El Patron Mexican Restaurant Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Good atmosphere, family friendly."
• "Beautiful decor, awesome service."
• "We really enjoyed the vibrant and hip atmosphere."
• "Their wood cups and chairs and decorations really bring it all together."
• "Atmosphere was great."
• "The ambiance is amazing! So many beautiful, hand made art pieces from Mexico."
• "The entire restaurant has a festive look and hand painted pictures on tables, backs of booths and chairs."

Cons:

• "The spring onion was so chewy that you had to take it out. It was also greasy. The flavors were not there and it was very disappointing."
• "This place fell short of flavor AND ambiance."
• "The septic tanks are in the middle of the parking lot...the smell is unappetizing at the very least!"
• "Looks big from the outside but quite cramped inside."
• "Only downside is the outdoor seating, the location is right next to the highway, and you can hear the cars drive by."
• "Unfortunately, between the loud traffic noise and the extremely loud music, it wasn't any better than inside."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fast but no one checked in, asked about refills."
• "The staff is beyond great and the food is delicious."
• "Silvia (our waitresses) was fabulous."
• "Service was friendly and top notch."
• "Service was great."
• "The staff was so friendly and pleasant."
• "Staff was lovely, atmosphere warm and inviting."

Cons:

• "From the moment we got there all we received was rudeness."
• "Some of the servers act like it annoys them when you ask for something."
• "Service while not slow, seems to have a problem. Staff is not friendly."
• "Service was terrible waiting a long time for a table, and then the food, and food was not at its best."
• "The service needs improvement."
• "The service was lacking spunk the servers seemed like they were lost in space extremely inattentive to the 3 tables they were serving."
• "Hostess and person who brought chips and salsa over never said hello or offered a greeting of any kind."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The barbacoa tacos were some of the best I've ever had."
• "Food is delicious and consistent."
• "Actually all the food was delicious."
• "The ingredients were fresh and tasty."
• "Excellent mexican food!"
• "Best authentic Mexican food I have ever had."
• "The food was the best Mexican food I have ever eaten."

Cons:

• "The steak taco salad bowl was large, but mostly filled with lettuce and so saturated in vinigar dressing that I couldn't taste anything but vinigar."
• "The food was a bit bland and pricey for what you get."
• "The cocktails were very strong but not as tasty as I'd like."
• "The food lacks flavor."
• "Overpriced average Mexican food."
• "The poor quality in flavor of their food doesn't reflect their prices."
• "Food is not fresh."

Value

Pros:

• "Good food and reasonable prices."
• "Prices are good."
• "Amazing food for a really reasonable price."
• "The food was excellent and fast and very reasonable."
• "I paid 20% less than other Mexican restaurants."
• "The pricing is reasonable for both the meals and drinks."
• "The bill for two meals one spicy margarita, two miller lites and two deserts was only $65.00."

Cons:

• "Way too expensive."
• "Entrees are overpriced."
• "Spent $4.96 for the convenience of online ordering... only to arrive at 6 and have to wait 30 minutes for my order to be ready."
• "Our last visit I was charge $2.75 for each iced tea refill and the glass was 75% ice."
• "They charged me 2$ For a little cup of sauce which should have been included with tacos but wasn't."
• "Serving sizes have drastically gotten smaller for things such as a very small bag of chips to go along with a $10 guacamole app."
• "BIG disappointment $128.00 tab NOT WORTH IT."