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Las Cambritas

3.8 (547 reviews)
ModerateMexican
Closed • 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
Updated a few days ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Autumn B.

Las Cambritas is a good local spot in Cambria for Mexican food. I have been here on 2 separate occasions trying both the burrito and chicken quesadilla. While they were both good, there is nothing exceptional about them. They give you chips and salsa for the table which is nice but the chips just kind tasted store bought to me. We were sat right away both times and the inside was very nice. Most of the staff were pretty friendly and the food came relatively quickly. There is a bar with TVs above if you want to watch sports. We came to town on vacation and overall had a nice time with family.

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Mona g.

On a road trip and we stop in Cambria to eat lunch. Wanted to support the Mexican community (being first generation ourselves) and saw this place. Ordered the chile rellano with beef and was extremely disappointed. It was a scrambled egg wrapped chili with cheese and meat. The salsa verde was watered down and the heavy cheddar cheese masked the half poblano chili. When I asked the waiter wha style he said it's Jalisco, and we corrected that because my husband is from there. This is not how to make a chili rellano. Needless to say I don't recommend this if you're looking for an authentic Mexican food restaurant.

Complimentary chips and salsa
Ron R.

The Los Cambritas or "Little Piece of Cambria" bills itself as "Mexican dining." It is on Main Street in Cambria along with all the other popular restaurants and shops. They have many of the staple dishes that American expect at a Mexican restaurant, i.e., tacos, taquitos, etc., but also some rarer dishes such as paella. On a Tuesday for lunch around 11:30, the service was very good and the restaurant did no start to get busier until about 12:00-12:30. It was mostly quiet to moderate noise level. We sat indoors, but being CA you could sit outdoors even in late Sept/early Oct as on our trip. We got the paella and the el bandito cocktail. While neither is our favorite dish, we would try both again. The paella normally comes with clams, mussels, chorizo, and chicken, but we subbed fish for the clams and mussels without any complaint from the staff. As a nice surprise, the paella was mostly meat with a sufficient amount of rice, making the approximately $26 charge feel more worth your while. The paella was a little spicy due to the chorizo, but not overly so. The el bandito was a decent size for the $14. Not sure if you were supposed to, but we mixed up the separated liquors and juices that came from the bar in the cup. It was pretty potent with rum, tequila, vodka, and brandy together in one drink along with pineapple and orange juice. It tasted just ok. Overall, this was a nice dining experience. While not the most exciting or our favorite foods, we like everything good enough that we would try this place again, would order the things we got again, and would try them again, although we would probably try other menu items for variety on an tier visit. Overall, this place is worth a try if you want a nice sit down restaurant experience and feel like Mexican food while in the area. Free chips and salsa like many comparable places.

Carne Asada plate
Ty D.

Cambria is a favorite getaway for me and my pup since it's so dog friendly. Las Cambritas has a nice outdoor patio where dogs are welcome. After ordering a margarita, we were served a basket of chips and salsa. The chips were fresh and crisp. The salsa was good but I prefer my salsa hot and spicy. We both ordered the carne asada plate which came with rice and beans and guacamole and a choice of tortillas (corn or flour). I went with corn tortillas. I asked for the carne to be medium, but it came out well done. It was decent, but I had much better carne asada. Service was friendly and attentive. Plenty of street parking in front.

Camarones a la Diabla
Vanessa G.

Not your top notch Mexican restaurant but my husband and I still enjoyed it. The chips & salsa were ok, chips seemed store bought but the salsa was nice and chunky how I like it. I ordered a combo plate with that included a crispy shredded beef taco and a cheese enchilada. The taco was delicious, nice & meaty! The enchilada was cheesy and I also liked the sauce. The beans were ok, but the rice was perfectly cooked and flavored. The Camarones a la Diabla definitely had a kick but it was still doable. Actually, the sauce was quite delightful and my husband nearly licked his plate. He would have appreciated pinto beans over black beans in his plate. The customer service was ok. While the waitress wasn't rude, a smile or a friendly conversation would have made us feel at home! All in all, it's worth a try

Brian F.

Underrated here, with quality and portions above and beyond anything in the price range nearby. Cambria has better food, but it can come at the expense of price (everywhere else, such as Black Cat), atmosphere/clientele (Linn's), and portions (Robin's). Here, the drinks are on point (such as the fuego verde), the portions are incredibly generous (especially the fajitas), and the chips are plentiful and salsa is fine. They don't offer much in the way of unique offerings, regional flavor, or hot spice, but in its own way, it's a relief from the other fufu choice in town.

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Roch B.

Get your Mexican FIX right here in tiny Cambria. The draft beers are ice cold, the chips y salsa are delightful and the burritos are as big as your freakin' HEAD! Has the feels of a family op' and they all work together in synchronized perfection. Beautiful little patio out back, big space inside and a well-appointed bar chock full of tequila options. Cambritas, baby!

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This place is excellent. The food is really good, and service as well. I especially enjoyed the fried avocado, chips/salsa and the ambience.

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Very good. The tacos are great. My husband loves the chicken tostadas. We have been back 3 times so far.

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Service was excellent, restaurant was so cold, everyone had on a jacket! Food was mediocre, margarita was good.

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Fair prices in a family atmosphere though you can order alcohol. Food was above mediocre. Not epic.

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Friendly service, but...avoid...flies all over, flat beer, mediocre (at best) food, nothing worth your $.

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Reviews for the butternut squash enchiladas intrigued us. My vegetarian daughter reported that they…read moreare "good, not great": the squash could be of better quality and the green sauce was unwelcome since she cannot have peppers. (I scraped the sauce onto my plate and enjoyed it.) I asked for a kids meal burrito made chimichanga style and they produced! It had the beans, rice & cheese elements of the burrito and the crispy chimi shell. Unfortunately it came dry, no sour cream guac or even sauce on the side. Inside, the carnitas was too salty, but the beans and cheese were good. I added one star for the singing cook we could hear in the back. I like eating where people like to work.

First, no greeting by the lady who took our order. Quite frankly, she was not polite at all…read more Second, and probably most important, the food was sub par to say the least. Wifey order the menudo. The lady said they had run out of hominy. The tripe had not been cleaned properly and the soup had a layer of grease floating on top. She said it was gross. I had chile verde and eggs. Very little meat and the green chile was salty, but otherwise flavorless. Homemade corn tortillas were Ok, but looked machine made. Also, if u don't speak Spanish u may be out of luck. I do, but when my wife would ask a question in English, the lady replied in Spanish..... $58. for2 meals later, we ran from this place. Only bad meal we've had in Cambria

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Plate with chicken tamale and chile relleno with diced asada on top
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3.8
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Moonstone was recommended by a friend who lives out here in Cambria. We ordered the rib eye medium…read morerare, spicy tequila cream chicken pasta, cioppino, oysters on a half shell, and calamari frito. I do not eat seafood, therefore this review is based off of my group. My husband enjoyed the oysters stating they were fresh and sweet. My daughter loved the calamari. I was quite underwhelmed with the spicy tequila cream chicken pasta. I was told that the dish was very spicy. To me, there was barely a hint of heat to it. The flavors was lacking. I feel as if the sliced onions should be left out. Our friend ordered the cioppino and mentioned the same thing, the sliced onions made the dish taste a little off but otherwise delicious. The kids fusilli with Parmesan was ok. It was basically tossed in butter and she can add her own Parmesan. The rib eye came out medium well. We thought that maybe it was just the ends that were a bit more cooked, however, almost the entire steak was medium well. The only part that we didn't eat was looked to be medium. Although the steak was not cooked to our preferred temperature, it was very flavorful and tender. And we sure were hungry after a day of exploring. We ate nearly the entire plate. I didn't want to mention anything since we ate 90% of the plate, but our friend convinced us to bring it up to the server. And so I did, not wanting to anything to be done about it. We did nearly finish it. We also did not want to wait longer for the steak to be re-made. I paid for my tab and it was well under what I had expected the total to be. I scanned through the itemized receipt and realized that they took off the steak. I felt ashamed for even bringing it up since we basically ate it all. The cocktails were great. Not too watered down or too heavy with alcohol. The restaurant has an amazing view overlooking the Pacific Ocean and offers outdoor seating. The service is quick and everyone was very friendly. Will I came again? For sure. Just not for pasta.

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This is a bar with excellent food, including pasta, seafood, and the best clam chowder I have had…read morethis side of the Mississippi. Tip: Order a sandwich and get a cup of chowder instead of fries for $2. Note on the bottled water complaints: Bars make most of their money on drinks. There were so many kids and adults drinking bottled water here. Is this a SoCal thing? Maybe it's just me, but when I bring my kids to eat at a bar I let them drink soda. :)

I have to say I was a little bit disappointed this time. I had a Reuben sandwich with onion rings…read more The pastrami was really tough, like you would take a bite, but you couldn't bite through it and so the whole piece of pastrami came out of the sandwich at once. And the onion rings were pretty boring. I don't think they make them there, I am not sure about that, though. But they had kind of a generic look and feel to them, but the problem was they had zero flavor. Like nobody put salt on them when they took them out of the fryer. That's the first thing you do when you pull something out of a fryer, you season it. The server was nice enough, but they have a thing now where if you ask for water, they want to sell you a bottle of water. I get that things are tough for restaurants, but I almost rather pay a little more for the sandwich and get water, if you know what I mean. I'm no food expert, or running a restaurant expert, these are just my reactions as a local who stops in here fairly regularly. I think if the folks who run this place feel like there's any value to my little thoughts, they would be easy to fix and wouldn't cost anything at all really. I've been coming here for years, and I want these folks to do well.

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