King & Queen Cantina - Santa Monica

4.4

143 Reviews

$30 and under

Mexican

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2 people

1 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 9 times today

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King and Queen Cantina brings a Latin flavor to Santa Monica. Our colorful skull décor makes for a Dia de Los Muertos theme all year long. Prepare to “fiesta like there’s no mañana” with our unique menu adding an Asian infusion and an urban twist. The concept created by the owner Mr.Tempo will make you live an incredible experience from bar to kitchen to service - one of a kind. #MASCHINGON

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mexican
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00 Fri 11:00–00:00 Sat 10:00–00:00 Sun 10:00–22:00
Phone number
(424) 268-4787
Website
https://kingandqueencantina.com/
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
1401 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401-2163
Area
Santa Monica
Parking details
Public Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 143 people are saying

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4.4

4.4 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.2Service
4.3Ambience
4.1Value

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143 Reviews

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paulina
VIP
Detroit
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 20 October 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
If you want Mexican food do not eat here. This is not only the worst quality “Mexican” food I have ever eaten, but one of the worst restaurants I have ever been to. The drinks were so sugary and did not taste good. The food was not good at all, honestly bad. My group had to send a bunch of things back to the kitchen. Quite gross.
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Matthew
Los Angeles
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 24 August 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
It was pretty lame , waste of a drive & it was overrated
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Candy
VIP
Los Angeles
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 17 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We love this place. But today our rice was pretty bland and my enchilada didn’t have much sauciness in the inside… All the sauce was outside. Overall was good, we actually thought the customer service was TOO much (sounds weird to say), but with the busser, manager, and 2 hostesses all asking us is everything ok all through the night we felt like our conversation was constantly being interrupted. Thank you for being so attentive though.
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ODiosdado
Orange County
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on 5 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went for early on Monday for drinks and lunch. Great experience overall!
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PrincessM
VIP
Los Angeles
24 reviews
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on 5 July 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My best friend and I had a great time as usual! We ordered oysters and 2 drinks. Our waiter was nice but the only problem was Yelp let us book the reservation at 9:45pm and the kitchen closed at 10pm. Thankfully we knew what we wanted so we ordered quick and hung out for a bit after our food came out. We will be back for sure just please update the correct hours. Thank you!! See you again soon!!
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EllenD
Los Angeles
16 reviews
4.0
16 reviews
Dined on 29 June 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
The reason why I gave it a one ⭐️ for the review is because the restaurant technically does not accept OpenTable reservations. They were nice to honor it when I got there, but they do not accept it and I informed them if they don’t accept reservations OpenTable, then they need to close their account.
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RickRod12
Las Vegas
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on 22 June 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always a wonderful experience. Family and kid friendly. Ambiance and staff always on their A game and super nice. Food is wonderful and the Santa Monica location is awesome, literally across from pier for a nice walk after eating.
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OpenTable Diner
Phoenix
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 8 June 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great as always when we come back to visit from out of town!
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 19 May 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Of the four of us, not one liked their food. We ordered chips and guacamole as an appetizer. It came out with our food, which was annoying. Overall for the price and the quality of the food, I can confidently say we won’t be coming back.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 12 May 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was great, staff was excellent and our food came fast 10/10
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King & Queen Cantina - Santa Monica is rated 4.4 stars by 143 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

1 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 9 times today

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1401 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401-2163

Additional information

Area
Santa Monica
Hours of Operation
Mon–Thu 12:00–22:00 Fri 11:00–00:00 Sat 10:00–00:00 Sun 10:00–22:00
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Mexican
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Public Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://kingandqueencantina.com/
Phone number
(424) 268-4787

King & Queen Cantina - Santa Monica

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