Alo Star

First time eating at El Chile today. It's just down the street from my apartment, so I thought I'd give it a shot. The chips and salsa were out of this world! Chips are served hot, and they're not like every other Mexican restaurant's chips. They're really different, and so delicious, and they have two kinds of salsas. One is carrot/habanero, and the other is a smoked tomato/garlic. Both are absolutely AWESOME! Plenty of vegetarian options as well! I had the veggie quesadillas. They were absolutely exquisite! Nice portion, too! My server was super nice and took great care of me! The menu is also reasonably priced! Great lunch! I'll definitely be going back! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!

Downtown Workplace Austin

Super yum! Great brunch (or happy hour) before UT games. Grilled avo Caesar salad is next level delish. Super friendly, efficient service today & excellent margaritas. Highly recommend!

+1

Marissa Resendez

Great little spot. We popped in before a concert on a week night and had a great experience. The frozen top shelf & watermelon margaritas are delicious! We tried the flautas and the puffy taco plate. Both are solid choices. Hopefully we can go back to try more of the tacos!

+4

Kurt Ray

Delicious entrées, friendly attentive service, great time had by all! Had flautas, fajitas, & Enchiladas. Highly recommend, when visiting Austin. Food came out quick and hot. Had mangonada margarita, top shelf frozen margarita, & spicy Sandia margarita. All were perfect! Note: drinks were delivered full, but we drank some before the photos were taken. ;)

+2

L Stanley

Great food! Ashley S. Was our server and she was so sweet and so good!! We had a variety of food in our group and everything was delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant. Indoor tables and outside patio as well.

+3

Hye Jeong Lee

I really like this place. Complementary chips and sauce were very tasty. I had a pollo poblano specialty and nopalito salad They were both good. Chicken was very soft and feel the char grilled on it. The salad was so good. It tastes like a better version of green beans. Staff was very friendly.

Laura Duggan, Austin, TX Realtor

Our favorite patio happy hour or late lunch. Great margaritas, an excellent menu and great east Austin vibe. Popular dining times will require reservations. Close proximity to the UT baseball stadium. Big screen tv’s perfect for game days.

+7

Bobbi Cooper

Made a big deal about happy hour then charged me full price. Took awhile to fix the check. Mistakes are made but they weren't very apologetic and didn't offer anything in return. Atmosphere somewhat awkward with home videos on constant replay on a large screen. Quality free chips and salsa. Shrimp Tacos pretty good. Salmon okay. Yes salmon. Not the best fish for a fish taco maybe.

Joumana Accad

This is a great neighborhood place. Good vibe, not loud, with a welcoming outdoor patio. Their food is good, well executed, just not stellar. The chilaquiles i ordered were just OK, as the plate was not a whole, just a juxtaposition of separate items, namely some beans, some eggs and the chips on the side smothered in a tomatillo salsa and some Oaxaca type cheese. I was a tad disappointed but overall satisfied. Service was EXCELLENT.

Marcus Watson

We came here for dinner but only ended up ordering a couple of things. While the service was good the food was sub par and served with way too many chips. After chips and salsa we ordered the salmon ceviche. The ceviche came with more chips and was not good quality. We had some mango margaritas as well which were actually quite good however after the ceviche we decided to move on. I would give this place another chance or come here strictly for drinks.

We were sitting at the bar around 7:30 pm when a couple next to us began behaving very inappropriately. The woman repeatedly stretched her legs across her partner and kept kicking my back. We politely asked them to be mindful, but the situation was not handled respectfully. Unfortunately, the bartenders sided with them instead of addressing the behavior or asking for basic courtesy toward other guests. A venue should ensure a comfortable and respectful atmosphere for everyone. Because this was not addressed and we were left in an uncomfortable situation, I cannot recommend this place. One star.

Poker Lawyer

If you like edible food, you will want to avoid this place at all costs. If you want Mexican food, this is *not* the place. I'm literally shocked and a little insulted by how bad the experience was. How does a Mexican food restaurant get pozole and tortilla soup so utterly wrong? How does it take a delicacy like barbacoa and turn it into something completely tasteless? I paid the $65 dollars for the meals for myself and two equally disappointed guests and just wish we could get the last hour of our lives back. I hope my stomach and taste buds can forgive me.

Keith Romel

I ordered the breakfast enchiladas from the brunch menu with avocado and no protein. The food came out lukewarm — the tortillas were gummy, and the poblano cream sauce and charro beans didn’t have much flavor. The crispy potatoes were okay but also just warm at best. The only thing I finished were the fried eggs. If you like cream or non-dairy milk in your coffee, you’re out of luck — they only have cow’s milk. I hadn’t been here in a while since they don’t allow dogs on the patio (which is pretty unusual for Austin). After this visit, I wasn’t impressed and probably won’t be back.