Breakfast review: 5 stars all the way!…read more Best happy accident restaurant i've ever found. I neeeever write reviews, but it this place for breakfast was that good. Visiting the area on a work trip and being the good little east coaster i am - i tried (and failed miserably) to find a starbucks. I assumed the shopping area by W. Del Mar (HEB, Target, etc) was the logical place but struck out. Did a quick glance around and saw that the parking lot for El Metate was pretty full so figured i'd try my luck there for a cup of coffee and maybe a "breakfast taco" (again..ignorant east coaster). Wow. Thats all i can say is - fantastic. Walked in, it was about half full. Waitress immediately helped me and came over with a menu. While she presented the side of the menu for "American Breakfast", she recommended the local favorite (which, again, East Coaster) that i was baffled by, i.e., Nopalito which she explained was eggs and cactus. I had a "??" moment and decided to be adventurous. Amazing. Wait staff - wonderful, very helpful. Food. Brilliant. Tasty, not too large portions, clean flavors - the homemade tortillas i will be dreaming about (and attempting to replicate badly) for months to come. Coffee - not fancy but solid and did the trick. Cannot say enough about the my perceived authenticity of the place ( i seriously wanted to steal the wood carved chairs from here and smuggle them home). !! Please note!! - i paid my credit card (rarely carry cash) and was handed a receipt with no room for a tip! Perhaps if you advise the tip amount before they swipe they can work it that way. Regardless, i will be going back there every breakfast and have the wonderful breakfast Napolitos (with cash!) every day that i'm here.

The decor looks like it hasn't changed in a while. Not sure if this place opened in the late 70s or…read moreearly 80s, but that's the vibe I get. But then, why change your furniture if it is sturdy wood that still holds up. I don't know how I had lived in Laredo so long without coming here, but I finally took the plunge. My boyfriend and I went for a late Sunday breakfast. I'm not an egg eater so my options are always limited, but my food was ok. His huevos rancheros though left much to be desired. I know there is confusion about some plates like some folks think that chilaqueles come with eggs, but how can there be confusion about huevos rancheros? The price was a unexpectedly high too. Overall, not the greatest place, but perhaps if you go with a regular or ask a regular what they get you'll have a better experience.

Love this place!!!! Everything on the menu is definitely delicious! You can't go wrong!read more

The food is not so great, it was cold. The servers ignores you. Wouldn't recommend. The ambiance…read morewas good tho

This place is awesome. I have been coming here since they opened. Always good food always good…read moreprices. Never any food quality issues and the staff is always amazing and friendly.

Went for the first time yesterday 10/07. Was not impressed with the torta. Torta comes with a side…read moreof chicharrones in hot sauce. Torta looked good but it was cold, the bread too thick and chewy and the outer crust to hard. I did not have an easy time chowing down on this thing.

Delicious Tortas!! Highly recommend them! Everything was great, really friendly staff. Will…read moredefinitely come back for more

Doesn't look like much, but they have the best raspas in Texas, and that's saying a lot because…read moreI've traveled all over Texas including Houston.

We found cockroaches in our drink. When we called they wouldn't even apologize. They offered a…read morerefund but only if we bagged everything back up and brought it back. Like they think we are eating this food? Absolutely not, this place is gross. We won't be coming back. No Stars

I really love gorditas and when I eat them I get them from here. Mexican soul food..!!!! They have…read moredifferent types to pick from like Chicharron en salsa verde, Rajas con Queso, Picadillo, Pollo en mole, Desebrada, Carnitas, Nopalitos, Frijoles con Queso, & etc. You get the point so come by and try them out for yourself.

Went there on a wim. I love gorditas. Good size. Filled just right. Better than Dona tota. They…read morecould of been more friendly and informative. Not over all it was good

We came for breakfast on Sunday morning. The server had a bit of an attitude, but quadruple checked…read morethe order after my mom decided to make a change. She had everything written on the ticket correctly. Despite her best efforts, the order was not right. Generally, coming to Laredo means some delicious breakfast tacos. Rarely do I find breakfast that I will not rave about. Today, I will not rave about the breakfast. The homemade tortillas were hard. Like the kind I would make at home and once they cool down they harden and are basically a flour tostada. The beans were cooked and seasoned well + stars for that. I don't know what the potato and egg filling was like since I never got it. The coffee was also terrible. I usually like a diner coffee, but this was like burnt water. Three creams and a Splenda couldn't even mask it. The only reason I took the few sips I did was because the waitress never brought my water. I'm not sure why there was so much confusion. We were five people ordering tacos and menudo. It was far from a complicated order. The night before, we were dining with 30 people and we all somehow got what we ordered with only one extra salad floating around. Thumbs down. There are much better staples in town.

Clean, relaxed ambiance with authentic, delicious food brought promptly to you by a beautiful,…read moreyoung server. Its an unassuming casual place with a low noise level. My only critique would be the physical plant: dated interior, seating is not so comfortable and a little too warm for my taste.

La comidas y desayunos son buenas. Hemos pedido los chilaquiles, barbacoa, caldos, gorditas y todo…read moremuy rico. El café de canela es muy sabroso y el jugo verde es muy rico también. El servicio es bueno, el tiempo de espera es aceptable y la calidad es buena. El ambiente es ameno y el lugar es limpio, tienen espacio amplio adentro y afuera para varias personas.

Fresh and authentic Mexican food. Very impressed with this lovely and quaint cafe. The food is…read moreawesome, and has a healthy quality to it; you don't feel bogged down after enjoying dinner. I had the chicken enchiladas and I would order it again. I gave 4 stars, as they don't offer alcoholic beverages here, and a margarita would have been fantastic with this.