a mexican coastal favorite; served in a salted tall glass well iced with familia camarena silver tequila, grapefruit soda and lime squeeze
Drunken Mermaid
$8.00
A sweet and spicy concoction from two sweet and spicy sisters with pear vodka, fresh cucumber serrano chilies, lime juice, agave nectar & elderflower liqueur
El Colibri Hibiscus
$8.00
house lemonade iced in a pint with absolute hibiscus vodka, pomegranate juice & prickly pear syrup with a lemon squeeze
Mexican Mule
$8.00
corozon blanco tequila ginger beer, lime juice and fresh mint garnish
Absolutely Ruby Red
$8.00
absolut grapefruit vodka, with california sparkling champagne, fresh grapefruit, cranberry and lemon lime juices absolutely delicious!
sliced carbon grilled tri tip with sautéed mushrooms & garlic aioli
(each)$4.00
Burritos Cantina
Carne Asada
$11.00
chopped carne asada al carbon with onions, cilantro, frijoles mexicanos in a large flour tortilla with salsa ranchero melted cheese & guacamole
Fat Fish Burrito on Fire
$13.00
combo fresh white fish tigre blanco shrimp sautéed in a spicy yellow & red chili ranchero sauce with black beans in a large flour tortilla covered with melted Oaxaca cheese, sour cream & sliced avocado - Muy Bueno & Spicy
Carnitas Chili Verde
$10.00
tender pork carnitas, tomatillo green chili sauce in a flour tortilla with mexican beans, enchilada style topped with queso, guacamole & sour cream
Fat Fish Cantina Fry
Mexican Beer Batter Fish & Chips
$11.00
cold water Icelandic cod, fried in Pacifico Clara beer batter served with crispy garlic fries, and limón caper rémoulade
Fat Omelettes
with cantinagrill breakfast potatoes & toast or beans & handmade tortillas
California Coast Omelette
$10.00
filled with applewood bacon, roma tomato, fresh spinach, grated cheddar & monterey cheese topped with sliced california avocado
Carnitas Verde Omelette
$10.00
three egg omelette with tender pork carnitas in a tomatillo green chili sauce topped sour cream, jack and cheddar cheese
Beef Ranchero Omelette
$10.00
three egg omelette with braised pulled beef in a ranchero & smoked red chili sauce topped with sour cream monterey and cheddar cheese
tender shrimp sautéed in a ranchero seafood sauce topped with grated cheddar & monterey cheese mix, sour cream & fresh cilantro
Shrimp Pozole
Mexican Soul Food
Shrimp Pozole
$7.00
classic mexican brunch soup served in a large bowl with mexican tigre blanco shrimp poached in a dried red chili broth,hominy, oregano, shredded green cabbage and tender carnitas - choice of house made flour or corn tortillas
La Playa House Hash
Arachera Steak Hash
$10.00
hand chopped arachera marinated sirloin sautéed with white rose potatoes, onions, mild red & green peppers, sliced mushrooms & corn salsa served with two eggs any style and horseradish cream
Carnitas Pork Hash
$10.00
copper kettle braised tender pork served with two eggs any style, white rose potatoes, green & red peppers, sweet onion, corn salsa and fresh guacamole
Fresh Eggs
served with cantinagrill potatoes and toast or beans and handdmade tortillas
Two Eggs
$8.00
any style
Two Eggs & Meat
$10.00
any style with crisp bacon, carne asada or tender carnitas
From The Griddle
Beach House Pancakes
$7.00
large stack buttermilk griddled pancakes served with maple syrup and fresh dairy whole butter
House Benedicts
served on grilled focaccia flat bread with cantinagrill breakfast potatoes
Steak Arrachera Benedict
$11.00
poached eggs, char-grilled carne asada, sliced avocado and hand whipped hollandaise
North Beach Benedict
$11.00
poached eggs, applewood smoked crisp bacon, sliced tomatoes and avocados with hollandaise
Puerto Nuevo Lobster Benedict
$15.00
butter poached Maine lobster tail with soft boiled eggs, fresh asparagus spears, chopped cilantro and lemon hand whipped hollandaise
Pulled Carnitas Benedict
$11.00
poached eggs over copper kettle braised tender pork with hand whipped citrus hollandaise
Baja Breakfast
served with refried beans and choice of hand made flour or corn tortillas
Carne Asada Con Huevos
$11.00
char-grilled strips of marinated flank steak served with 2 eggs (any style)
Smoked Carnitas Chilaquiles
corn tortilla chips simmered in a spicy ancho chili sauce with slow smoked pork carnitas topped with 2 eggs (any style) guacamole & sour cream
$11.00
Without Carnitas$9.00
Huevos Devorciados
$10.00
two eggs over easy one in red sauce the other in green with guacamole and red onion escabeche
Huevos Rancheros
$10.00
two eggs (any style) covered with a mild ranchero sauce & cheese on a corn tortilla, sour cream & guacamole
tender pork authentic copper pot braised side refried beans plated onions, limes, cilantro, jalapeños, avocado, radish - stack of hand made corn or flour tortillas
Spicy Tequilla Ribs
$14.00
mezcal braised center cut pork costillas flame grilled mango-habañero bbq sauce side refried beans mexican street corn salad handmade corn or flour tortillas
Fresh Seafood
Sierra Mar Grilled Sea Bass
$15.00
char-grilled cold water seabass sliced avocado, tomato, onion, radish and chayote escabeche - balsamic cilantro vinaigrette drizzel
Grilled Salmon Champignon
$15.00
fresh char-grilled salmon, over braised baby spinach, squash, white and green asparagus, roasted tomatoes, mushrooms - savory wild mushroom herb broth
Mexican Beer Batter Fish And Chips
$11.00
cold water white icelandic cod fried in cerveza mexicano batter crispy fries and house made tartar sauce
Shrimp San Miguel
$14.00
large mexican prawns sautéed in a spicy ancho chili oil, sherried wild mushroom cream sauce over purple potato hash & grilled asparagus
Taco Plates
served with coastal rice & black beans
Fresh Sea Scallop Tacos
$14.00
two soft shell flour tortillas with tempura fried scallops
Lobster Tacos
$15.00
two soft shell flour tortillas with tempura fried lobster
Fish Tacos
$12.00
two soft shell flour tortillas with crispy icelandic cod
Shrimp Tacos
$13.00
two crispy shrimp tacos on soft shell flour tortillas
Surf & Turf Tacos
$13.00
grilled shrimp in flour tortilla & skirt steak on corn tortilla
Carne Asada Tacos
$12.00
grilled skirt steak, on corn tortillas
Combination Plates
served with coastal rice & mexican beans
Pollo Asado Taco & Cheese Enchilada
$13.00
Crisp Avocado Taco & Chile Relleno
$13.00
Carne Asada Taco & Shrimp Enchilada
$13.00
Carnitas Taco & Chili Relleno
$13.00
Enchilada Plates
served with coastal rice and black beans
Chicken Enchiladas Suizas
$13.00
pulled chicken in a tomatillo verde sauce & Mexican cheese
a tasting of three enchiladas: chicken verde, beef rojo and shrimp chipotle cream
Tortas
Santa Maria BBQ Sliders
$10.00
a combo of (4 tortas pequenos) two each; sliced carbon grilled tri tip beef & pulled pork carnitas sliders side crispy fries
CaliMex Grilled Chicken Torta
$10.00
char-grilled boneless breast of chicken, pepper jack cheese fresh guacamole, lettuce, tomato, red onion, lime chipotle aioli cotija herb crusted torta roll side crispy fries
Lobster BLT Torta
$16.00
poached cold water lobster tail served chopped on fresh cotija herb crusted roll, crisp applewood smoked bacon, roma tomato, thin red onion, green leaf arugula, hand whipped lemon aioli side grilled fresh corn on cobb
Baja Breakfast
Available Until 3 PM
Smoked Carnitas Chilaquiles
corn tortilla chips simmered in a spicy ancho chili sauce with slow smoked pork carnitas topped with 2 eggs (any style) guacamole & sour cream
$11.00
Without Carnitas$9.00
Huevos Rancheros
$9.00
two eggs (any style) covered with a mild ranchero sauce and cheese on a corn tortilla with sour cream and sliced avocado - side refried beans, handmade tortillas
Breakfast Burrito Grande
$11.00
large flour tortilla with egg scramble, potatoes, onions, mild peppers, cilantro, tomato, cheese, bacon & carnitas - red smokey chili sauce with sour cream & guacamole
Featured Items
Shrimp Pozole - Soup
$7.00
mexican tigre blanco shrimp poached in a dried red chili seafood broth with hominy, oregano, shredded green cabbage and carnitas choice of - hand made flour or corn tortillas
Sizzling Iron Skillet Tacos Al Carbon
$15.00
Pick three - Carne Asada - Pollo Asado - Pork Adobado - Or Shrimp Achiote. Sizzling platter of carbon grilled meats- served traditional family style with caramelized poblano chiles & onion, salsa fresca, guacamole, queso fresco, refried beans, coastal rice and stack our house made flour tortillas or corn
Fat Fish Burrito on Fire
$13.00
sautéed fresh white fish & sweet tender shrimp spicy yellow & red chili ranchero sauce black beans, large flour tortilla, oaxaca cheese, sour cream & sliced avocado; Muy Bueno Y Spicy!
Carnitas Chili Verde Burrito
$10.00
tender pork carnitas in a tomatillo green chili sauce wrapped in a large flour tortilla with pinto beans served enchilada style topped with melted cheese, guacamole and sour cream
Servicio De Cantina Especial
Cantina Mix Cocktails
Drunken Mermaid
$8.00
a sweet & spicy concoction by two sweet & spicy sisters with absolut pear, elderflower liqueur, fresh cucumber, serrano chilies & lemon lime agave
Absolutely Ruby Red
$8.00
absolut grapefruit vodka, iced in pint with california sparkling champagne, fresh grapefruit, cranberry and lemon lime juices absolutely delicious!
Cartel Rum Runner
$9.00
myer's dark rum, banana & blackberry liqueur, orange & pineapple juice with a Bacardi 151 float - Peligroso!
El Colibri Hibiscus
$8.00
house lemonade iced in a pint with absolut hibiscus vodka, pomegranate juice & prickly pear syrup with a lemon squeeze
Mexican Mule
$8.00
corozon blanco tequila, ginger beer fresh lime and mint
La Paloma
$8.00
a Mexican local favorite salted rim, familia camarena silver tequila grapefruit soda & fresh lime squeeze
Bloody Maria
$8.00
tequila de casa, spicy bloody mix, clamato chili salt & lime
Hand Shaken Margaritas
Billionaire Marg
$12.00
george clooney casamigos reposado tequila, salerno liquor, agave, fresh lime & lemon, gold flake sugar rim
add - house salad, caesar salad, shrimp pozole or tequila lobster bisque with your entrée for $3
Fresh Seafood
Chef Jose Villalva's Tuna Frita
$20.00
flash spicy tempura fried yellow fin tuna served over a sweet corn cake, chayote onion tomato escabeche pickled salad with smoked jalapeño drizzle & fresh avocado tomatillo sauce
Grilled Salmon Champignon
$20.00
fresh char-grilled salmon, over braised baby spinach, squash, white and green asparagus, roasted tomatoes, mushrooms - savory wild mushroom herb broth
Potato Wrapped White Seabass
$25.00
fresh cold water white seabass wrapped in paper thin potato, sautéed crisp, oven roasted with a sun-dried tomato chili champagne sauce, served over a savory sweet corn cake & steamed asparagus
Cantinagrill Seafood Combo Platter
$23.00
herb rubbed grilled jumbo prawns, pan seared applewood cured bacon wrapped sea scallops and chefs choice hand cut grilled fresh fish fillet with spicy grilled cotija corn on the cobb
Shrimp San Miguel
$18.00
arge mexican prawns sautéed in a spicy ancho chili oil, sherried wild mushroom cream sauce over purple potato hash & grilled asparagus
Baja Cioppino
$22.00
slowly simmered shrimp, scallops, spanish chorizo & fresh cut fish in a spicy guajillo lobster broth with chopped tomatoes, corn, and crispy julienne tortillas served over mexican rice timbale
Puerto Nuevo "Style" Lobster Dinner
$30.00
two cold water lobster tails, roasted baja style served with mexican beans - rice, hand made flour tortillas and cantina salsas
Grilled & Roasted Meats
Skirts of Fire Arrachera
$20.00
juicy certified prime cumin rubbed skirt steak char-grilled served with a compound smoked jalapeño butter, caramelized red onions, purple potato hash and grilled seasonal vegetables
Carne Asada & Shrimp Tampiquena
$20.00
grilled to order skirt steak served with a shrimp enchilada, sliced avocado, black beans and coastal rice
Spicy Tequilla Ribs
$18.00
mezcal braised center cut pork costillas flame grilled mango-habañero bbq sauce side refried beans mexican street corn salad handmade corn or flour tortillas
House Favorite Regional Mexican Plates
Served Family Style with our own Hand Made Flour or Corn Tortillas - Salsa and Mexican Beans
Classic Copper Pot Carnitas
$16.00
tender pork authentic copper pot braised side refried beansplated onions, limes, cilantro, jalapeños, avocado, radish - stack of hand made corn or flour tortillas
Sizzling Iron Skillet Tacos Al Carbon
$16.00
Pick Three: Carne Asada, Pollo Asado, Pork Adobado, or Shrimp Achiote. Sizzling platter of carbon grilled meats- served traditional family style with caramelized poblano chiles & onion, salsa fresca, guacamole, queso fresco, refried beans and coastal rice - stack of your choice tortillas
Taco Plates
served with coastal rice & black beans
Shrimp Tacos
$13.00
two crispy shrimp tacos on soft shell flour tortillas
Fish Tacos
$12.00
two soft shell flour tortillas with crispy icelandic cod
Carne Asada Tacos
$12.00
grilled skirt steak, on corn tortillas
Surf & Turf Tacos
$13.00
grilled shrimp in flour tortilla & skirt steak on corn tortilla
Lobster Tacos
$15.00
two soft shell flour tortillas with tempura fried lobster
Fresh Sea Scallop Tacos
$14.00
two soft shell flour tortillas with tempura fried scallops
Enchilada Plates
served with coastal rice and black beans
Chicken Enchiladas Suizas
$13.00
pulled chicken in a tomatillo verde sauce & Mexican cheese
a tasting of three enchiladas: chicken verde, beef rojo and shrimp chipotle cream
Combination Plates
served with coastal rice & black beans
Carnitas Taco & Chili Relleno
$13.00
Crisp Avocado Taco & Chile Relleno
$13.00
Pollo Asado Taco & Cheese Enchilada
$12.00
Carne Asada Taco & Shrimp Enchilada
$13.00
Featured Items
Tequila Lobster Bisque
$7.00
served piping hot out of the oven with a puff pastry crust, maine lobster & agave tequila float (cooking time 12 minutes - worth the wait amigo)
Shrimp Pozole - Soup
$7.00
Mexican tigre blanco shrimp poached in a dried red chili broth with hominy, oregano, shredded green cabbage and pork carnitas (Mexican Soul Food)
Fat Fish Burrito on Fire
$13.00
A combination of fresh white fish of the day and tender sweet shrimp sautéed in a spicy yellow & red chili ranchero sauce with black beans in a large flour tortilla / covered with melted oaxaca cheese, sour cream & sliced fresh avocado. Muy Bueno & Spicy!
Pollo Vera Cruz
$16.00
chicken breast filet sautéed in Peruvian tear drop peppers, capers, green olives, vino blanco in a tomato herb butter reduction over baja rice
Servicio De Cantina Especial
Cantina Mix Cocktails
Drunken Mermaid
$8.00
a sweet & spicy concoction by two sweet & spicy sisters with absolut pear, elderflower liqueur, fresh cucumber, serrano chilies & lemon lime agave
La Paloma
$8.00
a Mexican local favorite salted rim, familia camarena silver tequila grapefruit soda & fresh lime squeeze
Cubana Mojito
$8.00
matusalem platino original Cuban style rum with key lime juice, cane sugar and fresh mint
Cartel Rum Runner
$9.00
myer's dark rum, banana blackberry liqueur, orange pineapple juice with a bacardi 151 float - Peligroso!
El Colibri Hibiscus
$8.00
house lemonade iced in a pint with absolut hibiscus vodka, pomegranate juice & prickly pear syrup with a lemon squeeze
Mexican Mule
$8.00
corozon blanco tequila, ginger beer fresh lime and mint
Bloody Caliente
$8.00
vodka de casa, fat fish spicy bloody mix, salt, lime