El Rey Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steak tacos were excellent, I left nothing on the plate."
• "The chicken enchiladas were absolutely delicious, and I could not get enough of them."
• "The chorizo nachos and they were amazing! No soggy chips and the flavours were fantastic!"
• "Food - fantastic. Nothing overly fussy, just well-made dishes with quality ingredients."
• "The carnitas tacos were also so delicious."
• "Each bite was fresh and filled with flavor."
• "The queso fundido with chorizo was the best i’ve ever had."

Cons:

• "Bland. I've never had Mexican food this bland and flavorless before."
• "Unfortunately the Enchilada dish was very bland and not well cooked."
• "Steak tacos (nothing special), camarones ala veracruzana (flavor blast but not in a good way)."
• "The nachos, on the other hand, were not. They were simultaneously burned and cold at the same time."
• "The blandest Mexican food I have ever had in my life."
• "Food was bland. The Tumbada had no flavor, the rice was supposed to have an epazote flavor but I didn’t taste anything."
• "The food was not good. :(. We ordered the fish tacos and the fish was not well seasoned."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is amazing too."
• "The service was fantastic, with our lovely waitress referring to us as 'friends,' always greeting us kindly and checking in on multiple occasions."
• "The staff were great, the atmosphere fun and the jugs of margarita kept flowing, along with dish after dish of great food."
• "The service was awesome - attentive, quick, nice, and particularly accommodating."
• "Service was very fast and professional."
• "The service was very attentive."
• "Service was excellent, very personable and accommodating."

Cons:

• "The server barely checked on us and I couldn’t tell her that the plate I order was not the best."
• "The server at times seemed annoyed, emotionless, and was not friendly at all."
• "Service wasn’t. We sat at the bar and our initial server was sweet but he became severely overwhelmed."
• "Service was a bit slow and a couple of items that we had ordered fell through the cracks."
• "After 15 minutes waiting, we had to flag a waiter down for our order."
• "Waiter doesn’t seem like to have a good day, didn’t come check on me."
• "The waitress never came back to check on us during the entire meal."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "An amazing atmosphere - prices are great and quality is outstanding."
• "I loved the decor."
• "The restaurant itself has a cool decor."
• "With the lighting and ambiance, this is a perfect place for a first date or a night out with your partner."
• "Also, the atmosphere inside was really cool, very cozy and eclectic."
• "The atmosphere is retro, in a warm 'come on over and have a few drinks at granddad's house' sort of way, meets a 1950's wood-paneled diner."
• "The atmosphere reminds me of old timey Spanish, candle lit restaurant."

Cons:

• "It's so loud you have to scream to be heard."
• "The place was hopping with diners... you have to use your outdoor voice to be really heard by your group."
• "Was pretty dark, I actually had to take pictures to know what I was eating."
• "The atmosphere was very dark and the music was a little too loud for conversation."
• "But, holy moley is it incredibly loud in there."
• "The only 'con' of this place is the size of the location, it’s quite small and can get VERY loud at the back of the restaurant."
• "Extremely unpleasant. Assaulting loud."

Value

Pros:

• "The prices were great!"
• "Very affordable prices and decent portions."
• "Went here for the first time ever for happy hour, prices were really great compared to the normal menu."
• "Happy hour froM 4-5:30 with $6 margs and $2 off tacos."
• "The bill was $50 for the both of us with lots of tacos and margs!"
• "Good value for money."
• "Prices were very good. Tasty food, solid value."

Cons:

• "Prices are outrageous. They charge you for literally everything."
• "With how much the prices went up I was hoping that the flavor wouldn't be compromised :("
• "It's also seriously overpriced. Menu is limited. Portions are small."
• "The price of the margarita pitchers can be extremely deceptive."
• "Really small portions, kinda pricey for that lil bit of food."
• "It was $6 for this small corn on the cob."
• "A tiny ramekin of pico costs an additional $1.50."