El Mercado Restaurant disappointed on every level. The Tex-Mex fare lacked flavor and freshness. The service was atrocious—slow and indifferent. The ambiance was stale, with tacky decor. Even the prices felt like a rip-off for what was served. Avoid this place if you value your taste buds and time
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
อิศรานนท์ คุ้มสมบัติ
Avoid El Mercado Restaurant at all costs. The Tex-Mex here is subpar, flavorless, and overpriced. Service is slow, staff indifferent. The ambiance feels stale and uninviting. Save your money and appetite for a better dining experience elsewhere
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bill Thompson
Food is great...service (Yvonne) is great...atmosphere is great!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tracy Hall
Have been a customer since 80s love the food. The nachos are made the way God intended. Alcohol is always cold, the servers are amazing.Wheelchair accessibility: There are plenty of tables for wheelchairs. Staff are more than helpful. Customers are usually really considerate about moving or letting people by.
"Absolutely dreadful experience at El Mercado Restaurant. The food was tasteless and overpriced. The service was incredibly slow and the staff seemed disinterested. The ambiance was dismal, felt like dining in a cafeteria. To top it off, the hygiene standards were questionable at best. Avoid at all costs unless you enjoy disappointment and discomfort. There are far better Tex-Mex options in the area. Save your time and money elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Haohelo Ngobeni
Terrible experience at El Mercado. The food was bland, lacking authenticity. Service was slow and rude, as if they didn't care about customers. The restaurant was dirty, with an unpleasant smell lingering. Prices were high for such poor quality. Definitely not worth the visit. Save your money and find a better Tex-Mex spot
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Yosu
El Mercado Restaurant was a huge disappointment. The food was bland, overpriced, and tasted like it had been sitting out for hours. The service was incredibly slow and rude. Our orders were mixed up multiple times, and the staff showed no remorse. The ambiance was lacking, with outdated decor and uncomfortable seating. Overall, a terrible dining experience that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Save yourself the trouble and dine elsewhere. This place deserves zero stars for its dismal performance
I’ve been coming here for years. It improved over the years I think, both food and service. They have a dog friendly patio as well. Food and service is excellent now, and has been consistently in the past 1-2 years. Any menu item I tried was great. The margarita is also good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Davis
The food was good but it was just missing a little salsa. The fact that there was no salsa made me drop the rating a bit.
Food: 3
anthony alexander
Great service and good. The music they play is mostly from the 1960s which I like.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Colleen Williams
I read that giving something 5 stars makes people think you're lying but absolutely I am not! Friendly staff, super attentive refills on chips & salsa, delicious and fresh food. I got the fish tacos, grilled, and my partner got the Fresca plate. Both were SO yum. The fish was grilled and spiced to perfection. Their refried beans are tops. We also got queso. And I love their housemade salsa! And their halfie marg (frozen/rocks) is such a treat. Can't wait to go back.Vegetarian options: You can get anything sans meat. Not necessarily vegan, however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips & Salsa 4
Brittany Foyle
Generally love to go here because the food is bangin' but last time I went I was seated at the bar hanging out and nursing margarita. There was a drunk woman being belligerent and yelling at me, trying to be aggressive with me and start an argument, even started filming me on her phone because she didn't like that I asked her to be quiet and leave me alone. The bartender did absolutely nothing but did keep feeding her drinks, which I found to be irresponsible to keep serving alcohol to someone who is clearly already intoxicated.
Great people, good food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Pork tacos were amazing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
El Mercado Restaurant disappointed on every level. The Tex-Mex fare lacked flavor and freshness. The service was atrocious—slow and indifferent. The ambiance was stale, with tacky decor. Even the prices felt like a rip-off for what was served. Avoid this place if you value your taste buds and time
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Avoid El Mercado Restaurant at all costs. The Tex-Mex here is subpar, flavorless, and overpriced. Service is slow, staff indifferent. The ambiance feels stale and uninviting. Save your money and appetite for a better dining experience elsewhere
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food is great...service (Yvonne) is great...atmosphere is great!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Have been a customer since 80s love the food. The nachos are made the way God intended. Alcohol is always cold, the servers are amazing.Wheelchair accessibility: There are plenty of tables for wheelchairs. Staff are more than helpful. Customers are usually really considerate about moving or letting people by.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips & Salsa 4, Beef, Nachos, Brisket Tacos, Tortilla Soup
"Absolutely dreadful experience at El Mercado Restaurant. The food was tasteless and overpriced. The service was incredibly slow and the staff seemed disinterested. The ambiance was dismal, felt like dining in a cafeteria. To top it off, the hygiene standards were questionable at best. Avoid at all costs unless you enjoy disappointment and discomfort. There are far better Tex-Mex options in the area. Save your time and money elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Terrible experience at El Mercado. The food was bland, lacking authenticity. Service was slow and rude, as if they didn't care about customers. The restaurant was dirty, with an unpleasant smell lingering. Prices were high for such poor quality. Definitely not worth the visit. Save your money and find a better Tex-Mex spot
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
El Mercado Restaurant was a huge disappointment. The food was bland, overpriced, and tasted like it had been sitting out for hours. The service was incredibly slow and rude. Our orders were mixed up multiple times, and the staff showed no remorse. The ambiance was lacking, with outdated decor and uncomfortable seating. Overall, a terrible dining experience that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Save yourself the trouble and dine elsewhere. This place deserves zero stars for its dismal performance
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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I’ve been coming here for years. It improved over the years I think, both food and service. They have a dog friendly patio as well. Food and service is excellent now, and has been consistently in the past 1-2 years. Any menu item I tried was great. The margarita is also good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was good but it was just missing a little salsa. The fact that there was no salsa made me drop the rating a bit.
Food: 3
Great service and good. The music they play is mostly from the 1960s which I like.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I read that giving something 5 stars makes people think you're lying but absolutely I am not! Friendly staff, super attentive refills on chips & salsa, delicious and fresh food. I got the fish tacos, grilled, and my partner got the Fresca plate. Both were SO yum. The fish was grilled and spiced to perfection. Their refried beans are tops. We also got queso. And I love their housemade salsa! And their halfie marg (frozen/rocks) is such a treat. Can't wait to go back.Vegetarian options: You can get anything sans meat. Not necessarily vegan, however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips & Salsa 4
Generally love to go here because the food is bangin' but last time I went I was seated at the bar hanging out and nursing margarita. There was a drunk woman being belligerent and yelling at me, trying to be aggressive with me and start an argument, even started filming me on her phone because she didn't like that I asked her to be quiet and leave me alone. The bartender did absolutely nothing but did keep feeding her drinks, which I found to be irresponsible to keep serving alcohol to someone who is clearly already intoxicated.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 2