Pancho's Restaurant — Restaurant in Manhattan Beach

I brought my mom and her lifetime friend to a Mother's Day brunch. Pancho's is a great place to dine, beautiful atmosphere, very Mexican traditional decor. I must review the food and other things that should have been taken care of before opening the business on this day. We arrived at 11 a.m., and the business opened at 10 a.m., we sat down at our table (not balance, and it moved or tilted with the slightest pressure) it made our brunch very uncomfortable and unsafe. I noticed the plate dishes as they were being delivered, and lots of plate with rice and beans were spilled over onto the tray, this made the presentation pretty bad, although very tasty food the presentation very poorly executed.

But, to start off our order, I noticed that when I was flipping the menu, browsing I noticed that our menus were dirty with tomato sauce stains and easy quick clean with a cloth could of done it, the restaurant was not busy at this particular time, when we checked in, the host was just standing, doing nothing, as previous experience I would of taken this time to check every menu for stains and what not, clean them. Obviously, today was not the case. Not just mine, the menu was dirty, but my mom's menu was as well.

Mu coffee mug had a chip on the top edge where it's easily seen by anyone. (Doesn't management see these things??)

On the positive side, our server was nice and professional, somewhat a comedian. We customers love that kind of attention while dining. Good job, Sam!

Overall all, our experience was 70 over 100, and I think the restaurant...

Pancho’s is a local Manhattan Beach favorite. There’s a reason it’s been around since 1977. The food is delicious, service is excellent, and the restaurant is beautiful. There is a Poncho’s parking lot next to the restaurant, as well as metered street parking in the front. The inside of the two story restaurant has beautiful tall plants reaching from the bottom floor towards the skylights. The natural sunlight, greenery, and breezes from the open windows create a unique dining experience. We were celebrating a birthday and the staff made sure our night was memorable. We started with a variety of margaritas. Everyone was happy with their drink choice. Then we ordered the food and it came to our table quickly. Each meal was fantastic and we wouldn’t change anything about it. At the end of our meal, the staff came out and sang Happy Birthday. They took a picture of the birthday boy and gave him a birthday card with his picture on it. I haven’t seen any other local restaurant go to that much effort to make a birthday celebration so special. After our meal, we walked through the upstairs and downstairs of the restaurant. Every table in the restaurant is a great spot. We made a reservation before we went, but it was not crowded when we were there for a Wednesday dinner. There was a one-man band in the bar when we left. The website says they also have karaoke and other events during the week. Definitely putting Pancho’s on my list of places...

Came here for small, late bite to eat and to enjoy the some karaoke with a friend. The location is prime real estate right near the beach, so park at the adjacent parking lot across the street that is metered, or you can do valet parking. Street metered parking can be difficult to find as well. Dinner was terribly expensive for average food, in my opinion. I was floored to pay $28 for a simple vinaigrette salad with some salmon that was pretty bland in flavor. The Mexican food is average in my opinion, as I've had the tacos and carnitas plates in past visits while visiting with friends. I also believe their drinks are kind of pricey, but the margaritas are always good. We left early because there was not a single seat nor bar stool in the house by the time we walked over to the bar for karaoke, and it was only 10pm. We were also told it would be over 80 mins for our song to come up in the list for karaoke. We left disappointed shortly thereafter and found another fun place to go. I wish they had the live music they used to have on Saturday nights in the bar room, the band and crowd was always a blast! Miss those old days! Despite the night here, my friend and I had fun. Not sure if I plan to...