Had a birthday dinner with my dad on Christmas evening. The food was good, restrooms were clean, and we enjoyed our meal. The chips are basically cheap store bought tortilla chips, similar to "Santa's," the salsa isn't that good either. The waitress was nice but she got confused with very simple requests and was very soft spoken, couldn't really hear her. Overall pretty good. read more

We been partons of this restaurant for years; however, yesterday evening I had the worst meal. Order cheese enchiladas plate. The enchiladas were dry hardly had an sauce. Luby's serves a better dish, it not a mexican restaurant. I understand cutting corners to save money. Those are hard times for Restaurants but it hard times for all. If you want your patrons to return you better up your food. This is the first time I ever last a review; however, I felt to inform you I will not be wasting my hard earned money there again. read more

Went here on Mother's Day 2026 specifically for the enchiladas suizas, only to find out they didn't have them. Settled for the carne asada, which was a huge disappointment--the meat was dry and the sauce was bland and watery. This place used to be one of my favorites, but the quality has clearly gone downhill. To top it off, I asked for charro beans and was given refried beans instead. Overall, really disappointing experience. read more

The service and the ambiance were excellent! The fajitas were terrible! They were under cooked and very greasy! I had to spit out the glob of greasy sinew. Totally disgusting. How this restaurant has degenerated to this point is beyond me. I have been a customer for 30+- years. Fajitas should be a landmark staple any chef worth his salt could master. I guess they just don't care. Stay away from the fajitas, you've been warned! read more

So we have came here every Sunday until today. We went there today and we ordered our food then we have waited for a long time! Like hey we are hungry and they say the orders are in order but there were people who came after us and got their orders before us!! However, the decoration is great but the service, its just bad!! read more

Slow inattentive service. Our waitress disappeared for long periods of times and we waited long amounts of time just to order and pay. The food is classic tex-mex. I had the spinach enchiladas with a cream sauce that might have been flavoured with mushrooms. It was not one of the better versions that I have had. Even though the online menu said the plate came with white rice and black beans, I think you had to request those sides because mine came with the regular mexican rice and refried beans which were definitely not vegetarian having chicken stock and lard respectively. I've also had their cheese chile relleno in the past and that was a better dish although they use American cheese I think. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Spinach enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food was decent. Regular stuff nothing fancy. Like any other "Mexican restaurant". It was okay, however, their drinks was what prompted me to write this review. Their old fashions drinks are mediocre. They really shouldn't promote them if their bar tenders are lousy at making them. Anyone that knows an old fashion knows what it's supposed to taste like. This tasted like a straight cheap whiskey shot and looked like one. For reference, I included a photo. That's how it was served. No, I hadn't drank from it. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Lousy mediocre old fashion. That's how it was served! Cheap whiskey. No black cherries, just a straight shot. - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food has so much flavor. They give u alot on a plate. Reasonable prices as well. Free queso con chips as well...definitely recommend

Have not been here since 2017 when we moved to northwest Harris County, but it still smells wonderful, and the table sauce is still awesome. I will update after I have my street corn and Pozole! The Street corn was great, David and I both enjoyed it. My Pozole was magnificent and David enjoyed his enchiladas, but thought the mole sauce was on the sweet side. It was great to go back there! read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Small Posole! - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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If you are any thing other than Mexican don't come here, we had to walk to the bar to get our drinks and we never got our food. We got seated at 6:30pm and left at 8pm . read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

We had a great dinner here a few weeks back. My family had a business in the area so we'd come here for lunch quite a bit when I was younger. My aunt loved this place. It was soooo cold outside we ordered tea and caldo de pollo. The caldo came with arroz and buttered bread. It was good and very well worth it. The mariachis came in to perform. They were a wonderful act to enjoy as we ate. I'm sure I'll be back again! read more

I had high hopes coming to El Jardin - a couple of coworkers swore by this place as their go-to Mexican restaurant close to work. Maybe I shouldn't have raised my expectations so high but unfortunately after our meal, I left dissatisfied. During lunch, you get free queso with salsa and chips. While I didn't try the queso myself, it was super runny - like they put in a filler because they didn't want to add too much cheese? The salsa had good flavor and the chips were okay - they were thicker than I expected and didn't really appear fresh (not even warm to the touch). I ended ordering the Ultimate Burrito off the lunch menu, stuffed with broiled shredded chicken with gravy on top with a side of rice and beans. The burrito was large in size and would have been a good value...if it had any taste. Sadly, the chicken wasn't even under seasoned, it just wasn't seasoned. The gravy was the only thing giving this burrito any flavor. The rice and beans were delicious, however. I ended up mixing some rice and beans with every bits of burrito to make up for the lack of burrito flavor. The service was okay. Our waitress wasn't bad, she kept our water cups filled, but didn't seem too pleased to do it (according to her facial expression). Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place. For the price, you're better off elsewhere. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - N17 - Ultimate Burrito Lunch Special (extremely bland looking) - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

The taste was good, but ordered an expensive plate and received something I could've made at home. It's Overpriced and they cut back on their quality. I will probably come back but once every blue moon. The waitress got my drink wrong, and waited long to refill our drinks and to receive our food. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

If u ask for no ice cream, your fucked but on the other-hand the food was good but if u get no ice just look at this read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Youll mostly get cinnamon!! - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

If I could give this place a zero I would. These people charge for tortillas. They told me there's a limit 3 tortillas for two people then they get mad when you ask for more. Chicken was dry and so were the fajitas read more

Service and ambiance was great but food was not so much. Not authentic. I felt like a chain restaurant. Someone had recommended this place but my Chile rellenos was not good. The poblano pepper wasn't cooked all the way. read more

Excellent choice! The food, the decor, the service - all GREAT. We had a group of 20 & food came out timely. All was as ordered & great tasting. Definitely will be back & recommend read more

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Came here for lunch at 2, it's now 3:15 and no food yet.. no one to check on us.. how disappointing.. not worth it.

Let me start by saying that all this was a last minute meeting for 30 employees and I do mean, last minute. Within an hour from my call, we were all eating some of the best beef & chicken fajitas you could imagine. The food was served in large hot skillets family style, along with a great tasting side dish of delicious rice beans, pico & guacamole. The servers were very attentive and on the spot. read more

El Jardin ... why oh why must you disappoint when I bring an out-of-town guest? Feaning for fajitas, I went with the combo platter ($14.99) for one. Chicken and beef fajitas and all the fixins (guac, pico, etc), two grilled jumbo gulf shrimp, frijoles a la charra, rice and my choice of homemade flour tortillas. The food was five-stars all the way (and my leftovers taste better the next day, if that's even possible). But the service? Sheesh. What does a girl gotta do to get a glass of water in this joint? Man, that salsa was hot, and I think Jesus was upstairs laughing at this poor gal attempting to put out the fire. The first time she brought back Sprite in the water glass. The second time it was Sprite in a soda glass ... the third time? Sprite again. I finally kindly asked her again in Spanish. Bingo bango she got it right. I probably should have asked her in espanol the first time, but didn't want to be rude in front of my guest Nikki B. Oh, and don't expect a happy hour rita one minute past the 7 oclock mark. For realz? But don't judge this 3-star rating. (Wait, am I making any sense here?) The food and atmosphere is top notch, you'll either catch mariachis or a trio swing by and perform for a small tip (on this occasion, both groups came by). read more

Stay away ! Service was ok the guy was new , chips were straight out of the bag and salsa tasted old. The horchata is straight milk, my quesadillas deluxe had mushrooms I've never in my life had quesadillas with mushrooms. My dad got 3 tamales that were DISGUSTINGLY BAD as well. Food is wayyyyy overpriced as well. Never coming here again . read more

YES! Give these guys another Blue Star Award! We were down in this way again with the in-laws and some other family. The in-laws wanted El Jardin, so we rolled on in and had another great dinner. Everyone loved it. From what I read on previous reviews, I took chance and tried one of the Seafood soups (Caldo de Camaron). So glad I did. It was freakin' awesome! I rarely, if ever, try seafood soups when I go out. This Caldo was very flavorful and it comes with two pieces of Texas Toast and wonderfully flavored Spanish-style white rice. You can easily get full on the small bowl. Other guests had the 'Jardin Deluxe', Carnitas de Puerco (pork meat fried and then cooked) and other dishes. All were very good. Everyone was happy. Even the coffee was good. Ok..so it's in the Hood'. Who cares. Some of the best food I've had in San Antonio is way down in the Hood' and it's awesome. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food is normally good if you get served. Went Saturday after Mass at Immaculate Conception. My friend and I were seated in booth. Waitress came and took our order for drinks but said she could not give us Alcoholic beverages because she had table with large group. Took our water and lemonade order. more than 20 minutes later and another employee asked if we had our drinks. Waitress came back and said she had this large group to wait on. Finally came and took our food order of menudo for each, no tortillas. 30 minutes later we stopped the waitress and said put our order to go. the Manager came and told us they were very busy with multiple large groups. Manager would not hear our side, we the customer were wrong, told us either way we would have to wait for the food. My friend left and I waited for my order. We used to go every couple of weeks. They lost our business...we'll go to other restaurants in the area like Don Carlos or Hoots even Jack in the Box but never El Jardin.. read more

I had some chilaquiles .. green salsa, crunchy and very tasty... 2 sunny side eggs and they have tasty tea. Very yummy breakfast ! read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Chilaquiles Verdes - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

I recently came here with a group of friends on a weekday night. El Jardin has a great selection of authentic Mexican foods. Although it may look a little sketchy on the outside, I was extremely impressed by the overall quality of the restaurant. On this visit, I ordered a steak torta, which came out really quickly. For only about $7, you get a really large sandwich full of meat. The steak was very juicy and succulent, and the the bread was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The other platters came in really large portions too. Overall, my experience here was pretty overwhemling. The quality was great and the service was fast and efficient.I will be definitely coming back to visit in the future anytime that I am craving authentic Mexican food! read more

El Jardin Restaurant is my favorite mexican restaurant ever. The service is amazing and food is nothing but delicious. I've been coming here since I was a little girl and the taste has remained the same: AMAZING! The tortillas are always fresh, hot, and homemade! I don't think I'll ever stop coming here! much love read more

El Jardin Restaurant - nachos de chicken fajita, SO GOOD - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

Nasty place I ever went to, the wait staff is rude the lady never check on me keep in mind it was was time and it was not busy they had flys, as I reported the problem not even I'm sorry the lady said was I'll talk to her, never ever ever again don't go their. read more

this place has always been a staple in the community, as of late the food has lost its quality and flavor - service is great but it's not worth the food and price. read more

This has always been one of my favorite authentic Mexican restaurants. Their food is delicious and their drinks hit the spot. read more

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Food is good. It is authentic. Said there'd be live mariachis, but they didn't show up (not the restaurant's fault). My Melon Margarita was mostly tequila & not melon. Need to fix that! Pina Colada was not bad. Atmosphere was kinda dark inside. The good things about going here are the service and the food. Needs improvement on the up keeping of the inside, especially the restrooms. Second time I've been here and the restrooms are still filthy! Not likely I'll be returning. PS-get rid of the gumball machine! Either move it to the front doors of the restaurant or just get rid of it! Tacky! read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Burrito Enchilada platter - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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My new church group took me here and, like many new restaurants I am invited to, I was skeptical. However, I was definitely quite impressed with the food here. I know at a Tex-Mex or Mexican restaurant that the food is usually good if the salsa is tasty, and though the green salsa is nothing particularly special, the red salsa is well-cooked and has a nicely rounded chile heat, some of the best I've had for a while, and the chips are crispy. The mole enchiladas are constructed well and the sauce chocolaty as it typically is. The rice and beans are adequate. I would classify the restaurant as above average food, but with slightly above average prices to match, as fajitas run about $15 for one person. Then again, the awards this restaurant has received in the past will make it worth visiting. read more

El Jardin Restaurant - Mole enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This is a good Tex mex restaurant. The combo enchiladas are really good. I had their signature enchilada plate and it was really good. Nice clean place. Service was good food was good. A larger selection of Mexican cokes would be nice. Parking is small but they have a parking lot across the street with plenty of space. Don't miss out on this place. read more

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The food is good but I'm giving 2 stars for their Margaritas and parking. The Margaritas here taste like a powder mix and are not good at all so don't waste your money. I have had better Margaritas down the road at Don Carlos. The parking situation in front is horrible. Tight spaces and hard to get in and out. They need to improve their Margaritas before I'll go back, read more

Best margaritas and excellent authentic food. We live in Dickinson, TX and will drive 30 minutes for the great food and amazing service.

We've been coming here for many many years. Every birthday or celebration has happened here. The food is great, the service is awesome, and the band is exactly what I need to get my Friday night started. We came here once again for happy hour. My mother and I enjoyed three margaritas each and let me tell you honey, you will definitely catch you a very nice buzz. Our waitress was Silvia and man was she an angel sent down from heaven. I have a very soft spot for people who know how to connect with children below the age of 12 and Silvia took care of my 4 year old as if was her own. My daughter felt like a princess just because of how attentive Silvia was with her. She was also attentive to us. My mother and I were gushing about her awesome she was as our waitress. Now the food, I mean c'mon we are never not satisfied. We keep coming back. For this day, I had a torta and it never disappoints me how delicious that is and my mom can never stop raving about how delicious the pozole is and I couldn't agree more. Silvia kindly took off the pepperoni from the kids pizza which made my girl very happy and my stepdad orders the carne and even that was delicious. See you at our next celebration read more

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AMAAAAAZIIIING AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD THE Caldo de Res is the best I've ever had!!! the enchiladas are DELICIOUS everything in the menu is fantastic. One of my go to spots. I love this place The margaritas are so good and they have great lunch specials If you like Mole'-this is THE SPOT and my bf always gets the tacos de trompo and we split an appetizer of read more

wonderful restaurant 10/10 rating 5star restaurant birria tacos will make you come back

So we went to El Jardin for Mexico's Mother's Day and even with the huge crowds the staff, our waiters never missed a beat. The mariachis are always top notch and the margaritas are to die for, if you want the real deal then El Jardin is your place oh and the food, well your just going to have to try it yourself... read more

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Queso is most likely my favorite thing about Texas. I mean, really. Quite honestly, liquid cheese is something close to sublime. Oh, and Farrah A ranks up there pretty high, too. She's the one that takes me to places with queso, after all. Thank God. She's a good restaurant picker. So El Jardin has free queso at lunch. Yes, FREE. Like, they just bring it to your table. How utterly fabulous. Truly. Piping hot. A basket of chips, salsa selection. I could've just eaten this spread for lunch, but I didn't want Farrah to think I was really weird and ridiculously Midwestern, so I ordered some fajitas too... They were a little dry, and the overcooked. Still quite good, but no extra plate for assembly of fajitas, and only 2 tortillas made things a bit difficult. Overall everything was dandy though, complete with a fizzy, ice cold Diet Coke in a plastic cup. My favorite. Also at lunch? Free little bread fried thingies with honey, cinnamon and sugar. The name escapes me. So goooooood. Queso revolution. Thanks Farrah! read more

Houstonians love Tex-Mex and you easily start an argument if you just ask a group of us where to get the best Tex-Mex food. As a service to you, here is "How I Met Your Favorite Tex-Mex Place" (nod to the sitcom with a similar name): - Houston has 63,347* Tex-Mex restaurants. - Of that large number, about 1% are really worth going to: 633. - Your price range fits 20% of this subset: 127. - Of those left, half will be where you're willing to drive to: 64. - Fifty percent of these will be someplace you don't like the looks of from the outside and you'll cross off the list: 32. - Ninety percent of that group will have the exact same dishes: 3 - Of the 3 restaurants left, your significant other will veto 2 of them: 1 Welcome to your one and only restaurant that meet all of your criteria! El Jardin belongs in the original excluded 99% set. A slightly rough neighborhood, bland and slightly tough carne guisada, and high dinner prices ($8.50) would have kept this East End place from winning the ultimate crown despite the pretty cheerful interior. Tepatitlan, La Tapatia, and Sunrise Taquito all easily beat this place. Save your cash and pick another place. * This figure is not scientifically-based. ;) read more