El Nopal Mexican Restaurant offers delicious food, exceptional customer service, and a welcoming atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Chicken Enchiladas, Guacamole Con Chips, Biria Quesadillas, Salsa, Tacos De Birria, Flautas Y Pupusas
Abigail Giron
Service is bad only one person working.Food is good but over priced for the portion size.The waiter added an extra fee for chips and salsa which I didn’t ask for. Be careful with extra charges.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lauren M.
The food was SO good, fresh and service was amazing. We walked in well after the lunch hour and the place was sparkling clean!
Steve Jordan
My new favorite place. I’ll be back. Excellent food, service, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dawn R.
About a year ago, my husband and I got to our regular Mexican restaurant only to find that it was closed. We made our way to El Nopal, as it as nearby, and since then, we've put this restaurant on a regular rotation, coming at least once a month. The restaurant is family owned and operated. It does a really busy take-out business so it always looks empty. The restaurant is very clean and there is plenty of seating. Service is quick and friendly. Chips and salsa come out quickly. All of the food is homemade and made fresh when you order it, so there is a few minute wait (whereas we notice that a lot of Mexican places serve the main dishes VERY quickly - probably because the food is microwaved!). It's always delicious - the tamales are yummy; nachos, queso, guac are all good. I like the enchiladas suisa and ground beef tacos. My husband gets veggie burritos and quesadillas. They don't have a bar, but honestly, it doesn't matter. The food is that good, and we always feel good about supporting a small local business. In terms of parking, there is ample free parking in the parking lot near the restaurant. Totally recommend El Nopal!
Ketoul L
Nachos supreme here is top tier.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nacho Supreme & Torilla Chips
Jeffrey Stuart
Of all the Spanish speaking Cafe's, Bodegas, restaurants , coffee shops and Bakery's one could visit on all of Park St, El Nopal restaurant is the finest of them all.A quaint little box tucked into the West side, I was absolutely enamored by the whole place.I was so hungry, I just ordered some yellow corn soup, a Beef and Chicken Taco and an ice water with lime. After a bit of a wait, The Waitress/ Manager/Owner woman brought out some Papusa looking Tacos, double sided, and a steaming bowl of rich and hearty soup.I asked her what part of Mexico and she said Oaxaca.That explained so much , as the southern flare of Mexico came wafting up from my healthy sized plate.I would not hesitate in finding this treasure of a Mexican eatery, with flavors of El Salvador.Tucked in right next to Brazil Chirauasca at the end of Madison St, there you'll find El Nopal, this most delightful Spanish establishment.?️? ? JS
The food was so delicious and one of the best Mexican food I had in a long time.10/10 would recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas, Flan Homemade, Tacos De Birria
Sandra Kemp
They are closed, looks like permanently. Restaurant is empty.
Michy Mich
Be careful with the waitress at this location, she either does not know how to properly do math calculations or she steals from patrons. Since she didn't bring me my bill, I walked up to the register and handed her over my CC, I had no clue that she charged me $33.28 for a meal that was supposed to add up to $18.00. When she gave me the receipt to sign, I questioned her as to why my bill was so high and her response made zero sense. On the menu that she handed me at the location, the Nachos were $12.00 and a plate of rice and beans $3.00 which I ordered 2 for my small children. No matter how hard I tried to get her to do the right thing and charge me accordingly, she didn't comply and just handed me back $6.00 which if you do the math it's still incorrect. Because I had my small children with me and the restaurant was full of patrons I decided to leave and contacted the BBS to report such incident. PLEASE BE AWARE and make sure she hands you the receipt and carefully go through it.
Best Mexican food in Connecticut in my opinion! I love the customer service and the woman who greets me always has a welcoming smile on her face which makes me want to come back. I ordered the ground beef, el pastor, and steak tacos for lunch which exceeded my expectations in flavor! I was so happy. They also have really good birria tacos too! Food is very fresh and it’s plenty of seating!
El Nopal Mexican Restaurant offers delicious food, exceptional customer service, and a welcoming atmosphere
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Chicken Enchiladas, Guacamole Con Chips, Biria Quesadillas, Salsa, Tacos De Birria, Flautas Y Pupusas
Service is bad only one person working.Food is good but over priced for the portion size.The waiter added an extra fee for chips and salsa which I didn’t ask for. Be careful with extra charges.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was SO good, fresh and service was amazing. We walked in well after the lunch hour and the place was sparkling clean!
My new favorite place. I’ll be back. Excellent food, service, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
About a year ago, my husband and I got to our regular Mexican restaurant only to find that it was closed. We made our way to El Nopal, as it as nearby, and since then, we've put this restaurant on a regular rotation, coming at least once a month. The restaurant is family owned and operated. It does a really busy take-out business so it always looks empty. The restaurant is very clean and there is plenty of seating. Service is quick and friendly. Chips and salsa come out quickly. All of the food is homemade and made fresh when you order it, so there is a few minute wait (whereas we notice that a lot of Mexican places serve the main dishes VERY quickly - probably because the food is microwaved!). It's always delicious - the tamales are yummy; nachos, queso, guac are all good. I like the enchiladas suisa and ground beef tacos. My husband gets veggie burritos and quesadillas. They don't have a bar, but honestly, it doesn't matter. The food is that good, and we always feel good about supporting a small local business. In terms of parking, there is ample free parking in the parking lot near the restaurant. Totally recommend El Nopal!
Nachos supreme here is top tier.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nacho Supreme & Torilla Chips
Of all the Spanish speaking Cafe's, Bodegas, restaurants , coffee shops and Bakery's one could visit on all of Park St, El Nopal restaurant is the finest of them all.A quaint little box tucked into the West side, I was absolutely enamored by the whole place.I was so hungry, I just ordered some yellow corn soup, a Beef and Chicken Taco and an ice water with lime. After a bit of a wait, The Waitress/ Manager/Owner woman brought out some Papusa looking Tacos, double sided, and a steaming bowl of rich and hearty soup.I asked her what part of Mexico and she said Oaxaca.That explained so much , as the southern flare of Mexico came wafting up from my healthy sized plate.I would not hesitate in finding this treasure of a Mexican eatery, with flavors of El Salvador.Tucked in right next to Brazil Chirauasca at the end of Madison St, there you'll find El Nopal, this most delightful Spanish establishment.?️? ? JS
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tacos Birria, Pupusas Salvadoreñas
The food was so delicious and one of the best Mexican food I had in a long time.10/10 would recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas, Flan Homemade, Tacos De Birria
They are closed, looks like permanently. Restaurant is empty.
Be careful with the waitress at this location, she either does not know how to properly do math calculations or she steals from patrons. Since she didn't bring me my bill, I walked up to the register and handed her over my CC, I had no clue that she charged me $33.28 for a meal that was supposed to add up to $18.00. When she gave me the receipt to sign, I questioned her as to why my bill was so high and her response made zero sense. On the menu that she handed me at the location, the Nachos were $12.00 and a plate of rice and beans $3.00 which I ordered 2 for my small children. No matter how hard I tried to get her to do the right thing and charge me accordingly, she didn't comply and just handed me back $6.00 which if you do the math it's still incorrect. Because I had my small children with me and the restaurant was full of patrons I decided to leave and contacted the BBS to report such incident. PLEASE BE AWARE and make sure she hands you the receipt and carefully go through it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
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Love it!! ❤️
Amazing service, culture, and food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Mexican food in Connecticut in my opinion! I love the customer service and the woman who greets me always has a welcoming smile on her face which makes me want to come back. I ordered the ground beef, el pastor, and steak tacos for lunch which exceeded my expectations in flavor! I was so happy. They also have really good birria tacos too! Food is very fresh and it’s plenty of seating!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos Birria, Breakfast Burrito, Nacho Supreme
Best tacos in CT
Cool little spot. Food was delicious and housemade, free chips and salsa and decent prices. Definitely a good place to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tacos Birria