El Alteño Authentic Mexican Food

El Alteño Authentic Mexican Food

Mexican$$

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Tue–Sat 11:00am–8:00pm, Sun 11:00am–7:00pm, Mon Closed

323 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076
831-768-9876
Last verified: August 2026

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Menu

Appetizers

Salsa$4.50 / $6.25
Small / large
Chicken & Cheese Flautas$6.95
Three crispy cooked corn tortillas filled with chicken, cilantro, green onion & lime, served with sour cream and guacamole
Shrimp Tostada$3.50
Lime marinated shrimp on a corn tostada
Fish Ceviche Tostada$3.75
Fish ceviche on a corn tostada
Aguachile
Spicy, lime-marinated shrimp
Molcajete Especial Tostadas$9.95
Three corn tostadas with shrimp, octopus & white fish ceviche

Salads

Taco Salad$8.95
Marinated chicken breast salad served in a taco shell

Entrees

Molcajete
Mixed proteins & bell peppers served sizzling in a stone molcajete
Filete Empanizado
Breaded steak filet
Birria Seafood
Birria-style broth with seafood
Menudo
Weekend special
Posole
Weekend special

Tacos, Burritos & Tortas

Tacos Suaves
Soft tacos, choice of meat
Burrito
Choice of meat, rice, beans & salsa
Torta
Mexican sandwich, choice of meat
Fajitas
Choice of chicken, steak or shrimp, served sizzling

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.