We love this place and are on a first name basis with the owner now. Fresh, fast, delicious food. The frozen strawberry margarita is amazing read more

Been to this place several times over the years. I want to like it and keep going back hoping for improvement since it is local. Never had issue with food while dining in but takeout seems to be hit or miss. Order tacos for the kids and several times i have gotten them with 1 big blob of sour cream in the middle of the the takeout plate instead of on each taco. Often looks like the preparation is either rushed or done by someone who is not paying attention. read more

Great food! Parents in town visiting me so decided to give El Corral a try. We all enjoyed our dishes & servers were very nice. I'll be back to try more read more

El Corral - Mexican Near Me - Creedmoor, North Carolina

I visited my brother in Creedmoor last year after they moved there from California. He told me 'There's a *great* new mexican style place in town here!' that he wanted me to try. That meant a lot because well, we've been to plenty of Mexican (And related Latin) restaurants, some very good. True enough, this place is a gem! In the two weeks I was there we ate here about 4 times, it was that great. Really, it was something to write home about. I'm not sure the influence here. Though it's called 'Mexican' there was something bout another more southern country of influence. Whatever, the combinations of fresh foods and incredible tastes are on my mind as I write this now just over a year later. What's sort of funny about this review is that I'm moving to Creedmoor! I'm driving out on Saturday. I'll probably have dinner here the following Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it! read more

Believe it! They offer the standard Mexican fare with some notable additions. The tacos ala diabla are exceptional. If you dig spicy, you must check these out. A truly picante blend of carnitas pork and chorizo grilled with onions & fresh jalepeños. These tacos will break the faint of heart or those who tear-up from a couple drops of Tabasco. On the lighter side, they offer a simple spinach salad with savoury grilled chicken that is incredible. The staff is really nice, remembers repeat customers and will accommodate special requests. read more

Really solid Mexican food....pork enchiladas are out of this world....nice portions...

I'm becoming a El Corral fan. This is some good, homemade Mexican food. I can't even say that I've sampled a huge amount of menu items at this point, but I can say that I haven't been disappointed yet. There's a vegetarian section, the Steak Rancheros is good, Burrito Fajita, chili rellenos...heck everything is pretty good. They don't go overboard on the seasoning, and I wish they did quite honestly. But heck, if that's my only complaint, then I should just keep it to myself right? Probably should, because I'll be back again. (And the inside is nicely laid out too, good place to kick back and dine.) read more

If there's a tried-and-trued formula for Mexican restaurants, El Corral could easily be their poster child. But given the large Hispanic population in the area and the competitiveness in this are of cuisine, it's not a criticism in the least. El Corral serves up all of the usual Mexican fare with reasonable prices and friendly service, and they do it in a pleasant small town that's nary a 20 minute drive from North Raleigh. read more

This had excellent salsa, enough cilantro to give it that taste of Mexico. The food was hot and the sides were fresh. The tea was not sour or weak. The service was quick and he paid attention to detail. I will come again In the future. All the way from fayetteville. Don't blink you will pass it. read more

Very clean and a pleasant atmosphere. The food was very good. Nice variety of choices on the menu. I would have rated it a 5, but the prices are a bit high. I will go back again. read more

Ok but not great. Bar next door can be noisy. Food is bland. Service can be slow. Try El Rio 3 mikes away.

Went for a family birthday party tonight. My family loves using their party room for private parties as it is big and there is no extra party charge. Food was better this time, fresh and hot. We got the burrito deluxe platter and I got the ACP plate which would have been better with sautéed onions and peppers. Service was pretty quick considering we were a pretty large party. We also didn't wait too long for the food. Everything was timed out nicely. There were several patrons that were enjoying the side patio. read more

El Corral - My Mama with the delicious Large Margarita. - Mexican Near Me - Creedmoor, North Carolina

The food was great,went with the family for Christmas Eve eve lol But I had one complain about the tortillas they were reheated.-.- read more

Great food, fantastic service! Have been going to El Corral for years because of the staff and excellent food! Margarita's are the best on this side of the Rio Grande! Alex, the manager is the best, too! Keep up the great work and thanks for years and years of friendship, service and exceptional food! read more

The shrimp dishes are well prepared as well as the chimis! My wife likes the veggie dishes. Great service!

Great food. I'd recommend the Fajitas for two. I'd you are looking for a massive margarita look no further - they have one that could literally be a fishbowl. If you enjoy spicy, the Camarones la Diablo will make you sweat. read more

This restaurant has big city style with big city food, but not big city prices. The food is excellent and the service is great. read more

El Corral - Mexican Near Me - Creedmoor, North Carolina

This is my family's favorite restaurant. My kiddos love going in to see Alex. The restaurant is clean, the service is good, and the food is consistently delish! read more

Don't. Stopped here riding through due to good reviews. We were misled; it was awful. Cheese sauce was as runny and greasy. If I had to guess I'd say it was made up of vegetable oil, butter & milk. Tortilla chips were thin, and flavorless other than the vegetable oil again. Our first basket that we had replaced was half full with broken chips. From another table maybe? Salsa is bland from a cheap jar. Margaritas were okay, but no choice for tequila. Unless you are desperate, pick another spot. read more

Good cheap mexican food. Separate room available to accommodate larger parties. Had a Speedy Gonzales which was the perfect amount of food not to weigh you down at work after. Sweet tee was super sweet but what small town restaurant in the south doesn't prepare it that way. read more

Service here is beyond poor. Shorter chubbier guy has literally no understanding of restaurant business. I just ordered in a a call. They told me ten minutes. I show up and wait there for 40 minutes still didn't have my food ready. I just left. They need to hire someone who speaks English as a first language. read more

Three visits in eight days. We were running late to set up camp for our 35th anniversary at Falls Lake and decided to find someplace where we could get some food to go on our way. We were driving down St. Rt. 50 and feared we'd be grabbing some chain food from a fast food restaurant when the speed limit dropped from 55 to 20 and we entered the classic American town of Creedmore, NC. We expected to see the kind of town restaurant that small towns like this often have somewhere down "Main Street", but we were surprised to see the sign for El Corral and the idea of Tex Mex to go sounded great. As my wife waited in the car with our dog and overloaded jeep, I went inside to order our food. The inside of this restaurant is warm with stained wood walls, comfortable seating, and tasteful paintings depicting scenes of Latin American buildings. Two tvs near the bar had ESPN on one, and a Spanish language sports channel on the other. I met Alex that day and he immediately made me feel like a regular. He introduced me to Alberto, my server, who brought me a bottle of Dos Equis Amber and a frosted mug I had ordered for my wait. About a fourth of the inside tables were occupied as I ordered vegetable enchiladas and chili relleno for my wife which came with beans and rice. I was looking for food I could hold in hand while setting up a tent and unloading my car and the Tacos La Diabla. (the lady devil?). This is a meat of your choice, my beef strips were seasoned excellently, served on a corn tortilla with long wide slices of jalapeno including the seeds with bean. As a native born Louisianan, I love food that bites back, but as I bit into my first taco, the delicious flavor was followed by a bite AND a slap to the face. It was delicious. My wife loved hers so much that we decided that on our actual anniversary, we'd go back. It's good we did. The plan had been to have an appetizer and a margarita and then return to the campsite so I could cook our actual dinner. Alex met us again, and was our server as well since the restaurant was nearly empty that night. The grande Margaritas were delivered in glasses that could have held two gold fish comfortably. We ordered one Nachos Especial with chicken and held the sour cream. The chicken was remarkably tender and wonderfully seasoned and piled high with veggies, beans, but was not drowned in cheese. We ordered a flan to go, my wife's favorite dessert, and she said it was one of the best she'd ever had. It had been a large order of nachos and we left so full, I wondered if I would even want to cook that night and it's good we didn't as a storm front kept the grill area wet until well past midnight. We stayed in our tent, listened to the rain hit the rain fly, and read, fully sated from a wonderful meal. The day we left, we decided to stop by El Corral one more time. One of my favorite Tex Mex meals is huevos rancheros and I wanted to try theirs. We had hoped to arrive during lunch, but it was nearly 5pm when we arrived and I feared I would have to get something else. Huevos is often a lunchtime only meal at many such restaurants - who won't serve it after lunch time - and was listed as such on the El Corral menu too. However, Alberto was our server again and was happy to take my order. My wife had two chili rellenos and a chalupa and we ordered a side of guacamole and beans to complement the chips and salsa they always brought to us. It's good we did as service was a little slower that night because only two tables remained empty at any given time. Even the outside tables, a place where well behaved dogs are welcome with their owners, were full despite the 90+ degree day. What really impressed me was how much the locals really liked and appreciated the latinos who worked there. Guests sought out their favorite servers shaking hands and slapping shoulder. My huevos came with tortillas and I ALWAYS order the tortillas mais, corn tortillas. I had ordered a side of chorizo sausage and mixed it all together with the eggs, sauce, beans, tortillas and rice. It was so good I overate and regretted I had no room to eat even more. Much better than the huevos I get at the Tex Mex restaurants in my area. My wife felt the same way about her rellenos. I was glad to see that yelp had reviews on this restaurant as when we had looked for TexMex on my wife's smart phone to confirm the name and get directions, and even though El Corral was the closest restaurant to our camp ground, it wasn't even listed. Her phone wanted to send us to Raleigh, Durham, or Wake Forest. I would suggest that the folks who rated El Corral under three stars showed up on an off night and would hope they would give it another chance. We ordered three times, visited twice, in eight days and the next time we camp at Falls Lake, another place to which I can give at least four stars, we will visit this taste of Latin America in this All American town. read more

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Great little place and super convenient. Located in a cozy area of Creedmoor, the location works for the restaurant. Great food, the staff gets kind of annoying by their obsessive over bearing, "How's Your food?" "Need anything" "More Drink,Chips?" etc. Normally I wouldn't complain of this but it happened every 5 minutes! The first couple times was great and their ability to bring food out so quickly is amazingly suspicious. The last time almost all but confirmed some items of the menu were not made to order. Overall a great place, and will continue to eat there. read more

Very good local restaurant for authentic Mexican food. The service is excellent and the food is non-par. My wife is a food aficionado and was so impressed that she wanted to go back the very next evening! The prices are extremely reasonable. It is a great place to go on date night or to bring a group of friends. read more

Delicious food made with fresh ingredients. Well mostly. You won't be disappointed, and you will return for the polite friendly service and spotless clean atmosphere. Even the music was at the right volume- and very good! read more

My wife and daughter love coming here. The service is great. The food is good too. My daughter and I spend lots of daddy daughter date nights here. I'm glad to come here and support a local business. And it just so happens we enjoy it! read more

Very good food, salsa was good (not too spicy, which is good for me). Food was hot, fresh and tasty. I had a combo of burrito and tostada with rice and black beans. Service was great - very friendly associates. read more

Had lunch here while in Creedmor, the folks I worked with at the bank for the week were fans. We ordered it to go one day and I was very pleased with mine. I had a bean burrito with cheese sauce and a side of rice. All of the food was delicious. I am super picky over rice but their was great, perfectly fluffy and delicious. read more

Never really had good food here unfortunately. El Rio is not far up the road and is SO much better, and El Rio accepts their coupons. This restaurant's food has always been lukewarm when served and lacking in flavor and seasoning - and believe me - I LOVE Mexican food. It really has to be bad for me to not want it. This place is only a few blocks from my home and I would rather drive to Butner than eat here. The service leaves something to be desired as well, but it's not as bad as the food. read more

Stopped for quick lunch had taco salad pretty good flavor great taco shell the salad mix was good salsa and chips were decent have had better over all good will be back to try other things on the menu read more

Love this place! Always had the best Mexican food here! My husband and I are pretty picky when it comes to food and this one is definitely a gem! When we don't feel like cooking this is our go to in creedmoor! read more

I dine at El Corral every few months with a fairly large group. The hospitality and food is always on point. They've a private room available as well as an outdoor seating area. read more

Food is pretty decent, nothing special. Just your typical not authentic-type mexican. Service has been great. Definitely not something I can complain about. Unfortunately, drinks and food are overpriced. Especially compared to a similar restaurant across town. read more

Alex and crew are the best. Stopped in for lunch. Food was dine quick and it was done to perfection.

Edit 10/2016: Maybe a change in staff, but the food is improving again. Very friendly service, good food.

To whom it may concern: I called and placed a to go order Sunday evening(May 5) to El Corral in Creedmoor. I ordered 3 hard tacos and the cheesesteak and was told it would be ready in 15-20 minutes. Granted, it's Cinco de Mayo and I understood that there was a possibility it would be busy and which it was. I approached the counter and told the young man that I called in an order and gave him my name. He proceeds to tell me he doesn't have my order and asked if I called the right place. I retrieved my phone and double checked myself but I was indeed correct. I called at 6:37 and again at 6:38 because I was hung up on the first time.I had to wait almost 15 when I arrived(other people checking out and being seated). Here it is 7:20 so 40 minutes has now lapse and I still have no food. At this point I request to speak with the manager. The young man goes to get the manager, but returns without him saying "he's busy in the kitchen right now". My husband had to intervene, as the manager still hadn't come out to address my issue. Approximately an hour in time had lapsed and finally the manager comes outside not apologetic but with an order that I was told wasn't even made. Who's to say the order was even correct!! I am pregnant, I have a toddler and I just wanted tacos. I advise this location to train your managers to resolve problems a little more efficient. This was a HORRIBLE experience for my family and myself and I WOULD NOT recommend this restaurant to ANYONE until their customer service is up to par!!! I hope to get a response to this review as I am HIGHLY DISSATISFIED. read more

My new favorite Mexican restaurant. It's just good food, staff is always nice. Inexpensive. read more

We love El Corral. Great food and service. Oh, and awesome margaritas!

Food very flavorful, our first visit was great, good service and good atmosphere. Second visit service was slow. Mushroom dish starter was great. Steak sandwich and the baked oysters. Not impressed with the Barman that licked his fingers whilst mixing a drink then used them to place a topping on the drink.... read more

Best Mexican restaurant we've been to since moving here from Arizona. If you like spicy (I do) there are a couple hot dishes on the menu (e.g., camarones el diablo), but they'll turn up the heat on other dishes upon request. And ask for their hot salsa...delicious. read more