When i walked in the place it was pretty empty. Like 8 other people in the place. Chips and salsa came out with a mini bowl of beans too. My first thought was "beans great....throw away item." Dipped a chip into the salsa, AMAZING, probably one of the best salsas I've had in a very long time!! Tried the beans and they were pretty dang good too! they're beans so....but good enough to eat with the chips. My only complaint is their enchiladas options didn't have a simple cheese sauce. They have mole, crema, verde, and "house." What is house? Anyway ordered the crema because that was recommended. I did not like that. It was like a hot sour cream sauce with the consistency of greek yogurt. I still ate 3/4 of the two because the beef filling was still good. So while I complain about the sauce, it didn't stop me from eating most of it. Staff is attentive. Food came out quick. Bill was like $20 with a drink, so not that bad. Overall, eat here. Its one of the best options in Corvallis by far. read more

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I have been here a few times before and have only had good experiences. The employees are all extremely nice and friendly. Great vibes. They give you complimentary bottomless chips as an appetizer which come warm and fresh with salsa. Portions are huge. You get your moneys worth. This is a large restaurant, would be good for groups. Food comes fast. Would recommend. read more

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Really quite a solid experience. Very friendly staff, under rated restaurant and great prices. The food is solid; I can't think of another word that fits this place. Good ambiance could honestly go a little heavier on the Spanish music and make you feel like you are actually in Mexico or something lol read more

Food was great. I rarely have good Mexican food in Oregon so you can imagine my surprise when it was actually great. read more

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The food is great and the ambiance is perfect. My only complaint is that the chairs are a little awkward.

We went here once. Reviews made it sound like one of the best Mexican spots in Corvallis. Must be those $16 jumbo margaritas. I did really like the dozen artworks of Frida. Tables are really cool with burned designs, but upholstery needs a refresh. Let's run through it. Chips were stale and chewy. Ewww. Sent them back to get get similar but warm, so there was at least a little crunch. Salsa reportedly made "in house" but it's pretty much Sysco salsa with some Tapatio added. Tacos carbon came single shell with way too many half-cooked, crunchy onions on top. Beef was more chewy that I would expect. Accompanying rice and beans had nothing remarkable. Traditional lime margarita is good. Here is my favorite part. My co-worker and I are done. Want a to-go box and a bill. 20 minutes later, and not seeing the waitress again, I start hollering back into the kitchen. Someone is washing dishes, but no one comes out. 4 tables occupied in dining room. Couldn't wait longer, left my business card. Bartender calls me, I ask for a discount due to our inconvenience. Refuses and says there was nothing "wrong" with the meal and threatened to call the police on me saying "in a restaurant you sometimes have to wait." Really? I left my business card to be contacted for payment dippy. Apparently the waitress had an emergency and just bounced without letting anyone know. So we went there once. read more

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This is our favorite Mexican Restaurant. We love the food a n d the Margaritas are wonderful. This is where we bring our friends and family. read more

Customer service was astonishing! So welcoming and eager to make your experience well. The food was amazing worth the wait. Fresh chips and salsa held us over well!! read more

It's friendly here. Yes, it's a typical Mexican restaurant with the usual suspects. But don't we all need that sometimes? A cozy spot that offers comforting food such as cheesy enchiladas and great salsa and chips? I asked for a hotter salsa, and what came out was perfect. The kick and flavor I needed. There is a lot of space here to accommodate large parties. In the back, there is a bar that looks fun but was not open during my visit. My margarita was the usual restaurant style; so it was not fresh squeezed, but it got me through. The service was spectacular. The fella was running all the tables during my visit, and he didn't miss a beat. Friendly, fast, and fun conversation. Come on by and try out the hot salsa with your complimentary chips. read more

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Food was great and service was exceptional. I was greeted with respect and humility. Great Mexican food with traditional flavors.

El Patron is hands down the best Mexican food I have had in a good long while! We came in for lunch and had Enchiladas Verdes, Enchiladas Rojas and nachos. Unbelievable. Every bite! Not only was the food amazing the service was great and the atmosphere welcoming! We will be returning on a regular basis! read more

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Solid choice for sit down Mexican food. Kind of a weird menu but does the job in Corvallis!!! Give them a try. read more

El Patrón - Mexican Near Me - Corvallis, Oregon

I went to this place with my family and friends and it was really welcoming and cozy, the sever was really nice and got all of our orders and food to us very quickly! The food here was also a plus (got tacos with shrimp, so yummy!) would definitely recommend and come back again! read more

BEST Mexican food in the mid-Valley if you ask me We went last month for Fathers day and everyone enjoyed their meal, kids included. Delicious food, combined with furnishings and decor that are well done, along with a very friendly staff makes for a great time out. read more

Went here for a celebration. Food was pretty good, service was god tier. Ambience was good with the pictures and music as well. Recommend this place. read more

Love to eat tacos here. I tell everyone about this place. Friendly workers. Good environment. Clean place to eat.

Good servers, but price changes took us by surprise. Me and my friends were picking up our food, and we noticed that certain prices had been bumped up. We kindly asked the servers what happened and they said they had a second site and they were working on terminating the site with incorrect prices. When we checked, there was no second site that they stated. The person at the front desk ask failed to show us a second site. The front desk people were kind until the owner came out and shut the conversation up and told us to leave. Again the servers were really nice, but the owner was being very rude to us and didn't even want to confront the issue that we brought up with them. For one of my friends, she's a vegetarian and they added CHICKEN to the order. On door dash it was listed as just a fajita burrito and there was no option to order without meat. read more

El Patrón - This is the photo of the VEGETARIAN FAJITA BURRITO - Mexican Near Me - Corvallis, Oregon

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We went here to celebrate my birthday and had a party of six. This restaurant is family owned and operated. Three brothers waited on us and their dad stopped by to say hello. Wonderful, friendly service but the food was excellent!! All of us loved the meals we ordered. I had a Cadillac margarita and it was delicious and generous. We're new to the area but visited often for years before we moved here. We had been to this restaurant when someone else owned it and it was mediocre then. Now it's fabulous and we've found our favorite Mexican food restaurant in Corvallis. Will definitely return over and over in the future. read more

Had the Enchiladas a la Crema and chicken fajitas. Chicken fajitas were very flavorful compared to some other chicken fajitas I've had in Oregon that were bland and boring. Enchiladas a la crema was pretty good. The cream sauce was extremely rich which was very filling but also satisfying and savory. The complimentary chips, however, weren't anything special. The bean dip was kind of watery, chips were just okay, however, the salsa was great and tasted fresh. read more

Food and ambiance was amazing! Service was great as well, definitely recommend. Their steak was wonderfully seasoned and their fajita quesadilla had good amount of filling. Also came with a lot of sides (rice,beans and guacamole). read more

If you're willing to stop and enjoy the ambiance while you enjoy your chips n salsa and well made margaritas, this spot on the edge of downtown Corvallis is a great option to enjoy with your friends on a Saturday night. Our mixed drinks were blended perfectly, we enjoyed a few different types due to there being so many options. The meals were beyond our expectations in flavor and overall quality. Stop by this place for the nostalgic feel and solid dinner menu! read more

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Been here twice. First time I would have given this place probably a 1.5 stars. 4 of us came towards 7pm ish and it was not busy. They stuck us in the back and kept forgetting us so we spent over 2 hours there. Second time, I went with my partner only and service again was slow. Food and drinks were great! Great food overall, but timely service was not the best. Staff was friendly! read more

I finally stopped in to try out they re branded Mexican place used to be el presidente They food is really fresh and staff where professional. read more

El Patrón - Great new spot we finally tried it out. Everything was fresh - Mexican Near Me - Corvallis, Oregon

This meal is one of those happy events that Yelp can produce. I was looking for a Mexican restaurant in Corvallis, and El Patron was near the top of the list. I decided to give it a try, and was impressed enough to write a review after my first visit, something I rarely like to do. My server was Amanda, who also works in the bar some evenings. She was excellent: friendly, helpful, and efficient. She added to my enjoyment of this meal experience. I ordered two items "a la carta", so I cannot comment on the rice and beans. The Authentic Chile relleno was one of the best I have had: a delicious chile and filling, and a perfect egg batter -- I may be dreaming about it before my next visit. The pork tamale (more properly "tamal") was also outstanding: excellent masa and pork filling, with a good red sauce on top. They have delicious margaritas as well. I had the Cadillac margarita, with fresh lime juice, silver Herradura tequila, and Cointreau, served on the rocks. Excellent. I also tried the La Patrona margarita, made with fresh lime and orange juices, silver tequila and served on the rocks. This was one of the very best margaritas I have had in a long time. So, for excellent food, drink and service, you should come in to El Patron -- I'm so glad I did. Excellent food and service. La Patrona margaritas oj, fresh lime Cadillac fresh lime, Herradura silver, Cointreau read more

El Patrón - Tamal a la carta. - Mexican Near Me - Corvallis, Oregon

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This place is as authentic of Mexican Food as you will find. Great Chips & Salsa, tasty Margaritas, excellent dishes (highly recommend the Mulcajete). read more

We went to celebrate a birthday and the staff made it perfect. The service was fast and the food amazing. Thank you El Patron for making it such a wonderful experience read more

I just had 2 bland chicken tacos with shredded lettuce and tomatoes, goopy beans and rice. It is outrageous how they can charge $17 for what was almost taco bell quality lunch. I should have stuck with my gut and go to tacos el machine which is my usual go to place. read more

Amazing food, guava margaritas are the best and service was the best even on Cinco de Mayo

Really yummy food! the environment is great, kinda on the darker side, but not bad! the service is good too! my only downside would be that the drinks are hit or miss, but overall a good place to go! read more

The service was good, food palatable. Salsa was just ok. House margarita was the best I have had in Corvallis so far. The reason for my two stars is because of the women's bathroom. IT IS HORRENDOUS! They have evidently had a problem with one of the toilets. The odor was so bad that I left gagging and couldn't finish my meal. I made a bee line to pay and get out of there before I puked. I almost lost it in the parking lot. They are aware of the situation as there is a sign on the stall and the person who took my payment said 'yeah, we've been working on it'. How is this not a health code violation? If I had visited the bathroom before ordering I would have ran from this place. read more

Good food. Friendly wait staff. Our table was a bit too dark for us to see the menu. See Photo of drink that looks like a void. Rest of place was bright. read more

El Patrón - Twin fried burritos. I added mole. Really good! Each burrito was about 8 inches. - Mexican Near Me - Corvallis, Oregon

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My fajitas were bland, the tortillas were not homemade, and the food was $20:00 each, the queso was not even cheesy, and do not recommend.

Our first visit. The food was not OK. The chicken in the enchiladas, flautas, and chimichangas was dry, tough and stringy. Virtually flavorless. Then there were the two margaritas (one for each of us). They WERE very good but I guess when you don't see the prices listed in the menu, you shouldn't assume they'll be about what one would expect for a margarita. In fact, at more than $25 each, they were well more expensive than the food we ordered. Our bad for not asking first, so we learned that lesson. Won't be making a second visit here. read more

We had a reservation for 14,which had been placed well in advance. There was 1 server and 1 cook so service was extremely slow Some orders were acceptable but some were not The taco salad was served on a plate that was served on a plate that was very wet so the taco was sitting in a plate of water making the taco soggy. The carne asada salad had no jalapeño or salsa Meat was not cut up and didn't taste of lime read more

Came here for lunch and ate outside on a sunny day. Food was great and the burrito I ordered was very very big. Nice to have a good sit down Mexican restaurant to go to. Will eat here again in the future. read more

El Patrón - House Special Yeyos Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Corvallis, Oregon

Jairo was my server, and he was amazing. This is the best Mexican food I've ever had in my life. There's nothing even close.

I would rate this as a good Mexican restaurant, but not my favorite unfortunately. We came here early evening and there were only my fiancé and I and 2 other tables max that I saw. Service was friendly and fast to start with, but ended up not checking back on us for a while so my fiancé got up to get his own box since there was a stack by a register behind our table and we walked to the front to get our check/go ahead to pay. Food was good and hot. Would come here again, but more likely to go to our favorite spot in Philomath. read more

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Enchiladas and food were decent.. nothing jaw dropping. Service was fine. I ordered an El Patrón margarita expecting to splurge a little bit, but I was not expecting to pay $25 for a mediocre margarita. Yikes. I wish I would've listened to the other reviews before going, but I do not plan to return. Be sure to ask about the drink prices if that matters to you because they're not listed on the menu for a reason! read more

I went here for the first time today and it was great! Busy because of cinco de mayo and OSU parents weekend, but the food was delicious. i had the shrimp tacos and a strawberry margarita. this place is definitely some authentic mexican food! I give it 4 stars because the service was a little slow but it was also busy. I also didn't like that the cinco de mayo weekend menu was different than their normal menu, it was more expensive and had limited food options. read more

Food was alright. El Patron Margarita was meh and cost 25$. The drink prices are not on the menu so asked if you're concerned at all.