Cafe Salsa

Very helpful staff, good food in a timely manner ! Excellent location and lots of options!

What attracted me to try Café Salsa was that they had tofu options in their food making this place vegetarian friendly. I dined in and had the Grilled Vegetables Tacos. When the tacos arrived, I was disappointed in the size, especially since the dish costs near $ 10, you do not get that much. The taste was nothing special and even though the tacos had guacamole, it tasted bland. On another occasion, I tried the Grilled Marinated Vegetables Burrito and also found it okay. Because there are many Mexican establishments in Sonoma County, I cannot recommend this place.

I went to this place last night because I wanted a burrito and my mom had great things to say about Rafa’s, so we found out this is what Rafa’s changed to.
Some of the food seems over priced but the burritos seemed to be about normal compared to other places.
The food was alright, not bad but not my favorite and it didn’t seem to really fill me up, I had even munched on other stuff before that.
But tonight I tried a different place and hadn’t eaten all day and it filled me up and seemed to be better quality.
So I’d say this place is so so, not bad but not my favorite.

My Shit after a heavy gym session. Jose is the man… Best breakfast and best price. If Jenny and Jose are not here we go somewhere else.

Awesome Mexican food. My husband and I frequent this restaurant often and its always great. My husband is a vegetarian and there are so many options for him including tofu! I have tried almost everything on the menu and I love it all! The enchiladas and carne asada are my favorite. They are also dog friendly! Its always worth the drive to Cotati.

Amazing breakfast burritos at an amazing price! Also offer student discounts, and wonderful service. I’d recommend!

Great restaurant, great atmosphere and great food. I don’t usually go to Mexican restaurants that serve American food as well, but this place is still authentic. I have been going here for at least 20 years, through several owner incarnations. The food remains amazing.
One of my prerequisites for any Mexican joint is their chips and salsa. This place has amazing salsa.
Staff is great. Cook Jose has been there for what seems like forever.
I went here a lot years ago, and very rarely nowadays, but when I walked in the other day the cook stopped cooking and came over to me and said he recognized my voice but couldn’t place me. I thought he was just being polite then he asked me if I had lost a lot of weight, which I had. He then asked me about my little girl that I used to bring in. I told him it was my niece and he had a huge smile on his face as he reminisced and remembered her. He shared stories and it was super authentic. I showed him pictures and he was amazed how much she had grown up. She began going there when she was six months old, up until she was six or seven when she moved out of my house so she didn’t go as often. She’s fifteen now and he was still remembering her.
We went back in on Saturday and were bummed he was already off for the day, but my niece left him a note and we will plan another trip in a couple of weekends to say hi.
You don’t get this type of service in many places.
Oh, and did I say the food is freaking amazing?

I have never had a bad meal here. First, the breakfast is off the hook. Real chicken fried steak with homemade gravy. The food is always well seasoned. Second, these are some of THE best burgers around with good quality beef. Third, their Mexican food is delish!
Everything, including the fresh chips and salsa, are homemade. The place is always clean and the wait staff is attentive and friendly.
A few months ago they introduced their version of happy hour, Monday to Friday, 3 – 6. All beers on tap are ONLY 2.50! They also have smaller portion eats on their happy hour menu. (Try the taquitos.). My only complaint is that it ends at 6.
This is my go to whenever I don’t know where to go for a meal or am too lazy to cook. Wide selection and great taste – what more could you ask for?

Big selection, fast friendly service and okay food. Stopped for lunch at 1pm on a Thursday. Busy without being crowded. Lots of tables to sit outside and enjoy the weather when it’s nice. Street parking can be a challenge, look for the public lot across the street for an alternative. Some wonderful local artists featured on the walls. Food is made to order so expect the short wait that comes with that.
Some unique burrito combinations. Lunch special of $ 7.25 for any of six items. Tortilla chips are fresh as is the salsa. I’m a little surprised there is not a salsa bar given the name, but space is limited inside.
I ordered an al pastor burrito with no rice, black beans and jalapeños. They forgot the jalapeños but brought me a full side order when I asked. The black beans were underdone and chewy. Al pastor was fresh with a good grilled flavor and not greasy. Burrito was constructed a bit wrong — all the sour cream down one end not spread throughout.
A decent option for the area, but not sure I will go out of my way to return.

Friendy management and staff. A great menu with vegetarian choices. Reflective of the area comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. We always feel welcomed and enjoy outdoor dinning.
Guacamole and chips are always fresh!

My son and I stopped in here after seeing the positive Unilocal reviews. He had an enormous and apparently delicious carne asada chimichanga. I had really delicious Enchiladas Suizas. The tomatillo sauce was creamy and picante, the tortillas fresh and the chicken plentiful and tender. I had a nice Arnold Palmer and he had a Coca Mexicana We both ate way too much! Definitely at the top of my Rohnert Park/​Cotati restaurants list right now. Casual place with good, fast service and terrific food. Good combo.

I have become a weekly regular here for lunch. Their house made ennchilada sauce is so delicious! I love their shredded chicken burrito as well. They have very snazzy outdoor seating on those perfect weather afternoons. Service is pleasant and efficient. Chips and salsa are average, but a good filler while you wait for your food, which is usually a short wait. I can get in and out of there and back to work in Penngrove in less than hour… so major plus. I am a huge fan!

I love this place. Veggie burritos and salsa are awesome. Great place to sit outside and watch the world go by. Always fresh. I’m a regular here

The salad was amazing! The Chicken was perfectly marinated and grilled. We also ordered the burger and fries but I was so impressed with the salad that I ate half my burger. The service was really great too.

I stop at Café Salsa whenever I’m in town for the amazing chimichanga burritos! Always a good experience!

Tasty upscale Mexican food in a casual location with friendly service… What else could you ask for? I’ve eaten here a few times and the food has never disappointed.
Oh, and they partner with a local restaurant delivery service so you have that option as well —

Alhambra burrito was recommended for me by our awesome server and it did not disappoint! Great service!

Honestly there was nothing wrong with this place. Had the shrimp tacos that came with a side of black beans and spanish rice. Great service! I literally walked in, got seated and served within 8 mins! And no need for extra sides. I didn’t want to move after this meal.

I’m not sure why this place has 4 stars. I came in the first time for a burrito and choose the grilled chicken super. Thinking I’d have it for lunch and dinner. It was rather dry and super salty. Even with the sour cream and guacamole. The flavor was mediocre so I decided to take it apart and taste the individual parts to better understand. (I’m just that kind of girl) Rice was fine. Guacamole was okay, the chicken seemed to be an issue as it was dry and over spiced with what seemed like red salt. The beans were also a problem being slightly undercooked. Seems that it was served Luke warn as the cheese never melted. It’s a cute little diner like place with a super efficient waitress. I sure hope the other food on the menu is better. I probably will continue my quest for a decent burrito in this town, just not here.
Oh, and the FOX news on the tv was disturbing

The food here is really excellent. I’m only docking one star for the overall high prices. I mean, the quantities are huge, so I do end up eating whatever I get here for more accurately 2 meals. But really, I’d prefer some smaller portion menu options for a bit lower price.
The great things we’ve ordered?
Wet burritos, any type of nachos, all kinds of appetizers, and really my fiancé’s favorite? The taquitos. To me it’s just a fried rolled up tortilla with alllllll meat. Yup, a guy’s fantasy so it fits. But I prefer a little more veg to my meat, or even more sauce. It does also come with pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole. So I’m sure that’s where the price justification comes in. It’s more a meat roll than a tiny taquito. Chimichangas are great too, try ordering that wet, nummy. As are the fish tacos.
Love the IPA on tap and also pop in every once in a while for a Negro Modelo.
I never came here when it was Raffa’s so can’t comment on that, but I do like what’s here now.
The other reason it just stays at 3 stars is because I LOVE salsa bars. And this place is lacking one, or any real good salsa options. I did once get the enchilada sauce to go, which was very good. I was just dipping my flour tortilla in it, loved it. But I’m just a whore for enchilada sauce. My favorite place for enchilada sauce and mole to go is Mi Burrito in Windsor.
I’ve also ordered an extra thing of guacamole, large. It comes in a container with about 8x the amount they usually give in those little cups. So if you love guacamole spring the extra money and ask for a large guacamole order to go.
When I order extras like that I’m having people over and not caring about the extra cost and I’m in a hurry. They don’t disappoint that way.
Once we even came in 3 minutes before closing time. The guys working get total props for that. They had just cleaned EVERYTHING, and were still willing to make us a burrito to go and chat with us as we drank a draft pint each. Cool dudes in my book for that. They cleaned again as they went along and gave us extra scoops of some of the condiments since they saw it was two of us sharing.
I love it because it’s a short walk from my house, so yeah, I guess worth the price. Plus the place is clean, everyone is friendly, and your food is always prepared fresh to order.