El Rey Cocina Y Cantina

132 S 9th St, Columbia
(573) 442-5389

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Istu Lopez

Food was yummy the first time I went .. tried to go back with friends again and were turned away as they were closing early. Something 10 years ago would of have never happened unless were out of food or had a major kitchen malfunction.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Ceviche, Shrimp Quesadilla Fajita, Churro, Elote

Tiffney Secatero

The food had no flavor!! I ordered the tacos especilas. Or however you spelled it. It was bland. Salt would be good. However there was no salt available. The radish was the best part of my meal. My meal was suppose to come with beans, it did not. The server was fair. You could tell she was very new, didn't know the menu. The appetizer of cup elote was microwave. It was microwave corn with lots of butter, some cheese and very heavy on the hot sauce, the menu said was grilled. It was not.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Rosemary P

$10 thimble shots… I’m good.

Jeremiah Jeffers

Great food! Terrible service. Our server, Diana was absolutely awful. We were the only ones in the restaurant and still had horrible wait times on refills, and any other requests, ignored us as we tried getting her attention, and weren't very friendly. I've had this server before and it was the exact same thing. Terrible waitress that shouldn't be in any kind of customer service role.

Hanxolotl Jones

Fine, but nothing special

Alex Stumphauzer

30 minute wait to be seated even with a reservation. 2 hours for food to be served (after being quoted a 20 minute wait time) without silverware to eat it. 20 minutes to get a final check with an upcharge error. Underwhelming portion size and food quality, especially with numerous nearby Mexican restaurants in the area. Margarita tower was fun for our group but not worth it for anything other than the volume. Unfortunately squandering a great downtown spot, will not be going back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Yulia Kentieva

I should’ve read recent reviews before going there. It was bad. No AC and it’s 80+ degrees outside. We ended up cancelling our order cause they haven’t even started cooking it in an hour after we ordered it. They didn’t bring water although we asked. It was an absolute torture.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

monkey monk

Food was delicious and our waitress kadence was the sweetest most helpful ever. Keep her around forever!

Garret Lewis

The owner was extremely rude. Terrible

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Sophia Artz

this has been the worst dining experience that i’ve had in columbia. it took me an hour to get my food, and when it came, my order was wrong. the food was not at all worth the price or wait and was some of the worst mexican food i’ve had. it then took them forever to get our checks, and they gave me the wrong receipt not once but twice. i was not the only person in my group with any of these issues. i have nothing positive to say about this restaurant. poor food and even poorer service. if you are looking for a good mexican place downtown, any of the other places nearby, which i’ve tried, would be a better choice.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

galin frye

Guacamole Mexicano is awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

MS Green

Fajitas lunch was there meat in there???

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Lexie Koulou

I cannot express enough how unpleasant my experience was here. It was my first time and I came with an open mind, but had an extremely rude awakening by deciding to dine here this evening. From the start, we were treated poorly for having a large party, of which (majority) left because they were here for 15-20 minutes without receiving any service. The few of us that stayed, me included (unfortunately), ended up staying for 3 HOURS due to the fact that our drinks and food took that long combined. The service was awful, the food that we received long after we ordered was mediocre and tasted like it had been under a heater for quite awhile, the atmosphere was fine up until the music went from 0-100 in the matter of seconds and I couldn’t hear the person sitting directly next to me. Oh, and don’t let me forget about the fact that our server literally put her hand up (“??”) when we attempted to get our checks. The owner briefly checked on us towards the end so no disrespect towards him but overall terrible experience and I won’t be coming back. As someone in the industry, I’ve never tipped poorly in the slightest but this experience has pushed me over the EDGE. Proceed. With. Caution.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Benjamin Long

Have not eaten there, but a great atmosphere for a Latin dance night. Good drinks and a great DJ.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Hilal Abdessamad

Huge portions, good music, hospitable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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