The parking lot is full, there's a line to get in, and every table is taken - that's all you need to know to realize this place is amazing! Having never been here before, and not speaking much Spanish, our server Nora took care of all of our needs! I had the Mexican eggs w flour tortillas and coffee. My friend had the shredded beef stuffed tortilla! Both perfectly prepared and so flavorful! Oh and the beans were some of the best I've ever had! The sweetbreads were fresh and perfect for a starter w a hot cup of coffee! I can't say enough good things about this place! Stop scrolling and go here! You will not be disappointed! read more

Went today for the breakfast buffet. Really everything we ate, even the non-buffet items, were very good! The price is 12.99 for buffet which includes 5 types of protein : eggs, barbacoa, menudo, bacon, sausage. It also has potatoes with chorizo, tamales, gorditas, refried beans, pancakes, biiiig and buttery flour tortillas, and a seasonal drink, which today was champurrado (sooo sweet and perfect) I tried a bit of everything and truly the food was amazing!! The service was great, fast seating and service. Ambiance and cleanness was also good! Definitely coming back and will recommend! Giving 4 stars for a leak in the bathroom that almost made me fall :/ buut other than that, great everything. read more

El Mesquite - Picturing some of the buffet items. - Mexican Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

Service was fast but I needed a translator to communicate not only with my waitress but to read the menu that is printed in Spanish. I stuck with enchiladas, a word that I recognized which were truth be told very good served with fresh rice & beans and a side of chopped lettuce and tomato. The coffee was fresh , hot and the OJ tasted like fresh squeezed , the price was very reasonable. Other than my ignorance showing it was a good brunch . I miss America read more

Great service. Weekday buffet runs from about 11:30 until two. They had a soup with chicken and Fidello, flautas, mole, rellenos, beans & rice. Dessert included various cookies and Mexican breads and rice pudding. $11.99 includes a drink. We enjoyed the flautas, beans n rice, but our favorite was the rice pudding topped with walnuts and raisins! Oh man, just as good as my grandma made! My husband had the relleno stuffed with picadillo (ground meat n potatoes) off the menu. He liked it but we prefer rellenos made with Hatch green chile to the poblanos used here. Would rate this place a 4.3 read more

Food is delicious. Service is quick and friendly. The tacos are huge, make sure you are hungry when you order one!

So good, customer service was perfect. Eating there reminded me of eating at my grandmas. Food was so comforting and perfect.

This is the second time I visit this restaurant. My total honest opinion of this place is that, for what it is, it is way overpriced. There are a multitude of Mexican restaurants in Brownsville. We paid $25 for two of us. My friend had two gorditas and a coffee. I had potato and egg plate that came with some beans and I also had a lemonade. $6.99 for my potato and egg. $2.99 for my artificial lemonade. The egg in my potato and egg order was over cooked. The beans were just ok. The service was average. Most likely I won't return to this place nor will I recommend it to others. Merely because, like I said, there are plenty of other restaurants in the area like it with better food, better prices and just as good or better service. read more

El Mesquite - Breakfast menu - Mexican Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

I had a very good chorizo taco plate today at El Mesquite. Great chorizo flavor with home made tortillas. The service was good. The restaurant had plenty of inside seating, and the restaurant was quiet enough to socialize. read more

El Mesquite - Homemade Tortilla - Mexican Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

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The place was packed and parking lot full. The service was fast and friendly. Crowded with tables placed a little too close together. The food was good and tasty (not a 5 but a 4.5). They tend to place a little too much emphasis on quantity. A slightly smaller portion would be welcomed. A singer showed up and sang some mariachi songs. She was very good and didn't overstay her welcome. read more

We stopped by on Labor Day morning and the place was packed. We started off with some pan dulce and then had our main dishes. Food was fresh and hot. Portions are huge and we left completely satisfied (bellies full). The restaurant is small but exactly what we were expecting. read more

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Decided to make a last minute stop for a breakfast taco. Ended up ordering breakfast burritos with egg, bean, potato and bacon. As I had not been here before, I wasn't sure what to expect. The burritos turned out to be quite large. They were tasty and very filling. Make sure you bring your appetite if you order a burrito! read more

El Mesquite - Breakfast burrito with egg, bean, bacon and potato - Mexican Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

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Went to this restaurant by accident and what a happy encounter it turned out to be. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast. It started with coffee and a basket of bakery rolls. I ordered eggs mexicana with a homemade flour tortilla (to die for!). My husband had the breakfast special and he said it was delicious. Serve was outstanding! Restaurant is neat, clean and very comfortable--well-maintained property. Highly recommend. read more

Good solid breakfast. Enjoyed the complimentary breakfast. Service was pleasant. Would happily consider coming back. read more

El Mesquite - Sweet bread. Complimentary on the house. - Mexican Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

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This was a friends recommendation and it did not a disappoint...I had the 3 fajitas taco plate and my wife the cheese enchiladas..both were excellent and the service was also very good. The lunch buffet was also going on, but we chose to order off the menu.. definitely another trip here. The prices were also a good deal..... read more

Food was good, service good. Authentic , and reasonably priced. Food was a little cold when it arrived is my only complaint.

Plate portions are well served. Service is always good. The breakfast buffet has variety like barbacoa, potato and chorizo, gorditas, beans it also comes with 2 eggs and a pancake. Sometimes plate orders while buffet is going on take a little long to come out. read more

I'm not from Brownsville, so I love trying out new places. Came across this place via yelp and saw the reviews so decided, why not. They have sanitizer available as soon as you walk in and surroundings look clean. It's a quaint location. Looking at the menu, you'll se me they have the usual mexican breakfast plates, tacos, etc. The prices however do not match. Large taco by itself cost close to 7 dollars. A little overpriced for it just being bacon and egg. When my food arrived, the taco was huge, or should I saw my flour tortilla was massive, but unfortunately there was more tortilla than egg/bacon itself. Taste was good just the prices were too much for something I can get elsewhere for 3-4 dollars. read more

First time here. Service was fast and friendly. Food was good. Bathrooms were clean. I would come back. read more

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I love this place ! The BEST servers, tasty foods. Try it, you will he happy !!! read more

We had breakfast here today. "El Mesquite" is an authentic Mexican restaurant that specializes in authentic Mexican breakfast and Lunch dishes only. Amazing service with an unbelievable value! They served us coffee with complimentary Mexican sweet breads while we selected our dishes. The waitress recommended the Breakfast buffet for only $7.99! (Attached photo is everything that comes with the buffet) Breakfast Buffet includes a round of flap-jacks, eggs, and coffee, with an assortment of other foods at the walkup buffet that you can replate yourself such as Menudo, barbacoa, beans, Mexican potatoes with chorizo and grilled onions, tamales, bacon, gorditas, chicharon en salsa verde... you get the idea! Plus your deserts. Needless to say, your fed like a King for a price that doesn't even put a dent into your wallet. Overall Delicious and we where more than satisfied! :D read more

El Mesquite - Fed like a King! - Mexican Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

The service was excellent!!! Our waitress greeted us with a smile every time and even brought us a dessert that wasn't available when we went through the buffet!!! The food was AMAZING and had huge proportions! read more

What is so remarkable about this restaurant is not just that the service is bad (there are lots of places that have terrible service), but it's the utter contempt and disdain the servers have for their customers. They treat you as a nuisance--an unwelcome houseguest that has barged into their homes and demanded to be served. This review is not based on one or two visits, but years of frequenting this restaurant. It's such bizarre behavior, I'd almost recommend at least one visit to experience that alone. Also, the food is pretty good. read more

Huge serving sizes, everyone was very nice, be aware they speak limited English but they work with you to make it happen :)

Great authentic Mexican food! I recommend their tortilla de harina con desebrahada guisada. Their plates are very well served so the price is worth it. You also get complementary sweet bread when you go for breakfast which is nice! Only reason why I don't give them 5 stars is because the wait staff is hit and miss. But I will say most of the time the wait staff is very good. Try this place out you won't regret it! read more

Not many places earn or even deserve 5 stars here in the valley.. but el mesquite is truly one of those holes in the walls that deliver. For once a restaurant that makes food made to order.. nothing precooked. Definitely the most freshest vegetables I've ever received from a local mexican restaurant. Freshness is 2nd to none. I had the tampiqueña which was way too much food to eat in one sitting. Friend got the enchiladas mexicanas and said it tasted just like her moms.. this restaurant won my title of go to mexican restaurant in brownsville read more

Great food! Whatever you order is delicious. I personally like the campesino plate or the fajita plate. Lemonade and tea unlimited. Their salsa is homemade. Service is great too! read more

So delicious place to eat . We order the buffet n they had barbacoa , gorditas, menudo, tamales, and fresh fruit. Flour tortillas that u can taste the butter. read more

Absolutely love eating here! The tortillas de harina are so big and so are the pancakes!

First time here and it was great. Excellent food. Good service, very friendly. Great price. Had the buffet which included drink. Will definitely recommend and will be coming back. read more

Very bad service and cold food... Owner/Manager did not seem to care much and had a bad attitude. Blamed his waitress for not getting the food out fast enough while he stands around - along with his boys not offering any help. Poor ladies, hard workers just not enough help... read more

Had breakfast there never again waited for over an hour for our food, three customers complained and left. After getting our food it was not good at all, surely not worth the wait! Not recommending this place read more

I used to eat at this restaurant all the time. I went just recently and was surprised at how much the bill came out to. I ordered a tortilla de harina with machacado con huevo, my dad had a tortilla also with bacon and egg, and the third person had pan cakes, and three coffee's. That's it. The food was ok, but they no longer make the original salsa guisada that they used to serve with chips which was awesome now they have this orange junk they give you that no one likes. When you ask for water, they give you from the tap, uhh, Brownsville recaca water I think. Awful! These days a lot of restaurants are giving people good water. I would think that El Mesquite being that they are making so much money with their breakfast, that they could at least, give their customers the same water I am sure they themselves drink when they are at home. I have them three stars also, b/c the waitress was like blahhh. No personality at all, just very robotic. This will probably be the last time I go to this restaurant there are a lot of others restaurants out there, and Brownsville is growing, I'm excited to see what is going to be available. read more

We absolutely love this place. Every weekend is like christmas for us when we eat there. A lot of delicious food for a very cheap price.