El Patio La Quinta Menu (Update 2025)
El Patio La Quinta offers a delightful Mexican dining experience in La Quinta, CA. With a cozy outdoor seating area and trendy ambiance, this restaurant is perfect for casual gatherings. Their menu boasts a variety of mouthwatering dishes, from classic breakfast options like Enfrijoladas and Chilaquiles to savory appetizers like Shrimp Colgado and Alambres. The Tortilla Soup and Jicama Salad are must-tries for soup and salad lovers.
Customers rave about the authenticity of the food, friendly service, and welcoming atmosphere. The owner's hands-on approach adds a personal touch to the dining experience. The extensive drink selection, including margaritas and wines, complements the flavorful dishes perfectly. Prices are reasonable, making El Patio La Quinta a great value for the quality of food and service provided. Don't miss out on this gem for a true taste of Mexico in the heart of California.
Brunch
El Patio Breakfast Platter
3 eggs, bacon, or sausage, with a side of potatoes or fruit. Choice of toast: (white, wheat, sourdough, or English muffin).
Breakfast Enchiladas
Stuffed with Mexican squash, spinach, corn, cheese, and sour cream, topped with red or green sauce, with 2 fried eggs.
Breakfast Burrito
Scrambled eggs with your choice of bacon, chorizo or ham. served with beans, cheese, and potatoes.
Enfrijoladas
Three tortillas stuffed with chorizo and quest panels topped with our homemade bean sauce. Side of potatoes or fruit.
Chilaquiles
Tortilla chips, onion, cilantro, queso fresco, and sour cream. Topped with red or green sauce, with 2 fried eggs, side of potatoes, or fruit.
Chile Verde
Pork ribs in green sauce. Side of beans, potatoes and tortillas.
Carnitas Benedict
Served on sope tortilla, carnitas-drizzled with holandes sauce and breakfast potatoes.
Salmon Benedict
Smoked salmon, El patio hollandaise sauce, served with potatoes.
Breakfast Sandwich
Eggs spinach and tomato served on sourdough bread. Add bacon for an extra charge.
Breakfast Taco
Chorizo and potatoes tacos, with over-easy eggs on corn tortillas served with avocado and cheese.
Smoked Salmon and Bagel
Smoked salmon, tomato, red onion, avocado, capers, and cream cheese.
Huevos Rancheros
2 fried eggs served over a fried tortilla topped with our ranchero sauce and cheese. Side of potatoes and refried beans.
Palm Springs Omelette
Ham, onion, bell peppers, tomatoes, cheese, a side of potatoes or fruit, and toast (white, wheat, sourdough, or English muffin).
Huevos al Albanil
Scrambled eggs, tomato, and merit sauce. Side of beans, potatoes, and slices of Mexican bolillo bread.
Pancake
3 pancakes (buttermilk or multigrain). House strawberry sauce, cinnamon whipped cream, powdered sugar, and maple syrup.
Banana French Toast
Dark rum caramelized bananas, pecans, cinnamon whipped cream, powdered sugar, and maple syrup.
Waffle
Topped with mixed berries, bananas, whipped cream, and maple syrup.
Mixed Granola Bowl
Bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, hemp seeds, granola, and Greek yogurt.
Tacolgado
3 barbados and cheese street tacos served with red tomatillo sauce.
Shrimp Colgado
Fried bacon-wrapped shrimp, served with a spicy pineapple and coconut sauce.
Chiles Gueros
Fried yellow peppers stuffed with sauteed shrimp topped with our chipotle cream sauce.
Alambres
Either steak or chicken, mixed with bell pepper, onion and melted mozzarella cheese, served with our green tomatillo sauce and your choice of tortillas.
Taquitos Dorados
Crispy chicken rolled taquitos topped with lettuce, tomato, cheese, guacamole, guerito sour and mild tomato sauce.
Nachos
Served with beans, melted cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, and guacamole, choice of chicken, carnitas or steak.
Chipotle Shrimp Nachos
Our homemade tortilla chips are served with beans, melted cheese, chipotle sauce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and shrimp.
Appetizers
Soup and Salads
Tortilla Soup
Served with queso panela, sour cream, corn, avocado, and tortilla strips.
Mexican Wedge Salad
Iceberg lettuce, black beans, tomato, roasted corn, quinoa relish, crispy tortilla strips dressed with our cilantro and serrano ranch dressing.
Jicama Salad
Fresh jicama, Julian carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and spinach. Dressed on a tequila jamaica vinaigrette.
Small Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing.
Large Caesar Salad with Cheese
Romaine lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese tossed with our homemade Caesar dressing.
Shrimp and Mushroom Quesadilla
Sauteed shrimp and mushroom in butter and garlic with our mild chipotle cream sauce with melted mozzarella cheese. Served with guacamole and sour cream on the side.
Quesadilla
Choice of steak, chicken, beef or carnitas. Served with guacamole and sour cream on the side.
Quesadillas
Tuesday Street Tacos
Barbacoa Taco
Shredded braised beef.
Pollo Taco
Chicken.
Chorizo Taco
Carnitas Taco
Pulled pork.
Street Taco
Enchiladas de Camaron
Three enchiladas stuffed with sauteed shrimp and topped with our creamy chipotle sauce and cheese. Served with white rice and refried beans.
Enchiladas de Cangrejo
Three enchiladas stuffed with crabmeat. Topped with our chile quero sauce and cheese. Served with white rice and refried beans.
Enchiladas Verdes
Three enchiladas stuffed with chicken. Topped with our green tomatillo sauce and cheese. Served with white rice and refried beans.
Enchiladas Jojas
Three enchiladas stuffed with cheese and onion. Topped with our red Guajillo sauce. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Enchiladas Vegetarianas
Three enchiladas stuffed with seasonal veggies. Topped with our green tomatillo sauce and cheese. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Enchiladas de Mole
Three chicken and cheese enchiladas covered in both our poblano and Pipian sauce, garnished with red onion, sesame, and pumpkin seeds. Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Enchiladas
Fajitas
Steak Fajita
Chicken Fajita
Shrimp Fajita
Trio Fajita
Del Mar
Layered with fresh ceviche, shrimp, and octopus, mixed with fresh cucumber, red onion, tomato, mango, and your choice of green or red sauce.
Fish Ceviche
Fish ceviche tossed with fresh cilantro, onions, tomatoes, and fresh lime juice.
Shrimp Ceviche
Shrimp ceviche tossed with fresh cilantro, onions, tomatoes, and fresh lime juice.
Octopus Ceviche
Octopus ceviche tossed with fresh cilantro, onions, tomatoes, and fresh lime juice.
Shrimp Aguachile
Spicy shrimp tossed with cucumber, red onion, avocado, and your choice of green or red sauce.
Lentills Ceviche
Lentils, cucumber, red onion, cilantro, onions, tomatoes, and mango served with a honey mustard vinaigrette.
Something Fresh
Seafood
Cocktail de Camaron
Shrimp cocktail served with fresh tomato, onion, cilantro, and avocado. Optional add octopus.
Camarones a la Diabla
Sauteed shrimp in our spicy red sauce, served with white rice and refried beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Camarones a la Pasilla
Sauteed shrimp with our creamy poblano pepper sauce, white rice, and refried beans. Served with tortillas.
Camarones Chipotle Sauce
Sauteed shrimp with our creamy chipotle sauce, white rice, and refried beans. Served with tortillas.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Shrimp sauteed in Felipe's garlic butter sauce. Served with white rice and refried beans and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, tomato, onion, cilantro, and serrano pepper. Served with rice, beans, and a choice of tortilla.
Grilled Salmon
Adobo crust grilled salmon served with vegetables and white rice. Topped with our cream and chile Guerito sauce.
Filete Mariscado
Pan-seared fish fillet topped with octopus and shrimp sauteed in a white wine butter garlic sauce and served with white rice and refried beans. Choice of tortilla.
Filete al Mojo de Ajo
Fish fillet topped with Felipe's garlic butter sauce served with white rice and refried beans. Choice of tortilla.
Filete a la Diabla
Fish fillet topped with our spicy red sauce served with white rice and refried beans. Choice of tortilla.
Filete a la Pasilla and Chipotle
Fish fillet topped with our creamy poblano pepper sauce and creamy chipotle sauce served with white rice and refried beans. Choice of tortilla.
Tacos Lidia
2 steak and chorizo tacos topped with grilled onions, serrano peppers, and cilantro, drizzled with our serrano pepper sauce and a side of guacamole. Served with a side of whole beans.
Tacos Guanatos
2 barbacoa tacos topped with grilled onion and serrano peppers. Served with a side of whole beans.
Tacos Estilo la Paz
1 fish taco and one shrimp taco dipped in beer batter and deep-fried topped with our homemade coleslaw and onions finished with sriracha aioli served with rice and refried beans.
Surf and Turf Taco
Sauteed shrimp and carne asada with butter, garlic, onion, tomato, and cilantro grilled corn tortilla with melted cheese, served with white rice and refried beans.
Tacos Gobernador
Sauteed shrimp with butter, garlic, onion, tomato, and cilantro in a grilled corn tortilla with melted cheese, served with white rice and refried beans.
Tacos Vallarta
1 fish and 1 shrimp taco grilled with butter, garlic, melted mozzarella cheese and bacon. Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo and guacamole. Served with white rice and refried beans.
Tacos
House Specials
Mole
Bone-in chicken covered in both our poblano and Pipian sauces, garnished with red onion, and sesame seeds. Served with rice, beans, and a side of tortillas.
Flauta
Three chicken or beef rolled flour taquitos topped with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and a side of homemade salsa. Served with rice and refried beans.
Torta Ahogada
Pork carnitas with refried beans. Topped with our homemade tomato sauce and served with spicy chile de arbol and finished with onions marinated in lime juice.
Carnitas Platter
Fried shredded pork, served with rice, whole beans, fresh pico de gallo, pickled jalapenos, and guacamole served with your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Pollo a la Pasilla
Grilled chicken breast topped with roasted onions and green peppers finished with our homemade poblano pepper sauce. Served with rice and refried beans.
Carne Asada Plate
Grilled flank steak served with chorizo, a cheese-stuffed anaheim pepper, and grilled green onions. Served with Spanish rice and whole beans. With your choice of tortillas.
Chamorro Adobado
Braised pork shank covered with adobo sauce. Served with a side of rice and beans. Served with a side of tortillas.
Chile Relleno de Asada
Cheese and steak stuffed with chile topped with our creamy chile pasilla sauce. Served with white rice and refried beans.
Chile Relleno de Camaron
Cheese and shrimp stuffed chile topped with our creamy chipotle sauce served with white rice and refried beans.
Traditional Chile Relleno
Cheese stuffed with chile topped with our ranchero sauce served with rice and beans.
Carne en su Jugo
Thinly sliced beefsteak cooked in its own juice served with whole beans, topped with grilled onion, fresh bacon crumbles, cilantro, and grilled yellow pepper. Served with tortillas.
Albondigas
Meatballs, squash, carrots, and chayote in a tomato chipotle broth. Served with tortillas.
Pozole
Traditional pork and hominy soup, garnished with lettuce, onions, and radish. Served with tostadas.
Platos de Cuchara
Burritos
Arrachera Burrito
Served with beans, cheese, rice, guacamole, onion, and cilantro topped with our homemade green tomatillo sauce.
Fish Burrito
Fish dipped in beer batter and deep fried served with beans, cheese, rice, guacamole, and our Sriracha aioli topped with chipotle sauce.
Shrimp Burrito
Shrimp dipped in beer batter and deep fried served with beans, cheese, rice, guacamole, and our Sriracha aioli topped with chipotle sauce.
Chile Relleno Burrito
Served with beans, cheese, rice, guacamole, onion, and cilantro. Topped with our homemade green tomatillo sauce.
Cero Bracero
Flour tacos (2 gobernador and 2 guanatos). Served with a side of whole beans and guacamole.
Molcajete
Carne asada, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, nopales, and panels cheese. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Trompo al Pastor
Thinly sliced marinated pork, cooked in sweet and tangy pineapple-based sauce. Served with whole beans.
Guacamole Especial
Fresh guacamole topped with panela cheese and crispy pork skin (chicharron).
Something to Share
Sides
Side of Beans
Side of Rice
Side of Sour Cream
Side of Pico de Gallo
Side of Chips and Salsa
Kids Chicken Nuggets
Kids Cheeseburger
Hamburger with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and ketchup.
Kids Quesadilla
Mozzarella cheese quesadilla.