Loren & Mari Mexican Grill

2293 E 116th St, Carmel
(317) 810-1078

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M Paige

Sunday brunch buffet is a must!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

kathleen sheehan

Normally I've only had good experiences here, my family loves this place. However, it is currently 2 hours after I ate there and I absolutely got sick from the food there. Word of warning: don't even think about getting shrimp here (I got the tropical tacos). I've also noticed from my times coming here that the quality has gone down when it comes to the food. I will say they are very dedicated to customer service though and are very attentive when it comes to refilling water, etc.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Marilyn Beattey

Food lacked flavor and place was empty at dinner time. Queso was really disappointing. Best part of the experience was Luis who was a caring attentive server

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Ryan Pollom

Very reasonably priced food. Service and food is always good. The Sunday brunch is amazing! Chips and salsa are FREE! The Salsa isn't always great but it is still free. I haven't had a bad experience yet. Food is delicious, well priced, and served fast. Wait staff are all friendly and courteous. I never order anything without making changes to the dish. They have never screwed up my order. I highly recommend this establishment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Roberto Carlos Moctezuma

Their Sunday’s brunch buffet is delicious, lots of options at a very reasonable price, super nice and attentive staff, they’re family owned so it deserves the support too.

Michelle Tiek

I wanted to give a huge shout out to Loren and Mari! We had an event in their party room today and they were so awesome to work with. G, David And the rest of the staff took care of everything so perfectly. The food was delicious and they were so easy to work with. I would definitely recommend this restaurant as a great place to host a small event. We had around 50 people and it was just perfect. We will definitely be using them again. Highly recommend! Five stars all the way!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak

Stephen Thompson

Fast and friendly service, great food with a family atmosphere. My favorite place for Mexican around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott Conrad (publicscottconrad)

Love their Sunday brunch buffet. Excellent drinks and great food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Catherine Beaushaw

Whenever I try a new Mexican restaurant my go to dish is the chile relleno - this was the best I’ve had !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chile Relleno

Barbara Bishop

What a pleasant surprise! My sister and I try different Mexican places everytime I come to visit. Very rarely to we tell each other that we must come back here again. This is a MUST!!! Great beer selection too. Our host 'G' was such a delight.

Vegetarian options: I had the Healthy veggie quesadilla Spinach mushroom Zucchini tomato avocado and cheese was excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chile Relleno

jillian Chrisman

We’ve eaten here multiple times and have never been disappointed! I love how we are happily greeted. They make great margaritas (I ask for top shelf - so I haven’t had the house margaritas). I had the chorizo fajitas - fantastic and well seasoned - a spicy warm not hot and well cooked - meat, onions and peppers cooked just right. The food arrived in a timely and friendly manner. The server was good but not intrusive- just there, you know? I’ve also had their chicken tortilla soup which is very good. And we like their chips and salsa. Ok, I could go on. But I just realized I don’t think I have ever left a review here and wanted to shout out a neighborly thank you to Loren & Mari, our neighborhood local restaurant- and yes, we see our neighbors there too. Thanks for being consistently good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Loren Nachos, Burrito, Carnitas, Bowls, Guacamole and Salsa, Chorizo Quesadilla

Jordan Maker

We came yesterday and the food was not as good as usual. The meat was salty and the peppers were undercooked. The queso was very questionable. It felt and tasted more like a white gravy with just a jalapeno added.

Food: 1

Service: 2

Emily Smith

A hidden gem! Zach is so great, 10/10 the best service and so sweet! Will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

WJ CJ

We went there as a group during lunch. I specifically ordered an entree knowing that the lunch special has a little portion for ppl w/ big appetite like me. If I could give my quesadilla 0-zero, I'll do it. The presentation was nice but once you cut through it, you can count how many pieces of steak they put in it for that large tortilla - I would say about "1 spoonful". Everything else, they dumped just too many onions & green peppers & I can't even see any gooey cheese like other Mex dishes from around the area. This is your entree? Half of the tortilla is filled, the rest is just tortilla! Taco Bell would have been cheaper & better! Then my friend was served a wrong dish! The correct way to deal w/ this issue IS TO REPLACE IT W/ THE RIGHT DISH! But instead, the waitress explained how she thought it was the order! So my friend hesitantly just accepted what he was served, bec there was no offer to change his dish?! What kind of service is this? Our mojitos are tasteless, too icy, no alcohol, not even a drop of sweet syrup?? Places like this who cheat customers will not make it in this business for a long haul. You may get away w/ it but nobody will go back to patronize you. Remember there are so many competitive Mex restaurants in Carmel prime area w/ better flavor, hearty portions, reasonable prices & great service. Won't be back in this place.

Brian Epting

I'm so excited I found out about this place. So underrated and not advertised as it should be. I'm only sad I didn't find out about it sooner. The food is amazing and just right for the budget. A super exciting date or a fun Sunday brunch for the whole family. The Sunday breakfast buffet is like having the whole menu at your finger tips. Hot, fresh and the Momosas!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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