San Carlos Restaurant

First meal landing on Bainbridge Island to visit family was at San Carlos Restaurant. You gotta have their chips and salsa! For dinner I had the chile relleno and my daughter had the steak burrito. I stole some of her steak - it was so good. Both dishes were delicious! Our hosts who are regulars here, had the combo meal and shrimp platter. We complemented our meal with a coconut margarita and their famous peach margarita. General Manager Kim made our dining experience so fun! She created the birthday cake flan which was so yummy and a great ending to our dinner.

The food was hands down delicious and the saving grace of this review. Their special chicken chimichurri is out of this world. It has the scent, the flavors, the texture and is absolutely perfect; especially since they even give you the option to substitute beans for roasted vegetables. I had a bite of their grilled steak fajitas from a friend's plate and that was also seasoned to perfection. Our waitress was fun and nice but there were some annoyances with wait time and technical difficulty. Now for the constructive feedback... 1) The wait for food and for someone to take our order is really really long. Not only that, after the waitress took our order, they had a technical difficulty where the machine lost our order and she had to redo it. Fix your machine! And staff more people during

I didn't eat due a stomach issue. My wife had the cheese enchiladas. She said the enchilada was good but not the beans and rice were just so so. The waitress did her job but was less than friendly. When I asked about a dish that I saw on their website, she said it wasn't available and started to rant saying "Google can't tell them what to do." Really? I don't think they are. It's the restaurant's website.

😋 Very delicious Mexican food with that home-style vibe. Great service and fun atmosphere. Definitely a must try experience when hungry on Bainbridge Island.

Nowhere close to authentic Mexican food. We were served overcooked rice, old guac, and questionable salsa. The food was decent & edible, but definitely not 4 star worthy.