Food took a while to arrive, about 45mins, but complimentary salsa and chips were give. Friend got a chicken quesadilla, bean burrito, and I got the queso fundido. Of course I forgot to take pictures. But for me, it's was pretty good. A lot of cheese and not enough bread IMO. The cheese was also a little harder than I expected, but maybe that's normal. Either way, decent food at a good price, so would go back again - just order something new read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - a blackboard with a qr code on it - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

We were craving Mexican for lunch and saw Chelito's while walking around Estes. They had no wait time, unlike the other restaurants in town. This should have been warning that things may not be up to par. After taking our order we were surprised to find out that chips and salsa was considered an appetizer and not free unlike 99% of all other Mexican restaurants. We decided to order it regardless. Thankfully, the salsa was good. When the entrees came out, mine was completely different from what I ordered. (I ordered a Chimichanga and an enchilada dish came out. Wuuut?) The server was apologetic and ran it back to the kitchen. Soon the Chimichanga came out and we started to eat. My partner ate a chili relleno and said it was soggy in the middle and hard as a rock on each end...ie nuked and not cooked. My Chimichanga was also soggy. It tasted OK, but I've never eaten a non crispy one...so again....probably thrown in a microwave and not cooked properly. On the way out of the restaurant, you can see into their pantry. We saw canned tomatoes among other non-fresh items. Really? Not even fresh tomatoes? So this place nukes non fresh items and serves them up as restaurant quality. No. Just no. The only reason why this isn't a one star is the servers were polite and nice. Do yourselves a favor and don't eat here if you want authentic FRESH Mexican food. If you like your food nuked and out of a can - go for it. read more

We didn't read the reviews until we went up the 3 flights of stairs. Decided to stay. Started with margs on the rocks which were good and had a bit of a kick. You know how I feel about the chips. These were crisp and warm, that gets a couple of stars. Had a small bowl of queso that went great with the chips. The wife and I split the Carnitas plate. Thank goodness. It was huge with corn tortillas, rice and very good beans. A drop of guacamole. We thought it was pretty good. Did not sit on the patio because too hot but looked nice. Service good. read more

Tourist trap. This is Americanized Mexican food. It's expensive and just eatable at best. Service was inconsistent but the person helping us was nice at least. So, do yourself a favor and AVOID IT. read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - two enchillas on a plate - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Im not trying to be mean, but I hope the owner sees this to understand how bad the food actually is. There is zero things besides the French fries , they are your basic beef battered fries, so very hard to mess them up. Food - Tasteless and way too spendy. Service - Language Barrier Milk shake - zero taste. Street Tacos - Tastless Chicken Noodle Soup - better off with a .99$ generic brand can of soup from an grocery story is better than this soup. read more

Friendly service, nice outdoor rooftop setting. Veggie burrito with sautéed spinach, bell peppers, grilled onions. Margaritas and beers, plus local Estes Park Brewery beers. read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - Veggie burrito - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

This place is amazing!!! Not... don't waste your time please. If you are already sitting down and reading this get up and leave. Your welcome in advance. Thanks read more

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We're out of town, and craving some Mexican food... there's one waiter, and probably one cook. There was a significantly long time to order, however our food came out fast I ordered the Enchiladas Del Mar, and about 3 bites into the enchilada I found myself chewing on something tough... as I spit it out I realized it was the crab... :( thinking it was a fluke, I took another bite to find the entire thing tasting bitter and sour... MY SEAFOOD WAS SPOILED and still served to me!!! My husband ordered the special, steak and shrimp. Ordered his steak medium and it came out chewy and well-done. It looked like they took one steak, cut it in half, and cooked the hell out of it. The waiter said he gave us a "discount" for the "inconvenience" of a meal which I only ate a couple of bites of and promptly returned... since when is potential seafood poisoning an "inconvenience?" I wish we had read the reviews before we came here. It was a waste of a dinner... and paid $55 for really crappy food. read more

Stopped by and had a fajitas, it was delicious and fresh.They came out with this amazing steaming hot iron skillet thank god i ignored the negative reviews I recommend it read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

This is one of those cases were Yelp needs a negative number. I have never gotten up and walked out of a restaurant until today. And 2/3 of our order was sitting on the table. Really slow service started the experience. We did have an order of guacamole and it was okay. It was $12 for an order made from a single advocado, kind of pricey. Then the food showed up and the waiter informed us there was an upcharge on our daughter's meal, not when ordered. Which wasn't the real issue. My meal was wrong, he brought me a carne asada but I had ordered the carnitas. But that too was still okay, it happens. The waiter wanted to argue that I had in fact ordered the carne asada. I told him not possible, I order 1 of 2 things when going to a new Mexican restaurant; chili rellanos or carnitas. I had asked about the rellanos and he said they were rolled and fried tortilla shells. It didn't sound like a rellano to me to I went with the carnita option. It gets better. At this point my wife asks for the manager and the waiter, I wish I had gotten his name, made a spoofing sound and said the manager was gone but would be back later. The contempt of the waiter did it. We got up to leave. The waiter insisted we had to pay for the tea. It was $3, I tossed 3 bucks on the table and we left. He had forgotten about the guacamole and I wasn't going to remind him. We have all experienced bad service, it happens but an argumentative rude waiter was too much. He was a younger Hispanic guy covered in tattoos. It would be easy to pick him out of a line up with all the ink. Just say no to chilitos. read more

I would give a negative 1000 stars if I could. The absolute WORST meal I have ever had. The service was terrible. We had to get our own napkins, clean off our own table and took 20 mins for a refill. Would have taken longer if I hadn't of gotten up and asked for it. We had a drink spill and had workers all around us and never once did they offer to help us or give us napkins to help clean it up. Once again we had to go hunt for napkins. The fajitas were disgusting.. the chicken was mostly gristle and inedible, the table was disgusting and dirty. It's also way too expensive for the food they serve.. my daughters food way made wrong as well.. overall it was a joke and I will never eat here again. Definitely would avoid unless you like nasty food and absolutely no service. read more

Wish I could this a place 0 stars. The worst food my body has ever had to digest. It barely digested. The queso NASTY, if I had to describe it, it would be flavored BURNT VELVEETA CHEESE. The chips had zero salt disgusting. The chicken quesadilla don't even get me started. I thought I was eating my cats wet food. It was literally soaking wet. THE CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP, looked AND tasted like actual vomit and dirty dish water. Honestly, I had to rush to my toilet at home. The hour and 30 minute drive was painful and smelled just like that chicken tortilla soup. I was screaming in pain at the red lights. I barely made it to the bathroom having to clench my cheeks so hard. The only highlight was the LARGEEEE cups aprox. 175 liters.... Peed 4 times on the way home. Oh and the silverware was already dirty, dried queso EVERYWHERE. and there was animals mating on the tv the whole time with country music BLASTING. not to forget an old lady stared us down the whole time and followed us around out of the ATROCIOUS establishment. Im writing this on the toilet, that is so clogged Im going to have to call maintenance. read more

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Chelito's is located on the top floor of the multi-store "mall" and has a wonderful balcony above the Main Street. Drinks are good and strong. I did not have any food, chips and salsa are not free like most Mexican restaurants but are worth purchasing. Had a wonderful waiter! read more

Outside dining was nice, but it ends there. The staff doesn't understand English very well, so communication was difficult. Prices are high and they charge for EVERYTHING. You don't even get chips and salsa here ($4 per basket), and a virgin pina colada was $10. The food was just so-so. We won't be back! read more

Like most people have mentioned the food here is terrible. My husband ordered the tamales and within 30 minutes was hanging over the toilet. My soon ordered Machaca and eggs and the eggs were burnt. I ordered nachos with all the toppings and received a pile of chips with ground hamburger meat, essentially no cheese, sour cream, maybe a teaspoon of finely chopped jalapeños and guacamole. You would except the food at a Mexican restaurant to have spice and there was no flavor at all. We waited over 45 minutes for this crap. Don't go here. read more

Chelito's is located on a rooftop in the very heart of downtown Estes Park - that in itself is kind of fun! A few upgrades on the food and this would be a great restaurant! Service is very good and friendly, and the locale is pretty cute. What is going to disappoint is the food. Start with the chips and salsa - the chips were over salted, almost encrusted in a salt solution. These made you very thirsty, but the margarita was pretty lousy - we could only order house margaritas as there was no bartender on Friday afternoon at lunchtime to make a top shelf specialty margarita. So I imagine we got our Margarita out of a plastic container that was made with sweet-and-sour mix from 1987. We ordered the Pork Carnitas and the Pibil. Both dishes arrived and were very beautiful and colorful served with rice, refried beans, and some veggies and cabbage and so forth. The plating was really nice... One bite of the beans however, absolutely bland no salt or spaces at all, and the sadness began. Moving onto the pork - the Carnitas were Crisp to the point of being dry lacking of flavor, and the Pibil pork was oxidized indicating that it was left over and reheated. The rice was pretty good! I took my leftovers home and fed them to the crow family in my backyard. This is pretty disappointing, and I hope that the kitchen can turn this around with a little bit of seasoning, spice, salt, a good bartender and fresh cooking practices. read more

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Up three flights of stairs to get there, hard on us flatlanders, later found out there is an elevator but never saw anyone use it, maybe it doesn't work??? They pretty much insisted on us scanning a QR code for their menu. Reading the menu in this fashion is a PITA. Waitress was difficult to understand. They advertise many vegan options but really not many. I had a vegan taco salad . I must admit the salad was fresh and very good but not really worth the price. My lady had the vegan burger, it too was good. The fries were ok but needed salt. This dish to, was way overpriced ! Also expect to have to pay for chips and salsa, normally free where I come from, the salsa was too spicy for us. We're only here to Thursday I don't think we will go back read more

The name has changed and so has the decor. They are called Olé now. The service was so friendly. Our server was super attentive. They've changed the decor and it looks more open. The menu is beautiful and had a lot more options both American and Mexican food options and it was all delicious. Thank you for a great meal!! read more

Had drinks and chicken nachos here. Fast service, good drinks, yummy food. And we got sit next to this cool dude. read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - a skeleton sitting at the bar - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

AVOID this place. It took an 1 hour to get our food (cold) and it was terrible. I was unable to finish my food. Very disappointed.

Well lunch was a trip... I am all good with waiting for a table. That being said we had to wait 20 minutes for the patio while there was 7 tables available (I counted). While we waited we sat at the bar and the staff forgot we were waiting for a patio table. That being said... marg was bomb. Got to the table ordered right away. Asked for chips and salsa like any normal human would. They did not come. Food. Food was decent. The sampler app. 6/10. Quest fondido 7/10. Marg 8.8/10. Will not go back. Lord help us. read more

This place was amazing!!!!! The Fajita quesadilla was amazing!!!!!!!! Loved the chicken tacos... I would recommend this place and ignore the 2 1/2 stars! read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - Barbaco & chicken tacos for me Fajita quesadilla for my babe - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Service was very slow, we had to wait for 40 minutes to get our coffee and another 20 minutes for food. The creamer that we got for the coffee was stale and expired. We ordered Nachos, Chicken Tacos, Vegan Burger, Chimichangas and Chicken Tortilla soup. Everything was bland and lacked flavor. Highly dissatisfied and disappointed to spend 120$ here. read more

The reviews are right about service. It's really slow. And yes you have to pay for chips and salsa. But the service is really fire Daly and I thought the food was good. Taco shells seemed homemade and the tortilla soup seemed like it was made from scratch. Street taco steak was lean with cilantro. read more

Would have missed this if my friend hadn't spotted it. It's tucked into an indoor mall, and it's on the 3rd floor. Had a delicious relleno for lunch. Was so hungry I forgot to take a photo of my food, but the plate was empty when we left. Would go back again now that I can find it! read more

This place is in the middle of the main strip and seems to be a good option. It is not. Avoid this place as there is many others to eat that are way better. The service was extremely slow even though there was practically no one there. The owner and their family was sitting in the restaraunt clearly speaking about the customers. There was 4 of us and we all got quesadillas and the bill came out to over a $100. The food itself was mediocre. You're better off somewhere else. read more

We came to Estes Park to explore outside the big city's. Amongst COVID, it's been Harding somewhere to sit and eat. This place is awesome! The employees are very kind! The place was pretty empty and you get to sit on the roof with glass side windows and a breathtaking view of the mountains. We can't wait to plan another visit here. The food was awesome! read more

Avoid this dump. My friend and I came here on a Saturday after finding long lines at other restaurants. We were seated right away and I noticed there weren't many other patrons, so it sent up red flags considering the other restaurants in town were packed. The food here is awful and is an insult to Mexican cuisine. We both ordered $13.00 margaritas and neither one of us tasted any alcohol; I doubt there was any tequila in them. It took well over an hour for our food to arrive, which was odd considering only one other group came in after we did. My friend ordered enchiladas and he said they tasted worse than the frozen ones he buys at Trader Joe's. I ordered tacos al pastor and instead I got fish tacos. The fish looked and tasted like Gorton's fish sticks that had been cut up and tossed into a taco, along with lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes. Very bizarre. I've eaten Mexican food throughout the U.S. and all over Mexico and I never tasted anything like this. My first instinct was to address this with the waiter, but it was late and I didn't want to wait another hour for our food to arrive and by this time most other restaurants had stopped serving. So I ate it. There was a large family seated next to us and their kids ran all over, screaming, throwing food at one another, and knocking over chairs while the staff did nothing. So even though the food and drinks sucked, we both just wanted to eat and get out of here. I guess if you're one of those Americans who loves Taco Bell, then you might love this food. Everyone else can find another restaurant. read more

Traditional Homemade Mexican food and non-alcoholic beverages. It is not Tex-Mex! Servers love to chat with people, very friendly. I love the chicken fajitas, Chili Rellenos and Chimichangas. The bar puts a little bit more alcohol in per drink. Third floor dining has good views of Estes Park. The outdoor section is unique. The restaurant is small compared to others but can handle large groups. read more

We went here on July 4th (very unpatriotic I know lol) and my friend found 2 hairs in his fajita burrito! Unfortunately he did not get a picture of the first (it was about 5 inches long and black) but I spotted the 2nd one and it was DISGUSTING. Do not go to this restaurant. They clearly do not comply with health regulations. read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Wow!!!! Just wow!! This was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Mmmmm!! The quesadillas were nice and fresh, and my dad said that the margaritas were just fine. If you are hungry, don't waste yo time!! Come here NOW!! But the only thing I have to say I don't like is that the service was good, but usually where I go, the waitress asks if things are doing ok, but our waitress forgot. But our waitress is VERY polite. I tipped him, and we went on our way out. read more

Tried this place while we were in town. We were craving Mexican food so walked in. Didn't take long to sit us down at our table. I had the green Chile cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. My partner ordered shredded beef enchiladas but was brought two cheese ones instead. At first our waitress was all smiles until it came to pay our bill. Our bill was $32.00 dollars. We paid with two twenty dollar bills. She picked up our money and asked if we needed change. I had already left a tip on the table so we asked for the change. All of a sudden the waitress gets this mean disgusted look on her face. As we were leaving I could see her making a disgusting look at us. Guess she figured we didn't tip. Even so, that's no reason to be that way. I was almost tempted to go back and pick up the tip off the table. I didn't though. As far as the food....it was mediocre at best. On the menu it said refried beans which I ordered. All I got was fully formed beans de la Hoya. The rice had a funny taste to it. They must have added some kind of seasoning to it. Been eating Mexican rice all my life and never tasted it like this before. The cheese enchiladas had hardly any cheese in them. Just a big square chunk of melted cheese on top. This is not a place I would recommend if you want good Mexican food. It's a fail. read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - Beef enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

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We came upon this place walking the street, very cozy atmosphere! It's on the 3rd floor of a strip mall type building. The chips and salsa are delicious but is a very small portion. It's extra charge for a refill which we didnt like. The street tacos arent bad, def not worth the price... This place is very over priced for mediocre Mexican dishes! 16 for street tacos!!!!!! Not worth it!!!!!! read more

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Besides the review i would say the food was decent. Nothing crazy but with the nice view on top and a solid amount of wait time it was a good time. read more

We were exploring Estes Park and ate here one afternoon. We loved it! The food and drinks were both great! Our server was also very nice and friendly. This restaurant has a really nice outside patio area with views of Estes Park since the restaurant is on the 3rd floor. This place gets my vote! We would definitely come back! read more

We stopped in for some cocktails on the spectacular patio of this restaurant. Our waiter was very attentive. We got there in time for happy hour margiritas. Great margiritas. Chips and salsa and Queso dip...very good. The chips were very fresh and slightly warm. I like when they are warm. Salsa was good, could have been spicer. After such great service from our waiter and the fabulous margiritas we decided to try the food....well here is why I say only 3 stars. 1)Sour cream was more like a sour cream sauce, very runny. And $2.00 extra!! 2) I ordered the Carne Asada and the meat was terrible. Over cooked and no flavor. 3)My fiance had the steak and chicken fajitas. Once again the steak was tough and over cooked with no flavor. 3)Rice was just lukewarm and kinda dry, again no flavor. Such a shame the food is not very good. The restaurant is beautiful and the outside patio looks out over the downtown area and incredible views of the mountains. You would expect more from the look of this restaurant but it just dosnt deliver. I would not have dinner or lunch here again, but would come back for the margiritas and the views! read more

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Worst meal of my entire vacation Poor service, waiter good the bad food order all wrong but never came back to ask. When he brought the bill finally we told him how bad the food and service was they said so sorry. We can remake it no comp, we passed since the food really sucked read more

Do not dine here. We saw the reviews were bad but thought we'd give it a try anyways. Mistake. Quality of food is low. Flavor and taste is terrible. My street tacos had over cooked carne asada and the corn tortillas were fried to a crisp. More like mini tostadas. Chimichanga was a burrito drenched in red sauce. We ordered a grilled cheese for my son and they made it with the butt of the bread loaf. Chips and salsa are awful. I felt bad for the waiter, he knew we were disappointed but it wasn't his fault. We are a family of five and we sat in a corner booth made for 4 people. It was just an all around bad experience. Go somewhere else! read more

Chelito's Mexican Restaurant - Grilled cheese for my son, they used the butt of the bread loaf ‍ - Mexican Near Me - Estes Park, Colorado

Vegetarians and vegans - do try this place out ! The food is outstanding. We ordered a veggie fajita - which can be shared by 2 (order extra tortillas if needed). The fajita Came hot and sizzling with onions, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and jalapeños. Everything was nicely charred and tomatoes added nice juicey punch! The Veggies had very authentic Mexican seasoning and flavor. The tortillas were soft and warm when served. On the side were black bean, rice, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese .. - the quantity of the sides could be more considering its price ($16) They serve complimentary chips and salsa - which were also fresh and super delicious. The outside seating has a wonderful Mountain View. (Although the chairs outside are steel chairs and uncomfortable after sometime) Our waitress was super humble and helpful. She even got water with lemon squeezed in it - and more lemon wedges on the side if needed - I thot that was super thoughtful. Love the place - waiting to go back for more ! read more

Really expensive for what it was. They weren't too friendly and they didn't refill our drinks or even ask us what we wanted to drink. The food was pretty good tho read more