Based on 76 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
474 Alvarado St, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: (831) 717-4781
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Hours
| Friday | 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Sunday | 4:30–10 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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5–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 5–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5–10 PM |
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Reviews
Anna Marie
My wife and I came to have dinner here last night, I have several friends say they liked it or didn’t care for it, so I wanted to see it for myself. I’m a local Chef and as for my own experience I would have to say the food was cooked properly but it definitely lacked true Mexican flavors that I was hoping for. I know the concept is a high end Mexican restaurant but the dishes were missing that depth of flavors, only thing we ordered that I would say that had that was the Cochinita Pibil tacos and I truly enjoyed the Camarones with hamony, everything was cooked and plated well but was missing those flavors of Mexico for me. The low rating is because the service was aboslutely disappointing, it started well until our server left for the evening and had another person serve us half way through our meal. My expectations are slightly higher due to fact that I work in the industry and for a restaurant with this caliber I wish the service matched the food. It was a very slow night with maybe 6 tables when we got there at 7:30, and there was plently of time the busser should have cleared our table before our main course came but did not, he was too busy texting on the phone on the side of the bar, while we filled our own water since we ordered bottled water, this part was not a big deal, but my entree was dropped off while I was in the restroom and our dishes from the first course was still there, looked around finally someone noticed and grabbed them and brought us new utensils. I wanted to try dessert and I asked the server if I can see a menu he said he will check with the kitchen if we can still order dessert as they said it was last call a little bit ago, this was barely 8:45pm. This was absolutely unacceptable to say they did last call when they never told us, he asked if we wanted another drink and we declined but did not know this was also for the food. Who says that anyway in a restaurant like this? Wouldn’t you want your customer to have a full dining experience, I felt the front of the house was trying to leave. We were able to order the churros and never brought us plates, just dropped the dessert off in the middle. Dessert was also a disappointment because it was falling apart while eating it and had way too much sugar and cinnamon. Our server dropped off the wrong check and had to tell him. At the end, our bill came up to $216 for 2 people, which I am okay with the price point, but with that amount, service should had been better. Would not come back or let anyone come here due to that reason, I would suggest Cultura in Carmel for a better experience. I hope that the owner or general manager take this seriously if they want to be a better restaurant. Please train your staff on how to execute service if they want to be successful. This place has potential but needs A LOT of work. Really disappointing!
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Matthew Arnsdorff
Came here for my final meal while in town and can’t say enough positive things about this place. Location is central to everything, beautiful street lights at night and the music is very upbeat and suiting. Authentic Mexican cuisine and the choices are across the spectrum. Birria and Bone Marrow Tacos are the best I’ve had to date and the margaritas were excellent. Service was amazing and would definitely return again. Highly recommend!
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Allie Enriquez
Fantastic Mexican food, this place does not mess around! The mole was rich and velvety and the plate I had paired it with duck confit. I was worried everything may be too rich together but it was delicious. My partner got the carne asada and I tried some—amazing! It was perfectly cooked and they actually cooked it medium rare rather than overcooking it. By the end of it we were stuffed but we still got desserts and they did not disappoint, both the panna cotta and the guayaba cheesecake were amazing. Can’t recommend this place enough!
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Kaileigh Bautista
TLDR: A new beautiful monterey gem, 10/10 go visit!!
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Emily Bonilla
Nice atmosphere. Pricey for Mexican food, but you’re paying more for the ambiance and upscale dining. Servers were friendly and our water was always refilled.
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John DePasquale
The food was good but the service was really poor. Took a while to get greeted, just brought us our drink order with no water. We didn’t even order apps yet and he tried to take the menu. We order two apps, the queso and ahi tuna, both delicious. Again, we didn’t order the rest of the food and he tried to take our menu, I said do you want rest of our order first?
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Justin Gies
First time here. Excellent. Fantastic staff. Topnotch food and drink. Above average tequila and mezcal selection. Will definitely be back. Our server, Nelson, was above and beyond.
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April Trussell
Wonderful menu selection at Alejandro’s. The serving staff was friendly and quick to return to our table with good drinks and delicious food.
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Ruth Villalobos
The atmosphere is amazing. Love the spanish vibe. Food was delicious, I bit of a spin-off of traditional Mexican dishes. I would definitely return.
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Nicole Youkhaneh
Everything was delicious, meticulously put together and the atmosphere was chic. Service was top notch, attentive and welcoming. Their salsas were packed with bold flavors, chips and guacamole we’re probably some of the best we had. Poblano cocktail had a nice kick but was very smooth. Cochinita pibil tacos were absolutely delicious especially with their pickled onions. My husband enjoyed his Birria and bone marrow tacos. We ended our dinner with the guayaba cheesecake and it was the perfect finish to our date night.
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