El Zopilote Brewing Co. Loreto & Cocina

This is one of our favorite places. The staff is wonderful! Friendly, professional with a spice of humor. The food is good (their tacos, chili relleno & pizza are stars), the beer is excellent, and their 1697 orange cake is our favorite dessert. They have realty good live music occasionally. Just great service and fun ambiance.

Came here in the evening and honestly had such a good experience. The place was super clean, cozy, and had a really nice vibe. They had this IPA that was so flavorful — easily one of the best I’ve had in a while. You can tell they really know what they’re doing when it comes to their beer. The adobada pizza was so good, full of flavor and perfectly cooked. Everything we ordered felt thoughtful and well made. One thing that really stood out to me was that they had a sign encouraging donations for dogs. I thought that was really sweet and meaningful — it says a lot about how much they care about the local community, not just the food and drinks. Great beer, great food, clean space, and good energy. Definitely a spot I’d come back to if you’re in Loreto 🍺🐶✨

Visiting Loreto BCS with my church group, stopped here for lunch. Ordered the fish tacos, I thought the fish portions were small. The beer I enjoyed was their Aztec Imperial, 10%+. A friend stopped by before and stated they had a great burger.

Ugh we fell for the tourist trap. Thought why not, let's support a local brewery. Staff were friendly. Beers were ok. But the tacos... my goodness what a travesty. The smallest piece of meat on an admittedly a delicious blue corn taco was more like a snack, for 120 pesos. For the size and how hungry I still was it really should have been 3 for 150, or something. Some of the other dishes coming out look good, so maybe just don't order tacos?

Local Brewery, Burger and Pizza hang out with a great vibe with local music and great food & well stocked bar. Prices are excellent and food was delicious!

Overall, this was an okay experience, but not one that really stood out. The Rattlesnake IPA was mediocre at best. Drinkable, but not especially memorable for a brewpub. My wife ordered the fish tacos and found them dry. They were essentially fried fish on a tortilla with only a small container of pico on the side. They really needed some kind of sauce to bring them together. I ordered the chile relleno and thought it was decent. Interestingly, my wife—who generally avoids spicy food—found it bland, which was a bit surprising. One point of frustration came with the check. I ordered the chile relleno with the Rattlesnake IPA as a pairing, which the menu shows at a discounted price compared to ordering them separately. When the bill arrived, I was charged full price. When I mentioned this to the waiter, he said the pairing has to be ordered explicitly or the discount doesn’t apply. I explained that I had ordered the pairing and also said it wasn’t a big deal and I would just pay it as-is. Instead, a manager came over and essentially lectured me about not ordering the pairing correctly, though he did ultimately adjust the bill. Given the language difference, it felt like a simple misunderstanding, and I was surprised by how condescending the interaction felt. Overall, between the mediocre IPA, food that was dry and uninspired, and a billing issue that was handled poorly, this experience felt substandard for a brewpub and did not meet expectations. This is not a place I’d recommend or plan to return to.

Relaxing location with a good vibe - nice trees, lights. etc. Adjacent to the plaza in front of the Loreto tourism office and City Hall. Good beer (had the recent IPA) and terrific puff-pastry wrapped Chile Relleno. Decent solo musician in the plaza during my visit to El Zopilote.

Very good! Not all the IPAs were true to style so you want the Island Hazy, which we had after trying a flight. I had fish and chips and friends had cochinita bipil and the pork belly tacos and the orange cake. All the food was excellent!

Food and drinks were very tasty. Recommend fish tacos and the mezcalito drinks. They also have this refreshing coconut drink that is great on a hot day.

Good little brew place. Will have to try food next time. Beer was good. Friendly service.

A nice experience. Good beer in a beautiful setting. Plus live music. A great place to beat the heat and relax.

The food was good. We visit on a very hot afternoon and we were starving. Know that it is all outside. They have large fans but nothing cooler. It is in the town square. We had a group of 10 and we're the only ones in the restaurant. Servers were friendly and helpful. Beer was good and food was decent. Service seemed a bit slow but they were attentive while we waited. We chose this place because our regular was closed on Sundays. I might do it again in a pinch but the price didn't meet the taste.

Located on the corner in the historical center of town. Good ambience, good service, and the food is high quality.

Charming restaurant right on the Plaza with live music.. So much more than regular brewery food. Some of the best food we've had in 5 weeks of traveling. The warm bacon, date, and pecan salad is a fun update on a warm bacon spinach salad. Yummy! The pork tacos had been marinaded in orange and anchiote and had so much flavor and so tender. Flank steak was flavorful and, as is typical in Mexico, had a couple of chewy sections but otherwise excellent. And one of the best desserts ever was the warm orange cake. We shared one and should have each had one! Great service once we got seated and waiters were very helpful. We'll be back

Great food... we had pizza, very NY style, whole menu looked great. Sampled most of the beers... there were 7 on tap, the blood orange wheat beer was our favorite. Service was terrific, my fave spot in Loreto.

El encargado no nos quiso atender porque somos 9 y no nos quiso juntar mesas siendo que tenía otra mesa de 8 con gente comiendo a los que si les junto las mesas, Pedimos hablar con el dueño y según el no estaba presente. Si el dueño o dueña leen este mensaje con gusto me gustaría platicar con usted ya que su encargado no tiene la menor intención de tratar bien a sus clientes, no puedo entender su nivel de servicio en un lugar turístico. Nosotros en nuestra visita anterior a Loreto cenamos aquí por recomendación de un amigo de mi Primo y el trato no fue el que recibimos hoy. Decidimos cenar en otro lugar

I was surprised at there beer menu . I thought I would try their IPA ,it's hard to find a good IPA in Mexico. It was excellent I will be returning in October 2023. I highly recommend this place mmmm the food is also excellent.

Tasty craft brews, even if they're not exactly brewed to style. Taste first, order what you like. Love the Snakebite double IPA! Food is excellent, service friendly. Food is freshly made. Comfortable pub right on the plaza. Gets crowded!

I can't visit Loreto without stopping here once or twice or more... 1. Best margarita in Loreto, based on extensive field research. 2. Generous portions of fresh, chunky guacamole. 3. A nice caesar salad, and salads can be iffy in these parts. 4. Pleasant outdoor dining on the corner of the plaza...you can watch the world go by without being in the middle of it all. 5. The only brewpub in Loreto, I think. I'm sure there are more reasons, but who needs more?

The food was good, nothing spectacular but very good. The prices are set for the tourists. The pizzas are huge, easily enough for two reasonably hungry people to share. Delicious tortilla soup. The service was decent. Nice location bordering the plaza. The street dogs begging in the restaurant may turn some guests off. They did not bother us at all and I was thankful the service staff were kind to them even if they did try to get them out of the restaurants' courtyard. For the money paid I think you can find a better meal and experience in Loreto.

Great service. Probably the best pizza in town! Outdoor seats with shade and with fans for cooling. Friendly staff.

Surprisingly good Margherita pizza! Simple food, simple drinks, fast service. Surprisingly good Margherita pizza--came back 2x for it :)

Favorite restaurant in Loreto by far. I've been to all of the popular higher end restaurants in Loreto like domingoes place & la palapa. The quality is wonderful! Steak, pizza, buffalo wings, burger, & of course they're delicious orange cake, are a few of my favorites. Not to mention all that food I mentioned and drinks were under $50 dollars! If your contemplating trying this restaurant vs others I mentioned go for this one

A romantic and beautiful location in the town historic square- Every food item has been wonderful- I drink the wine - friends have raved about the home brewed beers here

Probably the best fish tacos in Loreto. Although we were told that El Rey del Taco also has delicious fish tacos, each time we went to check it out, they were closed. :-( Nice outdoor seating, overlooking the square and cold Negra Modelo, en botella güey.

Very good food. Very good service. Easy to find. Spacious outdoor seating. We ate the cochinita pibil tacos and the Baja fish tacos. For dessert we had the orange almond cake. It was all amazing!

My wife and I ate here several times during out stay in Loreto. We loved the atmosphere, the service, the food, and of course the beer too.

Note that this isn't 1687 anymore - its Zopilote. Seems to have a full menu, plus craft beers. We stopped in for a mid-afternoon snack - a bowl of soup (both clam chowder & tortilla were yummy) and a beer. Great view of a plaza area, good food, nice staff!

Zopalito's is the new name..great service and a twist on the chile relleno! Huge pepper stuffed with a meat mixture, battered and served on a creamy sauce. Good margaritas and a basil lemonade that was very delicious! Prices a little strong but can still get a couple of drinks and 2 dinners for under $35.. they give you an option of chips/salsa or bread with olive oil dip.. a nice change and amazing flavor.

Beautiful setting on the historic central plaza 1697 (the year the local mission was founded, I think) serves traditional and western fare accompanied with beer from their own brewery. Super friendly, fresh food and great beer! Try the rattlesnake :)

Just had the El Zopilote brew. Massive grain and hops. Loved the beer. Also available at La Palapa.

Beer is good and neat that its locally brewed not one of the big brands. The service was amongst the speediest we had when in Loretto and the guacamole and pizza were great. The location is a little hard to find, while on the square it is kind of hidden a bit by the Mita Gourmet restaurant next door. It is worth seeking out although other than the beer there are many equal or better dinner choices.

My wife and I had learned that the restaurant had pizza and burgers, so we assumed that they were catering for tourists that didn't know better. We ended up stopping for their own brewed beer and had a great meal! The pizza is very good and so are the Mexican items on the menu.