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The average rating of 4 shows that the guests have been very satisfied with the Cafe El Palomar so far.

What Liz Shooltz likes about Cafe El Palomar:
We stopped here for lunch in Santa Cruz, and we liked it so much that we came back for breakfast! Lots of clearly labeled vegetarian and vegan options. Don’t miss the delicious homemade chips and salsa— we would buy the salsa if they sold it. Recommend the guacamole tacos, the chicken fajitas, the chilaquiles rojos, and the chicken breakfast scramble. Service was fast and friendly. View all feedback.

What Yolanda Feeney doesn't like about Cafe El Palomar:
Excellent service and the mango margaritas fantastic, the food however was not! I ordered nachos, easy, right? Ugh first, the chips appear to be from Costco, you know the huge bag for like 3 bucks? Fine for home, but in a Mexican restaurant? I don't think so. There was cheeses on maybe 4 of the chips, guacamole had no flavor. For the price, I expected much better. There are far far better places for food, but the ser... View all feedback.

Yelp
3.3 ★ from 318 reviews
lindsy-v
22.05.2024 - 01:03

Staff is extremely rude and acts like they're doing you a favor by getting you a table. Food is mediocre at best. Location is the only thing this place has goin...

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alda-m-cat93
22.05.2024 - 01:03

The food is awful. We had the shrimp and fish tacos. Bland and way overpriced. This is a tourist dive for sure. Service was decent.

Tripadvisor
4.0 ★ from 92 reviews
Google
4.3 ★ from 751 reviews
Restaurants
4.0 ★ from 1 reviews
Gastroranking-US
4.0 ★ from 779 reviews

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