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Hours
| Sunday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1331 W Will Rogers Blvd, Claremore, OK 74017
Phone: (918) 283-4377
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Review of El Banquete Mexican Restaurant in Claremore, Oklahoma
Kallie Wagner. They have amazing Mole!!! Never had a bad meal! 2y · 2 · Kathey Gilbreath Williams. My favorite Mexican restaurant!
Reviews
Jeff Scott
Today I had to run to Claremore over lunch, so I took advantage of the opportunity to try El Banquete.
TLDR: Great food, nice interior, decent prices.
I hit the door right at 11:45 and was promptly seated, swapping a menu, chips and salsa for a drink order and a small queso. The menu is reasonably large, but not overly so. Plenty of options to choose from for almost anyone.
I’d already seen they had Chile Verde on the menu, so I zeroed in on that like a fat dog on a chicken leg.
Almost immediately, the queso hit the table. The salsa was out of this world good. I seriously almost ordered a pint to go, it was so good. Not hot at all, but rich with tomato flavors and subtle heat and spices. The queso was thin, and stayed workable throughout the meal, which is a huge plus for me. Flavorwise, it was slightly rich, very Monetery Jack flavored with noticeable hints of jalapeno. Great queso.
My entree hit the table quickly, while I was still face deep in queso and chips. Beatifully plated, I hoped the taste lived up to the appearance…. and it did.
While it was all good, surprisingly the rice turned out to be the unexpected star. It takes effort to make a simple rice dish standout like this. Light and fluffy, the flavor was borderline intense, for rice. It had a hearty undertone that I couldn’t place, but I loved it. A lot. Nothing but rice… no corn, no peas, no nonsense, no kidding.
The Chile Verde was outstanding. Probably one of the top three I’ve had in the area. Not sure if they slow cooked the pork with the sauce like is proper, but if I can’t tell, then I’m not gonna care. The meat was properly shredded, tender and moist, and full of both meaty and saucy flavor.
The beans were also really well done. Well colored (not gray), and with some noticable flavoring in the chile powder spectrum, I dipped chips into them until they were gone.
Overall, nothing about my experience was less than great.
My server was amenable enough, but didn’t really engage in any interaction. No issues there, just a difference in styles, that didn’t detract at all.
With the queso and an iced tea, the bill was just over $22, and for what I got, I came away quite satisfied.
… moreTLDR: Great food, nice interior, decent prices.
I hit the door right at 11:45 and was promptly seated, swapping a menu, chips and salsa for a drink order and a small queso. The menu is reasonably large, but not overly so. Plenty of options to choose from for almost anyone.
I’d already seen they had Chile Verde on the menu, so I zeroed in on that like a fat dog on a chicken leg.
Almost immediately, the queso hit the table. The salsa was out of this world good. I seriously almost ordered a pint to go, it was so good. Not hot at all, but rich with tomato flavors and subtle heat and spices. The queso was thin, and stayed workable throughout the meal, which is a huge plus for me. Flavorwise, it was slightly rich, very Monetery Jack flavored with noticeable hints of jalapeno. Great queso.
My entree hit the table quickly, while I was still face deep in queso and chips. Beatifully plated, I hoped the taste lived up to the appearance…. and it did.
While it was all good, surprisingly the rice turned out to be the unexpected star. It takes effort to make a simple rice dish standout like this. Light and fluffy, the flavor was borderline intense, for rice. It had a hearty undertone that I couldn’t place, but I loved it. A lot. Nothing but rice… no corn, no peas, no nonsense, no kidding.
The Chile Verde was outstanding. Probably one of the top three I’ve had in the area. Not sure if they slow cooked the pork with the sauce like is proper, but if I can’t tell, then I’m not gonna care. The meat was properly shredded, tender and moist, and full of both meaty and saucy flavor.
The beans were also really well done. Well colored (not gray), and with some noticable flavoring in the chile powder spectrum, I dipped chips into them until they were gone.
Overall, nothing about my experience was less than great.
My server was amenable enough, but didn’t really engage in any interaction. No issues there, just a difference in styles, that didn’t detract at all.
With the queso and an iced tea, the bill was just over $22, and for what I got, I came away quite satisfied.
Karlea Phelps
Had Valentine’s dinner with my Grammy, although our server was new, they provided an excellent experience. Everybody was so nice and friendly.
… moreJason Jones
Mexican food and frozen margaritas are one of my favorite meals ever and we’ love to try out new places , and we go out at least Two times a month for Mexican food. I had the best experience I’ve ever had in Claremore at El banquet last Thursday!!! We are kind of picky orders and asked for our food a certain way minus this and add that etc. and I always like orange slices with my frozen margaritas.. our server’s name was Eduardo I believe is how you pronounce it! The food was absolutely perfect. He Made all the changes we asked for in our order to absolute perfection ,, And he was literally the best waiter I’ve ever had in my entire life!!! He refilled our waters without asking continuously brought me new orange slices on the couple extra drinks we ordered brought more chips and salsa and clean new napkins without us asking for a thing!! This guy needs a huge raise. He is a complete asset to the company and every time I’m in Claremore I will definitely come back and ask for him. The place is clean and amazing and I could not give it a better review.
… moreCurtis Holmes
It’s not bad but it’s not great either! It’s meh. I ordered the molcajete and it was pretty basic with veggies a little bit of steak and chicken covered with plain red enchilada sauce. It wasn’t bad but it was the worst version of molcajete I’ve ever eaten.
… moreBrent Duvall
Food here is pretty good and decently priced. They have all you can eat tacos (soft or hard) on Tuesdays for less than $9. Just be careful bc my 5 year old wanted 1 bite of my beans and i got reported to the manager by my waitress. Other than that, pretty good overall.
… moreTeresa Hudson
I had the shrimp fajita taco salad , was sooo good. Hubby had the California burrito that was huge crammed full of pulled pork, mom had the tortilla soup said it was very good. Highly recommend this place!
… moreCourtney J
El Banquete donated food to our unit for Christmas for all the nurses and staff. It was such a blessing to us working over the holidays. Incredible food and a wonderful family owned business! Highly recommend!!
… moreSpike Speedwell
That sauce would be good on a tennis shoe!
I am not too sure that wasn’t what it was on!
I decided to try Steak Ranchero with a chili toreado. It was described as having a chili morita sauce. I had to do a quick internet search to find out what that was. After reading about it before the waitress got to our table; based on the description, I assumed it was a screaming hot sauce. She said “no, it was mild and flavorful.” Ok I will give it a try.” The other meal was the chicken spinach enchiladas. It too had its signature sauce: roasted poblano and spinach cream sauce. The Chicken Enchiladas were delicious. The sauce made the meal!
Now the Steak Ranchero was a little more challenging. It seem to take while to get the food. I think the steak ranchero is not a meal that is ordered here that often and that the sauce was made fresh! The sauce was overwhelmingly good. I just really don’t know how to explain the taste other than mild and it did not taste like chili powder. It complemented the steak perfectly. I could have eaten a bowl of it. The steak was a different story. I believe it had recently escaped from a shoe factory. One of the toughest I have ever had. The meat that I was able to saw off, tasted good though.
The chips and salsa were good and they do have some very good, very hot salsa available.
I had bad luck on the steak (sometimes that happens), but the sauces and everything else was so good, I gave it a very good overall. If you try it, be sure to order a chili toreado to go with the meal.
… moreI am not too sure that wasn’t what it was on!
I decided to try Steak Ranchero with a chili toreado. It was described as having a chili morita sauce. I had to do a quick internet search to find out what that was. After reading about it before the waitress got to our table; based on the description, I assumed it was a screaming hot sauce. She said “no, it was mild and flavorful.” Ok I will give it a try.” The other meal was the chicken spinach enchiladas. It too had its signature sauce: roasted poblano and spinach cream sauce. The Chicken Enchiladas were delicious. The sauce made the meal!
Now the Steak Ranchero was a little more challenging. It seem to take while to get the food. I think the steak ranchero is not a meal that is ordered here that often and that the sauce was made fresh! The sauce was overwhelmingly good. I just really don’t know how to explain the taste other than mild and it did not taste like chili powder. It complemented the steak perfectly. I could have eaten a bowl of it. The steak was a different story. I believe it had recently escaped from a shoe factory. One of the toughest I have ever had. The meat that I was able to saw off, tasted good though.
The chips and salsa were good and they do have some very good, very hot salsa available.
I had bad luck on the steak (sometimes that happens), but the sauces and everything else was so good, I gave it a very good overall. If you try it, be sure to order a chili toreado to go with the meal.
Heather R
Such a great Mexican food place! Always great service and good, consistent food!
… moreTony Thomas
The food was outstanding, the service was good and servers were friendly. Everyone was happy with their portions and complimented the flavors and food quality. This was much better than my first visit.
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