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El Tejano Restaurant

4.0 (21 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican, Tex-Mex
Closed • 5:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Mini tacos 6.99 + tax comes with charro beans and jalapeño. Missing my jalapeño:(
Matt H.

Depending on the day and hour will determine how well portioned the food is. The staff is always nice and welcoming. My last visit was a little disappointing. Missing the jalapeño and the meat just wasn't the same. Was on a Sunday at lunch time. I find the best time to go is during a weekday after 1pm

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Julie G.

El Tejano is a nice hidden gem that tons of west siders frequent. I would've never heard of El Tejano if it wasn't for my Father saying that they serve the best crispy tacos, we tried them and weren't let down! The breakfast tacos are huge and delish. The beans are questionable. I'm dying to go back for their yummy/huge tortillas. Everyone who served us was an angel! El Tejano has so much excellent food to offer, go check them out!

This is the leaking roof where they originally tried to seat us. There is standing water all over the floor

This is the absolute nastiest place in New Braunfels. It smells like sewer as soon as you walk inside. The ceiling was leaking water from the AC duct directly onto the tables. The linoleum on the floors is ripped up causing a hazard as you walk on the already unbalanced floor. We ordered the Menudo and it was disgusting it left an after taste of dirty water. We sent it right back and explained why and the owner was very rude to us. The owner definitely has no customer service skills and I would not recommend anyone going to this Resteraunt it is definitely not a good reflection of the good eateries we have here in New Braunfels.

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Found this little treasure in New Braunfels. Customer service is excellent, the owner greets everyone and the food is awesome.

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6 years ago

Best Mexican restaurant in New Braunfels hands down! The lady's that work there are so lovely.

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Great service, great food! We ate breakfast and it was so good. Can't wait to come back and try their lunch.

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The food was delicious and the staff so friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed the margaritas. I look…read moreforward to going back ASAP.

I visited Adobe Cafe with friends recently. On one hand, their vegetarian plate was solid. No…read moreissues, the food was exactly what I ordered, and it was fresh and tasty. The beans were amazing. They have chips and salsa for the table, and they were good. Their virgin Pina Colada was also the bomb. That's the good part, the best part of the afternoon. Unfortunately, things went sideways quite a bit for my friends. One of them eats dairy free and gluten free. It was extremely difficult for her to find anything to eat there. At some point, a manager told her he'd have to reheat her tortillas in the microwave. Weird and disappointing option. She ordered the dish anyway, and it was just nothing noteworthy. My other friend had the seafood, a shrimp dish to be exact, and she had an upset stomach a couple of hours later that lasted until the evening. She hadn't eaten anything else. So we're not 100% sure it's because of this place, but seafood is a common culprit so it's very possible that it was. I don't think she finished her plate, if my memory serves me well. My husband had the chimichanga. I think it was fine. But it was dunked in beef tallow, which he had been warned about. I thought it was a strange thing to do, especially since you can fry it in normal oil and open the menu to vegetarians as well. Beef tallow is so 1851!... Out of all of us, I had the best experience, but I can't say the same or the rest of my party. Let's just say Adobe Cafe showed us the good, the bad and the ugly. Now, which one will you get when you visit? Spin the wheel of (mis)fortune and find out...

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I hadn't been back to this restaurant since the early 2000s, and my husband had never been, so we…read moredecided to give it a try last weekend. Unfortunately, we never even got the chance to sample the food. After finding what we thought was a great parking spot across the street, we walked over to the restaurant. The entrance process was a bit confusing, but we eventually found the walkway leading to the host stand, where a sign instructed guests to wait to be seated. We waited patiently at the reception area and noticed a few guests already seated outside, others being served inside, and a bartender nearby preparing drinks. As time passed, several more parties lined up behind us. During the approximately 20 minutes we stood there, multiple staff members went in and out of the main dining room entrance, and the bartender was clearly aware of guests waiting. Not a single employee acknowledged us, offered an estimated wait time, or even said, "We'll be right with you." We understand that restaurants get busy, and we certainly weren't looking to cause a scene or demand special treatment. A simple acknowledgment would have gone a long way. Instead, after standing there for what felt like an eternity without anyone checking on us or the growing line behind us, we decided to leave. Sadly, our return visit ended before it even began. We headed over to our reliable favorite, the Gristmill, where we were promptly greeted and seated. While I can't speak to the quality of the food here, the lack of basic customer service and guest recognition left a very disappointing first impression. I hope management takes a closer look at the arrival and seating process because no guest should feel invisible the moment they walk through the door.

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