El Rio Mexican Cafe

Reviews about El Rio Mexican Cafe

• 1 / 5

  By Jim Rau
  We saw this place received an average of 4 out of 5 stars and decided to give it a try. We always try to support small, local businesses.
  
  There is absolutely no way that people who dined here rated it highly. The only thing we can think is that the owner and friends / family “seeded” the reviews to make it look better. Well, it worked. We were suckered in.
  
  Please do yourself a favor and dine elsewhere. The portions are tiny, stale and tasteless. Everything must have come out of a can and cooked in a microwave. The entree burritos are tiny, made with a 5” tortilla. Most places make burritos with 10” tortillas. Soggy beans and greasy rice and one or two tiny chunks of meat.
  
  The kids nachos were a handful of greasy chips with a dash of melted cheese.
  
  If you are like me, you work way too hard for your money to waste it on terrible food to feed your family. We gave this place a 1 star out of five because this site will not accept reviews with 0 stars.
  
  If the owners read this review - you should be ashamed of yourselves.
  September 27, 2016
• 5 / 5

  By Willow
  The prices are decent (as a local living in a tourist town I appreciate the fair prices), and the food was good. The jalapeno jelly is to die for! The chips and salsa are good, salsa has good flavor but chips need to be sprinkled with a little salt. It's more Mexican-American than authentic Mexican, but much better than Taco Bell!
  
  The atmosphere is fun and casual, I love the hot sauce veriety shelf. The staff was friendly, however I wish they had something more uniform about them. I had a hard time locating an employee when I came in to pick up my to-go order. The service staff was primarily high school aged kids when I went in on a weekday evening, so there was some chatter and giggling going on.
  
  Overall, I would recommend their food. The menu is available on their website, the food was ready to go quickly, the portions were good, and the food was yummy! I did not dine in, so I can't speak for the entire dining experience, but based off my limited experience in the actual restaurant I'm not sure that I would enjoy dining there (primarily because I don't like crowds).
  August 08, 2016
• 4 / 5

  By J Jenk
  Great service and amazing house salsa!
  July 20, 2016
• 5 / 5

  By Darryl and Diana Buswell
  Food is awesome, worth the drive and the margaritas will make you much better
  June 29, 2016