Best Latin American Restaurants in Del Mar

Food is always fresh and delicious. Waitstaff was patient with us while we waited for our friend to come. Never felt rushed

The food at Tahona was some of the best I’ve had. Very carefully prepared, creative without being pretentious. Lots of authentic flavors, definitely not your typical Mexican food. They explain about the sourcing of the ingredients, and it was just an awesome experience. (The Pozole was the “hidden gem”, very different from anything I’ve ever had, and it was fantastic.)

Great experience! So easy to make a reservation for a large group. When more people showed up than we expected, the servers were really accommodating and moved more tables over for us. They even gave us separate checks. Everyone was so friendly, nice and helpful. The food and drinks were delicious. Our group will definitely be heading back!

It can get busy, best way to make sure you get a table is to make a reservation. Ordered a few things to try, Lomo Saltado, Macho, Beet Salad and a Ceviche Mixto. The ceviche was great probably a tad bit more salt and it would've been perfect Beet salad... Beets.. The Lomo was a tad salty for me but the meat was very tender and a good size portion of food. Macho was my favorite a good variety of seafood and lots of flavor.

The food here always comes through. Even though they are spicy (to me) we always get the elote spears. They are incredible. I love their chips - thin and crispy and the seasoning is 100% - the salsa tasted different last night and not sure what they did, but I prefer it the original way. I think the ingredients were the same, just different amounts. We also shared the ceviche and the shrimp raja enchiladas. It says the enchiladas are spicy, but they aren’t at all. Just very flavorful and if you get them - upgrade with the fig mole sauce. It takes everything to another level. The server was perfect. Super attentive and kept my tea refilled without any hesitation. She was really friendly, too. We sat in the back by the bar and it was a bit quieter back there so I think that’s the best place to sit if you’re inside. There was a man with his golden retriever at the bar and they brought out dog bowls for the dog to eat. That might not be everyone’s jam, but it sure was mine. Any place that welcomes well behaved dogs is A+, 10/10 in my book. Everyone that was there was in love with the dog.