Señor Pancho's of Middlebury

What a great place. The drinks are the best.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We love Señor Pancho’s, but we rarely visit the Middlebury location, and this trip just reminded us why (which is unfortunate because it’s our closest location). The restaurant was on the busier side in the bar and on the patio, but there were plenty of open tables in the dining room where we were. The waitress took our drink and appetizer order, and we received our chips, salsa, and guac pretty quickly. The service went on a rapid decline from there. We asked for a salt shaker to salt our tortilla chips, and we were handed a shaker completely void of salt but full of rice. We understand this is common to keep the salt from clumping, but this was empty, so we asked for a new one. One of the bus boys mansplained the concept of why rice was in the shaker in an almost argumentative way, and we had to say we know, but there’s no salt! (We think it was him that almost ran us over in the parking lot leaving aggressively at the end). We finished our appetizers and the drinks hadn’t even come yet. It got to a point where we were heavily debating leaving because our main orders hadn’t even been taken yet, but finally our waitress came back when we were about to lose our patience. The food was all delicious, but it was so unfortunate that the service was subpar. Also, we found the margaritas were small (especially compared to their other locations), the guacamole wasn’t made tableside and was also served in a pretty small bowl, and my husband only received 3 corn tortillas with his fajitas. He tried to ask for more because he ran out, but never received them. Between the skimpy portions, weak service, and lack of air conditioning and insufferable humidity (thank god someone finally opened a door for a breeze), this location doesn’t live up to Prospect or Southington, and we likely won’t return.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Love this place! Staff is amazing and the food is excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent service, delicious food, and a very quiet place to share.
Good parking too.

best restaurant that I even when to! best service their really nice and they always ask you if you need anything the food is so good and a great food the place is so clean and beautiful I will be coming here again I love this!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love coming here on Taco Tuesdays

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

UPDATE .. 2 years later... not consistent..

Happy hour 8/8/2025..

There were ants with wings crawling on the wall and table .. very unappealing...

mini chimichangas = 3
Wings = 3
Coconut margarita = very strong for me and although I asked for less lime taste.. still tasted too sour.
Waiter was on point and his service was good though👍🏾

Went for a date night on Friday 8/1/2025 and we had a wonderful time. Food was great, drinks were yummy and the mariachi band was super sweet!
Mini chimichangas = 4.8 / 5
Mango habanero wings = 5
Frozen margaritas = 4.5 .. I just wished it tasted more like passion fruit!
A couple of minor mishaps. Waited a bit longer than usual to get our orders in. The table and menus were very sticky.. and they forgot the gauc BUT I was so full from the food that I really was better off. The waiter was very apologetic for it. Thank you!

Last Review: two years ago 2023

Been here several times & it's one of my favorite spots!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

My family of 3 went in for lunch and had chicken tacos, carne asada fajitas, and a beef enchilada. Everything was excellent! The food came out fast and our server was friendly. Only minor complaint is the service was slow at the end but nothing major. Very happy and we’ll definitely be back to try some drinks and more off the menu!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

We've eaten here twice. Both times the service starts out very strong at the beginning with multiple servers helping with water, salsa, drink orders, food orders. Both times somewhere around the second drink the waitstaff avoids us for some reason. We're friendly, respectful, and make no special requests. By the time our drinks and plates are empty we have to wait another 10-15 minutes for someone to make eye contact with us. I'll forgive once, but twice a month apart? The food and drinks were very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I am a frequent visitor to Senior Pancho's, both in person and through their catering service, and I highly recommend them. Each visit feels warm and welcoming, and every meal seems made with care and tradition. Recently, I used Señor Pancho's for a Birthday celebration, in which the food was delicious and hit the spot. I can’t recommend them enough.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

always great. Truly a hidden gem.
so very kind and the food is top notch.
Great Taco Tuesday specials.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

10/10 service and food! Such a hidden gem ✨

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place to hangout with friends. Quick service and good food. Try the mini chongas

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

They will be busy. The food is amazing and the service is wonderful, so be patient with them and you will not be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The tacos was dry and hard to chew. Service was good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Belly Tacos