Insider Pages Reviews for La Paloma Mexican Restaurant

5 Stars: Great Food , Great service (by marilyn789456)

marilyn789456 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Both Food And Service was excellent. My family loves it. We ate there many times. the food is delicious! The kids and my relatives likes it. The price is also fair. it is a good place to dine.

4 Stars: Just like mom !!! (by krissie j.)

krissie j. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:14:00 GMT

We love the drinks and the family feeling went we go. We love the comb plate. Chips and salsa are always good. Go early because parking is hard around lunch crowd and dinner on friday nights. This is a local favorite.

4 Stars: the food is traditionally tasty (by Debbie T.)

Debbie T. — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:19:00 GMT

looking for a great place for authentic Mexican food? the menu here is simple and easy...You come here for great food and you get it...The plates are hot..but so is your food and it comes =fast too!

3 Stars: Great Little Place (by Joe M.)

Joe M. — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:13:00 GMT

This is a great little palce with some great mexican food. The service is great and the menu is really simple, but overall you will have a great meal and a great time

1 Stars: Not up to expectations. I suggest skipping this place. (by GoogleNorthAmericanUnion)

GoogleNorthAmericanUnion — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Read the great reviews on here and drove right over for dinner the other night. Long story short, I wouldn't spend my money there again. The place is "traditional" Mexican in appearance and a bit dirty looking. The floors are carpeted and likely are the reason for the slight odor as you walk into the place. The food was bland and didn't do it for me. About the only thing I actually enjoyed was the free salsa. And I suppose the water wasn't too bad.

4 Stars: Good meal at an affordable price (by lgrealtor)

lgrealtor — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The staff is friendly and the food enjoyable. I usually order the tostada or tacos and have not been dissappointed. Sometimes the restaurant is pretty busy in the evening and may require a few minute wait. The margharitas are quite tasty too.

1 Stars: uncaring staff (by maria d.)

maria d. — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:51:00 GMT

food was good, service not bad. the one thing was the plates were so hot that my daughter got a second degree burn from it. they do say the plates are hot but not to the point that it causes physical damage. notified the manager and he didn't care. basically saying so what

1 Stars: Errr... (by immaterial)

immaterial — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

La Paloma is really very mediocre Mexican food. I consider myself to be a huge fan of Mexican food and so upon realizing how popular La Paloma seems to be, I wanted to give it a try. I ordered some kind of cheese enchilada thing and it was VERY heavy and EXTREMELY salty and just generally bore no resemblance, in either palatability or presentation to other, better enchiladas I've had at numerous establishments in the Bay Area , all over California and Mexico itself . The rice was bland and the beans had an unusual, unidentifiable texture. The service was decent and the restaurant itself is clean and comfortable, but the food is severely lacking. I ate there with three other people, and they all had similar opinions to mine regarding the fare. My first thought when it was all said and done was that La Paloma is a restaurant that would be enjoyed by people who don't like or haven't tried real Mexican food. Upon reading others of these reviews, I realized I was right when I noticed that some people have used Chevy's as the standard by which to base their comparisons of what good Mexican food is.

Try La Paloma if you're dying of curiosity or happen to find yourself there through no choice of your own (i.e. a family dinner, lunch meeting or date) but otherwise, I wouldn't recommend it.

1 Stars: La Paloma Service (by danmartin)

danmartin — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

We waited twenty five minutes for our waitress finally we just got up and left would not
recommend this restaurant to anyone.

5 Stars: Mexican Food in a soothing Environment (by Salma A.)

Salma A. — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:02:00 GMT

Location - Its on a busy location of elcamino real, which I think is good. I guess it gets more and more people coming in. Parking is a little difficult to get especially during the weekends.

Food- This is the best mexican food I have had so far. I usually order the chicken fajitas. The chicken was tender and fresh, not overcooked or dry. The tortillas were steaming hot. All the other items on the menu are yummy.
The thing I liked best was that they went a little mild on the cream, cheese and all the heavy stuff that goes with it. I have noticed other mexican restaurants trying to make the dish rich with sourcream , butter etc. I am more inclined towards healthy eating outside and since I am a big fan of Mexican food, I found what I was looking for at LaPaloma -a healthy mexican food.

Their color scheme reminds me of indian village colors (I am from India). When you step in, the wall colors and the ambience takes you to a traditional mexican village.