The lady who sat us and our waiter acted as if we were an inconvenience. Our waiter took a smoke break for almost 15 minutes as we sat at the table waiting to order. The food was lukewarm, and my 6yo's food came out almost 10 minutes after ours. After receiving the bill, there were two different totals; one for cash that was cheaper, one for payment by card with extra fees. Do not recommend, for the area the service and food is garbage.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Doug Lickert
Ordered 3 A La Carte tacos with 2 being grilled chicken and 1 steak. The menu I was given had a price of $2.50 per steak or grilled chicken and I noticed that there was a $1 up charge per taco for flour soft shell. The waitress first brought 4 steak tacos even though she knew I had ordered chicken. The others in our group had already received their meals before the tacos were brought. I requested that she bring what I had ordered and she returned with 3 chicken tacos and 1 steak. I assumed the extra taco was gratuitous because of the restaurant's mistake. When the bill came, I noticed that I was charged $3 per taco for 4 tacos with a $1 up charge added for "flour soft shell" tacos. I informed her that I had not ordered 4 tacos, nor flour soft shell. She said 3 A La Carte tacos needed to be the same, which is why I was charged for the extra chicken taco and she thought I had requested flour soft shell even though I really just wanted the meat, cheese, and lettuce like I had requested. Furthermore, the menu made no mention of limiting the meat choice to 1 item and simply had $2.50 per grilled chicken or steak. I assumed the menu may have been outdated since I later saw an online menu with a price of $3 per taco but no mention of an up charge for flour soft shell. After complaining, the waitress returned with the same bill. A second complaint did result in the removal of 1 taco but nothing else. To say the least, I'll never return and I'm left wondering how many other customers have been defrauded by the restaurant!
Vince Cotton
Last week I ate here and had their steak nachos with a side of guacamole. Everything was good and they gave me a big portion of nachos. My only complaint regarding food is the nachos were a bit drippy, probably from the steak or veggies. It just means the bottom layer of chips will get soft pretty quickly and you'll have to use a fork.The service was NOT good. I had to repeat my order to the server cuz he was spacing out a bit. But the main problem came when he brought the check. He dropped off 2 different checks with different amounts. He didn't say anything, just put it on the table and left. I went up to the front to ask about this and he said he accidentally charged another table's food to my card, canceled that transaction, then charged my food to the card. It had already shown up on my bank statement as pending but did come off after 2 days. First off, he needs to be more careful. Secondly, he should have explained the mishap to me when he gave me the checks. Just poor service imo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Guacamole
Erica Hilburn
gave me horrible food poisoning and found undercooked chicken and skin in my shredded quesadillas :(. i’m still sick until today.
Food: 1
Recommended dishes: Lunch Chicken Quesadilla
David Johnson
Great service, upbeat atmosphere, and excellent food - highly recommend.Vegetarian options: Several options in a vegetarian section of the menu - 10" Burritor Vegetables was super good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leland Lovan (IamMcLovan)
I ordered the fajita quesadilla off the lunch menu and it was the best quesadilla I've ever had in my life. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dalton Carney
2nd time here and it's been good both times. We usually sit at the bar to avoid the wait for a table. The drinks are large, and the food is pretty good.It's a standard Mexican restaurant but there are a ton of servers, so everything is happening fast. Definitely going back.Parking: Use the parking lot on the lower side of the hill behind the restaurant near the liquor store and the Japanese place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Guacamole Dip
Bobbie Hernandez
The absolute best Mexican restaurant in town. The prices are reasonable on the food. The food has really good taste. I recommend if you're in that area and want some great Mexican food, go to Cantina Cinco de Mayo on Rahling Road.
Worst chilaquiles in town! Server and/or kitchen got everything wrong on top of just really bad cooking...horribly bad! I won't go back. El Palenque is the place for good Mexican food!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Uriia H.
Who doesn't love a great crunchy taco? Well...I didn't get one here. Lol. This place was within walking distance from my hotel and nothing else was close on a Sunday in downtown Little Rock. I ordered a combo plate to go that came with a taco, enchilada and rice n beans. Taco was wrapped separately but the shell was soggy. Ugh. The enchilada tortilla was rubbery and the Shredded chicken inside was dry. Rice and beans had good flavor. Also came with a healthy serving of chips and salsa. I would give them another try but would most likely eat there if I am ever in the area again.
In LR overnight. Placed a pick up order (picked up *on time*). Food was ICE cold and no silverware. Currently eating rice with a tortilla chip ???
Food: 1
Jose Luis Peña Hernandez
Since we entered the plateaus, they treated us badly, apart from the fact that they served us reluctantly, they did not make a face of disgust for the simple fact of being Hispanic, taking into account that I was also Hispanic.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Matthew Cloud
Good food. The service left quite a bit to be desired. Only saw the server twice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheese Dip
Cody Sargent
Probably the worst service I've had in little rock. The taco salad had at least a cup of oil and water in the bottom.
Ricky Julian
The best Mexican food in the area. The only place to get the Alambre right.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchilada, Salsa and Chips, Fajitas Cantina
The lady who sat us and our waiter acted as if we were an inconvenience. Our waiter took a smoke break for almost 15 minutes as we sat at the table waiting to order. The food was lukewarm, and my 6yo's food came out almost 10 minutes after ours. After receiving the bill, there were two different totals; one for cash that was cheaper, one for payment by card with extra fees. Do not recommend, for the area the service and food is garbage.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ordered 3 A La Carte tacos with 2 being grilled chicken and 1 steak. The menu I was given had a price of $2.50 per steak or grilled chicken and I noticed that there was a $1 up charge per taco for flour soft shell. The waitress first brought 4 steak tacos even though she knew I had ordered chicken. The others in our group had already received their meals before the tacos were brought. I requested that she bring what I had ordered and she returned with 3 chicken tacos and 1 steak. I assumed the extra taco was gratuitous because of the restaurant's mistake. When the bill came, I noticed that I was charged $3 per taco for 4 tacos with a $1 up charge added for "flour soft shell" tacos. I informed her that I had not ordered 4 tacos, nor flour soft shell. She said 3 A La Carte tacos needed to be the same, which is why I was charged for the extra chicken taco and she thought I had requested flour soft shell even though I really just wanted the meat, cheese, and lettuce like I had requested. Furthermore, the menu made no mention of limiting the meat choice to 1 item and simply had $2.50 per grilled chicken or steak. I assumed the menu may have been outdated since I later saw an online menu with a price of $3 per taco but no mention of an up charge for flour soft shell. After complaining, the waitress returned with the same bill. A second complaint did result in the removal of 1 taco but nothing else. To say the least, I'll never return and I'm left wondering how many other customers have been defrauded by the restaurant!
Last week I ate here and had their steak nachos with a side of guacamole. Everything was good and they gave me a big portion of nachos. My only complaint regarding food is the nachos were a bit drippy, probably from the steak or veggies. It just means the bottom layer of chips will get soft pretty quickly and you'll have to use a fork.The service was NOT good. I had to repeat my order to the server cuz he was spacing out a bit. But the main problem came when he brought the check. He dropped off 2 different checks with different amounts. He didn't say anything, just put it on the table and left. I went up to the front to ask about this and he said he accidentally charged another table's food to my card, canceled that transaction, then charged my food to the card. It had already shown up on my bank statement as pending but did come off after 2 days. First off, he needs to be more careful. Secondly, he should have explained the mishap to me when he gave me the checks. Just poor service imo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Guacamole
gave me horrible food poisoning and found undercooked chicken and skin in my shredded quesadillas :(. i’m still sick until today.
Food: 1
Recommended dishes: Lunch Chicken Quesadilla
Great service, upbeat atmosphere, and excellent food - highly recommend.Vegetarian options: Several options in a vegetarian section of the menu - 10" Burritor Vegetables was super good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered the fajita quesadilla off the lunch menu and it was the best quesadilla I've ever had in my life. Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
2nd time here and it's been good both times. We usually sit at the bar to avoid the wait for a table. The drinks are large, and the food is pretty good.It's a standard Mexican restaurant but there are a ton of servers, so everything is happening fast. Definitely going back.Parking: Use the parking lot on the lower side of the hill behind the restaurant near the liquor store and the Japanese place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Guacamole Dip
The absolute best Mexican restaurant in town. The prices are reasonable on the food. The food has really good taste. I recommend if you're in that area and want some great Mexican food, go to Cantina Cinco de Mayo on Rahling Road.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Guacamole, Taco Salad, Guacamole Dip, Carne Asada, Cheese Dip, Tortillas, Salsa and Chips, Carnitas, Fajitas Cantina, Chips and Salsa
Worst chilaquiles in town! Server and/or kitchen got everything wrong on top of just really bad cooking...horribly bad! I won't go back. El Palenque is the place for good Mexican food!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Who doesn't love a great crunchy taco? Well...I didn't get one here. Lol. This place was within walking distance from my hotel and nothing else was close on a Sunday in downtown Little Rock. I ordered a combo plate to go that came with a taco, enchilada and rice n beans. Taco was wrapped separately but the shell was soggy. Ugh. The enchilada tortilla was rubbery and the Shredded chicken inside was dry. Rice and beans had good flavor. Also came with a healthy serving of chips and salsa. I would give them another try but would most likely eat there if I am ever in the area again.
Restaurantji Recommends
In LR overnight. Placed a pick up order (picked up *on time*). Food was ICE cold and no silverware. Currently eating rice with a tortilla chip ???
Food: 1
Since we entered the plateaus, they treated us badly, apart from the fact that they served us reluctantly, they did not make a face of disgust for the simple fact of being Hispanic, taking into account that I was also Hispanic.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Good food. The service left quite a bit to be desired. Only saw the server twice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheese Dip
Probably the worst service I've had in little rock. The taco salad had at least a cup of oil and water in the bottom.
The best Mexican food in the area. The only place to get the Alambre right.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Enchilada, Salsa and Chips, Fajitas Cantina