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El Farolito

128 Plaza St, Healdsburg, CA 95448-4114
707-433-2807
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Ranked #33 of 53 restaurants in Healdsburg
Price range: 0 AUD - 10 AUD
Cuisines: Mexican
Most recent review
- 30 Apr 2013
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Chico, CA
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87 reviews 87 reviews
19 restaurant reviews
93 helpful votes 93 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

I've eaten four or five times at El Farolito in the past couple of months, and always had a positive experience. The restaurant is clean, the food is delicious and the service is prompt and attentive. Prices are very reasonable, especially given their location downtown. I will go back again.

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Paris/Vancouver
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16 reviews 16 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
75 helpful votes 75 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013

All good here. Good service and food. Not the best but quite nice. Would be better with more windows but they do a fairly good job with the space that they have.

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Healdsburg, California
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31 reviews 31 reviews
27 restaurant reviews
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 November 2012

Dropped in for dinner with some coworkers. Food's decent, not stellar; generous portions and free-flowing (if slow arriving) chips and salsa. Service was poor, as they were not prepared for a post "Wine and Food Affair" weekend crowd. Pitcher of beer eventually showed up -- no mugs. Ice tea -- eventually. Water - eventually. Food eventually (BUT was still hot,... More

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New York City, New York, USA
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23 reviews 23 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 September 2012

I love mole so much I've gone to Oaxaca to learn how to cook it. El Farolito makes the best mole I've eaten outside of Mexico. The restaurant is simple and sweet. Just half a block off the main plaza of Healdsburg. The service is personal, and everyone who works their seems to take pride in the restaurant. Now, you... More

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15 reviews 15 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2012 via mobile

Food was very bland and margaritas were primarily just lime juice. This place caters to tourist that don't know what good Mexican food is.

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San Francisco, California
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22 reviews 22 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2012

Great Mexican food. fun, good looking place, nice staff. I love their salsa :) Good fish tacos. Good value. I would return.

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Healdsburg, California, United States
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67 reviews 67 reviews
35 restaurant reviews
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2012

This restaurant, when first started by 2 previous owners - was good. Recently a face lift which has made it more appealing, but we still enter by moving past the chef station which is tiny. I really question the cleanliness of this restaurant as the last time there was food and two forks on the ground. Kitchen? Who knows. The... More

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Ukiah, Ca
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63 reviews 63 reviews
40 restaurant reviews
67 helpful votes 67 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012 via mobile

We stopped at El Farolito yesterday for lunch. We had been there once before and enjoyed our meal. We decided to have the special, which was a grilled chicken salad with tomatoes and cucumbers. This is exactly what we got. We were expecting something a little bit Mexican but got an iceberg lettuce salad which would have been fine at... More

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Ottawa, Canada
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28 reviews 28 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

The food was excellent but I was hoping for a bit more of a selection especially the side dishes for my take out order.

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Windsor, California
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35 reviews 35 reviews
25 restaurant reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

From the outside you wouldn't think much but go in, sit in back and enjoy some fine Mexican food.

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