On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

Mandy Ungersma

Came to here with a group of 10 and was able to get a reservation earlier in the day for 6pm on the patio. We had attentive service and great customer service too. It was happy hour was I ordered the chicken quesadilla which was phenomenal. Definitely will order this again!

James Amberg

San Diego has so many excellent Mexican restaurants that a chain like on the border is not really necessary. A visitor from Boston would probably rave over the food, but locals know there are better options for tasty Mexican fare. The staff was great on the day I ate lunch there. My taco salad came out of the kitchen within minutes, and had lots of fresh ingredients, and the beef was well prepared. The shell was bland, the salsa was pasty. The bar area looked like a great spot for a beer or Margarita with friends. Plenty of free parking.

Jessimena

When I was a child I used to have dates with my mother to this restaurant (Mission Valley location) often so I thought this would be a nice place to have lunch with my kids. Not so much. When I called to ask about the wait, I was told that they had available seating and I wouldn’t have to wait. Upon arriving there I had to wait about 10 minted to be acknowledged. There was a family of three in front of me with a young toddler. The mother asked to be seated in a booth and asked the hostess for a high chair, the hostess proceeded to tell her that she could not have a high chair because it would block the walkway and was overall rude and not very accommodating to this family. When it was our turn to be seated, she barely spoke to us and proceeded to squeeze through my child and the host stand without even saying anything. I had to pull my child back so she did not get trampled by this lady. Once being seated the visit got better, our waitress was very busy so I wasn’t concerned that it took her a little bit to come to our table. Once she did, the visit after that went well but I would say that this location may not be very family friendly or at least that’s what it seemed like in my experience.

Angie

Seating was quick. The server was great. She took off the fried jalapeños dish from our orde because we barley touch them (they tasted gross) . The shrimp tacos were good! I wish they had more veggie options.