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    Rosales Mexican Restaurant

    4.4 (288 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Menu Jan 3, 2026
    Hugo E.

    Great breakfast burritos, steak burritos, and nachos. Friendly and fast. Decent salsa bar selection but limited. Easy parking on street or behind restaurant.

    Chicken and steak fajitas! Yum.
    Abbey F.

    Rosales is always a hit for me! I especially love their barbecue chicken weekend special. The salsas are incredible and the Customer Service is always phenomenal. Today we really enjoyed sitting on their beautiful front patio to enjoy the sun before the rain came on Sunday.

    Fish taco and asada crunchy taco. Yummmmy!!

    Great Mexican food, fresh and homemade!! Service was great, and wonderful outside patio. They have their own parking lot, which is plentiful. Everyone here is sweet and friendly . Very clean bathrooms as well !

    Huevos rancheros yum
    April W.

    Love it- easy low key and friendly service! I actually love that we got to order our food at the counter- so quick! The gal was really nice, handed us free chips and cups for the salsa bar which included habanero salsa, spicy avocado salsa, and green thick salsa plus limes and lemons, onions and cilantro. We got the huevos- so good, corn tortillas or flour tortillas on the side with one corn tortilla, eggs over easy, runny delicious refried beans and red rice- big portion - have enough for a second meal! The coffee was good too and the patio is dog friendly! They had a grill on the patio too, intriguing

    Joe M.

    Stopped by for first time and was very delicious food. Definitely will come again to try some other foods on the menu.

    Wet Burrito
    Anthony T.

    Nachos would smack if they had more meat! Burrito was solid. Ordered to go and food was still warm when I got home

    Salad
    Anthony A.

    Phenomenal Mojarra !!! We were in Santa barbara for the day and I was craving Mojarra ( Fried Tilapia). We saw a few places that offered it on Yelp, and decided to go with this Rosales. I was nervous since i normally eat mojarra at fish markets where the Tilapia is alive and cooked on the spot... so as fresh as possible. I was surprised. This Tilapia was phenomenal!!! Fresh and so delicious. They cut it up in squares which is very convenient and easy to pull apart. You have to try it !!! We also got some sopes which were delicious. The corn tortillas were hand made and the salsas were really good. If your in Santa barbara - I highly recommend. The staff were so nice!! We will definitely be back.

    Chicken Enchiladas Plate

    Not as good as our visit a few years ago. Chicken enchiladas did not have much chicken and it was a bit tough.

    Huevos con chorizo.. Bomba!

    On a humble, unassuming corner of Milpas Street, the kitchen here is cooking up delcious and authentic Mexican street food. With La Super Rica down the street, you have to bring your A game. And they certainly do here. The litmus test of rice and beans was passed with flying colors. Each is delcious and could stand alone to retrieve mom's approval. The huevos con chorizo are also delcious and taste homemade. They have daily specials, and today was the day for costillas de puerco ... pork riblets in a spicy and savory red chile sauce like mom used to make. Medium spice and great seasoning compliment the braised pork, which just melts in your mouth. The service is no frills here... order at the counter, and they bring out your food... hot and ready to be enjoyed. Seems like a locals spot, so I hope I don't ruin it for anyone, but I prefer to eat like a local when I visit, and this is a place for great Mexican food.

    Chicken Enchiladas Plate
    Tara H.

    So good! Popped in here for breakfast and their menu is served all day long. I asked what they were known for and was told the chicken enchiladas and breakfast burritos (and something else, I don't recall). We got chicken enchiladas and a chile relleno burrito. Did not disappoint! We absolutely loved it and it and their salsas were amazing! Casual, easy and extremely tasty! Also to note, they have their own private parking lot so you don't have to fight/search for parking. Super plus!

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    Good service, very clean and we both enjoyed our tostadas. One with carnitas and one with asada.

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    Great food great service very clean. Can't wait to come back to SANTA BARBARA to eat here again.

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    Best Mexican food in Santa Barbara area. I am from LA and this place made me feel like I was eating at a local favorite back home.

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