Decided to have dinner here on a Friday evening. Bar area was packed! Bartender did a great job catering to everyone at the bar. I had the drunk Shrimp & Steak Tacos. SOO MUCH flavor in both of these tacos You may have to wait a bit for the tacos, but it was worth it I had the Blue Margarita, delish! I would def come back here if i'm ever in the area Plenty of free surface parking read more

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Their dishes are delicious. My favorite is the Chicken Fajitas. The drinks are amazing all being served by a wonderfully friendly staff!

Margarita was great. Homemade guacamole could have used a bit more onion, jalapeño, and salt BUT absolutely 100% homemade! The Pineapple and the chicken fajitas were very good as was the service.....next visit we will try out the outside seating! read more

El Azteca - Prime margarita with black salt and signature ice cube - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Service was awful tonight. I've been here so many times, had some great, some mediocre and more recently horrible service, and for the first time even though I've had bad experiences before with the same waiter (I usually give the benefit of the doubt that maybe he had a bad day or 2) I only tipped 15% tonight for the first time ever (usually 20% or more) and he was lucky to get that. Staring at people (especially creepy like a peeping Tom through a window behind us and it was not to ensure we had what we needed in a timely manner, but instead wierded us out especially me and my 12 year old who also noticed him staring quite a few times) laughing at people, socializing instead of working, and making people wait longer for things on purpose is odd behavior for a server. Also it took over 1 hour for a margarita? (Which btw was $18) we should have just left. Seriously... Daniel is rude and needs to either get a new job not in customer service or he needs to realize he relies on tips to survive. I have been a loyal customer of el azteca / blue mezcal but this is geting ridiculous. I am sick of feeling like he talks about me and my family. He should be happy to wait on us since we are usually a 5-7 person party and leave nice tips. There are actually major Karen's out there and wait until he gets one of them and gets little to no tip. I have tried to give him many chances to improve but he has been so unpleasant and sighs loudly when you ask for anything. It is plain laziness and ignorance. It has made me not want to return and we usually would eat here once a week. I'm literally in the parking lot writing this and it's a sad day because my family did enjoy going here but with the lack of kindess and hospitality we are not happy. We will have to drive up to Bear/ Newark for Mexican food from now on so we don't have any more unpleasant experiences. read more

Drinks better than food. Chips and salsa were plentiful and staff polite and attentive. But the salsa was the tip off, just kinda bland. Very mild, describes the rest of the food. Stronger seasonings or choices would make a difference. Atmosphere was quiet casual dining, once the one drunk guy at another table left read more

We tried El Azteca for lunch recently after several friends raved about it. In hindsight, I think they were mainly reminiscing about the margaritas rather than the food. We didn't try margaritas on this visit, but I'm sure we would have enjoyed them. However, we did try the food and are kind of on the fence about it. My husband liked what he got - I think it was called alambre (kabobs with meat, seafood, and veggies). It came with rice and beans (?) and a little Mexican salad with guacamole. I had the carnitas which came with rice and beans and a tiny bit of Pico and a grilled pickled jalapeno. The rice and beans were good. The meat was tender and juicy. But it was boring without a sauce to dip it in. And it was so fatty - probably half of it was fat. I did order a side of guacamole but it just didn't really do it for me. Typically I love carnitas but I usually just got it in tacos. I think I will stick with that from now on. Anyway, it was just a so so visit for us. If our friends ever want us to join them for margaritas, we may find ourselves here again but until then, I don't think so. read more

El Azteca - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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Nice restaurant that serves Mexican cuisine. They do have several other locations within Delaware, like in Dover and Rehoboth Beach. Plenty of room for seating, especially for a large party. Staff was attentive, and atmosphere was pleasant. Their menu contained a good variety to choose from. Portions was plenty and pricing was competitive. However, the flavorings just doesn't seem as authentic. It just seems to lack a bit of true seasoning. There are other options in Middletown that provides a more authentic taste, but that's for another time and review. Overall, this place offers a good value if you seek Mexican cuisine. read more

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Nice place could have gotten a refill but price was reasonable. Good taco salad. Nice atmosphere.

They are a nice place, only complaint was the rice and food were kinda bland and needed more flavor.

Tried this place out for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Walking in, the atmosphere was very nice and the decor is very trendy. The staff was very attentive and accommodated our large group very quickly. When you sit down they bring you chips and salsa. I ordered the chimichanga. It was different than most I had in the past at other Mexican restaurants, but it still tasted good. Overall, all of our food was pretty good & we would go again. We go to this place pretty often and it's one of the best in the middletown area. read more

We love coming here. Family friendly, quick service, and delicious food. Definitely worth the drive to Middletown. Portions are a great size. I like the Alambres. Here is a picture of the Grande Special, which costs $15.00. My husband is getting 3 meals out of this! read more

El Azteca - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

We brought 96 students (1st and 3rd graders) for a spanish immersion experience. Students got to play games and order food in spanish. We had 50 adults join as well. El Azteca was so easy to work with, more than accommodating, and exceeded our expectations. They were very timlely with serving the food. When we walked in- they had tables set up with chips, salsa, and waters for everyone. They got everyone's orders correct. The kids loved trying the food. All the waiters were so patient and on top of it. I have no idea how they were so well organized for such a large number of people. We are soo happy with our experience and HIGHLY recommend. Love that a local school was able to collaborate with this restaurant for a fun multicultural experience. read more

On our recent visit to El Azteca, the food was average but service was really bad. Though we understand that it is Friday night and they are busy but most of the servers don't speak English and it was so difficult to make them understand our order and of course they messed up our order and they were going to deduct it from server's pay so we decided to just go with it instead of complaining. Just disappointing as there are hardly good places to eat around here and this was not just a good dinner night for us. read more

The stake I had was not done the wait was 1hour the service was terrible. They spilled our drinks. I do not recommend to come here.

The food is so good here. Been a few times and was never disappointed. The waiter seemed to take a long time getting to us when it was time to pay. read more

Catered a party for us. Tons of delicious food for a good price. They came and set everything up quickly. Came the next day to collect all the equipment at our convenience. Awesome catering service and friendly staff. The barbacoa and steak was excellent! Catered for 50 people and still leftovers for the week. So much food. read more

Made the mistake of going here during Cinco De Mayo and it was packed! Anyone who lives in Middletown DE, knows it is very limited in restaurants, so when we one opens, its just crazy to be able to get a table, yet it being a holiday such as Cinco De Mayo. We had a forty minute wait which was okay. Once seated, I had to wait 20 mins just be acknowledged by my waitress. I ordered chips and guac with their jumbo margarita frozen. My oldest daughter ordered mango margarita. I got the chips and guac right away, didnt like the guac. Very runny. No taste at all. No drinks came with the appetizer at all. We sipped water and waited, and waited, and waited. Now, we are 40 minutes into the waiting for our drinks and she comes and takes our orders for food, I ordered the enchilda supreme and my daughter orders the four amigos. The enchilda supreme has ground beef, chicken and one cheese enchilda in red sauce, the four amigos had chorizo, chicken, pork and steak tacos with a side of rice and beans. We waited another 40 minutes for our food, mind you, still no drinks came to the table, folks were approaching our waitress asking about where the drinks were and where their food was, and I could see her getting flustered. She said there was only two bartenders on duty and they were behind in processing the drink orders, the food, I didnt hear an answer to the delay on that. We finally get our food, the food is LUKEWARM! STILL NO DRINKS!! We got our drinks after picked we over our food, the food had no taste, but the drinks were good when we finally got them. We were afraid to order dessert because of the delay. We were there for about two hours!!! The waitress apologized and it is all good, but I will not go back for food, maybe for the drinks. My daughter just reminded me that they have to go margaritas so I would just order that going forward and roll out. read more

I have been here a couple of times and the food is good. Nice atmosphere and a serious margarita selection. This time I ordered the Cancun special and it was seasoned well and cooked fine just the steak meat wasn't the best quality steak. I also tried the blue margarita which was alright I would just ask for patron or a nicer tequila in it and their chips and salsa was solid. Overall it was a good experience and I'm sure I'll be back with friends and family that live in the area. read more

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my experience was great, they were super busy but our waiter was always checking in on us, or the other workers there were super helpful in getting your waiter. Had the street tacos and honestly probably the most "authentic" it'll get here in Delaware. The margarita flight was great, strawberry margarita is the go to, would recommend if someone was looking for some mexican cuisine in an area that isn't the most diverse. read more

Just ordered fried sweet plantains and they gave me chips along with an entire bottle of house made picante sauce. I thought it was a nice touch, but think I would have rather had a larger portion of plantains instead. Will go back to try the other food. read more

Should you make the mistake of ordering takeout from here be sure to check your order before you leave. Last time we ordered, the $15 appetizer was missing. We called them about it and their attitude was to just go back and pick it up. We were too far away to do that so we told them to take the appetizer off our credit card. Guess what? They never did that even after calling them to remind them. Also, the portions were about 1/2 of what we used to get. They lost a good customer. read more

Food was good but wait staff was really young and they were too busy talking to each other and being on there phones. Our waitress was sprawled out on the bench when you walk in. She didn't ask me questions she should of asked like my options. So I had to send my food back to be fixed. Didn't really dig the environment. I would definitely get food again but it would be to go. read more

Perfect start for a typical date night of dinner and a movie. Food was great; (thx Zuri)service fast and exceptional- before I could part my mouth to want something it was already there. My only knock would be the bootleg queso and the tequila sunrise that was more Sunrise than tequila All in all great place and worth a visit! read more

Went to dinner at El Azteca. My husband and I ordered the dip sampler which came with guacamole, chorizo queso, and regular queso. The chorizo queso was very good. The plain queso was good. But my husband said the guacamole just tasted like plain avocado. For our entrees we both got fajitas. My husband got steak and chorizo fajitas and I got chicken and steak fajitas. We were both very happy with the entrees. The service was also good. The server refilled our drinks without us asking. This was our second time here and we'll definitely go back again. read more

Great atmosphere, large and hopping bar area! Delicious authentic dishes, fresh ingredients and a plethora of small plates and entrees. TONS of fresh, exciting, and delicious drinks. read more

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Not a good experience. Service was really terrible after we had to get up time and time again to ask for things and pay the bill. We also ordered $11 margaritas that were awful. They were basically watered down lemonade. We wouldn't go back. read more

Very fresh food. Clean and beautiful restaurant, with a very big and fun bar--margarita machines, lots of light and places to sit. We ate in the restaurant. I had a burrito and a chile relleno. The chile was filled with potato, not used to that (we'd use cheese) and it was pretty good. The rest of the party had nice food, everyone was happy. I think the value is very good. The frijoles refritos were light and tasty. Salsa and chips--the usual appetizer, the chips were warmed and the salsa had a little bit of kick, which was welcome. Friendly service. read more

Service was not Good. Server didn't know difference between a tequila on the rocks and a margarita. Drinks were slow. It got so bad we left and had dinner elsewhere. Wasn't happy that a Mexican restaurant didn't understand tequila. read more

This place was good when it first opened, but the quality of food and the customer service has gotten really bad with time. We decided to give it a last chance today, and unfortunately we were disappointed again. Food took over 45 minutes, part of it was cold when it arrived, order was incomplete. Won't be going back. read more

We are HUGE Fans of El Azteca - frequent (like every other Friday frequent!) at the location in Rehoboth.... but we headed north last weekend (Saturday 4:30 pm) and had to check out the sister site. Staff was courteous, welcoming and genuine. We sat in the bar area and the staff there was prompt and welcomed conversation. Food was just as good as Rehoboth; same menu. ONLY complaint is that sound resonates in this building, background noise majorly amplified. Will definitely stop in again the next time we are in town! read more

Not too bad. Chips where quite delicious, salsa was also quite pleasant. But when i go to the main entree, things went down hill. Chicken was undercooked, rice was cold, and shrimp was raw. after the not so good main entree meal i had to use the bathroom, it was closed. Over all not any thing amazing, also not anything great. Maybe it was the time i went, but you guys have to do better than that. read more

The serving of chili was pathetic. But there was a ton of really good shrimp in the taco salad. read more

El Azteca - Cup of Chili. I guess they were about to run out? - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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We ordered Carnitas Fajita. It would be better named Vegetable Fajita with some roast pork pieces.

This is a relatively new spot in Middletown. This was my first visit but my date's (great nephew) third time here. Our waitress zoey was a super friendly young lady who helped me through my order and allowed me to have sauce on the side. I love when they want to accommodate their customers needs. The food was plentiful and we both carried out our leftovers. Sorry I forgot to take a picture, but the presentation was quite nice. I will return here! Keep up the good work. read more

We came on July 24. The service was great. I wish i could remember our waiters name but he was very attentive and came to check on us often. The restaurant was very clean. I had the Hawaiian Fajita which was very good. My one daughter had a fajita and my other daughter had 4 tacos which came with 4 different meats, and they both said they were delicious. We will be back. read more

Poor service! I was literally the only person in the restaurant and had to wait for everything. 15 minutes for her to take my order. 45 minutes to get two tacos, and they only took 3 minutes once I actually ordered. So it wasn't the kitchen staff. Waitress was inattentive and as I'm walking out , I saw why, she was eating lunch... obviously more important than her customer. Why not just take a break and not be horrible at your job? Food was just OK and never did get a refill, and of course never was asked. read more

Awesome food I came with my family everyone is soo kind and great services also great food I go there everytime now. read more

El Azteca - a cup of ice cream with sprinkles - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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Hostess does not speak English, once waiter took out order we never saw again. We waited for waiter to come so we could pay him he never even ask if we needed anything else or wanted a drink. The food was flavorless could not even eat it. Will not go back and would not recommend anyone else. read more

The ambiance of the place is pretty inviting. Veg quesadilla and enchiladas are tasty. Jalapeño poppers are one of the best i had in a long time. Fried ice cream and orea churros with ice cream were delicious. Would definitely visit again. read more

The best mexican food in middletown. Food is always flavorful and staff is great. You can't go wrong with fajitas