El Charro Mexican Food & Cantina Menu (2025 Update)

Welcome to El Charro Mexican Food & Cantina, a gem nestled in Livermore, CA, offering a delightful journey through authentic Mexican cuisine. The menu showcases a robust selection of traditional dishes that go beyond the typical burritos and tacos.

  • A la Carte: Indulge in Flautas for just $5.00 or savor a Chile Relleno for $10.00.
  • Small Plates: Don't miss the SP Enchiladas, praised for their rich flavors from award-winning sauces.
  • Soups & Salads: The Taco Salad with its crispy shell and fresh toppings is a must-try favorite among patrons.

With rave reviews highlighting the quality and consistency, El Charro is your go-to spot for fantastic meals and refreshing margaritas, ensuring a vibrant atmosphere perfect for gatherings.

Beverages

Fountain Drinks

US$3.75

Bottled Drinks

US$4.00

Coffee

US$4.00

Iced Tea

Choose black green or raspberry

US$3.75

Prawn & Crab Enchiladas Plate

Three corn tortillas stuffed with prawns and smothered with our cream sauce and melted the cheese.

US$28.00

Pollo En Mole Plate

Fresh chicken simmered in a very rich house-made mole sauce.

US$20.00

Pollo Asado Plate

Mexican style marinated and char-broiled chicken breast served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$23.00

Chile Rellenos Plate

Two pasilla peppers stuffed with lots of cheese dipped in a light egg batter and fried till golden and crisp. We serve them topped with our sauce and cheese.

US$23.00

Chile Verde Plate

Pork simmered in a house-made spicy green tomatillo sauce.

US$23.00

Enchiladas Verdes Plate

Three corn tortillas stuffed with chicken and covered in our special green tomatillo sauce and melted cheese.

US$21.00

Carnitas Plate

Tender seasoned pork, deep-fried until the succulent meat is fork-tender served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$23.00

Bistec Ranchero

Strips of juicy steak grilled and served with sauteed onion, tomato, and jalapeno in a spicy sauce.

US$26.00

Milanesa Plate

Your choice of steak or chicken breaded and fried, served either dry or with our award winning red mole and melted cheese.

US$24.00

New Enchiladas In Sour Cream Sauce Plate

A new favorite. Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef, or cheese and smothered with our new sour cream sauce and melted the cheese.

US$21.00

Steak Fajitas

Steak strips sauteed with onions and bell peppers served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$25.00

Carne Asada Plate

A house favorite. Mexican style marinated, char-broiled steak served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$25.00

Enchiladas Plate

By far our most popular dish! Three corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef, or cheese and smothered with our award-winning red mole and melted cheese.

US$21.00

Flautas Plate

Four corn tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken rolled and fried until golden and crispy. We top them with sour cream, lettuce, cheese and our house-made pico de gallo.

US$20.00

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken strips sauteed with onions and bell peppers served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$23.00

Vegetarian Fajitas

Potatoes with sauteed onions and bell peppers served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$23.00

Chile Colorado

Succulent chunks of beef simmered in our house-made spicy chile colorado sauce.

US$24.00

Entrees

Mariscos

Coctel De Camaron

Large cocktail goblet filled with prawns, avocado, onion, tomato, cilantro and cucumber.

US$19.00

Fajitas De Camaron

A must-have! Large prawns sauteed with onions and bell peppers. We serve them with rice, beans, tortillas, guacamole, and sour cream.

US$26.00

Camarones Or Filete De Pescado A La Diabla (Prawns)

Your choice of sauteed prawns or fillet of fish in our secret spicy sauce and served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

US$45.00

Fish And Prawn Ranchero

Tilapia fish and prawns sauteed in onion, tomatoe and jalapeno in a spicy sauce. Served with rice beans and tortillas.

US$27.00

Camarones Or Filete De Pescado Al Mojo De Ajo (Prawns)

Large prawns or fish sauteed in garlic butter and served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

US$45.00

Fajitas Steak Or Chicken & Prawn Combo

US$26.00

Fish Or Prawn Taco & Enchilada

US$23.00

Crispy Taco & Chile Relleno

US$21.00

Crispy Taco & Enchilada

US$21.00

Enchilada & Chile Relleno Plate

Two of our most popular items together!

US$24.00

Fajitas Steak & Chicken Combo

US$25.00

Fish Or Prawn Taco & Chile Relleno

US$24.00

Carne & Pollo Asada Plate

US$26.00

Soft Taco & Chile Relleno

US$21.00

Soft Taco & Enchilada

US$21.00

Combo Plates

Kids Plates

Kids Chicken Fingers With French Fries

US$11.00

Kids Chicken Or Beef Taco With Cheese

US$11.00

Kids Mini Bean & Cheese Burrito

Served with rice and beans.

US$11.00

Kids Cheese Quesadilla

Served with rice and beans.

US$11.00

Kids Chicken Or Cheese Enchilada

US$11.00

Chilaquiles Verdes

Tortilla chips mixed with eggs, tomalito sauce and melted cheese.

US$17.00

Chilaquiles Rojos

Tortilla chips mixed with eggs, chipotle sauce and melted cheese.

US$17.00

Breakfast Burrito

Choice of meat, eggs, cheese and pico de gallo.

US$15.00

Huevos Con Chorizo

Eggs scrambled with Mexican sausage.

US$17.00

Desayunos (Breakfast)

Soups & Salads

Caldo De Camarones Y Pescado

Our house made soup with lots of fish, prawns and chunks of fresh vegetables.

US$22.00

El Charro's Taco Salad

An El Charro favorite! A crispy fried flour tortilla shell layered with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, romaine lettuce, whole beans, our house-made guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.

US$17.00

Menudo Or Pozole De Puerco

Family recipe menudo or pozole available only on weekends.

US$17.00

House Salad

Crisp Romaone lettuce topped with fresh garden vegetables and crotons. Served with your choice dressing.

US$10.00

Chicken Tortilla Soup

House made chicken broth with shredded chicken, pico del gallo, cheese and tortilla chips. 14 one size

US$14.00

Caldo De Camaron Con Vegetales

Shrimp soup wiith vegetables made from scratch.

US$22.00

Guacamole

We use fresh 100 percent Hass avocados, tomato, onion and cilantro. We served it with our fresh made tortilla chips.

US$12.00

Ceviche Bowl

A Mexican classic. Delicious fresh white fish marinated in lime juice, combined with chopped tomatoes, onion and cilantro. This succulent dish is then topped with fresh avocado slices.

US$18.00

Super Quesadilla

A large flour totilla grilled and filled with meat and melted cheese, We serve this with a side of house-made guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.

US$18.00

Regular Nachos

Our tortilla chips layered with refried beans and melted cheese, topped with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream.

US$13.00

Bean & Cheese Dip

Our house-made refried beans topped with melted cheese.

US$9.00

Quesadilla

A large grilled flour tortilla filled with melted cheese.

US$10.00

Super Nachos

Our tortilla chips layered with refried beans and melted cheese, topped with guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream. Choice of meat, carnitas, grilled chicken, grilled beef, ground beef

US$18.00

Prawn Quesadilla

A large tortilla grilled and filled with melted cheese, sauteed prawns, onions and bell peppers. Served with our sour cream.

US$19.00

Appetizers

A la Carte

Side Salad

Choice of dressing.

US$4.00

Enchilada

Choice of meat.

US$8.00

Side Of Rice

US$4.00

Vegetarian Taco

Cheese beans guacamole cream onions cilantro and salsa.

US$5.00

Flauta

US$5.00

Soft Taco

Choice of meat.

US$5.00

Side Flour Tortillas

3 Tortillas

US$2.00

Side Of Sour Cream

US$1.00

Side Corn Tortillas

3 Corn Tortillas

US$2.00

Prawn Taco

Prawns lettuce and salsa.

US$10.00

Side Of Beans

US$4.00

Crispy Taco

Choice of meat.

US$7.00

Fish Taco

Grilled fish lettuce and salsa.

US$9.00

Side Mole Sauce

US$5.00

Chile Relleno

US$10.00

SP Flautas

Three chicken flautas topped with sour cream, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Yum!

US$18.00

SP Carnitas Plate

Tender seasoned pork, deep fried until succulent meak is fork tender served with guacamole, sour cream, choice of flour or corn tortillas.

US$19.00

SP Chile Rellenos

A traditional Mexican dish one pasilla pepper stuffed with cheese dipped in a light egg batter and fried until golden brown. We serve them topped with our home-made tomato sauce and melted the cheese.

US$19.00

SP Enchiladas

An El Charro classic! Two corn tortillas stuffed with chicken or cheese and covered with our award-wining red mole auce or sour cream sauce and melted cheese.

US$18.00

SP Chile Verde

Pork simmered in a house-made spicy green tomatillo sauce.

US$19.00

SP Chile Colorado

Succulent chunks of beef simmered in our house-made spicy chile colorado sauce.

US$19.00

Small Plates

Tortas, Tacos & Burritos

Vegetarian Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with rice, beans, cheese, our house-made guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and pico de gallo.

US$15.00

Regular Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with choice meat, rice, beans and pico de gallo.

US$15.00

Super Burrito

A super-sized flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, our house made guacamole and our pico de gallo.

US$17.00

Torta De Milanesa Chicken

Torta de milanesa toasted Mexican roll stuffed with breaded chicken milanesa, cheese, fresh avocado, lettuce, tomato, jalapeno and mayonnaise.

US$17.00

Bean & Cheese Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with refried beans and melted the cheese.

US$13.00

Mini Chimi

Our smaller version of the chimichanga. We serve it along side rice, beans, and top it with our house made guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

US$19.00

El Charro's Torta

Toasted Mexican roll stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese, fresh avocado, lettuce, tomato, jalapeno, and mayonnaise.

US$17.00

Soft Taco Plate

Two soft corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of meat and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

US$18.00

Super Mojado Burrito

A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, rice, beans, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, guacamole and pico de gallo. We then smother it with our award-winning red mole or white sour cream sauce and melted cheese.

US$21.00

Fish & Prawn Burrito (Fish)

A large flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of sauteed prawns or sauteed fish, onion, bell peppers, lettuce and pico de gallo.

US$40.00

Torta De Milanesa Steak

Torta de milanesa toasted Mexican roll stuffed with breaded Steak milanesa, cheese, fresh avocado, lettuce, tomato, jalapeno and mayonnaise.

US$18.00

Surf & Turf Burrito

A large tortilla stuffed with your choice of deliciously sauteed prawns or fish, onion, bell peppers along with a generous portion of carne asada steak, rice, refried beans and pico de gallo.

US$23.00

Fish Or Prawn Burrito (Prawns)

A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of sauteed prawns or sauteed fish, onion, bell peppers, onion, rice, whole beans, and our house-made pico de gallo.

US$40.00

Crispy Taco Plate

Two of our house-made crispy taco shells stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese lettuce, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

US$19.00

Fish Or Prawn Taco Plate (Prawns)

Soft corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of sauteed prawns or sauteed fish, onion, bell peppers, lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

US$39.00

Regular Burrito Mojado

An El Charro favorite. A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, rice, beans and pico de gallo. We the smother it with our award winning red mole and melted cheese.

US$19.00

Chimichanga

A delicious crispy Chimichanga. We serve it along side rice, beans, and top it with our house made guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.he c

US$21.00

Vegetarian Taco Plate

Vegetarian taco plate a vegetarian classic. Two soft corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, whole beans, our house made guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

US$17.00

Fish Or Prawn Taco Plate (Fish)

Soft corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of sauteed prawns or sauteed fish, onion, bell peppers, lettuce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

US$40.00