Casa Real

One of the best Mexican places I’ve had. Staff was friendly enough. They seemed really focused on getting you in and out of there. Not to say that they’re overly pushy, they just get things done fast. Your order is out within ¹⁰⁄₁₅ minutes. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who’s a fan of good Mexican food.

This place was pretty great! The food was delicious and our waiter was good. Before driving through this city, I did not realize that Sandusky was a small town with nothing big expect Cedar Point. But this restaurant was amazing!

Food was really good and the salsa made in house was absolutely the best I’ve ever had (and I’m a latino).
Went here because of other Unilocal reviews.
I’ll be back.

Amazing authentic Mexican food. We are here twice in two days. Very good Fajitas but the wet burrito was amazing. The vegetarian wet burrito is so good I cannot describe it with words. Great fried ice cream as well as the guacamole. The staff was super friendly, fast and awesome!!!

When I came to Casa Real for my first time, I didn’t like Mexican food. Now, I can’t get enough of it. Their service is probably the best service I’ve ever gotten at a restaurant. My family and I went and ordered right away and we got our food in less than 10 minutes. Overall, Casa Real is one great restaurant.

Food was outstanding, better than the Mexican places near where I live. My oldest (who typically loathes salsa) was ecstatic at the quality and flavor of the salsa, he couldn’t get enough of it. Plus, he found multiple things on the menu he liked, which is a rarity at most places. Wide variety of entrees, including some not seen at typical Mexican places. I tried the Pina Vallarta (a half pineapple stuffed with beef, chicken, shrimp, peppers, and onions), it was quite good.
Definitely worth a second and third visit. And affordable, too!

the food is awesome… authentic. very tasty. and fast. servicing size is good. love the margaritas, service is good. but would love a little more interaction from waiter

Okay, I never write reviews, but this place rocks. My family and I are in from Chicago at Cedar Point, and these guys sat or party of six at 7:30 on a Friday instantly. They served us a giant pitcher of frozen margaritas for only $ 16.99! As if it couldn’t get any better, our food was brought to us on steaming hot plates. Everyone of us were sharing bites of our entrees because we liked them so much. Great job! We were very excited to find this place at a great price in overpriced «Cedar Point land». hey we might comeback tomorrow! If you are at Cedar Point and need to escape the park for good food come here! Highly recommend!

Some of the best mexican food around. Very authentic. As long as you come atleast an hour or two before cedar point closes it’s a relaxed and quiet atmosphere. Some of the servers were new so I won’t fault them to much on a few hiccups, like a forgotten water or food given to wrong people at the tables. Easy switch. Very happy with this place.

I really enjoyed Casa Real we’re from out of town and we enjoyed the the food. The service was quick and courteous and they were quick to refill drinks, salsa, and chips (a must for any Mexican restaurant). Also, the salsa was solid, they obviously used fresh ingredients. My wife really liked the chili rellennos (sp?) and I enjoyed the chimichangas. This is a solid Mexican joint…

Great change of pace from the burgers and fries at the theme park. Colorful, cute place for the whole family. Fresh, authentic Mexican fare.

Service is friendly and plates are HOT, literally got our foods in under 10 minutes and chips and salsa were served immediately upon arrival. Apparently they give discounts to cedar point workers??? Internet is faster than the hotel’s. Great addition to enjoying Cedar Point

So if you’re looking for authentic Mexican, this is the place to go.
Came here for my birthday with my family (we’re out of towners). I read other reviews on Unilocal and they all seemed positive so we thought to give it a shot.
Drinks were good, and so were the chips and salsa. I got the wet burrito and churros for dessert. The only down fall… there was a bug in my moms dinner and the waitress didn’t believe us however she did take it off our bill.

If you have a baby don’t visit this terrible place.
We recently went to celebrate my wife’s birthday and the attitude of the staff was the most unwelcoming that you would find in this ‘small town — good feel’ Sandusky. To top it off they show no regard that you have an infant and refuse to serve you with dignity. They give attitude that it’s hard to sit to have a decent meal. It’s a shame that such a joint exists in Sandusky.

I guess this I just your typical Mexican place. Food was pretty good, however the service was lacking. There were nice and all, food was brought out quick but for whatever reason we had to wait and then ask for our check even after being asked if we were done.

Great food and service. I have traveled all over the country and I think the wet burrito is top 3. The red sauce has a great smokey flavor that delights the taste buds. I was in town for a conference. If I ever travel through again I’ll be stopping here.

Stopped in to Case Real recently after visiting Cedar Point. There were 6 of us and it was not a busy night at Casa. Upon being seated, we were all served water and we placed our drink orders. I ordered a large, frozen margarita. It was really tasty!
Nachos were promptly placed before us and they were warm! Yum! The salsa was tasty as well, but lacked heat. My wife ordered some melted white cheese and we were given more nacho chips to go with it, even though the menu said they were not free after the first basket.
My wife and I shared the Fajitas For Two and they were tasty. The flour tortillas were served hot inside aluminum foil. This is the only way to serve flour tortillas, in my opinion. It would have been nice to have some shrimp in the mix, but the steak and chicken were good. The food took a little longer than most mexican places I’ve been, but it was all delicious.
Definitely solid fajitas!

The latest review for this place says that it closed and is now a Chinese restaurant. That is NOT true. There is a Chinese restaurant across the street (in what appears to have been a Mexican restaurant, probably a Taco Bell, at some point), but Casa Real is definitely still open.
On to the review… The salsa here was delicious! It had a hint of chipotle, which I love. That was my favorite part of the meal. The rest was so-​so, nothing really any better or worse than any other restaurant of this ilk. We didn’t try any margaritas, so I can’t speak to their quality, but this would certainly feed a craving for run-​of-​the-​mill Mexican fare.

Crap… again I wanted to give three stars. But…
The place seems decent enough. The margaritas were pretty darned good. But they were stuffed full of ice, which kinda honked me off because it was obvious they didn’t have as much margarita in them as ice. One of my pet peeves is when a restaurant skimps on the drinks.
But, like I said (wrote), it seemed, decent. Then I saw the lipstick residue on the rim of the glass.
I stopped drinking margarita after that…
I had the Cheese enchiladas for dinner. I’ve had better.
I would have forgiven them for a margarita glass with leftover lipstick (shit happens). But with all the ice, then less-​than-​stellar enchiladas… well…I just couldn’t pretend it was 3-​star. The enchiladas had a bitter sauce, the cheese inside was COLD (not even melted or soft).
They can do three things to improve and — I will say this — I’m willing to give it another try if I’m back in Sandusky this fall (even chances)…
1. Don’t SKIMP on the drinks. Make it real, not a cup of ice with a pretend hint of a drink.
2. Maybe clean those margarita glasses just a bit more
3. HOT food, and double-​check your enchilada sauce recipe — perhaps tweak it just a bit to reduce the bitter, bring a tomatilla/​hot sauce essence a little more forward. Don’t try to fancify them. just tweak it. I don’t want artisan cheese enchiladas, just good, hot, down-​home enchilada that mix well with a beer or with the margarita (unskimped, and in a clean glass).
Do those things, you’ll earn 3 – 4 stars from me.
I’d like to like you more… maybe love you.,. but I won’t pretend to see what’s not there (yet).

Ambiance: You can see from the pics this place assaults the senses with its bright orange and pale green walls but its something I actually find charming about mexican restaurants. The place was a little noisy, filled with families with kids and young people with their margaritas. The service was a little slow/​negligent, took us a while to get seated and we had to flag down people besides our waiter to get service because they weren’t staffed to handle the dinner rush.
Food: I had the Tacos Al Pastor. The dish was three double corn tortilla tacos filled with large chunks of tender beef cooked in a savory and mildly spicy sauce. It was served with a cup of beans and salsa fresca for garnishing. Something I noticed and that was echoed in my Dad’s Carne Asada plate was that the meat was almost unnaturally homogenously tender. I suspect they add powdered tenderizer to their meat which is fine although certainly not gourmet. I’d rather have cheap artificially-​tender meat than cheap dry leather. The beans were a little bland and not worth writing much about. The rice on the other hand I’m torn on because it had a great flavor with an appropriate taste of tomato and spices but it was overly steamed because it literally disintegrated in your mouth and turned into mush.
Coming from San Diego, Casa Real is an OK mexican joint with a few quirks. They use beef when pastor is typically beef and they use enzymatic tenderizers for their meat but the end result is that the meals are edible and somewhat tasty. I wouldn’t come here looking for anything mind-​blowing or authentic but it works if you’re jonsin’ for some mexican.