Padrinos Mexican Restaurant

Not sure what happened, but quality has gone way down and cost has gone up. I miss the old Padrinos and likely won't be back again

The food was terrible. Greasy and poorly cooked. The staff was more interested in getting us to buy drinks that eat.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I literally just left this place 10/18/25 at 12:47 am and could not wait to get home and leave a review. I will NEVER and I repeat, I will NEVER go back here! The waitress and waiter were both drunk. The waiter was on his second day of training and almost got into a fight with a customer sitting at the bar upset because he stated he was not being trained properly (the liquor was talking as well). The tacos were bland/burnt no flavor, seasoning etc. They had house music playing that was so annoying I could not even attempt to enjoy myself. The waitress was half dressed stomach hanging out. There is no way possible this place should have a 4.2 rating unless the staff is getting on here leaving reviews. Absolutely Horrible! Not even a free meal would make me spin the block to this establishment, but I definitely deserve a refund for the poor service, food quality and my safety!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Wonderful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came here on a Saturday with a good friend because we were in the neighborhood and wanted to check this place out. Came in and 3 customers were in the restaurant. We sat at the bar and ordered Margaritas and some items in the menu. Now hear me out when I say this place has potential. The vibe and aesthetics’s was dope but the food was lacking in flavor and outright horrible. We order a fish taco, Mexi Fries and Buffalo wings. The fish taco was so spicy I couldn’t even eat it. The mexi fries tasted burnt and the queso was basically water. The wings was salty so I couldn’t even eat those. I was highly disappointed in the food. The drinks were nice and strong. But this place is seriously lacking in the food. If they just get a great team together in the kitchen and stick to consistent flavorful food this place would be a Gem. Hopefully they get it together. But overall I give this place a solid 5.2/10 for the vibes alone.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

This is a delicious brand new Hispanic restaurant that is sure to not disappoint, especially for the great price. Large place, great feel, impeccable decor, and will be sure to leave you full and happy for everyone in the family. The staff is also delightful and sincere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place was absolutely disgusting and disappointing. No star what so ever! We waited over an hour just for the waitress to come and tell us they ran out of what we ordered after our table had already finished eating. I ended up asking for tacos instead. Which were disgusting and sweet! I asked for the manager and the rude drunk waitress said she/he was not there and still had an attitude. They had the audacity to still add gratuity to check. The waitress were incompetent and seemed to all be intoxicated! I will NEVER go back EVER. THIS IS THE NASTIEST PLACE EVER !THE MEAT WAS Burnt! I don’t think I ever been to a place this bad absolutely Horrible!FYI the tacos are $5 which is absolutely crazy! 🤢🤮

LOVE LOVE LOVE ATMOSPHERE & FOOD BEST MEXICAN SPOT IN STL!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went at 5:15 pm Saturday. Only 1 service and cook working. Ordered drinks that didn’t come until our meal came. Food was not great. No refills on water. Salsa and chips were stale. Had to find our own silverware. Will never come back. What happened to this place? We used to love it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I’ve placed pick up orders multiple times, waited 30+ minutes before going to the restaurant, and each time have to wait another 10-15 minutes. What is the point of placing a pickup order if you aren’t going to prepare the food until I arrive? Would recommend somewhere else.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Terrible service, no uniform, looks like another place, not a restaurant. Aside from that, the food takes a long time and on top of everything, there were mice in the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

My friends and I have been coming here at least once a month (some times twice a week or even twice a day!) for the last couple of years and have always loved it in the past. There have been some consistency issues over this past year but nothing that kept us from loving the place.

However, we went about 10 days ago and there was a major downward shift. The menu was suddenly VERY limited, the queso looked like it had separated (it was very watery with specks of cheese), and almost all of the servers I’ve enjoyed seeing repeatedly weren’t there (maybe it was their day off). It took almost an hour to get food and we were one of 2 tables in the place when we ordered. My tacos were good and the margaritas were still very good but most of our table ordered arroz con pollo (usually a favorite) and it was very low quality. Another friend found a hair in her fries.

This is after a public restructuring of the staff and menu that they have mentioned online. I sincerely hope things go back to the previous quality because we would hate to stop going to our favorite Mexican restaurant.

Food: 1

Service: 2

is this under new management??

Sofrickin good! We went at an odd time, so it was quiet. Food didn't take too long, or too quickly; makes me confident it's more fresh!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5