The food was delicious! We had the street tacos my husband had carne asada and I had chicken. Their portions were generous and prices were decent . I would eat there again. Next time I want to try the burrito read more

Ordered the "shareable" fajita combination and couldn't have been more disappointed. Not only did it take FOREVER to get the food, the food itself was just very sad. The "grilled" meats had no char and was grey. The amount of meats was laughable. Two small ass shrimp and 3-4 pieces of meat. The fajita plate didn't sizzle and had a pool of liquid bc they didn't cook anything hot enough. Zero stars. read more

Came here for dinner with my wife. We know why it was pretty empty when we got here at 7:45 PM. The chips were over salty, the salsa selection was lacking in taste. The blood orange margaritas were okay, but nothing great. we both ordered the combination of chili rellano, enchilada, and taco. We expected the plates to be scorching hot like a typical mexican restaurant, but the plates were not and the beans, rice enchilada, and chili rellano were mostly room temperature. I gobbled mine down before the food got even colder. My wife took a couple of bites and sent it back. They replaced it with a new order, but it still was as hot as we usually get back home. We sure wish Pink's was open to spare us from this experience. read more

Ritas Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

I love that a place like this exists inside Harrah's! That being said, it's a pretty average place for mexican food or margaritas. 'Ritas shares outdoor seating with one of the pool areas. Even if you eat indoors, you overlook one of the pools. PROPS: Complimentary chips come with three different salsas AND cheese dip! Servings are large. SLOPS: Average service. Average drinks. Average food quality. read more

Ritas Cantina - Dat 'Ritas Cantina! - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Great Mexican food at the restaurant and the food truck. Salsa and chips excellent. Food served hot and nicely spiced. Can't wait to go back. read more

I don't know why this place has 3 stars because it was so good! My carnitas burrito was devine and I love how they put the rice on the side. The charro beans, rice and salsa were all very tasty. We will definitely be going back! read more

This is based on the restaurant by the pool at Harrahs. Super disappointing. It was my husbands birthday and he wanted Mexican food. I'm giving it 3 because they were busy and I know Covid 19 has been a struggle but they deserve a zero. the Fajitas Beef/chicken combo was not good, meat was poor quality tough meat with gristle. The flour tortillas were like some cheap store bought brand. Rice and beans were good. Chips and salas decent. Took about 15 minutes to get waited on. Other customers were yelling to get service. Once we got drinks no one ever came to refill or check on us. They were just completely under staffed or mismanaged. It was just a crazy unhinged situation. We even had to beg for our check. Nope not going back for while. read more

Service is decent. Had to ask a few times for a water refill. And they get a little slow when happy hour starts, but that is to be expected. Food is good. Nothing to rave about, but fresher than the taco truck from what we could tell. Looks like the only place to eat where you aren't at a bar playing video poker. Steak and seafood place is closed during the day, so don't know about the poker there. Lol. Overall good. Margaritas are big and tasty. Mui grande!!! read more

The menu has totally changed, and the food is substantially more expensive, while the flavors are of no improvement. Actually, the food they served prior to this remodel/menu was much better. Also, keep in mind that they still require that you purchase an entrée if you want to drink any form of alcohol with your dinner, lunch, breakfast, etc. You cannot order an appetizer and be allowed to purchase anything alcoholic. Lastly, we were there about three nights ago, and they had no tortilla chips. As in, we asked for tortilla chips when we were seated and didn't receive anything, and our waiter told us that they were actually out the tortilla chips. A Mexican food restaurant, inside a large casino, is out of tortilla chips... Really? You have one job. I can almost see overlooking certain items when ordering for the restaurant, but the tortilla chips...?? Wrong people in management. Wrong people running the show. No one is running the show. Honestly, it's such a shame, because it's such a cool restaurant, and it has so much potential. However, they just can't seem to get it right. They are overcharging (yes, I understand there was a pandemic that put everyone back financially, and you're trying to catch up, but completely at your patrons expense?). The food is SO bland and tasteless. The only improvement I've seen is that they've added a Mezcal menu. You can try flights of differing Mezcal, and that's pretty cool (that's why there are two stars instead of one....). But don't expect to have any tortilla chips with your Mezcal. Expect to have to buy a really expensive entrée that taste like something your four-year-old made. Sorry, Rita's. We were disappointed. read more

Came here during this COVID period with a large group. Very generous with the chips and salsa. The chips were crispy and light. I liked that it wasn't just table salt on the chips, but some red seasonings as well. The red salsa that came with the chips had no spice to it...some may prefer it that way, but not myself. I ordered a carne asada burrito. The asada was actually pretty good and I liked that they put grilled onions and peppers in it versus the usual pico de gallo that is usually put in carne asada burritos from your local taco shop. The burrito came with a side of sour cream and a bed of shredded lettuce and tomatoes. There was no salsa or hot sauce in the burrito. My wife ordered grilled fish tacos. She says they were really good because she was so hungry. However, they lacked a little flavor so she added some of the salsa that was on our table that were for the chips. She said the fish was really good, but she just wished there was some spicier salsa. The tacos came with a side of beans and rice. You can choose black beans or refried beans. We also ordered a pitcher of cucumber margarita and mango margarita. My wife said the cucumber margarita was really good. I was working on the pitcher of mango margarita. I thought it was too sweet and lacked tequila...I was not feeling anything after drinking 3 cups of it. The server was very kind and patient with our large group. I appreciated her kindness and smile under her mask. read more

Wow! I ate alone and ordered the chef's combo plate which included a taco a tamale and an enchilada. I also ordered an iced tea. My waitress was very nice. I did not ask for a second iced tea but she brought me one.and charged me for it. My taco was ok. The enchilada was good. The tamale that I ordered was cheese but I got what the waitress said was chicken? Unidentifiable. My bill was $37.00 plus tip. Wow! I don't want to say anything negative about the server, but as far as the food, I would have gone to the gas station across the street and had more flavorful food and way less price. I go to harrahs multiple times a month. I eat at the other restaurants and have never been unsatisfied. This was ridiculous. The taco truck outside the restaurant is good but this was so so subpar! The salsa was good. read more

Drinks are always great here....props to the bartenders. Hostess...horrendous. Service was horrible, depending on your race. Food was horrible. Use to be a frequent customer....last time for me. Not sure what changed here, I'll never come back. This place was my staple when I came to Harrahs. Never again. Get new management. This place has plenty of potential....but has gone way down hill. Absolutely disgusted. read more

We decided to try Rita's again. What a pleasure. Tried a special order of fajitas de carnitas, not on the menu. The food was really good the carnitas were cooked just right. Margaritas were a little sweet but they're still margaritas. Having serranos chili on the plate for a little bit of heat was great. The beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo all went to gather nicely. It was very good I'm glad to see they've made big strides in improving their food quality. The service was great and the waiter was attentive, checked our table to make sure we didn't need any more chips and salsa which were included with the table and is much appreciated. read more

This place was really cool but I wish I was able to try the food. I'm pretty sure it was delicious. We had planned to go to the dinner buffet so we just sat at the bar and ordered drinks and appetizers. I had the Cadillac margarita in the huge collectors cup. I think it was 32oz. When you order it, you can get refills but by the time I was done with the first one, it was time for our dinner. We ordered tortilla chips that come with two salsa's (one spicy and one mild) and also a cheese dip. The cheese dip was delicious yet spicy. I can't have anything spicy but I loved it so much that I kept eating it. Next time we go we will try out the food! read more

Ritas Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Worst Mexican restaurant ever. Highly not recommended. The food was very bland and had absolutely no flavor. I regret my money spent here.

obsessed is an understatement for this restaurant!!! i don't know why this place has a 3 star review! i live in La Jolla and drive to here to eat every month because it's that good!!! Share size carne asap fajitas and the carne asada Fries are seriously UNREAL!!! Love this place soooo much!!! read more

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I have been to this casino probably 30 times in the last 2 years and for whatever reason never ate here. Over the weekend we decided to stop by and check it out, the staff was super friendly and accommodating. The food was incredible! I highly recommend the black beans. We got the surf and turf and it came with a lobster tail and steak. The steak was a bit fatty but good. The lobster was great. Dessert was even better but sent us straight into a food coma read more

Ritas Cantina - Churros with ice cream - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Review is for service only, which is horrendous. 3 people at the check in podium and not one looked up to say that someone would be right with us or even a hello or good morning. The host and hostess of this restaurant need to be sent to an etiquette training. These two have the absolute worst attitudes I have ever experienced. The male who sat us, did not even give a greeting or good morning. It was straight to, how many. We then sat for close to 10 minutes, with not one member of wait staff coming to greet us. I finally decided to wave my menu trying to get someone's attention. At least 3 waitresses passed by, several times, not once even acknowledging us. The host walked by, looking the other direction avoiding any eye contact with me. Then the hostess walked by, we mentioned we'd been sitting and no one had served us, she just gave us a rude angry remark. Finally we were approached by a waitress, she asked if we'd been waited on. We told her no, and she proceeded to bring this to the waitresses attention working our area. Now do you think when the waitress came over she said good morning or apologized for the wait? Nope. All she said was, I'm trying to catch my breath. Yeah lady, we saw how busy you were,, not. read more

Came here last night for the first time in the mood for some good Mexican food , and expected a little better but unfortunately was disappointed. The wait for my boyfriend and I to be seated was only 10 minutes so we thought perfect! We gave our server our order the first time he approached us, I should've known it wasn't gonna be great just from their salsa from the complimentary salsa and chips. The salsa tasted like something out of a can and not spicy at all. We asked for a spicier one and the one they brought out tasted just the same. My boyfriend ordered a drink and it took 20 minutes until his drank came. We waited a total of 45 minutes for our food to arrive and by then we were full from just eating chips and salsa while waiting. My boyfriend had the chilaquiles and I ordered a chicken quesadilla. It was whatever, the food tasted kind of bland. We didn't even want to order more drinks afraid of how long that would take. I would rather go to a taco shop. Quicker, Cheaper, and tastier! read more

Ritas Cantina - Chicken quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Jason sucks. I would be surprised if he makes it at this place longer than my review lasts. Austin is the man, if you sit at the bar ask for him. No need to order, he got you. Jose is super nice too, genuinely kind kid. Daniella is chill af too. She's quiet but very nice. The mango margarita is good but puréed dried mango from a container. Legit still good though. The Pepper melon Rita is with fresh watermelon so YUM but on rocks is better than frozen. Fun spot for happy hour or really any hour. Would've been five stars but jason was so rude and I really doubt he knows anything about customer service. Have fun! Hopefully he's gone soon and you have a better experience. Would've been four stars but "the manager" jason ruined our experience read more

Ritas Cantina - Mango margarita - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Pretty boring food, honestly. I had the food from the taco "truck" it really wasn't very good. It was so basic. I love this casino but not the food at this place. read more

We were trying to decide on where to go for dinner tonight as just got checked into the hotel. Our daughter wanted Mexican food so we decided to try Rita's. We thought we made a good choice as it was not busy on Thursday night. We ordered a plain cheese quesadilla for our daughter, my wife ordered the surf and turf and I had the chimichanga with shredded beef. The service was horrible and slow. It took 10 minutes to get my Pacifico and it was not very cold by the time it came to the table. The only dish that was decent was the plain cheese quesadilla. My chimichanga had no flavor and was so bland. The worst dish was the surf and turf. The lobster was over cooked and the Steak was supposed to be medium rare and it was well done. It took 10 minutes for the server to come back around to let her know the steak was cooked wrong. The second time the steak same back it still was not right but couldn't wait any longer as the kid was getting feisty. We should have just got the check and left but my kid wanted ice cream so we ordered fried ice cream for dessert and it was ok nothing special. We left more than half of it as even my kid who loves ice cream didn't enjoy it. It's a shame as wanted to love this place but Will not be eating here again. read more

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Kudos to this place opening up during COVID and keeping people distanced and safe. The atmosphere was a tad dated and the food was not as good as I was expecting. I love pozole, but though this was hearty, it desperately lacking flavor and spice. The staff was courteous, but also rather slow given it was hardly crowded. After hearing all the hype about the location in Vegas I had much higher expectations. Next time this will not be my first choice. The Harrah's cafe was much more satisfying. read more

Good food. Great chips & salsa. Friendly service, but a little slow. The thumping from the pool DJ gave me a headache in 5 minutes, so couldn't wait to leave. read more

Ritas Cantina - Patio dining. DJ is grinding the music - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Unfortunately, our experience here was beyond disappointing - it was one of those notoriously bad experiences we'll be talking about for years. We were craving Mexican food, and decided to come here and use our room credits rather than heading down the mountain to a taco shop. It wasn't all bad, but quite a lot of it was very bad. I'll come back to the food specifics later, but I want to talk about our experience first. Our server was a sweetheart and super attentive, and the food all came out quickly and accurately. But no one in our party of 4 was happy with their food. When she came back to check up on us, we tried to be polite and 'yeah we are fine' it - but clearly she cared about our experience enough to observe that we didn't enjoy our dishes and offered to fix them. She kept coming back to check on us, asking for our honest opinions, and although we were trying to be polite, we didn't have much positive to say. She did an awesome job of taking care of us from the service side, bringing out replacement food and taking items off the check, and bringing us a complimentary dessert - but there's only so much you can do without good food coming out of the kitchen. The manager took care of us with a service recovery credit and asked us to come back and give them another chance. Had the experience ended here, that's probably exactly what would have happened... chalk it up as a fluke and come back next time. But... then... the chef came out of the kitchen, clearly agitated, and sat down at the head of our table to make us explain what was wrong with his food. Of course this was awkward (how could it not be?) but I tried to take it in the spirit of 'he really cares and wants to improve' until everything we mentioned was immediately refuted and defended/dismissed. It didn't feel like a genuine effort to understand but more like a 'how dare you' confrontation. It was awful. No one should do that to a customer ever. We didn't come there hoping to be let down - we came there hungry and hoping to be fed good food. So what was wrong with the food that led to all this? Entree 1: I got Combo #2 with a fish taco. My plate was beautiful. I bee-lined for the gorgeous fish taco, bit into it enthusiastically... and was punched in the mouth by an overwhelmingly pungent fish flavor. I guess my facial expression spoke volumes because my friends all stared at me in shock (I'm pretty well known as a human garbage disposal who will eat anything). I immediately moved that taco off of my plate to get it out of my life. The rest of my plate, however, was great. Good rice and beans, cheesy enchilada, chile releno, and hot fresh flour tortillas. The chicken taco that I got to replace the fish taco was nice as well with mango salsa and nice grill marks on the chicken. Entree 2: Friend got fish tacos as her entree, and hers were equally as pungent as mine: not edible. She decided to eat only the rice and beans for lunch. We suggested to the chef that maybe a more mild fish would be appropriate - but he defended his choice citing that it was printed on the menu. We also mentioned that he check their stock of the fish because it might actually be off (the flavor really was that strong). Entree 3: Friend got carnitas burrito and only finished 1/3 of it before declaring it the worst burrito he's ever eaten and giving up on it. I tried a piece of the meat and i thought the flavor was fine, but it was indeed soggy and had excessive fatty mush that i had to pick off. He also complained that there was lettuce in the burrito and wrapped so loosely that it started falling apart as soon as he picked it up. My suggestion would be to pan fry the carnitas to crisp it up before using, and leave that lettuce on the side. Entree 4: Friend got Enchilada Suizas and didn't eat them, saying the meat was sour. (I didn't try it so can only report 3rd hand.) Everyone else agreed with her that the flavor was wrong. The chef claimed that was intentional and was his twist on the dish. The appetizers were a better experience: Appetizer 1: Complimentary Chips & Salsas/Queso Dip: Nothing wrong here. These were probably the highlight of the meal. The chips were beautifully colored and seasoned, and i loved the tower of salsas which included a warm queso dip - which was my favorite part. Appetizer 2: Mexican Eggrolls. These were tasty - not OMG best i've ever had but definitely passable. The dipping sauce was a weird choice - it was too sweet and syrupy - but thanks to the queso dip and salsas, this was a non issue - i just used those. ~ ~~ SUMMARY ~ ~ (+) Service was great. (+) Chips/Salsa Tray and Appetizers were great. (-) Fish tacos were so pungent they were inedible. (-) Entrees all had something off putting but maybe some is preference. (+) Service recovery was awesome, but.. (---) the confrontational chef was not. Will I give them another chance? The service recovery was so great that I just might, but am in no hurry to do so. read more

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One of the few options here , got the BF burrito it was just nourishment . LoL. What made the experience worse was that the server / cook lied to me about hot sauce being in the bag . I wasn't referring to the salsa but hot sauce aka Cholula, Tabasco etc. She seemed like she was brushing me off when I asked, keep in mind they were not busy. So there's no excuse for bad service and I tipped! Time of experience was 8issh am (10/17/21) - I don't want to put the person's name on blast. read more

ITS FREEZING IN HERE! This made it so uncomfortable and the wait time was very long. Chips and salsa were good. The pozole was terrible and our tacos were cold. read more

Nice ambiance with a nice view of the pool while dining. The food is great as is the service.

This is a pretty restaurant! Love that it's next to the pool area, I can watch the nice view while eating my meal. Foods are delicious except with their shrimp cocktail, it is a little too sweet which makes it hard to swallow but you also don't wanna waste. The mangoniada cocktail was really really good. They also offer complimentary chips and salsa for you to start while waiting for your order which is really nice and it's delicious too. It's a fun restaurant, they offer this 5lbs burrito eating contest! You have to finish your meal for 20mins to beat the record and you're meal would be free which is really interesting! Haha! The waitress are super friendly. Restaurant is clean, wide and is a good place to just chill. It's most convenient to eat especially after a long day at the pool coz It's just right next to each other's. A Nice setting! I would recommend and might go eat here every time I came down harrahs! How could you ever go wrong with tacos and burritos! Mexican dishes always a hit! Hope you guys enjoy! read more

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Quick dinner before we hit the casino. They bring you chips and salsa before you order. Our server Megan was awesome very attentive and sweet. Thanks for an enjoyable dinner. read more

Ritas Cantina - Yummy grilled quesadilla with Carne asada. Very delish - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

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We've been coming to Harrah's for a few years and don't know why we haven't eaten here sooner. Blown away by how great the food tastes, and the service is also exceptional! read more

Ritas Cantina - Fish tacos and carnitas plate with a mango margarita on margarita national day! - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Yuck! For socal this is embarrassing that the Mexican food is so horrible! Drinks were so gross too. I would never come back here. For the price it's outrageous how bad it is. read more

The taco truck attached to this restaurant is great. The restaurant itself is just leaving kinda meh. My chicken fajitas were abundant, but unseasoned. Wife had the carnitas tacos which she found greasy (and "messy"). The rest of our table (who've been here before) universally ordered burritos, so that must be the best thing there, huh? These faux Tex-Mex restaurants just need to go back to basics, and we're happy campers. Our waitress was Asian, very capable at handling a large group, but that seemed a little weird too. read more

We were in Funner, CA to attend a family wedding. There were over 20 family members staying at Harrah. We had dinner and brunch at Rita Cantina. This restaurant went beyond to serve our large group. The food was very good, the service was excellent. They were so kind and helpful. We really appreciate the extra they went. Thank You! read more

After giving Rita's a horrible review about 4 months ago. Ny family staying the night at Harrah's decided to give Rita's another try. I must say. The taste and portion were on point for the enchiladas. The rice was well seasoned and good. That was the meal for 3 of us. The other 2 had asada burritos. Much better this time. Still a bit pricey. read more

So I was looking forward to trying this restaurant, as my brothers would eat here during their Harrahs visit. We checked in for 6 people, no other people waiting to be seated. The hostess asked as to wait as she walked to the back. When she returned she lets as know that it would be a 30-40 minute wait as there were reservations coming in right now. (This is a casual dinning place) There were several tables that were empty. I didn't see any reason why we could not be accommodated. We sat outside the restaurant and ate at their to go taco truck. By the way we never saw a large party enter the restaurant. It's amazing that they would turn business away like that. And honestly, I felt my family and I were discriminated against. This was a very disappointing experience, especially in this day and time. read more

Great food and really fun at night too! We spent a weekend at the Harrahs resort and we visited this restaurant twice during the weekend. Saturday night we came here to check out the live band who performed many cool and upbeat cover songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s. The small dance floor was hopping, so we joined in with the booty shaking. So much fun! The next morning, we went there for brunch, and both dishes were delicious. Huevos Ranchero was flavorful and the seafood omelette was made with quality ingredients! Yum. The service was attentive and friendly, and we didn't have to wait long for our food. read more

California omelette was amazing! Potatoes are a little crispy just how I like them. Watermelon margarita was so refreshing. Service was awesome. read more

I've had several experiences with 'Ritas: From a media event when it first opened in 2013 with the launch of Dive, to our awesome Elite Event last August and multiple times when simply a guest of the property-including last Saturday. My most recent visit was a quick bite with the BF before heading to an event elsewhere on the property that didn't have any food-With so many great options I knew we'd be able to grab a casual bite quickly at Harrah's once we arrived at the property to we didn't bother to eat beforehand. We picked Rita's and rushed over. We were seated immediately and our server was pleasant and friendly (actually everyone there was). The list of menu items I've tried and exclamations! Ceviche: Delicious! Fresh! Skirt Steak "Tampiqueña": Outstanding quality! Horchata cheesecake: The best 5.99 you can spend! Cinnamon chips! Carnitas Tacos: Simple street style-tasty! Chicken Enchiladas Suizas: The Bf ordered these, but shared! The lime crema is a nice touch! Drinks- The Cucumber 'rita (El Jimador Blanco Tequila, Fresh Muddled Cucumber, St. Germaine Elderflower, Sweet & Sour and Fresh Lime juice) Perfection by the pool The Avocado 'rita (Fresh Avocado, Fresh Lime Juice, Avion Silver Tequila, Triple Sec. Served Frozen with a Tajin Lime Zest Rim) Not my favorite of their many choices but very unique and a must try! I can't wait to try the new breakfast menu as I'm planning to stay out at the resort a few times this month! They're serving Micheladas for 5$ read more

Ritas Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

Came here on Friday at lunch during our stay at the hotel and we absolutely loved it. We decided to sit outside and enjoy the pool view and warm weather. From the time we set foot in the restaurant we were greeted instantly. Love a great place with good customer service! We received delicious complimentary salsa including a to die for queso dip and warm delicious fresh chips. My husband and I both ordered Lobster Tacos with rice and beans. These tacos are absolutely delicious and I for see me craving these in the near future. The black beans were also tasty and so was the rice. We had a wonderful polish waitress I forgot her name but it started with a J. She was phenomenal and super sweet! She checked on us often and promptly but just the right amount of times. We will definitely be returning on one of our staycations! read more

Ritas Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Funner, California

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