The best Mexican food I have ever had. It is unlike anything you have ever had. Amazing service! Everyone is so kind.
Allie Abdeljabbar
Hands down a fantastic restaurant. The decor, vibe, food, and service are outstanding! The waitress was also really nice and helpful. I will be back to this location. Thank you ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anthony Schmitt
Really nice place inside. Don't know what the bar looked like because we didn't go in. I have heard people say that it's pricey and of course it is because this isn't your average Mexican restaurant. The menu is small plate oriented and the menu ismore like a tasting menu. The food is higher end than all the other places and outstanding. I can't comment on their drink menu because I seldom drink when going out. I will say that the pricing seem to be a bit higher than most places which will account for a higher per person ticket if one has two or three drinks. Still, our total was $70 ore tip for 2 people including 2 beers.The wait time between "courses" is a bit long but not enough for me to really complain about. The staff were friendly dmv knowledgeable about the menu. It may not me a place we'll go to monthly but we will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sam Caravana
Shrimp tacos were great and the empanada was exceptional! The black bean fritter was unique and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Castican Taco
Jacob G.
I would like to start off by stating the service was great, our server was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and did a great job. However, the food was not worth the price. We did enjoy one of the tacos that we ordered (the castican taco) but the smoked tomato braised pork taco was overdone and contained gristle. The octopus was good, as well as the scallops on top of mole (I can't remember the name at the moment). However, the skatewing was unimpressive (this might be my own personal taste) and we had to wait over 40 minutes for this dish. It was an okay experience but I did not feel good about spending $170 there as opposed to other options in St. Louis within a higher end price range. We will not be returning, but there were a few good parts of the meal.
dhstlmo
Wow--had a fantastic meal here, everything really good, great vibe, wonderful staff and charming chef. It's been a little while but I remember the mackerel and the pepita dumpling app especially standing out. Super creative Mexican cuisine, one of the best Latin meals we've had anywhere. Easily better than the Michelin-starred restaurant we recently tried in NYC (Oxomoco).Vegetarian options: Not a vegetarian menu and the meat dishes are excellent, but very creative vegetarian options esp using pepitas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dan H.
Wow--had a fantastic meal here, everything really good, great vibe, wonderful staff and charming chef. It's been a little while but I remember the mackerel and the pepita dumpling app especially standing out. Super creative Mexican cuisine, one of the best Latin meals we've had anywhere, and one of the best restaurants in STL. Easily better than the Michelin-starred Latin restaurant we recently tried in NYC (Oxomoco).
Amber Lovell
This place is phenomenal. I don’t know why it doesn’t have a 5.0. Literally some of the best food I’ve ever had and I’m coming from LA. Every ingredient feels like it was hand picked - the flavor combinations are so perfectly balanced. The white chocolate mole is a work of art and a must!
Jake Stevenson
Favorite restaurant in St. Louis! Great spot for a special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kara S
Great food! I wish I could remember the names of everything we ordered, but we started with the pepita dumplings, and thought those were tender and delicious. They look like meatballs in a broth, so that threw me a little, I was thinking of something else in my mind, but it was delicious!We tried the fried pork skin tacos, hands down the best thing of the night! Also had the tomato braised pork tacos and a whole fish that comes with picked onions, cucumbers and a wonderful avocado salsa for you to make your own tacos, and that was excellent too! The homemade coen tortillas were perfection!We ended with the black bean fritters and the squash dessert, and the squash was the favorite of the two. I would absolutely come back, excellent knowledgable serving staff!!Fantastic evening!
What are we talking about?! The best mexican food in town. Hands down. Food made me tear up. It's not a cheap restaurants, but the quality you get it's unbelievable. Great service, great cocktails, amazing food. I will ve back for sure.
Jonnathan J Rodriguez
This place was awesome, the vibe fun (maybe the music was even a bit too loud), the plates nicely presented with very interesting flavors, not the typical Mexican food - Our party very much enjoyed the Mackerel, the octopus and the braised venison among other small plates. There were so many flavors! It was a bit spicy (it was good, just fyi). The server was one of the owner and told us a bit about the history of the food and recipes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Devon B.
I really wanted to love this place, because the employees were so nice and I really liked the owner. However, the cost for the food was not worth what you got and, overall, a decent amount of the stuff we got didn't have an awesome taste. By that I mean, the taste of the dessert we got was so bad that we couldn't consume more than one bite and were so disappointed by the experience - it felt like gastronomy gone SO wrong. Additionally, we waited forever for everything to come out and for service in general. The place was cute and the owner was a really cool dude, but I can't recommend to come here when we waited forever, had food that didn't taste great, and paid a lot. Hopefully they get some kinks worked out and things get better in the future.
Jonnathan J.
This place was awesome, the vibe fun (maybe the music was even a bit too loud), the plates nicely presented with very interesting flavors, not the typical Mexican food - Our party very much enjoyed the Mackerel, the octopus and the braised venison among other small plates. There were so many flavors! It was a bit spicy (it was good, just fyi). The server was one of the owner and told us a bit about the history of the food and recipes.
Doug M.
This is not a Mexican restaurant. Yes, it is food from or of Mexico, specifically the Yucatan peninsula or perhaps Mayan originality. But don't come in expecting a bowl of chips with salsa and a margarita or three. You won't find them here. DO come in thinking of this as a tapas-style Yucatan/Mayan restaurant, one with richly flavored, crafted dishes. Now one of the owners did stop and chat with us (the other was busy cooking), and politely pushed back when I said I thought of El Molino as more of a Latin Tapas restaurant than a Mexican restaurant. He said it is Mexican food, and he's not wrong - but it's not what 'Muricans think of as Mexican food. Perhaps had I thought at the time to say Yucatan Tapas, he would not have objected. Regardless, we had great, flavorful food in a relaxed atmosphere. The wife and I being teetotalers, I can't offer comment on the alcoholic drink menu. But we did order Champurrado de chocolate (Mexican hot chocolate), which was pretty tasty. For our food selections, we had never had any of the choices before. Even the taco was different - described as achiote-citrus pork, marinated onion, habanero. As was the tostada de ceviche Mexicano - shrimp, tomato, lime, onion, chile, cilantro. As I alluded above, every item was richly flavored, as well as being pleasingly crafted and presented. Their tortillas are not just cooked in house, but the (blue for ours) corn masa is actually milled in house. Being, in my mind, a tapas restaurant, the menu is divided into antojitos (snacks), ligero (lighter fare), guisos (stews and braises), moles, and platos fuertes (larger plates). So there are over 30 choices, a pretty wide selection. And as with tapas restaurants, the prices can add up quickly. This is not atypical, even though I'm always a bit surprised when I get the bill at a tapas place. Of course, there is always the option to choose a couple of the platos fuertes as typical entrees and avoid the tapas route. Each item ordered came out when it was ready, rather than all at once. We were there early, so it wasn't yet crowded. Some dishes came quickly, but others took longer than I would have expected. That was no problem for us, as we were enjoying a relaxed dinner. But as the evening progressed, others may wind up with a longer wait for food than desired. For us, the flavors and attentive staff (which I neglected to mention above) made it a five start meal.
The best Mexican food I have ever had. It is unlike anything you have ever had. Amazing service! Everyone is so kind.
Hands down a fantastic restaurant. The decor, vibe, food, and service are outstanding! The waitress was also really nice and helpful. I will be back to this location. Thank you ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really nice place inside. Don't know what the bar looked like because we didn't go in. I have heard people say that it's pricey and of course it is because this isn't your average Mexican restaurant. The menu is small plate oriented and the menu ismore like a tasting menu. The food is higher end than all the other places and outstanding. I can't comment on their drink menu because I seldom drink when going out. I will say that the pricing seem to be a bit higher than most places which will account for a higher per person ticket if one has two or three drinks. Still, our total was $70 ore tip for 2 people including 2 beers.The wait time between "courses" is a bit long but not enough for me to really complain about. The staff were friendly dmv knowledgeable about the menu. It may not me a place we'll go to monthly but we will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Shrimp tacos were great and the empanada was exceptional! The black bean fritter was unique and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Castican Taco
I would like to start off by stating the service was great, our server was extremely knowledgeable about the menu and did a great job. However, the food was not worth the price. We did enjoy one of the tacos that we ordered (the castican taco) but the smoked tomato braised pork taco was overdone and contained gristle. The octopus was good, as well as the scallops on top of mole (I can't remember the name at the moment). However, the skatewing was unimpressive (this might be my own personal taste) and we had to wait over 40 minutes for this dish. It was an okay experience but I did not feel good about spending $170 there as opposed to other options in St. Louis within a higher end price range. We will not be returning, but there were a few good parts of the meal.
Wow--had a fantastic meal here, everything really good, great vibe, wonderful staff and charming chef. It's been a little while but I remember the mackerel and the pepita dumpling app especially standing out. Super creative Mexican cuisine, one of the best Latin meals we've had anywhere. Easily better than the Michelin-starred restaurant we recently tried in NYC (Oxomoco).Vegetarian options: Not a vegetarian menu and the meat dishes are excellent, but very creative vegetarian options esp using pepitas.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow--had a fantastic meal here, everything really good, great vibe, wonderful staff and charming chef. It's been a little while but I remember the mackerel and the pepita dumpling app especially standing out. Super creative Mexican cuisine, one of the best Latin meals we've had anywhere, and one of the best restaurants in STL. Easily better than the Michelin-starred Latin restaurant we recently tried in NYC (Oxomoco).
This place is phenomenal. I don’t know why it doesn’t have a 5.0. Literally some of the best food I’ve ever had and I’m coming from LA. Every ingredient feels like it was hand picked - the flavor combinations are so perfectly balanced. The white chocolate mole is a work of art and a must!
Favorite restaurant in St. Louis! Great spot for a special occasion.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food! I wish I could remember the names of everything we ordered, but we started with the pepita dumplings, and thought those were tender and delicious. They look like meatballs in a broth, so that threw me a little, I was thinking of something else in my mind, but it was delicious!We tried the fried pork skin tacos, hands down the best thing of the night! Also had the tomato braised pork tacos and a whole fish that comes with picked onions, cucumbers and a wonderful avocado salsa for you to make your own tacos, and that was excellent too! The homemade coen tortillas were perfection!We ended with the black bean fritters and the squash dessert, and the squash was the favorite of the two. I would absolutely come back, excellent knowledgable serving staff!!Fantastic evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
What are we talking about?! The best mexican food in town. Hands down. Food made me tear up. It's not a cheap restaurants, but the quality you get it's unbelievable. Great service, great cocktails, amazing food. I will ve back for sure.
This place was awesome, the vibe fun (maybe the music was even a bit too loud), the plates nicely presented with very interesting flavors, not the typical Mexican food - Our party very much enjoyed the Mackerel, the octopus and the braised venison among other small plates. There were so many flavors! It was a bit spicy (it was good, just fyi). The server was one of the owner and told us a bit about the history of the food and recipes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really wanted to love this place, because the employees were so nice and I really liked the owner. However, the cost for the food was not worth what you got and, overall, a decent amount of the stuff we got didn't have an awesome taste. By that I mean, the taste of the dessert we got was so bad that we couldn't consume more than one bite and were so disappointed by the experience - it felt like gastronomy gone SO wrong. Additionally, we waited forever for everything to come out and for service in general. The place was cute and the owner was a really cool dude, but I can't recommend to come here when we waited forever, had food that didn't taste great, and paid a lot. Hopefully they get some kinks worked out and things get better in the future.
This place was awesome, the vibe fun (maybe the music was even a bit too loud), the plates nicely presented with very interesting flavors, not the typical Mexican food - Our party very much enjoyed the Mackerel, the octopus and the braised venison among other small plates. There were so many flavors! It was a bit spicy (it was good, just fyi). The server was one of the owner and told us a bit about the history of the food and recipes.
This is not a Mexican restaurant. Yes, it is food from or of Mexico, specifically the Yucatan peninsula or perhaps Mayan originality. But don't come in expecting a bowl of chips with salsa and a margarita or three. You won't find them here. DO come in thinking of this as a tapas-style Yucatan/Mayan restaurant, one with richly flavored, crafted dishes. Now one of the owners did stop and chat with us (the other was busy cooking), and politely pushed back when I said I thought of El Molino as more of a Latin Tapas restaurant than a Mexican restaurant. He said it is Mexican food, and he's not wrong - but it's not what 'Muricans think of as Mexican food. Perhaps had I thought at the time to say Yucatan Tapas, he would not have objected. Regardless, we had great, flavorful food in a relaxed atmosphere. The wife and I being teetotalers, I can't offer comment on the alcoholic drink menu. But we did order Champurrado de chocolate (Mexican hot chocolate), which was pretty tasty. For our food selections, we had never had any of the choices before. Even the taco was different - described as achiote-citrus pork, marinated onion, habanero. As was the tostada de ceviche Mexicano - shrimp, tomato, lime, onion, chile, cilantro. As I alluded above, every item was richly flavored, as well as being pleasingly crafted and presented. Their tortillas are not just cooked in house, but the (blue for ours) corn masa is actually milled in house. Being, in my mind, a tapas restaurant, the menu is divided into antojitos (snacks), ligero (lighter fare), guisos (stews and braises), moles, and platos fuertes (larger plates). So there are over 30 choices, a pretty wide selection. And as with tapas restaurants, the prices can add up quickly. This is not atypical, even though I'm always a bit surprised when I get the bill at a tapas place. Of course, there is always the option to choose a couple of the platos fuertes as typical entrees and avoid the tapas route. Each item ordered came out when it was ready, rather than all at once. We were there early, so it wasn't yet crowded. Some dishes came quickly, but others took longer than I would have expected. That was no problem for us, as we were enjoying a relaxed dinner. But as the evening progressed, others may wind up with a longer wait for food than desired. For us, the flavors and attentive staff (which I neglected to mention above) made it a five start meal.