El Chilito: Authentic Mexican Seafood Experience in Bakersfield

My first time here excellent food, excellent service . My waitress was amazing . Food was amazing and fresh .

Our dining experience was excellent from start to finish. The food arrived promptly and tasted amazing — fresh, flavorful, and perfectly prepared. Special shoutout to Andres, our waiter, who delivered exceptional service. He was respectful, attentive, and made sure every detail was just right. We’ll definitely be returning, and when we do, we’ll be asking for Andres again!

Absolutely outstanding! From start to finish, my experience at El Chilito was exceptional. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, the staff were friendly and attentive, and every dish was tasting amazing. I especially loved the Sope sampler perfectly prepared and beautifully presented. You can really tell that the cooks take pride in their work and use top-quality ingredients. The drinks were also great and of course the micheladas are top tier as well. Whether you’re coming for a casual meal or a special occasion El Chilito delivers every time. I can’t wait to come back and try more of the menu. Highly recommended!

They specialize in seafood, but I had the chile relleno and it was divine. My kid got a shrimp dish and loooooved it. The service was top notch.It had a welcoming atmosphere with karaoke in a side area. The drinks are tasty as well. I do recommend.

Honestly the Manager was the best!! Amazing customer service, humble, funny, and caring!! All the drinks were really good as well including non alcoholic drinks. Everything was good, only thing the torre de mariscos had no flavor maybe it was just today that was off but definitely will be coming back!!

We did notice the restaurant has a "B" which threw me off a bit usually we wouldn't eat somewhere that has a "B" or lower, but my husbands coworker recommended this place, so we gave it a try. Overall the experience was good. We got seated quickly, our waitress was awesome, she brought us tostadas & saltine crackers w/ salsa (kinda sad they didn't have chips & salsa) but our drinks got brought out to us quickly, my husband ordered an adios was good and had a good amount of alcohol, I ordered a margarita and well it was okay. Our food was brought out really quickly which was a surprise to us, my husband enjoyed his meal, mines was okay I enjoyed the salad and rice more then the fish. The music playing was really loud, we couldn't really have a conversation. Our waitress did check on us every once in awhile and made sure we were okay. I believe it was the waitress who made this a pleasant experience.

look i been here b4 and the service was ok 3 years later this place has not only some of the best margaritas but the service was preatty good not to mention the food was on point too but as u know if u go somewhere and the servuce dont match the food u may not want to come back so 4 that thank u for steping up your game on the service the drinks and def nlthe food

Shrimp taste a little simple, I ordered molcajete d mariscos ($36.00). For the price I think could have more seafood. Michelada taste ok, but price is super high ($17.00) only came with 5 shrimps and cucumber. Service was great! But prices are super high compared with other seafood restaurants I've been. I know seafood is expensive in mexican restaurants but portions are more generous and taste better!