Roberto's Cafe
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Roberto's Cafe
Family owned and operated, Roberto's has been Mammoth's favorite Mexican restaurant since 1985. Roberto's serves authentic Mexican dishes and a variety of Mexican seafood and vegetarian options. Pair your meal with a killer margarita, cerveza, vino, or other delicious beverage. Roberto's is known for its great happy hours and daily specials.

Relax outside on the garden patio or in the artistic upstairs cantina with epic views of the surrounding mountains. We are open for lunch, dinner and to-go orders from Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday) from 11am-close, and happy hour is daily from 2-5pm. Visit us at 271 Old Mammoth Road. Guaranteed excellence every time.
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Roberto's was established in 1985 by Dan and Joanie Schaller. It was a dream of Dan's dad, Robert Schaller, to open a small hole in the wall Mexican cafe in Mammoth. The dream became reality in November of 1985. Previously a series of hamburger stands with names like Burger Station and Barking Spider, Dan and Joanie remodeled the restaurant and Roberto's was born.
Homemade soup loaded with chicken, Spanish rice, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and a fresh slice of avocado. Topped with casique cheese. Shredded beef or chicken, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, onions, refried beans, and Spanish rice. A locals' favorite. Marinated steak or chicken and refried beans wrapped in a flour tortilla, then covered with Roberto's sauce and cheese.
Reviews (23)
Tiare B.
Tiare B.
Jan 29, 2022
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Will not be going here again. The kids bean and cheese burrito was about 5 lbs of tasteless refried beans inside a tortilla that wasn't even wrapped closed. It was just a glob of food thrown upside down. Not sure how they expect a child to eat that. My chicken tostada tasted okay but the shell was wayyyy over cooked (dark brown) and I got sick a few hours after eating. It did not digest well. I'd rather have Taco Bell.
Shannon M.
Shannon M.
Jan 26, 2022
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Good Mexican joint. We were quickly seated on a busy night. The salsa has quite the kick! We both got burritos, which were large and delicious.
Mercedes M.
Mercedes M.
Jan 22, 2022
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Tried this place for the first time Friday night with my family of 7. We came around 7:20pm and was seated really quickly about 30 minutes later when all the surrounding restaurants were 1-2hr waits. Our food came quickly and was soooo yummy. The food is amazing here. Def will be back!
Robert Christiansen
Robert Christiansen
Jan 17, 2022
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Always a consistent source here in Mammoth. Great Mexican food and reasonable prices. Excellent staff and prompt.
Chris N.
Chris N.
Jan 10, 2022
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The soup was cold and greasy. The combo plate came with beans, rice and a choice of 1.2 or 3 items. I chose the one item and what a mess that was. The rice was hard, the beans super salty and the tamale was drowning in some nasty sauce. Non of my food was eatable. The service was decent and the place is ok, but not worth the prices.
Stella Z.
Stella Z.
Jan 08, 2022
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Good was excellent, reviews were accurate. Portion size was definitely large, drinks were great! I had the spicy mango margarita in a huge margarita glass, hubby had regular blended margarita which he loved. Had to give 4 stars, since the place was tight, servers were rushed, place was too loud and the interior was run down.
Michal S.
Michal S.
Jan 02, 2022
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They didn't do take out during the week after Christmas break.

It's their restaurant and their choice, but pls update your voicemail message.
Andrew Ha
Andrew Ha
Jan 02, 2022
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We got takeout while we were up in Mammoth for dinner one night. They were extremely fast and had my order ready in minutes after calling it in. The food was great and the portions are HUGE so order accordingly. I got the Duck Burrito and Albondigas soup, was only able to get through half for dinner and had it for lunch the next day. I highly recommend it if you're in town and want some good Mexican food!
Essam S.
Essam S.
Dec 29, 2021
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Went there with family for our first dinner I. Mammoth the service was great smiling lady like to joke she was willing to answer every question we have
We ordered punch of stuff carne asada burrito grande lobster tacos quesadilla all was made to perfection
I tried also La Bomba which is special margarita wS also perfect and I can tell it was made from a quality tequila
I recommend Roberto's and definitely will come again
Jaswinder Singh
Jaswinder Singh
Nov 27, 2021
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If you love Mexican food, you MUST not miss this place when in Mammoth Lakes area. Must try, excellent food! Very authentic.....
Riley Brenner
Riley Brenner
Nov 17, 2021
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Best spot in town! Absolutely insane meals dished out here! Phenomenal service, great chips and salsa, spicy mango margarita was so fresh! We got a carne asada burrito and carnitas plate, both were some of the best Mexican we have had in ages. 5/5 would recommend
Alex Reynolds
Alex Reynolds
Nov 15, 2021
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This won’t be our only visit. Great service! Portions as mentioned are “how can you make money” sized. My carnitas burrito was massive! And delicious. Most times these two things do not go together but the dishes were pretty darn tasty. Other persons enchiladas were good with a huge side of seasoned rice and refried beans. We had a good laugh about the portions like we were John Candy trying to finish the “ol 96’r”. House salsa has a good kick to it. I had a beer but took a sip of a pineapple’ish based margarita and it was good. Don’t hesitate and bring your appetite. Order a burrito
Joshua L.
Joshua L.
Nov 15, 2021
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Man this place was amazing!

When we went a couple years back during our short trip to Mammoth Lakes, we decided to check out this place in town which was getting a ton of hype. The first day we tried to get to-go, they were incredibly packed with people. They were so busy that our order couldn't be taken over the phone. However, the next day we went, we tried again, and although the wait was long, it was absolutely worth it!

The portion sizes for this place are insane. The plates can easily feed up to 2-3 people, and the prices are incredibly reasonable as a result. The food is absolutely
Elias B.
Elias B.
Oct 25, 2021
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The waitress was welcoming and very accommodating
However, the food was not good at all and big portions do not substitute quality. It's not authentic in my opinion and we will not be back.
Vasisht Raghavendra
Vasisht Raghavendra
Oct 17, 2021
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Beware the food portion sizes. They are huge. Also the hot sauce should come with a warning. It is extremely hot and would recommend not asking for it. As usual Chips and Salsa are served for free. We ordered Chipotle Chicken wings and it is served as 12 counts with an option of ranch or blue cheese. We also ordered Veggies Fajitas which comes with beans, corn tortillas, fajitas and pico de gallo and is massive in size. We paired it up with a glass of red wine and a pint of Mammoth Rambler IPA.
Su-Jen Y.
Su-Jen Y.
Oct 09, 2021
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When i first got here and saw duck on the menu, I was a little confused. But the food turned out to be ok. Portions are huge. I ordered a beef fajita dinner and it looked like I barely made a dent in that plate. The margarita was not bad too
John O.
John O.
Sep 14, 2021
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Had a tasty meal here. The portions are huge! Mexican food is well executed and delicious. Service was super fast. House margaritas good and strong. Another class spot in town. Worth the look.
Larrylen Burton
Larrylen Burton
Aug 31, 2021
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Duck Quesadilla. Lobster Enchiladas and killer Margis. Highly recommended items on the menu. Loved the wildflowers around the building. And always a plus when the restaurant has a pet friendly outdoor area. Great staff. Only negative was that they didn't service the outdoor area at the time. We had to order inside & the food came out on to go containers as if we were ordering for pick up when clearly we wanted to enjoy the beautiful weather (since it is summer after all) & eat outside.
Jasneelam K.
Jasneelam K.
Jul 21, 2021
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Huge food portions, would highly recommend sharing because you can't really take home and warm up Mexican food with the cheese, guacamole and sour cream and it still taste the same.

This place was really busy but after waiting for a few minutes we were able to be seated and served. We were in and out within the hour which I really appreciated.
Kathy Condon
Kathy Condon
Jul 14, 2021
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After a long drive from Reno, this was the perfect place to start my Mammoth Lake adventure.
I was so pleased to see something new on a menu of a Mexican restaurant. I love duck AND they had duck tacos. They were soooo good and very generous with their filling!
Kelly C.
Kelly C.
Jul 10, 2021
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TL;DR: RESTAURANT OVERCHARGED US BY MORE THAN $500+ AND IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENTAL ZERO. Service was also not great.

We visited Roberto's a few weeks ago as I noticed the reviews were pretty good. I was also craving nachos that day and they have happy hour woot woot!!

The restaurant was pretty busy the day of at 2pm but they had a couple tables available. First of all, I noticed that the restaurant was extremely crowded at 100% capacity. They have plexiglass but I think most places have relaxed restrictions. Their menus are still QR codes though so we didn't have to touch anything
Ashlyn Y.
Ashlyn Y.
Jun 27, 2021
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The line to this restaurant speaks to the great taste of this food. I got the burrito supreme pollo asada and it was very tasty. I also got the pink taco margarita! We also got the nachos and had to take it all home because our meal was so filling! They have a lovely outside patio that is dog friendly. You will need to order your foos inside and they will bring it out to you. You can connect to their guest WiFi to scan and look at their menu.
Gerry L.
Gerry L.
Jun 14, 2021
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Way Better than your average Mexican food restaurant, food was very good and tasted homemade. The service was friendly and good. Diffently made the right choice going here. When they say Grande Burrito, they mean it, the burrito was huge. Everything tasted fresh and our food looked amazingly good.