El Soñador Mexican Restaurant
458 Parkway, Gatlinburg
(865) 325-0828
Customers' Favorites
Cheese Quesadilla Rice or Beans
Steak and Chicken Fajitas
Hawaiian Fajitas for One
Carne Asada Chimichanga
Large Chips & Salsa
Veggie Chimichanga
Caldo De Mariscos
Chips \u0026 Salsa
Chunky Guacamole
Chips and Salsa
Dips
Chunky Guacamole
Freshly made.
Queso Dip
Melted cheese.
Spinach Dip
Cooked spinach with cheese.
Rancho Dip
Bean with melted cheese.
Chorizo Dip
Melted cheese with Mexican sausage.
Seafood Dip
Grilled shrimp, scallops and mushrooms mixed with diablo cheese. Medium spicy.
El Sonador Dip Sampler
Cheese dip, rancho dip, and fresh chunky guacamole.
Appetizers
El Sonabr Sampler
Taquitos, cheese quesadilla, and Buffalo wings served on a bed lettuce and special Sonador dip on the side.
Taquitos Mexicanos
4 crispy taquitos stuffed with chicken. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and tomatoes.
Chicken Soup
Made with fresh chicken breast accompanied with avocado, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, rice, and lime.
Nachos
Nachos con Pollo
Shredded chicken topped with melted cheese.
Nachos con Carne
Ground beef topped with melted cheese.
Nachos con Carne and Pollo
Ground beef and chicken.
Nachos Grande
Shredded chicken and ground beef covered with cheese and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Chicken Fajita Nachos
Chicken along with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes topped with melted cheese.
Steak Fajita Nachos
Sreak along with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes topped with melted cheese.
Mixed Fajita Nachos
Chicken and steak along with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes topped with melted cheese.
Trio Fajita Nachos
Chicken, steak, and shrimp along with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes topped with melted cheese.
Seafood Nachos
Jumbo tiger shrimp, scallops, cooked onions, peppers, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, and mushrooms, topped with cheese sauce.
Salads
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Fresh greens, grilled chicken, croutons and avocados.
Taco Salad
Served in a large, crispy flour tortilla accompanied with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and cheese along with choice of meat.
Fajita Style Taco Salad
Served in a large, crispy flour tortilla accompanied with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and cheese along with choice of meat.
Grilled Chicken Caribbean Salad
Fresh greens, black beans, pico de gallo, fresh pineapple, mandarin oranges, avocado, queso fresco, and American cheese all tossed with our signature dressing, topped with tortilla chips.
Grilled Shrimp Caribbean Salad
Fresh greens, black beans, pico de gallo, fresh pineapple, mandarin oranges, avocado, queso fresco, and American cheese all tossed with our signature dressing, topped with tortilla chips.
Grilled Tilapia Caribbean Salad
Fresh greens, black beans, pico de gallo, fresh pineapple, mandarin oranges, avocado, queso fresco, and American cheese all tossed with our signature dressing, topped with tortilla chips.
Chimichangas
Ground Beef Chimichanga
Shredded Chicken Chimichanga
Shrimp and Creamed Spinach Chimichanga
Grilled Chicken Chimichanga
Steak Chimichanga
Fajita Style Chicken Chimichanga
Fajita Style Steak Chimichanga
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Chicanas
3 soft tortillas, 1 chicken, 1 beef and 1 pork. Covered with 3 sauces: cheese, green and enchilada sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Verdes
3 chicken enchiladas, covered with green sauce, cheese, sour cream, and onion. Served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Supremas
4 enchiladas: 1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 cheese, and 1 bean. Covered with enchilada sauce and cheese topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Enchiladas Mole
3 soft tortillas stuffed with shredded chicken covered with our special mole sauce and cheese. Served with rice.
Enchiladas Suizas
4 enchiladas stuffed with grilled chicken, topped with green sauce and cheese sauce.
Enchiladas del Mar
3 soft tortillas stuffed with grilled shrimp and mushrooms. Served on a bed of rice with lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Topped with red sauce, cheese sauce, and avocado.
Burritos
Chicken Burrito Mexicano
Stuffed with grilled onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and topped with red, green and cheese sauce.
Mixed Burrito Mexicano
Stuffed with grilled onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and topped with red, green and cheese sauce.
Steak Burrito Mexicano
Stuffed with grilled onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and topped with red, green and cheese sauce.
Trio Burrito Mexicano
Stuffed with grilled onions, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and topped with red, green and cheese sauce.
Burrito Clasico
Shredded chicken or ground beef.
Burrito a la Parrilla
Grilled chicken or steak with grilled onions.
Burrito Hawaiano
Fresh grilled pineapple, onions, mushrooms and ham, topped with melted cheese. With choice of grilled chicken or steak.
Burritos del Mar
Grilled shrimp, stuffed with creamed spinach, covered with cheese sauce topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and guacamole.
Burrito Macho
Stuffed with choice of meat, charro beans, and rice. Topped with red and cheese sauce and served with a house salad.
Burrito al Pastor
Marinated pork cooked with onions and pineapple and covered with cheese sauce.
Chicken Burrito Fajita
Grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, covered with cheese sauce.
Steak Burrito Fajita
Grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, covered with cheese sauce.
Mixed Burrito Fajita
Grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, covered with cheese sauce.
Trio Burrito Fajita
Grilled onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, covered with cheese sauce.
Chicken
Pollo Azteca
Marinated grilled chicken breast accompanied with jalapeno toreado, onions, pico de gallo, lettuce, avocado.
Pollo Mole
Grilled chicken covered with our authentic Mexican mole sauce.
Pollo Empanizado
Breaded chicken breast served with lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and lime.
Pollo Cremoso
Grilled chicken covered with our special creamy sauce.
Pollo Espinaca
Grilled chicken breast, covered with creamed spinach and cheese sauce. Served with guacamole salad.
Pollo Chipotle
Grilled chicken cooked with mushrooms and onions, covered with our special chipotle sauce.
Pollo Loco
Bed of Mexican rice, covered with grilled chicken and cheese sauce.
Pollo con Chorizo
Chicken breast covered with chorizo and cheese sauce. Served with rice and charro beans.
Seafood
Camarones a la Diabla
Fresh shrimp with our Diablo sauce, cooked with onions, served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, lime, and tortillas. Spicy.
Camarones Pancho Villa
Fresh Tiger shrimp sauteed in our special sauce, cooked with mushrooms and served with rice and beans.
Filet el Sonador
Grilled tilapia fillet with sauteed shrimp and vegetables. Served with rice and house salad.
Fish Tacos
3 soft flour tortillas, breaded tilapia fillet, avocado, dressing and pico de gallo.
Caldo de Mariscos
Seafood soup with jumbo shrimp, fish, octopus, crab legs, squid, vegetables and lime.
Mojarra
Whole tilapia (bone-in), deep-fried and served with rice, lettuce, avocado, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Pork
Chuletas Mexicanas
Grilled pork chops covered with our special sauce served with rice, beans, lettuce, avocado, pico de gallo and tortillas.
Carnitas
Deep-fried pork served with rice and beans accompanied with jalapeno toreado, lettuce, avocado, pico de gallo, sour cream, lime, and tortillas.
Tamales Mexicanas
2 authentic homemade tamales served with rice and beans accompanied with the special deep pork sauce.
Fajitas
Pollo Fajita
Grilled chicken.
Carne Fajita
Grilled steak.
Pollo and Carne Fajita
Grilled chicken and steak.
El Trio Fajita
Grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp.
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp, zucchini, squash, bell pepper, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes.
Fajitas Seafood
Grilled shrimp, scallops, zucchini, squash, bell pepper, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes.
Hawaiian Fajitas
Grilled chicken or steak cooked with onions, mushrooms, ham, and 5grilled pineapple. Topped with cheese.
House Specialties
Tierray Mar Parrillada Special
Meat lovers - grilled steak, chicken, pork chop, jumbo shrimp, breaded fried fish, sausage, carnitas, yuca root, plantain, jalapeno, onions, accompanied with black beans, charros beans, and lime. For 2-3 people.
Parrillada el Sonador Special
Grilled chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo, cooked with onions and tomatoes. Topped with cheese.
Parrillada Rancho Grande Special
Grilled chicken, steak, chorizo, pork chop, and shrimp skewers. Cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Molcajete Special
Grilled chicken, steak, chorizo, pork chop, shrimp skewer and carnitas in salsa verde with charro beans and queso fresco. Served in the lava rock.
Pina Loca Special
Fresh pineapple cooked with grilled shrimp, chicken, chorizo and topped with cheese. Served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Steak
Steak el Sonador
A rib-eye covered with a special shrimp and mushroom sauce.
Steak chimichurri
served with our special chimichurri sauce
Steak and Shrimp
A rib-eye, grilled jumbo shrimp and mushrooms.
Carne Asada
Grilled butterfly sirloin steak accompanied with onions, jalapeno toreado, fresh cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado and tortillas.
Carne Ranchera
A great combination of grilled steak, Mexican sausage, onion, jalapeno and queso fresco all served a hot skillet with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and tortillas
Quesadillas
Quesadilla con Pollo
Shredded chicken.
Quesadilla con Carne
Ground beef.
Quesadilla con Pollo and Espinaca
Chicken and spinach.
Quesadilla el Sonador
Grilled chicken and bacon.
Chicken Quesadilla Fajita
Grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Steak Quesadilla Fajita
Grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Mixed Quesadilla Fajita
Grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Trio Quesadilla Fajita
Grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers.
Quesadilla Ranchera
Meat lovers - grilled shrimp, chicken, steak and chorizo.
A la Carte
Rice a la Carte
Beans a la Carte
Charro Beans a la Carte
Black Beans a la Carte
French Fries a la Carte
Pico de Gallo a la Carte
Shredded Cheese a la Carte
Jalapeno Pickles a la Carte
Sour Cream a la Carte
Tortillas a la Carte
Enchilada a la Carte
Burrito a la Carte
Poblano Pepper a la Carte
Tamale a la Carte
Cheese Quesadilla a la Carte
Grilled Vegetables a la Carte
Shredded Chicken Taco a la Carte
Shredded Beef Taco a la Carte
Steak Taco a la Carte
Grilled Chicken Taco a la Carte
Create Your Own Combo
Create Your Own Combo
Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
1 veggie burrito, 1 cheese enchilada, rice, and beans.
Black Bean and Spinach Burrito
Soft shell tortilla stuffed with black beans and spinach, covered with red sauce and cheese. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. Vegetarian.
Black Bean and Spinach Quesadilla
A large grilled tortilla stuffed with cheese, black beans, and spinach. Served with rice, lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream. Vegetarian.
Veggie Fajita
Grilled vegetables, onions, bell peppers, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and guacamole. Vegetarian.
Veggie Chimichanga
A large deep-fried tortilla stuffed with our vegetables served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. Vegetarian.
Tacos a la Parilla
Tacos de Carne Asada
Grilled steak.
Tacos de Pollo
Grilled chicken.
Tacos de Carnitas
Shredded pork.
Tacos Rancheros
Steak and chorizo.
Tacos de Lengua
Cow tongue.
Mexican Tortas
Torta Monster
Grilled steak, pork carnitas, bacon, ham, eggs, and the above toppings.
Torta Milanesa
Breaded chicken breast or steak accompanied with lettuce, beans, sour cream, and the above toppings.
Torta Carne Asada
Grilled steak cooked with onions and bell peppers, topped with cheese.
Kids Menu
1. Kids Taco, Rice and Beans
2. Kids Enchilada, Rice and Beans
3. Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Served with side.
4. Kids Grilled Chicken and Cheese
Served with side.
5. Kids Cheeseburger and Fries
6. Kids Nachos
7. Kids Chicken Tenders and Fries
Desserts
Churros
Served with ice cream.
Cheesecake Chimichanga
Sopapilla
Fried Ice Cream
Beverages
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Dr Pepper
Mello Yello
Lemonade
Fanta Orange
Iced Tea
Coffe
House Special Daily Drink
Your Choice
Tamarindo
Horchata
Jamaica
Milk
Orange Juice
Apple Juice
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Recent Reviews
Absolutely the best place to eat in all Tennessee. It's for sure our family favorite restaurant the quality of food the friendly staff and the beautiful atmosphere is 💯 recommend 👌
October 2025
Been a while since me and my partner had been in Gatlinburg, and she was craving a burrito. Decided to try El Soñador out of the available options, and did not regret it.
Cannot recommend the Burrito Mexicano enough.
Price was reasonable and what you'd expect from a location here.
Cannot recommend the Burrito Mexicano enough.
Price was reasonable and what you'd expect from a location here.
September 2025
Excellent service, food and drinks were amazing! Excellent Mexican cuisine in the mountains! Presentation of the food was very nice. Highly recommend giving them a try! Let's keep this restaurant around!
September 2025
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