Avila’s El Ranchito – San Clemente Menu – San Clemente, CA

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : San Clemente, CA

Family-owned local restaurant chain offering homestyle Mexican dishes & drinks in a casual setting. Based on 979 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery

Avila's El Ranchito - San Clemente 92672

Address:
204 Avenida Del Mar A, San Clemente, CA 92672

Phone: (949) 498-5000

Website: http://www.avilaselranchito.com/

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Hours

Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Saturday 10 AM–10 PM
Sunday 10 AM–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 11 AM–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM

Menu

Breakfast
Huevos Rancheros
Huevos Con Chorizo
Usda Rib-Eye Steak & Eggs
Breakfast Burrito
Stuffed with chicken or mild chorizo
Machaca Con Huevos
Eggs scrambled with shredded chicken or beef, fresh bell peppers, onions, and tomato
Omelet Mexican Style
With bell peppers, onions, tomato, salsa ranchera, cheese
Omelet Del Mar
With sautéed shrimp, salsa ranchera, cheese
Quesadilla Egg-Celente
With scrambled eggs, cheese, avocado, ortega chiles, and tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream
Chilaquiles
Com tortilla strips, scrambled eggs, topped with choice of salsa verde or salsa roja and melted monterey jack cheese
Appetizers
Guacamole Fresco
Quesadilla
Shrimp Cocktail
Avila’s Appetizer
A combination of bite-size taquitos, flautas, tacos, and quesadillas. Served with guacamole and sour cream
Ceviche
Mazatlán shrimp or white fish marinated in lime juice with fresh tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. Topped with avocado slices, served with tostada shells
Nachos Especial
Choice of shredded chicken or shredded beef, topped with salsa ranchera, melted cheese, sour cream, and guacamole
Botana Platters
Sliced avocados, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, pico de gallo, served with warm tortillas. Choice of mazatlán shrimp sautéed in butter and fresh garlic, or a combo of shrimp, carnitas, and grilled chicken
Light Cuisine
Low Carb Fajitas
Choice of chicken, steak, or shrimp. Grilled mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with frijoles frescos and a salad
Pescado Con Vegetables
Lightly seasoned grilled fish. Served with grilled vegetables and black beans
Light Tostada
Tender grilled chicken and frijoles frescos on a mound of shredded lettuce, topped with tomatoes, low-fat cheese, and guacamole. Light dressing on request
Light Enchiladas
Two chicken enchiladas specially prepared with all white meat chicken and low-fat cheese. Your choice of salsa tomatillo or salsa roja. Served with frijoles frescos and salad
Desserts
Fried Ice Cream
A large scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in flaky crisps. Smothered with chocolate syrup and whipped cream!
Flan
Caramel custard covered in sweet syrup and topped with whipped cream. Absolutely delicious!
Empanadillas
A delicious apple-filled pastry rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Served with vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream
Churros
Cinnamon-sugar-covered pastry sticks with warm strawberry filling. Served with vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream
Soups & Salads
Mama Avila´S Soup
Delicious chicken breast and rice soup with warm tortillas
Albondigas Soup
Grande Taco Salad
Shredded chicken, beef, or grilled chicken
Azteca Chicken Salad
Charbroiled chicken
Grilled Chicken Salad
Tostada
With shredded chicken, shredded beef, grilled chicken, or carnitas
Tacos And Caldo
Avila´S Soup And Salad
Combinaciones
Crispy Taco
Soft Taco
Enchilada
Enchilada De Tomatillo
Flauta
Chile Relleno
Taquito
Tamale
Kid´S Menu
Quesadilla
Chicken, rice, and frijoles frescos baby rice with chicken broth
Burrito
Chicken, rice, and frijoles frescos baby rice with chicken broth
Taco
Chicken, rice, and frijoles frescos baby rice with chicken broth
Enchilada
Chicken, rice, and frijoles frescos baby rice with chicken broth
Taquito
Chicken, rice, and frijoles frescos baby rice with chicken broth
Chicken Fingers
Chicken, rice, and frijoles frescos baby rice with chicken broth
Favoritos
Grilled Fiesta Platter
Fresh seasoned mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, zucchini, and tomatoes. Grilled with your choice of sliced chicken or steak. Topped with black beans
Chingolingas
A flaky pastry filled with chicken, served with rice and beans, garnished with guacamole and sour cream
Mayan Burrito
Filled with shredded chicken and rice, smothered with tomatillo salsa and melted cheese, garnished with sour cream
Fresco Burrito
Choice of grilled chicken, steak, or white fish, filled with lettuce, salsa fresca, rice, guacamole, cheese, and tomatillo sauce
Azteca Burrito
Filled with shredded chicken, beef, or chile verde and beans. Smothered with salsa ranchera and melted cheese. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream
California Chicken
Grilled chicken breast simmered in tomatillo sauce, topped with ortega chiles and green onions. Served with mexican rice and frijoles frescos
Quesadilla Avila
A large grilled flour tortilla filled with a blend of cheeses and shredded chicken or beef, garnished with guacamole and sour cream
Baja Bowl
Choice of grilled chicken breast, steak, or white fish over rice and black beans, served with salsa fresca, avocado, cilantro, and tomatillo salsa. Choice of warm tortillas
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Carnitas
Delicious chunks of lean pork marinated in lemon and garlic, tender and juicy inside, crispy outside
Steak Or Chicken Picado
Tender pieces of steak or chicken breast prepared with bell peppers, savory onions, garden fresh tomatoes, and our special el ranchito sauce
Shrimp Al Mojo De Ajo
Large shrimp sautéed in avila’s garlic butter sauce
Carne Asada
Tender sliced usda steak grilled in the authentic mexican style
Camarones A La Diabla
Shrimp sautéed in a spicy toasted red chile and garlic sauce
Pepe’s Grill Platter
Steak or chicken breast sliced and placed over a bed of grilled onions served on a sizzling skillet. Topped with our special blackened tomatillo salsa!
Sizzling Fajitas
Mixed vegetable, chicken breast, steak, or large shrimp
Asada And Shrimp Al Mojo De Ajo
Tender sliced usda steak and large mazatlán shrimp in avila’s special garlic butter sauce
Chicken And Mole
Chicken breast in mamá avila’s mole sauce
Chile Verde
Chunks of lean pork in a spicy green chile salsa
Chile Colorado
Chunks of steak simmered in a tasty red chile salsa
Camarones Rancheros
Large mazatlán shirimp simmered in a tomato-based salsa with fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions
Local Favorites
Enchiladas Camarones Rancheros
Tivo shrimp enchiladas covered with melted cheese and ranchera sauce. Served with mexican rice, beans, and sour cream
Autumn Burrito
A fresh tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, veggies, frijoles frescos, rice, and shredded lettuce. Sprinkled with cheese and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole and a small fresh green salad
Shrimp Tacos
Tivo tacos filled with large mazatlán shrimp, sauteed in avila’s special garlic butter sauce. Garnished with cabbage and pico de gallo on flour tortillas. Served with rice and beans
Tacos And Salad
Your choice of two shredded chicken or shredded beef crispy tacos topped with lettuce, cheese, and pico de gallo. Served alongside a fresh green salad with our housemade cilantro lime dressing
Chimichanga
A crispy burrito stuffed with shredded beef, shredded chicken, or chile verde and beans. Topped with sour cream. Served with rice and beans
Tacos De Papa
Two crisp potato tacos seasoned with ortega chilies, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, and jack cheese. Served with frijoles frescos and rice
Veggie Chile Relleno
One fresh grilled pasilla chile stuffed with fresh vegetables, sprinkled with jack cheese. Served with rice and frijoles frescos
Tampiqueña
Tender usda steak grilled in the authentic mexican style alongside a delicious chicken enchilada. Served with mexican rice, beans, and guacamole

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Reviews

Dennis Martel
Busy day in downtown street music festival. They were able to seat us quickly. Served us quickly. Tables were clean,server was friendly. This Restaurant is downtown lots of window seating. Parking is tough here especially today. Big bar bathrooms were clean. Food we ordered was served quickly and was terrific. I had a great experience here today. Thank you.

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john m.
Had the chicken picado with corona n.a.

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Michele Karl
Food was ok. Ordered a crispy fish taco but it was not crispy however the fish tasted good. The fajita salad shrimps were over cooked.

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joseph hernandez
My favorite Mexican restaurant when I’m in San Clemente, great food, good vibes and awesome service, the restaurant is right in the middle of great shopping and literally a walk down to the beach, I’ll definitely continue coming this restaurant

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Feng Tian-Davey
I love the salsa sauce here. Very spicy !! All food have big portions, even the kids menu! If your kids don’t eat much, don’t order too much. The grilled chicken salad was okay; the sauce was too sour. The burger was huge. The fries were okay.

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David Mendez
Not really sure why which is better but the food and the service were excellent.

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Stephanie Scheffler
Yummy food and house margaritas. We had the shredded chicken nachos and a hard taco and were happy! Good service and great location in downtown San Clemente. We sat on the patio with our pup!

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Gail Fellows-DeGrace
Loved the food, great service and an efficient staff but the music was irritating. I would have preferred authentic Mexican music to add to the atmosphere of this lovely restaurant . I was very pleased when several servers sang happy birthday to me !!!! How special is that with a lovely ice cream sundae to go with the song ! The appetizers were so enormous we had a hard time to finish our meals but the take out was great for lunch the next day.

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Pam Stahlak
Happy to discover free parking areas up to 3 hours near restaurant. Upon entering we were seated inside & we waited about 10 minutes until finally someone came to our table & took our drink order. I ordered the carnitas plate which was ok & I wished that I had ordered the meat crispy. I was disappointed that there was minimal flavoring of the meat, the refried beans were bland and the rice had no flavor at all. My husband had chicken enchilada with egg plus w/ beans & rice and he loved it! The chips & salsa are great, not to large of a portion but tasty. Overall, it was just a ok experience for me.

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J M
Really good food in a really nice historic spanish type building. Put this place on your list of casual dining.

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