Why haven't I tried this place before? Well now I know that it's delicious and a first rate choice…read morefor Mexican food in Camdenton. The restaurant space is clean and would be good for large groups. Grab a margarita and enjoy the large deck. Set off from the road and surrounded by pines you can enjoy the outside space without all the commotion of the city. Our service was fast and friendly. Our food came very quickly, watch out for the plates, hot, hot, hot. I ordered the combination plate: pork tamale, chicken enchilada and beans and rice. Very tasty. The tamale was ridiculous. The portions were more than generous. My son ordered the Burrito Ixtapia. It was giant and he said it was delicious. You won't need to take out a second mortgage to eat here. I was pleasantly surprised to not pay Lake prices. It's a little off the beaten path, and well worth the trip!

After traveling all day, we were hungry and craving Mexican food. Ixtapa was exactly what we…read moreneeded! Excellent food and service, we got seated right away and our food came out fast. We ordered the shrimp tacos and Hawaiian quesadillas, both are recommended! The chips and salsa were great too. We may go back again before our vacation ends.

Love this place far superior than the other place in town. Can always count on them for…read moreconsistently great food. Service is quick but not super friendly.

Please review your receipts before paying the cashiers. Our server Manuel charged us a bonus more…read morethan he should have! He charged us 87.67 when our total came out to $43.42. I took the receipt to the cashier and asked him to re total it for us. He laughed and stated that it happened to the servers all the time. He thought it was funny. The location is big and very Mexican themed. It wasn't too busy when we came. Our server wasn't very friendly he was too busy being on his phone. The horchata and Jamaica tasted like they were the powdered kind. My daughter ordered carne asada tacos and they were served on flour tortillas. She did like the taste of the meat. I had the patron burrito and it was okay. They brought chips and salsa at the beginning but the salsa is very bland. My husband's beef taquitos tasted like deep fried fish.

Excellent service for our to go order on a Sat…read more Extremely generous portions Absolutely no issues for 7 orders Had many soft tacos and accompaniments. So fresh! Try the Chili verde with pork! It's not to spicy but red peppers haven't a zest! Great queso too! Will be back again and again. Marg to go !!

Food was extremely good! I would definitely come back here…read more Service was also good. They were very polite. The place is small there tables inside and outside, probably can accommodate 20 people. Best Mexican restaurant in this area

The food was not good. There was a hair in our salsa. Very loud environment…read more Would not recommend.

Tried for the first time. The place is a bit of a dive -which is good by me. The food was good…read more-the service was good -their Salsa was amazing! It had a good Smokey chipotle flavor. We'll go back when at the lake for Mexican.

Had a chance to try them out while in Versailles, Mo. at the Apple Festival. Really authentic…read moreCalifornia Mexican style food made to my order. Made me a Steak burrito that was the real deal. My my wife a vegetarian breakfast burrito to order. Then she went back for a bowl meal. She never eats twice at the same spot same day. So that's saying a lot about their food. They have regular spots around the lake on certain days. You can find them on their website.

Sat our large party immediately. Great enchiladas! Honestly, really good hole in the wall Mexican…read morefood, delicious queso Blanco, nice service and lots of big tvs throughtout (we were there for the World Cup). Cutie decor. Clean bathrooms. Would def recommend!

We love Pablitos but our visit on July 6th was very disappointing. The street tacos were so tough…read moreand stringy, they were inedible. My wife's taco salad consisted of about 3 tablespoons of some sort of dry ground meat and a little bit of lettuce. No cheese or tomatoes to be found. We asked for some cheese to add to the ground meat but never received. Not trying to be negative and we don't usually complain, but this trip to Pablitos was terrible.

I'm not typically a fan of Mexican food, and when I do get it, I usually stick with a shrimp taco…read moreon a corn tortilla and some queso. We were in town for our annual family vacation with my in-laws and siblings, and Carmelita's is one of their favorite go-to spots. We went on a Tuesday evening around 6:30, and it was definitely busy, but we were able to get a table for 7 (1 child and 6 adults) within about 10-15 minutes, which was not a bad wait at all. The restaurant was very clean, and the service was quick and friendly. We started with the queso, which was so good I completely forgot to take a picture of it! My fiancé recommended that I try the Jiba Dinner, and I'm so glad I listened. It was surprisingly delicious, and I would absolutely order it again. I'm still not a huge fan of Mexican-style chicken, but the quality of the chicken was actually really good. I also appreciated that they were able to accommodate my gluten intolerance by swapping the flour tortillas for corn tortillas. I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm already looking forward to coming back to Carmelita's! It's definitely a new favorite for me.

As someone who doesn't eat mexican I was very satisfied with the food. Big portions so there is…read moreplenty for leftovers. I had the tropicana fajitas and had a couple bites of the jiba dinner. All were very delicious. Service was really quick. It felt very local and personal inside. It reminded me of small restaurants I like back home.