El Rancho Grande
Mexican · Alameda
About El Rancho Grande
At El Rancho Grande, you'll discover a warm and welcoming atmosphere that makes for a delightful dining experience. Our restaurant serves up high-quality Mexican dishes made with fresh ingredients, including local specialties that showcase the best of Alameda's culinary scene. Enjoy great beer selec...
At El Rancho Grande, you'll discover a warm and welcoming atmosphere that makes for a delightful dining experience. Our restaurant serves up high-quality Mexican dishes made with fresh ingredients, including local specialties that showcase the best of Alameda's culinary scene. Enjoy great beer selection and expertly crafted cocktails to complement your meal. Our menu boasts a vast array of options to suit every taste, from classic favorites to unique creations. The service at El Rancho Grande is top-notch, with friendly and attentive staff always on hand to ensure your visit is memorable. With wheelchair accessibility features, we strive to make everyone feel welcome. Whether you're in the mood for lunch or dinner, or simply want to take a slice of our Mexican flair home, our fast service and takeout options make it easy to enjoy the flavors of El Rancho Grande at your convenience.
What Customers Say About El Rancho Grande
El Rancho Grande is praised for its excellent service, friendly staff (especially Agui and Alex), and delicious food. Many reviewers highlight the generous portions and fresh ingredients. Negative reviews mention inconsistent food quality and occasional issues with staff behavior.
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Tip: The $5 margaritas are a great deal, and the handmade tortillas are a must-try. Be sure to ask for a salsa refill to take home!
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El Rancho Grande Alameda Reviews
So let’s start my wife and I came for lunch . Grabbed a margarita flight and steak nachos as an an appetizer . The steak nachos were Were crunchy and gooey all at the same time . PERFECT RATIO . And to wash it down, the margarita flight was perfect For Four of The drinks were to die for ,featuring four robust tasty flavors. For lunch we orders pastor street tacos . The meat was crispy juicy full of flavor and the onions cilantro and lime were as fresh as could be . I ordered the grilled chicken with vegetables and when I tell you they got the recipe down …. They have got it down . Please don’t spend your money anywhere else .
El Rancho Grande offers a delightful dining experience with its high-quality food and top-notch service. The atmosphere is both clean and welcoming, creating a friendly environment for guests. The food truly stands out, with attention to detail and freshness evident in every dish. The guacamole, in particular, is a highlight, tasting authentically fresh and flavorful. The staff is attentive and friendly, ensuring that all your needs are met promptly. Whether you're there for a casual meal or a special occasion, El Rancho Grande provides a consistent and enjoyable experience. Highly recommended for anyone craving delicious Mexican cuisine with excellent service!
This is now our new favorite Mexican restaurant in Troy! Their $5 margaritas are great, their meals are enough for 2 or more people, their chips and salsa are perfect (ask for a refill and take it to go if you don't finish), they have literally handmade tortillas, and the flavors are delicious. The interior is designed very well, good lighting, family friendly, lots of seating, friendly staff. The list goes on! My top recs: stuffed poblano, birria tacos, sopapilla, lime or strawberry margarita, pork michoacanas, fajitas, and the El rancho chicken melt rice dish.
Amazing Mexican Guacamole!! I ordered #33 (Plato El Rancho Grande), and for the price, off the charts y’all. Alex (manager) was very friendly. Our server was so sweet, we didn’t need dessert (got some anyway).
Wow, where do I start. This place is great. The menu is huge, so many great options. My wife tried the Pollo Loco with Chicken AND Beef! Mindblowing.... I tried the Chiles Pablanos Dinner. The flavors were outstanding. Our server made fresh guacamole for us and it may have been the best we've had. My wife said her Watermelon margarita was on point. The service was great, and we will most certsinly be back. I don't know what happened with the couple of bad reviews I saw for this place, because for us, it was definitely a 10/10.
The absolute best Mexican place in Troy, AL! Amazing staff and amazing food. I went with some friends to have dinner and the margarita flights are IT! You get a little of every flavor margarita they have, the peach was so good! The owners are the sweetest people ever! Would not recommend any other place than El Rancho Grande!
Absolute gem in Troy. The food was great and the service was even better! I would highly recommend El Rancho Grande!
El Rancho Grande offers a delightful dining experience with its high-quality food and top-notch service. The atmosphere is both clean and welcoming, creating a friendly environment for guests. The food truly stands out, with attention to detail and freshness evident in every dish. The guacamole, in particular, is a highlight, tasting authentically fresh and flavorful. The staff is attentive and friendly, ensuring that all your needs are met promptly. Whether you're there for a casual meal or a special occasion, El Rancho Grande provides a consistent and enjoyable experience. Highly recommended for anyone craving delicious Mexican cuisine with excellent service!
This is now our new favorite Mexican restaurant in Troy! Their $5 margaritas are great, their meals are enough for 2 or more people, their chips and salsa are perfect (ask for a refill and take it to go if you don't finish), they have literally handmade tortillas, and the flavors are delicious. The interior is designed very well, good lighting, family friendly, lots of seating, friendly staff. The list goes on! My top recs: stuffed poblano, birria tacos, sopapilla, lime or strawberry margarita, pork michoacanas, fajitas, and the El rancho chicken melt rice dish.
Wow, where do I start. This place is great. The menu is huge, so many great options. My wife tried the Pollo Loco with Chicken AND Beef! Mindblowing.... I tried the Chiles Pablanos Dinner. The flavors were outstanding. Our server made fresh guacamole for us and it may have been the best we've had. My wife said her Watermelon margarita was on point. The service was great, and we will most certsinly be back. I don't know what happened with the couple of bad reviews I saw for this place, because for us, it was definitely a 10/10.
Amazing Mexican Guacamole!! I ordered #33 (Plato El Rancho Grande), and for the price, off the charts y’all. Alex (manager) was very friendly. Our server was so sweet, we didn’t need dessert (got some anyway).
The absolute best Mexican place in Troy, AL! Amazing staff and amazing food. I went with some friends to have dinner and the margarita flights are IT! You get a little of every flavor margarita they have, the peach was so good! The owners are the sweetest people ever! Would not recommend any other place than El Rancho Grande!
Absolute gem in Troy. The food was great and the service was even better! I would highly recommend El Rancho Grande!
the food and customer service was great. the atmosphere was excellent.
I took my friend out for his birthday. I pretended I had use restroom. I talk with the waitress/waiter ask them could they sing happy birthday. They had a ice cream and They where really great. My friend has never had a surprise like this before he was so happy & couldn't believe it. The employees jump in and did great job making it a special day The food & service was great We will be back. Again Thank y'all
This was our second time here and by far the best. We had the best server, Agui. He is very attentive and has a great personality. He made our experience great!! The food was fresh, hot, and delicious. Drinks were made perfect. Thank you for a great evening. We will definitely be back!
The food was delicious, our waiter was fantastic and made my daughter's birthday so wonderful. We will definitely come back again.
I took my friend out for his birthday. I pretended I had use restroom. I talk with the waitress/waiter ask them could they sing happy birthday. They had a ice cream and They where really great. My friend has never had a surprise like this before he was so happy & couldn't believe it. The employees jump in and did great job making it a special day The food & service was great We will be back. Again Thank y'all
This was our second time here and by far the best. We had the best server, Agui. He is very attentive and has a great personality. He made our experience great!! The food was fresh, hot, and delicious. Drinks were made perfect. Thank you for a great evening. We will definitely be back!
The food was very good and the server was very friendly and attentive.
The food was very good and the server was very friendly and attentive.
Limited food selection but surely enough to please most people. Food was well prepared. Service was great. Very attentive. Friendly staff. Could be more comfortable. Booths are wooden seats and backs. Could be cleaner.
Limited food selection but surely enough to please most people. Food was well prepared. Service was great. Very attentive. Friendly staff. Could be more comfortable. Booths are wooden seats and backs. Could be cleaner.
Great place with friendly customer service. Traditional Mexican dishes to their home state.
Ok so the food was average my party had shrimp and fries with nachos and cheese along with fire shot margarita...yes all I can say is that I was told the drinks were good liquor strong
Great place with friendly customer service. Traditional Mexican dishes to their home state.
Ok so the food was average my party had shrimp and fries with nachos and cheese along with fire shot margarita...yes all I can say is that I was told the drinks were good liquor strong
I ordered two chicken quesadillas, and one of them had an entire chicken bone in it. Will not be coming back here.
I ordered two chicken quesadillas, and one of them had an entire chicken bone in it. Will not be coming back here.
Our orders were messed up; food was not as tasty as expected. Met with family the day before graduation at Troy, so that was great.
The atmosphere was nice. The food and margaritas were pretty terrible, and the wait staff didn't know how to answer our questions. They got one of our items wrong. The food seemed like it was created by a child trying to copy a picture book of what Mexican food is supposed to be. The margarita was just sugar water. Salsa was not flavorful. Taco shells were prefab.
Our orders were messed up; food was not as tasty as expected. Met with family the day before graduation at Troy, so that was great.
came in today 9/14 and watched owner (?) basically yell at a white waitress for not being able to sing happy birthday in spanish. he also told her that she should keep her mouth shut and just listen to him after she asked for clarification. absolutely insane behavior
Update: everyone can see the managers hateful response. I never wished anyone to close down, just to close and retrain Your staff. This is my first review on this night, the steak fajitas might I private messages them on the website. I also have private messages them again from last night of course no response. You have neither time reached out to me to resolve either ssues. I don't live in Troy so when I do come and expected good food for the price best believe I'm very disgusted with a restaurant I use to talk about being so good. Last thing, if management talks to customers like this no wonder your staff is just as bad Let me start with, when they first opened the food was great, but the last 2 visits have been horrible. Last visit before this one I got steak fajitas. The steak fajitas test was way off, not good at all. I actually messaged them in private but no response. This time I got the steak quesadilla. The tortillas were over cooked, steak(not sure it was steak was small pieces with no taste , peppers not cooked. I open the quesadilla to eat at it. It was full of grease. The waitress came and asked how the food was. I told her, but no manager came and no resolution to the issue. When we left the gray headed manager up front never looked or said have a good night or anything. One mistake, you have a bad night, but another one and nobody takes responsibility. Last time I waste my money there. Maybe y'all need to close and go back in training to cook and show your team out to show customers service. Wonder why your business has slowed down so much lately.
Please do not waist your time going this restaurant! My mother in law and I went to eat around 5:00 pm. She got a steak quesadilla and it was so hard she could barely cut it , steak was dry and had no seasoning, the (bell pepper 1 little piece) was hard and not cooked at all . Then when the waitress came back and asked how the food was, and when my mother in law explained she just yea it does look hard and that she was sorry. The waitress didn't offer or bother to get the manger ! She didn't even offer to try to find a solution and didn't come back till it was time to pay . I am am influencer and will be posting a video of the food and along with the waitress reaction . What a waist of $40 and time .
Food was good but as I was enjoying my meal, I overheard a couple waiters speaking very harshly to a new waitress, who seemed to be training, for asking questions. It was very disconcerting, as my wife and I were simply trying to enjoy our meal in peace. I doubt we’ll be coming back.
Update: everyone can see the managers hateful response. I never wished anyone to close down, just to close and retrain Your staff. This is my first review on this night, the steak fajitas might I private messages them on the website. I also have private messages them again from last night of course no response. You have neither time reached out to me to resolve either ssues. I don't live in Troy so when I do come and expected good food for the price best believe I'm very disgusted with a restaurant I use to talk about being so good. Last thing, if management talks to customers like this no wonder your staff is just as bad Let me start with, when they first opened the food was great, but the last 2 visits have been horrible. Last visit before this one I got steak fajitas. The steak fajitas test was way off, not good at all. I actually messaged them in private but no response. This time I got the steak quesadilla. The tortillas were over cooked, steak(not sure it was steak was small pieces with no taste , peppers not cooked. I open the quesadilla to eat at it. It was full of grease. The waitress came and asked how the food was. I told her, but no manager came and no resolution to the issue. When we left the gray headed manager up front never looked or said have a good night or anything. One mistake, you have a bad night, but another one and nobody takes responsibility. Last time I waste my money there. Maybe y'all need to close and go back in training to cook and show your team out to show customers service. Wonder why your business has slowed down so much lately.
Please do not waist your time going this restaurant! My mother in law and I went to eat around 5:00 pm. She got a steak quesadilla and it was so hard she could barely cut it , steak was dry and had no seasoning, the (bell pepper 1 little piece) was hard and not cooked at all . Then when the waitress came back and asked how the food was, and when my mother in law explained she just yea it does look hard and that she was sorry. The waitress didn't offer or bother to get the manger ! She didn't even offer to try to find a solution and didn't come back till it was time to pay . I am am influencer and will be posting a video of the food and along with the waitress reaction . What a waist of $40 and time .
Food was good but as I was enjoying my meal, I overheard a couple waiters speaking very harshly to a new waitress, who seemed to be training, for asking questions. It was very disconcerting, as my wife and I were simply trying to enjoy our meal in peace. I doubt we’ll be coming back.
came in today 9/14 and watched owner (?) basically yell at a white waitress for not being able to sing happy birthday in spanish. he also told her that she should keep her mouth shut and just listen to him after she asked for clarification. absolutely insane behavior
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1270 US-231, Troy, AL 36081
Alameda, CA 36081
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