El Patron is a Baja-style Mexican restaurant at 101 S Palm Canyon in Palm Springs with a catering arm that covers the Coachella Valley. Unlike most of the caterers in this guide, it's a sit-down restaurant first — they make their own tortillas and chips.
Catering comes in four formats. They set a 50-person minimum on Full-Service Catering, which includes professional staff, pop-up tents, linens, a catering table and chafing dishes. A Custom Taco Cart offers walk-up service with a menu set either by you or by them. DIY Meal Kits arrive hot and ready in aluminum catering tins with plates, utensils and napkins — three proteins, rice, beans, assorted salsas, and house-made chips and tortillas — delivered within a roughly 20-mile radius, with delivery starting at $50 and a 15% gratuity added. Grab and Go covers smaller gatherings with 24 hours' notice by phone.
They add a setup and service charge of at least 20% on full-service and taco cart bookings, increasing depending on the venue, plus a travel fee outside the Coachella Valley.
Catering menus and per-person pricing are quoted per event rather than published, so the catering inquiry form or a phone call is the starting point.
Catering prices and dietary prep change; worth confirming when you call.
Full-service catering (50-guest minimum, 20%+ service charge), DIY meal kits, grab-and-go, and taco cart options. Rating/review count from RestaurantJi (323); Yelp separately shows 1,177 reviews for this location — flagging the discrepancy rather than picking one.
We both got the taco Tuesday special. I did chicken and carne asada tacos, my Mom did the carne asada and pork carnitas taco special. It comes with rice, beans and homemade chips, plus either a frozen margarita or beer.
We got the 3 hard shell tacos , rice & beans with a drink for $13.99 & the 2 flour tacos, beans & rice for $13.99. You can tell a good Mexican restaurant by the rice & beans (imo) Everything was delicious!
This is such a great restaurant right downtown, Palm Springs! They have an excellent happy hour, very affordable! Beautiful restaurant with plenty of indoor as well as outdoor seating.
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