Rancho las Ilusiones — Restaurant in Baja California

This place felt like a hidden gem it is locatedup on hill west of the main highway with a beautiful ocean view. It truly felt like you were visiting a ranch deep into Mexico or eating breakfast at abuelitas house. I however thought the food was somewhat bland. I expected more flavor. Some plates were served cold and the service was substandard. Waited just over 2 hrs for a table, once seated waited 15mins for a waiter to take drink orders. Although they sell wine and other alcoholic beverages the waiter will not bring them to the table for you. They have a few drink carts in the rear and you must get your own drinks there. They do serve fresh squeezed OJ and other fruit juices along with can softdrinks. The sangrias were probably the best thing on the menu. Most of there food is from the ranch grounds. They have birria de chivo and menudo but I didn't try any of those. They had a few vendors of the premise including a ceramics table. That was fun to watch and you could other a mini flower vase to take home. They allow you to stroll the grounds and visit the farm animals. The place is cute but not worth the 2hr wait to me. They are only open Saturdays and Sundays till 3pm for...

Absolutely extraordinary! The food and drinks are so fresh the most, if not all of the meat on the menu is grown in the ranch the pancakes are so big with great price. The orange juice is freshly squeezed they have the orange trees right on the ranch. The waiter walks around with cafe de olla and regular coffee. I got a pina colada it was the best I’ve had it’s so creamy, and the jarito it was very good too. When we are done eating we walked in the back where they had wine, sangria and mojito that you can walk around the grounds with. The farm is beautiful orange trees everywhere, horses you can ride, you can walk with the sheep, see birds like turkeys, peacocks, doves, chickens and more. At the ends we left with a bottle of the homemade bottle of sangria. This place makes you feel like a kid again, the kids didn’t want to leave. This place was such a...

10/08/22

There is plenty of parking for everyone and if you get there early enough you experience the peace and serenity this place has. Even though they're only open on the weekends, it seems to be a very popular tourist attraction.

The menu is small but it's very simple. Many delicious items to choose from. A lot of these items can be made to order or can be custom ordered with specialties. If you ever get burnt pancakes, ask for replacements and they will be more than happy to help you.

The entire ranch is clean and there are plenty of trash cans throughout. Bathrooms are small but they are also very clean.

I would avoid visiting this ranch on a rainy day or during the rainy season because of the heavy mud trail that leads up to the front door. If you do not have a vehicle with all wheel drive or 4x4 capabilities, you will struggle during the...