My husband and I sat outside because the he weather was gorgeous. We had a lite "snack" because we planned on going out for dinner. We had guacamole, chips, salsa and Verde. It was very good. Fresh. We then had the Butternut squash soup which was also very good. The outside area is clean, festive and quaint. The service was friendly and good. read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Map view - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

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Outdoor seating is great, and the servers are always nice. It's a nice place to enjoy dinner with friends and family, a little pricey but overall my friends and family like it, although many of them have commented that they also think it was producing better food a few years ago. Positives: gazpacho was so fresh, Fritos app was good. Taku taku was delicious. However this is the third time I've gone and something is pretty off - previously just some very fishy ceviche (but also have had great ceviche there too! my sister loves it every time). The mole had an overwhelming clove taste added, the nachos were just okay, and unfortunately the guacalote was inedible to us and $17. I am not sure if they usually use fresh corn, and ran out, but the corn was clearly from a can with an overwhelmingly canned taste and the guac was very tart/ sour. When asked, the servers were very nice, and assured us it was fresh corn. Being from Jersey access to some of the best corn, I can whole heartedly say this was not the case for our dish. This is a great menu option! and I hope they take the feedback to ensure it is fresh every time, or be transparent if they are out of corn/what they are using. I know many people do not care at all, and it's become typical for restaurants to used canned corn. This dish was also an appetizer and came out very late, I wish they had just removed it from our bill after the long wait/ all 3 of us agreeing the flavor was very off. Huge contrast from the soup special which tasted super fresh and we could definitely taste the difference in quality! Again, servers were very pleasant and absolutely doing their best. read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Special gazpacho - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

A kaleidoscope of colors explodes as you enter. Brightly decorated interior dining area and outdoor dining area with equally bright umbrellas to shade from the summer sun. The food was not as authentic or flavorful as I would have liked but the staff were attentive and friendly. Given the plentiful options in the area. This was nice to try but doubtful will become a place we frequent when in town. read more

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We love this place. All of the Mexican & Peruvian options are amazing. Ate here 2x last two weeks. Great Apps and all the meals are wonderful. Nice that its a BYOB too. read more

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Stopped by for lunch on a beautiful Sunday and really enjoyed the meal. We started with the chips and salsa; the chips were greasy but the salsa was great. We also had some fried plantains with a sweet sauce, which were delicious! I don't remember the name of my dish, but it was chicken salad stuffed into an avocado. We will definitely be back! read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

We've been coming here for ar a decade at this point and always enjoy the Peruvian food here. We stopped by for lunch which we haven't done in a long time and really enjoyed our rice bowls. I got the Ceviche Bowl (delicious and so fresh!) and my husband got the Aji de Gallina Bowl. The portions were super generous (I took home half of mine) and they were so tasty! Worth the drive for us to come here. Service was fast and friendly. Note: BYOB and parking in the back off of Croyell Street read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Ceviche Bowl - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

Great, authentic Peruvian & Mexican food and atmosphere/ambiance too! From the colors to the plates and room decorations: a complete & delightful inmersión experience! BYO. Comfortable dining experience either inside or outside. Street parking only. read more

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We came here last night to celebrate my sister's birthday. Very charming place! There are not a ton of tables so make sure you make a reservation. We ordered the chips and salsa and guacamole for appetizers. Chips were very good and crunchy. Salsa was good but wish I had more. For dinner, we shared the seafood paella and the birria tacos. Everything was very good. It's also BYOB, so another plus! Also it's street parking so make sure you get there early to find a spot. read more

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The food here is SO good! Very authentic and portions are healthy. The atmosphere is great as well, very laid back. Have been here twice so far and already looking forward to the next visit! Plenty of gluten free options as well!! Seems like many of the dishes can be made dairy free as well, which was perfect for me. Our server was very friendly and answered our questions confidently, helping me feel at ease with my dietary restorations. read more

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Delicious as always, excellent customer service available seating, comfy atmosphere. Staff is always willing to help with the menu selection items . They have an outdoor seating area. It's a BYOB. read more

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Stop by after visiting the winery in the area. It was a beautiful night so we sat outside to enjoy the weather. Food was fresh and delicious my son really enjoyed everything. read more

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Another fabulous meal. This time we day outside for a very pleasant evening. I had the cauliflower stir fry with shrimp over tacu tacu (Peruvian beans and rice fried together). I had a Jamaica (hibiscus tea) that was fabulous. read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Jamaica! Delish - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

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This place is delightful! I have been here several times and have always had a great experience. The drinks are fresh & such a special treat. The dishes are flavor packed and incredibly fresh! The service is quick & everyone is very nice. There is indoor and outdoor seating. Can't wait to come back to try more items on the menu. read more

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What a find! Peruvian all day please! Really enjoyed this restaurant within spitting distance from New Hope, PA. Right over the bridge you will find this restaurant that has great ambiance within their outdoor seating with Mexican and Peruvian decorations throughout. Mofongo - Mofongo is a dish from Puerto Rico with plantains as its main ingredient. Plantains are picked green, cut into pieces and typically fried but can be boiled or roasted, then mashed with salt, garlic, broth, and olive oil in a wooden pilón. I loved this side order, which was the best comfort food ever, right up there with cornbread in my book. Highly recommend. Chicha Morada - Exotic drink made of purple Peruvian corn! This drink had a flavor of hickory smoked cherry black cola I would describe and was unlike anything I had before. I really enjoyed this drink and highly recommend on a hot day. Chicken Empanada - We had ours made gluten free and this came out very hot. We put some of our elote and guac app in the empanda to add some flavor. This item was good but with so many different offerings here next time I would choose something else. This place was fairly busy at around 3pm on Sunday so if you plan on coming, I recommend either making reservations or not going at peak times unless you do not mind waiting. We were lucky enough that we did not have to wait to be seated but the staff looked very busy so if you can come at an off time prob would not be a bad move. Really happy with this find and would come back in a heart beat! As always people SYOY!!! read more

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We have been going here for years, but based on a few recent trips, I'm concerned it's going downhill. Most recently, service was especially dreadful - took over an hour for food to arrive and my husband never received his. They forgot to put it in. It looked like other people near us were also experiencing issues. Meanwhile, we sat there watching DoorDash orders fly out the door. Very frustrating, and not what this lovely, delicious spot used to be. read more

The food is not authentic. It's basic food, if you are a foodie and know authentic quality food. The hibiscus drink is ehhh they put cinnamon in it and it over powers the flavor. They do charge you for the normally complementary chips, although the salsa is tasty. The tacos and the burritos were a hard pass for me. The food lacks flavor, salt and authenticity. It is also byob. The outside ambience is cute although they asked us if we had reservations which apparently you need for inside, but the inside looks like a hole in the wall and not appeasing at all. Our waiter was super chill I give them one star for that. read more

Downloaded yelp just to write this review. In the most respectful way possible, this restaurant has no business serving Peruvian food. The ceviches ordered were decent, but the lomo saltado and aji de gallina were honestly so disappointing. The lomo tasted like it had been cooked in butter and butter only, absolutely no salt. More disheartening was the aji de gallina. I am not sure how it was made but it had absolutely no flavor. I've had many and none quite tasted this bland. Somehow yellow colored shredded chicken without absolutely no flavor. Genuinely had me wondering if i had the coronavirus it was so tasteless. Restaurant vibe and servers were great though. Also the chichi and maracuya was delicious. read more

We were down the street at the brewery when we got hungry and walked over. Very authentic food at this cute little place with an outdoor eating space in charming Lambertville. read more

A cute little family owned spot a short walk from the center of Lambertville. The decor could use some sprucing up, but it has a nice charm that makes for a pleasant dinner after a long day of walking around. read more

We will absolutely be back, many times. We all took bites of each others food and couldn't stop saying "mmm!". The tops were probably the skirt steak, birria tacos, ceviche chifa but everything was so delicious. It was a a busy Saturday night on a beautiful day. The kitchen was busy so a little bit of a wait but very much worth it. read more

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Food and service is excellent. Outdoor seating is great. I recommend the carapulcra. It's a traditional Peruvian dish.

Always 5 stars! Great food, great service, great atmosphere, great town, BYOB. I've been coming here for more than 6 years, please read my previous reviews. Food is always on point. Authentic Peruvian and Mexican flavor, feels like you are at home. They have both inside and outside dining. The owner is onsite, helpful and caring. You cannot go wrong with anything you order. To start we had the Peruvian sampler: Yuca fries, avocado, shredded chicken, assorted sauce's and a corn mixture. For dinner we had Lomo Saltado: Tender steak strips sautéed with onions & tomatoes in a red wine sauce, served over papas fritas & a side of white rice. read more

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Just finished an amazing lunch at El Tule, a Peruvian-Mexican Restaurant in Lamberville NJ. I give this restaurant an A plus. Excellent fresh food and a very friendly staff. It is a family-owned restaurant and they go above and beyond with their menu and their service. I had the El Costenito Plate with delicious grilled Flounder, Yuca Fries with a cold criolla pepper sauce to dip the Yuca fries in (both Yummy)with a nice side salad with lettuce and Avocado, lightly dressed with a tasty light white dressing. I shared a homemade flan with my husband. Just heavenly. It is homemade by the mother who originally with her husband opened the restaurant now the next generation run it and often serve as servers or cooks. The restaurant is cutely decorated and has both indoor and outdoor seating. I think this is my favorite local restaurant. read more

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The food here is amazing every time! So full of flavor and the dishes are all beautiful! The staff is also incredibly lovely and helpful. read more

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very delicious food, friendly service, and reasonable prices, can't ask for more! It was a very relaxing place to meet up with friends

Great service. We came at 5pm on a Thursday. You seem like most people eat outside instead of inside, so I felt like I had to see what it was all about.. The seating was really so nice and peaceful . I really felt like I was in Mexico, enjoying the cool music and sipping on my ice cold glass of jamaica! I was in absolute HEAVEN!! We ordered some chips and dips to start ! Delicious!! We both ordered tacos. I got the chicken and my bff ordered pastor . It came with black beans and rice. Colorful and so flavorful! I adored the corn tortillas my tacos were in!!! So fresh!! I'm in LOVE! Yum! We split a flan! it came with berries and whipped cream! Soooooo delicious and wonderful. So plentiful and so delicious and fresh!! I'm crazy about this guacamole ! I would love to come back . What an oasis!! read more

We're not sure what happened, but a couple years ago at our first dinner we had an amazing meal and experience, and have gone back several times hoping it would happened again, but this was our last attempt. Just okay and overpriced. read more

An absolutely delicious meal and a very not-so-hidden gem in Lambertville. Stopped in with my mom on a Saturday night and the place was bustling. Because it was just the two of us, we got a table pretty quickly but there were people waiting outside at most times throughout the night. We started with overeating on the chips and salsa that they had on the table (duh) and an order of the fried plantains (our favorite) and although I will always think my mom makes the best fried plantains, these were a very close second. For my main, I got the Coliflor Saltada Tacu. It is like a veggie stir fry with lots of cauliflower, peppers and onions. I added shrimp to it and loved every bite. It came on a bed of tacu tacu which is just fried beans and rice. I ended up taking half of it home because the portions were huge. But it was delicious. My mom got one of the dishes with strip steak and liked hers a lot as well. Just a little note that there was no option to request a preference for how you'd like the meat cooked. If you love Peruvian or Mexican, you'll love it here. It is colorful and cozy and quaint and lively and I can't wait for another trip. It looks like they have lots of tables outside as well, so I am sure it is a great place to go when the weather is warm. read more

Amazing environment, friendly staff, and delicious food! Feels like a mini vacation every time we go!

After being told how good this place is we went to see for ourselves for lunch. It's a small, very average restaurant with limited ambiance located in an off beat area of Lambertville. We like all sorts of cuisine, including Mexican and South American. My dish, sorry to say was dry and almost tasted as if warmed over, you know the thing. Overall, not much to speak about IMO but worth a visit if you are craving Peruvian food. read more

I am disappointed because I really wanted to enjoy this meal. This was our first time visiting Lamberville and wanted to try out El Tule based on the reviews. Quick to be seated and staff were friendly. They helped navigate through the menu. Ambiance was colorful and its a cozy little space. Plenty of outdoor too with heater tikis. However the food itself was very disappointing. The Chimichanga and Enchiladas were so bland, not enough seasoning and just missed the mark. The rice was hard, beans lacked salt. The Mexican street corn was good. Overall food was meh, atmosphere and service was good. read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Mexican Street Corn - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

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Food is very bland. Their spicy sauce/ salsa had no flavor as well. Ordered vegetarian nachos and it has more cheese than beans and beans had no flavor. Also ordered enchiladas and burritos. Again not great flavors. May be it's not vegetarian friendly in terms of flavor:( really wanted to like this place!! Service is slow. Servers are not proactively. read more

This has got to be one of the best restaurants I've ever ate at! This Peruvian-Mexican establishment is a must eat location! One of the best Lomo's you can get in NJ and beyond. They sure know how to cook it right I tell ya! we were greeted by a friendly and wonderful waitress and had a choice to sit inside or outside which was nice. The restaurant is very spacious and can accommodate large families. They had some interesting specials. The fresh pico was out of this world! I need it jarred and then a jar! the ceviche was fresh and succulent. Everything was really really good. Prices are fair for the times. Portions were big! Didn't end up needing the sampler of empanadas. None were bad but chicken or beef is the way to go if your diet tolerates it. Oh actually! The chorizo was bomb! But it's not their star. The Lomo Saltaldo is by far worth a drive from New York ! Pin El Tule on your map, it's certainly a 5/5 don't believe that 4.3 nonsense ; this place is gonna change your life! That's how you know it's good cause there's definitely some haters in these ratings! Enjoy! read more

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The outside dining area is very nice. However, our lunch today left much to be desired. The bowl of gazpacho soup for 8$ during the height of the tomato season was a thin purée. It tasted like it came out of a can. It was also extremely small in size, more like a cup. The chicken in our enchiladas was on the dry side and the tomato sauce not special at all. The rice and beans were good. However, in addition, the menu is deceiving. Apparently they charge extra for chicken or any other kind of meat in the enchiladas but the only thing it says on the menu is an extra charge for shrimp for three dollars. Our bill came with a four dollar extra charge - we complained and they downgraded it by two dollars. Wow. We understand that things are expensive, but the menu should be correct. We tried this place once 10 years ago and thought it was just okay, and we thought we'd give it another chance - but not again. read more

All of the food there is perfectly authentic and delicious Mexican food, no changes, nothing extra just the traditional way that Mexican food is meant to be prepared. If you go you have to get the elote it is seriously amazing, as well as the burritos and the guacamole. Three service is great and the place is very nice. read more

Absolutely fantastic meal. We were a group of 6, including 2 kids. There was something for everyone on this menu, including the kids. Plenty of the dishes can be made vegan which was helpful for our party (however, none of the desserts are vegan, as a side note). The server was extremely helpful and attentive. Guacamole was excellent. My daughter had the kids soft tacos and loved them. It was also her first time trying beans - she absolutely loved them as well. I had the beef sopas- they were absolutely delicious. I see people complaining about the prices... we were 6 people, it was $171 which is really not that expensive. I guess it depends on what you order. I felt that the prices were more than fair for the quality and quantity of food received. I had plenty left over for lunch the next day. It was my mother-in-law's birthday and they brought her a complimentary dessert. Great place! read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Mexican Sopes with beef - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

Service was great, food was delicious (especially the taco bowl). Definitely recommend!

Unimpressed by my meal. Ordered carne asada tacos and it came like this. The steak was dry and barely marinated. I called at 3:10 and told them I was ordering from the lunch menu. When I arrived they said it's dinner time and my order was almost double what the lunch menu was. When I initially called they should've informed me of that! I will not be going back. read more

El Tule Authentic Mexican and Peruvian Restaurant - Carne asada - Mexican Near Me - Lambertville, New Jersey

food was awesome and service awesome. The ambience was cool and I finally got to try some new cuisines.

El tule is better than ever after all these years between their authentic Peruvian and Mexican cuisine, their AMAZING wrap around patio that is dog friendly and friendly staff. It's like a garden escape with string lights and large umbrellas. Even better, they are now open on Mondays!! Don't sleep on any of their ceviches, which pairs perfectly with their chicha morada or jamaica (pronounced ha-my-cuh - not like the country lol) read more

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