"Family owned and operated, El Coronado Restaurant has been a Safford staple since 1981. Now under new ownership, we serve real Mexican food along with American comfort classics. Everything is homemade in our scratch kitchen, and each dish comes with large portions. Think street-style tacos, menudo, green chile burgers, and delicious breakfast items to start your day off right. We offer this town something a little different, and we hope you’ll join us!"
We were just passing through town and looking for a place to eat something local and truly delicious when we happened to find El Coronado Family Restaurant. What a wonderful surprise it turned out to be! Honestly, it’s hard to put into words how delicious the food was. Everything tasted fresh, authentic, and made with real care. But what made the experience even more special was the incredible kindness of the people working there. They were actually closing at 1:00 PM, and we arrived just two minutes before closing. Instead of turning us away, they welcomed us in with genuine warmth and generosity, even though they were technically already closed. Their positive attitude, big smiles, and sincere desire to make sure we had a great meal made us feel truly appreciated as guests. The whole experience was simply perfect — amazing food, a friendly and welcoming team, and a clean, comfortable, and inviting atmosphere. Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality. This was such a joyful and memorable experience, and we will absolutely remember it whenever we think of great food and wonderful people. Lena Lipavsky New York.
The food was good. The restaurant is in an older building and has a diner feel. Not bad. The ding on the service is because this was our first time here and we were asked if we wanted chips & salsa without being told they were not complementary. We paid $4 and ended up leaving most of them. We expected only a few and got a big bowl. They also charge extra for using a credit card...again without telling you...not good.
I ordered a sausage egg and potato burrito. Easy, right? I sat there and waited for 28 minutes. No one checked on me, offered to refill my glass, nothing. I watched people order, eat their entire meal, pay and leave and I still hadn't been asked if I wanted my glass refilled. I got up and canceled my order and just asked to pay for my tea. Which was $4 for one small cup. I wasn't even offered an apology for the fact that I sat there so long with no service. I highly suggest choosing somewhere else.
Great food exceptional service and the atmosphere amazing I couldn't help but take my camera out and take pictures the beautifully decorated colorful restaurant oh did I mention Queen anyways which was absolutely the perfect place to start my day! Definitely a place that look forward to coming back too and trying more.
I've only been here two times but the food is great and service is even better. Their pancakes are huge and I love their salsa. Their restaurant is very clean and I like to go there for breakfast.