Monterrey Mexican Restaurant

550 36th Ave SW, Altoona
(515) 967-5820

Recent Reviews

Kristin Cloud C5T Ranch

Absolutely fantastic. Chips and salsa were super good, queso was excellent, main dish was perfectly done, and the staff was super friendly. It was PACKED on a Friday night, and everything was super fast and the staff was hustling and helpful. I'd give it 6 stars if it let me!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Cheese Dip

Jacke Smith

Price going up and food and service going

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Joseph Hodges

Great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daura Hamilton

It's a good place to eat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

juan olvera

Great service even better food the Monterrey fajitas for 2 is a must get you won't be disappointed ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jacob P.

Went here on a date with the lovely lady on a Wednesday evening and this was our experience. First we ordered margaritas. She ordered a mango, and I ordered a raspberry (because it's like the blue jolly rancher of Margs). Both drinks came to us very quickly which was nice! We were also given a basket of chips and a bowl of salsa which is always nice to start with. We did however had to ask for a queso boat 3 times before it finally getting to us. So that was a bit of a bummer. Considering how quick the drinks came out, I'm shocked as the slower pace of the queso was, but I've had worse. My entree was the Quesadilla rellena's (2 quesadillas) and I chose chicken as my choice of meat. I've had this before and it's been a really long time since I've been here, but they quesadillas were a little dry. The cheese was all at the bottom, where as I feel it should've been mixed in. It was still tasty, but if we're going on a scale of 1-10, I'd say this was a 7, due to the desperation of cheese. It wasn't all bad though, both were a good size, and had lettuce and sour cream in the middle, which helped bring the thirsty dillas back to life! The lovely lady got ale cart, and ordered 3 chicken tacos. According to her she said they were good, but wasn't able to finish all of them due to being full, but had a nice amount to take home to finish at a later time. Unlike me, who turns into a food vacuum when I get hungry .. Lol. Once I finished my first margarita, I was asked if I wanted a 2nd one which I did decide to get a strawberry this time, and this one was also tasty. I like my margs frozen and the flavor town of these drinks were quite exquisite. As for our service, the gentleman that helped us was a nice lad, but there was a few times where he disappeared for awhile. (Names will be withheld) Mostly it was waiting for the queso boat (which again had to ask 3 times for to get) and for our check. I of course understand having multiple tables and people to take care of, so I'm not one to stop him mid task. But, he did walk by several times and didn't check in which did kinda suck. Our total bill came out to 48$ before tip, and I did kinda feel that was a bit high for when we got. In total I would say this is a 3.5/5. Not a bad place by any means, but there are places id probably stop by first.

Linsey Alexander

Always fast friendly service and the food is amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Taco

Tim Peterson

Could use some more flavoring to the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas Verdes

Ej Boos

Staff are great. First rate food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Taco Salad

Tracie J

Excellent food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesadilla

Tammy S.

Food Poisoning!!! On January 27, 2024, my daughter ordered A.C.P., which is Grilled Chicken, Rice and Cheese. Well, while she was eating, her stomach immediately started to cramp and she spent the next several hours vomiting. This isn't the first time that this has happened to a family member either. A few months ago, I ordered a chicken salad for my 80 year old mother and she also ended up with food poisoning and vomited for several hours. She was sick for several days, after eating at this location.

Brett Miller

Basic Mexican food. Service is super fast.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Michael Hayek

Our lunch selection was great!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Fajita Burrito

Lyndsey Cottrell

Mama n I had / have always had great experience, amazing food, n

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Taco Salad

Richard Way

Careful of the hot plates ? Good friendly service everytime we've went ?? Orders were correct with our specifics

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Monterrey Mexican Restaurant

550 36th Ave SW, Altoona, IA 50009
(515) 967-5820