Jose Garcia

So, after doing my grocery shopping I happen to look at the back of the receipt. I noticed a coupon for El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant for Fajitas for one for $11.95. I don't ever use coupons when choosing my dining preference but, I decided to try this one. I had the beef fajitas for one which came with refried beans, rice, 4-tortillas and guacamole. I also got tortilla chips with salsa. The chips were warm n crispy and the salsa was warm n delish! I like the salsa so much I put some on the fajitas. The food n service were excellent. I highly recommend it. Maybe I need to check the back of my receipts more often for more restaurant choices!😋🍲🥑😋

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TICNIC

One of my favorite Mexican food spot in town! The staff is very friendly and nice. Service is great also as food quality. Fajita beef is my all time favorite. I can’t find any fajita beef spot that better than this.

Adolfo David Primera Ysea

El Ranchero is fantastic for authentic Mexican food! They offer traditional flavors with a huge variety of options, from great appetizers to excellent main dishes and drinks. The staff is always accommodating, whether you're dining alone for a quick bite or hosting a large group event. Good prices and a welcoming atmosphere make it a perfect choice for any occasion. A true taste of Mexico!

Trai Weisinger

I do love me some el ranchero any chance I get which is quite often! Foods consistant ,and very good. they are always taking care of my drink needs without having to ask for refills. I enjoy the enchilada el carbon beef which is all I get but, guessing you won't be disappointed on what ever you order oh!and always enjoy to the Wednesday karaoke night with the peeps. A nice atmosphere, always sending people that's ready for good food their way!

D Michael

Excellent food. Perfect portions wonderfully plated. Great drinks! Excellent bar service. The people are friendly and professional.

Chad Newman

I got the street tacos and they had a lot of steak. I was surprised at the amount of meat compared to other places I go. The service was good and the prices were reasonable. It has a nice atmosphere.

Gabriel

Food was fresh and service was excellent. Unfortunately not very authentic. They were out of Spam for main dishes until delivery arrived. On the garlic shrimp plate, the fried rice wasn’t fried and had no spam pieces and Mac salad was made with different noodles. Shrimp was fresh and cooked perfectly but was missing the garlic flavor. Loco Moco was good…liked the gravy.

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Angela Williams

Have been here many times and most of the time the service and food are excellent. Occasionally there's rude service but mainly they are spot on. Love their grilled veggies.

JJ

It's nice to see that another local favorite hasn't changed too much after all these years. It has easily been over 5+ years since we've visited El Rancho, but everything still tastes the same; which is good thing! We have family members that go here because they swear that El Ranchero has the best Fajitas Poblano anywhere. We like the cheese enchiladas,chicken dishes, and their fajita meat is in our top 10 for local Mexican restaurants. Friday nights here used to be slammed, and there would be a wait to be seated, but on our last Friday night visit (June 2022) their were plenty of places available to sit. The restaurant wasn't dead by any means but it was nowhere near max capacity like back in the day. The food tasted great and the portion size is still just right. Most of the staff was helpful and friendly, but tend to vanish at the moments you need them most; for refills, to get to-go boxes, the check, etc. We will try not to wait so long before coming back here again.

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Almalatina

1st time eating here...Quality of food was good and quantity was good also..would have loved homemade flour or corn tortillas..our server was polite and food was prepared quick.

Becky Ellender

The food was okay, but unfortunately that wasn’t our biggest complaint. Many people recommended this restaurant so we gave it a try. Maybe it just wasn't our day. The service was not great starting with the greeting and seating hostess. She wasn't rude just seemed bothered to be there and bothered to have to end her cell phone call. The waitress who brought chips and drinks was equally unimpressed to be working today. We went ahead with ordering, which was fine. We requested shredded cheese, and the waitress just said “ok” but never came back with it. We asked for refills and instead were handed to-go boxes. This was not the overall experience we have heard about and we unfortunately won't be returning.

First and last time we come here. We had Pollo con molè, chicken enchiladas, a chicken flauta, side of Chile con queso, and an order of sopapillas. The molè was chocolate flavor-ish. Nothing savory to it. If LaCroix made molè, this would be it. The chicken in the flauta had no flavor. Unless you count fryer oil as flavor. The enchilada sauce was NOT enchilada sauce. We are pretty sure it was either Campbell's Tomato soup, or straight tomato sauce with black pepper. The only thing with any flavor was the sopapillas and that flavor was salt and pepper. You could smell the cinnamon but all you get is cold fried dough that was salty and peppery. The Chile con queso came in two separate containers. Melted Velveta cheese in one and spicy tomato salsa in the other. That isn't Chile con queso. That is Chile *Y* (and) queso. Could have spent less and gotten better from the frozen section at HEB.

VALENTINA LIZCANO

Service was a little slow and out of order. We got our plate, no tortillas. I waited on my lemonade too long. When we got our bacon, it was burnt, so we sent it back, and when got it back it was a just a lighter shade of burnt. I was disappointed that the flour tortillas weren't hand made. All in all, not a very good meal.

Harry Wong

I ordered rice and bean to go for 10 people along with a large queso. The lady told me it was $36. When I received my food it was only rice and queso and when I asked where the beans were she told me that I didn’t order beans! I clearly said rice AND BEAN. I thought the price was high for just 3 items. Never going back.

Brenda Martinez

How disappointing to think you're getting authentic Mexican tacos because you're in Texas, right? What a disappointment when I opened the container. Hard shell tacos with lettuce, tomatoes and loaded with shredded American cheese! Not even a Mexican blend. I really could have gotten this at Taco bell! I was looking forward to soft corn tortillas with cilantro and onions. At the very least I would suggest having that option on their menu.