El Mercado
Restaurants in Austin, TX
Restaurants • Tex-Mex Restaurants
Restaurants in Austin, TX
Restaurants • Tex-Mex Restaurants
1702 Lavaca St.,
Austin ,
TX
78701
UNITED STATES
512-477-7689
Based on 9 reviews
512-477-7689
SOUTH AUSTIN LOCATION IS THE BEST!!! DON'T GO TO UPTOWN!
I had been hyping up El Mercado to my boyfriend because I had been with a few friends the week before and had loved the South Austin location! I ended up taking him to the Uptown location and I was very disappointed because the service,...
512-477-7689
SOUTH AUSTIN LOCATION IS THE BEST!!! DON'T GO TO UPTOWN!
I had been hyping up El Mercado to my boyfriend because I had been with a few friends the week before and had loved the South Austin location! I ended up taking him to the Uptown location and I was very disappointed because the service,...
512-477-7689
El Mercado Restaurant
We had a wonderful dinner here before a bachelorette party! The food was delicious! I suggest the enchiladas! Wonderful service, fantastic food, spicy salsa = wonderful food experience!
512-477-7689
El Mercado Restaurant
We had a wonderful dinner here before a bachelorette party! The food was delicious! I suggest the enchiladas! Wonderful service, fantastic food, spicy salsa = wonderful food experience!
512-477-7689
SOUTH AUSTIN LOCATION IS THE BEST!!! DON'T GO TO UPTOWN!
I had been hyping up El Mercado to my boyfriend because I had been with a few friends the week before and had loved the South Austin location! I ended up taking him to the Uptown location and I was very disappointed because the service, atmosphere, and waiters were NOTHING compared to the South Austin location! The service at South Austin was impeccable to say the least and the waiters are so friendly and can definately keep a conversation going!!! Ended up taking him to that location and we've been back 3 times in the past week! DO NOT GO to the uptown location if you are looking to have a great eating experience! They have by far better margaritas and better food!!!
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Mighty Colorful
Whenever I visit Austin I always make time to visit one of the many locations to this moderately priced restaurant. Not only is the food fresh and one of the BEST Mexican feists in town, the service is also warm and friendly. The interior is very family oriented and children are always welcomed. It's a peaceful, warm environment with great food that won't empty your wallet.
512-477-7689
Blanks for dinner
Okay, so apparently citysearch will not allow to me write a review containing a certain word, (which I find disturbing because I would want to know what I'm about to tell you) so I'll just leave that word to be "blank". Just know that "blank" is code for a certain insect that is disgusting, you get the raid when you see it, they were here before us and they'll probably out live us all. Ok, here goes my original post : this place is ok. I went once and got a a chicken plate of some sorts, felt like I could have made it myself, the sauce was meh. They have really good salsa I hear. But the best thing they have are blanks. Yea, that's right, blanks. My parents were eating lunch, LUNCH, not dinner, so it was the middle of the day in a well lit restaurant, and two baby blanks proceeded to walk across the very table they were eating at. I know stuff like this exists everywhere, back there in the kitchen, but at least it's out of sight, out of mind, and you don't have to look at it while your eating. Baby blanks strolling across your dinner table midway through your meal? Ew. Salsa's good though.
512-477-7689
Mediocre but cheap
If you're looking for Tex-Mex, go to Maudie's, Vivo's or even Serrano's. Cheese enchiladas are not well-cooked (I like my cheese melted, thank you very much).
512-477-7689
Worst chili relleno ever
A tex-mex restaurant should not leave the seeds in a stuffed chili relleno. It just shouldn't happen. Austin restaurants have a knack for taking accepted good food and trying something "cool and artsy" which completely destroys the edible element of any dish. If you are going to stuff a chili relleno, take out the seeds and ensure the cheese melts. I was disgusted by the cheese chunks and seeds. If you want good tex-mex, go to San Antonio.Worldwide > United States > Austin, TX > Tex-Mex Restaurants