It has been too long since I last visited this establishment. That will be rectified as I will add this establishment to my rotation. I had a great shredded chicken smothered enchilada topped with green sauce, melted muenster cheese and sour cream. Their shredded chicken is so juicy and flavorful. I will ask them to put less sour cream next time, but it was a very satisfying enchilada. Great food and service, and a very clean restaurant. Also, a great place to relax and watch a game on television. read more

This place is absolutely terrible. Cold food, missing items in almost every single carry out order, terrible attitudes from the staff when you call to get their messed up order corrected. Im just completely done giving these people anymore of my time and money. read more

So we went into the restaurant around 4 o'clock on a Thursday afternoon for supper. This is not our first trip to the restaurant. They have an extensive menu at amazing prices. The place is spic and span clean. Plenty of room, soft music, outstanding service, and drink specials. There is nothing we can fault with this place. The portions were huge. I had their Aztec burrito, which is my go to. It is grilled and filled to perfection. Their combination plate is heaping over the side of the dish. Their hot sauce for their chips and sauce is about the best. This is really, really a great Find. We are from Arizona so we know Mexican and Tex Mex, and this place rocks it. read more

El Maguey is a nice little local Mexican joint to grab a refreshing margarita, some good queso, and a few tacos. The salsa is very good! I prefer the spicy! The chips are cooked to perfection. The tacos are delicious, whether you choose authentic or gringo. The staff is friendly and inviting. They moved from a little spot down the road to an old VFW. read more

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Love this place. Loved them when they were close to 75. Love them more now in their new spot. Thank you for sticking around! Ask for the Chili Rellano. It's good like nothing else on earth. read more

El Maguey Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Newport, Michigan

FYI: This review is for Salsa and chips only, to go. I wanted to try them before getting a meal. Chips are on point, aka, fresh and not greasy. I got mild salsa and "Mark Sauce" next up from mild. Mild is def very mild. Mark Sauce has some good heat to me (some may consider it mild, I don't consider my heat scale weak, but not the most intense seeker), also a flavor I can't describe, but unique and very good. Aside from heat, both have very good flavors of their own. Looking forward to trying their food! OH and service was great in my short interaction! Good job to the team overall. See you soon!! read more

First time in Michigan and we wanted to get food after checking in to the hotel. This restaurant was only a few minutes drive up the road so we decided to go here. It was pretty busy when we arrived (Thurs around 6:30ish) The food was good and the service was too. read more

El Maguey Cafe - Margarita, guacamole and complimentary tortilla chips. - Mexican Near Me - Newport, Michigan

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Ordered Steak and chicken fajitas. They had absolutely zero flavor. Tasted like boiled meat, and again zero spices or seasoning. Extremely disappointing, especially for the price. I have never had such bland food from a restaurant before. We won't be back. read more

Such good food and great service!! Everything is always tasty and fast ! My favorite is their "Crunchwrap!"

What a great place! The service was outstanding and the folks who waited on us were friendly. The diverse menu made our choice difficult. Decided on a burrito bowl and Texi-Cali salad. Both were great in taste and presentation! Well done, El Maguey!! read more

El Maguey Cafe - two plates of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Newport, Michigan

Waitress very rude on multiple visits charge extra for chips and salsa food gets C live close I chose to drive but never meet owner

I haven't written many reviews lately, but after trying this new local restaurant, I felt compelled. In a word, the entire experience was terrible, and I won't be going back. I went with my husband and our two sons (15 & 13 years old). Thoughts: ATMOSPHERE- It looks like a nice place from the outside. When walking in, the bar is on the left and all the tables (maybe 16 total?) are all on the right. I thought the set-up was awkward, because the tables are set up like a cafeteria (no dividers, just an open area with lots of high top tables). The lights were bright and everyone looked at my family when we walked in. It wasn't awful, just awkward. The bar area looked nice, though, and they have a full bar including Michigan beers on tap. SERVICE- If not for the service, I would probably give El Maguey 3 stars. Firstly, nobody greeted us when we entered. I waited at the hostess stand for about five minutes. I was being patient , knowing it was new and I used to be a server as well as a hostess, so I know that it can be busy at times. The phone rang and the hostess came over, took the phone, didn't say a word to me, and walked away. A couple of minutes later, she came back and wrote our name on a list. My family sat on a bench that runs along the window for about 20 minutes while we waited. We were finally sat, and then found menus ourselves. A family was sat behind us a couple of minutes later, and they had drinks and chips before we ever saw our server. She did apologize for the wait (15 minutes), and I was still trying to be understanding (even though we were starving!). She took drink orders, and brought us our drinks (no straws, we had to ask later). About 10 minutes later, she took our order. I ordered a large guacamole with chips as an appetizer ($7) for the table, and when she eventually brought it out out, there was only about 1-1/2 ounces of chips (for my family of four). We inhaled them, but there was still a lot of guacamole left--it took another 10 minutes to find our server and ask for more (then 10 more minutes until she brought them). About 40 minutes after we'd ordered, we got our food. The restaurant was full, but not super busy and our server did not seem rushed. There were several servers and a host, so I had no idea why the service was so slow). It seemed like nobody knew what to do or how to run things. They need a manager out on the floor. We didn't see our server again until we were finished eating. As I said, I am very understanding when it comes to service, and I don't expect perfect service--but it was SO BAD that I felt compelled to review. FOOD- The food was okay, but definitely not worth the price, which I'll write about later. The guacamole appetizer was very bland (the whole family said it had no flavor) so I just added some table salt and stirred it in, and it was much better. It is made from scratch though, and the chips are made on site, which is always a good sign. My younger son and I ordered flautas, my older son got chimichangas, and my husband got the Cali burrito. We each ordered a side of beans and rice ($3 extra per side). The flautas were pretty good, although small (I ordered three). My son liked them too. You could barely see any sour cream or guacamole on them, however, so I would ask for extra when ordering. My husband loved his Cali burrito. My son hated his chimichangas, and after tasting it, I agreed it wasn't very good. None of us cared for the rice, which was clearly convection rice and undercooked to the point where it was slightly crunchy inside. Flavor was mild. We thought the beans were just okay--your typical retried beans at most Mexican restaurants. Prices- I couldn't get over the prices, though, when we got the bill. For a beer, water, two Cokes, side of guacamole, and our dinners, plus 15% tip (I NEVER tip less than 20%, but this service was that bad) the total was $80! That's a LOT for a family of four. I felt sick about spending so much on so-so food and bad service. (My son didn't even eat his chimichangas or sides--he's not a picky eater, but he didn't like any of it). OVERALL- The slowest service imaginable, despite it not being very busy and having enough servers (we were there for two hours). Decent food. Very expensive for the experience. Not worth the time or money. I'm bummed, because I love Mexican food and this is just a couple of miles from home! If you're looking for good Mexican, try Amigos in Woodhaven, Angelina's in Wyandotte, or El Camino in Toledo. I would skip El Maguey. read more

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Excellent staff great food at a great price very clean great Bar Very authentic Mexican food. Best steak taco I have had in a long time. read more

OLD LOCATION !...Fantastic service and FOOD!!! Authentic Mexican. Definitely a restaurant we will go back to! The only 2 things I would say bad is (1) the bathroom was dark with the light on (literally) and you couldn't see! (2) They had a 1960 hand towel dispenser to wipe your hand after washing them !!!! GROSS!!!! Picture I posted is a newer one from google. Wanted to show the picture for the younger people that may not know. ******************************************************* UPDATE 12/7/19 at their NEW location ... this place is a JOKE when it come to the CHIP and salsa... MASSIVE CHIP SNOB!!! You can't have chip and salsa until you order a meal, then they'll bring it out...(small portions) and FORGET about refills! they will give you and issue, telling you that you can't have it, unless you pay extra. ALSO... your DINNERS do not automatically come with rice and beans , that's another up charge. Food today was SUBPAR, chicken enchiladas were cold. Chicken fajitas was ok..? Little flavor and the tortillas were stale. The Coconut crusher drink was SMALL, and didn't have everything on it as the menu showed. I think this will be our last visit read more

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Food was descent, party of 5 waited almost 2 hours for food. Complained after 1.5 hrs and was told busy with carry outs. I guess dine-in doesn't matter? Won't be returning. read more

Up here in the state of Michigan on a job assignment and was looking for a place to have lunch with some co-workers. Came upon this hole in the wall, El Maguey which serves Mexican cuisine. The place looked very nice, clean and has some nice ambiance to it. The waitress brought us some nachos with salsa. The salsa was absolutely bland. It lacked salt and flavor. We elected to get some queso and had some tomato and cilantro mixed with it. It was ok for taste. For lunch I had the chicken enchiladas with the green sauce along with rice and refried beans. Again it was ok. I wasn't wowed at all. The chicken was a little on the salty side and the green sauce was ok as well. I can assume that the Mexicans were the cooks and everyone else working there were Newport locals. The service was pretty good as the waitress followed up on me and my coworkers to see if everything was ok. I guess it's ok to assume as well that this place is new and they need to improve on the food as far as taste and authenticity. Enjoy! read more

El Maguey Cafe - Chicken Enchiladas with green sauce, rice and refried beans - Mexican Near Me - Newport, Michigan

Great authentic Mexican food! Good service and reasonable prices! Everything we've ordered has been great. This is no Taco Bell!

First let me say I do Love the food here, and we visit often, and its clean, BUT beware you will have slow service and lots of forgetting of drinks, and food, Ex: yesterday I tried the fajitas for the first time, and I thought they were a little bland being I only had rice and beans, then seeing another table with the same food, as I was leaving after dinner was over, the other table had lettuce sour cream guacamole, etc, and I asked if that was separate and she said it came w/ her fajita, so I had no idea that was missing from my fajita dinner, so I ate dry food, I would have complained but I was paid and walking out when I saw that. Also, drinks ordered never came so I just say if you're not in a hurry and are patient, the food is good, service not so much. read more

customer service absolutely sucks!! first time order from this place our bill was well over $100 and half our order was messed up or didnt have. The gentleman on the phone who was the manager had the rudest attitude when we called about it and asked what do you want me to do about it??? obviously fix it my guy. You gave first time customers and you're gonna act like that. Maybe real easy to make sure we don't come back again! TERRIBL!!! read more

Food was good. Not Arizona good but passable for Michigan. Don't ask for extra shrimp even if you offer to pay extra for it. They don't want yo do anything that isn't on the menu. Their business but we won't be back. read more

Soooo yummy! Great service and fast as well! Friendly staff! No problems thus far! We use carry out all the time!

Love this place. Food is good, service is excellent and when your done you can order a margarita to go

After the experience my party of 7 had over the weekend none of us will ever return! I live in the area & knew another table of guest who witnessed the interaction that happened with our party and called me the following day completely appalled! Lets start with the atmosphere, nice contemporary look, to small & the acoustics are VERY loud not enjoyable you are yelling at the person next to you. The staff is NOT good. Stood at the bar 30 minutes waiting for a seat, they were busy so we understood but tried to order a drink & was never served anything? A bar bill could had added up quickly but they didn't seem to care, couldn't even get a drink of water to take a pill! Once a table was clear 40 mins of waiting we sat down. We needed another seat & asked a near by table of 2 that had 2 extra chairs they weren't using & it was no problem. We ordered drinks AGAIN, 10 mins go by they never came. Meanwhile the staff must have gone in the back & complained about us borrowing unused chairs(something the staff should have done!) & the (owner/cook?) came out & YELLED at one of our party goers!! Totally unacceptable! The whole (very little) restaurant was watching! It was embarrassing. Since they had such poor service & never brought as so much a water we got up, walked out & took our group (and our large food/bar bill) & went to a MUCH BETTER place where service was immediate, friendly & the food was AMAZING! El Maguey's food is ok but its worth the drive to go a bit farther in either direction & go to Mexican Gardens or La Fiesta, you will get way better sevice & food! read more

Nice Mexican food and good prices dine in or take out are great service. I had a problem with take out and once I informed the manager my food was even offered me a free replacement. Great food and service read more

Staff is very friendly! Small, cozy establishment. Salsa is mild, they do have a spicy. Lunches are reasonably priced and decent portion. Bit confusing between lunch & dinner enchilada toppings & prices. Service is quick & efficient. 1st time here, will be returning. I posted both dinner and lunch menus. Will post carry out menu soon read more

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Ok...so I broke down and was hungry for a chili relleno...went there about 4pm...and guess what? They were out of them already...wth?? So I ordered the burrito grande I think it was called. Tbh it was very good but not what I wanted. I asked the waitress do you charge extra to use a CC...she said...well yes we do...if not...we would have to pay it...REALLY??? Not the right thing to say if you value your tip lol...and then I asked...do we have to pay extra for another plate of chips and salsa...well yes she said as if it was stupid of me to ask smh. Maybe in a year or so I will be hungry for a chili relleno but will call first to see if they have it...bring cash...and some chips from home lol. I gave 3 stars because the food was good...but the extra charges...not so good!!! read more

Terrible food terrible service. If you have hours to wait and like bad food this is the place to go.

Called three times to a girl laughing and keeping me on hold to never get my order taken. Should get better staff to take orders

This family-run restaurant would get 5 stars if rated only on the food, which is not the typical cookie-cutter Tex-Mex and leans toward authentic family recipes. They do a steady carry-out business along with a dozen or so booths for dining in. The Chiles Rellenos are some of the best I've eaten, and I've enjoyed Mexican meals everywhere between here and Yuma, as well as in Nogales, Juarez, Ensenada, etc. Keep in mind that there are vast regional differences in the local cuisine within Mexico. The Guacamole is made to order, and the slow-simmered pork would be delicious ladled on a flip-flop. There's no risk choosing items from the menu, as even the standard tacos, enchiladas, and quesadillas are done to perfection- no microwave-melted yellow cheese product going on here. The chicken enchiladas with green tomatillo sauce are a real winner. But, do yourself a favor and check the ever-changing specials. There you'll find gems like Barbacoa, Caldo Res, Tortas, Pozolé, Fish Tacos, Calabaza, etc. If your inclined to like Vaqueros or Amigos or Mexican Fiesta, this probably isn't the place for you, since El Maguey doesn't do the microwaved fake yellow cheese. The parking lot is a disaster since the liquor store opened next door, but it's all part of the experience. Well worth a try. read more

Considering Vacquero recently had a "infestation" I am even happier that I like El Maguey. They are primarily carry out, but the food is good and made well. The parking lot is a bit of a hoot, but the liquor store next door has tons of goodies, so it's worth parking a few spaces further and getting some craft beer to take home :) read more

I usually order once week. Normally great 4 stars. On 9/28/21 my flaming cheese looked like half order. One green pepper in the small amount they put in to go order. I have ordered this multiple times to eat next day for lunch. Wasnt enough . The amount looked like should of been free sample. Very disappointed. I normally look forward to ordering food there. Got into habit to support the restaurant they just opened when covid lock down was in effect. This never happened before. Hope not new norm. read more

Mom & Pop Taco stop. Great chips, decent salsa (mild and loose). Cheese dip is also available. Basically just melted cheese. I've had the burrito and their enchiladas and tacos. All good. Could use a bit of a kick, but it's basically what you would expect judging from the outside. Friendly service. I almost always stop in when I'm in the Monroe area. read more

Food is not as good as it was prior to covid shut down, but its okay compared to the other options available in the area as they have more food options on the menu. read more

Everytime I drive to the city or out of Michigan I stop here because they're food is good. Hot and fast.

One of my all time go-to's. Chips are thin and crisp. Salsa fresh and flavorful - mild or heat it up. Fresh cooked beans and most standards can be chicken, beef, or pork. Food flavors stand on their own; not overly sauced or cheesed. Chili relleno are worth the drive! Efficient, friendly and accommodating. read more

When this place was the New Mexican place down the road they were A game material. As they grew so did the attitudes and new pricing and menus. Still good food, still decent place but it's a much stingier experience than other places nearby. read more

I give this place 5 plus stars for their honesty. I left my sunglasses there after having dinner last night and I was pleasantly surprised that someone found them and put them off to the side. I will be back the next time I'm in town. The food is also worth the trip. Go with the hot salsa over the regular, better flavor and just the right amount of heat. read more

First time eating in the new spot. Got here around 545pm, not too busy, three waitresses and yet it was close to 10 minutes before our waitress showed up. We then waited at least another 5-10 minutes for the chips and salsa. The hot salsa had no flavor and very little heat, I preferred the mild by far. Ordered the combo to get a taste of a few things. The taco w ground beef was really good, full of ingredients. The cheese enchilada was pretty bland but not much is expected from a cheese enchilada. The steak part wasn't very good. The steak was mostly tough so it was hard to eat with the corn shells it came with. Even after cutting it up I was still having issues. We also got a burrito with sauce, he said that was pretty good. Wife got beef tacos and those were good as well. Will come again for sure, gotta give em a few more weeks of being open. read more

We go there once a week, because it's AWESOME! The breakfast is great too-- I love the eggs scrambked with tortilla chips

The food is wonderful but, if you get a nacho and share, usually nachos are a food that you share anyway, you will be charged $2.00 for the extra plate. If you are sharing between three people, you will be charged $4.00 and so on. If you are on a budget, this can make a difference. Unfortunately, we won't be going back. If they are so greedy that they have to charge for an extra empty plate, then I won't be back. read more