Esperanza

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   andy

   VIP

   San Diego

   40 reviews

   3.0

   40 reviews

   Dined today

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

   Not my best night at Esperanza. I semi frequent this place and tonight it was simply off. Our waiter Hunter did a great job… but the overall food and service lacked tonight in comparison. I’ll certainly give it another shot..just hope the experience is different
   

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   philip

   VIP

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Food delivery staff brought wrong meal, and waited over ten minutes for table waitress to come back by our table to mention error. Explained my meal was probably delivered to wrong table but could submit another order to chef. I elected to try to eat what was delivered, and the waitress comped the order. Regardless, I left a big tip for my appreciation of the effort.
   

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   Venus

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   I've had better ceviche. it was very lime forward and couldn't appreciate the flavor.
   

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   Jessica

   Los Angeles

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on December 9, 2024

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

   Esperanza is one of my go to local restaurants. Fantastic food, drinks & excellent service. Great location in downtown MB, to enjoy all the local festivities.
   

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   John

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   Las Vegas

   5 reviews

   3.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on December 6, 2024

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

   I was a bit disappointed here. Such high expectations, but sadly left me unimpressed. I have to say, the servers and all employees were super attentive, polite, and helpful. We dined on a Thursday evening, and it was a bit chilly outside. It was chilly inside too! There is no wall or door to seal out the weather! Its going to be a nice concept for warmer weather, but not for your typical winter evening in Manhattan Beach. And the food was just average, with above average price tag. Nothing exceptional to justify the cost. Sorry to have to write this, but buyer beware!
   

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   Lorraine

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   Los Angeles

   42 reviews

   2.0

   42 reviews

   Dined on November 21, 2024

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

   We love this restaurant and always enjoy going there. But last night the service was awful. It took forever for our server to take our order and serve our drinks. Then he served two of the three dinners with my dinner coming long after the first two arrived. We ordered a second drink that didn’t come till we were finished with dinner. When I commented on these drinks being more like dessert since we were finished with our entrees, he said well yeah Grand Marnier is a good dessert drink (2 of us ordered the Palmilla margarita that has Grand Marnier as an ingredient). He never came back and it was too late to send our drinks back. He was unapologetic, the pace was awful, it created tension at our table in what should have been a fun, festive night. Bad, disappointing experience at this local restaurant we generally love for its ambiance, excellent food and great margaritas. Not sure I’d want to risk it again. Oh, and my view from my table straight to the men’s urinal in 2 of the restrooms wasn’t very pleasant either. I never sat at this table in this position before. Disgusting. You really should do something about this.
   

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   Jessica

   Los Angeles

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on November 21, 2024

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

   Always a great dining experience! Yummy food & cocktails.
   

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   elizabeth

   Los Angeles

   34 reviews

   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2024

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

   Delicious. And great service. I only wish it wasn't so loud.
   

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   Tamika

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 13, 2024

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

   Had such a great experience. Will definitely be going back soon. Shrimp Taquitos was AMAZING 🤩
   

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    Neha

    VIP

    Caribbean

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2024

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

    Love the food and drinks we got. Nice place for date night or any special occassion
    

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