Very excellent bakery goods. Delicious cheesecake flan is excellent.Mexican bread is delicious.my favorite dishes are the nachos,burritos,chiliquilies,and tacos with beans and rice. read more

The food was okay, would probably not come here again my carne asada burrito has extremely over cooked rice and meat.

This is in my opinion the best mexican food and bakery! I have been coming here with my husband for over 10 years and we just love their food. The mexican bread is delicious and the prices are very inexpensive. They have the best salsa in the world! I have hired them for catering before and they exceeded my expectations! There was so much delicious food and the price was unbeatable. read more

Food is pretty plain not that much flavor, it's good price I tasted better food though. The bakery is good way better that the food

Usually stop in for lunch at least once a week. This is definitely one of my favorite lunch places in Pomona. My favorite go to menu item is the meat and potato burrito. The barbarcoa or chile verde and potato burritos are by far my favorite. When the restaurant is busy, sometimes the service suffers, but usually no complaints. read more

OMG! So good!! I get everything with their famous green chile on it. The best meats are carnitas and carne asada. I have been coming here for over 10 years. They use to occupy the space next to the Fox theatre across the street. Everyone is so nice there. Like family. Next best thing to Nana's home cooking! read more

I don't know what's up with this restaurant. The food is okay, if you're really hungry it will get you through your episode but the service is just the worst! After they drop off your food at your table, don't expect to see the waitress ever again. You have to go to the register to ask for your check and pay there. I've complained several times but they just don't care. Hopefully they don't care when I don't leave a tip either. read more

I've been coming here since they moved to the east side of Garey Ave. Always LOVED the food but Iately, (actually for about a year,) I think they've changed cooks or something!...'Tis not the same flavorful food. What happened?...Thank God for Lillys, further north, on Garey! read more

Was in there last week, sat down, had chips before a menu. Nice. Ordered the Super Burrito, - Carney Assad, Was Delicious. It was my first time, and from the others in the place, all I heard was how good the food was. I will be coming back. read more

Only had the pan dulce here, but its good and a decent price. Much bigger store since they moved from the 3rd street shop.

The tacos here are really good! Each taco is $1.50, and you get your choice of meat. I ordered 2 tacos with carne asada as my choice of meat and was pretty full & satisfied. They have a pretty lengthy menu so can get yourself a variety of things. Prices are affordable even for those on a student budget. read more

This is my favorite place to eat and will follow this restaurant where ever they go. Absolutely delicious food , yum!

I'm not a huge yelper but I was soooo disappointed in the food here that I have to let the world know. Everything was going great, the chips and the salsa were good. As a family of 6, we had 3 cocteles de Camaron, 1 torta de asada, 1 Barbacoa plate and Chilaquiles verdes. The shrimp cocktails were for my kids, they were sooo bad that I refused to let them eat them, it tasted like they got sink water, threw the shrimp in there and garnished it with avocado. The nightmare was only beginning, when they put my barbacoa plate in front of me, I already knew. For one, it was basically dry shredded beef, no type of consome or anything. It literally tasted as if they boiled shredded beef with salt and put it on my plate next to bland rice and beans. I took one bite of it and left the plate. Literally tasted as if I had a shredded beef taco and opened the taco and just ate the meat. My husbands chilaquiles had no flavor at all. The only okay meal was the torta de asada (in which you cant really mess up). To put the cherry on top of an already horrible experience, I received a $93 bill, which I would have not minded paying if the food was decent. Nobody at all asked us how the food was or cared for our opinion. Definitely last time I ever step foot in there. read more

This place is good. And you can tell by the line and the crowd. The LaVerne location is usually not as crowded. BUT, if you don't stop at the bakery next door ( this location trumps LaVerne for the bakery ) and get some pan dulce, you're insane. read more

Menudo is on point, with a lot of great-textured tripe and tasty broth. Love the atmosphere, and the pan dulce is fresh and soft.

I do fancy their chicken enchiladas, que bueno! and champurrado tambien? Not sure if that's for all seasons but I definitely enjoy it, plus with the adjoining bakery how can you go wrong? read more

Weve been going here since we were kids. Its ok I wouldnt say its the best food in the world but if youre looking for something quick then def go here. My fav thing to get is either the potato tacos, carne asada tacos, or the potato/meat burrito. Make sure to ask for pico de gallo its super good to at to your food. read more

Tasted like the chicken fajitas were cooked in a rush. The chicken was a bit dry as well. However, the service was great!

I'm picky when it comes to menudo. For me other than homemade it's from El Merendero....love it!!!!

Went here with my mom for a Sunday brunch. There was no hostess, but a sign in, which was very unorganized. Once we were finally seated and ordered our food, mom was served a foul bowl of menudo which tasted as if it was old and never properly cleaned before preparation. I was disappointed with my meal as well, which lacked flavor. The service was mediocre and the food was worse. Unfortunately, there are slim pickings in the downtown Pomona area if you're looking for a nice brunch spot before antique-ing. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

Food is okay but service was terrible. Two families that came after us got their food first. The kitchen was do disorganized they couldn't keep their orders straight. read more

Hallo my yelp friends just went there yesterday (2/09/2015 ) my girlfriend got enchiladas and My self I had a wet borito it was pack with meat it was okay.. read more

This place smells so good when you walk in, and then you realize that it's the bakery next door, but that's good because you're tempted your whole lunch to walk over and browse the baked goods (Merendero runs the bakery too). The colorful interior kinda grew on me and somehow put me in a better mood. Plus, they gave us chips and salsa before we ordered. I totally didn't expect it, don't know why. I ordered the carne asada burrito. Pretty tasty stuff. I'd order it again in a heartbeat. If you're craving Mexican food in the area, this is a good spot. read more

Where else can you get a hearty meal, sweet breads to go, a pinata, and an ice cream bar from a serlf-service freezer?! (In no particular order) Great place! Prices are pretty reasonable. We tried a carnitas torta $5, enchilada combo w/rice and beans $6, wet burrito $7, nachos and chicken salad (can't remember the prices, but would probably not order next time. Nachos and salad was just okay. Parking is free and convenient if you can find a spot in the adjacent lot. read more

One in Pomona, one in La Verne, neither one will let you down!! I've been eating here since I was a kid, best salsa and chips around too. The one in Pomona has an attached bakery where you can get some awesome pan dulce! read more

One of my fav places! The food is so awesome!! Anything you get! My favorite are the shredded beef nAchos and and I also get a side of chile relleno:) can't go wrong you will deff get full read more

This is my favorite mexican restaurant. I have been coming here since I was a child. Their Chalupas are so good! My husband and daughters love the combination burritos. The only complaint I ever have is that, they offer ceviche tostadas, and tacos de lengua on their menu and almost everytime we go, they are out. Despite this, there are so many good things to choose from on the menu. Make sure to save room for pan dulce or tres leches from the bakery in the next room. read more

Our waiter was nice, but I ordered a breakfast platter and my pancakes were undercooked. Like, they're just pancakes, how do you undercook them? Y stomach hurts as we speak. Its an ok place for other foods, but I don't recommend breakfast here. read more

Delicious carne asada wet burrito. The Jamaica is tasty too. We loved how they had a bakery right next to it so that we could get dessert. Great customer service. Would go back :) read more

This is the worst food. The worst Al Pastor burrito I have ever had! Have been going to bakery for years. Ordered their burrito to go and they gave be raw mush with a sauce. Not one piece of meat:( Will never return:( read more

Love the food and the service here. Authentic Mexican food. The chips and salsa they give you are fuego. So so good. I've been coming here for about 3 years. Mainly on Sunday's. They have tvs. Which is good when football Sunday is going on and for soccer games. It's loud but family loud. Everyone there is eating and enjoying their time. The service and food are A+. Never been to the bakery but my mother has ordered plenty of cakes and sweet bread from them! read more

The food is good though the service is not as quick or friendly. One time ordered a beef burrito for take out. The burrito was good though it took a while to get it. Sat in the restaurant finally. Liked the tortillas and salsa. I ordered sope. The pork in green sauce was good, but the sope was more like a tostada. OTW, would still come here when I have a long lunch. read more

The food is good and the price is great, and things got to they tape in a moderately prompt manner. However whenever we go here one order is mistaken, I know the waitresses don't speak English very well but how do you mistake number 22 for number 21? I'm not being a daft about this, every time I go here one person in the group gets the wrong thing, it's simply un-professional. Not like it matters too much, most of the food is good no matter what you get. My only other complaint would be how open the whole place is, I just prefer a little more privacy when eating rather than a cafeteria style eatery hall. read more

For a hole in the wall this place is great. The food is really good. Love the chalupa they serve here. The have a Mexican bakery next door that has the best pan dulce that I know of. The only reason this place doesn't get 5 stars is that the service can be lacking on occasion. read more

There are a few dishes that are alright here, including the chili verde and the chicken burrito. Salsa nice as well

I used to dine here years ago and the food was decent. I went there tonight and the food was terrible. Beer was warm...chips tasted like cardboard! And to make matters worse we got a parking ticket!!!! Always parked in lot on the corner BEWARE you will get a $58. Ticket if you park there after 7:00 pm. Signs are not visible in the lot...sucks! Never going back read more

The food here is usually hit or miss, and the other posts really were not kidding about the attitude, and they practically kick you out if arrive 45 minutes before closing. You seat yourself, which is no big deal, but when the waitress arrived the first thing she asked was if I knew what I wanted already. I had not even been handed a menu yet. All around the place just has a bad service that the food doesn't make up for read more

My family and I have been coming to El Merendero for years, and they always have great food and super friendly customer service. When we were looking for restaurants to cater a family party, El Merendero was the perfect fit. The owner Carmen was so thorough and accommodating throughout the entire process. She used her talents to help us create the perfect menu that looked and tasted incredible. All of our guests raved about the food and the presentation. Maria, Victoria, and Hector, the team of servers that worked the party could not have been more friendly and attentive. They prepped each plate with care and culinary creativity. They even brought some of their own serving dishes to make each course look extra special! They made a night we will never forget even more special than we could have ever imagined, thank you all so much! read more

Wow. El Merendero has been a restaurant that my family and I spend our sundays at for the past 6 years that I have lived in Pomona. Just recently I moved away to college and came back for a Sunday get together with family. To my surprise the food tasted even better! With fresher ingredients and amazing service. Especially from our humble waitress Margarita. She always greats not only my family but everyone that walks in with a great smile and warm vibe. Most defiantly recommend this restaurant. Family friendly indeed! read more

Great food. Would drive here from LA just to have it. The salsa was delicious.