El Niagara

120 1st St, Woodstock
(815) 338-0883

Recent Reviews

Mary Jo Farrell

Our very favorite restaurant! Nothing has changed in 45 years since Al and Josephine opened it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas, Carne Asada, Nachos, Bistec De La Casa

James Serio

The place was good. I'm a firm believer of overpaying and this to me was just that. The food was not amazing but is good did have great chips though. Was not a fan of the pricing and service was not great. But it was busy

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Chips

Cris Valdez

the food is great !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lee Orenstein

Cannot be topped for food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas, Guacamole, Quesadillas, Nachos, Chips & Salsa

Suzan Nicholson

Great food. Service is always top-notch. I've never been disappointed in 30 years!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karen Howe

Love the food and the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tim Graff

Food was fine. Nothing fancy. Basic TexMex fare. Staff was friendly and attentive. Average Mexican restaurant atmosphere. Seemed well managed, everything was

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas, Carne Asada

Charlotte Lubinski

Need to make over and the bathroom toilet is always broken. Something is always leaking in the ladies bathroom. Drinks are very weak especially the margaritas you have to ask for a side shot.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chips & Salsa, Nacho Supreme Nachos, Chips, Steak Burrito, Quesadillas, Guacamole

Bryce Regna

Amazing Waiter Staff & I love the food- no other Mexican restaraunt even compares. The prices are also very reasonable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Boguslaw Bonczak

Decent place. Fresh food. Real Mexican feeling. Not expensive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Guacamole

Scott Stevens

With family in from out of town, we met at El Niagara for dinner recently on a Wednesday evening. It was my first time there. I cannot say whether I'd go back. We walked into a very dated Mexican-themed restaurant that was poorly lit that screamed early 1970's. There were 7 of us and instead of putting us at a larger table, which was available, they seated us at two 4 toppers, pushed together. Since the tables were uneven, two of our party had uneven place settings.Our server was not very well trained and seemed uncomfortable in his role. After getting our food, he stopped by only once to see if we needed anything and promptly left before anyone could say anything. I wanted another Modelo but since my only one wasn't very cold, I just stuck with finishing my meal with water. Speaking of beverages, my wife was disappointed with the size of the rum and coke she ordered. The glass was about half the size of a standard rocks glass. It looked like it held less than 6 ounces.The food was decent with healthy portions. I ordered the carne asada a la tampequeno which was very flavorful, however the meat was a little tough.The others seemed to enjoy their meals.We had asked for 4 separate checks. Our server told us they would take care of that at the counter. It seemed rather odd to us and awkward as we would go up independently to pay for our portion of the bill. The guy at the counter would ring up each of us and give us a total. Our receipt had no itemization, so we had no idea whether any of us paid the right amount.I am glad that I got to see family I don't see very often. We always have a great time together when we do, even when the restaurant experience itself was "Meh"

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Alan Helgerson

One of our favorite Mexican restaurants. Always very good food and friendly staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chimichanga Dinner

Jeff Faye, Sr.

Waiter could not have been friendlier. Food delicious and abondant. Needs a bit of polish.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Chimichanga Dinner, Chablis Chardonnay White Zinfandel

Elizabeth Spiegel

The food was outstanding as was the service. And cost was reasonable.

Michael Ammer

What a great surprise. This place was awesome. It was our first time here. The food was outstanding. The service was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Enchiladas, Tacos w Flour Tortillas, Chimichanga Dinner, Steak Burrito

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