Mexican in the south is much less then what I'm used to on the west coast... El Vaquero is excellent and worth the visit. The food is of good quality and taste and unless busy, food comes out super fast. I have never had a bad meal and it's my go to choice out of all the other Mexican restaurants in Paris. I ordered a combo #20, the food was hot and presented well. The spices are lighter then normal but the mild salsa and Chile habanero hot sauce complement to experience. Sandra my server was top notch. Enjoy!! read more

El Vaquero - Combo #20 - Restaurants Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

Food was horribe! Not fresh at all, dry and obviously sitting in the warmers all day, if not for days. Took 2 bites of my meal (combo #12) and sent it back. The waitress was apologetic but a manager NEVER came over. The other meal, steak quesadillas, was terrbile as well! The person I was with literally picked through it for tiny pieces of overcooked steak. When we went up to pay, I made a complaint and then the manager came by. He was rude & condescending stating that even though the food was sent back, he would have not come to talk to me unless I asked for him. Said that the quesadillas were eaten but there was little meat there to begin with so he would have never known! He walked always, never apologized but was quick to blame us! Margarita was very watered down and 3/4 of it was left on the table. As an out of town visitor to a very friendly town, I would have expected better. We will never return here and I would suggest going elsewhere! Should have taken photos but was ready to find another place to eat! read more

we got cheese dip and it was fine and we ordered 3 chicken cheese and rice and grilled fish and all of are food tasted like chlorine. the waitress was fine very sweet young lady. its was very bland inside and just definitely not like any other Mexican restaurant. read more

Recently made my 1st visit. Great food, great service. Prices were good and El Vaquero is sure to be a destination when I visit Paris.

We had lunch here. The service was fast, the food was decent and well priced. I wold consider eating here again.

I found some fucking dried cum in my chicken cheese and rice that shit was aquatic wtf it had swimmers in that bitch. Anyways bad waits, cold food, and rude employees. The inside is nice though. Edit: our waiter was nice, but the rest are not, snarky and rude. and this was one of the longest waits I've had just for some chicken cheese and rice e read more

I'm actually super disappointed New Orleans doesn't have an El Vaquero now because I was super impressed! My husband brought me here since it's his favorite restaurant since he was a kid and I can see why! The decorations are cool, service is nice, and the food is our of this world! Seriously, I was super impressed by the breadth of the menu, and the food was even better! I ordered the fiesta dinner to try a little bit of everything, and it came with a chalupa, taco, tamale, enchilada, Chile relleno, rice and beans... It's a ton of food for around $10! My husband got the Dakota quesadilla brava which was full to the brim with grilled shrimp, steak, and chicken... And it was HUGE! By far probably the best quesadilla I have ever had. Plus, the portions are so large we definitely had enough for leftover lunch the next day! Thanks for making my Paris visit delicious!! read more

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Perfect spot for lunch with friends or a big family birthday party. Has a really nice outdoor eating area. Has a charming fountain in the main entrance. The food is always good. The service is usually good unless they are super busy. read more

This place is the best! Very affordable and very delicious I was there today and got a taco salad and a burrito the sauce on the burrito was so so good this is now one of my favorite places to eat now in Paris TN and I'm probably going to go every Saturday for lunch :-) love this place. It was the very first time ive ever been here. So Good. Dont let the picture fool you though the taco salad was huge. read more

El Vaquero - Taco salad - Restaurants Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

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Give it a 5 for the food and service. Place is routinely packed with people when we go, but they still manage to keep up and the food is always delicious. We will be back. read more

This place compared to el Vallarta up the street is so expensive and their food does not even compare to them we payed $42 for cheese dip and two chicken cheese and rices and the serving sizes were so small for those prices if your looking for a good Mexican food don't waste your time go to el Vallarta read more

WOW, I don't know what to say about this place... I moved away for 3 years and this place has seriously went down... This use to be the place to go.. The lines use to be out the door but now it is like crickets in there... The food is mediocre at best. The service is slow and seem distant... With Paris having so many mexican restaurants this place really needs to step up its game. They have the best patio out front that would be wonderful to sit on and have a margarita or 5. LOL but I never see anyone out there. I dont know if they just dont sit people out there anymore or what.. read more

Good food. Decent hot sauce. I like really hot, that was not the case tho. They did have jalapeño . Steak was cooked perfect. Tortilla were hot and tasty. Chimichanga was good as well. Rice was on bland side. Needs more seasoning. Service was a bit slow. I would return read more

I've been eating here quite a few times in the last couple weeks. I still think it's the better restaurant as far as Mexican restaurants in this town but I have to say I'm completely disappointed in the use of only queso cheese. I got a cheese, quesadilla, chicken and shrimp and it had the melted queso on there which you could hardly even tell was there so I asked for some shredded cheese in a small cup so I can add cheese to my cheese quesadilla chicken, shrimp and cheese and they brought me more queso cheese, it could've definitely used some cheddar cheese or Colby Jack, or something like that. It was just too much queso. It drowned it out that bland tasting just not good cheese, ha I think they could definitely improve upon that. What once again I still think they're better than the other Mexican restaurant I've said it before and I'll say it again you just have to except a lower standard of dining in Paris it's just not any place that really stands out. read more

I am always surprised when I go to a small town and find some good food. El Vaquero did that. Typical Mexican food, but definitely had better guacamole than I have tasted at some of the other joints. My wife enjoyed her meal. I had Burritos Deluxe, and they were up to par with other places. Good wait staff, and plenty of tables to hold the masses. Clean Restaurant. read more

El Vaquero - Burritos deluxe - Restaurants Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

I usually don't complain but the last 2 times I've ordered for pick up, my orders have been a mess. Missing food, order wrong and then when I took it back to ask about getting the correct order with the receipt showing where they messed up, they told me it wasn't feasible. So I asked for a manager, the cook came and easily fixed the situation Very nice and very apologetic. I hate this happened. I love this place. But won't be back. read more

It feels a bit generous to give this place a two-star review, but maybe I am being a bit harsh because I have tasted some good Mexican before. However, this place misses the mark on every point. The initial wait to even get acknowledge was almost ten minutes, even though there was someone at the desk that we said 'excuse me' to. We weren't starving though, so we weren't too peeved yet. Once seated, it was another ten minute wait for drink orders to be taken (but, it was slightly busy) and another ten-fifteen minutes until he came back with said drinks and salsa. The salsa was not epic, it tasted like generic out-of-the-jar salsa. We decided to order queso along with our order. It came in thimble-sized cup for roughly $4. It wasn't even great either. Once our food came, ages later, we were further unimpressed. The food was cold, and didn't taste good (we ordered enchiladas, tacos, and a burrito). Granted, the burrito size was huge, so it definitely was worth the money there. The waiter walked by our table several times, and I literally got up trying to get his attention and he ignored us both when we wanted refills and when we tried (for 30 minutes) to get our check. He was polite when he did actually come to our table, but he never once checked on us, and I had to ask someone else for a refill because he would not get me one after asking several times. I try not to be 'that guy', but there are much better places out there for a good enchilada. read more

Slow service and okay food, prices were reasonable. Seemed a bit busy which could be why (but wasn't crazy), server forgot that we were here for the majority of our meal, no refills etc. Not worth a second visit IMO. read more

The food is always good, as is the service. I won't be writing home about this place, but I will definitely eat there again.

Always impressed with quality and flavor of food. One of the best chicken Fajita Quesadillas I've ever had, can tell its cooked to order, not sitting in a bin ready to serve. read more

Just ate some chicken taquitos. Soooooooooooo good and crunchy. I highly recommend this place for quality food and wonderful friendly service. The atmosphere is excellent with a beautiful fountain, colorful artwork on the wall, and pleasent mexican music radio. read more

El Vaquero - After eating two taquitos - Restaurants Near Me - Paris, Tennessee

The food was not very good and the wait staff was not very efficient. It was not worth the money that we paid for our party of three.

Over 45 minutes wait; stale chips; poor, poor service. Was on holiday, but still bad service.

Whatever. ..... Not true Mex food all covered with some kind of sauce yuk.....