Good restaurant to visit with friends. Good food and good service

Winter Patio: really well equipped, warm and organized. Good food, especially the Baja tacos.

Wonderful service and wonderful food and drink. Thoroughly enjoyed our experience!

I had the vegetarian beet tacos and the cauliflower appetizer. Everything was delicious. Lattes are amazing

Food and drinks were amazing as always! Sometimes the bartending isn't the best but the kitchen never disappoints!

Our server was pleasant. However, the service was very slow in spite of the restaurant not being full.
We waited one hour from the time we ordered to have our food served.

Great service. tacos del patron tasted a bit 'old or stale...

The food was delicious! But most importantly, right now with the Covid restrictions this is THE BEST patio in the city! Beautiful decor, lots of sunlight during the day and tons of heaters.

Great patio! Ambiance was perfect and the heaters and fire pit did a great job keeping it cozy. Didn’t love the vegetarian options but my boyfriend loved his meat tacos. Service was a bit slow but overall a nice dinner.

Amazing! Our server was an absolute gem! Another guy there was also an absolute rockstar! We are restaurant workers and with these new rules it’s hard for us to enjoy it ourselves, and you guys made it super special for us and to celebrate a birthday! Thank you!!!

Everything was worth the money. The only complaint was that the s’aide I was sitting at was really cold as it was close to the gate

Service extremely poor.
But since we were there to relax and enjoy a nice outdoor patio, we didn’t let the bad service bother us. Forgotten orders, late drink service etc.

If you are looking for good ambiance it’s a great spot. If you are looking for perfect and on time service, not so great.

Good food, good location and layout. Would definitely recommend.

Not the best spot to come to during Covid.. Not the same experience as they can't smash the guac fresh and they took away the additional salsa that you used to get and charge more $.
Definitely had better tasting food here before so may have been an off night . Love the ambiance of this place still a good time.

Great food & easy to share apps or tacos. A pitcher of the margaritas is a must for the table!

Heaters broke!

Ok If you are used to having real Mexican food( we moved here from Texas) this place is truly disappointing. I mean chips out a bag?!! Come on! I could just do that at home. The salsa tasted like it was Tostitos Sala! However, if you’re here for the ambience- it’s great. So don’t go for the food but maybe for ambience

I have been to El Catrin multiple times and rave about it every time I go. This time we had a server who mentioned that he was new there were a few hiccups in service but the food is always amazing and I will continue to go back!

Such a good experience for our second visit here, there was the SMALLEST hiccup with our food and they went above and beyond to make up for it! Couldn’t recommend this place more, food was amazing, margarita was amazing and our server Sai (probably spelling it wrong) was excellent!

Food was great! Although the they ignored my special request that it was my partners birthday which was a shame. Marg pitcher was so good and the tasting menu (although be very hungry. It’s a lot of good and we needed to bring some home. Love the whole vibe of the place but also wish we were at a better table. We were in the corner.

Our evening was very enjoyable. As a family we loved the atmosphere, experience and the friendly service. The food lived up to expectations but the portions to price ratio could have been a little more generous we felt. Overall El Cantrin is on our list for a return visit.

Fish tacos had wayyyy to much batter could have been bread tacos for all I knew. All the other tacos were unreal! Kind of disappointing how little chips you get when you order chips and salsa you then have to pay $3 for extra chips and they come in a bigger container than the original chips kind of silly. And guac was $16 like whatttt. But honestly food and atmosphere was great overall would go again.

Great patio !!

Great place overall! The food, the drinks, the atmosphere! :)

Great food, service, and ambiance - a standout dining experience!

Nice, mostly sunny fall afternoon on the patio! 4 people shared the lunch tasting menu. Nice variety and great taste but it is a lot of food so come very hungry! Service was excellent.

Tacos were breaking apart as the food (meet) was too wet. And they didn’t want to redeem our open table voucher. I probably wound go back because I thought they were part of the open table program as I was able to book our table through the app.

Everything we ordered, from guacamole appetizer to churros for dessert was delicious. Comfortably warm on a cool night with heaters, and safe distances between tables. Thank you!

Guac and Margs are the best here! Always a win. Their patio is the best in the city for cozy fall vibes.

Loved the patio- food was great

We sat on the patio and the atmosphere and ambiance was amazing, so cozy and relaxed. The service was outstanding, Pamela took such great care of us, she really went above and beyond. I'd go back for the service, atmosphere, drinks, and churros!

our table was near the entrance, so every one coming into the restaurant was passing by us. most people were not wearing masks while walking around in the restaurant and the staff did not seem to tell them anything. table did not feel clean. i did not get a sense of general cleanliness from the place specially in these covid days.

food and drinks over priced. while some items were cooked properly the tortillas that came with the carne asada were undercooked, felt like we were eating dough.

all in all, we were very disappointed as we have been looking forward to going there after so many months. will likely not visit again.

We were celebrating both a birthday and anniversary with 5 guests. Our server was very uninterested in helping us select from the menu or offering any suggestions.
One of our guests ordered a cocktail because it looked interesting, and asked the server what it was like and she didn’t give any useful information. Once ordered my guest didn’t enjoy it at all! After googling the ingredients she discovered it had Smokey flavours... which had she been able to A read that, or B been told by the server, she wouldn’t have ordered it. Yes it was her mistake but having no guidance was annoying considering the price of the drinks.
I also find the value of the food does not reflect in the flavour or serving sizes.
The atmosphere was what made our experience

We were extremely disappointed in the evening overall.

We had a lovely time. The food was great. special shout out to the manager to the manager and our waiter for that e tea touch. i can not wait to come again.

The food is okay but not great. I had the Baja taco and it's really just a piece of fried fish topped with coleslaw in a small taco. It would have been nice to have some guacamole on the plate and maybe some other item to dress it up besides a little wedge of lime. I asked about "mix and match" as I've been to another Mexican restaurant and they offer 3 of your choice of 4 or 5 kinds for $20, but I was told this isn't possible. Also, I'm a slow eater and my other 3 companions were finished before me so the busboy removed their plates which is really rude. The rule is you don't remove plates until everyone is finished. Bad training I guess! Finally, there was a wedding going on next door and they were playing loud music which was a bit annoying but at least it only started up as we were close to leaving.

Not impressed with food. Apps came after mains. One person got served ten mins before everyone else. No one apologized. No one seemed to care. We made the best of service and our meals being served at different time. Tacos sort of tasted the same whether chicken or beef. The corn was served at the end of the meal. The chips were minimal for a $16 guacamole. Not pleasant like Cluny. Not horrible.

Our server was busy and it showed, but he did a great job with what he had and we were very happy with our service. Best thing about this place is the atmosphere. The patio is beautiful, and you feel like you’re on vacation with the lights and the music and the cobblestone. I will always return here.

We had a great time as usual! Our server Bora was great! We plan to be back very soon!!

Loved the vibe, and the service and food were great. They had really great social distancing in place - we were one of the maybe 5 or 6 tables in the whole dining area. Tables all in between. There was a rowdy work event happening at the same time so that was a bit loud, but besides that - 10/10.