El Mandilon

4801 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix

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Jennifer

My friend and I had the best time ever. Table 70 is our new favorite spot. The vibe was so energetic and fun. We took advantage of the Thursday $8.88 special. The shrimp taco was amazing. Margaritas were off the change delicious. Definitely give our experience a “10”. Our server was so sweet (so sorry I could not remember her name) and management did a great job. You could see they are a well organized team. Highly recommend reservations. Happy Hour is only in bar area not dining area. Planning to go back soon.

Nancy

First time back after remodel. Loved the Mexicano before, but this time was very different. First thing we noticed was extremely loud music. Difficult to hear server and table mates. Food was mediocre and the rice was cold. Maybe it was a bad night. But doubt the if we will be back.

Chris

Love the place and outstanding food. The staff is always checking to see if your are doing well.

Alex

The Mexicano was great, fun energetic environment with upscale food. Our server was great and even the manager checked in once or twice, there was a great bar, a DJ, and the food was amazing, and for the food that we got, the price was beyond reasonable... I'll definitely be recommending to friends

Onilia

This place has so much potential! Food is flavorful, fun menu and atmosphere. Service was extremely slow and food was cold. Will definitely give it another try, maybe just an off night!

Debra

We had reservations and got seated right away. Our waitress was fantastic!!! There was four of us and all our food was cold. We were highly disappointed!! We will not return.

Greg

lousy compared to the Italiano where we go a lot. Food was cold and there was a screw uo on service both with ordering ( he didnt listen after asking him) and an extra glass of wine which took 15 minutes and we had to ask for it. Theytook some off the bill to try and make up for it but all in all a bad experience and this marks the first bad review I've given

jeanette

Ambience and service were great. I thought the decor was fantastic but the food wasn't for me.

Anna

Great experience dining in for a birthday dinner, thank you to all the staff for making it so memorable for my son!

Kimberly

We normally love this place and go every few weeks but the Music was so loud, the server was having a hard time getting the order taken. The DJ with dance club music in a Mexican restaurant- didn't really make sense at 6pm dinner. They eventually turned it down a bit which was great because we then could talk to everyone at the table. My favorite is the Al Pastor tacos. This time they were grizzly and hard to eat and The Best f*** birria burrito had more beans than anything. We have always had amazing food and service and we will go back but I hope music thing is improved and will be top notched food as always next time.

Bradley

This place is amazing have been several times and every time I try something new on the menu and nothing has let us down yet!! It is on the pricier side but the food matches the price point as far as I'm conserved. One of my wife and i's pet peeves is when it's time to settle up on the bill and our server disappears and we're stuck waiting to pay, happened this last time but the manager is making it right other than that one hiccup this one time everything has been fantastic. Definitely an upbeat party type atmosphere so I wouldn't recommend for first date or an intimate setting unless that's your jam in my opinion there are a lot of other places that are for that but if you want great food nd service this is the spot

Phillip

So happy to finally have an opportunity to dine at The Mexicano. What an outstanding job on a beautiful restaurant. From the moment the Host greets you, to being seated, service, food, atmosphere and folks actually checking to see how things are. Excellent! The guacamole with corn is worth every bite! We both tried different tacos and I think the most important thing about this place, you don't get blasted with beans and rice Presentation, balance of food items, flavoring, nice job. Dessert however, the FLAN, the BOMB! I'd come back, just for that. Could have just sat longer and longer, but felt like it was time to leave. Waiting for the next reason to stop in again.

Ginger

While it didn't appear very crowded on a Tuesday night, we had to wait 20 min past our reservation time for a table. The food took a long time to arrive- both apps & main dishes. Waitress was not around a lot but one of managers tried to help keep our table served. When our food finally arrived, it was not hot by any means. Other patrons said their food was warm, but mine was barely warm in center only & pretty cool all over...with exception of chile relleno. It was warm all over. I mentioned to manager & he immediately said he would take care of it & offered to remake. This was very nice- I wasn't looking for free meal, just wanted him to know what was going on. I passed on the remake & ate about 1/3 of it. It would have been great if hot but again, timing was really bad & service stressed. Hoping this was just an off night!!

Kris

My family celebrated my birthday at lunch time. We had a wonderful experience. Amazing meals, great service & even the manager stopped at our table to make sure everything was taken care of. Very cool atmosphere & music! Made us want to get up & dance!! One of the best dining experiences I've had!

Terie

Several of gathered for lunch. When we walked in we noticed how pretty the side wall was decorated in big bright flowers. As we sat down and ate we noticed the butterflies attached to the flowers were moving!! That was pretty cool. We all ordered different meals. Everyone was happy. The entrees were huge. The waiters and staff were very attentive and helpful. We would go back again. ( I was a bit surprised when I asked for a small portion of sour cream and was charged $1.00 for it -maybe the waiter could have told me that upfront or how about complimentary since the fajitas were $28 bucks)

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