Family-run place offering Mexican eats, margaritas & live mariachi music on weekends for 30+ years. Based on 899 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
25 Franklin St, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
Phone: (831) 623-2518
Website: https://www.donaesthers.com/
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–8 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Jessica Le Good
Friendly helpful service. Open on a Monday night in a small little village. Food was really good, fresh and tasty. Generous serving size and priced very reasonably. The margarita was delicious! On a lovely little main street, good for a stroll afterwards to ease the digestion after over eating.
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Lenny Dellavalle
Best Mexican restaurant in the whole world.
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Mirka Pedroza
I was very excited to have lunch here as I had come years ago and enjoyed not only the food but service too. Unfortunately, this time I took my family and we were very disappointed. The service was horrible we felt uncomfortable. The waitress was not only rude but condescending. I would even say racist and we saw her attitude change when she helped other people. As for the food it was mediocre the chilaquiles were more cheese then tortillas.
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Fawaz Koussa
The rice and beans were good, but the chili rellenos were very greasy and one was filled with more seeds then cheese. The cheese enchilada was also extremely greasy and the ground meat in the taco was completely unseasoned. The staff at the front was super friendly. When I informed our waitress of the fact that my daughter choked on the chili because it was more seeds and grease than pepper or cheese, she laughed it off then said “sometimes they are like that”. Oh another thing is that the Chili Verde in the burrito was definitely made with chicken instead of pork.
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Sandy Hepburn
The food is excellent! I ordered off the senior menu, that meant a smaller portion. But not so small that I didn’t get filled up. For $9.00 I received a chima changa with beans & rice. The other items were cheese enchilada & meat enchilada with your choice of chicken, ground beef , shredded beef or pork. They all included beans & rice. My husband had a burrito the size of a dinner plate with his choice of meat. That was $14.00. But well worth it! The service is excellent. My only complaint and this is personal as with all restaurants that play music , it was very loud and since we are both hearing impaired it made conversations very hard. We will definitely be returning to this restaurant in the future!
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Mike Verissimo
Salsa tastes like tomato sauce from a can stale chips from a bag. My chilli Verde all bell peppers not much meat not very good
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The pissinator (i sell urine)
If you enjoy rat or roach soup, then this place may just be for you. Chips are great but the food doesn’t feel authentic one bit and doesn’t feel like it’s made with love. Cooking isn’t always easy, but it feels impossible to mess up something like mexican food. If you’re considering visiting Doña Esthers, I suggest you save your money and go to another restaurant or just make something at home. And I am not a tourist, I’ve been a resident of San Juan for over 11 years and have been to Doña esthers multiple times, I just live off the chips each time. Outdoor area and chips are the only thing I actually like about here.
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Lidia Garcia Farmers Insurance
The rating is not a reflection of the server but poor management. When advertising bottomless mimosa it means all you can drink Unless otherwise disclosed. The manager need to learn how to talk to customers and not scream at the customers. Owner must not falsely advertise on their menu as it’s not professional or ethical.
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Kim Torres
The staff is always friendly and the service is very fast! The food and drinks are always DELICIOUS! I had the chili relleno/ground taco combination plate the last time that I was at the restaurant and it was fantastic! The vegetable soup is another favorite of mine, I always have a cup of it. I like to try something different each time I go so that I can try everything. Dona Esther’s is the best!!
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Joyce Stocks
We had our wedding there today. They were more accommodating than I could have imagined. Timing was all due to weather if we could be in the patio or not. With their help, the weather turned in our favor and it was outside. They are by far the nicest people I have ever dealt with. Our party was small and we could have the buffet or choose off the menu. The food was great also. I don’t know how it could have been better.
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