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Lopez Restaurante y Cantina

3.5 (48)
$30 and under
Mexican
635 Cass St., Monterey, CA 93940

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Kid-friendly
  • Great for happy hour
Feel at home with Mama Chela's home made Michoacan style food. Recipes that date back to our small town in Mexico for more than 3 generations. Try Mama Chela's specialties such as Chile Relleno, Enchiladas, and Manchamantel (her world known mole version). Amazing fresh mexican seafood dishes. Great menu for everyone with many vegetarian options and spicy sauces for spicy food fanatics! Enjoy the biggest Tequila bar in the whole Monterey county with over 100 premium 100% de Agave Tequilas and with almost every mexican beer available in the USA including a micro brew not easily found from Mexicali called Cucapa! Come in eat the best mexican food and drink the best margaritas in the peninsula. Meet the Lopez family and experience sometihng very unique!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Daily: 11:00AM - 4:30PM Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:30PM - 9:00PM Friday- Saturday: 4:30PM - 10:00PM
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Ignacio Lopez
  • Catering
    Give the Lopez family your wishes and enough time in advance and we will make your catering experience the best you've ever had with onsite cooking and mixing!
  • Neighborhood
    Monterey
  • Cross street
    Webster
  • Parking details
    As you're approaching our restaurant the parking lot to your right is a private gated parking but to your left is a small parking lot that is part of our restaurant and for dinner there are plenty of street parking!
  • Entertainment
    Friday nights are real fun with a 17 year old magnificent piano player. Salsa and merengue nights occassional - ask for more details.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

What 48 people are saying

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.5
3.5 based on all time ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.7Service
  • 2.7Ambience
  • 1.2Value

NoiseModerate

48 Reviews
  1. rosenyny

    New York City11 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on July 15, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    We arrived close to 6pm for dinner on a Saturday night and the place was practically empty and kept very dark. I guess they may function more as a bar than a restaurant. The floors were sticky and the booth seating was so squishy you sank down too low to eat a meal comfortably. The food was okay at best and not inexpensive. Salsa and chips were good. Trying to get our check was nearly impossible and we were pretty much the only people in the restaurant. We must have asked 4 separate times for the check and no response. Because we had to be somewhere else (which we explained), we finally did a mental calculation of what the cost would be including tax and tip and left cash on the table and walked out as the restaurant staff were huddled at the bar. Someone chased us down the sidewalk with the bill and we told them we left cash on the table. If the food was really great I would go again but it was average Mexican food at best and the beans were terrible, like a tasteless mush.

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  2. COlM

    Las Vegas1 review

    1.0

    Dined on April 22, 2018

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Would have appreciated the opportunity to try this restaurant. Made reservations on line, showed up only to find the whole place closed for a party. There was no staff available for us to even communicate to find out what was happening and if our reservations would be honored.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco Bay Area1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 5, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Props to this restaurant for being cool when my 6 year old was totally losing it. They were so awesome. I'd will totally return when I'm back in town.

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  4. TomB VIP

    New York City239 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on December 2, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    I have been to Lopez on previous visits to Monterey. The food is good, the prices are reasonable, and my meal lived up to my expectations based on past experience.

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  5. JeffS

    San Diego3 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on November 11, 2017

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    Food was decent. Ambience was poor. Lots of screaming children and not enough wait staff.

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  6. HungryBears

    Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on October 2, 2017

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    This place is closed. I am disappointed that this app is recommending and taking reservations for places that are and obviously have been closed for some time!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles1 review

    1.0

    Dined on September 3, 2017

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Restaurant VIDE ! Nous avons téléphoné pour décommander, ils nous ont dit que de toute façon ils fermaient! À éviter

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    California Central Coast1 review

    1.0

    Dined on June 17, 2017

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    The orders were not correct. The chimichangas tasted like paper. The waitress was not attentive. The floor was very dirty. They did not have Corona Light (in a Mexican Restaurant) nor did they have any Queso dip for the chips. We were looking for an authentic meal, which is what the restaurant says they offer. Unfortunately, all 6 of us were disappointed.

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  9. SamboRambo

    California Central Coast1 review

    3.0

    Dined on May 13, 2017

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1
    We walked in and they appeared to be setting up for a DJ, lights flashing everywhere. Didn't look like a restaurant to us with no tables. So we walked out. Can't comment on anything really.

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  10. AlanH

    Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 6, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Cinco de Mayo. Fun time.

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FAQs

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (831) 324-4260.

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina is rated 3.5 stars by 48 OpenTable diners.

  1. Home
  2. United States
  3. California Central Coast
  4. Monterey / Carmel
  5. Monterey

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635 Cass St., Monterey, CA 93940

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Webster
  • Neighborhood
    Monterey
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Daily: 11:00AM - 4:30PM Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:30PM - 9:00PM Friday- Saturday: 4:30PM - 10:00PM
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    As you're approaching our restaurant the parking lot to your right is a private gated parking but to your left is a small parking lot that is part of our restaurant and for dinner there are plenty of street parking!
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Ignacio Lopez
  • Entertainment
    Friday nights are real fun with a 17 year old magnificent piano player. Salsa and merengue nights occassional - ask for more details.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    Give the Lopez family your wishes and enough time in advance and we will make your catering experience the best you've ever had with onsite cooking and mixing!
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