Fajitas were great! And while the restaurant interior was a bit dated, the Bathrooms were clean !

Excellent Mexican food at unbelievable prices. We have loved this place for years! We do takeout and the order is always filled correctly.

Service was excellent went in and ordered and they came out to the car with the food. Very nice. It is run down.... on outside. Inside seemed ok quite a few people in there . we ordered to go. Prices are pretty good! Food is ok , salsa is just OK. Nothing special. It's actually just tomatoes with hot sauce blended. They got the order wrong, got Home and one of the combos was completely wrong ...Very disappointing. I did call and they are going to make it up to us next time. We definitely will eat in next time just in case. It's very hard to find good Mexican food here in the western Maryland areas. read more

Great array of choices. Food is not elite but very good. And the portions and prices are quite fair. Good choice if you have a craving for Mexican. read more

First time visit and couldn't have been more pleased. Our server was awesome and schooled me (with kindness and a smile) in some of my very bad Mexican communication attempts...the food was DELICIOUS! I had the Shrimp Chimichanga Dinner and was quite impressed...everything served was fresh and hot and staff was all very pleasant, and attentive. read more

Really good service really traditional, Mexican food. The absolute best chili relleno I've had on the East Coast.

Great food at reasonable prices. Service is always great. The chicken burritos are very good.

Food was very good and tasty. Server was pleasant. I'm not sure if the restaurant had air conditioning or not. We were not too warm, just thought the room needed a dehumidifier. read more

Very great food and nice atmosphere. I always enjoy to come back. But I haven't been in a while.

No one ever came to get us the bill. Sat here for 45 minutes before I finally had to say something

The food at El Jinete was 10/10. The service was great and the staff was very friendly. The Margaritas are delicious. Highly recommend if you're in the area. read more

Always quick and delicious! Consistently great chimichangas, and the chips and salsa are on point

Good margaritas! Good and fast service. We enjoyed the chicken fajitas! Our waiter was happy to bring us extra tortillas. Ate there twice this week!!!! read more

El Jinete - Chips! - Mexican Near Me - Cumberland, Maryland

This is the best restaurant in town hands down. The service is outstanding, they are incredibly kind and the food is amazing. If you are in town I would highly recommend eating here. read more

Overall, a great meal! One of the most important things for me when at a Mexican restaurant is having a good margarita on the rocks. This place has many flavors of margaritas, ranging from peach to strawberry to lime (original). However, only the lime is available on the rocks. The other flavors you have to get frozen. The margaritas were huge though, so one did the trick! We got guacamole for the table - it was fresh, and that together with the free salsa, was plenty for 4 people. I got the chicken tacos. The tacos themselves were huge and the chicken was cooked to perfection. There were 3 tacos. I was only able to finish 2. The toppings that came with the tacos were just ok. I wish fresh lettuce and some shredded cheese also came with these tacos. But overall they were awesome and I'd for sure get them again. Our waitstaff was very kind and made sure we had everything we need. They were even kind enough to put up with my dad's corny jokes while ordering...! read more

El Jinete - Soft Chicken Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Cumberland, Maryland

Great authentic Mexican cuisine. Good menu selections with a very nice lunch menu. Service was friendly and attentive. Atmosphere was perfect for a gathering of friends. Give it a try! read more

Best restaurant in Cumberland? Yup. Good Mexican food with friendly servers, served super quick. The salsa looked like a thin ragu, but it tasted good and had a nice zip. I had the chicken burrito / enchilada combo - fine, nothing special. Sophie felt the quesadilla had too much cheese, but the shrimp inside were good. The place looks like a dive on the outside but iOS nice enough on the inside. And to reiterate, our dishes came out really quickly, especially considering they were reasonably packed on a Sunday evening. read more

Worst place ever to have Mexican food. Would never go again, margaritas tasted weird.

The staff is friendly. Food is always good. My only suggestion would be to serve the tortilla chips warm.

This food is just sad. I don't know how one can mess up Mexican food, but this place does in a big way. The only decent Mexican food I have found is 90 minutes away in Frederick. read more

Food is good, little local spot. Service is quick and the waiters are super kind. Environment is nice the lights aren't super bright which makes for a good dinner date. read more

We were looking for a place to eat, and we end up going here. The palce was clean. Food options are quiet a lot but stafss arew not that helpful even there are only few customers. We had tacos, and it was good as well as the fajitas. DOnt know if im going to be a regular here. read more

No A/C! order stuffed jalapeños they brought me out cheddar breaded jalapeños with cheese in them like the ones you get from Walmart. They were horrible the tacos were bland read more

Great service! Great quality! Amazing food! Very Affordable and a great place to eat out with the family or friends

I love the shrimp steak and chicken fajita dinner for two. There's always plenty and it's always fresh

This place gets no reception with sprint babies but I was lucky enough today to find this place on Yelp and we were not disappointed at all! You can tell it's a small business and more than likely owned by a family of sorts. We were greeted with a smile and seated immediately. Then handed our menus and ask what we would like to drink. Once our drinks came out we had already eyeballed the fajitas I ordered the steak fajitas:) yum yum yum!! I couldn't believe how authentic they Tasted, who would have thought great Mexican food in Cumberland Maryland. The device was pretty good although I would recommend that they get so more waiters as I am guessing g the floor can get pretty crowded but we were checked on enough and our room came out so fast!!! It was pretty cool that it was sizzling and my food stayed warm the entire while I was eating it I fact I had to be a little careful because the plate was so hot. They bring chips to the table and great tasting salsa! My fiancé ordered the guacamole to go with out chips and I am soooooooo glad that he did! It was delicious I mean you could taste how fresh it was!! The avocados they put in it were so delicious!!! I thought that our meal was priced right ! We will definitely be back to this place when traveling to visit with my family as it right on the way home read more

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Tasty food. Everything was above average and fresh tasting. Restaurant itself is a bit run down but waiter was very attentive.

I'm usually a twice or thrice a year visitor here. I always order deep fried chicken chimichangas with sour cream and guacamole. They have a wonderful mango margarita. It is usually cheap and I always eat a ton of chips and salsa. Just scares me that you walk in an can be sat or you walk in and can wait forever. read more

El Jinete - Mexican Near Me - Cumberland, Maryland

Delicious food and friendly staff made this little spot worth stopping by on our way back to Virginia. We also had a random request to borrow a tool to secure our license plate on our car and they totally hooked us up. Thanks! read more

You might get "used" food... We are regular customers here. Usually the service is great and the food is great. But beware...tonight the service was not good. We sat with empty drinks for 35 minutes. We waited 50 minutes for food. We were willing to accept that it was busy and remained positive about this experience until... I watched as our fajitas came not from the kitchen, but the other side of the restaurant. That expected sizzle you always hear with fajitas wasn't there. The chicken fajitas and tortillas were delivered but the beans etc came a while later with two extra foils of tortillas. We decided to eat the hotter two foils of tortillas rather than the cold one. The portion of chicken and vegetables was also smaller than normal. We had suspicions that our fajitas had gone to the wrong table, But preferred to think that couldn't be possible. Then, to finish our fajitas we opened the original foil of tortillas. There was one tortillas missing. The final nail in the coffin I said. I saw it coming from the wrong direction. It didn't sizzle. It came out without the beans and lettuce. It was missing a tortilla. Probably whoever ate the first fajita realized it was missing peppers. Because we ordered it with no bell peppers. We asked the waiter about this. He smiled and denied it. Then as we looked at him like he was lying and he laughed at us. Then laughed some more as he walked away. My advice... eat here... but watch to make sure your food comes from the kitchen. And if you think it's off...say so in the beginning when you get your food rather then at the end. Had we been less considerate and naive we would have asked about our suspicions sooner. Right now we're annoyed about this service and have no plans of returning. This is an honest review. The angry part of me wants to add other snarky comments but I'm trying to keep this about the facts. But truly...we are horrified. I guess really, the server is the one who is at fault. But it's still upsetting. read more

Well this place is just average. Probably the best in Cumberland and on the low end compared to places I've been in Philly like El Limon or El Vez. I came here with a group of 12 and they gladly accomidated us. Thursday night is karaoke, highly entertaining. When it comes to food I got the t-bone steak fajitas, steak was dry and a 6/10 when it comes to flavor. We also got chips and salsa/guac... Salsa was below average and guac was horrible. When it comes to service I would say average to below average. Our waiter was friendly but slow with everything and not very attentive. You don't have many options in Cumberland so it's a decent spot If you have low expectations and are really craving tacos. read more

El Jinete - a person standing in a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Cumberland, Maryland

I absolutely love this restaurant. The staff is so friendly and the food is great. Would recommend to anyone.

Always a great time, I love the staff, they are very attentive with a smile. The food is always so good

We were just passing through and found this restaurant via Yelp. This town is a cute little corner of the world, lots of old world charm around here, this restaurant is in a kind of run down looking building, which can be a blessing or a curse in search of Mexican food. Upon arriving I walked to the cashier counter where the owner (or manager) was standing there calculating some numbers and i looked at him and said '3 please' and he just stared at me for a second, said nothing, then resumed his calculations. I just stood there in a little shock - that was just downright rude. No 'hold one a second' or anything - just a stare like i, the customer, was bothering him - even tho he was at the cashier stand by the door. Okay. Finally a waitress came over and seated us, she was very sweet and all, but a little overwhelmed with the 3 tables she had - yes, only 3. However, she was very sweet and although slow at service, she was kind. The food itself was pretty much average, it tasted good, but nothing to write home about. If i were passing through again I'd debate if i would spend my money here again, guess it depends on how big of a hurry i was in. read more

Fantastic, homey restaurant with delicious tacos and enchiladas. My friends and I dropped in after a long day of climbing, and the savory flavors and varied textures of the food blew our taste buds! My friends ordered margharitas, and they were also very happy (perhaps more so than during our climbing..?) The prices are incredibly reasonable with generous portions. My only two complaints were that 1) I didn't realize my dish (a dinner special) was beef rather than chicken, and I found that the beef was a bit overly salted (to be fair I'm not a huge fan of beef), and 2) the queso on the tacos tasted a bit too processed for me. Regardless, the overall meal and variety in the dinner special definitely made up for it. Overall, I would be thrilled to dine at this restaurant when I return for climbing! read more

Finding a great Mexican restaurant in western Maryland isn't an easy prospect, but thankfully we found El Jinete. The exterior might not look like much but trust me the food and friendly service more than makes up for it. The tropical fajitas were incredible served on a half pineapple and sizzling on the way out. Margaritas were wonderful as well. If you find yourself in Cumberland, do yourself a favor and stop by El Jinete. You'll thank me later! read more

El Jinete - a plate of food and a glass of orange juice - Mexican Near Me - Cumberland, Maryland

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED : Very good prices and authentic Mexican cuisine. LOCATION: Located in a mainly commercial area which is in a residential neighborhood. Overall a good amount of parking and space to get in and out. STAFF: The staff is very friendly and courteous. There is a bit of broken English but just make sure you reiterate your order so there aren't any miscues. The servers are courteous and fun to be around and deal with. FOOD: Food is incredible! I personally am loyal to El Canelo (another Mexican joint in area) but I can agree that the food is great. They have lunch specials.. karaoke on certain nights and plenty of chips and salsa to get you going. Give it a try you won't regret it! read more

What happen! We ate at El Jinete a few evenings ago. Salsa and chips were good has usually. No sizzling when the Texan fajita arrived at our table. The rice wasn't done and was crunchy and greasy. We always get the guacamole on the side and the waiter had forgotten it so I ask the waitress that was close by to bring it. The unthinkable happen, while I was eating a chip with quacamole on it I bit down on something hard and spit it out, Chewing gum! I felt so sick and Violated. The kitchen staff denied putting it in the guacamole. We will never go back. read more

This is one of the best kept secrets in Western Maryland. The service is very good, the food is extremely good, especially when compared to its very reasonable prices. If you can, try to go on Thursdays, which is not only $2 Margaritas Night, but also Karaoke.. My personal favorite dish is their Fajitas Texanas, although their Tropical Fajitas are also very good.. All in all, I'd give this place a rating of 8 out of a possible 10, and look forward to my next visit.. read more

Delicious, fresh guacamole and restaurant tortilla chips, corn tortillas available for fajitas and I had the Mexican Parrillada and it came out sizzling hot and delicious. read more