El Rey Cantina

945 Maddox Dr, East Ellijay
(706) 276-3030

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Lindsey Nelson

Great Mexican food, I loved the white queso 😋 the margarita was on point. Would visit again

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

TJ SG

I had family visiting for a wedding so we met here for dinner one evening- all 12 of us. Restaurant was very clean and our waitress was very nice, made no mistakes with our orders and the food was wonderful! The only complaint i could make is the portions were a little small for the prices. Overall was a great dinner & I will probably return.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

B B

It's all right but not my favorite.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Joe G

The restaurant was spotless, including entrance doors and restrooms. . Service was great. My wife had a taco salad and I had New Mexico shrimp quesadillas. They were both excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are in the area. They won’t disappoint you.!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Deana Montgomery

The Ceviche and the wild mushroom & steak quesadilla was ABSOLUTELY delicious! Impeccable service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katherine Flanagan

I ordered the coconut shrimp with mango salsa/ tostones. It was the best gourmet meal l have ever experienced in a Mexican restaurant! My compliments to the chef!

Etienne D-B

Absolutely disgusting. Do NOT eat here.
We went to El Rey Cantina expecting tacos, and what they served us was an insult to food: a stale shell stuffed with old lettuce, cheap dairy cheese, and flavorless minced meat. No onions, no cilantro, no salsa—nothing. Just sad, tasteless slop.

When we complained, the woman working there told us the menu “includes Mexican food too,” but the menu was completely unclear—Tex-Mex and actual Mexican dishes were all mixed together. How is anyone supposed to know what’s what? When we pointed this out, she shrugged and said, “99% of our clients are white people, so we don’t separate it.” That was not only offensive, but also completely false—many restaurants do separate Tex-Mex from authentic Mexican food, and it should be obvious to anyone who cares about their customers.

On top of that, she was rude, dismissive, and arrogant. Instead of listening, she doubled down, basically saying she doesn’t care about clients like us.

And the food? The meat tasted like absolutely nothing—just salty mush with no flavor at all. The lettuce was old and disgusting, the cheese looked and tasted cheap, and even just looking at the plate you could tell it was going to be horrible. Nothing about it was appetizing.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Deborah Fleming-Hester

We were at a meeting and we had dinner. This service was good. The mango Margarita was excellent and the food was average. I did ask for no added salt. And it was extremely salty but overall. Everyone else said they had a nice meal mail

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Garry Daniels

7/31/25-4:30 pm everything was great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Garry Daniels

7/31/25 - 4:30 pm , everything was great ,top star

Gracie May

me and my boyfriend eat here all the time amazing costumer service food is delishđŸ™ŒđŸ»

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Margaret Harmon, Hatkevics

Awesome place, I drive from Kennesaw to eat here, thats how good it is.. Most authentic Mexican food, I had the Mango Salmon 👌 . Love the atmosphere great Mexican food, I'll be back next weekend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William Gigabit

Great place service and food were outstanding-

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Terri Babcock

Make sure you get the fresh guacamole made at table side .

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Cox

We stopped by here just to try it out. My wife got a fajita taco salad and I got the El Rey fajitas. Both were very good. Our waitress was super nice and attentive. The restaurant was also very clean. It was nice the music wasn’t too loud either like other Mexican Restaurants I’ve been to. We will be coming back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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