This is the 2nd time eating here, the service is always great and the food is delicious, authentic Mexican food! I got the seafood enchiladas with shrimp and it was amazing! Very tasty and good portion sizes, along with sides like beans and rice, with chips and salsa at the table as well. It was a little loud since there was a large table full of annoying children, unsupervised by their parents, but that is no fault of the restaurant. Will definitely come back again on our next Big Bear trip!! read more

The food was okay, but the prices didn't match the menu. They charged me more for the food than what was listed, and even the total with tax didn't add up (I'll include a picture). I asked for a receipt, but the cashier said she accidentally pressed "no receipt," so I didn't get one. The picture I took from their copy shows the total -- $32.97 plus $2.56 tax should've been $35.53, but I was charged $36.77. It's only a few dollars difference, but it feels dishonest. Overall, I don't appreciate being overcharged. If you go here, make sure to get a receipt. I won't be coming back. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - receipt math - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

I'm very picky about Mexican food because i compare it to my grandma cooking... this place comes very close to! Food is delicious and our server was great. I highly recommend hard shell beef tacos! read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Shrimp and Vegetable Soup - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

We tried this establishment from a few local residents if we wanted really good authentic Mexican food for brunch without the long wait times. We're so glad we came here. The wait wasn't long at all compared to the other places nearby which was just perfect for Sunday brunch. The food was so fresh and so good. The lady running the place was so sweet, patient, and a really great host. Definitely will be back next time we're in Big Bear for some quality and friendly Mexican food. read more

We were seated immediately as no one else was there. We ordered the margarita wine pina coladas. They came blended & we had to ask for salted rims when they came without. Queso fundido was good. Also shared the wet asada burrito. We'd come back. read more

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The food was delicious and the service was great!! Stop by for some authentic Mexican food if you're in the area.

The day before we went to there restaurant next to them. Wasn't too impressed with the other one. The next morning before heading home we stopped to eat here. We ordered breakfast burritos. The was good not special. Felt like the burritos were a bit too pricey for the size and amount. My husband order a bacon with sauce breakfast burritos and said the burrito barely had any bacon. Other than that we like it. Staff was friendly. Food ok. But for the breakfast burritos I felt it was too over priced. read more

Came over here after a day of riding. I looked at the menu through their website to settle on items I may be interested in . Upon arriving to retrieve my food I was to be charged an additional $20+ for my items . I decided to leave the food and get dinner elsewhere as I had been quoted more than twice the price that was listed. When speaking to the owner about this, I was told that their website hadn't been updated in at least six years and I should've checked the DoorDash for current pricing?! How bassackward . I did still end up leaving a tip as the owner was very patient, but I will 100% never visit this establishment again . I've been to many upscale/pricey restaurants in bear and have never had an issue but one thing I won't be doing is taking someone's word that my food is $30 more than quoted through their own website. NO THANKS read more

We got done some catering done while we were visiting from Las Vegas - Elena took amazing care of us! We got a taco bar set up and everything was delicious ! Great value, great service, great food! read more

Pastor and carnitas burritos were ok. Pork tamales were good. The carnitas tacos were good.

On a quick trip up to Big Bear, we stopped for lunch Quaint restaurant with very authentic Mexican food. The ceviche was made the original way by cooking the shrimp in lemon and the albondigas soup was very delicious. Server was friendly and attentive. read more

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Located in a strip mall and a bit hard to find. Its next door to a smoke and tattoo shop. The inside is small and very clean. Great service and the food is pretty good for a mountain community. The salsa is better then most with chips come warm. Good variety of food on their menu. read more

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Places is a joke. Lady can't even figure out how to run a debit card or credit card via the machine unfortunately was not even able to try the food there as I had ordered food to go and the lady at the register was unable to figure out how to charge my card. As there machine chip coming up with the same thing disabled debit which clearly state that they do not accept credit card or debit card and only want cash at the first time that her first response was, you can just go get cash and pay cash. I would not recommend this place. read more

Came in to treat myself to some chilaquiles before work and I am so glad I did! Red chilaquiles with eggs sunny side up, queso fresco, crema and a side of rice and beans were delicious!!! Friendly service and attentive! I love the fact that they play classic Mexican music. Need to make it a point to come here more often. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Chilaquiles rojos con huevos estrellados - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Food is delicious, best I have had service is happy and friendly. Highly recommend this restaurant, spicy salsa is really spicy and oh so tasty. read more

Large selection of Mexican seafood dishes along with beef and chicken. We got the shrimp fajitas and a variety of crispy tacos and everything was delicious. They use very large shrimp in the fajitas so you get nice, satisfying bites of shrimp and vegetables. Such a nice surprise in a small, hole in the wall place located next to a coin laundry. We will be back to try more items. Service was fast and friendly. We called our order in, they gave us a time for pick up and it was ready as indicated. No drama, just hot, fresh and delicious food. Yum! read more

The food is wonderful. Prices are reasonable. Clean and friendly atmosphere. This corner restaurant is located in a small shopping area. Get directions from the Yelp site. Well worth the visit. We live here in Big Bear Lake and this is a place we frequent. Enjoy! read more

Awesome service, food was delicious and fresh. I had enough fajita left to take back to the cabin and make a great breakfast! read more

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We chose this spot because it got decent reviews and it seemed to be a little cheaper than the two Mexican restaurants across the street from our cabin. We were wrong about the cheaper part. They just haven't updated their website because the prices there: https://www.bigbeardining.com/nuevovallarta.html are nothing like the ones on their printed menus. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very typical strip mall Mexican restaurant. There was no one around and it was kind of tucked I enjoyed the chips and salsa (they give you one basket free with your meal) more than my entree. I ordered a veggie enchilada and chili relleno combo, which came with some rice and refried beans. The chili relleno was the most disappointing part because it's an item that I usually really enjoy when it's prepared properly. The breading on this version was super thick and sweet and the result was a soggy mess (think of a soggy corn muffin flavor and texture). I ended up trying to excavate the chili from the breading because I was famished. The veggie enchilada, rice, and beans did not taste particularly fresh, but it was all hot and salty, and for being as hungry as I was, I still ate most of it. My partner ordered the super burrito (essentially a double burrito because he usually orders two burritos anyway). It contained ground beef, carnitas, rice, beans, shredded lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. It was $24 and extremely basic. I'm confident we could have made something similar at home. He got bored of eating it halfway through. Our server was nice and patient as we took our time deciding what to order. He wasn't attentive to refilling our Sprite and water glasses, even though there was only one other table occupied. Very lackluster experience; we won't be back. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

Cute little Mexican restaurant. Inside is well decorated & clean. I came in for lunch while doing laundry next doors the staff is friendly & attentive. The salsa & horchata are good so was the chili verde burrito although I thought it was kinda small. Could use more meat less rice but it was good. read more

Service was quick. Food was excellent; we tried chicken enchiladas and carne asada tacos. The salsa and jacks were good too. Ambiance was small town Mexico but tis big bear. read more

Hidden in the shopping center, parking was easy, no wait, and amazing food. Smaller than what we expected, but pleasantly surprised.

Amazing food & service ... They serve chips&salsa as standard ...Best salsa ever !!! ( very fresh ) Family friendly, highly recommended... read more

i had order seven mares (soup) for the cost of almost being $20+ an it barely had anything in it!!! the lady had very poor customer service and basically said she couldn't do anything about it! read more

For New Year's Day we decided to drive up to Big Bear to enjoy the outdoors, originally we were going to a different restaurant but the wait was too long. We came into this restaurant, the food was great, no complains. The Salsa that comes with the chips is plain, needs more flavor, and their staff is not attentive from the moment we came in the door, that really killed it for me. Food: 3.8 out of 5 Service: 2 out of 5 Cleanliness: 4 out of 5 Overall service: 3.3 out of 5 read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

First time trying this place out. We ordered chicken nuggets, a wet burrito and flautas. The beans and rice were good. But I wouldn't recommend the flautas to anyone. They tasted old and musky. Service is friendly though and everything else was decent just wouldn't order those again. read more

On a short trip and wanted lunch when we arrived. The place is super small but the booths are roomy. The staff was nice enough but the food left much to be desired. Neither the chicken tacos nor pescado tacos had any real flavor. The chicken did have a strange taste to it though and although I ordered two, I left one on the plate and didn't finish the first. The margaritas also had a strange taste...almost like the whole thing came out of a can, including the alcohol that was supposed to be in it. We weren't sure what was happening with the guacamole cause it was very light in color and so creamy it could have been squeezed from a small packet. The salsa was off too. Not sure how this place has so many great reviews and comments about the food. We left hungry and with not good tastes left in our mouths. Maybe it was an off day but I don't think so. read more

We were there this past weekend. Its a little hidden restaurant in big bear. The lady was super friendly and the food was delicious. We had the molcajete, kids chicken and fires and churros. Everything was really good and flavorful. If ever in bug bear definitely give them a try. Its a small restaurant does get pretty full. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Molcajete - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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So bad. Probably the worst meal I've had. We drove up from LA (where you'd have to try to have bad Mexican) even the hole in the wall spots have good salsa, guac, and tacos! I try not to leave bad reviews but in this case we came here based on good reviews so I feel the need to. If you've had Mexican in LA...or San Diego...or anywhere really...run the other way...we ate two bites, paid $30 bucks, and had to leave the food behind. I ordered a chicken taco and an order of guac + chips (also came with salsa) and my son had a chicken burrito -- my standard is definitely high but even he did not eat his burrito. The chicken in both my taco and his burrito was not good, not seasoned whatsoever and smelled like it was not fresh. My taco was old chicken with too many chunks of onion. The guac had absolutely no lime or salt on it, and was in fact nothing more than slices of avocado with no seasoning--can't call it guac. I've NEVER seen my kid not eat guac but this was a first! This place is BAD. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Chicken taco - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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They have the best Mexican food in the Valley. And their salsa is great! I work nearby. I order dinner to take home after work and It's ready quickly and very good! read more

Fresh and authentic food with very generous portions. The albondigas soup was perfect after a day in the snow and the California burrito satisfied my hungry teen. read more

I just have to say the best restraunt ever! Excellent customer service, food tasted amazing! They went above and beyond for us and the place is so welcoming and inviting that it makes you truly feel at home. My fiance and I had to do laundry and decided to go on a last minute fathers day date. We ordered the carne asada fries with churros. The fries were so tasty perfectly cooked. The carne asada also was very well cooked you can tell they really put the heart and love into them. The churros were excellent! Perfectly done as well and I love their salsa. We even went in there not knowing they were just about to close and they invited us in to stay and eat and even complimented us with a drink. Id give these amazing 10 stars! I'm definitely going back read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Churros and carne asada fries - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

This is our regular Mexican restaurant in Big Bear. We've been going here for years on the recommendation of one of our neighbors. The food is always good and reasonably priced. They had a salsa bar years ago that I wish they would bring back but besides that it's all good. Their taco Tuesday specials are good also. read more

I went to lunch today and it was amazing. This is my second time this month going there and the food is delicious, the place is beautiful and the service was excellent. My new favorite place in Big Bear Lake. read more

Husband and I visited this restaurant in May, 2022. On the positive side, the salsa (and chips) were amazing; portions were generous; service was good; prices weee okay; and parking was easy. However,, our entrees (Chili rellanos) and Tosta Carne Asada were average, as best. Acceptable but not amazing. read more

This was our 1st time going to this restaurant We loved the Mexican music and the owner Elana was so nice & friendly.....I had guacamole with the chips & salsa very good & fresh.....I had the shredded beef burrito very delicious and very full......My dad had the shredded beef hard tacos, rice & beans all very good & fresh as well....We definitely found our new Mexican restaurant to eat at....The restaurant is also very clean and the decor is the Mexican theme as well which is very nice read more

No flavor, very expensive, and food was cold. Definitely check out LaPaws. Better prices better food and will make your mouth sing. This on the other hand made me want to throw it away and regret my decision. Never again(: and there menu isn't even update on the website. They will nickle and dime you for 50 cents if you use a card too. Big trust. Don't do it. One California Burrito $19.50 no drink or anything... wow. read more

Service was fast, food was fresh and plentiful. No wait at 5:30 on Friday night. Prices were reasonable. We were trying to avoid the crowds in town. We recommend the homey vibe of this place. read more

This place is bomb.com. Earlier today we sat waiting at the laundromat and noticed on the locals coming for lunch so we thought we try them and boy was it a the best choice we made. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Grande Burrito smashed - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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We come here often. The place is small but the service is great and the food is beyond compare. It is without a doubt the best Mexican food in the Big Bear Valley. read more

Nuevo Vallarta Grill - Fajitas!!! - Mexican Near Me - Big Bear Lake, California

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