Reviews of El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant (Restaurant)

michael daynard

Been two this place twice, second time only because I was given a free meal and figured it was worth a second try. My first experience here was dreadful, the chicken I got was dry and tasted burnt same with the steak. My server ignored me the entire time. The restaurant was not busy and I had to get up and ask to pay at the counter, in the five minutes I was at the counter my table was cleared and a new family was seated and I still hadn't been able to pay. Both times I was there my son was charged for an adult drink when we specifically asked for a child's drink. The second time there the food was outstanding, but I did get a napkin that had dry blood on it. I'm mixed on going back and may return because it was some of the best Mexican food I've had.

Kara Grincewicz

Great tacos reasonable prices

Maria Collins

Pretty much your standard casual Mexican restaurant fair. I particularly love the Garlic Chicken Nachos. They are some of the best nachos I've ever had. Fresh made chips and salsa delivered to your table upon seating. VERY extensive margarita and tequila menus.Everyone loved their food! We had a great experience and would recommend it to everyone! Super fast service and authentic Mexican food!

Dennis Poole

This was my second time at El Rodeo. The best Mexican food I've ever had, and the service is even better than the food!

seth fuller

There salsa is always on point and the queso fondito is amazing!!!!! Love bringing my family here.

J Dawg

The servers were very friendly and attended us frequently. However, the food was awful. Everything tasted as if just unfrozen. The food was lukewarm and bland. The dip was very runny and couldn't even stick to the chip. Skip this restaurant if you are looking for authentic Mexican food.

Mary Lee Ball

Much better Mexican food than you would expect in NH. Excellent Tequila selection!

Karen Tasker

Great food. Good service. A little pricey

Rachel Whitmire

Took a minute to get noticed by staff but the food was delicious and atmosphere was nice.

Nicholas Abell

Good food, quick service and strong drinks

Lobo Wolf

Love the food and the staff is really nice. My only complaint is that portions can be a bit small on some items. It's great food and the free chips and salsa are the best.

Daniel MacCreighton

Good food and friendly staff.

Laurie Largess

This was very basic n there food was microwaved...my pina colada was pretty but very lil alcohol.

Renee Clark Forcier

If you are in the mood for some really excellent Mexican food El Rodeo is the place to go. The food is amazing. The service is awesome. The atmosphere is perfect. Go enjoy some great food!!

Jennifer Day

Love the authentic Mexican food, and sometimes partake in the Thursday happy hour $5 margarita night. I've been going here at least once a month, sometimes more often, with my coworkers. In the summer, we often eat outside

Devon Rabun

Amazingly delicious Garlic Chicken Nachos at a great price and margaritas are the right size. Would definitely recommend this place for a bite to eat and a drink. Staff is also attentive and they know to play World Cup Games this summer... great spot!

Amanda Roque

“The best Mexican food I’ve ever had,” says my husband. I’m going to have to agree! I’m usually someone who needs rice beans and some sort of meat to make a meal. The rice and beans here are so delicious that if I had to order just that, it would be PERFECT. 5 stars for the food. 5 stars for the service. 5 stars for the beautiful location (it’s a very pretty restaurant). 5 stars on the good music!

Michelle Overhoff

Always a favorite dining experience! Best chips, guac, and salsa north of the border

Donna Noelte

Food is always very good. Wait staff is friendly and prompt, and it's an upbeat, feel-good place to eat.

Jessica Greenwood

Always excellent plates for very reasonable price. Dinner and drinks for two around $50

Dagez Hero

Always fresh, great selection and large drinks. Staff have always been wonderful. Give it a try.

patti C

Was disappointed in your taco salad more lettuce than anything else

Victoria Tran

Fast, delicious, great service, reasonably priced. Fantastic salsas

Ben Fortner

Mexican food without all the 'fears' of Mexican food ;) Best margaritas, food is on point, great service, clean, and family friendly! This is sure to be your new taco Tuesday spot if you're local or a great dinner stop on the back to Massachusetts.

Hans Larsson

Good food and service at a good value. Menu is in small type, so hard to read if you have sight issues. A good value.

Erik Snyder

Great authentic Mexican food. Margaritas are very tasty.

Rodney Anderson

Never a bad experience. Friendly staff, good food, reasonable prices, good portions.

Steve Hunter

Decent food, decent price but nothing to write home for. Won't be going back.

Jen P

Food was terrible. The drinks were expensive and nothing special. We were craving some good Mexican food and were very disappointed. Service was ok...interior is tired and the food was really bad

J K

Best tacos around.

Kevin Lafratta

Super polite, expedient service, great, AUTHENTIC Mexican. Showed up 10 mins before close, still served appetizers, entree, and drinks with no rush at all or hints to leave. Excellent always

Karen Gross

Always fantastic! The attitude of all of the employees is very rare. Happy to have you there and proud of the food they are delivering. My favorite place...my happy place!!

Crystal Walker

Food delicious service sucked

Amanda Kernan

Editing.... tonight service was terrible! It was SO UNBEARABLY LOUD in that place. Dishes clanking and banging and so overwhelming I couldn't hear anyone at the table speak. When I explained to the hostess there was bad service she said "oh, we have had that happen with that waitstaff before".... we waited for ever for queso... just everything was so unenjoyable... when it usually isn't!

Charlene Sekula

Best chicken tamales evah!!

Sarah Nyhan

Good food and kind, friendly staff.

Robert

Waitresses was great! But the hostess was vary short with my wife and I not vary inviting the steak tacos were over cooked and hard to chew wife’s taco salad was bland we are not impressed was expecting more looking at the reviews maybe it was just a bad time

bryan chartier

Ordered beef.received chicken. The beef chimichunga was half the size. Great taste on both

Serdar Ayan

Good food, good price for the amount you receive.

Cindy Porter

Amazing margaritas and great service

Robert Hoijer

Very welcoming food is comfort food good value

Liz L

Service has become very lax, food seems to be so "institutionalized". Used to have a relationship with excellent bartender. He's gone. So are the prompt servers and half way decent food.

Christin D'Ovidio

I always have a nice time here. Great friendly service and good Mexican. I always come for lunch so I never get to have a drink.

namita simha

Good food and service. Their pico de gallo is perfect with right amounts of heat and tart! They have great varieties of Margarita!

Larry Hennessy

Good food. Good service. Clean and neat establishment.

Nikki S

Excellent, authentic Mexican dishes, attentive waitstaff and pleasant atmosphere. The seating is very comfortable and the temperature of the restaurant is moderate - so you're neither too warm nor too cool. In terms of dessert, you will not be disappointed if you try their fried icecream.

Jason Bouchard

Food was awesome as well as the service we will definitely be back

Scott Ebol

Food is good. However, way to few wait staff to handle the customers. Service was slow and the waiter was trying but had to may tables. The guy who brought the food over was very rude when there was a problem and walked off. This seems to be a pattern based on other complaints. All of the staff need customer service training. Not sure we will be back.

Claude or Rosalee Fillion

Really good authentic Mexican food with Spanish speaking waiters. Service a little slow at end of night, but taste of food so good. Chips and salsa were great, and plentiful.

Philippe Montillier

Our favorite Mexican restaurant in the area. Margaritas are awesome and you must try the Molcajete Azteca. The presentation is great and soooo delicious.

anders garp

Not entirely impressed by any means, girlfriend an myself showed up @2pm on a Sunday definitely wasn’t packed but it was slightly busy. We waited probably 5 to 7 min for a host to seat us , we got seated in a booth an both the seats were off there frame not a terribly big deal. The staff wasn’t as friendly as they have been in the past no smiles or anything kind of a disgruntled what ever attitude. When we got are food my gfs quesadilla was soggy bland and tasteless I got a burrito that was good but definitely a decline from previous times I’ve been here. My final complaint is that the silverware I got was dirty it had dried on lettuce on the knife handle. Quite frankly I don’t think I will be returning sadly, it’s too bad I liked El Rodeo it’s too bad..

Jeffrey Lyons

Lots of combo meal choices. Decent prices. Decent food. Indoor/outdoor seating. Very fast service.

Clare Vezina

Sat on the patio with my girlfriend for lunch yesterday and we had amazing service! Multiple people catered to us, the blood orange margaritaa we had were amazing and our chicken nachos tasted great! Gooey and cheesy and just what we were craving, we will be back again soon

Plain Jane

It's average. I've had better and I've had worse Mexican. Prices were fair, portions we're good, service was very nice but the food was just ok.

Ashley Arnone

Food was good, but I am a little disappointed that the cheese dip is only offered in one tiny size and they never offered more than one basket of chips. Our service was a bit slow, but it wouldn't deter me from going again.

Debbie Wright

Food was hot and fresh. Waiter was excellent.

Janine Davies

Outdoor eating and good food.

Nelson Viles

Love this place very authentic tex- mex restaurant great drinks bogo happy hr and also fresh iced tea.

Nahum Dimond

Food was good. Drinks were great made strong worth ur money for sure. Table service could have been better. Nicer more respectful.

David O

Very good food, frozen margaritas, and attentive waiters.

Kitty Biker

Omg amazing, go on Tuesday $5 margs

Erica Vandell

Good service and good food

Luke Bonenfant

Great food. Great value

Eileen Lynch

Reminds me of a restaurant in Kingman AZ. Love it excellent food and service. Thank you keep doing what your doing.

kevin fields

My girlfriend's margarita had little to no alcohol, our waiter was lost.. think he went missing... thought we were never going to leave waiting for our check like ⏳

Scott Nadeau

Food was great and fast. We were there right when they opened. Recommend sitting in the bar

Robert Bentman

Great food but bad at taking orders down

Elizabeth Seymour

The food is good here but the prices are up there for what your getting and they asked me if I wanted a fried barrito... that's what a chimichanga is! Also they gave me the wrong food... it was good though and I ate it anyhow.

Al

The best way to describe the food would be... a bad high school lunch. The tacos were hard shell....... that should say it all, but i will add... The rice and beans were not seasoned and we were not told that they would be refried from a can with nothing added to them. I should have asked, but i just assumed they would be freshly made and in bean shape. The tacos were exactly like we had in school. Cheap cheese and shredded lettuce on top of meat in a Hard Shell. I still cannot get over the fact that they were not soft shell tacos. My daughter, who loves tacos and burritos (i know tex mex) refused to take a bite after sniffing her meal. I took 2 bites of everything on my plate before requesting the bill... For being served practically inedible luke warm tasteless mush (with a little crunch) we were charged the full amount. Will not return. Please no one else eat here either. Seriously. You will regret it. And possibly get sick from being served food that has not been heated thoroughly. Or reheated from a can to 165 for... however long. Really. Avoid this place. Table also had the previous meal still stuck on it.

Louise Guay

Love it great service and atmosphere

Zack McMahon

Great salsa! However they do give you some stuff different than read on the menu. For example I was suppose to get 2 beef taquitos and 2 chicken and got 3 chicken instead. My girlfriend was suppose to get 2 enchiladas and only got 1. Food was alright though! Nice atmosphere

Marcia Santos

More authentic Mexican food than most in Concord.

chris rennpage

Never had a bad meal and always friendly.

Michelle Laramee

Their foods okay they don't put anything extra into it but it's definitely better than margaritas

Claire Desjardins

Incredibly good. Just get something classic from the menu, don't make any substitutions, and just enjoy it. Any substitution you make will probably ruin the dish itself. It's a respectable restaurant, not a chipotle. Get the espinaca dip.

Alicia Pelissier

Good food for decent price atmosphere is nice

Robert Vodra

El Rodeo is great. Lunch and dinner combos are fairly priced, taste good, enough, plus they have definitions next to the combos on the my so if forget exactly what something is, it is explained right there. My advice is to eat those chips and salsa they give you quickly. Once you order it is like they knew what you were going to order, food is out really quickly. It is in New Hampshire, so not as good as New Mexico Mexican, but best I have found in NH.

Rob Wms

Cold beer, good food!

Natalia Urbano

Good vibes and atmosphere! Food was yummy. Can’t wait to go back again!

Tracy Hicks

The service and food were excellent as usual; but my strawberry margarita was made with a low quality bottled mix that tasted more of chemical preservatives than of strawberries. Still, I'll be back, I just won't order anything with strawberries.

Ralf Hilber

Love this place, the staff is phenomenal, if you are ordering a appetizer and a meal have them wait to fire up your entree or it might get there early. I definitely recommend this place.

Stephanie Masters

This is our #1 date night spot! We absolutely love this place! Great food, drinks, and service!

Kerry Henry

Just popped in with a friend for a quick beverage this afternoon. We barely had sat down at the bar and a complementary basket of chips and salsa were delivered to us by a friendly server. The bartender acknowledged us and quickly served our XX brews with limes on the rim! My second visit as exceptional as my 1st.

Tom Klapproth

Very nice place to have a good Mexican meal

Sophie Gang

Plastic in my food! Tonight we had dinner. Server was nice. However, I had the combo platter with lettuce and tomatoes. As I was eating I noticed a weird taste, there was a large piece of plastic in my food. We ask for the manager, and guess what he says?! "Well, the salad comes wrapped in lettuce, it won't hurt you, I'll take the meal off". Then he walks over (seriously) to us a few min later to show us a head of lettuce wrapped in plastic and says "see". Wow. Was I blown away. Will my husband and i go back? Not sure. Most likely not. What a horrible manager. I wonder if you found a hair in your food what he would say? "Well, people have hair, it won't hurt". Let's see if the owner responds.

Danavan Gentles

Very beautiful dining area an tasty food

Laura McGrath

Good food, great service. The taco salad seemed a little small

mogo pophilly

Food wasn't gross, but it wasn't the greatest. Service was terrible from beginning to end. Our when asked for a coke, our waitress mentioned diet coke because of the weight of a member of our party, and then gave us diet coke even when we asked for 2 regular, and we got one regularand one diet. For 3 people they gave 2 napkins and no silverware, and we had to ask for more when we were given our food. They messed up on one meal, and didn't offer anyone a refill when they ran out of beverage. And the final straw was when she took my plate while I was still eating, we mentioned I was still eating, and she still left with the plate. We will not be returning.

c B

Wouldn't recommend Party had Carnitas and shrimp tacos. Both dishes proteins WAY over cooked. Kind of felt like we getting bum rush from waitress. Kept asking if we ready to order, one member of party was in the restroom...can their cheeks hit seat before asking again if we want to order. Bathrooms were dirty, wet floor and seat and paper every where. Take the ride to la Clarita, worth the gas and toll and food cheaper. Sad when Taco Bell can offer more palatable fair. Ice tea was good and the much need breath mint on the way out was tasty. Anything to get the taste of old greasy pork flavor out of mouth. Save your $$$

Rose Switzer

Was excellent as usual. I had a combination plate of cheese enchilada and a Chili Relleno with rice and beans. I drank a Margarita to wash it down. Forgot to take a picture. Service was good too!

Kandy Dennison

delicious with great service

michael houle

best mexican food in concord

Sarah Near

I love the food here, but the service is not great. I will keep coming back for the amazing steak tacos and cheese dip, though!

Camden White

Awesome menu. Great service. My favorite Mexican food in Concord.

Savannah Audet

Was so excited to try this place out based on the positive reviews but I was quite disappointed. I ordered take out and the person answering the phone sounded like I was inconveniencing her. I was able to push that aside for some authentic Mexican. Picked up my order and when I got home, I realized that they didn’t include my cheese sauce (which I was so excited about) and my tortillas for my fajitas. Upon eating the food, it was soon discovered that it was nothing special. In fact, my meal had a sweet taste to it. When I wasn’t Mexican, I want a little kick and definitely not sweet. Margaritas is way better. Don’t make the same mistake I did!

Tatum

3 stars due to previous experiences. Usually really good, this time, the food was only adequate and service wasn't top notch. Perhaps she was new?

Carolyn Ledoux

Food is amazing, xango is a must for dessert, the fried icecream is not what you would expect for traditional fried icecrean, still good.

Beth Piroso

Nachos were soggy and tasteless. Waitress was annoyed with our water glasses and eventually stopped refilling them.

Ashley Terenzi

Food was ok, waited about 30 minutes just to get our check.

Wendy Glass

Great food & atmosphere. Nice selection of unique dishes. Prices are comfortable and drinks are always good.

Thomas Decato

Great food and service excellent margarita best in Concord

Fred Mclean

Love this place! Highly recommend.

Chris Matteson

Great food great prices

Greg Robinson

Yesterday was El Rodeo 6th anniversary.., huge party..not a seat in or out....lots If fun, lots of music with a DJ....lots of food and beverage

Marc J

Great place to eat and excellent Margaritas. Most friendly hostess/waitress staff - unfortunately not native to Mexico.

Dann Day

Tequila was good. Food was very good. Service was lacking. Staff was not attentive and slow to do anything. Men's room was trashed. Ice cold water to wash your hands, no paper towels to use (no air hand dryers available). Kind of a disappointing visit from my last visit 6 months ago.

Maddie Odell

I don't love the food here and I wouldn't recommend the classic margarita. However other margaritas have been strong and pretty good. This place is okay, but not memorable or super tasty by any means from the few times I've been here.

diane gleason

Most authentic Mexican food in Concord! The staff is very quick and helpful. Prices are reasonable. Good food at the right price

C Mathews

Saturday night. Terrible service and fish tacos only had a small piece of fish in them-nothing else ! Server did not write down our order and only 1 out of 4 was correct. When we tried to get service he was nowhere to be found !!

Paul Blanche

Great food...Good prices on food and drinks

Freaksta

Always a great experience with great food and attentive staff

Kelly Kilcullen

Awesome margaritas!

Heather Supry

Always good food. The margaritas are the right size, price and deliciousness. Friendly staff

Johnny D

Great food, great service, quick lunch. Perfect!!

Blessed And Free

I Love a restaurant that has both great sausa & chips & great food! Our family came here for lunch. The prices were good. Serve was good as well. Will come again.

Bud Binder

Always great food!

Erin DYER

Ate every last bite because it was so good! I would have given it 5 stars but we waited at the table forever before we were asked about our drink order. By that time we had scoured their elaborate menu and were ready to order! Food was great.

Peggy Brooks

Omg I love this place. Great Mexican Food. And the waitresses are very nice. Not bad for prices. When I go here I always order. The Shrimp Taco and margarita.

Kevin Heikkila

Mexican food is not my favorite, so I'm not one to judge, but it was quite good. The service was very friendly and helpful, although we visited at a slow time (around 3:30 PM) and I had a bit of difficulty getting the attention of the …

Dave Richard

As always the service and food were excellent.

Buddy Dobberthein

Not bad, but nothing like El Paso, TX food.

joshua parks

Great food, and service.

Michael Holfelder

Order took a very long time and was incorrectly made. Waitstaff very friendly

Wayne Snyder

Great Food nice place

Jessie Brookens

Excellent food! Friendly service. Complimentary chips and salsa ! Will be back

Mary Cain

Speaking Spanish is fun here! I enjoy the authentic food. Had chicken burritos with mole sauce Perfecto! Service wasn't its normal fast today. It was especially slow when I arrived Gringa didnt speak Spanish but found a kind female who did. Lovely. I'd go again. Plenty of choices & beverages.

Browdie Wylie

Great food, great service, great drinks! All around two thumbs up!

Luke Bates

Good food and service

Dennis Laquerre

Service was great the food was not worth the price I paid. I ordered the nachos Santa Maria and I expected a bigger plate of nachos for $15. All I got was just a single layer of chips with some steak & chicken and cheese on top.

Janette Lochmandy

Its ok. Price is good.

Noelia Vargas

The food is so good, the staff is so friendly, my favorite server is Jose Ramirez, if you wants to receive a professional service he is your guy, as a bartender Karla Vasquez is THE BEST mixology on the whole world, she mixes drinks like nobody can, totally recommend her if you wants to taste differents things or your favorite drink as her style, they offer ships and fresh hand made salsa, everything is completely clean, big parking lot, on Thursdays is their Margarita’s special day. I love to go there to seat at the patio, cool for big parties, family, friends, couples, pet friendly, handicapped spaces and they do reservations. Thank you guys, see you soon! I’ll be always updating my review, you guys offer outstanding services!!

WC Leitner

Good Food. Service was good.

Linda Tolios

Great food but slow service

Shirlee Daidone

Best Margaritas and great food choices . Servers are very attentive.

Douglas Ingham

Good tacos and burritos, staff was quick and friendly

Ronald Guile

Absolutely disgusting food, it was cold and very bland

J

Great food, Friendly staff. I couldn’t believe how big the portions are for the cost.

Stephen Leonard

Good food. Had 3 tacos for lunch.

Howard Roemer

The food is great. The service is also top notch

Diane Urich

I always love how clean it is. They have both traditional Mexican food and some great American versions. They have an attentive wait staff. Great place

fe Bolam

Garlic chicken nachos are the best thing ever!!!!!!!!

G Whitis Wing

Exceptional Mexican which is incredibly rare in New England. Fish tacos are AMAZING.

Janice Riley

Loved the food one of the girls was pretty rude, like its not my fault you don't understand English and just walk away as I still was having a conversation.

Timothy Roemer

The food is always delicious!

Thomas Dube

Margarita outdoors what else do you need.

Teri Ferraro

Quick and tasty

James Silva

This place is awesome. The food comes out so fast you think it’s for another table. Everything is so good and the staff a super friendly. If it’s your bday they have a extra special birthday song. Thanks for the great food and service.

NHP

Go here fairly often. The food is usually good and they give very generous portions but if you are seated near the bar or the kitchen you can't even hear the person across the table. The staff is usually very good, however, last weekend we had a waiter come and take our drink orders and completely disappeared. Another waitress came over after a very long wait for just drinks and brought them and took our appetizer order. After a 20 minute wait I signaled another waitress and told her how long we'd been waiting just for the appetizer and she seemed confused. Finally, she brought the appetizer and took our order. After another long wait and signaling ANOTHER staff person and letting her know how long we'd been waiting, our food was brought out, which was by then cold. No one ever came back to refill the chips and salsa at all or to refill our drinks. The food was not up to the standards it usually is. I was so surprised. I don't usually leave food on my plate but it was just so over done and cold it was not enjoyable. I have a back problem and the ridiculous time we had to sit and wait was aggravating it. We finally had to signal the waitress for our check. What a long, unenjoyable, lunch. I'm not sure I want to go back. This all was just too much. We didn't even have any idea who to tip, there were so many different staff who waited on us. I usually like this place but this was a total miss.

diane chartier

Sevice was spot on and fish taco pretty good.

Kate Peterman

Inconsistent food quality. When it's good, it's great

Jen Mazzei

Quick, reasonable prices, and good food!

Judy Hesse

Good food, chips not so much.

Vigneswara V Valayapathy

Lovely place to dine. Lively crowd.

Megan Fournier

Fast service. Meal was very good, and guacamole was freshly made that day.

Janis Schweitzer

Attractve local, great waiter. Our shared fajita dinner had a big piece of halibut and a large bed of vegetables. The green onions were served with their roots. Our guacamole salad was tasty but had more lettuce than guacamole.

Go ex

Authentic Mexican food and staff. Loved their hot salsa and the enchilada. I recommend the food, the atmosphere, and the price.

Jason White

Top quality food and strong drinks what more could you ask for

Matthew Carlone

Best Mexican in Concord. We recently had a bad experience with delays and order errors, so I will update this review after another visit.