This was a walk down memory lane, as the Abuelos in my hometown closed years ago. Very nice restaurant layout, busy on a Friday night as expected but we were seated quickly. Service was spot on, yummy chips, great salsa I remember, and those papas potatoes, yum. I didn't care for the sauce--sour cream based--that came w my chicken enchiladas--glad I got it on the side. Refried beans were not that tasty. But a solid place for a Mexican meal. read more

Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant - Chicken Enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Hostess was so rude over the phone we went somewhere else. Too bad, it's a nice place with great food & drink.

The food is amazing and the service is exceptional. The staff know what to recommend, which is nice for those who don't frequent Mexican restaurants. read more

Drove over from San Angelo for a Birthday meal. Such a relaxing place for a celebration! Logan knocked it out of the park. We were so blessed to get her as our waitress! So attentive but she also knew the menu inside out. Answered all our question on the menu. I asked her for suggestions for my lunch. She told me about 2 plates. I picked one for lunch and it was delicious. Kept our teas glasses full. Thanks Logan for making our lunch so wonderful! read more

Abuelos has never let us down. We love it. This is where we go for our large groups and individuals meals. Best food, extremely clean, nice and cool inside, staff always attentive to our needs. read more

Food is always good. There are lots of choices. I love lemonade so I always get it here. I got the stacked enchiladas. They were very good. There is usually a wait but it doesn't take long. The hot sauce that you get with your chips is really good. I would recommend read more

Abuelos is my most favorite place to eat. Over the years it gets new menu items and i just love the queso and bacon wrapped jalepino peppers. Enchiladas are always a good start as is the steak, beans and pork platter. Just these days it is a little more costly but everyone knows covid did a lot of damage to restuarants. My favorite place to splurg. read more

Best Food Ever good ratings amazing cookers, This is in one of my TOP #1 FAVORITE RESTAURANTS.

Want to give a shout out to Abuelo's we had a large party for dinner. The service was excellent, the food came out very quickly and was delicious! The server (sorry did not his name) went beyond for a large party the service was excwprional! read more

Dining at Abuelos is always great. The food, atmosphere and service are wonderful. Our server 'Tiffany' in Arlington is fabulous! Very attentive and nice. Highly recommend. read more

In my humble opinion: 5:30- we arrive at the restaurant. The parking lot is packed and the restaurant was full. Still, we didn't wait. Emily was our server and pretty much stayed on top of things with zero complaints there. Chips and salsa plus our queso sauce landed on the table at 5:40. El Jefe at 5:41. (That is an impressive margarita with fire grill fruit like orange and lime.) 6 pm the meals arrive. And everything looks amazing. Tastes even better. The soup and salad meal ($11) is so pretty I want to try it myself, next time. I had the fajita chimichanga. Unbelievable. Really really good. read more

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A variety of salsa to choose from to start your experience which was really good! The food is very good as well and comes with large portions! The restaurant is huge and well decorated. The service was good and prompt too! The only downside is that they are slightly more expensive than other places in the area but the portions and quality make up for it. Definitely recommend if you're ever in Abilene! read more

Food was absolutely amazing very hot and fresh, I ate at the bar had good service and listened to some good music. Will definitely recommend

I wanted to say we had dinner at Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant today our waitress was Crystal H. She was the most friendliest, with the best customer service. We traveled in from San Antonio Texas and was very hungry. First time at this place. The food was delicious. Crystal was the best. I will definitely recommend to my friends and family. Thank you for having such great employees. The Cisneros read more

Overall rating: 3 My family of four vacationing from Florida decided to stop at Abuelos Mexican restaurant on Friday night . The parking lot was full with people waiting to be seated. To our surprise, we were seated right away. The ambiance was nice with a full dining room. Our waitress was friendly and brought us chips and drinks. My wife ordered the "jefe margarita" and was disappointed (better off ordering water). Appetizer: chicken nachos were borderline ok, bland, lacked flavor. Entrees: Combo fajitas (shared), chicken tacos were below average. The best dish at the table was the sea bass with veggies and rice... Go figure at a Mexican restaurant! #My wife approves this review! read more

Lots of parking, nice, bright open interior that isn't as loud as a lot of places, feels like being in the town square (with air conditioning) and NO TVs! (In the main dining area) Woohoo! Always good food here. The chips aren't great though. We are a little older and the lunch sizes are still a lot of food! Dinner we always need a to go box. read more

Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant - Dining room - Mexican Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Food was not outstanding for the near-gourmet price. Beverage had odd chemical odor. Not worth the prices.

Went for lunch at the bar and had fantastic service, food, and drinks. The inside is decorated much more beautifully than the outside would let on. We will be back. read more

Started out fine. 4 delicious salsas, decent Chips. OK margaritas. Dinner came. Vegetarian chili rellenos, because I felt like something light. It seems like everyone else's dinner was ok, but mine was a decent cheese chili relleno paired with another deep-fried Anaheim chili placed on top of microwaved steamed frozen mixed vegetables. WTF? The accompanying rice was fine, but the black beans were bland and tasted like they were fresh out of can. Overall, a pretty expensive meal that was very sub-par. Being from Houston, I'm kinda biased toward Mexican food, but damn - no self respecting restaurant should serve steamed frozen vegetables. There's plenty of fresh produce in Texas, especially if you are charging a premium price. read more

Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant - Vegetarian chili rellenos - Mexican Near Me - Abilene, Texas

We haven't been inside yet. Twice we have picked up our food, I believe the food might have been better the 2nd time. They are quick bringing it to the car. Definitely our go to for fast Mexican food! read more

Always get the chile rellanos and misty was our server and she was great! She was on top of everything.

Here we go again!!! Where are the managers when the bar is totally floundering during happy hour?! Nowhere that's for sure!!!! One poor bartender working her tail off with no assistance from anyone. Place is packed. Not enough wait staff. It's a holiday so many people are off. Management should have planned accordingly. read more

Fast service, delicious food with large portions, and a beautiful dining area. Very pricey.

We arrived at Abuelo's this past Tuesday after a doctor appointment I had at 2 o'clock so we got there about 3 o'clock and waited for an hour to get our food and when we got it, the enchiladas were not even warm. The ice tea was like ice water just colored water and I asked for some regular tea That tasted like tea and this is not the first time that is happened. We finally got up and walked out. We had just been exhausted waiting there and we're actually full of chips and salsa by the time the food finally arrived and we were probably two of about 10 to 15 people in the whole restaurant and the waiter the older tall guy was just not very helpful very short would not stop and even listen to what you had to say and so bottom line is was not a good experience and in the past Abuelo's has been our go to place for Mexican food when we go to Abilene.. read more

I was looking for a good place to eat dinner , since I'm here from out of town. I looked up Mexican food and decided to go with Abuelo's since they had good reviews. Did not disappoint at all! Great food good prices, I highly recommend the Ambassador. A perfect grilled Medium Rare steak with 3 large bacon wrapped stuffed Shrimp, Charro beans, Cheesy mashed potatoes, a long green Chili stuffed with cheese. read more

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The queso was amazing the service was great I recommend the nachos the Ambiance was also Great I recommend going there

Food has been good the last few times we have been for lunch. Love the chips and salsa, and queso. We had in the past have had, cold food or a mess up on plates, but seems like they have got better. read more

Skylar gave us great service and delivered delicious food and drink! We've enjoyed this Abuelo's for twenty plus years! Great job "Team Abuelo's"! read more

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We were seated immediately. It smelled fantastic! Our waiter, Brandon, was very attentive. The place is huge and beautiful. But one of their ovens was broken and it took a very long to get our food! Brandon kept us supplied in tea, chips, and salsa. The food was great and portions large. Building could use some repair. read more

Great service! Delicious food with a great variety. I ate here while in Abilene on a business trip. My coworker and I really enjoyed the Ambiance as well. We even stopped and took pictures of the statues inside the restaurant . I would definitely go again if ever in Abilene read more

Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant - Steak, Shrimp and Chicken fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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Don't know order to go, fist time came out cold, said they would make another order waiting for 1 HOUR Simple's order of nachos. Won't ever happen again. Plenty of other restaurants in town. Y'all sure dropped the ball on this one read more

We've been coming to this Abuelos for years. I normally prefer local restaurants over chains, but Abuelos is considerably the better Mexican food in Abilene in my opinion. Their food is consistently good. You'll leave full and ready to take a long nap. Service can be a bit iffy depending on the day, but for the most part it's been a good experience. read more

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My family celebrated a birthday on election day. We enjoyed great food and drinks, and with the waterfalls and lights we all had such a good time. This was a very memorable day for us, and to top it off we had a server named Madison and she was exceptional. We will definitely recommend Abuelo's to our friends and we will be back to make more fun family memories! Thank you The Vandenberg's read more

Delicious meal and drinks, fast friendly service. Love all the different salsas and dips. We enjoyed the ambiance of the water fountains and the overall decor. Very happy with our meal. read more

Everything was yummy The staff was perfect and very friendly Our favorite was the cheese enchiladas read more

This is one of my most favorite Mexican restaurants. Of. All. Time. I could live on the papas (potatoes) alone. I fell in love with it in college and go any chance I can get. Most Mexican restaurants only offer beans and rice as sides, but they also offer mashed potatoes. What's not to love about mashed potatoes? BUT these are no ordinary mashed potatoes. These have green chili in them. And cheese. They add flavor but not hot heat. I don't know what's in them, but I think green chili's and cheese. (They call them papas con chile). I have just ordered sides of papas some times, or at least ordered an extra side of papas. Did I mention their potatoes are good? Also, their frozen sangria swirl is. The Best. Love frozen margaritas? They got you. Love sangria? They got you. It's two in one. Somehow the swirl makes you notice the taste of the other better. I guess it's the contrast. If you don't know if you like sangria, but you know you like margaritas...you should definitely at least try it. (Let me know what you think). Love their fajitas, queso, enchiladas, chicken breast (pechuga), and chimichangas. And also their salsas. You know how Tex Mex brings you chips and salsa while you wait for your order? Well...they have a salsa TRIO I like them all, but for those of you picky salsa eaters, I bet you'll like at least one! read more

Atmosphere, great food good service good it's been a while since I've been there, but I remember everything was good

First time customers and you know what they say, you don't until you try it . Well, we won't try it again. Service was good. Our server was Luis. We are not reluctant to pay for good food but the first I noticed was the high prices, for a lunch meal. The food was hot when we got it but it was not good. Needless to say, we won't be back read more

This was very good. Our waiter (Mike Brown) was AMAZING! He was very attentive and fast. He also had a great attitude.

Bad food service, took 45 minutes for a table of 6. Asked for clean dishes for our salsa and guacamole bowl. Waiter gave us an attitude about asking. Took a solid 10 minutes for drinks and left before even receiving the drinks. Would rather eat at a gas station knowing I would have a better experience read more