El Mercado has many delicious plates this is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants it’s really hard for me to find a good Mexican restaurant and this is one of the best I recommend this place a lot. My favorite plate is carnitas and el flan is such an delicious desert. The chef Luis makes all the plates amazing !
Armando Gascon
I hardly ever post any reviews, it's not my thing, however this experience fell short of what I am accustomed too over the last 10+ years at Mercado.I came in for Valentines Day, server was off point. Usually I enjoy taking my time in ordering slowly however I felt like we were mostly ignored and left waiting for our server to come around.my wife and I ordered watermelon margaritas that tasted like fruit pellegrinos. Carne a la tampiquena was ok. Tacos that my wife ordered were great as usual. I ordered flaca margaritas, but tasted like regular margaritas. So for my second round of a flaca margarita I asked easy on the lime and sugar. The margarita was topped with Club soda so I sent it back, usually drinks here are great, but was not the case tonight. To finish our dinner I asked for an order of lobster tacos and a coca cola, neither arrived so I asked for the check. I gave 30 on a 220 check, which I haven't done in like 15 years. I still feel bad about it but service was really off.While am here, shout out to Chef José on the kids menú. We have gone from quatrrly customer to bi-weekly/monthly customer. Also bring back menús, qr codes are ghetto.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Tacos De Pescado, Guacamole and Chips
Alexander Haley
Food is great! Not your typical greasy Tex/mex place but I think it’s great quality and worth the price. Little bit loud, even on a weeknight.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
MrChris
Food and drinks are overpriced, probably because of the location next to the Grove. I'm glad I stopped in for happy hour – there's a pretty minimal selection, but prices were decent. Definitely wouldn't come for a regular dinner night out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Diana Deckman
Hands down the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul P
Solid choice! Great food, efficient and fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M Gonzalez
Got the fish special, lobster tacos, mushroom cheese dip and Guacamole of course. Everything was amazing. Ended up making nachos with the appetizers. We devoured everything. Service was great! I have anxiety for no good reason so when they sat me by the fire place, I asked to sit by the window. They made it happen no problem. Had to wait but I was grateful ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Talat Demirel
Guacamole and chips are perfect start with ?You can easily tell that they have worked on each menu items very carefully. Presentation, taste and the service are great. It is a simple menu but professional.Parking: I can find plenty paid parking garages around and they’re not expensive.
The food!? Spectacular! The service? Curt. The atmosphere *chefs kiss*.Okay, so the food and drinks were so good. I literally devoured my meal in like 10mins. Got the mole enchiladas. It was perfect because it wasn’t too chocolate but still added depth to the flavor profile.The service was quick but our waitress was kinda curt, no real niceties at all and you can tell she just wasn’t feeling it. Which I think takes away from the experience a bit.Atmosphere, I mean it’s right across from The Grove and has the typical dim lights, date and packed but not too packed vibe. I love that they had a bunch of booths which made it very comfortable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sarah Phillips
Food was great, drinks were good, servers were attentive and the place is busy! Would definitely go again. Make sure to book, and parking is hard to find.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Explorer Pollob
Good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johnny Wright
If you want some real good Mexican food, you got to try this place out. The food is delicious here and the service is great too. Not to mention their prices are very affordable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cheryl Wagner
The food wasn't what I was expecting. I tried to order cheese enchiladas, and was told I wasn't allowed to order them unless I ordered a $42 dinner special that includes them. If you're looking for traditional Mexican food, this isn't your place.
Love the outdoor space. Good trainspotting.
Atmosphere: 5
Great food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
El Mercado has many delicious plates this is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants it’s really hard for me to find a good Mexican restaurant and this is one of the best I recommend this place a lot. My favorite plate is carnitas and el flan is such an delicious desert. The chef Luis makes all the plates amazing !
I hardly ever post any reviews, it's not my thing, however this experience fell short of what I am accustomed too over the last 10+ years at Mercado.I came in for Valentines Day, server was off point. Usually I enjoy taking my time in ordering slowly however I felt like we were mostly ignored and left waiting for our server to come around.my wife and I ordered watermelon margaritas that tasted like fruit pellegrinos. Carne a la tampiquena was ok. Tacos that my wife ordered were great as usual. I ordered flaca margaritas, but tasted like regular margaritas. So for my second round of a flaca margarita I asked easy on the lime and sugar. The margarita was topped with Club soda so I sent it back, usually drinks here are great, but was not the case tonight. To finish our dinner I asked for an order of lobster tacos and a coca cola, neither arrived so I asked for the check. I gave 30 on a 220 check, which I haven't done in like 15 years. I still feel bad about it but service was really off.While am here, shout out to Chef José on the kids menú. We have gone from quatrrly customer to bi-weekly/monthly customer. Also bring back menús, qr codes are ghetto.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Tacos De Pescado, Guacamole and Chips
Food is great! Not your typical greasy Tex/mex place but I think it’s great quality and worth the price. Little bit loud, even on a weeknight.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and drinks are overpriced, probably because of the location next to the Grove. I'm glad I stopped in for happy hour – there's a pretty minimal selection, but prices were decent. Definitely wouldn't come for a regular dinner night out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Hands down the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Solid choice! Great food, efficient and fast
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got the fish special, lobster tacos, mushroom cheese dip and Guacamole of course. Everything was amazing. Ended up making nachos with the appetizers. We devoured everything. Service was great! I have anxiety for no good reason so when they sat me by the fire place, I asked to sit by the window. They made it happen no problem. Had to wait but I was grateful ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Guacamole and chips are perfect start with ?You can easily tell that they have worked on each menu items very carefully. Presentation, taste and the service are great. It is a simple menu but professional.Parking: I can find plenty paid parking garages around and they’re not expensive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips
Restaurantji Recommends
The food!? Spectacular! The service? Curt. The atmosphere *chefs kiss*.Okay, so the food and drinks were so good. I literally devoured my meal in like 10mins. Got the mole enchiladas. It was perfect because it wasn’t too chocolate but still added depth to the flavor profile.The service was quick but our waitress was kinda curt, no real niceties at all and you can tell she just wasn’t feeling it. Which I think takes away from the experience a bit.Atmosphere, I mean it’s right across from The Grove and has the typical dim lights, date and packed but not too packed vibe. I love that they had a bunch of booths which made it very comfortable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food was great, drinks were good, servers were attentive and the place is busy! Would definitely go again. Make sure to book, and parking is hard to find.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you want some real good Mexican food, you got to try this place out. The food is delicious here and the service is great too. Not to mention their prices are very affordable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food wasn't what I was expecting. I tried to order cheese enchiladas, and was told I wasn't allowed to order them unless I ordered a $42 dinner special that includes them. If you're looking for traditional Mexican food, this isn't your place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3