El Rosal is one of my favorite places to eat. I love the variety of menu options--there's truly something for everyone, and everything I've tried has been delicious. The environment is warm, welcoming, and perfect for both casual meals and dining with family or friends. The chips and salsa are a huge highlight--fresh, flavorful, and hard to stop eating--and the rest of the food absolutely lives up to that first impression. The staff is friendly and attentive, making the overall experience even better. El Rosal consistently delivers great food, a great atmosphere, and a place you'll want to come back to again and again. read more

Food quality and portion sizes have definitely gone downhill over the years, which is disappointing because I've always loved the salsa. Unfortunately, the biggest issue this visit was the service. Our server, Judith, had a negative attitude from the start and made it feel like taking our order was an inconvenience. She didn't check on us at all during the meal, which really impacted the overall experience. We remained polite, but service like that can completely take away from what should be an enjoyable outing. Because of this, we'll be sticking to the Coffee Rd. location moving forward, where the staff consistently brings a much more positive and welcoming vibe. read more

This place is good. The servers are nice and the food tastes good. It's an older restaurant but that's ok. El Rosals are all over the area. Each has its own vibe. I went with fajitas and flour tortillas read more

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We love this place, but DONT get the grilled shrimp salad, $16.99 they give you 1 jumbo shrimp (chopped up) and LOTS of Romaine. Sorry but that's a rip off... read more

El Rosal - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Consistently good food, and great service. Comfortable booths with some privacy. My favorite Mexican restaurant in the area.

I heard from a friend that El Rosal served good beans. I did not have time to eat a food dish, but I did order a large container of refried pinto beans, to go.They were the best I have had in Modesto. I will go back for beans and try something off the menu. read more

Worst place I ever been to ordered a family meal food was cold and I asked for silverware and to go container they denied me It I will never be back here they were rude I would give this place zero !!!!! Negative stars place sucks read more

I like El Rizal, but it's super busy and they don't have a full bar like their sister restaurant. Damien's still the food is good. The service is excellent. I would definitely go back again if I was in the area I just prefer Damien's because of the ambience, but the food is very similar and if you're in the area, you can't go wrong. I highly recommend it. read more

Food is very good, excellent service come here almost every Sunday. The waitresses great us when we come in and say good bye to us when we leave very nice atmosphere! read more

My mom asked for a chile Relleno Ridiculous how small the chile was not even the 1/4 size of the small plate , it seems like it was cut in half we ask the waiter and she said that was the size. read more

Normally this place is really good. Today not so much, 15 min for a pick up, I went to pick it up they said it's not ready yet so I waited and waited. An extra 15 minutes went by and she asked for the name of the order again and it was sitting there the whole time. Lmaoo get it together people ‍ read more

Food & service was excellent !! Had the Chili Verde !! Will be back ! Lunch time was nice & quite .

This review is specific to menudo. It is good, however you get a very small bowl for $14.00 which wasn't enough food for a grown person. No refills like at some competing restaurants and no price break for a 2nd bowl. Don't get the menudo if you are hungry. Otherwise I do love their food. read more

My favorite place for Mexican food!!! Love their chips and salsa! Their green sauce is the best!!!

Great place to eat. I remember this place as a kid, even though I've moved on to other places we come here every road trip. The food is warming and the people are great. read more

3 item combo is a great deal, love that they still have cabbage, most restaurants don't anymore & it's very disappointing

Holly Molly!!! So freaking good! I was craving something and boy did this place take care of my flavor buds!!!!! Man this burrito was as the kids say bussin!!!!! Now I'm laying here so full but it was definitely worth every bite! The sauce two sauces mixed together The chicken was cooked done but was not dry! They put all the stuff on the side! I had it delivered so that was perfect! Omg 10/10!!! I have ordered this 4 times now I am never disappointed!!!! read more

El Rosal - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Everything was great. Great food and customer service was outstanding. We will go there often.

Not impressed. To start, chips were very good, authentic. They also brought to the table a nice warm refried beans dip. But the salsa wasn't much more than tomato sauce and a little bit of spiciness. Main dishes were just average. Something I'd expect in a chain restaurant like El Torito or Chevy's. In fact, I'd say they're better. I went with my Mexican mother-in-law who was hoping for the best but was let down. She mentioned to me they use canned ingredients and the tortillas were store bought. Service was decent. Pleasant. Nothing bad or exceptional, either. Prices are average - maybe a little on the high side. We won't be back. read more

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Food was amazing, great customer service the waitress was really sweet. Beautiful restaurant, clean bathrooms. I ordered the fish tacos and they don't disappoint. read more

El Rosal - Fish taco - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Two poor experiences in a row - 2 months apart. First we ordered catering to go for a family party. Ordered a number of items but specifically a large tray of cheese enchiladas for our vegetarian guests. They ended up being chicken. Last night went for dinner. The waitress was completely distracted and/or uninterested. Took forever to take our order - then got it wrong. Further, the Kid's meal mac and cheese I am almost certain is Kraft (at best) and fries had zero flavor. Service was so poor a customer at another table walked with his empty glass to the kitchen to get more water.... There are plenty of good Mexican restaurants in Modesto. We will try elsewhere. read more

A hidden gem! Quality tasty foods for a good price. I compare this place to Mexico Tipico in the Bay Area. The beans and rice are so good! Sometimes we wonder if its cooked in the leftover grease, hence adding onto the tasty flavor. Located in a small plaza in Modesto, this place is pretty big for a restaurant. The location is a bit questionable, we saw a homeless guy having some weird tantrum outside, probably on drugs, so be aware of your surrounding. Service was decent, they were quick and attentive. We came by on a Tuesday for lunch and there were only a few groups dining in. We ordered take out at the register and got our foods so fast! Before my fiance finished using the restroom, we got our orders and drink. I opted for the lunch special of quesadilla and forgot what my fiance got. Along with Horchata, total price including tax is less than $25! Lots of foods along with chips and salsa. The quesadilla is covered in salsa with sour cream and guacamole, with a side of rice and beans. So good. I added some hot sauce that came with the chips to the quesadilla since the salsa on top of the quesadilla is a bit sweet and not spicy at all. read more

El Rosal - Chicken quesadilla with rice and beans. - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Si estás de prisa y te queda de paso está bien pero el sabor de la comida no me gustó mucho es muy salada y read more

El Rosal - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

The menudo is okay, had way better, customer service was horrible, never came one time to refill drinks. The Jamaica tasted like chlorine water, never brought napkins until I asked, I asked for a bowl, she never returned with my bowl or asked how the food was. I will never recommend this business to anyone read more

We went for breakfast, I ordered menudo, this was the worst wasn't even eatable, looked & tasted terrible, I won't be back to this location. Needless to say, wasted time & money. Can't say the service was great waitress practically dumped the food at the table! I'd rate this a negative 0 but not an option read more

This place use to be my favorite. They have the best rice and beans anywhere But the service here has become out of pocket. I took my family to eat here and I was still deciding if I wanted a Molcajete or enchiladas. I told the lady I was trying to decide on one or the other. Well I ended up going with the enchiladas and she said why no Molcajete?? You can't afford it? That comment made me and my wife extremely mad. She legit said that to me. That's 1 experiences the other two times we went to the website for the menu. We look at what we want and we call to place an order for pick up. Both times the prices were completely wrong when we went to pick up our food. The lady said well if u want to order online go ahead... Okay?!! So we pay cash in restaurant and pay way more or we order online and pay less? Make that make sense!! That's Super rude of her to say that. After we drove from ceres to pick up food. she could have helped us out and figure out why the website that they charge people to use has incorrect prices. Yes it cost 3 bucks to place an order on the website btw. We walked out empty handed they want to rip people off that's fine but not us. we won't be supporting this restaurant. after 6 years of eating here . We order 2 times a week from this place. Not any more! Do better el rosal. read more

Great food, and great service. I often like to get my food to go, but love to sit and watch football games when it's football season too. The combo #2 with green sauce is one of my favorites, as well their shrimp in devil sauce. read more

I wouldn't recommend this place I have a bad experience at this place food didn't have any flavor, service is very bad and the inside is dirty I wouldn't even go back there read more

El Rosal - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

My favorite Mexican restaurant in town. The food is so good I can always rely on the quality and care that goes into both their food and service. It's one of the best Mexican places in Modesto and there's a lot to choose from but this is my favorite by far. read more

The rice had no flavor, the quesadilla was plain and simple. I ordered carnitas with it but still no flavor at all .. Poor quality and amount of food was provided. I was expecting a better sized quesadilla. Melted cheeses gluy quesadilla. Butter toasted both side stuffed with meat showing out.. read more

El Rosal - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

It's a great place. I would recommend going here. Workers are very nice. The food is good. If you're hungry and pass bye, you should go here read more

El Rosal - Dining area - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

Delicious food....... I've been eating here since I was a child (30 years ago)!! Still my favorite

Cheese enchilada. Ordered Grub Hub and they forgot sour cream and guacamole. I'm not sure what happened here. read more

El Rosal - Cheese enchilada. Ordered Grub Hub and they forgot sour cream and guacamole. - Mexican Near Me - Modesto, California

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Literally everything, enchiladas verde, rice, beans and warm chips! Date night is officially ON read more

Update to my review. For the first time since Covid times we went inside to eat there. Seat yourself sign was tucked away to the side, so we assumed they were seating special due to Covid and waited for a bit. The servers seem to have developed a make-no-eye-contact skill because we couldn't get anyone to seat us so eventually we picked a table. Maybe we picked a bad spot, I dunno, but we couldn't seem to get any service. 2 different servers walked up to us at the same time and by a half hour we had waters and chips, but no order placed. No one even came our direction and the ones across the room made sure not to look in our direction. The appetizer I asked for never came either, so eventually I flagged down the lady cleaning the tables and asked her to send our server over. Instead she offered to be our new server. Ok. So we placed the order and I asked about the appetizer again. Well all the food ended up coming out at once, so what was the point of appetizer? But now we had four entrees and no silverware or napkins, so I asked for that and she brought 2 forks, 3 spoons, and disappeared again. There were four of us!! This was the middle of the afternoon like 3pm, so not rush hour for them at all. I don't know why it was like this but this was the worst service ever. It pained me to tip, but I always always tip due to servers getting such a low hourly.. I gave 10% which is probably the worst I've ever tipped. I also had to stand by the register for what felt like ages (probably 10 minutes?) to pay. The whole visit dragged out for like an hour and a half mostly just us sitting around tapping our fingers waiting. It wasn't my idea of a good time! This used to be the place I loved to bring family when they visit. Good food, good atmosphere, good prices... Now I don't know what to say. I hope they read their reviews on here, I noticed several recent ones are saying the same thing about waning service. Maybe I should've spoken up while there but it really seemed no one could care less. read more

Very bland - chicken bones in the chimichanga. Service was slow - not a place for our taste - probably for some - not us. Salsa meter - 3 outta 10. Stale chips 2 baskets read more

It's a negative 5 for me. I was digging in my quesadilla, thinking the strings hanging was just super cheesy cheese. Omg I want to throw up! Come to find out there is a big ball of hair lint. Then, top it off she continues to charge my companion. I over looked the no soap or paper towels in restroom but I can't digest hair ball or garbage. So just know if you have eaten from here, more than likely you have eaten hair and trash in your meal. Good luck to anyone who wants to dine here. I rather take poor customer service over hair ball at this point. read more

I just ordered two family pack dinners. The food was delicious. It arrived fresh and hot and llots of it

Service is attentive, food is delicious. Burrito supreme is a must. I like the ice tea too.

Just not the quality...for double the price. I am a life-long fan of the Rosal. But, it has lost its great chips...and the quality has slipped in the food..while the price is so high. I travel down to Modesto once in a while...and I know I will give it another shot, but...I hope they go back to their old ways...and chips!! I would not mind the price, if it tasted like it did in 1997. read more