I ordered from DoorDash because the only decent steakhouse around here wasn't open for DoorDash delivery anymore. I don't like the food here in mountain home and I was apprehensive to try a ribeye from a primarily Mexican food place, but at this point I had nothing to lose so I figured I would try. They made my night! I didn't care for the sides, so I steamed some broccoli to go with the steak and gave the fries and "salad" to my hubby (he didn't eat it either lol). I took off a star because the chips were hard and the salad was mediocre at best. But the steak was great! It was cooked perfectly medium the way I ordered it, nice and pink throughout the center and a nice sear on the outside. I was prepared to be disappointed and eat my leftovers instead, but I was so pleasantly surprised! The salsa was also pretty good. I'm a Latina so I would've preferred it spicier, but it had a nice flavor to it. Don't know if I would actually order Mexican food from this place, but I will definitely order the steak again if I can't get it from the steakhouse (they have actual decent sides for the steak). read more

El Herradero - My broccoli with the steak - Mexican Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

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Came from Meridian just to have lunch here. The food and atmosphere are great. Service is outstanding. Wish it was closer. read more

El Herradero - Chicken mole. - Mexican Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

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Reasonably priced and the food was very good. The staff is very friendly. When you're in the mood for Mexican food, I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

This place is great. been going here for years and the service and food has always been excellent. The interior of the restaurant is beautiful too. I don't review restaurants ever but I really love this place and it deserves love. +the bathrooms are amazing :) Easily the best restaurant in town in my opinion read more

We had a really lovely meal, tasty and big portions. Will definitely come back. Staff were friendly and the atmosphere welcoming.

We haven't been in almost 20 years because we moved. We've lived everywhere, and coming back did not disappoint. I love the "new"location. The atmosphere is casual, yet beautiful. Staff is wonderful, intuitive and quick to please. Thank you for great service and good food. I took churros to go! read more

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Our 2nd time here. Consistent, good food, hot temperature wise. Old buildings, friendly staff, LOTS OF FOOD! Nice restaurant in Mountain Home, ID! Plenty of parking. Salsa and beans are great! Stop by before the rodeo! read more

El Herradero - Quesadilla Fajitas, Chili Rellano, chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

This isn't my favorite Hispanic food place in town, but the food is good. The food just lacks flavor sometimes. The portion sizes are nice and the sauces are very good. I do appreciate how nice the staff is when I come in. read more

Love the food and it's been always fast service. I have gotten many different dishes. Chicken could use a little bit more spicing up. But other then that. Oh and they could get bigger salsa bowls. We love the salsa. read more

Was apprehensive to try this place based on the rating, but do NOT let that steer you away! It seems all the bad reviews are outdated, because this place is fabulous. The service was speedy and friendly, and I couldn't get over the ambience! It's exactly what you picture in your mind when you're thinking Mexican restaurant. They had great chips and salsa, and the chicken was some of the most tender and flavorful we've ever had. I can't wait to make this a regular go-to! read more

Chili Colorado. So tender and tasty!! Excellent service!!! Definitely will be coming back and recommending it to everyone I know read more

El Herradero - Chili Colorado - Mexican Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

I had chicken and steak fajitas. The steak was not edible. The meat was over cooked and tuff. The chips and salsa were mediocre. Absolutely terrible guacamole. Extremely watery and no avocados. All around one of the worst Mexican food places I've been to. read more

One of the best carne asada burritos I've ever had, friendly staff and cold beer, what more could you ask for??

We have a Mexican restaurant that charges premium prices for food, yet serves prefolded store bought hard corn tortillas. Their chips also come from a bag. Why serve Taco Bell food in a family restaurant? Oh and the ground beef tasted very strange. So strange the sauce wouldn't disguise it. read more

Just ok. We tried the buffet on a Saturday around lunch time. Salsa was fresh and tasty! Would I crave this place again? No..

We weren't expecting much from Mexican in Mountain Home. Certainly, this is a pretty standard American-Mexican sit-down place. But sometimes we're in the mood for that kind of place and food. They had plenty of options on the menu for us too. The food was solid, if pretty standard. Nicely prepared and satisfying. The house margarita is really cheap too and fit our mood perfectly. Our only issue was that the service was a little on the slow side. read more

Great service. Friendly Staff. Their party hall is great and getting better as they working on it. Food is fantastic. Love the fajitas. Kids favorite is calamari. read more

This place is awful. Waitress barely spoke any English (I get that it's a Mexican restaurant. But, come on). I ordered the seafood chimichanga and it was horrid. It smelt like roadkill and looked even worse. I couldn't take more than a bite. I asked for guac (because my meal wad supposed to come with it) but I still got charged 3 dollars for it. Simple terrible. Do not recommend to anyone for any reason. read more

Great Mexican cuisine and the service is always friendly and prompt. For dessert the cheese cake chimichangas are really good. We are lucky to have a restaurant of this caliber in Mountain Home. read more

We were passing through town and stopped here for takeout burritos. I went in and asked for their to go menu and was told they don't do takeout. Whaaat? Well then why do they have spaces in their parking lot for pick-up orders!? I snapped a photo of the sign b/c this makes no sense and it was annoying. So, we walked up to Taco Johns on the next block. The food wasn't amazing, but it was fine and the service was exceptionally friendly. read more

El Herradero - an exit sign on a fence - Mexican Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

Honestly it's OK. The place usually looks crowded and assumed it would be awesome place to check out. However, it wasn't the case. Salsa chips were bit hard. I ordered combo plate with tamale and rellano. It was ok just lacks something. Also the salsa was more like a mild one. read more

There are several things I like about this restaurant. Great food, friendly and fast service, clean & they have a lunch & dinner buffet that is wonderful with many choices, fresh fruit & dessert. The owner is always working & comes around the tables to make sure that you are well taken care of. They even have a small banquet room for parties and meetings. They are open 7 days a week for breakfast lunch and dinner. I'm definitely coming back to this place again! read more

El Herradero - the front of a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Mountain Home, Idaho

This was our first time trying this place. We loved it! Really nice atmosphere, it's right on your way into town. The food was excellent and their salsa is delicious! There aren't too many options in Mountain Home. We will be going here again! read more

The staff were nice and accommodating but unfortunately the food was subpar. It seemed that a majority of the food tasted frozen and bland. Didn't have anything that impressed me and the taco bar buffet wasn't appealing at all so I stayed away from that. I wouldn't recommend for Mexican style food. read more

Not sure what it is, but my wife and have stumbled on a bunch of under par restaurants. We stopped coming here a few years back due to extremely poor service. Well it hasn't changed. Had to wait to be seated, due to the entire wait staff had to sing Happy birthday, got seated with chips and salsa, after 15 minutes went by and numerous waiters going by are table we got up and left. Pretty bad when the restaurant is only 35 % full. read more

Best damn Mexican restaurant I've ever truly been able to go to, the atmosphere was amazing and overly friendly and the chip snakes really hit the spot before the main course! read more

It looks like a Mexican restaurant. It is very very pricey. So we are expecting good Mexican food. The waiter even warns us it's Americanized and if we wanted real Mexican we should go elsewhere. We should have left right then but we are already stuck because we have eaten the chips. I got a chicken burrito which ended up being a cheese and chicken enchilada. It tasted like a gas station frozen burrito. It had no other toppings. Just chicken and cheese and it was absolutely nasty. My husband got two beef burritos. It tasted like taco Bell with the nasty cheese sauce also it was an enchilada not a burrito. It came with no toppings just the beef and cheese. My husband usually enjoys a nice cold freshly made horchata. However at this restaurant it tasted like a fake horchata and it had no ice. It was the nasties warm drink to ever pass his lips. He didn't even drink it. My husband felt sick after. And we both felt extremely ripped off. We will never step through their doors again. read more

Ya know, I really have no complaints about this place, but I can't give it five stars when that's the rating I reserve for my favorites. The food was tasty, the Dos Equis came with a frosty mug, and the salsa was decent. Nice and friendly service too. read more

Came in recently and the customer service needs a lot of work. "What do you want to drink" in a mean tone isnt a good first impression amd is no way to greet a table the server didn't even tell us her name..... Food was okay and the coronarita tasted like it was premade and had a corona thrown on top and was way to sweet .... read more

We wanted trashy Mexican food after a day in the desert, and this place met our expectations. The buffet was mediocre, my wife's enchiladas had sauce obviously out of a can, and the service was bad (the waiter was eating his dinner at one of the tables when he wasn't asking what we wanted for instance). I can't say we won't go back though, because greasy, bad Mexican is just good sometimes. read more

I tried the Burrito Herradero for the first time. I recommend getting it because it's both quality and quantity.

There's somethings about this restaurant that just don't flow the salsa is to water down in the beans are too runny there's not a lot of variety in plus the prices are a little bit too high for a Mexican restaurant definitely do not recommend going here read more

Very delicious food very hot and freash very friendly staff and very prompt. Very comfortable and clean

This is the place to get descent fajitas in Mountain Home. They also have a buffet and most of the other food tastes a bit bland if you have ever had authentic Mexican food. I have never had an issue with the service or food. Typically, we spend about $60 for a family of four when we eat at El Herraderos. The drinks leave something to be desired. read more

Street tacos on Cinco d Mayo was pretty good. The service was friendly and on-time with no wait. However I will say it was pretty warm inside the resturaunt with the outside being a cool 65. Beer was cold and food was hot! read more

So I have eaten here a bunch of times. It's pretty basic but given our limited options around here you have to just learn to like it. Unfortunately my last experience with this ended with me discovering a long black hair in my refried beans. I don't think I can come back from that. Also let's just be honest, the place needs a serious cleaning. It is dirty. read more

2 stars are for the service and the fresh tortillas and the rice was good. Would I return?....No.

I like this restaurant a lot. The food is good, the people are friendly. My only real complaint is that the waiters do not check back back often enough so it's easy to run out of drink. Also they don't have a soda fountain, so you get a bottle. read more

I had Camerones Cabo something, shrimp in white wine sauce with mushrooms and onions. OMG, SO good!!! Their salsa was yummy too, both the green and the red. Daughter had one enchilada and a taco it was wonderful too. She also had a virgin peach mango margarita that was really good. Service was excellent, clean nice ambiance. Would definitely come back. read more

Grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and ate at premier Mexican family owned restaraunt (La Pinata), that expanded with its authentic hispanic flavors. El Herradero does a fair job with its shredded beef and chicken menu items (not quite as many spices as I'm used to but tasty). I tried the seafood and I wasn't surprised/excited by the flavors due to the fact I was in the middle of Idaho without a fresh body of seawater nearby. Very fishy flavored chimichanga and had to leave half of it on the plate uneaten after trying to enhance it with sour cream and salsa to no avail. Granted it was my first seafood chimi, but I've had awesome fish tacos so I know what fresh seafood should taste like..... read more