El Sombrero

1330 US-301, Palmetto
(941) 723-4300

Recent Reviews

Vaughn “Mr. Kingston” Murphy

Great authentic Mexican restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

verified user

Better than average food and the servers on Saturday were friendly enough. Place is still a hole.Parking: Huge dirty warehouse location. Was told that also was a dance hall

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Guacamole, Burrito

Ryan Wick

Not sure how one does it but this place removed the flavor out of everything. Even the bottle of hot sauce on the table had less flavor than ketchup. Carnitas chunks were like 75% fat and still lacked any flavor. The chips were homemade and fairly good but the salsa is like a can of tomato paste and water. The beans lacked flavor, the rice was like shredded cardboard. Avoid this unless you lost your sense of taste years ago. But for dessert you can add the super unfriendly waitress.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Samuel P.

No No No!!!!!!! Service was very SLOW / Margaritas were terrible the worst ever. I got the BIRRIA Tocos they were not good and the BIRRIA dipping sauce was like water, and had no flavor Tables are falling apart.

Anita Van Rootselaar @ RE/MAX - Guelph Area Living

Enjoyed Taco Tuesday in this authentic atmosphere. Enjoyed the server’s recommendations plus the margaritas went down smoothly too. Pretty enjoyable!

pattydv2678

Good place, they just need to have a Saturday night with only music from the 80s and 90s

Molly V.

Ruby was our server and she was amazing. Her recommendations were great. We had the queso as a starter and the steak burritos and chicken quesadillas. Some of the best food we had in a long time. They told us all about their events and we will definitely be back. definitely recommend if you're in the area or need a place to eat after a day of shopping!

David Robertson

It was okay, nothing special. Everything was just okay.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajita

Bryan P.

Food was great when I went there a couple of years back. I was in town for the holiday months and the food was mediocre. Horrible service both times I've gone. There needs to be some sort of leadership established. It seems like the servers just do whatever they want. There's potential in this restaurant, but I've been to way better Mexican restaurants in the area. I don't recommend this place at all.

nicole difraia

Don’t let the outside of this place scare you off! I pulled into the parking lot and almost left but I am so glad I didn’t! Food and margaritas were amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joseph Difraia

Their food was outstanding, The atmosphere was just beautiful. The server was very accommodating to us. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chimichanga

Richie

This place is a hidden treasure. The food is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Zackary Chapman

OMG!!! New favorite authentic Mexican restaurant!! The food was so amazing, you could tell they cook the chips themselves. My waitress, Bonnie, was amazing!! She was so kind and made sure we had everything we needed. I would totally go again with mi amigos next time!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrito

Jo Engle

This place used to be a family favorite, is been a few months but we finally made it back there and I was disappointed. I understand the prices going up but why cut the chillies rellenos in half? Is a meal is supposed to be a whole stuffed pepper and they made 1 then sliced in length wise and made it 2 dishes for our table. I was excited to be back but very disappointed in the way they played our food and the temperature of everyone's food was different but she said careful is very hot and only the plate was hot. Not sure I'll be back...

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Shawna M

This is how restaurants should ALL be. Nice decorations, good service, not rushed. No salt in the food/or very very little! I appreciate that! Thank you! I know great Mexican food- I’m from Texas. This place is the best Mexican food I’ve had in all of st Pete/ tampa / Bradenton / sarasota. Don’t let the outside fool you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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