Hacienda de Vega

Excellent Mexican food! Authentic flavor. Good portion sizes, more on the pricey side. Very good margaritas and cocktails! Good service although sometimes is kind of slow. They have really good shows (check calendar or call ahead) with bands or musicians of various types of music.

Delicious fish and shrimp tacos! Not too heavy and very flavourful. I thought the drinks were a bit on the pricey side - my iced tea was $4. Recommended if you are in the area and crave Mexican food. They also have live music at night.

Beautiful restaurant with large indoor and outdoor dining areas. Big bar too. I had the Enchiladas del Jardin, which were very good. Plenty of spinach. My wife found her chicken fajitas lacking in flavor. Service was okay. Fajitas were $19. We were too early to check out the live music.

We went to hear the band BUT it was packed outside. We decided to eat inside 1st & put our name in for a table outside when available. Neither my husband nor I had been here before. I asked for a shredded beef taco, they don't have it, so I asked for a ground beef taco, they dont have that either, so I agreed to try the shredded pork taco. The meat was very good & seasoned well. My husband asked for Chili Verde or Chili Colorado, they didnt have either so he tried a new dish, Sabana Invierno & had rice & beans. I usually share some of his rice & beans but these looked terrible, lots of pea & carrots mixed in (see picture). His meal he said was OK he said but everything looked plopped on his plate. No color no style. Also as one other reviewer mentioned the chips looked bought at Costco. We were given seats inside between a service area, the bathrooms & by a tree. We saw several people come by that we knew (there for the band) & they stopped to say hi, while we were chatting, a older waitress wanted to walk by us, there was plenty of room but insisted on giving us a small shove to get out of her way. She did this 3 times. Very snotty. If this is a "runway" to the servers place TAKE THIS TABLE OUT. So after over a hour I never got the call that our table outside was ready, so we walked out & found several places, we stayed & danced quite a lot!

Love this place. Came on a Friday, band was playing and the vibe was just what we were looking for. Chips, salsa, margaritas, food, staff, ALL AWESOME.

Great place to grab an appetizer and drink while enjoying some live music! Always local craft beers from San Diego and Tijuana. Must visit hidden spot in Carlsbad!

Big place to eat, we went in the afternoon as we were traveling back to Minnesota. Our server was great and what ever she recommended in food we tried and love the food. Ordered couple of flights (local beer). Liked 7 out of 8 beer. One was IPA and am not IPA person. I believe they also have live music in the evenings. For sure will go back and try the restaurant sometime in the evening. Overall very good experience

I went for the mole sauce. A friend told me they have the best around. The chicken mole was great but I'll have to keep going before I declare a best. They do have a decent selection of Mexican beers. The entrance can be hard to find, even when you know it's there. I ended up going in what is actually the back door. I look forward too going back again next time I'm in the neighborhood.