Quite possibly the worst tacos I’ve had in my entire life and we have travelled a lot. 3 fish tacos on a very soggy flour tortilla. Tiniest amount of fish and the bottom and what looked like a whole head of lettuce on top. Hard to eat and flavourless. Burrito was alright, pork was dry but their Hot Sauce was good. Make sure to drench it in the sauce. Spent 30$ on my meal with a beer after tip and was extremely disappointed. Won’t be coming back
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
W V
What a chaos! Difficult to understand where to order, how the line moves, and where to get cutlery from. Overcrowded, extremely noisy, nor organized; the tables were sticky and overall felt dirty. The food was tasteless— we couldn’t eat it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Peter Novochekhov
The food is bad. Calling this place El Taco is an insult to genuine Mexican cuisine. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the flies, dirty tables and bad air conditioning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Katelyn Kasperowicz
Disappointing. I try to keep liking this place but it’s doesn’t stand up the quality of food in Nelson. I ordered shrimp tacos today and I have never seen mini shrimp be used in a taco anywhere in the world.
I have come many different times for burritos and am left underwhelmed and often still hungry.
I remember liking the rest of the menu more 4 or 5 years ago and really wish this was a better taqueria.
Phil L.
Great value and great food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suki Suzuki
Lovely place to drink a Margarita and eat a big burrito
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Janice B
I had the shrimp taco salad, half order. A few tiny, canned shrimp, lettuce, tomatoes, black beans. No cilantro, no avocado, no corn. Very few tortilla chips. No taco seasoning. Was disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Amy-Beth Priore
The girl that works there is extremely rude and swear openly I front of customers. I had to use the restroom, my mom had just got an order there. The nice boys in the kitchen had no prob. She made a sparky comment that in the future only paying customers can use it. Very unprofessional, especially since the boys inside already allowed me too. You were caught not working and gor embarrassed. Own up to it, don't ruin your customers day with your attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Jackie Wright
Stopped in for dinner during our short visit in Nelson based on a craving for Mexican cuisine & the positive reviews online. We were beyond happy with our experience! Lazaro (sp?) and his family were so lovely through every interaction & the food was so good, we got a second order each to-go to enjoy later. Smiles all around from the whole family working in the kitchen in some extreme heat. We had the huichol bowl with turkey chorizo and the taco salad with braised beef. 10/10. They generously accommodated special requests to remove dairy and package our takeout orders safely for enjoying later. The patio was cozy with fun decor. A great vibe overall. Definitely a place we'll be thinking about after we leave the city! Wishing you and your family the very best, and thank you for making our day.
Drinks were great. Some of the best. Fish tacos were very disappointing. Next to no fish in them and shells were stale. For a highly reviewed and busy spot my expectations were much higher. Also busy unorganized mess in there. Place does have potential.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
Michael Doyle
I had the turkey and chorizo burrito. There was no taste of either of those ingredients in what seemed to be a bean burrito.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Karyn Cato
Food was delicious, great atmosphere. Beautiful little outdoor seating area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shelley Brown
Really cool place, friendly staff and enjoyable good. I had the taco salad -so yummy, tangy and exactly what I was in the mood for! And my son had the pulled pork burrito, which he said was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Calen Martens
Great place and Amazing burritos!!! With all the places in Nelson to eat I find myself back here the most. You like burritos? You’ll like this place!
More iceberg lettuce, please.
Quite possibly the worst tacos I’ve had in my entire life and we have travelled a lot. 3 fish tacos on a very soggy flour tortilla. Tiniest amount of fish and the bottom and what looked like a whole head of lettuce on top. Hard to eat and flavourless. Burrito was alright, pork was dry but their Hot Sauce was good. Make sure to drench it in the sauce. Spent 30$ on my meal with a beer after tip and was extremely disappointed. Won’t be coming back
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
What a chaos! Difficult to understand where to order, how the line moves, and where to get cutlery from. Overcrowded, extremely noisy, nor organized; the tables were sticky and overall felt dirty. The food was tasteless— we couldn’t eat it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food is bad. Calling this place El Taco is an insult to genuine Mexican cuisine. Oh, I almost forgot to mention the flies, dirty tables and bad air conditioning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Disappointing. I try to keep liking this place but it’s doesn’t stand up the quality of food in Nelson. I ordered shrimp tacos today and I have never seen mini shrimp be used in a taco anywhere in the world.
I have come many different times for burritos and am left underwhelmed and often still hungry.
I remember liking the rest of the menu more 4 or 5 years ago and really wish this was a better taqueria.
Great value and great food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely place to drink a Margarita and eat a big burrito
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the shrimp taco salad, half order. A few tiny, canned shrimp, lettuce, tomatoes, black beans. No cilantro, no avocado, no corn. Very few tortilla chips. No taco seasoning. Was disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
The girl that works there is extremely rude and swear openly I front of customers.
I had to use the restroom, my mom had just got an order there. The nice boys in the kitchen had no prob. She made a sparky comment that in the future only paying customers can use it. Very unprofessional, especially since the boys inside already allowed me too.
You were caught not working and gor embarrassed. Own up to it, don't ruin your customers day with your attitude.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Stopped in for dinner during our short visit in Nelson based on a craving for Mexican cuisine & the positive reviews online. We were beyond happy with our experience! Lazaro (sp?) and his family were so lovely through every interaction & the food was so good, we got a second order each to-go to enjoy later. Smiles all around from the whole family working in the kitchen in some extreme heat. We had the huichol bowl with turkey chorizo and the taco salad with braised beef. 10/10. They generously accommodated special requests to remove dairy and package our takeout orders safely for enjoying later. The patio was cozy with fun decor. A great vibe overall. Definitely a place we'll be thinking about after we leave the city! Wishing you and your family the very best, and thank you for making our day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad
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Drinks were great. Some of the best. Fish tacos were very disappointing. Next to no fish in them and shells were stale. For a highly reviewed and busy spot my expectations were much higher. Also busy unorganized mess in there. Place does have potential.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
I had the turkey and chorizo burrito. There was no taste of either of those ingredients in what seemed to be a bean burrito.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food was delicious, great atmosphere. Beautiful little outdoor seating area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really cool place, friendly staff and enjoyable good. I had the taco salad -so yummy, tangy and exactly what I was in the mood for! And my son had the pulled pork burrito, which he said was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great place and Amazing burritos!!! With all the places in Nelson to eat I find myself back here the most. You like burritos? You’ll like this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork, Pulled Pork Burrito
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