El Sarape is a true Shelton staple. The staff are consistently welcoming, attentive, and genuinely kind. Leanne has built an incredible team that clearly takes pride in creating a positive experience for everyone who walks through the door. What stands out most is the atmosphere--it's a place where people from all walks of life can come together, feel comfortable, and enjoy a great meal. In a time where so many spaces feel divided, El Sarape remains refreshingly neutral and focused on what really matters: good food, good service, and treating people with respect. As long as you show up with kindness, you'll be met with the same. It's easy to spot when a review doesn't reflect the reality that so many regulars experience. This is a business that consistently shows up for its community, and it deserves to be recognized for that. read more

We enjoyed our visit to El Sarape 3 after a rail ride. The food was flavorful, the portions were generous, and the service was friendly. It has a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere and is a great spot for a casual Mexican meal. read more

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Excellent food. Friendly, fast service. Great margaritas. I'm a vegetarian (not vegan) and there are fantastic options read more

They speak very loudly and are rude to customers, they don't serve you in a good way, they think they are giving you food, very bad service

A group of us from work go there every Friday. We don't even need to tell the amazing bartender Leanne what we need. She brings it right over. Food is a 7 service is a 10 read more

Food is great, service is on point, very personal and welcoming. Best pool tables around and great amount of space to not feel crowded. Solid place all around any day of the week. read more

Food was good. Ordered steak fajitas. They were cooked perfectly. Good size portion. Savanna our server was amazing. Very attentive and caring. Ambiance was ok. Partons around were loud which made me a little anxious. We will revisit again. read more

I stopped through Shelton to meet a friend. That Cilantro Chicken dish was the best. I loved it so much I bought two more to bring back to King County--I don't know when I'll get a chance to re-visit. Great if you're health conscious, too! read more

Called restaurant many times, we called in an order for asada steak tacos and they gave us shrimp. I am severely allergic to shrimp and did not realize there was shrimp in there until I ate almost a whole taco! I have called several times and no one will speak to me or call me back. I would give 0 stars if this was an option read more

The food was good but they add a service charge and do not tell you about it. They also added an automatic tip for " software" when we ordered online. You don't see these charges till after you pay your bill. read more

Love this place and the staff always get treated great when we go. They are always attentive with your wants and needs and it is a friendly atmosphere as well. read more

Portions are heavy on the rice/beans but very skimpy on meat. It didn't used to be this way. Prices went up a lot and food quality went downhill. Male server (possibly manager) is very rude and unprofessional. Myself, my friends, and my family have all had multiple interactions with him that have made us hesitant to go back. He used to openly hit on my mother in front of all of us, and it made her (and the rest of our family) extremely uncomfortable. She stopped eating there because of it. I have been back in occasionally throughout the years and I'm unsure if he dislikes me because my mom wasn't into being hit on or if he just treats all his customers with blatant disrespect. Today I tried to order a couple sides on door dash to go with the dinner I'm making at home (guacamole, refried beans, and some sautéed peppers & onions). On DoorDash, there's no description for their side of veggies so once I had already placed my order, I called them to confirm. I was just looking for onions and peppers, not an assortment of vegetables. He answered the phone and told me I needed to select the side of onions and peppers listed on DoorDash. I tried to explain that I already placed my order and there was no such option on their menu but he just kept interrupting me and told me I would be getting broccoli and cauliflower. I asked him if I should cancel my order or if there was a way they could just charge me extra if they needed to to give me onions and peppers and he told me he didn't know and then hung up the phone. I tried again to find the side of onions and peppers he mentioned on their menu on DoorDash, but confirmed that it did not exist. When I attempted to call back, my call was ignored repeatedly until I used my sister's phone to call and then suddenly he answered. It was like 4 o'clock on a weekday, not prime time busy hour. When I finally got them to answer the phone, I again tried to politely explain that there is no button for the side of onions & peppers I was trying to order so I paid for the side of veggies and that they could charge me the difference if they needed to. He acted annoyed and rushed me off the phone as quickly as he could. His attitude is the specific reason we don't go there anymore and I won't be doing any takeout again either. He makes you feel like you shouldn't be there or that you've done something wrong by being a customer. 0 stars. read more

Menu says they use healthy ingredients, like extra virgin olive oil. Upon asking the only oil in the kitchen is canola oil. If all you care about is taste it's a ok place but if your concerned at all with health the menu has a bunch of lies about there ingredients. read more

Happy hour for drinks has free chips and salsa and prices are great. Local watering hole with latin Hispanic fare. Between a buddy and myself got 3 pours Hornitos silver dressed up, each and 3 beers each; twelve drinks 38$. If that's not a crazy deal I don't know what is. Make sure it's happy hour. read more

I've been in a couple times now and I have to say they offer the best food and drinks available in Shelton. The menu has a lot of options and the amount of food given is enough for 2 meals and drinks are about three dollars less than the surrounding restaurants. Comes to the table quick!! We eat out a lot so we compare prices & food. Service is good but the food is great and worth the tight ( sometimes loud) seating. This is now my favorite Mexican food option for Shelton. We are happy to support this local business!! read more

I just got my to go order of tortilla soup. As you can see, the container was an inch below the top and has a few pieces of chicken and even fewer pieces of avocado. No cheese. No tomato. It's chicken broth with hardly anything else in it but the aforementioned, pathetic bits of chicken and avocado and some diced onion and cilantro flakes. Absolutely disgraceful and a complete ripoff. I should have known I was in for a cup of disappointment when the guy who took our order was exceptionally rude, like he was doing us a favor by answering the phone. There are over half a dozen places to get Mexican food in town. This one will never get my business or that of my entire office of coworkers again. read more

El Sarape 3 - Tortilla Soup - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

(Review for Bar Side) Good food, service, atmosphere, and selection so it's 5 star in my book! Went here for the first time on a snowy day looking for lunch and unable to drive far, so we walked. Ended up having to walk back because I forgot my ID and they're pretty strict about it (which isn't a bad thing I just wasn't expecting it) We ordered the Ultimate Nachos with Carne Asada and the Carne Asada Tacos. The Tacos had a fresh cooked tortilla I'm assuming they make in house and came with a salsa cup made out of a corn shell with an orange colored salsa that was really sour and mildly spicy, but very flavorful. The meat (on both the dishes), was very juicy and perfectly cooked, unlike the carne asada at a lot of places. That said, it did have far less charring or grilled flavor than most places as well. The price for the portion size was a little higher then I might expect at some places but the food was quality and the place is nice. The nachos were first and foremost, huge. They were on a big blue plate with a very thin layer of nachos spread across limiting the amount of naked chips you found on the bottom which was awesome. They also totally didn't skimp on the cheese at all and the beans were evenly distributed across so each bite had everything on it. The ingredients weren't fancy and it wasn't the most flavorful nacho I've ever had but it was the most perfectly constructed plate of nachos I've ever eaten in terms of ingredient distribution. After we ate in the darker side of the bar, we played pool and shuffleboard over in the well lit section, both of which had nice and distinctive atmospheres which is really a nice thing in a bar setting. They also had board and card games, and everything was clean. Overall, this bar is one I'll definitely be back to, even if it is a little pricier then I had originally expected given what I had heard about it. Zaren(?) was a fantastic bartender that held down the entire bar by himself with no bar back or anything even while playing waiter. Great service! read more

Leanna was great ‼ Her recommendation for the shrimp tacos were on point. Very friendly & nice atmosphere. 5 Stars read more

El Sarape 3 - Cheese Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

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I chose this restaurant, for the second year, for my birthday dinner and was not disappointed! The food, service, and atmosphere are always wonderful and we'd highly recommend them to anyone asking! read more

El Sarape 3 - chicken nachos - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

Pretty polarizing reviews here so wanted to leave our experience. The establishment is old, could probably use some updates but also who cares? We didn't come here expecting to check our coats in. Service was kinda off at first but nicer as the meal went on. Maybe she was having a moment when we got there but she was fine after a little bit and until the end. She was also very prompt and quick with everything but we never felt rushed. Food was great. It's mostly the traditional American style Mexican food which admittedly isn't our normal thing. We normally eat super authentic Mexican fare but every now and then will be in the mood for the other side. This spot kinda bridged the two in some manners. I had these carnitas that were hooked up in a way I had never seen before. They serve these small pieces of pork roast w the bone on that you can pull the meat off of and make into tacos. So good. The miss had shrimp street tacos and they were also excellent. Would eat here again for sure. read more

Making a account just to leave this. Bald server with glasses is incredibly rude has no manners and honestly has no right to call himself a server. It's really sad because the food is good but it's not at this point it's not worth it disrespects every time I come in to grab my to go order to the point where I'd rather take my business somewhere that has worse food, but better service.. The lack of respect here is absolutely embarrassing. It's sad because I understand the stress is the phone service but a little show of kindness goes a long way and it doesn't take much and I hope someone reads this and actually takes into consideration because it's sad. It really is. I genuinely hope you guys figure your shit out. read more

I'm honestly surprised this doesn't get better reviews. They have so many choices for vegan/vegetarian Mexican, I was quite shocked. We don't get this where I live and this is quite a small town. They provide several meat alternatives for the burritos and tacos. Prices are good and the food was good too. Really enjoyed my vegan burrito. Highly recommend it. read more

El Sarape 3 - Burrito verde - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

This restaurant should not be allowed to charge for their food or service. Zero concern for customer experience or quality of food. Most of the meal was inedible either because of quality or uncleanliness. read more

I love the food here so I frequent it when I'm in town. However last night I had the worst service ever in the bar area the bartender was flat out rude! We ordered queso and came with no chips and yelled at us to get our own which I had no idea this was how they do it plus who wants chips with other people's hand on them gross. She acted so irritated with us there was only 3 other people in there besides us so she wasn't slammed very disheartening I don't know if I can ever go back she ruined our experience. read more

All I can say is what the heck?... Never in my life something SO ridiculous happened.. We ordered off Door Dash.. more than $80.00 for dinner. Option for the kid nachos was to "NO make".. thought that meant ingredients separate.. Cause no one wants soggy nachos. Figured chips, cheese and ground beef would be separate and we would oven it when home.. easy... No we didn't get his meal.. NOTHING.. NO ingredients to make it. When I called to most ridiculous answer was said from him.. "Well, you said.. "no make"... meaning they didn't make it. Why pay $10 for nothing? Told them they needed to get that option OFF the website.. Wouldn't accommodate delivering my son's food. Since I can't drive. No refund either.. Never again read more

Honestly, they had such bad service.... It felt like they didnt even want us there. We got there about two hours before closing and the chick who sat us down literally let out a sigh and led us to our table like someone had just stolen her puppy. I normally don't even come here because I have had poor service in the past but damn this was bad. When we finally got our food it was only Luke warm and just was not that great. Probably won't be going back since there are soany other, better places in town read more

Let me start with we just came here from the race track looking for some dinner. First off did we make a mistake? No. Did we make a good decision? No. We were promptly seated and waited on, drinks came quickly but they brought us chips instead of garlic bread for our Marinara sauce. Our waitress was from Georgia I believe and she was very quick and witty. Let's start with the spiciest thing at the table was our waitress, and there was plenty of that to go around. As soon as we ordered our food I knew we made a decision! The chili colorado tastes like it was made in Sicily, the chili verde tasted like a tomatillo had a baby on the plate. The 3 amigos by far was the most amazing, those french inspired mushrooms were delicious. The street tacos came with a green salsa that could actually pass as left over bottom salsa from my el victoria bottle. The appetizers and soup came out at the same time as the meal, nothing like crowding all the flavors together, yet even when mixed could not coax anything close to the flavor of mexican food. Here at Skyler's italian chip grill they will serve you food on a platter, it will be freshly cooked, but just don't have an expectation. Below is what it would look like if Guido Bandito made bloody marys. To end here at Steve's is a great place to be if you want a good time, great ambiance, and overall fantastic.....stuff....then come on down chip planet italian salsa emporium. read more

El Sarape 3 - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

Poor customer service! Called to place a pickup order then waited for 15 minutes only to get hung up on by the hostess.

For the record, I love their food. I used to live next door to the Lacey location but I've moved to Shelton. Online ordering doesn't work so don't bother putting your card info in. Called for pickup 3x. First time, entree came, no sour cream, guacamole, pico. I overlooked it. 2nd time, I called them, they apologize but I went back and got it. 3rd time, they forgot again, on my order and my wife's also. It's Fajitas, not rocket science. The person said I could come pick up the condiments, but when I asked if they expect me to keep driving back for their mistakes she responded, I don't know what else to do. With post pandemic prices and price of gas this is just wrong. My next order I'm going to leave off the last part of my credit card number and have them drive to my house for it. read more

Vegan Mexican food. Beans and rice seem to be vegan but did not check with chef. Large amount of food at a great price.

I would have given it a higher score but the music was horrible, it's not like we expect the world but I suppose you get what you pay for. Food was good though. read more

No doubt, hands down, the bombdiggidy! Look, this town has three great food joints: Smokin' Moe's ( best Bar B Q in 6 counties) Bobs chicken (best pressure cooked bird around, and great company) and El Sarape. Fughettaboutit read more

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I'm about a month late in writing this, but I wanted to "log" my visit. Came here with a group. The restaurant was comfortable and clean. Our server was swift, professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Food was great! It was fresh, tasty, and well portioned. I will definitely be coming back here if I'm in the area. read more

The food was good. Bartender/server sucks. I'll never be back. Good music. Terrible air freshener smell. Gave me a headache.

We arrived in Shelton and before going shopping for food for the weekend we thought we had better eat first to avoid throwing everything in our shopping cart. I had been here previously and found it to be tasty so I thought I would introduce the guy to the local Mexican food restaurant. When I first mentioned Mexican food he said you mean the Taco Bell? I said no. This is much tastier. He selected the Carne Asada, he said the mark of a true good Mexican restaurant is their Carne Asada. This one was very tasty. The plate was huge. I know I would have had to have a take out box. I had the chicken fajita salad which was very tasty. It was spicy chicken on a bed of lettuce with some olives and tomatoes. It was served with some ranch but I also like to put salsa on these types of things. It was very filling and I would recommend it. The chips and salsa were good. The salsa was a bit runny but I could live with that. The service was fast and I think we were in and out of the restaurant in record time. I'll definitely come back again. read more

El Sarape 3 - Carne asada - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

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Delicious food, great service, fun inviting environment. Staff are always friendly and make some great drinks! Fabulous selection of Margaritas. Go to place to watch the Mariners or Seahawks. Pool and shuffleboard are in the back for more entertainment. Chicken Fajitas Salad, camarones costa azul, molcajete and of course chips and salsa are the favorites. read more

My husband and I just moved to town. After 3 days of packing, driving, and unpacking, we were ready for a good meal. We were not disappointed. Tyrra was a great server. Very attentive and engaging. Drinks and food came out promptly. I'm a big margarita fan and was very happy with the 2 I was served. Come have some good food, drinks and sit in Tyrra's section! read more

Absolutely delicious. We never know what to expect in Shelton- but this place is an absolute gem. Flavorful, beautiful food. No one ever finishes their food at Mexican restaurants and all three of us finished our entire plates- and the portions were generous. It was so good- we will be back! read more

Great service and food. Loved the ambiance of the restaurant as well. Friendly servers.

Love this place Come every year for lunch Great salsa and chips and a good lunch menu A pub is attached with a good beer menu Highly recommend read more

El Sarape 3 - Mexican Near Me - Shelton, Washington

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