Michael Johnson
My wife and I stopped at El Patrón for lunch while passing through Gainesville on our way to Cleburne, and I’m glad we did. We both ordered gorditas, and they were absolutely delicious—fresh, packed with flavor, and exactly what we needed for the drive ahead.
The gentleman who took care of us was fantastic. Friendly, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. You don’t always get service like that when you’re on the road, and it made the stop even better.
If you’re anywhere near Gainesville, make the detour. El Patrón is worth it.
… moreKimberly Mendez
One of the things that really encourages me to give five stars is the service. As you can see by the five stars I just gave, it was up to my standards.
Our drinks were constantly refilled and we were continuously asked if we were doing okay on top or them being busy.
The food is alright. That’s not to say it’s bad but I’ve had better. The portions? Now, those are gigantic. I swear you can feed 3 people with them. The plates were so big that our waiter dropped some of the fajita on the floor. It was quickly picked up by other staff. They clearly pride themselves on the cleanliness of the establishment since as soon as en empty plate appeared at the table as staff member would come to take it away. The best thing here is the service!
… moreJulie Bishop
This use to be a fairly good Mexican restaurant. It is supposedly under new management, but didn’t seem to be better, only worse. The bartender was waiting tables and staff just standing around, no crowd at all on Valentine’s Day. Fajitas needed seasoning, flavor, skimpy on the meat… and shrimp salad needed flavor too. The cheese dip with beef was good (hard to mess up cheese dip). Quite disappointed.
… moreMadelyn Masterson
My family went here on a Sunday night. There were maybe 4 full tables. We were seated quickly. Our food can out hot. My review if because of our service. Our waitress was rude and argumentative. My dad asked for burrito salsa with his chips and she told basically told him no. He then asked for no jalapeños in his order. When it came out with jalapeños she argued and said it didn’t have any. It clearly did. She was rude and unhelpful.
I understand that my dad had special requests, but don’t argue with your guests. I’ve worked in food long enough to know that. We will not be returning.
… moreFrannie Riedijk-Dean
Now one of my favorite Mexican restaurants. Our food was made to order fast, fresh and delicious, in large portions.! The servers were quick and courteous. The restaurant was spacious and clean. We will be back soon.
… moreRoscoe Smith
Very clean dining area. Lots of TV’s to be entertained while dining. Not a loud restaurant like most. TV’s had captions instead of noise.that was nice.
The wait on the food wasn’t long. They made sure we had chips and dip as soon as we sat down.
The food was good. A little off for my liking. Probably to spicy, for me. Everyone else liked it. Service was excellent. She made sure we were satisfied.
Gratuity is automatically done with 5 or more guests. At 28 percent. Meal prices are at and above my regular mex restaurant. And I’ll be going back to it. I feel that the customer has the right to tip accordingly. But hey, I’m an old man and used to old school.
Parking lot is shared with other businesses so, difficult to get close or a handicap spot at times.
… moreMelissa Tuchakov
The food was ok, salsa was great. But the Birria tacos were so dry, the fajitas were ok a loor le blend in flavor and overcooked. The service was great and Waiter very friendly
… moreKay
the chile relleno was two strips of chile smothered in cheese and beef not fried. Enchilada sauce tasted like canned tomato sauce. Too expensive for less than taco bell quality. Overall disgusting food.
… moreRebekah Staats
I went in this evening for dinner celebrating my birthday by myself. The staff was incredible, the portions were huge and they even celebrated my birthday with me! If you’re looking for a wonderful Mexican restaurant in the area you need to go here! Very reasonable prices, everything was clean and fresh and the food was some of the best Mexican I’ve had in a long time… but the best part was the staff.
… moreEddy “tvmechanic21” Williams
Very clean Mexican restaurant (98 A) Had to wait a lil bit for the second round of crab legs and more butter was delayed. All in all a great experience and will return to try their authentic Mexican dishes.
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