Welcome to El Nido- a nest of Latin flavors, a place to feel at home. A dining experience that delights your senses, warms your heart and satisfies your palate. Worlds apart from the typical Mexican restaurant, this Modern Mexican eatery offers the best of Latin American cuisine and culture, right in your own backyard. Open for Lunch and Dinner!
Based on 156 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.7 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
23161 Village Shops Way Suite 113, Estero, FL 33928
Phone: (239) 319-1900
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Hours
| Saturday | 12–10 PM |
| Sunday | 12–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–9 PM |
| Thursday | 12–9 PM |
| Friday | 12–10 PM |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Carola
Our bartender was extremely nice and helpful. The guacamole and queso dips were tasty and I would recommend them. The meat in the carne asada tacos tasted off. And they were dry as it was just tortillas dry meat and onions.
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Gina Dominici
I visited El Nido with my girlfriends for a lunch date and it was such a treat! The restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating. We sat inside and enjoyed the vibrant art and chic decor. The drinks were great and the food was delicious! The menu offers modern Mexican cuisine with a latin flair- SO TASTY! Great presentation and plating. Excited to return with friends. The bathrooms are so modern and clean, loaded with great mirrors for selfies. On the way to the bathroom, I noticed they have a huge private room great for larger parties. Highly recommend!
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Ricardo Jaramillo
To begin with, the site has a really good atmosphere, the decoration is fantastic and the space in general is super nice, the music at a level to enjoy and that allows you to talk with your companions. The attention is super good, very attentive and quick to explain each dish and to suggest when you need it. in terms of food. the service is very fast it didn’t take more than five minutes for the appetizers, salads and drinks to start arriving. the food looks very well prepared and well presented, it shows the dedication to make each dish. Despite all of the above, the food had a couple of aspects to improve, some very spicy dishes. and the sauce for the nachos is too liquid, which makes it difficult to consume, but they also have a very good flavor.
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Ivette Tamara Nieto
My friends and I went to try out El Nido for the first time. We were fascinated by the amazing presentation and taste of their dinner menu. Our favorite was the short rib. It was the best and softest fall-off-the-bone short rib that we have tried!.
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Cyndi Burge
Okay we started out a little rough and initially I would have left two stars. We were first sat in a very remote room away from all the energy. It took a long time for our server to arrive even after we had gone to get someone’s attention. Service started out very slow and normally a Mexican restaurant is quick to drop the chips and salsa but those were even delayed. I felt the drinks were small and rather watery but I did order a skinny Margarita. Other people in my party seemed pleased with their drinks. I didn’t appreciate that they were going to charge for a refill at chips as their menu says however they never did charges for our second basket of chips. I felt that the thought of this is rather tacky for a Mexican restaurant. Once the food arrived one of our six people order was incorrect but was quickly fixed. The presentation, the quality, and overall food preparation was excellent. Initially I thought that the food was rather high-priced but once I had the quality the price was justified. Management was all over us and truly concerned that we were happy. Ralph was the beverage manager on duty and he was quick to bring us two flights of cocktail samplings ” to ease our pain “. Well between Ralph and Andrea (our server), we left satisfied and happy. Now they’ve only been open for 3 weeks so they obviously have some kinks to work out, but certainly give them a try as I’m sure their intentions and their standards are very high!
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Laura DelPercio
What a cool vibe and a great addition to Coconut Point. They have same owners as South Fork. They excel at service. Staff is incredibly friendly and attentive. Will be back.
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Monica Bernd
My new favorite Mexican restaurant. Not only was the margarita right on, the food was excellent! The service is also some of the best I’ve had. Definitely going back.
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SWFL Guy
This 3 star review actually pains me. Before I start, the food is fantastic. The service…is not. It’s a new place, but we were seated and waited 12 minutes before even being greeted by a server. It was not busy…at all. I know there are growing pains associated with new restaraunts especially in this area as employees are difficult to find. But our waiter left us with empty drinks for quite awhile (maybe 10 minutes). I predict once the place gets fully situated hopefully service will improve.
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Tony Palmieri
The food was just fine. I have had better Mexican. The fajitas dinner was very small for the price, but the steak was amazing. Chips and salsa cost extra. The decor is really cool. They have a happy hour but you have to be in the bar. We sat in the restaurant and were the only customers in the whole place. I thought they would allow us to order from the hh menu, but did not.
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A Em
Been here twice now, first time just in the bar and the service Daniel the bartender gave, was excellent. Very attentive and appreciative for our patronage.
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