We had a lovely early dinner here with excellent service. They have a lot of unusual options on their menu, which is nice to see. I had the quesadillas with veggies, and my husband and I shared the salad with beets (misspelled on the menu as "beats"). My husband had the tacos dorados, and while it was different from other times he has had the dish elsewhere, he enjoyed this version. Others in our party had mole enchiladas, a combo meal, and fajitas burrito, and everyone liked their food. The aqua frescas are rich and sweet, a bit like Kern's Nectar. I'm puzzled by why there are 2 Andale's on the same street, but we went to the one further from the intersection. read more

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I was overall impressed with quality and freshness of our selected dishes; Guac, chicken fajita, Nachos was an "A" plus and a quesadilla...The only recommendation is to serve cold water. read more

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Today I ordered the fish tacos with coleslaw and a small side of guacamole, their dishes do not include beans and rice as a standard they actually charge you an additional five dollars if you want to add that to your dish. We have already paid $17 for the fish tacos and now you add an extra five. No, about the food the fish looks like it was torn apart. I suppose it's because it's a delicate fish. However, it was way too salty. I had to request lime or lemon and she gave me two small pieces of lemon. I have to give them a grade.... I would give them a C+. read more

Andale - Fish tacos - Mexican Near Me - Los Gatos, California

A decent Mexican place in Los Gatos that I usually make online orders for. I usually get the El Presidente Burrito and 2 Baja Fish Taco. The burrito on the outside is a bit messy, as it is covered with guac and shrimp. I usually just start eating the burrito without it and spread the guac and a piece of shrimp inside between bites. Their guac is really good! The fish tacos are also pretty good. Crispy and crunchy. I do wish they gave a second tortilla on the bottom, otherwise if I leave the taco alone too long it might start getting soggy and rip more easily. read more

Andale - Baja Fish Taco - Mexican Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Put avocado on wrong order. Didn't want to make good on it, charged me $3 anyway. Whatever happened to customer service? This place used to be good, but has gone downhill read more

Andale - Mexican Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Poor food nasty manager. Horrible argumentative manager suggested I was after a free meal because the dish we requested with no chilli for a child was super spicy and I complained. Could have been fixed with a remake of the order or a drink but he decided to have an argument. read more

This place is why I wish Yelp offered half stars and it should have received a 2 1/2 from me. Now this place isn't bad but it's just very average. My burrito and bottled soda was $16. The burrito was also small. I have gotten way better, bigger and tastier burritos at my local Mexican market. The chicken tinga was good but just not great. I'm also not a fan of restaurants that only offwr cans or bottles and not a soda machine. Kinda cheap to me. Also no chips. If you're looking for good Mexican food you probably shouldn't come here. You can get so much better for cheaper elsewhere. read more

Andale - Mexican Near Me - Los Gatos, California

Nice restaurant on the main Santa Cruz strip. It has a cozy backyard patio, and a smaller pet friendly patio area out front. It has been a long time staple in the area for many decades. Stopped by for dinner again recently and ordered... * Chips & guac -- Nice fresh tortilla chips. Guac was fresh but could have used more spice and tang. Congress with 3 different salsas... salsa fresca, green salsa and red salsa. * Enchiladas Verde -- Comes with 2 enchiladas stuffed with chicken, and a side of Spanish rice. Chicken was a little on the bland side. * Salmon Salad -- Grilled salmon was decent. Salad has a good variety of organic greens, cucumber, tomato, and bits of goat cheese and avocado with a light vinaigrette. Service was friendly enough. Food is decent, but nothing particularly crave worthy. read more

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Recently we ordered the chicken salad and a burrito. Both were blah and something was "off" with the dressing for the salad. They definitely changed the ingredients and/or how they make these items. I've been going to Andele for years but it's really gone downhill and also overpriced. So sad as this used to be one of the freshest and most flavorful Mexican restaurants in the area. read more

Amazing food, good service, great drinks. Many gluten free options clearly marked. The ambiance of the restaurant is great as well.

We had lunch here last week and the seafood relleno was excellent. So I brought my entire family. Wow, what a difference on Friday dinner. The waitress was smirky in a weird way, like she was just irritated with us. I ordered the Mesquite chicken salad because it was the first item and I felt some pressure to order since I'd arrived late. My husband had the vegetable relleno special and found it deeply under seasoned. My kids had a burrito and salad. No ine enjoyed this food, and the amount of salsa was too small and never refilled. Here is the real issue. I had a michelada with shrimp. The shrimp were boiled which is unheard of to me to serve them unseasoned and not grilled. There was cucumber, oranges, and celery in the drink, as well as a slightly seasoned rim. The drink itself was disgusting. I would estimate that there was an entire shot of Worcestershire in that drink. It was like Don Draper made it for someone he hates. If my waitress had come to check on it for any period of time or inquired why I had not consumed my drink, I could have said it was undrinkable. It was so brown I'm shocked no one noticed if that wasn't how it normally looked or was made. read more

Chipotle burrito looked good on the plate. Unfortunately it had no taste and was so bland it's like just stuff in your mouth. Beans no taste, rice no flavor and chicken was blah. Want to charge extra for tiny cups of salsa. I see why they're rated poor. read more

Welcoming Kind service team, beautiful interior and exterior, easy to follow menu, food brought out relatively quickly. Even the grilled chicken in the salad was perfectly made. There is something for everyone! read more

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My favorite LG Mexican restaurant since the 90s! Chicken salad or super burritos or anything...all great.

IMHO OMG, today I ate the best enchiladas evah!!! My friend and I both ordered the Andale Enchiladas with our choice of proteins. Our platters came out quickly and beautifully presented. The enchilada sauce was intriguing at first sight. It looked more watery and lighter in color, than I'm used to. However, this house-made ranchera sauce totally made the dish. It was wonderfully tasty and flavorful! I loved it!!! Alexander was our genuinely friendly and efficient server! We dined in the open-aired and covered back patio. I look forward to returning again very soon! However, I wish we were given a complimentary basket of chips and salsa, as most Mexican restaurants do... read more

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My friend and I stopped in for lunch yesterday (5/14) which turned out to be the most disastrous lunches we've ever encountered. My friend's water tasted like Clorox and she was unable to drink it and the cheese enchiladas were runny. While our waiter was courteous and most helpful and brought it to the attention of the manager, it was all for naught! The manager smelled the water and said they used "distilled water" and never thought to change it. He said the enchiladas were not runny (although clearly they were) and simply disregarded our complaints. Our dear waiter kept on apologizing and commented he would have done something to appease our situation but clearly, the manager of this restaurant needs to take a "customer service skills" course on how to treat its customers. We've been to this restaurant on past occasions and we always experienced good food and attention but this is the very last time we will ever visit this place. Hence, he's lost two good customers and I recommend everyone who reads this to stay away. Incidentally, we also noticed another table complaining about the wine and the manager simply exchanged it for another glass. I wonder if it's because the lady was accompanied by a gentleman whereas he probably thought "who would believe two senior citizens"? read more

First of all let me start this off stating that the servers and staff are friendly and excellent. I am sure the cooks are too, however we did not meet them. This place was given to me as a recommendation m y a friend of mine. This friend had gone there years ago and thought it was excellent. Something unfortunately has changed, at least when we went there the other night. All 3 of us buds went into downtown Los Gatos to eat here, as one was staying in Los Gatos and we wanted to make it more convenient for him. WE sat in the back patio. So it was ok, but there were a ton of flies lingering around and flying, that was not the greatest, but there is not much you can do. Only one server for about 10-12 tables, and that was terrible. She was overworked and stressed. She smiled even though she was overworked in this. She seemed a bit scattered. Perhaps they should have 2-3 servers out there. So lets get to the food and drinks. Um well, not really great. Sadly my friends Ice Tea he complained tasted like soap :( So perhaps the glasses were not complete in rinsing. Lets now move on to my food that I ordered shall we. I ordered the carnitas, when they got to the table with the corn tortillas they were stale, the tortillas. The girl was nice enough to replace them with flour..which were great. The Carnitas were a bit tough and the portion was not very much, at least on my plate. My friend ordered the same thing and his was much more. Perhaps they figured since I was a huskier guy I needed the diet portion :) Nonetheless, it just was not the best. Sad to say, since we were expecting more. I am speechless. Seems everywhere you go now, either people and the venues either have lower quality due to all the covid stuff or not training staff well. Not sure what it is. Also could have been they were all overworked. I always try to give a fair review. However seems more and more reviews are lacking being stellar in presentations and food and service. I would recommend staffing more with servers. Having your assistants that bring out the food be quicker and more aware of issues before presenting. I cannot comment on the cooks, since I am sure they are doing the very best they can with the situations. Would I go back? Probably not given the whole evening and situation. One of us out of 3 enjoyed their meal. read more

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Just finished at this place and was disappointed with the service. Took forever to serve us our chips and salsa. Another table had theirs before us even tho we got ther ahead of her. And charged us to have more salsa. We r only visiting and we come fr the east coast. So disasspointed. read more

Andale... to the bathroom. I rarely give restaurants two stars, and I feel bad because the service, atmosphere, and location are all great. But, I wouldn't eat there again. We didn't want to pay for chips and salsa so we got the nachos. Who has the best in Los Gatos? They're NOTchos. These were fine, though the cheese wasn't melted. The cheese for the fundido was not melted either: you have to andale before it coagulates. Maybe these guys didn't pay their gas bill. They might want to up the wattage of the hair dryer they're using. The not-so-fundido came with soyriso, corn tortillas, and bread that were dry. The potatoes were dry, too. Like maybe they don't even use oil? But super dry and completely dependent on the two small sauces: one, unpleasantly smoky, the other completely void of flavor. We didn't even finish them they were so dry. We took a bag of them home. Not to eat, but to stick in our iPhones in them if we accidentally drop them in water. Sucks that there are no soda refills given how dry and flavorless the food. I had to rely on my tiny $13 margarita. My mediocre El Presidente Burrito should have built that wall. To keep me from eating there. As I ate the seemingly undercooked, flavorless shrimp I told my wife to tell the doctor that's what got me. I started imagining Bubba from Forrest Gump. You can have shrimp salmonella, shrimp giardia, shrimp listeria, shrimp botulism, shrimp e. Coli... just kidding, just kidding. To be clear, the restaurant has passed all health regulations, and I'm just joking. (But make sure this wasn't my last review, just in case) read more

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Came for happy hour only to find to find that they only discount margaritas as nd tacos. None of the other items they advertise (wine, beer, nachos, sangria) are available. They should really change their signage. read more

I'll start out by saying I've eaten here many times and normally this would be a 4-5 star review. The gentleman who met us was lovely - we only wanted a drink to go but the woman who brought it to us was cold and dismissive (Anjelica?). She mumbled, took our money and didn't even ask us if we wanted change. Extremely rude. read more

Came in tonight I had andale supreme burrito with chicken ,husband had fish tacos so good! My daughter had beans and steak great service too! My favorite Mexican place read more

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No doubt about this spot come alone, with friends or family.. beef short ribs, the fried rice with shrimp.. or any other dish..

Loved the Andale Enchilada with Jackfruit (again)!! Also tried the 3 tacos Mexicanos - jackfruit, grilled veggie and tofu. Did not like the tofu taco. Again service was good! read more

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Inconsistent. Not open when they're say they ARE (they say 11:00pm on Friday and Saturday, but fly by the seat of their pants! This is the same place that received MILLIONS of COVID $'s during the pandemic. They nickel and dime to the N'th degree. Bring back the Andale restaurant that once existed before the pandemic. Also, when I ask why they got rid of the wood grill they had, they tell me they never had one. It's quite amusing. read more

How many taquerias or Mexican restaurants do you go to that charge $7 for chips? Ridiculous. I ordered the Chile Verde, the portion was small and it came with fluffy reddish rice and whole beans. I asked the waiter for some salsa, and he seemed confused. He offered habanero salsa for an extra $1 charge for a tiny cup. Again, ridiculous. If you want to pay more for average (at best) Mexican food, this is your place. read more

Enjoyed a nice lunch here today. The food was good with just the right spice, I like my sauces a bit on the spicy side. We had enchiladas, burritos & Baja tacos with a side of chips. All good! Great service & the place was as clean as it could be. Nice patio outside in back, inside well decorated in the Mexican fashion. It is a bit on the pricey side but its main st Los Gatos. I would return but probably not a regular for me cause I'm pretty cheap when it comes to dinning out. read more

Came in towards the end of the night and ordered tacos and tortilla soup. Got back to my hotel and the tacos were okay and the tortilla soup was just broth with tortilla strip and avocado on the lid. Instead of saying they were out of soup that just gave me the left over broth with nothing in. Shame. This place has really gone down throughout the years, they stopped caring, read more

Lady at the front was extremely rude. Let her know something was wrong with my order and she dug her hands through it to say nothing was wrong with it. Very rude attitude overall, would not go again. read more

First time at this restaurant. There were a mix of good and bad things. I worry about the cleanliness of the place. 1st issue: the bathroom requires a code, but was trashed; paper towels everywhere on the floor and sink; and it is only 5PM! 2nd issue; The flies and gnats. I can understand there will be flies. but there was a gnat stuck to our water pitcher. I wiped it away. 3rd issue: was they handed my daughter a dirty plate for appetizers. THE GOOD: the food was good. I had enchiladas and they were delicious, though a little greasy for my preference. Rice and beans were cooked perfectly. It's hard to say what I will do going forward. the cleanliness is a concern especially when it comes to food service. Also it is not in an area I normally attend. read more

What happened to this restaurant?! I had been coming to the 'to go' and the restaurant ever since they opened. About two years ago, I moved out of town. Came in to grab dinner tonight at the 'To Go' location and I'm DISGUSTED by how DIRTY the restaurant is. Floor is filthy, food is all over the floor, etc. The bathroom is filthy and the door looks like it hasn't been washed in years. Yuk! Did this change ownership? Sadly this will be the last time I eat here read more

Andale - Dirty floors - Mexican Near Me - Los Gatos, California

When I lived in SF, this was my favorite Mexican restaurant which was at both San Francisco Center Mall and the airport. They are no longer in either location, so I went back the original I first enjoyed many years ago. The food is still very good, but it didn't seem as special as it used to be. Granted the other outlets were quick service and this is sit down, but I had expected a little more. Would definitely go back again though and the service was excellent. read more

Food was so good! Everything from the chips and salsa to the shrimp burrito and chicken quesadillas was super fresh and filling! read more

Andale - Shrimp Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Los Gatos, California

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Never received credit to my bank card As promised!!! Ask for a receipt can't be trusted Beware! read more

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We returned to Andale 2 weeks ago and despite standing idle for more than 5 minutes to be seated, NONE of the staff would even GREAT us or say Hello!! They kept passing by and going to service customers in the Sidewalk area! It was my wife and daugther and me! And I am 6 foot 3! All they had to do is say "hi, and will be with you in a few"!! That's ALL it would have taken. But NONE of the more than 3 waiters and the hostes would acknowledege our existance. We left after standing there for more than 5 minutes and won't be coming back! read more

I gave them 4 stars ( waiter was so nice). but the food...Im not sure? Maybe we did not know what to order. I ordered Carnitas Taco (2). Dad ordered Chipotle Burrito ( maybe Chicken) plus he wanted the Bloody Mary. The $ 7 Chips were fresh but since I was tired of chips, I did not eat any ( quantity was small)...you can get free chips at Los Dos Com....so not sure why they charge $7. We might have not ordered the right things because everything lacked flavour? Although I liked the texture of Carnitas taco, it was just missing flavour ( Los Dos Com...has much better taco for way cheaper but Im keeping the whole name a secret). Dad step out ( not sure why he does that) and Mom started to drink his Bloody Mary. Although small the $ 10 Bloody Mary did not have enough tang nor not enough lemon. it was just a salty drink...maybe bartender does not know how to make them? I took it away from Mom ( diabetic) and took one tiny sip ( it did have huge olives on it tho) Dad also ordered the Chipotle Burrito ( I believe). He gave me a bite. It also had Zero Flavour, he might have had chicken. How they might be able to improve that partticular burrito is to put the salsa on the inside. To make it look nice, they put the Salsa on the outside with tiny tiny drizzle of Sour Cream. Athough it look beautiful, it was a tasteless burrito ( I think it was 17 dollars, cant remember). If they only put the the salsa on the inside (and add sour cream) it would have been a better burrito. I have yet to try the burrito at Los Dos Com...as they are only 13 or 14 there and free chips and their tacos have flavour. Couple days later we went to Siam ( Thai place Sunnyvale) and too much flavour ( especially the Larb Chicken) so much flavour in that place that i wondered why Andale had no flavour. Maybe we had no idea what to order. The reason I gave 4 star is because the waiter made extra effort ( of course we tip 18 percent) and no other waiter in other restaurants make the effort he did (hard to find good waitstaff in bay area)...just that the food can use a little more flavour. read more

Salad was not fresh, and came without dressing. We were stirring outside and the bees were all over my salad I didn't touch it! Mentioned it to our waiter and they didn't offer to change the salad! The chicken was not fully cooked. Taco tortilla was stale! read more

I was looking forward to going to Andale since my husband told me it was one of his favorite Mexican places to eat. However, we were really disappointed by our experience today. My husband, I and my newborn baby walked into the restaurant to eat in the back patio area since that's what my husband had done for many years, and considering our newborn baby could get fussy anytime, we wanted to be outside so as to not potentially interrupt other guests' meals. According to my husband who has been going there for more than twenty years, he used to place his order at the front counter inside and then bring the food to either the patio out back or his seat inside. So, we went directly to a back patio table and then returned up front to check in with a waiter as to how to order. When we asked the waiter (host?) about placing an order, he was extremely rude to my husband. The waiter told us that we ignored him on our way in, and that we cannot eat in the back patio. My husband apologized many times and explained that we were not aware that there was now a host or that we now needed to be seated by this host. . Honestly, I did not see any host welcoming us when we entered. We immediately left the restaurant right after that very unpleasant interaction. I have to say how the food tastes is one thing, but how long-time customers are treated is another. My husband was visibly shaken from how he was addressed. Too bad this restaurant lost a long time customer from this exchange. I will never come to this restaurant again. read more

October 21, 2025. My wife and I had lunch at Andale on October 15, 2025. The bill came to $60.09. Recognizing that the food and service were both below average, we added an $8.50 tip. However, when the charge appeared on my account, it was for $76.58, which is 27.3% higher than the original bill amount. I contacted the restaurant today to express my concern about this significant overcharge. Unfortunately, the manager responded in a very aggressive manner, accusing me of fabricating the situation and falsely claiming that I had intentionally added such a large tip. This is unacceptable, and I demand a sincere apology from the restaurant management for their unprofessional and accusatory behavior. Furthermore, I request the immediate reimbursement of the incorrect total of $76.58 that was charged to my account. We are serious about resolving this issue and will take whatever necessary steps are needed to get a fair resolution. Sincerely, Charles & Ann read more

In the past, I used to eat at the Palo Alto Andale at least once a week. I loved it and was excited to try the Andale in Los Gatos. Unfortunately, I had a very different experience at the Los Gatos location. In Los Gatos, we walked up to the front podium and was met with a very rushed Miguel who took our name and then ran away. We then walked outside and asked if we could sit at an open table. Once seated, we ordered and then asked for a side of Pico de Gallo and was told that a very small portion would be $1.50! The food was good, though the rice was cold and the portions smaller than I remembered. The real issue was when Miguel asked us to leave (we had just paid about ten minutes before) since he "needed the table." I was shocked! Since we had another engagement, we left and I will never return. Beware of this place. So disappointed. read more