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.

After a wonderful day at the beach with my family, we came here for dinner. Our host/waitress was…read morefriendly and attentive even though it was busy. The complementary chips and salsa were delicious and spicy. They have jarritos drinks which are super delicious. I had the bistec ranchero. It was steak with a fried egg on it, it was very good. The rest of my family got a combo platter, nachos and birra tacos. It's a good size menu but very good portions and fair prices. Highly recommend this place!

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.

Nice ambiance/TexMex theme in a convenient location right off of the 9th Street bridgeread more

Please save yourself a lot of frustration and never go here to eat. They leave people dining in…read morewaiting for hours while they fill all to go orders ahead of diners. We waited over an hour and they still couldn't give us an ETA on our food so we got a refund and left. They are completely dysfunctional and the food is all Cisco and not authentic anyway.

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.

This has been our go-to place for fresh fish in Ocean City for years. The grouper and ahi tuna are…read moreincredibly fresh here - seriously some of the best fish I've had. Whether I get it in a sandwich, platter, or rice bowl (an awesome new addition to the menu which we hope they keep!) the quality has consistently been excellent. Their sauces and homemade chips are also unique and really tasty! And service is consistently friendly and fast. We will continue to come here year after year!

Update: we are back for our annual trip, came back to Ike's and it is still very delicious and…read moregreat tasting food! We came on a Wednesday and it wasn't packed. They were able to seat us immediately. No strollers allowed because it was a fire hazard so the staff nicely watched it for us while we were inside. The waitress was very kind and attentive! Very family friendly place! 10/10 if I could! Also all of Ike's famous sauces were delicious!

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.

Something for everyone! Friendly , clean and a great variety of dishes for all taste buds. We'd go…read moreback again.

This was our first time at Brenda's Café, and it happened to be my birthday! The food was…read moreabsolutely delicious, the service was good, and we had such a nice time sitting outside. The atmosphere was so relaxing ! it truly felt like vacation mode. I ordered the avocado toast, and the eggs were cooked perfectly. I asked for a side of feta to give it a little extra flavor, and it was the perfect addition. My fiancé ordered the chorizo omelet, which came with potatoes and toast. It had all the right flavors, and he also added a side of avocado, which paired perfectly with the meal. Our only suggestion would be to offer a crunchier bread option. I think my avocado toast would be even better on a toasted baguette or rustic artisan bread, and my fiancé agreed that he would have preferred his toast to be a little crispier. Overall, we loved both the food and the service. The staff were friendly, everything was fresh and flavorful, and the outdoor seating made for the perfect birthday breakfast. We'll definitely be back the next time we're in OCNJ!