Stopped by on our way up to Sonoma for some wine adventures. Best Mexican food I've ever had. Super yummy tortillas, salsa, and guacamole. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food. Thank you for the great meal read more

I went to Celia's for dinner because I was always a fan of their food when they had locations in Danville and Lafayette. I was seated promptly, and got water, chips and salsa. Then I waited. Then I watched two tables that were seated well after me get their orders taken. And I waited some more. Then they got their drinks, and still no one had taken my order. It was clear that, as a single diner, I was the lowest priority in the restaurant. And after 25 minutes of being ignored while others were served, I got up and left. So thanks for the free chips and salsa. And for wasting my time. read more

I love this restaurant. It's one of my top 5. There are many Mexican food places where I enjoy one or two items on the menu but I literally love all the menu items at Celias. My two favorite are the Cancun platter (delicious chicken, shrimp, and crab smothered in white wine sauce with mushrooms) and the chicken enchiladas, which are so cheesy good. Recently I came home from the hospital and all I wanted was Celias. We arrived fifteen minutes before closing and though I could tell it wasn't the best timing, they were still willing to serve me and did so graciously. I love them. Like L-O-V-E them. read more

I've been going to Celia's for many years. So, giving this place 2 stars is not easy. Usually, we sit in the dinning area and have great service. We have two favorite waiters that take good care of us. However, last night my friends and I sat in the bar area. It was busy as usual but many tables only had 2-3 people; ours was 4. Our waiter was awful. He rushed us and never brought us the chips and salsa and guacamole that we ordered until we reminded him 3 times. Two of us ordered the soup. One of us got it 10 minutes after the other and the latter bowl had minimal chicken (or any of the fixings for tortilla soup) and was simply broth. I was very disappointed. The waiter was not attentive and never once did he check on us to see how we were doing. Which makes him look badly considering that all his other colleagues who have waited for me at Celia's have been great. I know this is a singular situation, but definitely makes it harder to go back. read more

I really want to like Celia's. It's old school, sure, that's fine. But dirty is not a virtue. I can get past the décor and other flaws, but you need to clean. And really, American cheese on an enchilada? Are you serious? read more

If you live in Marin County....please don't eat here....or eat at your own risk. ..the smell upon entering should deter you.... But this is why....my delivery service was given Juice that said, best purchased by 10/16/14....and when I brought it to the managers attention and requested a refund for the meal...he told me to never come back. ...which we happily will not. ...next step....a report to the health department read more

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I went here for the first time and the food was so delicious. I got the steak fajitas and boy oh boy, they were so juicy and bursting with flavors. The service was excellent and the environment is very peaceful. I recommend this to anyone that enjoys authentic Mexican cuisine! read more

The food is delicious and will definitely come back awesome service and really good margaritas.

I've been coming here occasionally for the last 60 years or so. It was never my first choice (chronologically: Tia Maria's on Bayview Street, Gonzales' Hacienda on 2nd St, Pancho Villa's in Fairfax; RIP all) but Cecilia's was always a good fall back. Since Pancho's closed recently we've been to Cecilia's a several times. All but one time, we've had to send food back because it wasn't hot. Some of it was positively lukewarm. Other than that, Cecilia's still has good food (of course, I LOVE Mexican food, so that bar is set pretty low) We really like to have margaritas, and Mexican restaurants with full liquor licenses seem to be few and far between. Cold food is nearly unforgivable, especially when it happens repeatedly. We'll keep trying, since we seem to be out of options within a reasonable distance from home. read more

If you want good Mexican food and you are in the Marin County area... more specific San Rafael, you can't beat this place. It is the best.... Yummy!!! The food is really good and the service is fast. I had a burrit I with mole.... OMG!!!! Even the people around including server said this looks really good. The food is just delicious and if you come for happy hour which ends at 6:30 pm , besides the great drink prices you get a free appetizer . You got a try!!!! read more

LOVE ceilas what can I say everything is so darn tasty.... thanks

Food is always great, margaritas are tasty, love their salsa...would have given them more stars if the service was better. We walked in and the hostess was standing towards the back and motioned us to walk to the back...no biggy, but not professional. She then sat us at a dirty table and wiped the left over food onto us?? Ew read more

Need a place to bring kids, good food and pitchers of Margaritas - look no further. Get there early since neighborhood is a bit funky. Also have a huge back room if you need a place for a party read more

After a long day working on the ranch... we decided to get take out instead of cooking. We have been to Celia's prior but last time and this time we went to the bar for a margarita and take out. VERY UNFORTUNATE for us both times, as we were tired and thought it would prove to be a simple solution.Dirty and very tired... we walked into the bar with 1 other person at the bar and 2 others at a table, no one else... it took over 10 min for the bartender to wipe down the bar and remove glasses, then he walked off with no acknowledgment to our existence. 5 min later he returns with "what do you want" my request was for 2 margaritas and menus so we could order take out. another 7-8 minutes and the drinks are served then he walks off.... 5 min. later I request the menus again, and he reaches directly overhead and hands them to us. Not sure why that could not have happened prior or when the drinks arrived... then another 10 min. before our order was taken... finally food arrives and we leave... I write this as this was the same type of treatment we received the last time we were there... tip!!! both times we left $20 on a $45 bill... the last time I handed it directly to the bartender and he said that was too much... I said yes, but it was what i left last time...maybe you don't remember... but I want you to know what you are going to be missing in the future... with this type of attitude that is the last time I will be at Celia's ... I will miss the food but not the treatment. read more

My husband decided to take me here the other day. The place looked really ugly from the outside. It looked like an abandoned place. As you walk in, you can tell that it is a very old place. It was dark and dingy and dirty looking. The service we got here was awful. It says to wait to be seated but My husband and I stood there for so long while staff passes by and we were just ignored. So finally we decided to just sit anywhere. I went to the bathroom which was the dirtiest nastiest looking bathroom I've been to. It was horrible. Since it was 230pm we decided to order from the lunch menu because lunch menu is until 3pm. My husband and i both ordered the pork tamales from the lunch menu which supposedly come with 1 tamale, rice, beans and coleslaw for around $8.00. My husband and i ended up getting 2 tamales in each plate and they charged us each around $14. The time was before 3pm and the receipt time even says before 3 pm but they still charge us like dinner price. They did not bother to even tell us. What a rip off. On a good note, i am giving this place 2 stars because the food and the strawberry margarita we ordered was good. That is it. read more

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I have been eating at Cecilia for years. It truly was one of the best mecican restaurants around. Last night was the first time i was so disappointed. My enchiladas were drowning in a runny red sauce that tasted bland and out of a can..the chile relleno was so hot my friend couldnt eat it. We both notice the major shift in the food quality and taste. We asked our waitress if the resturant changed owners or if they hired a new chef. To both questions she answered no. We took home most of the food we ordered..my take home food is in the garbage...would not recommend this restaurant anymore nor would we drive 45 min for such lousy food. Big disappointment...we miss the old Cecilias food... read more

I love this place. Never had a bad meal here in many years. Dependable; comfortable; friendly. Delicious food in generous amounts. You won't regret eating here. read more