Great food and Wonderful people!! Building has lots of history.. We highly recommend a visit!

Love the wet burritos and the bar is a good spot to hang out and grab a drink. The food is really good,and the ambiance is nice inside and at the bar area. We usually stop here on work trips, and are never disappointed with the food. The waitresses take a bit to come to the table and if you're at the bar eating at the side tables you'd think they forgot about ya or don't wanna make money ( it's tough to get a refill). Aside from that I'd say el Rey is a nice gem to grab food and walk away happy. read more

Came for lunch with my family. My mother highly recommend this spot. Cozy restaurant with a large connecting bar area in the back. Complimentary chips and salsa was brought to our table and they were very delicious! My mom also ordered the guacamole which was delicious as well! I ordered the lunch special which was a Torta with our choice of meat. I chose the carne asada. The torta was lackluster and lacked meat. Finishing the torta, there was no meat at the end of torta. I really would love to come back and try another dish as my mom highly recommended this spot. Service was ok. We had arrived during lunch and the restaurant was full. The waitress did great touching tables and checking in. read more

El Rey - Carne Asada Torta - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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In love with the shrimp cocktail and the carne asada plate! It's always such a welcoming environment and I love the bar area!! Staff is friendly and food was taken out on time! I would definitely recommend this place! read more

Not our first time eating at El Rey. We had lunch on Friday, February 14, 2024 at approximately 1300 hrs. Restaurant was not super busy. Empty tables were clean and ready for the next customer. Floors were swept, no food on the floors. Women's restroom was clean and fully stocked. When seated, the waitress serves a small bowl of salsa and warm tortilla chips. It was a rainy, windy and cold day so I ordered caldo de res to warm me up. I immediately noticed the caldo was lacking cabbage and green beans, which are standard ingredients in traditional caldo. Nonetheless, the caldo served at El Rey was served piping hot and it had good flavor. I added a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a big drizzle of the chile oil and it was perfect for my liking. The meat was beef shank, which needed a bit more cooking time but nothing that would change my rating. The bowl was a generous portion and served with a cup of Mexican rice and choice of corn (homemade) or flour tortillas. I chose the homemade corn tortillas. I would order the caldo again. My dad ordered the Milanesa de Res. Best description, kinda like chicken fried steak, sans gravy. Meat was tender and breading crispy. Everything was cooked to perfection. Customer service was on point and final bill was accurate. I highly recommend El Rey for a nice meal out or an alcoholic beverage. They have a really nice bar in the back and a nice clean outdoor patio. read more

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Went to have lunch today after church went to El Rey restaurant I ordered two tacos of birria 4.99 each. The girl charges me two dollars more when I go pay for it. She says oh well they're not 4.99 no more they're 5.99now got the menu says 4.99 here. She says that the prices are subject to change, believe me. I will not go to that restaurant again. I told her she needed to change her menu if price has changed . Last time I went to eat there and ordered Caldo de res my potato was completely frozen so I thought I'd give him a try again but no no more no more El Rey restaurant. read more

We stopped by this morning to grab some bread because we were craving Mexican pastries. We picked up a few to enjoy with our coffee at home, and it was just a quick stop. Overall, everything tasted great! We loved it and can't wait to come back for more. read more

the server was so rude and obviously treated us differently from the other customers! they also had a credit card fee of 2.15 & charged an automatic gratuity fee of 2 plus some change!! she definitely didn't deserve a tip!! She is the reason that I will never go there again and spend $60.... I guess you really get what you pay for!!! read more

Relleno's are the best; service is terrible. They have a sign saying, "This is not fast food", but waiting 25 minutes just to check out is ridiculous. Worst was the bill; 1st they didn't provide an itemized receipt, then after requesting it, there was a 3% credit card fee, a 4% automatic gratuity, plus a recommended gratuity of 15, 18, or 20% additional gratuity. We'll never go again... If you don't mind being ripped off, it's good food. read more

Food is pretty good. They have special plates, good presentation. It is a little on the smaller side, however it's usually not that busy so that's a plus side read more

Food was ok. Drinks were ok. But the receipt at end of day included a 14% credit card fee. This is not ok on top of the gratuity. read more

El Rey - 14% credit card fee - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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We love this place!! Friendly waitresses, the atmosphere is a vibe, delicious drinks, and high quality food. Definitely me and my husband's favorite Mexican restaurant. read more

My friend and I made plans to have dinner and she suggested this cute place in Delano. It was very clean and had a modern feel to it. The waitresses we very friendly and attentive. The food came out fresh and everything was delicious. The only reason I gave it a 4 was because I ordered a Piña agua Fresca and our waitress forgot. Maybe it was better I drank water anyway. Would come back! read more

El Rey - Caldo De Res - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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Molcajete Carne for dinner tonight our fave go to place for a Mexican restaurant in Delano read more

El Rey - Molcajete Carne - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

l waited 1 hr for my food. The 8 people party next to us who arrived 20 min after us got all their food first. The server that got our order just avoided eye contact. She never acknowledged us or apologized for the inconvenience. Then, another server started bringing our food out. I told her i had been waiting an hour, and she responded "Really i didn't even noticed" and still didn't get an apology for the inconvenience. Horrible service This is my first and last time at this place. Food: bland, not worth the hour I waited. Waitress: white complexion, with green eyes. read more

First visit was a phone order for pickup to go. They took our CC info over the phone and gave us a 15-20min pickup time. We ordered the garlic shrimp plate, an El Rey taco and the El Rey fajitas. All were got and delicious. The homemade refried beans and corn tortillas were amazing. My favorite item was the El Rey taco. It's not cheap but was LOADED with shrimp and asada, and the chipotle sauce it came with put it over the top. read more

El Rey - El Rey Fajita plate - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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Authentic Mexican restaurant, very friendly staff that gave us great recommendation on what to eat. Right from the Salsa to Moleajetes ( Combination), just outstanding food. Highly recommended. read more

El Rey - The menu - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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Excellent food. Okay service. Cheap Napkins, cheap toilet paper. Nice building! Big bar in back. read more

El Rey - Enchiladas Suisas - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

Excellent service and delicious food! For the appetizer we ordered the chicken wings. They were freshly made and seasoned well. We ordered the chicken, asada, and shrimp molcajete for our meal. Very generous portions and really delicious too. Beans, rice and a salad are served on the side. The owner has invested considerably in this restaurant and it definitely shows. The restaurant also features a full service bar and a large patio for outdoor dining. Great addition to the local dining options! We will definitely be back. read more

El Rey - Chicken, asada, and shrimp molcajete. - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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We are fairly new to Delano. We are still finding good places to eat and hang out. Delano is slim pickings in that regards. But we found El Rey today. Food was awesome. I ordered Molcajete de Camarones, my husband ordered Piña de Camarones and my son ordered Quesobirria tacos. He said they were bomb. Lol All dinner dishes were amazing. Ambience is nice. They had music playing in back of the restaurant- bar area. Cleanliness- it was clean and the waitresses stay on top of taking your dishes and cleaning up as soon as dinning parties leave. Service - our waitress was nice a bit disorganized and slightly forgetful. They forgot to bring us our appetizer and they forgot to bring out my sons dinner and my side dish of rice and beans and tortillas. That's all! Once we informed her she credited us for the appetizer and brought everything out that was pending. Arrival of food- when we placed our order I asked how long it would take and she advised about 30-35min. I felt it was too long. But what can we do. Our food arrived in 21 min. So happy we were starving. Glad. All worked and we will be adding El Rey to our Monthly rotations. read more

El Rey - Pina loca de Camarones- super delicious highly recommend - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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If you're looking for a spot to hangout and have a few drinks in Delano this is it. Bar is straight to the back and self seating. Our party of four ordered beers/mixed drinks and food at the bar counter. Food was okay. If you want to play music use the machine on the wall to queue your favorite song or download the touch tunes app. Docked a few stars for not serving fruit with beers without request (limes,oranges,etc). Food being average and the music being pretty loud. Come here if you're not willing to drive the 30 minutes to bakersfield. read more

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Family dinner was planed to come here since it's something new to try in town. Beer selection was great. Super cold beer It was four of us, we ordered: A molcajete 1 asada taco 1 Asada dinner plate 1 horchata 1 beer 1 water This was 100$ 97 to be exact. The wait time for our food was 1.5 hours, i do understand it was a full house so we knew we were going to wait. We did order more chips to kill the hunger in the meantime and our waitress did mention it was an extra charge. ‍ some complementary chips for the wait time could go very far for a hungry family Overall i think (opinion) their kitchen is way too small for the lobby capacity they hold on a busy night. at a quick glance at the kitchen it did seem small for all the waiting customers plus the people at the bar. Friday night 01/21/22 we are in a middle of a surge again from the pandemic. We felt uneasy to see every staff was not wearing a face mask including the ones operating in the kitchen. Faces mask can also go a long ways specially when you're handling food in a food establishment during a surge in the pandemic. Customers will always appreciate that.(opinion) After all California has once again reinstated face mask mandate. ‍ Overall the food was great, customer service was good. But there's plenty room for improvement No food pictures since i was starving and had no chance to be a photographer read more

This plate was so delicious, first time trying this place out and I sat at the back where their bar is . The service was amazing . There were a couple servers that came and checked up on us while eating making sure our glasses were always full . I will definitely come again . Ambiance was amazing ! read more

El Rey - Camarones piña - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

Been here just a hand full of times. Staff has been nice and food has been good. However this last visit, I found a cricket cooked with my Chile verde fries when I got home! read more

El Rey - Cricket and bay leaf - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

Ik i've done reviews on here but service in the bar is great manager made sure we where taken care of an drinks where really good

Always get the carne asada all the time and it's always good . The service is great as well

Excellent service, delicious food. Nice presentation. I had the Enchiladas Suizas and Amy husband two crispy taco combination. The green sauce in my enchiladas was the best. This is the BEST Mexican food I've had in a very long time. We will be back to taste more options! Thank you Briana for your excellent service! read more

El Rey - Enchiladas Suizas - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

when they're good, el rey is impeccable. for the outrageous prices however, i expect to get exactly what i ask for. i asked the server 3 times if the chilaquiles were made of tortilla chips. 3 times she looked me in the face and said they were not. sure as sh*t, like every lazy restaurant, they try to pass off tortilla chips as chilaquiles. i sent them back and they still tried to charge me for their chips. read more

El Rey - beans - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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The Aguachile El Rey is fire with the mix of shrimp octopus scallops and Abalone with there spicy sauce There Chicken molcajete comes with Mexican onion cheese nopales and of course chicken in a hot molcajete and great tasting sauce and with rice and beans read more

El Rey - Molcajete of chicken - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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This was my first time having El Rey. I came with some friends and we drank some michis and I ordered the asada Fries. I wasn't expecting that huge of a portion for asada fries. These are definitely shareable amongst friends. The drinks were delicious! I'm definitely going to return to try other dishes. read more

El Rey - Asada Fries - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

Tradition in our family dictates that our matriarch choose where she would like to have Mother's Day breakfast and El Rey was her choice. We now know better than to choose to return to this establishment. We walked in promptly at 10 am, were greeted, and ushered to the patio area, where we requested to be due to our large party (12). The walk through the restaurant was pleasant. Beautiful brick walls (a nod to its probable historical significance) outline the right hand side with a small corridor separating the dining space from the bar. The bar was outlined with numerous televisions. The patio was quite bare with dark wood lacquered tables, strung canopies, and a CMU wall surrounding the outdoor area. The hostess sat us down and the waiting game commenced. In 15-20 minutes, not one employee asked us for our drink order or if we had been helped. We noticed a gentlemen walk by twice without paying us any attention. After the wait, one of my party walked inside to find a waitress. He returned to tell us that the employee he spoke with claimed that they didn't realize we were outside. Strike 1. Second strike happened when we attempted to order a mimosa, one that we called to confirm was going to be available for Mother's Day. It wasn't. Once all drink orders were completed, we waited another 20 minutes to receive them. The Bloody Mary (which took an additional 10 minutes to arrive) was watered down. We ordered a Cadillac Margarita instead (which seemed to be a bit better). The blueberry mojito was no better than the Bloody. The beer was good at least despite having coffee that was also extremely weak (also watered down). At this point, our waitress takes our food order and turns to leave. However, instead of leaving to turn in our order, her cell phone seemed far more important as we noticed her texting and proceeding to make a phone call. It would be 45 minutes before we saw our food. Mind you, we were the only patrons outdoors in a shaded area that seated possibly 50 people. The food came out in 5 minute increments with our matriarch waiting 55 minutes to get her meal (and it was incorrect). Strike 3. The food that did arrive was luke warm at best and bland. It was not worth the time we spent waiting for it, nor was it what we expected for a Mother's Day meal..what strike is this? What was most upsetting about this experience is that our waitress was quickest bringing out our check and the receipts for our signature rather than providing a great service for the 5 mothers at our table. Guess the roses the mothers received was supposed to make up for forgetting about our table, watered mixed drinks, and a near hour wait for bland food. Long story short, this guy won't be returning. read more

The flautas and any fajitas are super tastey. It depends who you get for good service. The tall girl with long hair is super nice don't know her name but ALWAYS SMILING,POSITIVE,FRIENDLY AND GREAT service! read more

The service was slow, we waited one and a half hours for two enchiladas. They were very disorganized and we were served after other customers, who came in after us. The restaurant wasn't very clean and the food wasn't very good. read more

This is one of the best Mexican food place in town. They have music and the bar is plenty big for you and your friends. Service is decent but be prepared to have cash in your wallet or money in your account for food and drinks are rather pricey. read more

El Rey - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

Drove from Bakersfield to take flowers to cemetery for my Mother for Mother's Day, and my daughter wanted to take me to lunch so I said let's go to El Rey been there before with my inlaws who live in Delano had great service which was about a year ago, so we enter and there are a few people there all booths are occupied and a few tables and about three servers running around taking orders and one young lady ask us what would we like to drink and my daughter said says we will have 2 spicy jalapeños margaritas and 3 waters she ok I will bring chips and salsa...so we wait 10 min.... another 10. Min after 20min we get our chips... then she 1 margarita and my daughter said we wanted 2 oh ok and she I wil get your waters... then bring the second margarita and we are still waiting for our waters and we ate all the chips and salsa....after maybe another 20- 30 min we finally get our waters and I said we are ready to order...so if you read we did alot of waiting we will not be dining there any time soon. Worst service ever. read more

My friends and I were coming down from a trip in Yosemite and decided to stop by, best decision ever. Their fish ceviche was so flavorful and the filete de pescado a la plancha was too. Would definitely recommend, all my friends and I enjoyed our food and great service from our waitress. read more

El Rey - Filete de pescado - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

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Had lunch here, ordered the Caldo Mixto. I must say it's the best I've ever tried, in comparison to other restaurants. The flavor of the juice was very flavorful. It was delicious. Didn't realize I didn't take a picture until I was half way done. My bowl was filled with plenty of shrimp and fish. If you enjoy seafood, I definitely recommend this dish. Service is pretty good. read more

El Rey - Caldo Mixto - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

First time in Delano. Visiting from Los Angeles and wanted Mexican food. Of course. Stopped by this place and the food was good! Just made me feel at home. The vibe was good, staff was nice and attentive, it was clean. My fajitas were very good, fresh, hot. Margarita was real good too. Overall on the pricier end of Mexican but it's good quality. Would have again and would recommend! I definitely felt I got what I paid for. read more

El Rey - Chicken Fajitas and regular Margarita. - Mexican Near Me - Delano, California

I love this place!!! The food is sooo good! I took my aunts here, one of which is thee pickiest person ever and she actually enjoyed it!!! Believe me, that says a lot! They serve you large portions and the staff are always so nice! read more

Awesome food! Ordered the bacon wrapped shrimp. Crispy and delicious. The molcajete is huge and a bit spicy. Will def order food here again. Homemade corn tortillas are bomb! read more