El Matador

El Matador is a Mexican restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.

1768 Newport Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Phone: +19496450324

Price range: $11-$20

Hours

  • Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: 11:00–21:00
  • Wednesday, Thursday: 11:00–21:30
  • Friday, Saturday: 11:00–22:00

El Matador Menu

Popular Items

  • Asada Guacamole Burrito — $13.00
  • Tortillas Chips — $2.95
  • Salsa Half Pint 8 oz — $3.25
  • 12. Two Tacos — $18.00
  • Shredded Beef Taco — $7.00
  • 9. Two Flautas — $18.50

Margaritas

  • House Margarita — $12.00
    100% Agave Tequila,Triple Sec Liqueur, Home made Sweet & Sour
  • Ultimate Margarita — $21.00
    Premium 100% Agave Tequila of the Month and our Home made House Mix topped with Grand Marnier in a Large Glass.
  • Skinny Margarita — $13.50
    Handcrafted with Premium 100% Agave Tequila of the Month, Fresh Lime Juice, Agave Nectar.
  • Pitcher 32oz House Margarita — $32.00
    100% Agave Tequila, Triple Sec Liqueur and Home made Margarita Mix. 32 oz. of house margarita just add ice, serves (5) 12 oz. glasses.
  • Pitcher 32oz Cadillac Margarita — $40.00
    100% Agave Tequila, Triple Sec Liqueur, Grand Chevalier and Homemade Margarita Mix. 32 oz. Our home made house mix and extra shots of 100% agave tequila with grand chevalier. Serves (5) 12 oz. glasses.

Mexican Combinations

  • 1. HAND-CRAFTED CHIMICHANGA — $18.95
    Wrapped & fried shredded beef, beans, and cheese. Served with a side of Ranchero sauce, sour cream, guacamole, rice & beans.
  • 2. Cheese Enchilada — $17.00
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 3. Cheese Enchilada & Chile Relleno — $18.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 4. Cheese Enchilada & Tamale — $18.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 5. Pork Chile Verde Dinner — $18.50
    5. Pork Chile Verde Dinner
    Choice of pork or beef with green or red sauce and tortillas. Served with beans and rice.
  • 6. Deluxe Tostada — $18.00
    Served with Shredded Beef or chicken or Ground Beef with beans, lettuce, guacamole, cheese & sour cream.
  • 7. Ground Beef Enchilada, Cheese Enchilada & Chile Relleno — $19.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 8. CHEESE CRISP — $16.00
    Crisp flour shell topped with beans, chunky beef chile con carne, melted cheese, lettuce, guacamole & sour cream.
  • 9. Two Flautas — $18.50
    Served with sour cream, guacamole, beans and rice.
  • 10. Cheese Enchilada with Red Sauce & One Ground Beef Taco — $18.50
    10. Cheese Enchilada with Red Sauce & One Ground Beef Taco
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 11. Four Shredded Beef Taquitos with Guacamole — $18.00
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 12. Two Tacos — $18.00
    Served with beans and rice. protein choice: shredded chicken, Shredded beef, ground beef or potato
  • 13. Cheese Enchilada & Ground Beef Tostada — $18.00
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 14. Ground Beef Enchilada, Chile Relleno & Ground Beef Sope — $20.00
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 15. Ground Beef Taco & Chile Relleno — $18.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 17. Camarones a la Tampico — $23.50
    Marinated in our special Mexican sauce. Served with beans, rice and tortillas.
  • 18. Enchiladas Mexicanas — $18.50
    Two chicken enchiladas with Mexican green sauce, served with guacamole, beans and rice.
  • 20. Del Mar Pescado a la Veracruzano (fish) — $18.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • 21. Mexican Protein Bowl — $16.50
    Choice of grilled chicken , steak, ground beef or carnitas. Served with black beans, avocado, pico and white rice
  • 22. Two Cheese Enchilada Rancheras — $18.00
    Served with sour cream, rice & beans.
  • 16. Two Tacos al Carbon — $19.50
    Soft tacos filled with grilled meat, cilantro, guacamole, onions and beans. Served with rice & beans.
  • 24. Mexican White Fish — $18.50
    Served with grilled vegetables and a cheese enchilada.

Mexican Food Specialties

  • Gourmet Seafood Platter — $23.00
    Shrimp enchilada ranchera served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, avocado rice and beans.
  • Steak Ranchero — $22.00
    Steak ranchero marinated in our special Mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
  • Fajitas a la Mexicana One — $22.00
    Fajitas a la Mexicana One
    Special marinated tender strips of beef, chicken or pork smothered in julienne bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
  • Shrimp Fajitas — $24.00
    Marinated shrimp with julienne bell peppers and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
  • Veggie Fajitas — $18.00
    Tomatoes, julienne bell pepper and onions. Served with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.
  • Taco Salad — $18.00
    Taco Salad
    Fresh lettuce topped with beans, chicken, ground beef or steak strips, avocado, sour cream, tomatoes and cheese.
  • Steak Picado — $24.00
    Steak picado. Diced steak marinated in our special Mexican sauce and served with beans, rice and tortillas.
  • Mitla's Best "4 Taquitos de Gallina" — $18.50
    Rolled corn tortillas filled with chicken, served with guacamole, beans and rice
  • Carne Asada — $25.00
    Carne Asada
    With cheese enchilada, guacamole, rice & beans and tortillas.
  • Carnitas (Pork) — $23.00
    Carnitas (Pork)
    Pork. Served with rice & beans and tortillas.
  • Mexican Pizza Ole` — $16.50
    Mexican Pizza Ole`
    Crisp flour tortillas topped with shredded or ground beef or chicken, chopped onions, peppers, tomatoes, beans and melted cheese.
  • El Matador Chile Relleno — $17.50
    Served with salad and tortillas.

Appetizers

  • Avocado & Shrimp Cocktail — $15.00
  • Cheese Nachos — $9.50
    Served with Cheese,Chips,Beans
  • Guacamole & Cheese Nachos — $12.95
    Guacamole,Cheese,Chips,Beans
  • Chile Verde & Cheese Nachos — $14.00
    Pork chile verde - cheese - chips - beans
  • Queso Dip — $8.00
    Queso Dip
  • Fresh Guacamole Dip — $12.50
  • Flour Quesadilla — $9.95
    Flour Quesadilla
  • Corn Quesadilla — $7.00
  • Stuffed Quesadilla — $14.50
    Stuffed Quesadilla
    Choice of meat and cheese
  • Guacamole steak Nachos — $16.75
    served over beans, tortilla chips, carne asada, cheese and guacamole on top

Tacos

  • Shredded Beef Tostada — $14.50
    Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
  • Shredded Beef Taco — $7.00
    Shredded Beef Taco
  • Ground Beef Taco — $7.00
  • Fish Taco — $7.95
  • Shrimp Taco — $8.00
  • Chicken Taco — $7.00
    Chicken Taco
  • Guacamole Taco — $5.50
  • Al Pastor Taco — $8.00
    On a corn tortilla.
  • Azteca Taco — $8.00
    On a flour tortilla.
  • Carnitas Taco — $8.00
    On a corn tortilla.
  • Steak Taco — $8.00
    On a corn tortilla.
  • Potato Taco — $4.50

Mexican-Style Breakfast

  • Mexican Cheese Omelet — $14.50
  • Huevos Rancheros — $14.50
    Served with tortillas.
  • Chorizo con Huevos — $14.50
    Served with tortillas
  • Chorizo con Potatoes & Two Eggs — $14.50
    Mixed. Served with Tortillas
  • Machaca con Huevos — $14.50
    Served with Tortillas
  • Steak & Eggs — $17.50
    Served with Tortillas
  • Chilaquiles & Two Eggs — $14.50
    Served with Red Sauce & Sour Cream

Soups & Salads

  • Caldo de Camaron — $17.00
    Shrimp soup served with tortillas.
  • Avocado & Shrimp Salad — $17.00
  • Grilled Chicken Salad — $18.00
    Comes with lettuce, tomato, grilled chicken, and cheese.
  • Dinner Salad — $5.75
    comes with lettuce, tomato, and cheese
  • Albondigas Soup — $11.50
    Albondigas Soup
  • Chicken Tortilla Soup — $11.50
    topped with tortillas strips, served with cilantro, onions, and avocado

Hola Amiguitos

  • Kid's Enchilada — $8.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • Kid's Taco — $8.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • Kid's Hamburger — $9.00
    Served with French fries.
  • Kid's Two Eggs — $8.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • Kid's Bean & Cheese Burrito — $8.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • Kid's Cheese Quesadilla — $8.50
    Served with beans and rice.
  • Kid's Taquitos — $8.50
    Served with beans and rice.

Desserts

  • Flan — $10.00

Side Orders

  • Chunky Pork Chili Verde Bowl — $12.00
    Served with tortillas.
  • Salsa Pint 16 oz — $6.95
    Homemade
  • Salsa Quart 32 oz — $12.95
    Homemade
  • Chile Relleno — $8.50
  • Guacamole — $8.94
  • Salsa Half Pint 8 oz — $3.25
    Homemade
  • Tortillas — $2.00
  • French Fries — $4.25
  • Beans — $5.00
  • Rice — $5.00
  • Side Guacamole — $4.00
  • Rice & Beans — $8.00
  • Tortillas Chips — $2.95

Enchiladas

  • Shredded Beef Enchilada — $8.00
    All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Ground Beef Enchilada — $8.00
    Ground Beef Enchilada
    All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Cheese Enchilada — $6.50
    All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Cheese & Verde Enchilada — $8.50
    Green sauce and sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Chicken Enchilada — $8.00
    Chicken & cheese, green sauce and sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Cheese Sonorense Enchilada — $8.00
    All enchiladas are made with Flour Tortilla cheese and onions.
  • Chunky Beef Chile Verde Enchilada — $8.50
    With green sauce and a side of sour cream. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Ranchero Enchilada — $7.50
    All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Cheese Enchilada Ranchera — $7.50
    With Ranchero sauce. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.
  • Shrimp Enchilada — $12.00
    With ranchero sauce. All enchiladas are made with cheese and onions.

Tostadas

  • Deluxe Tostada — $18.00
    Deluxe Tostada
    Select meat, beans, lettuce, guacamole, cheese and sour cream. Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
  • Bean Tostada — $10.00
    Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
  • Ground Beef Tostada — $13.00
    Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
  • Chicken Tostada — $13.00
    Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.
  • Chunky Beef Tostada — $13.00
    Served with beans, lettuce, cheese and salsa.

Burritos

  • El Ranchero Burrito, Deep-Fried — $13.00
    Inside: Shredded Beef meat On the side: Guacamole
  • Deluxe Beef & Bean Burrito — $14.00
    Inside: Shredded Beef or Ground Beef meat - Beans Wet Burrito : Red Sauce - Cheese on top
  • Fajita Burrito — $13.00
    Inside: Grilled Steak or Grilled Chicken - Beans - Grilled Bell Peppers - Grilled Onions On the side: Guacamole
  • Asada Guacamole Burrito — $13.00
    Inside: Carne asada - cilantro - onions - beans On the side: Guacamole
  • Ground Beef Burrito — $13.00
    Inside: Ground Beef Meat
  • Carnitas Pork Burrito — $13.00
    Inside: Carnitas meat - cilantro - onions - beans On the side: Guacamole
  • Pork Chile Verde Burrito — $13.00
    Inside: Pork Chile Verde Meat
  • Machaca Burrito — $12.50
    Inside: Shredded Beef - Scramble eggs - Pico de Gallo
  • Chicken Burrito — $13.00
    Inside: Shreeded chicken meat only
  • Bean Burrito — $10.00
    Inside: Beans
  • Shredded Beef Burrito — $12.50
    Inside: Shredded Beef Meat
  • Bean & Cheese Burrito — $9.00
    Inside: Bean - Cheese
  • Chunky Beef & Bean Burrito — $12.50
    Inside: Chunky meat - beans
  • Chunky Beef Chile Verde Burrito — $12.50
    Inside: Chunky Chile Verde meat
  • Chunky Beef Chile con Carne Burrito — $12.50
    Inside: Chunky Beef Chile con Carne (red) meat

Taquitos

  • Flauta — $10.00
    Flauta
    Flour tortillas, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Four Taqutios — $13.00
    Four Taqutios
    With guacamole and sour cream.

Special Sopes

  • Shredded Chicken Sope — $10.00
  • Shredded Beef Sope — $9.94
  • Ground Beef Sope — $9.94
  • Bean Sope — $7.95

Hamburger

  • Cheeseburger — $15.95
    Served with cheese, lettuce & tomato