Don Ramon's Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

My husband’s friend and his son were visiting us so I asked him what they wanted for his first meal back in the States, he said, “Let’s go for Mexican food.” Now, Mexican cuisine isn’t exactly my specialty, and the restaurants I’ve saved are mostly bar-type places that don’t open until 5 p.m.

We were in HB area so he checked on Yelp and chose Don Ramon’s Mexican Restaurant. As soon as we walked in, we saw a sweet elderly lady chatting with customers. Before they left, one of them even blew her a kiss! 😘 The atmosphere felt so warm and welcoming.

The restaurant’s dining area is split into three sections, each with a different decor style. We were seated in the section behind the bar. If you have kids, they’ll bring a sheet with a parrot for coloring and a pack of four crayons—but the coloring sheet is actually the kid’s menu (we only realized that after we finished our meal ).

🌮 For lunch, we ordered the following specials • #1 Super Deluxe Burrito • #2 Tacos De Carne Asada • #4 Marinated Chicken Tenders • A lemonade for kid

The staff were all super friendly, checking in to make sure we enjoyed the food and asking if we needed anything else. The portions were massive! We couldn’t finish, so we ended up packing everything to go. And of course, I had to check out the restrooms! They were spotless, with an orchid placed on the sink and three paintings hanging outside. The overall decor was vibrant and distinctive.

Mexican food may not be my favorite, but the overall dining experience was great!

📍 7148 Edinger Ave, Huntington...

Terrible service. Terrible experience. Call ahead and reassured that they offered taco Tuesday specials. Took an Uber there, was seated in the restaurant dining area, then was told to move to the bar area for the taco Tuesday specials, which we waiting another 15-20 min for someone to even bring us a menu and ask for our order at the same time, then stated he would be back, was at the restaurant a total of 30 minutes and no one even took a drink order from us. Mind you, it was two people, not a large party and they were not at all busy! Needless to say, we left before the order was taken for even our drinks. Last time we venture out of Main Street for taco Tuesday... I will make sure to spread the word- don’t come here unless u want to wait almost 40 minutes for someone to bring you a menu and expect you to order immediately or else they won’t come back for the duration...

Food and atmosphere good, our 1st time coming in even though we have lived here most our life, yesterday 2/26/25 we walked in around 11:15 am, very few customers and sat at bar for lunch, busser was very friendly and immediately brought our chip/salsa and water, no bartender is sight, finally 15 minutes later she shows up, I ordered a well, silver (blanco) margarita on rocks, on the menu they’re blanco silver tequila margaritas are $13, when the bill arrived she charged me $15 for well cocktail, not a big deal but yes when I brought it to her attention politely she got combative? What? and argued the the question as to why? So very reluctantly adjusted the pricing and told me next time know the difference, I said, no there is no next time, we’re not coming back, thanks to her they lost potential loyal customers and I could clearly see that it upset...