Celinda's — Restaurant in Rancho Santa Margarita

My rating is based on 1 visit. I ordered the Asada tacos as well as shredded beef tacos with rice and beans chips and salsa. The asada in the taco was one piece so if I didn't bite through it the whole piece was coming out. Wouldn't have been an issue to bite through but there was also a tough piece of gristle the length of the one piece. Didn't taste marinated or seasoned at all. Next was the shredded beef tacos which although juicy was extremely dry if that makes sense and also lacked any real flavor or authenticity. However other than the chips which were a little to salty and I stress little but overall their chips are excellent as well as each style of salsas,chili's and pico de gallo. I was impressed with each. The rice and beans were ok ,not bad just ok. The customer service was great they were all very courteous and professional. Another customer mentioned I should try the burger. Maybe I will next time and up my...

Food was okay but definitely not worth the price. Specifically the Floutas were not crispy under the lettuce and tomato toppings and shredded beef inside lacked flavor. Customer service vibe for us was off right from the start as we were the only ones to walk in that weren't greeted and no it wasn't because they were busy. When I mentioned it was our first time there while getting a menu from the counter there was no offer to answer questions if we had any. Also the for the man who was working there that was super talkative with all the other guest, It is very off-putting that you don't have that same energy with all your customers. The guacamole, chips and sauces were good but not as spicy as the staff lead us to think, I mean they warned us 3 or 4 times about the heat of the "hot" sauce for literally no reason. Again, not worth a $100.00 bill for a family of 4. Will not...

Sorry, not a great experience. Ever since Celindas moved to the new location, had a fire and then recovered, the food got kind of worse. I liked it so much better before. Today, I took home a Chicken Tostada salad and was surprised it was not in usual round crispy "hat"(only crispy strips) and it was very watery. I could not finish it. I also read another review where a person reported a watery taco as well. Also, they have NO menu on the wall (kind of odd) and without glasses it was frustrated to read the hand out. Also, what is up with a piece of paper always on front door saying "Open at 11". It was confusing when I first saw this a few weeks ago. The hours seem to change. Today was last time I am going. Only thing I would buy is their guacamole. Overall food is not good....