I failed to get photos after arriving at El Cid ravenous from a day in Yosemite, but trust me, it was delicious. I ordered the burrito chili colorado which was delicious. This is one of my go-tos at Mexican restaurants and I found El Cid's to be one of few where the meat isn't dry. All of our food and drinks arrived quickly with no issues. Service was fantastic! Our waitress allowed us to do six individual checks and she kept track of them fantastically. She also matched our humor and made the dinner fun. The space was clean and pretty quiet at nearly 9 on a Saturday, which is unsurprising. If you're looking for a good, filling meal in Oakhurst after a day of hiking, El Cid has you covered.

Pleasant local atmosphere, friendly fast service, good food, big portions fair price. Will definitely come back

We will be back. Some of the best Caldo I have ever had in a restaurant. Very good salsa and fresh tortilla chips. Fantastic service.

We moved from this town about 8 years ago. This was one of our favorite places when we lived there. It really hasn't lost a thing. The food taste the same, the service was outstanding, and the place looked great. Very clean. There were unique tables.

Excellent sit-down Mexican restaurant with a huge menu and breakfast all day!! Lots of vegetarian options! Margarita was STRONG. Huge portions. Great service. Complementary chips and pico de gallo. Free wifi (cell phone service is spotty in this area). TV playing Marvel movies was a fun bonus. What a gem!

We are visiting the area and wanted you to know try El CID based on the number of good reviews. We had a party of 12 and thought it looked like they had enough room for us. Luckily that was the case. We were seated quickly. The service was excellent. Staff was attentive and friendly. The food was good. The carne asada was nice and tender, good portion size. Carnitas burrito was very big, and chicken fajitas were great. Prices are reasonable. I'd definitely recommend giving this place a try

Been eating here since 1998! Best margaritas! Try their Albondigas soup ! Excellent service!

I read all the bad reviews AFTER we were parked and had our name on the wait list for Friday dinner. It was too late to back out and I figured I'd have a miserable time and re-write the same review saying "I should have listened to Yelpers!" BUT... I'm glad I didn't read the reviews because we had a great dinner! The place was packed and we were attended to immediately. Waters were quickly refilled, we were offered an extra salsa without asking, and a different server took the initiative to take our order to get things going while our assigned server was unavailable. Ok, so service is good, but the food is really bland, right? Wrong again. The albondigas soup was amazing. My steak fajitas were good. My wife loved her shrimp burrito and my daughter loved her chicken tacos so much, she order another one a la carte. My son ate almost his entire burger -- a feat for my undereater. El Cid's is neither the best, the cheapest, nor the most innovative Mexican restaurant, but the staff were great, the food is way better than anything inside the park, and we really enjoyed our dinner!!!

So this place is a childhood favorite of mine and it was fun getting to take my kids for lunch after spending the morning at sugar pine railroad. Service was great and we got seated at a table overlooking their amazing view. The chips are prefect, not too thin not too thick. The salsa is more of a pico feel but was yummy. We got : Lunch special one item $12 with beans and rice , my oldest got a wet burrito I got the two item special $14 , ground beef enchilada and a Chile relleno ( which wasn't bad, I liked the relleno sauce more than the enchilada sauce), gave the little my beans and rice which he loved! My middle got the kids bean burrito with beans and rice $11.95