Delivery
Yes
El San Luis Mexican Cafe in Athens
Categories
Location on the map
Athens, Henderson County, Texas, US
Service options
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Health and safety
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Great tea selection
Yes
Popular for
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Offerings
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Kids' menu
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Dining options
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Catering
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
High chairs
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
Planning
Accepts reservations
Yes
Phone: +1 903-677-3800
Site: http://www.elsanluis.com/
Site: http://www.elsanluis.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:7:30AM–9PM
- Wednesday:7:30AM–9PM
- Thursday:7:30AM–9PM
- Friday:7:30AM–10PM
- Saturday:7:30AM–9:30PM
- Sunday:7:30AM–9PM
Comments (199)
The food is authentic and made with quality and expertise Ive not experienced in Athens or even in the surrounding areas!!!! Great service and fair prices as well! Ive made it my new favorite spot!!!!!!
Great food, great service. Loads of refills on chips and salsa, excellent vibe, and, overall, a pleasant experience
This place is busy for a reason, be sure you stop by and find out why. If you would like a little extra kick in the hot sauce, just ask the server for Mas Caliente salsa.
Great food & service! Will definitely be going back!
Great food. Good tea and salsa thats a plus.
Salsa was very delicious!Service not so much. Long wait for our food. Everyones order was not as requested. Id probably go again just for chips, salsa & a margarita.
I had meat tostada was watery. I had guacamole tostada, it had a small scoop of guacamole in the center and shell of quest. The meal was not good.
Always consistently awesome food and great servers
Best food, service and very, very, very friendly staff, love this place ❤
Good food liked the chips and hot sauce.The place was busy the food was a little slow coming out. Im sur they are short handed like most of the restaurant business. We appreciate those that show up to work.
Great Food..Service..And Atmosphere..Will definitely go back!!
My family and friends just threw a surprise birthday party for me here.It was great! There were 21 people at our table. The waitstaff and other employees were very efficient. We got our orders quickly and correctly. Thank you El San Luis!!!
Been here twice and it was great. Great food great service
My husband loves your Carne Asada says its so tender , he can cut with a fork 😀
Food is really good great service
The food was amazing. The server helped us pick something that was gluten free for my daughter who is celiac. She enjoyed her food without any belly aches. We all loved the experience!
Always a great place to dine! Take out is great too! Food is ALWAYS made fresh. Their foundation drinks are crisp and fizzy! Salsa I could drink by the gallon and prices are reasonable! They also serve alcohol and you could sit at the bar if you desire. Are you needing to plan an event of some sort? If so they have a private room upstairs for that as well. Staff is always friendly and quick to serve you. Atmosphere is laid-back and you are welcome to come just as you are! Also very clean and I appreciate that with everything going on now of days with health issues of all kinds! I feel like family when we come there to dine!
Delicious salsa and chips. My favorite dinner is the enchilada dinner with a chicken enchilada and a avocado enchilada.
We stopped in at the steakhouse next door, it was boarded up. But next door was El San Luis and I was open. Best mistake of the week. The food was great and our waitress was helpful and sweet. The chips and salsa was fine. There was nothing wrong with the standard salsa... but if you are looking for something with more kick, more fuego, mas Diablo, they have a great green sauce, and my favorite, a sauce made with chiles de arbol.
Food is great along with the staff. I asked for a lot of onions on my fajitas which was good, but received very little meat. Yall use to add a lot of meat what happend?
The food and the atmosphere are great, the only negatives are they have no problem seating you at a table that has not been cleared or cleaned yet. All of the glasses have been clean but keep an eye on the silverware. I have eaten here 14 times and will be going back.
Stopping here because Jalapeno Tree was full and boy was this place a disappointment! The wait staff was nice but slow, the chips were cold and stale, the hot sauce taste like puree tomatoes and cilantro, the queso was extremely watered down and flavorless. We waited on our food in hopes it would be better just to get a beautiful plate of flavorless disappointment.. Dont waste your time here!
We have dined here on several occasions over the past year or so and it never disappoints. Great service, excellent food and reasonable prices. Avocado enchiladas are soooooo delicious.
Food is great but you need to check your bag when you order to-go. I got tacos with no limes and hot sauce.
Busy Sunday after church. Excellent queso. Love the food; just found that the chicken enchiladas arent my favorite but no worries. Good to try new things!
Excellent food and top notch service. The taco salad with fajita steak is excellent, with the beans even better and a delicious margarita to top it off is an excellent suggestion. Try the nachos you want be sorry. Sorry didnt manage to get a photo of the nachos, they was just that good. My third visit, will be back for takeout or sit down, very soon.
Visiting from Dallas , stopped only because the building next door said Steak House but wasn’t open. So we went next door to El San Luis. I love me some queso but theirs was watered down. Waitress was nice. I haven’t seen any people in Athens wearing mask so I assume the coronavirus isn’t in Athens Texas.
Best mexican food i have had around the cedar creek area. Also good service with friendly staff. If your not into spicy salsa but enjoy lots of flavor this is the place to go.
Good food and nice waiters. Need a better bar tender. Mixed drinks are usually too strong.
The experience was terrible! If a zero star could be given it would. Food was messed up, server was terrible and knew nothing about the menu or alcoholic drinks, couldnt even say what drinks were happy hour!!!!! I asked of margaritas were available on take out, server said yes, male bartender refused to make the drinks!!! First time to go and most definitely will be the last.
I enjoyed it. My waitor was young and new. So Ill cut him some slack. But he was very nice. The young lady who took my money was nice too.
Delicious food with great flavors! Yummy salsa! I shared an entree for two that have us an opportunity to try different meats. Well be returning again.
One of my favorite local Mexican restaurants.
It came highly recommended but not sure why. Their fried ice cream was corn flake coated. So if you like that sort of cooking youll like this place. Waiter was a little disorganized but did bring the food out. This place is probably the best of what is available. If youre only eating once in Athens Id probably skip this place and go to Mcallisters. Just depends what youre in the mood for.
Wow parking lot was full and i got my hopes up for some good food...My family and I were not impressed at all with the food. The wait staff was nice. They did however bring a cup to refill our drink that was so obviously dirty it was unreal. Fyi their barbacoa is not true barbacoa and it was flavorless and dry. Amd they do not care about food allergies enough to make sure they dont make someone sick.
The food was absolutely amazing! I cant say much for their chips and salsa, but my meal itself more than made up for it.
We returned to see if the service had improved since our August/2016 review that was rated a 1 star. Tonight we were pleased to have excellent service & food. We were escorted to the table, given menus & our drink orders were taken. The employee at the register was keeping an eye on the customers & making sure the staff were on their toes! Our order was taken & shortly returned with the order correctly. The food was excellent! The only minor issues was the margarita machine was not turned on but it didnt take much time for the mixture to freeze. I didnt recognize the staff as being the same as the one that didnt take care of us last time. We plan to return frequently.
By far the worst dining experience Ive ever had. Margaritas were very sour. Carne asada was so tough it couldnt be cut with the knife provided. Salsa was bland and tasted like pureed tomatoes. Barbacoa tasted like sausage and pastor tasted like buffalo sauce. I suggest you try Mariscos.
Im not sure if I can really rate properly yet. Was passing through town from Dallas flight. I usually stop at one of my favorite Mexican Restaurants anywhere but they were closed. It was stormy and started to just go on home to Lake Palestine but decided to give this a shot. Had a nice Margherita and an Enchalada special. There was a mistake on order but server corrected it right away. It was all good but Im a bit spoiled by the other place. That said we all have different taste and it was certainly good enough I would go again
Great authentic Mexican food and drinks!!! Best Margaritas that we have ever had!! They are open for breakfast, too!!
Went in on a Sunday before lunch..got breakfast..very very good...hot..fresh and clean!!.. the staff were cleaning..wiping tables and walls and salt n pepper on tables..my new favorite Mexican restaurant!!!.. thanks to them for a good meal!!
This is a very good place to eat. They have the best Tacos and Nachos. And at lunch time and #7 is the bomb… so dang good. But they have so much more that is good. Fajitas, are so good too. If you havent eaten there, you should give it a try. You wont be sorry. :)
Very good! We passed through here and got a togo order. Salsa was fresh and so good as well as white queso. We will be back!
I cant believe ive never ate here before!!! The food was really good. Not to expensive. We got there 30mins before they closed and was treated like they just opened.
Its always hit or miss for me when I go here. But enough hit that I do go back.
Very nice, well kept restaurant. The staff were all nice and courtious to my family, kept glasses filled, chips and salsa also.The food was great,and plenty of it! We will be back for sure!
Its a big place so you rarely have to wait for a table. Friendly staff, good service. It is a very solid Mexican food option. I have been here a few times and its been good every time. The atmosphere is laid back, not too noisy for a conversation over lunch or dinner. Prices are very reasonable.
Just stopped in to see how it compared to the other Mexican food places in town. Wait staff were prompt and service was good. I had the chicken enchiladas and they were tasty. The plate was hot as fire but, once it cooled I was able to enjoy the food. I will definitely be back.
Wow is all I can say. I love Mexican food. I was visiting Athens area because my dad is moving there. Im from Louisiana and have eaten at alot of Mexican restaurants in my area. This one by far is the best. I will definitely make that 2 and half hour drive to eat here again and bring my husband and daughter. The waiter was very nice. Its clean.
So my dad an bro an I went here to eat. The food is great an the staff is awesome. One nice we asked the owners son if he could find the stars Game on TV he said yes so he looked couldnt find the channel so three more staff members tried to find the channel. We didnt get to watch the game but it was nice to see a family oriented restaurant go to the To to make customers happy.I love it here.
Very good. Menu was somewhat different than most Mexican Restaurants. Chicken enchiladas with homemade sour cream sauce was delicious. Will definitely eat there again if in Athens.
From the moment you walk in the staff greats you with a smile as if you are truly wanted there. The chips and salsa were fresh and replenished freshly as we got to bottom of bowl. 2 people at our table had special combination request and the waitress assured us she could get it with no problem. It was a busy day but our food came out in a reasonable time, hot and fresh and correctly. My friend had the Luis salad..OMG. It was enough for 2 people to share!! I a Charo bean lover..the beans here were amazing. Price are very reasonable. Will definitely return.
Have been to this place since they first started up in a hole in the wall, now look at it!! Great job guys! I only gave 3☆s due to prices went up quite a bit from where they started. I really really think this is why its not so crowded anymore. Mostly a lot of alcohol drinkers which is a lil annoying at times when you come in with your children. Food needs to be changed back to when they first started with full plates for a good price. Now you have to buy what use to come with the plate. 🤦♀️
Great food and the service is fast and friendly.
Super good had the torta.Salsa was not to hot great flavor to it.Staff was inviting and nice.
The first time I went, it was fantastic. The next few times, I actually went in. The service those times was mediocre and the food quality these times matched. Havent been back.
Pretty good service and food. Every time has been great service. Usually half full of patrons. Fajitas (chicken) are served with onions, bell peppers and small guacamole and sour cream along with okay rice and refried beans. They have 4 Televisions on sports or news..
We were there with seventeen people (9 children) with the restaurant full, and the waitress (Danalia) took great care of us. Our food was prompt and very good. There was also plenty of food and well priced.
El San Luis has fantastic food. The hot sauce is great, and the combo torta is delicious. Their fajitas are outstanding. My husband gets a top shelf margarita that is on point, while I prefer their grey goose dirty martinis. The tacos on corn tortillas are also so good. I havent had a meal there that I didnt like. If you are in Athens it is definitely worth stopping and having a meal. Also, be sure to try the ranchero beans.
The best on the rocks margarita in East Texas. It is perfect. The queso is great, the salsa is great and the guacamole is great. Ive had a number of things on The menu and liked all of them. I always leave here full and happy. I honestly could just chips and dips here and leave happy. So good. Best Mexican food around.
Great food and atmosphere.
Just arrived at around 6:30 and took them nearly 30 minutes to just to take our drink orders and deliver our drinks. We asked the waitress for butter as we were seated at our table with hotsauce and chips immediately upon arrival but waited just for drink orders to be served and taken. We were CONSTANTLY over looked by the staff with our unpleasant faces. Around 7 we got our drinks and butter. The two tables who came in behind us were already served with hot food and beverages as we were over looked. I usually enjoy this place but today it had a lot to be desired.
Great food a customer service.
Had the tamale dinner....it was ok,not great!Beans and rice were ok,queso with beef also just ok.Salsa and chips were decent.
Great service, food was excellent, I would go there again without hesitation...
Used to be a favorite but not anymoreOrders not delivered correct food cold service bad and too many standing around the counter talking and not giving service
The Mexican food was well done, and even though crowded, there was plenty of table for immediate seating. East Texas Friendly is spoken here!
This place was AMAZING! The staff were so kind and fast and great at anticipating our requests! The food was authentic and so full of flavor! We will definitely be back!
This looks to be a small family run restaurant... the service was great & the food was good! Very clean! If I lived in Texas I would probably be a regular.
Service was great. Our waitress, Kara, was on top of it and this is a very busy time here. The food was good and very hot. It was a solid roar of noise with all the kids and adults trying to talk over the noise. This was not unexpected and was okay. After a bit it quieted way down and was good. Overall a good experience every time we come here.
Great service. We had a party of 19 and didnt have any issues.
Great breakfast. Fast service .
Decent food and good service. I wasnt a fan of the salsa it seemed to watered down for my taste. Enchiladas were good but couldve used some more spices. Overall it was good
Food was good, but if you are concerned with COVID, stay away. They advertise only 50% seating, but they filled almost every seat and people roamed with no masks. Very risky for COVID
Waitress was slow.. carne asada was tough couldnt even cut it with a steak knife
This was place recommended to us by a kid at the blueberry picking farm. Great recommendation! Lots of really good food. Friendly service. The torta special was amazing and huge! And all our food with teas, horchata and queso was only $30! Great stop!
2nd time to have lunch at Athens really impressed
Best Mexican food in Athens in our experience. Menu has a nice variety with home-style flavors and dishes. Excellent drinks with a wide variety from a full bar. There are 5 tvs to entertain those who want to watch any one of the sports games on that day. Service is always prompt without being pushy. Chips and salso are free with ordering an entree.
My wife and I read the reviews and are always on the hunt for decent Mexican food. We tried out their breakfast first and were seriously disappointed. We were the only patrons when we arrived at 0830. We were ushered to a table by an unhappy host and found the table dirty. Host vanished so we waited and waited for his return so he could wipe off our table. Again... WE WERE THE ONLY CUSTOMERS IN THE PLACE! Finally had our orders taken and waited at least 20 minutes for our lackluster breakfasts to be brought out. Wife had a chorizo and egg burrito that had mere specs of chorizo and was loaded instead with the potato add on. We wondered how pathetic the burrito must look without the potato. I chose the traditional huevos rancheros. No good at all and looked devoid of any effort putting it together. Refried beans are the worst weve had in Texas, seriously. Watery, no seasoning, almost a medicinal flavor. Weve had better refried beans out of a can.Because we were the only patrons in the establishment for breakfast, we figured word was out that this place just does a suck breakfast and we didnt get the memo. So we decided to try them for dinner the following week.Wife ordered beef tacos and didnt care for the just average tacos. Whats with the ground beef being served and not shredded beef? We had ordered a side of guacamole and found it to be bland as hell and severely over-priced at $2.99. Our booth backed up to another and we overheard that couple comment to their server that they were insulted by the price and quantity of their guacamole and instructed him to remove it from their table and take it off the bill.I had the skirt steak. Served with the traditional Mexican sides but with the same nasty translucent refried beans. The steak was seasoned nicely but was tougher than I expected. My jaw grew tired before I could finish it. My waiter offered the skirt steak as regular or spicy. I realized after getting the bill that he charged me .99 for the spicey option. Sure it wont break the bank but mentioning that during the ordering is only proper.When we went to the register to pay our bill I asked the non- English speaking cashier to add a butterfinger candy bar to my bill. She just gave us a goofy look and giggled. So, I said it a second time and got the same reaction which we recognize as Spanish for what the hell are you saying? Our suspicions were confirmed when I then proceeded to leave with the candy bar... she stopped me and said $1.50. Omg. Get some training honey.In closing, this restuarant is lacking in professional employee training. With the exception of the female at the register this place has only Male employees. They not only need to improve their attitude but actually learn the job expected of them.We wont be back and I suspect theyll be under inside of two years.
The food tasted amazing!! The Budweiser was good and cold!! The service was great also.. They get the full 5 stars!!! You wont be disappointed with this place...😁
Thus is one of our favorite places to go. Everything from the atmosphere to the restrooms is great. Service is awesome and all the staff is so friendly. Prices are good.And the food.........amazing!!!!!
Great atmosphere great chips and salsa and great Mexican food. I got the chili burritos. It was really good. Their fajitas are really good. They do have some good good breakfast 🍳
The BEST Mexican food around!! The salsa is the perfect in heat and texture and the thin crispy chips are fresh. The service is very friendly and the atmosphere feels like home.
Really cheap food & you get so much food too, friendly staff, delicious food definitely would recommend eating here if you’re exploring town!!!
First visit...and it was great! The food was fantastic!! The staff was very friendly. Wait time wasnt long for our food to arrive. I would definately recommend this place and I plan to visit again for some of those terrific fajitas!
Hidden gem. Clean, well decorated, and great authentically prepared food. Glad I stopped. I was passing through, but I would drive from Tyler just to eat here.
Fantastic food! There Whole Fried Mojarra was absolutely wonderful, and there hot sauce was great. There prices were also not bad. :D
Not the Mexican food Im used to. No seasoning, dry, tasteless and whats that little corn tortilla with movie theater nacho sauce? Wife thought it was adequate, but not my taste at all. Enchiladas are not baked, simply ground beef wrapped in a cold corn tortilla and sauce poured over it.
Food was good but the service was horrible and im not one of those high maintenance demanding customers! All i ask for are the basics like my water glass and my beer to not be empty for 10 mins but apparently that was to difficult for the useless waitress i had the unfortunate luck of being stuck with! I normally wouldnt hold the establishment as a whole responsible for one persons lack of care or effort but since no compensation or concern was offered then unfortunately i wont be back! Descent tex mex places are a dime a dozen, ill take my money elsewhere!
The food was decent enough. Me tia would tear them apart over the flan. All in all, not what I expected being from SoCal, and going into traditional Mexican cuisine establishments, but itll do.
Good food at reasonable prices. Service was excellent.
I am handicap and cant walk in side by myself . Curbside would help me be able to do more ordering.
Big portions. My dad got the #1 lunch plate, it was super cheap with a lot of food on the plate. I got the Baloñas plate that comes with 2 pork tamales and a beef enchilada. Tamales had great pulled pork and the enchilada was good. The sopapilla we were served for dessert was tasteless. It was like fried canned biscuit dough. The waitress we had wasnt that good. She had one other table besides us. She filled our drinks and asked if we needed anything only once. So El San Luis has got its goods and bads. 🤔
This is the restaurant to go to in Athens Texas. We asked the waitress what was good and she told us that honestly, everything is. She was right. I had the Tacos al carbon and my wife had street tacos with tortilla soup. A great selection. And then, we each got a sopapilla that was to die for!
Had beef enchiladas and husband had combo fajitas. Food was awesome. The chili sauce on the enchiladas was amazing
Some of the best salsa... especially the verde! Meal was fresh and very flavorful. Always enjoy eating here.
We love this place every time we go...I get sumthin different every time and have yet to not like it sooo good...
Great, friendly staff. I have eaten Mexican food all over the USA and in Mexico. This place has the best chicken enchiladas anywhere!!
Service was pretty good, but the food was not. I wont go back, and it was our first visit.
Chicken was cold and the cheese in the enchilada was not melted. Will not go back...
Very bad customer service. Never eating there ever again
Very friendly, great service... REALLY enjoyed the food.
Great food. Good atmosphere. Good service.
Great food, good prices , good wait staff
Food and service were good. Seated quickly
Always great food and service!
Great food.....HOT(. temp not spice). Swift service. Margaritas were devine. Best place in town.
Mediocre food with bland/no flavor. The plates will give you second degree burns. The food continues to cook on it when served and dries it out. Full bar is the only reason Ill go back.
Great service and food! We’ve been customers since their first small restaurant and have been coming back for more year after year! Try their “Água de Piña” (pineapple water) for your drink! It is wonderful!
Excellent food! Best tamales and guacamole I have had in awhile. Will definitely be back!
Great food and service..and ask for the green hot sauce it is delicious
Nice place friendly staff food is good the salsa is kind of like flavored water.
Good environment, good staff, food is good as well. Nice place for breakfast too
I have been going to El San Luis since they opened downtown, off of the square.From the get-go they were a tribute to another tex-mex restaurant in Athens, but never seemed to match the flavor.They are clean and quick and have decent food, but if you want the next level, look around.
Me and my daughter loves this place looks small on the outside but a lot of room on the inside food is great service is great.
It was fabulous. The food waz perfect, service was great. Will go back soon...
Always very good service, with friendly staff. Food is well worth the price point. I stop in at least 2-3 times a month.
It wasnt very good to me. I had sour creme enchiladas and they were not very good.
Food is always amazing and great staff and service.
Food was ok, the place was clean, good lunch time service time and the staff was excellent.
Food is always good. Service good. Employees wear masks, mostly properly-not chin straps!
Beautiful new location and very nicely done interior! Very good food and nice, attentive staff. Always a good place to get your grub on :D
The wait staff is always cheerful and attentive. Food is delicious and affordable too! This place is a regular stop for my group of peoples!
Chicken Mole was greatly lacking in chicken. Leg and thigh buried in sauce. What a mess to get what little meat. Other meals have been great.
Good food. The margarita was good. Service was slow but Sunday. Will be back.
Good taste in my mouth every bite wendsdays special cheese enchiladas bean and rice I added a taco . Very clean prompt service its a winner all around.
Great food and drinks, very friendly staff.
The food and service were great. Definitely recommended
Amazing food and staff. Family friendly. You will find the owner frequently there working right alongside with his staff.
Horrible service. Food was beyond bland. Server got my order wrong three times. Highly recommend going somewhere else.
IT IS FUN! GREAT FOOD... if in TYLER, a must. You will know that its amazing as you see EVERYONE there. WOW. I get it... great food. Great Service.
Very good fajitas and queso. The wife and I go here often. The prices are about on par with other mexican restaurants
The food was amazing. I recomend it.
Very good service and food good prices!!
Excellent food, amazing staff, will he returning.
Its our local go to place for great Mexican food. Always wonderful service and friendly servers.
This place is great! Convenient prices, considerable dishes and the employees are always helpful.
Food was exceptional and service was excellent!!
Great amazing authentic Mexican food. Great service.
The waitress was extremely nice and came by when ever we needed her. I liked the food and the staff was great.
The food was very good. They have homemade tamales and hortchata which were very good. Definitely will be back
The food was great! Loved the queso
Great place to take the family. Great authentic Mexican style food!
Wonderful food and great waitress!
It was ok the chips tasted sweet and no salt on them I ate chicken fried steak not too bad
Great, affordable and authentic Mexican Cuisine! Delicious drinks and courteous staff. Strongly recommend.
Best Mexican food for miles ! Bad a#& margaritas too
Very good, will be going back!
The food was great and we had such a good waiter! A great celebration for our granddaughters graduation from TVCC!
Good food, pleasant building with VERY helpful staff!One of my favorite places .
Great food, service and fair prices!
Very nice friendly place. I missed the fried avocados but the food is still great and the workers are very nice and helpful.
Good comfort food. Good prices. One of my favorites is The San Luis plate, has a good variety.
Food taste good. Small portions. Very clean. Food appearance when plated and served looks very unprofessional.
Service was great and the food even better. Loved it.
Best salsa in Athens! Good food at good prices. Friendly staff. Love this tex Mex place!
Food is typical tex-mex. usually crowded. Above average bar
Wonderful food and service. I will definitely go back.
The food was good. Timely service. Quiet atmosphere.
Best in Athens, hands down. Great food, full bar.
Excellent food and service. The tamales and enchiladas are excellently flavored. The atmosphere is nice.
Service is friendly ab good. The food is wonderful.
Best Mexican food I have had in a long time . Service was right on great .
Great food Great service fast service
Always yummy! Their Salsa is one of my favs, Chicken tortilla soup too!!
Terrible service. It took forever to wave down waitress to finally order. Salsa was watery and tasteless. When the food finally arrived the it was bland and flavorless.
The food is excellent our waitress was excellent give her 5 stars.
Great service, confident, delicious food, and a comfortable environment.
It was nice to have somewhere to eat that was open after a hard freeze
Great food, price, and service!!!
Great food nice people and very clean
Good customer service. Good my food quickly. Delicious food.
Excellent food and service! Food came fast and hot.
Fresh food!Great service.
Good food and prices. Great fast service.
Very clean, friendly waiter and food was good.
Food and service are always amazing.
Excellent food and great service.
The food was great and the service was too.
Highly recommend this place 👌
The shittest service took 25 mins to serve drinks and chips. Besides that roaches under table wouldnt recommend to anybody
The food was just okay service was great probably wouldnt go back
Always good, fresh and tasty
Excellent food and service at a reasonable price
Great food, great service Love this place
Consistantly very good food. Very clean facility. Fast service & very affordable.
Its good! Quesadillas with fajita beef.
Did not stay too they were too busy and dont except reservations.
Exceptional TexMex food, full bar, friendly service. Hard to find a cleaner restaurant in town
Total reviews rating 4.3
199 Reviews for El San Luis Mexican Cafe 2023:
Review №1
2022-02-06Excellent authentic Mexican food with a very friendly staff. Ive eaten there a couple times in the last week and it just gets better! Excellent margaritas also.
Review №2
2022-05-16The best! Ive ordered take out Tacos for 10 and 15 ppl for my business. Both times they have done a fabulous job! They literally separated every single side that you put on tacos, all in separated containers so that the food doesnt get soggy! And to top it off, the food is GREAT!! The manager is who Ive placed my order with both times And I couldnt be more pleased!
Review №3
2022-02-16Party of 10. Service was very good and food was also pretty good . We had attended a basketball tournament and didnt arrive until 8:15. They close at 9PM. Would have rated a 5 but once we got our food, out came mops, buckets, cleaning supplies being sprayed everywhere. I understand but didnt appreciate.
Review №4
2022-04-12We enjoyed this restaurant. The food was good, salsa and chips are great, and our server did a wonderful job despite the fact it was extremely busy. We were able to find vegetarian-friendly dishes on the menu, and thats always a plus for our family.The only hiccup we had was that our bill did not come out correctly for the items that we ordered, however, this was probably due to the fact that the server was new. The lady at the front corrected this for us. Also and item on a takeout order that we had did not initially make it to our takeout bag, but this was also corrected. Again, it was an extremely busy night and the house was packed.
Review №5
2022-06-04The salsa was very good and the beef enchilada was good. The service was good but, the tamale was the worst tamale I believe I’ve ever had. Instead of minced meat it had tough, pulled pork in it and the masa was dry and a little hard on the ends like it had been sitting under a light or something. That’s why I gave only 3 stars.
Review №6
2022-07-16Food was good! Salsa and queso was bland, make sure to order the HOT salsa. Makes wonders. Loved the service. I’ll be coming back one day.
Review №7
2022-05-17Literally my favorite place in Athens. Whether it be for breakfast, lunch, dinner, takeout, or even just craving a Fresca and Chips and salsa! Even my kids love everything on the childrens menu.
Review №8
2022-07-15Service is trash had to ask for refills 3 times it was like other tables were more important and food came out cold. Will not ever go back.
Review №9
2021-10-24Been here half a dozen times now and nothing bad to say. Awesome food and staff!
Review №10
2022-04-03Best tacos ever! Their other food is great too, but their tacos are amazing. Service is always good, even when they are super busy.