Avila's El Ranchito - Laguna Niguel Menu
Avila's El Ranchito in Laguna Niguel offers a vibrant Mexican dining experience with a wide array of options, including vegan and vegetarian choices. The positive reviews rave about the exceptional customer service, top-notch food quality, and generous portions. The staff's warmth and dedication to providing a great dining experience truly stand out. The menu boasts delicious dishes like Avila soup, beef and potato tacos, taquitos, and Abondegas. Customers also praise the heavenly deep-fried ice cream dessert. While prices may be slightly on the higher side, the overall value is justified by the excellent food, service, and ambiance. With a loyal following and a welcoming atmosphere, Avila's El Ranchito in Laguna Niguel promises a memorable dining experience for all.
Appetizers/Botana Platters
Guacamole Fresco
A chunky blend of ripe avocados, tomatoes, cilantro and onions, brought to life with a touch of garlic and fresh lime. Topped with pico de gallo and shredded cheese.
Friday - Cervantes Guacamole Salsa
Nachos Especial
Choice of shredded chicken or shredded beef, topped with Salsa Ranchera, melted cheese, sour cream, and guacamole
Avila's Appetizer
A combination of bite-size taquitos, flautas, tacos, and quesadillas. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Ceviche
Wild caught Mazatlán shrimp or White Fish marinated in lime juice and tossed with fresh tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. Topped with avocado slices and served with tostada shells. Add wild caught shrimp for $ more.
Quesadilla
A grande flour tortilla with a blend of cheeses. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Shrimp Cocktail
Succulent shrimp, fresh squeezed lime juice, cilantro, and fresh avocado, tossed in a tomato based Mexican style cocktail.
Botana Platter
Choose one of our premium meat selections. Add up to two more meat options for free. Served with sliced avocados, fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, pico de gallo, lemon slices, and warm tortillas to make your own tacos! An El Ranchito Original Recipe. Add Mexican rice and beans for $
Fiesta Botana
Large wild caught Mazatlán shrimp sautéed in Avila’s special garlic butter sauce, delicious crispy chunks of lean pork and grilled chicken. Served with sliced avocados, fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, pico de gallo, lemon slices, and warm tortillas to make your own tacos! An El Ranchito Original Recipe. Add Mexican rice and beans for $
Mama Avila's Soup
A large bowl of chicken breast and rice soup, garnished with fresh avocado, cilantro, onions, and tomatoes. Served with your choice of warm tortillas. A meal in itself! . Add a Condiment Plate - cheese, crunchy tortilla chips, avocado, and jalapeños.
Grande Taco Salad
A flaky flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, beans, and your choice of shredded chicken, shredded beef, or grilled chicken. Topped with pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
Azteca Chicken Salad
Charbroiled chicken lightly tossed with cilantro-lime dressing, avocado, black beans, and corn relish. Served on a bed of crisp green lettuce and topped with Mexican tortilla crouton strips.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Seasoned warm grilled chicken, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sliced avocado. \ Served barbeque style upon request. It’s absolutely delicious!
Tostada
Shredded Fresh Lettuce on a Crispy Corn Tortilla. Garnished with Cheese, Pico de Gallo, Sour Cream and Guacamole. Your Choice of Shredded Beef or Shredded Chicken.
Mama Avila’s Soup And Salad
A bowl of our famous Avila’s Soup with a fresh green salad. Tortillas served on request
Tacos And Caldo
Cup of our famous Avila’s Soup served with two crispy tacos, taquitos, or chicken flautas. Guacamole or sour cream add $. for each. Substitute a salad for the cup of soup at no extra charge.
Tacos And Salad
Your choice of two shredded chicken or shredded beef crispy tacos topped with lettuce, cheese, and pico de gallo. Served along side a fresh green salad with our house made cilantro-lime dressing.
Cup Mama Avila's Soup
A cup of chicken breast and rice soup, garnished with fresh avocado, cilantro, onions, and tomatoes. A meal in itself! . Add a Condiment Plate - cheese, crunchy tortilla chips, avocado, and jalapeños.
Filet Mignon Salad
Filet Mignon Marinated in lime, salt and pepper on a bed of arugula, baby chard and kale. Topped with creamy cilantro caesar dressing. Sprinkled with cotija cheese, spicy pepitas and diced red bell peppers
Light Enchiladas
Two chicken enchiladas specially prepared with all white meat chicken and low-fat cheese. You choice of Tomatillo salsa or salsa roja. Served with frijoles frescos and a salad.
Light Tostada
Tender grilled chicken and frijoles frescos on a mound of shredded lettuce, topped with tomatoes, low-fat cheese, and guacamole. Light dressing available upon request.
Low Carb Fajitas
Your choice of chicken or steak. Grilled with mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Served with frijoles frescos and a salad. Substitute large wild caught shrimp add
Pescado Con Vegetables
Lightly seasoned grilled fish. Served with grilled vegetables and black beans.
Skinny Tacos
Your choice of charbroiled chicken, steak, carnitas, or white fish, wrapped in romaine lettuce. Topped with pico de gallo and cheese. Served with Mexican rice and black beans.
Soups & Salads/Light Cuisine
Combos/Favoritos/Tradicionales
Item Combination Plate
Create your own combination of Mexico’s favorite dishes. Served with our Mexican rice and beans with melted cheese. Frijoles frescos or black beans served upon request.
Guanajuato
Flautas or Taquitos. Served with Rice & Beans.
Azteca Burrito
Filled with shredded chicken, beef, or chile verde and beans. Smothered with Salsa Ranchera and melted cheese. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream.
Baja Bowl
Your choice of grilled chicken breast, steak, or white fish, over rice and black beans. Served with salsa fresca, avocado and Tomatillo salsa. Your choice of warm tortillas. Substitute with wild caught shrimp add $
California Chicken
Grilled chicken breast simmered in Tomatillo sauce, topped with Ortega chiles and green onions. Served with Mexican rice and frijoles frescos.
Chingolingas
A flaky pastry filled with Shredded Chicken. Served in bite size pieces with Rice and Beans, Garnished with Sour Cream and Guacamole.
Fresco Burrito
Choice of grilled chicken, steak, or white fish, filled with lettuce, salsa fresca, rice, guacamole, cheese, and Tomatillo sauce. Substitue with wild caught shrimp add
Grilled Fiesta Platter
Fresh seasoned mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and tomatoes. Grilled with your choice of sliced chicken or steak. Topped with black beans. Substitute with wild caught shrimp add $
Mayan Burrito
Filled with Shredded Chicken and Rice. Smothered with Tomatillo Salsa and Melted Cheese. Served with Sour Cream.
Quesadilla Avila
Your Choice of Shredded Chicken or Shredded Beef. Served with Guacamole & Sour Cream.
Shrimp Al Mojo De Ajo
Large Mazatlán shrimp sautéed in Avila’s special garlic butter sauce.
Sizzling Fajitas
A medley of grilled fresh vegetables served on a sizzling skillet. Served with Mexican rice and beans with melted cheese. Garnished with guacamole and your choice of warm tortillas. Frijoles frescos or black beans served upon request.
Carnitas
Delicious chunks of lean pork, marinated in lemon and garlic. Tender and juicy inside, crispy outside. Served with Mexican rice and beans with melted cheese. Garnished with guacamole and your choice of warm tortillas. Frijoles frescos or black beans served upon request.
Carne Asada
Tender sliced U.S.D.A. grilled rib eye steak prepared in the authentic Mexican style.
Camarones A La Diabla
Large wild caught Mazatlán shrimp sautéed in a spicy toasted red chile and garlic sauce.
Camarones Rancheros
Large wild caught Mazatlán shrimp simmered in a tomato based salsa with fresh bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken And Mole
Chicken breast simmered in Mamá Avila’s Mole sauce, served with sour cream and guacamole. Absolutely delicious!
Asada And Shrimp Al Mojo De Ajo
Tender sliced U.S.D.A. steak and large wild caught Mazatlán shrimp in Avila’s special garlic butter sauce.
Chile Colorado
Strips of steak simmered to perfection in a tasty red chile salsa.
Chile Verde
Chunks of lean pork, marinated in a green chile salsa. One of our favorites!
Pepe’s Grill Platter
Steak or chicken breast sliced and placed over a bed of grilled onions served on a sizzling skillet. Topped with our special blackened Tomatillo salsa! Served with rice, beans and guacamole. Substitute with wild caught shrimp add $
Picado
Tender pieces of steak or chicken breast prepared in bite sized chunks with bell peppers, savory onions, garden fresh tomatoes, and our special El Ranchito Seasoning.
Autumn Burrito
A fresh tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, veggies, frijoles frescos, rice, and shredded lettuce. Sprinkled with cheese and pico de gallo. Served with guacamole and a small Fresh Green Salad.
Avocado Bowl
Sliced avocado served over Mexican Rice, pinto beans, black beans, shredded lettuce and pico de gallo. Topped with a tangy avocado sauce. Add Grilled Chicken or Carne Asada for .
Chimi-Changa
A crispy burrito stuffed with shredded chicken, shredded beef, or chile verde with beans. Topped with cheese and pico de gallo. Served with sour cream, rice and beans.
Seafood Tacos
Two tacos filled with large wild caught Mazatlán shrimp, sautéed in Avila’s special garlic butter sauce. Garnished with cabbage and pico de gallo on flour tortillas or Grilled Mahi Mahi filled with cabbage, cilantro, and chipotle aioli, wrapped in corn tortillas.
Tacos De Papa
Two crispy potato tacos seasoned with ortega chilies, topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, and jack cheese. Served with frijoles frescos and rice.
Tampiquena
Tender U.S.D.A. steak grilled in the authentic Mexican style alongside a delicious cheese enchilada. Served with Mexican rice, beans, and guacamole.
Tequila Shrimp
Succulent shrimp simmered to perfection in tequila, fresh chopped tomato, onion, and cilantro. Served with Mexican rice, beans, guacamole, and your choice of warm tortillas.
Veggie Chile Relleno
One fresh grilled pasilla chile stuffed with fresh vegetables, topped with ranchera sauce, and sprinkled with jack cheese. Served with rice and frijoles frescos. With Grilled Chicken add
/ Enchiladas
Two enchiladas... one chicken, one cheese with half Tomatillo sauce and half Salsa Roja on each. Topped with melted cheese served with Mexican Rice and Frijoles Frescos.
Avocado Burrito
A large flour tortilla filled with one whole avocado, lettuce, Mexican Rice, Black Beans, and pico de gallo. Topped with Tomatillo sauce, melted cheese, chipotle sauce and pico de gallo.
Avocado Tacos
Two soft tacos filled with fresh sliced avocado, crisp lettuce, pico de gallo, and cheese, with a spicy ranch buffalo sauce served on the side. Served with Frijoles Frescos and Mexican Rice. Add Grilled Chicken for .
Enchiladas Camarones Rancheros
Two shrimp enchiladas, covered with melted cheese and Ranchera sauce. Served with Mexican rice, beans, and sour cream.
Crispy Ground Beef & Potato Tacos
Two crispy seasoned ground beef and potato tacos topped with lettuce, cheese, and pico de gallo. Served with Mexican Rice and Frijoles Frescos.
Impossible Combination
Mix & Match to create your own two item combination of tacos crispy or soft OR an enchilada with the sauce of your choice made with impossible meat. Served with Black Beans and Salad. A great vegetarian option!
Surf & Turf Tacos
A combination of chopped Filet Mignon and Mazatlan Shrimp mixed and sautéed in our famous Mojo de Ajo sauce topped with pico de gallo and jack cheese on corn tortillas. Served with black beans, Mexican Rice and garnished with guacamole.
Surf N’ Turf Quesadilla
Local Favorites/ Local Specials
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Stuffed with chicken or chorizo, salsa-fresca, eggs, and rice. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Eggs scrambled with Mexican sausage, bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs over easy, smothered in Salsa Ranchera and melted cheese.
Machaca Con Huevos
Eggs scrambled with shredded chicken or beef, fresh bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes.
Chilaquiles
Corn tortillas sautéed with tomatoes and onions, mixed with scrambled eggs, and topped with your choice of salsa verde or salsa roja and melted Monterey Jack cheese.
Del Mar Omelet
Scrambled eggs stuffed with sautéed shrimp, covered in Salsa Ranchera and melted cheese.
Mexican Style Omelet
Farm fresh eggs scrambled with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Covered in Salsa Ranchera and melted cheese.
Quesadilla Egg-Celente
A giant flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheese, avocado, Ortega chiles, and tomatoes. Garnished with guacamole and sour cream.
Steak & Eggs
Delicious grilled carne asada served with two farm fresh eggs cooked any style. Served with warm tortillas.
Baby Rice
Our famous rice with chicken broth. Get ‘em started young!
Toddler Plate
Shredded White Meat Chicken, Rice, and Frijoles Frescos.
Kids Burrito
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Chicken Fingers
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Enchilada
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Quesadilla
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Taco
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Taquito
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Flauta
Served with Mexican rice and beans or curly fries.
Kids Nachos
Kids Meals
Desserts
Churros
Cinnamon-sugar covered pastry sticks with warm strawberry filling. Served with vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
Empanadillas
A delicious apple filled pastry rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Served with vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and whipped cream.
Flan
Caramel custard covered in sweet syrup and topped with whipped cream. Absolutely delicious!
Fried Ice Cream
A large scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in flaky crisps. Smothered with chocolate syrup and whipped cream!
Crispy Taco
Shredded chicken or beef in a crispy corn tortilla. (Meat Substitutions are available for an additional cost)
Soft Taco
Charbroiled chicken, carnitas, or white fish.
() Enchiladas-A La Carte
Enchilada
Cheese, chicken, or beef. Served with your choice of Salsa Roja or Tomatillo Salsa.
Chile Relleno
Fresh roasted chile stuffed with cheese, covered with Salsa Ranchera.
Taquitos
Chicken or beef. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Flautas
Flaky flour tortillas rolled with chicken. Served with sour cream and guacamole.
Chicken Tamale
Pork Tamale
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Beef & Bean Burrito
Shredded Beef and Bean Burrito
Chicken & Rice Burrito
Shredded Chicken and Rice Burrito
Chile Verde & Bean Burrito
() Tacos-A La Carte
A la Carte
Sides
Side Guacamole
Side Sour Cream
Side Pico De Gallo
Side Cheese
Side Cotija Cheese
Side Tortillas
Side of corn or flour tortillas
