Matador Cantina

Fresh Mexican cuisine in the heart of Historic Downtown Fullerton. Lunch, dinner, brunch & late night. Mon-Fri 11am-2am, Sat & Sun 9am-2am. Happy Hour 2pm-7pm Mon-Fri. Executive Chef David Dennis. Voted among Best Mexican Restaurants in Orange County, Voted Best Happy Hour & Best Margarita.

9 / 10
186
ratings
  • Phone

    (714) 871-8226

  • Website

    thematador.com

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  • Type

    Mexican Restaurant

Address

111 N Harbor Blvd (at Commonwealth Ave) Fullerton , CA 92832 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

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OC Weekly

A massive bar with solid attempts at high-end Mexican food . The queso fundido , melted cheese mixed with chorizo , will make you forsake its Tex-Mex brother forever. Read more

Alex LaJeunesse

Taco Tuesday . Cazadores margarita , buffalo chicken tacos , ask about specials. Great bartenders , Monica is the coolest.

Mike B. Nelson

Taco Tuesday $1.25 tacos til midnight! Asada, Chicken , Carnitas , Vegan .$2 Fish , Shrimp , Fried Calamari tacos . $3 Lobster & Short Rib tacos .

insideFullerton.com

Monday Night Football specials, Taco Tuesday , Wednesday $5 drink specials and more can be found at this popular downtown Fullerton spot!

Janel Pace

Their fall "seasonal" desert is pumpkin cake . It's delicious!! We discovered it on the last day they were selling it but they were kind enough to offer to make us our own that we could pick up the n

OC Weekly

Voted Best $4 Taco in OC Weekly 's Best Of 2011 Issue! The carne asada , carnitas , and chicken are super tasty and fresh. Click the link to download the Best Of app and view more winners! Read more

Todd White

Amazing drinks. They win all sorts of awards for food and it is great but the stuff from the bar is really amazing!

Carmen Palumbo

Love this place! Everything is delicious! The staff are all amazing , the service top rate! Great Food Good Times! Gracias Matador Cantina..

Kiki Jones

Matador is where my husband and I fell in love. Over a steak quesadilla .

Victoria Buckels

Try the David Beckham with a spicy rim and you will have the night of your life!

Original Penguin

Just outside Newport Beach , in Cosa Mesa, lurks the best Mexican in the Inland Empire. The decor ain’t much to look at but adds to the place’s run-down charm. The food is downright excellent.

AlGhamdi Ali

Amazing taco , and friendlily staff specially Erika. Wonderful girl and helpfully.

Todd S

Good a la carte bottomless champagne brunch on Saturday AND Sunday

Dan Farr

Best salad so far this summer . And there food is so fresh and its our favorite place to dine :)

Heather MacKenzie

Great taco Tuesday & a super great happy hour taco every other day.

Chase Richardson

Don't let them sit you in one of the corner booths right behind the hostess table. You have to crawl over other people to get in and will be knocking knees all night.

Jane Cho

Brunch Torta is a bit meh. We could only taste beans on the burrito .. Sticking with steak n eggs and omlettes ! They are amazing :)

Geo s

Get the short rib burrito with BOTH red & green (aka Chistmas). Best o'both worlds!

Jeremy Barraza

I feel bad for Marike if this is thee best steak she ever had. If you party in fullerton as much as I do you'd know not to eat dinner at the restaurants/nightclubs.

orangecounty.com

On top of Happy Hour (2-7p.m Mon-Fri) they also have a $5 late-night menu from 10 p.m. to midnight Read more

David Benet

All you can drink mimosas for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.

David Reynoso

Jalapeño martini and fried shrimp tacos perfect combination on Taco Tuesday ! BOMB!!!!!

Vincent Tang

Bathroom attendant...to make sure you wash your hands no doubt. Huge selection of spray good stuff.

Cynthia Patricia ????

Shrimp taco is gross, but Cadillac Margarita is simply delicious.

Akiko I

Decent happy hour . Good atmosphere. Decent Mexican food . Good beer menu .

Shaun B.

Very Slow service, but the bacon wrapped street dogs are one of the best things I have ever eaten in my life!

Heather MacKenzie

Brunch ! Happy hour !

Jennifer Lawrence

Taco tues . Cheap beer . Cheap tacos . Cheap shots of tequila !

Robb Lejuwaan

Try the Lilly Blossom here at the Matador. You'll love it.

Channell Wilson

Taco Tuesday and happy hour can't go wrong

Claire Thompson

The Chicken and Green Chile Quesadilla Is Amazing!

Kevin Walker

Kevin is a good bar tender - great tequila shot pours!

Stephanie

Try the mango martini ! It tastes like those spicy mango suckers, but with a hint of vodka . Very, very tasty!

Neil

Best Hangover Huevos Rancheros known to man

Matador Cantina

Excited to be named OC Weekly 's Best Taco Tuesday for 2013! Read more

Anthony Marquez

Wonderful taco Tuesday tacos

Cutspark

All dishes can be made vegetarian !

Shreyans Parekh

Great vegan options here using soyrizo.

Mike Vasquez

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Roderick Romero

French Toast is made with Cinnamon Toast Crunch

MrDJ Mysterio

Always ask for the Large Beer !!

Nick Cruz

Tuesday, $1.25 tacos and $3 beers . Not bad. Check it out.

Ray Bullard

If you get david for a bartender you're gonna be well taken care of!

Ali Riola

The steak a la plancha was really good!

Marieke Hensel

Their steak is the best steak I ever ate in Fullerton!

Philip Florida

Try the Jalapeño martini & fried shrimp tacos on Taco Tuesday !!!

Cutspark

Everything here is delicious!

Matt Borgelt

WARNING: Free appetizer with 5th checkin.. if you are in a group they will discreetly charge you for the appetizer . Double check your bills!

Joel Mark

Try the curry goat cheese with chicken quesadilla

Jordan Maggard

Best steak tacos for taco Tuesday .

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