Highly recommend this authentic delicious charming place. The service was fantastic and attentive…read more Note it's small so there's a wait, but oh so well worth it! We enjoyed the shrimp fajitas, green chicken enchiladas, Barbacoa tacos, carne asada tacos. The tortillas are home hand made and so are the chips. Salsa you just want to eat more of. We look forward to our next visit. We are from CA so are quite picky of Mexican food and this family brought all their authentic recipes.

Small place. Really tasty food - authentic. Food came out piping hot, which I love. I couldn't…read moreeven hold the tortillas! I had Alambre and it was excellent! My wife had flautas and they were really good. Service was medium speed and very robotic. Not a lot of energy or ambiance. But the food -- worth it!

La Auténtica is hands down the best Mexican food in Ocean City. My sister and I stopped in for a…read morequick lunch and had the Birria tacos and it was music for my mouth! I knew then that we would be back to have more before leaving. Located inside the Mexican grocery, it is certainly humble. There are some tables outside too for enjoying a meal outdoors as well. Service was very friendly and I could tell that everything was homemade with love. There are lots of places you can get a taco in OCNJ. But for a homemade flavor bomb you have to go to La Auténtica.

This is a very small restaurant and a grocery store in one. The food is really good and portions…read moreare big, and the price is excellent for the amount of food. But it is not a fancy restaurant. You eat in the grocery store afterall. The staff are friendly and helpful.

Fresh and flavorful! Love their takeout but was thrilled with the DIY taco/bowl bar they provided…read morefor our NYE get together.

Came across this place for dinner with my family and glad that we were able to stop by. We all got…read moretaco bundles. Very flavorful and filling! Got churros too, so delicious! The staff was super kind. The outside seating was fantastic!

The service was terrible. We waited 40 minutes for tacos that weren't even good. Don't waste your…read moretime.

I'm not sure if ownership or management changed or has been passed down, but the quality not only…read morein service but staff seems to have declined. There was a difficult language barrier while speaking on the phone as it was strictly spanish. Not only that, but staff seems to be very negligent and distracted while on duty having their backs turned seemingly doing nothing as it was not busy. I could not understand/hear what they were saying behind the counter, they need to speak up. They were very unfriendly and raised their voice at me. Pt2/update; I was debating whether or not to post the last review as i have gone to Rojos for a long time standing and as far as i knew them it had been a respectable and very friendly business. I've had a little bit of everything on their menu and today i settled for a Quesadilla Al Pastor as it has always been one of my favorites or had been. For starters the meat was very smell and oily and i thought it was Choriza, not pork. Not only did it lack the correct meat it also lacked pineapple i could not find many pineapple pieces and it looked like onions. I called back to try and make sense of the confusion and the lady was very hostile and aggressive she raised her voice at me and did not offer any type of solution or apology for the whatever mistake had happened, she assured me it was pastor although it was appeared NOT to be. I understand it is the end of the day and the only other reason i could see the meat could be this minute and mutilated was if only it had been the leftovers from the day. Again, i understand the day is coming to an end but if the staff or cooks see that the chosen food is running low, id rather them be transparent about it than give me garbage leftovers from the bottom of the bin. At the very end of the day it brings me a lot of shame to have to post this about what i once believed to be a hidden gem in OC i hope they hire friendlier and more competent staff, the customer is ALMOST always right.

Delicious lunch! That grilled shrimp rice bowl is the perfect mix of flavors. Everything seemed…read morereally fresh & the staff was very sweet. Kids meals came in a beach bucket, which was a definite hit. We'll be back!

Nice place to grab a quick meal. I ordered the chicken tenders with the homemade chips. I dipped…read morethe chicken fingers in the sun dried tomato tarter. The sauce was very good. The chips were homemade which was nice. The bread they use for the sandwiches is like legit hamburger buns. You can definitely take home the Ike's Famous Homemade Sauce. $8 each or a four-pack for $30. They offer takeout to be picked up. The place is clean and they definitely take care of the place. The price is right and the waiter is super nice and honest which goes a long way.

This is probably the worst place to ever go to. There was no wait at the door, we were sat…read morepromptly. So you would think this would be the start of a good review, wrong. Once we were sat we waited around 15 min for our waitress. She took our order but here's where everything turned for the worse. We have been waiting for our food since 7:40 it has now been almost an hour and still no food in sight. 8:45 we received bread and a salad. The place closes in 30min maybe we will receive our food before they shut the lights off. You have been warned.

I was in the mood for some Mexican food while at the beach however I was with my friend who is an…read moreextremely picky eater. Someone suggested we try this place out since it has Mexican food and Italian food (Italian food being the easier option for someone who is picky about food). A couple owns the restaurant, the wife is Italian and the husband is Mexican. So, they serve both in their restaurant. The reason I'm giving this place three stars is because my friend, who is a picky eater asked for bread for the table since she saw other tables with it. The waitress told her that she had to have an Italian meal to get the bread. However, my friend got pizza and a salad so we were super confused. The waitress wasn't too happy with us either. I got the fajitas and they were just okay, I probably won't be back honestly. There also weren't many people in the restaurant on a Friday night and I feel like that goes to show the quality for the place.

Brenda's Cafe has a welcoming neighborhood feel that made me comfortable as soon as I walked in…read more The food arrived quickly, was packed with flavor, and tasted like it was made from quality ingredients. It's refreshing to find a local place that delivers both excellent service and consistently delicious meals. I'll be recommending it to friends and family.

Food was wonderful. Staff was great!! Brenda is so nice and she even remembered us from our visits…read morein previous years !! Outdoor seating is great. Indoor seating is available too.