El Sueño

El Sueño reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Blanka

   San Diego5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Server was fantastic. Food and drinks were okay. This place has a lot of potential, I was surprised it was so empty on a Sunday afternoon. Pricey (in my opinion) for what you get. I’ll give it another try.
   

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   Kevin VIP

   San Diego72 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cool vibe, great for younger people who like the loud music in background . Most seats are outside so be sure to wear /bring jacket. Food selections /flavors were excellent . Was for my daughters 18th Birthday celebration with her friends so it was a perfect venue!
   

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   Azucena

   Baja California1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great happy hour! Only ordered from happy hr menu and it was great. Two skinny margaritas, grilled fish and al pastor taco. I recommend and will be going back.
   

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   Ali VIP

   Kansas City14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love this spot so much! Authentic and so San Diego.
   

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   Debbie

   San Diego26 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 21, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   We were looking forward to trying El Sueno out. Big disappointment. Could not get a reservation inside although it remained near empty the entire time we were there. Waiter was lackluster & not very attentive. Forgot some items & dd not appear to care. Food was just so so. Won’t be back.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was slow and it was not that busy. Once we received service it was good. The food is great it always is here. The parking situation is a little messy with the valet guy no where to be found for 20mins. Try to get the staff to contact him and nobody was any help with that. Other than that the food was great, the place is amazing.
   

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   Andy

   Unspecified1 review

   4.0

   Dined on March 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Our server was very friendly and attentive. They would check in on us and made sure our table got the proper attention. The ambience was very nice and calming. Definitely a restaurant that is Instagram friendly. The food isn’t too bad but it’s almost unfair to compare it to authentic Mexican food that is just across the border. 
   

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   Daniel

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food great service great environment, will try again
   

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   Jose

   San Diego2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 9, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   El Sueño was fantastic! The Fundido El Sueño had plenty of lobster and shrimp. My shrimp tacos were packed with flavor, and her queso birria tacos were really good. They didn’t skimp on anything! The Old Fashioned and Margarita of the Month were perfect. Great food, drinks, and vibes!
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Diego1 review

    1.0

    Dined on March 9, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2

    Reservation was at 7 we weren’t seated until 7:30 after being told it would not even be a 20 minute wait. After we were seated another 10 minutes went by and no waiter had come by so we left
    

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