EL VENERO Mexican Restaurant

500 S. Miller Rd, US-160, Willard
(417) 742-2200

Recent Reviews

Tracey Trout

Best chips hands down! Food is good too always consistent ?

Food: 5

Service: 5

Denise Chapman (Nisi or Steph)

Quick, tasty, well priced, perfect lunch place!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fajitas Chicken, Salsa and Chips

Brandon Lauthern

Good food, fast service. A gem in a small town. Delicious.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Free Chips and Salsa

Drake Carpenter

Great service but food doesn’t always taste quite right…….

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Colt Smith

Really good food great atmosphere and good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: White Cheese Sauce, Salsa and Chips, Quesadilla Carne Asada

Bailey Olsbo

Continuously more impressed each visit by the staff and food at El Venero! I have a large aversion to anything with beans in it and they are always so accommodating when I ask for no beans in my meal. The margaritas are spot on and absolutely delicious! All of the servers are great but a special shout out to Seven who is amazing! Can't wait to go back again. Would definitely recommend a stop here for anyone in the area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: White Cheese Sauce

Michelle Van Winkle

It was our first time. Service was top notch! The food was great as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Frank Raimann

We started off with chips very thin. And our dinners came in a reasonable amount of time. The only problem was later that night diarrhea. All the next day which is today my stomach is growling and and hurt all day. So something that was in that meal was spoiled and gave me food poison. I would not recommend this restaurant to anybody and we going back good thing I don't live in Willard.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Landon Lasater

Great food, drinks and prices. If you're from the Columbia area, the white queso is just like Jose Jalepenos, which we were missing after moving away for a few years. The frozen margaritas were perfect, the server was very attentive. I had the Pollo fundido and the chicken was cut into perfectly small strips, well seasoned, the rice fragrant of the classic Mexican spices with a bit of fresh lime.Would highly recommend as a trip for anyone from the Springfield area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: White Cheese Sauce, Salsa and Chips

Curtis Fay

This is a great restaurant in Willard. Good food and the servers are awesome.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fajitas Chicken, Carnitas, Fish Tacos, White Cheese Sauce, Shrimp Chimichanga with Tortilla Chips Salsa and Queso Dip, Salsa and Chips

Svetlana B.

Terrible service, been waiting for 40 minutes and decided to leave. If you choose to visit, bring cleaning supplies to clean your table because it's sticky

Stephanie Edwards

I've never had someone be so rude to me for letting them know about my son's food allergy. The other gentleman who greeted us was polite. The food was pretty good.

Dave Smith

Great food! And plenty of it. The service is good and they typically keep an eye on the drinks. We have tried several different meals, both in the building, and delivered, and are never disappointed.Parking: Plenty of parking right in front.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fajitas Chicken, Free Chips and Salsa, Carnitas, Fajitas Veracruz, Chile Verde, Fajita Burrito Pollo

Cindy Fast

It was delicious! The service was great and our server was too. Our meal arrived promptly and our food was piping hot. My husband ordered several items from the a la carte menu. He said they were better than our usual place. We'll be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: White Cheese Sauce, Salsa and Chips, Fajitas Shrimp, Create Your Own Combo

Brian B

The food I ordered was good, and the service was also pretty good. The prices were not too bad. Hard pass on the chips and salsa though… the salsa tasted like pasta sauce poured out of a can.

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