El Sonorense Mexican Seafood

The restaurant is located in a nice location next to hotels, shopping areas and a recreational park, so it’s a plus but the food sucks. It looks good but tastes so bland and expensive. Cost $15 for a small Enchilada when you can go a block away to Alberto’s and pay $8 for a nice size Enchiladas and tacos. Not coming back here. I took nice pictures so it looks good but you’ll be disappointed if you go there.

Great place awesome food and great service! Love the whole deep fried sanpper! Best Chiladas in Imperial Beach by far!

We were in IB for one week and came to eat here twice. This place has some great menu offerings and great service. I had the Governador tacos, and Aguachile verde which was delicious. Guacamole, chips, and salsa was great. We also had a variety of their ceviche tostadas between the two visits and were impressed with all we ate. If you are looking for authentic Mexican Mariscos Seafood this is your place in IB. My son had their chicken Enchiladas which he really liked. Upstairs you can see the ocean which we did the second time and just made our meal even better. Cold beer and tasty margaritas too. Check it out, we recommend it!

Not sure if the oysters were old but stopped eating them very quickly, burrito and calamari where both very disappointing. One of the worst values food per quality I have experienced.

Overall a good first experience. It was a block from our hotel so we decided to try it out for lunch. The outdoor seating area is really nice with quite a bit of room. Service was great. Our surf and turf and shrimp tacos were good but mine could have used more spice/sauce. And our rice and beans were cold.

The food is great, generous, and very reasonably priced. Service is friendly and it's on the beach!

The food was fresh, tasty, and authentic.I had calamari, beans, guac and chips. The guac was freshly made, but might have been spiced for us gringos. We added their delicious salsa and some salt and pepper and it was perfect. My sweetie had a hot, spicy shrimp soup. They have a large menu, including seafood, traditional Mexican dishes, and breakfast I believe until 1pm. One of us ordered a mixed drink and it was delicious and nicely presented. They have outdoor, covered patio seating and pleasant music. The service staff were pleasant, prompt, and busily making sure things were tidy and clean when they were not serving customers. The prices are quite reasonable. Parking was easy today Sunday but Imperial Beach can be crowded sometimes. It was our first visit, but we will return and bring friends next time and a bigger appetite! Next time I will try the shrimp ceviche and enchiladas. The IB pier is a short walk from the restaurant. See you again soon!

Great food loved there margaritas good prices and great service, best of all near the beach...

It was 3rd time at the restaurant. We tried some dishes and wanted to order them again. They posted menu on the web with prices. We were so overcharged, it seemed prices were just made up. Had no reasonable explanation when asked. They added avocados for our dish and charged it as double price.Quality was also different. Manager was on side and didn't care..Poor experience overall. Manager didn't help with his involvement... I wonder what the owner thinks when they loose customers like that. Advise: check prices, ask in advance.

They were out of lime, cilantro and sour cream and they didn't serve beans with our meal besides that everything was delicious! portions were good its a little pricey but expected for being located at the beach. Wish they stayed open later. Servers were nice.