This place was amazing. The service was spot on! I ordered tamales and they were the best tamales I have ever eaten. Crazy good! You can choose chili sauce or something else that starts with a t. Sorry I can't remember but choose the sauce. So good. read more

We love Café Del Rio!! Just about every time we go to Lufkin, TX, we have to stop and eat here. The food is awesome, the service is prompt and friendly, and the atmosphere is light and happy. Not to mention the free ice cream as you're walking out!! Our last trip was no exception. Loved the food, friends, and fun. Also, the small kids door is a trip in picking on the shorter adults in our parties. LOL. read more

My wife and I took our son here for dinner the night before his college orientation. The place was busy and had a nice vibe. The setup inside was a little labyrinthine but still manageable. The chips and salsa were excellent, and the queso was really nice as well. Our chicken fajitas were actually quite tender and moist, unlike the typical dried-out or stringy chicken you get at a lot of places. Our waiter was bringing us new cups of soda by the time the previous cup hit that half-way mark, LOL. We'd gladly return on our next trip to the area. read more

Cafe Del Rio - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

Love the ice cold draft beer, Steak flautas and great service at the bar! Almost forgot the shrimp brochette wrapped in bacon

The food was delicious. The service was excellent and the ambiance was quiet for a Fri night. We will definitely be back read more

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My husband, daughter, son in law and I stopped in to eat at Del Rio Cafe after the movies last night. I had the queso picoso, which is queso, taco seasoned beef and pico de gallo. My daughter had the cheese enchiladas, my husband had Juarez plate and my son in law had taquitos. The food was all very good! Just like I remembered (Del Rio use to be a staple in our lives when we visited Lufkin on a regular basis). The only thing that wasn't perfect was the service. The young lady that waited on us started off pretty strong but failed to come back for refills or to bring our check and take out boxes. read more

AMAZING MEXICAN RESTAURANT! The waiters are super nice, along with how amazing the food was. We arrived at 11:30 am, ordered at like 11:45, and got our food around 11:55. Efficient and delicious. 5 Stars read more

Cafe Del Rio - Nachos al Carbon - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

It's Tex-Mex and kind of bland. I feel disappointed every time I go. Their red sauce just tastes like onion. Rice and beans bland, even the charro beans. I like their jalapeño ranch sauce though. Shrimp brochette is decent, the tres leches cake is really good. Service is always great though and it's very spacious for parties. I only go when I have to due to the mediocre food. If you like Tex-Mex instead of authentic, you'll probably like it alright. read more

Came in as a single guy during happy hour. I decided to sit at the bar to save a table top. Initially service was good, but they apparently switch servers back and forth, so I really had no idea who was actually my server. Overall experience was just OK, but compared to others at the bar, I feel like I was bypassed regularly. I ordered premium drinks and some appetizers , so it's not like I was just having water and free chips and salsa! They never cleared my area as I finished, and had to signal every time I needed a little service, which was sad. I was a very "low maintenance" customer, so it would have been nice to have been treated a little better. Just sayin' read more

Cafe Del Rio - The pile that accumulated. Everyone else was cleared almost immediately - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

The food fitias and top shelf margerties nite we go do is off the charts love takeing our friends there

Got fired for having the flu and not coming to work, I had a doctors note and everything but since I didn't call the day of not showing up... they fired me didn't even get a chance to explain, though the day before I was sent home because my boss could tell I was sick but yet he still just wanted to fire me so fuck cafe del rio!! read more

Excellent staff, great food, cozy atmosphere. I had soft beef tacos with corn tortillas, yummy! My BF had the Botano platter. It was huge! We sat by the tortilla machine...very interesting. I don't think you could get bad food here, no matter what you choose. read more

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I don't even know the words to use to describe how absolutely horrible the food here is. This was our third time visiting after we decided to give them one more chance. Never again. We had two types of salsas, a queso, and an avacado dip to start....ZERO FLAVOR. I ordered the Juarez and the chicken fajita taco looked like something a kindergartener put together! There were two tiny pieces of chicken and based on its appearance I'm not sure it was even grilled in any way. The tostada's beef was obviously days old and dry and flavorless. The tostada shell tasted old and stale. I can't even describe to you the nastiness that was the glob of cheese they call an enchilada and how are you this bad at making basic rice and beans when you are a Tex Mex restaurant? When my husband expressed how bad the food was and the fact I ate three bites off my entire plate the waiter actually said oh sorry about that would you like any to go boxes? What? No I don't ever want to experience anything about this place ever again. The best part of my lunch was my glass of water. read more

Cafe Del Rio - Chicken fajita taco - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

This is the third and final visit to cafe del rio. No taste. Poor service. Small portions high prices.

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate what you all did for the Memorial celebration for my brother on Saturday June 14th. Everything was amazing and I was VERY pleased with the food, the portions and price was very reasonable. The service from JJ and Stephen was over the top!!! And Timothy made sure we were pleased with everything. I will definitely be using you for my next gathering and I will recommend you to everyone!! Thank you again read more

We love this restaurant! They accommodate large parties well. It's a fun ambiance and always serves great food! Wait staff are always wonderful! read more

Honestly was really disappointed, since visiting Texas I have always heard about this place and seen how it always stays busy. We best the Friday crowd around 4ish. Being seated was fast. Chips and salsa came right now. They were both very fresh and good taste. I was a little disappointed in the menu I thought there would be a lot more options. We ordered a chicken and cheese quesadilla without onions and Tomatoes but they still put the onions on it. Also ordered a beef enchilada. The corn tortilla was a bit much but the beans and rice do have great flavor with hits of garlic. We ordered a hurricane drink first one was wrong then the second one was entirely to strong. The food was ok I will come back one more time and give it another shot. Because people seem to really love this place. read more

Cafe Del Rio - the front of the restaurant - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

I came in on a Saturday night, and they were definitely busy, but we were sat within 10 minutes and we took that time browsing all the gifts. Our waitress was very attentive and we didn't have to worry about our drinks running low. We ordered the stuffed Jalapeños as an appetizer and they were pretty good, I'd give them a 3/5. For my entree, i ordered the chicken flautas, which I had asked the waitress if it had onions in them and she said no but they definitely did. For that, since I'm not a fan I'd have to give them a 2.7/5 plus they were really greasy. We ended with the Tres Leches cake and it was pretty alright, but you could tell it had maybe been sitting in the fridge because certain parts were pretty cold and a little less soft. The decor of the restaurant was very cute and I'd be open to going back and trying a different dish. read more

Food used to be good, but since they got the new place its complete doo doo. The tamales made me full too quick. The waitress kept checking on me too much it was really annoying. I was wearing cross and the food got on my toes!!! read more

Delicious food busy location atmosphere moderately loud nothing crazy . The rib eye fajitas delicious we had a few different foods which were all great the hot sauce isn't the best if you're into spice but definitely a restaurant worth trying . Service was great quick and servers were checking as should on table and very attentive. Great selections of different food platters if you're in there area check it out . read more

I ALWAYS stop by here if I'm anywhere in the area. Service is the best ever! Food is really great. Prices are reasonable. Their "ranch" dip and firehouse salsa is our fav's. I always order something new from the menu and there is a TON to choose from. I'll be back.... read more

Cafe Del Rio - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

Wonderful food, beautiful interior and superb service. Stopped the other day and Lauren took great care of us. Chips & salsa were tasty and our meals were excellent. Wish there was one in Houston! read more

It's ok. Very bland. Not great cocktails. Mediocre at best save your money and visit taco bell or Taco Casa instead.

What a crime shame. The food is so gross. If you don't mind crappy food then eat here. We've tried this place several times as we live here. It's such a cool place but the food is horrible. I wish a new owner would take over. read more

Great Salsa.... Expect the unexpected! Walking into rhe restaurant, you are immediately surprised by an almost infinte supply of pinataaaaaas... lol. No need to purchase it anywhere else, just go to Casa Del Rio! The hosteses were super nice and someone sat us right away! We started out with the irresistible queso blanco. Either I was super hungry or the queso was just that darn good. I came to later find out that it was just that darn good! Lol I ordered a Swirl Frozen Margarita. It was good, but light. Great for light weight drinkers and those who don't particularly care for Tequila! I ordered the Fajitas and was excited that it came with butter. It was great! The chicken was tasty; however, the only thing I didn't care for was the oddly shaped flour tortillas. I guess I expected less commercial tortillas. Those perhaps that remind you of the mom and pop restaurants. They were tollerable, but clearly not the kind you can see through because the lard has it alllll together. All in all, this is a great restaurant. I recommend it if you are in the area and local folks seem to as well, as the restaurant began to get packed upon my exit. read more

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Chips warm & fresh. I wasn't big on the salsa, a little too tomato tasting for me. Beef fajita quesadilla & chicken fajita quesadilla were both excellent. I liked the beef a little more then chicken but both great. Huge restaurant good atmosphere. Fast friendly service. Will definitely be back. read more

Cafe Del Rio - Beef quesadilla - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

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How long Do I have to wait to be waited on? Had to wait over five minutes then the alleged waitress followed me to the front. She said i was coming, guess walking by me three times without a word. But it is ok Im a senior citizen of unwanted heritage read more

Well it took 4 different Mexican food restaurants before we found our go to in Lufkin!!! This place was amazing and our waitress Jafrina Jackson was a fabulous host. She made sure we could try 4 different salsas with our chips and made recommendations for us to choose from... Wonderful drinks, wonderful food and top notch service. Highly recommend!!! read more

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I ordered nachos to go. I get home and what I find is wilted chips buried in cheese/bean flavored "gelatin." read more

Cafe Del Rio - Gross. This is not nachos. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

Went late after the rodeo last night and had dinner, this amazing server stayed late just for us to finish eating our dinner! What she doesn't know is she served two world champs right here, Ern Bob Courson(PBR) and Goose(4x world champion hogbaying dog) and she made it so much easier for us that travel a lot! Thank you ma'am and the staff for our dinner last night! read more

Cafe Del Rio - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas

Great service and amazing food i was blown away! So was my wife that's the opinion that matters!

I don't know how a new building can change the food. This place is always packed. I've had lots of different foods here trying to find something that I love. My kids always want to eat here. The ambiance is great, the waitstaff is wonderful. But I guess the amounts of food that are put out daily reduces the quality. I'll keep going back because my kids like it. And I'll keep trying different things to find a favorite. read more

Service was bad, we were seated for 10 minutes with no service, others were seated around us and was serviced in 2 minutes, one waitress told the waitress that was assigned to us, we need service, she didn't respond, so I found a manager, and reported the bad service, he said he would get help, 5 minutes later, the waitress that reported we had not been serviced, serviced us. I reported to the manager there was a racial issue, the white waitress would not service us after 15 minutes and told that we had not been serviced, yet other whites seated was serviced in 2 minutes. He told me there was no racial issues, I shared my experience as a customer, he again stated there was no racial issue, boldly defending. I am removing from my list, can't support prejudice, don't recommend this Resturant, make me sick to experience prejudice, and so boldly done with manager's support. read more

Lunch was good and Kassidy our waitress provided great professional service today! It seems like it hard to get good service nowadays but she was great! read more

Ugh. What can I say that will help the owners and chef make some significant improvements? The cheese enchiladas came out cold. The chili con carne covering the enchiladas tasted like it belonged in spaghetti. The wrong herbs were used. The rice is a far cry from traditional Tex-Med and belongs in the trash. Salsa is boring. Seriously. This place is a hard pass. Wait staff working hard though. Tip generously patrons! read more

We love this place! We actually live in Pearland but stay at our family cabin close by fairly often, and stop in each time we're in town. They offer multiple salsa options, a wide variety of margarita flavors and THE best sopapillas!!! Looking forward to going back very soon! read more

Holy cow! This place is good! We started our meal with the duo appetizer of yummy Acapulco Sauce and delicious Del Rio Queso. I was impressed at how amazing these were and ordered some to take home. I then had the Three Amigos plate with a beef, a cheese, and a chicken enchilada. Some of the best enchiladas I've ever had! The portions are huge and half went home with me. This may be my new favorite Mexican restaurant! So wonderful! read more

I've been a regular for a long time, and I've learned the best times to go, where to sit, and what to order or not to order, and it shouldn't be that way. Their margaritas are undoubtedly the best around, it's convenient, and I'm happy with some of the staff, but management needs to get it together!!! I just left there... arrived about 4:00 p.m. Wed. and left about 5:15...was told the bar area & everything to the left was closed and only the section on the right was open. Initially one staff for that area, but another started before we left. The chips were stale, they were out of the salsa we wanted, service was slow, the wrong food was brought to our table, then part of our food was less than lukewarm, none of the food was very good, the check was wrong. The food and service need a lot of improvement, and unfortunately, that seems to be the situation most of the time now. read more

We love Cafe Del Río. My kids always ask to go here. It's a favorite. I really like the enchiladas. My husband likes the portion sizes. He never finishes, which is surprising. read more

Food has been great the last few times we have been here. Look at the amount of meat in this taco. The shrimp brochette is not overly cooked anymore was great so upping my rating to 5 stars. Service was awesome. read more

Cafe Del Rio - Look at the meat in this taco. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Lufkin, Texas