Cactus Patch Mexican Cocina

Very good food. Great kids menu. We came as a party of 10 not long before closing and they welcomed us with open arms.

Portions are generous, flavors are mild. The steak in the steak fajitas was tough and hard to eat because the pieces were sliced too large to be bite-sized, but you can't bite them in half because the meat is too tough. Needs to be a better cut or marinated much longer and sliced thinner (or all three). Flavors are very mild/bland (not sure if they used any marinade/seasoning on the steak at all). Happy to see some decent bottled craft beer on the menu! I'll go back eventually, but not with high expectations. They really needed to nail this with the Mexican place in Claremont being so good and so close, but they didn't. Toppings are very American (iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced white onion, mild cheese). Would be better if it came out with a good guacamole, salsa, lime, and cheese, but instead came out with the kinds of toppings a 50 year old white soccer mom would provide on taco night (shredded iceberg lettuce has no place in a restaurant other than the child's menu). Bland meat, but the salsa is good. The service was also extremely slow. Had I been there alone and without someone to entertain me, I might have given up and left since it took like 45 minutes for the food to arrive and there were only two other tables filled in the rest of the establishment. Thankfully they had a decent beer on the menu and chips and salsa while waiting and the view of the river plus the new bright, clean, and tasteful interior decor makes it a nice place to spend an hour.

One of the best chile rellenos I’ve ever had!! Staff was great, restaurant was filling up at 6pm on a Saturday night. Will definitely be back.

I ordered the chimichanga and was very pleased with how stuffed it was! Very nice atmosphere, friendly service and left full with leftovers. I will be visiting again and trying some of their yummy sounding desserts!