi private events. We are able to cater to your needs!
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