Ernesto’s Mexican Bar & Grill
611 Emory Dr, Owensboro
(270) 240-1027
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The food was made fresh to order. I'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We went to Ernesto's at 8:30pm Friday night and the restaurant was empty, we thought we'd go ahead and try it since we've never been here before. Well needless to say I wish we would've went to Papa Grande's instead. As soon as we walked in the waiter pointed to a booth, we asked politely for a table and he pointed to a table and his friendly smile went away, he stood in front of us as soon as we sat down and waited for us to order our drinks and then put in order for our margaritas and rushed right back and stood over us and repeatedly asked us if we were ready to order yet just rushing us. Now they don't close until 10pm. So when our food was brought out to us it was like everyone from the kitchen kept coming out and looking at us. Why?? We don't know unless they were ready to close at 8:30 instead of 10. And as we were our food, it took every thing I had to keep it down. I've never had sweet enchiladas with Thai sauce, my boyfriend's fajita meal which had everything in. It was so hard he could not chew it. It only had four pieces of shrimp in it a bunch of vegetables and I mean a bunch. What little bit of meat there was? He couldn't chew it. The margaritas tasted like dirty soap water. We threw those away cuz we could not drink them and when my boyfriend asked for some more tortillas because I had to eat some of his vegetables cuz my enchiladas were so gross and the waiter got mad because he asked for more and before going to get the tortillas he ran straight to the register and added them on the bill real quick first and then everybody just kept coming out and looking at us and looking at us and saying stuff and seeing if we were done eating and just like rushing us out of there which the food. I am highly dissatisfied with the drinks. The margaritas highly dissatisfied. I wanted to give zero Stars. I will never go back to this place ever again. They made me feel so uncomfortable and for $45 it is not worth it to me and then we decided not to tip him because he never came to our table. Not one time after sitting there over top of us waiting for us to order so we didn't tip him because he never once came to our table to check on us to see if the food was okay to see if we were okay or nothing. They just waited around for us to hurry up and eat and pay. So we decided not to tip the guy and we got the look s could kill. We would have been dead and we always tip our waders and waitresses because of their hard work but not this time. I do not suggest this place for anyone to ever go to just bad experience. I don't know they were having something going on in their life. I do not know but they did not have to take it out on us and plus there was gnats flying around our food gnats that is really gross. We kept shooing them away and shoeing them away.... Zero stars for this place zero
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Our go to place is mi ranchito but we decided to give something different a try & regreted it after. The food was okay but I noticed the online menu prices were different than what we paid so either we were cheated out of money or they haven't updated their prices, we were charged a dollar to a 1.25 extra on everything we ordered & although they were still making the food when we got there (they told us 10 mins) we waited over 20 mins for the food to be done by time we got home with the food which was only 5 mins away the food was very cold so it made me question if it was actually fresh. Definitely will be sticking to our favorite from now on!
Food: 2
The chips had an old fryer oil taste. The spinach did not taste fresh.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Their food was great and at a very good price. Everytime I go into Ernesto's I get greeted with a warm smile and sat at a table. And there is very good service
Parking: Plenty of room to park
Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs or any type of step anyone no matter who they r. All r welcome is how I feel
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Cheese Dip, Pollo, Chips and Salsa, Ernesto's Burrito Supreme, Steak Fajitas
I don’t see how this place is even standing. I highly recommend not coming here. I’m not even Mexican and I could make better traditional Mexican food than that. Save your money folks because obviously the effort isn’t there. Just another whole in the wall. Kind of like leaches really. Just waiting for you knowing you’re trying to have a good time. Just to whip you up a piss poor meal and take your hard earned money. Lol just being honest. Never in my life will I be back. Literally one of the worst Mexican restaurants ever. This is a disgrace to Mexican food and culture!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
This Ernesto's location has really gone down hill. We ate here for the first time in a few years, and it was an awful experience. The staff were not friendly and the food was terrible. And it's hard to screw up Mexican food. We also witnessed dirty mops as soon as you walked in, and a bucket of disgusting water sitting on a chair at the height that a child could easily knock over. We will not be going here again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Last time we were in there, the food didn't match the description on the menu, most everything was served cold, the salsa tasted horrible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The owner is rude and the food sucks. I could deal with one or the other, but not both.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Poor service Owner definitely has an anger management problem Never go back
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Would give 0 stars if possible
This was one of our favorite restaurants. But I got it to go for the first time & I ordered #66 & they forget my rice & beans :(
Rice is my favorite part of Mexican food!
Still taste good just sad I didn’t get my sides
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
It's my only go to for a nice meal!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sopa De Mariscos
Rude Jerky peolple doing the to go orders. . Food was terrible . Third and last time I will visit Emory dr location. These fajitas were the worst I’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
If I could give 0 stars I would. I placed an order and paid beforehand was told it’d be done at 12:10 so due to only having a 30 minute lunch I arrived and was directed to the bar and then directed to the checkout. The guy then asked what I got where I repeated my order and he asked if I already paid in which I did beforehand. He then proceeded to say give me a few minutes. My lunch ended at 12:35 in which I didn’t get my food until 12:22 with no time to eat. My food was given to me in a Walmart bag with holes in it. My tacos were wrong and my enchilada was sitting in water it seemed that mixed with the beans and rice. All around a horrible experience and will never go there again nor recommend them!
Food: 1
Service: 1
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