We had the crab cakes, grilled shrimp, seafood pasta, and a children's chicken tenders. It was delicious and fresh! The staff was extremely friendly and attentive! The atmosphere is cute and has a homey feel. read more

Caribbean and Spanish cuisine with beautiful atmosphere and superstar service. A cut above for Flowood and a go-to for date night. I choose Eslava's over any restaurants in the Flowood area. Love this place. read more

The service is consistent.. we have been there several times but each time my food is overly salty. I have yet to eat half of my entree due to this. (Could be my tastebuds, but I don't think so) The atmosphere is nice and friendly. You do get a lot of food for the money and they have weekday specials for couples dining in. My other half enjoys the food so we continue to patronize occasionally. read more

I'll start with the wonderful service by Jadi and then this was the 1st ribeye that I've ever ordered that was cooked to perfection just like I asked, my wife's seafood paste was delicious along with the fried green tomatoes which are to die for delicious This will be our new date nite restaurant! We both can't wait to go back. Thank yall so much read more

A thousand thousand apologies for walking in at 1:10 when you close at 2. Didn't think lunch would push you past closing. If you don't want customers after 1:00pm, I understand, just lock your door. No need to be rude, especially with that scripture verse front and center as we walked in the door. Witness, much? read more

I ordered the Senator Kirby Salad tonight. It was awesome, and their portions are huge! The seafood and salad was very fresh. Service was spot on! I will definitely be back! Thank you! read more

Normally I have a great experience at Eslavas. Unfortunately for lunch I received my normal order of Crawfish Pasta that was watery, underseasoned, and smelled like the crawfish were on the verge of going rancid. It had a very off smell. The lettuce for the salad was also limp and not fresh. When presented with a full bowl of uneaten pasta the waitress didnt even care to ask what was wrong. I feel completely for restaurants right now and the crisis they are all working through. Furthermore, it takes a lot for me to say something or leave a bad review. I tipped the waitress and wrote on the receipt my complaint. Hopefully in the future they will pay more attention to their guests. Hopeful for a better visit next time. read more

Great food, great service and reasonably priced. Took my wife here for our anniversary and plan to go back for our next one. Great being able to see and hear your food being prepared, our meal was delicious and very fresh! read more

This is a must try! Everyone loved their entrees and the tres leches dessert was amazing! This is locally owned and operated. One of the owners waited on us and it was an experience like no other. read more

Incredible food, excellent service, reasonable prices. Certainly one of the best restaurants in the Hinds, Madison, Rankin area. Don't skimp and pass on desert. You will not regret any choice. read more

There's only one word to describe Eslava's.....Great. My family and I try to eat here at least 2-3 times a month. The customer service is great and so is the food. The restaurant is clean and there's always soft soothing music playing. I love the Seafood pasta and I usually don't eat fried green tomatoes but I always get them at Eslava's. The artichoke dip is always a crowd pleaser as well. I took my 2 year old niece with me and she wanted fruit, it's not on the menu but they were so nice that they cut her a really thick slice of watermelon, no charge. Talk about pleasing every customer back repeatedly! This is why I've been a fan since day 1. I will continue to be a repeat customer. read more

Eslava's Grille - The Seafood Pasta...crawfish, shrimp, crabmeat and scallops mixed with a white cream sauce over angel hair pasta. Delicious!! - Specialty Food Near Me - Flowood, Mississippi

Danny and his staff consistently offer fabulous food and service!! Top of our favorite restaurant for a relaxing and filling meal. Their salmon is WILD (never farm raised) and another example of quality they offer Definately our go to seafood restaurant!! read more

Tonight was our first visit. Excellent food and service. Should become a local favorite with more word of mouth. We are definitely coming back. Good portions and fair pricing. None of that chain restaurant stuff. This place will not remain a secret for long!! read more

Eslava's, to me at least, is a Bistro - simple menu, mid grade plate offerings. The evening we went I had the Crawfish Pasta and my wife had the Grilled Shrimp with Potato's. For an appetizer we had the fried green tomato's topped with lump crab meat. Meals came with a side salad and fresh french bread, cut into rounds. Our waiter was a nice young fellow, the woman that was working ignored me and my wife, so we were glad we received him. I don't remember his name, but he was a tall slim hispanic fella, nice young man. We are regulars at Saigon across the street and they gave us coupons for free appetizers to Eslava's, so we didn't have to pay for appetizer. All in all, our meal with two sweet tea's, was right at $30 - which isn't bad to me, due to the quality of the meal we received. The owner/chef came to our table and checked on us, which shows he does care about his clientle. I liked, my wife liked and we will recommend to other foodies in the metro area. One other things I forgot to mention, they are BYOB - so can bring your own liqour and wine. read more

I ordered the seafood pasta here New Years Eve to go. (see my photo) Took it home with a bottle of wine recommended to me from Vintage Wine Market. It was delicious! I'm a coastal girl so I know fresh seafood when I come across it. The dish was packed with flavor as well! I will become a regular for sure! Eslavas was recommended to me by a friend who also said they have the best steaks in town, which I must try soon! read more

Eslava's Grille - Seafood Pasta: had scallops, shrimp, crabmeat, crawfish...awesome - Specialty Food Near Me - Flowood, Mississippi

This rating is an average of the two times I have been to Eslava's. The first time was 4.5, this one was 3.5 due to the lackluster service (details at the end). Eslava's is not a "steakhouse", but I will say that they serve some of the finest steaks in the Jackson metro, right up there with Tico's, Walker's, Shapley's, etc. I had a NY strip topped with their jumbo lump crab sauce on my first visit, and a ribeye last night, and both were absolutely delicious, and most importantly, perfectly cooked. If you order a steak medium rare at Eslava's, they accentuate the rare, which is exactly how I think it should be. If you are the type that likes a starter course I highly recommend the jumbo lump crab appetizer, which is a large portion of jumbo lump topped with chopped olives and creamy balsamic vinaigrette, served with lightly toasted bread. For someone who does not really like olives (actually I very much dislike them) this combo sounds interesting at best, but it is absolutely DELICIOUS. I wish we would have gotten it last night, but instead we went with the fried green tomatoes. They were very good, but it is hard to beat a large helping of fresh jumbo lump. In regards to the poor service... when I go out to eat service is not my #1 concern, but when I wait 15 minutes for a waiter to take my drink order that is just ridiculous. There were only two waiters on duty last night, so they were understaffed, but not to the point where I should have waited that long before getting water. Luckily for them I knew the food was very good, otherwise we would have left. All that being said, once you do place an order you do not have to wait long to receive your food. Final thought - Eslava's is VERY reasonably priced for the quality of the food that they serve, and we will definitely be going back. Another nice perk is the BYOB wine policy (they do serve beer). I believe they have a corking fee, but for some reason we have not been charged on either visit. read more

First, I had the seafood pasta, which was good, but did not make up for the rest. My husband ordered the ribeye special. The regular ribeye on their menu is $20. The ribeye "special" was $30 and included seafood. What did we get for the $10 up charge you ask? 3 shrimp and 1 scallop. They were okay, but NOT worth $2.50 each. The steak was over salted, as were the potatoes. The vegetables were clearly out of a can. I did not see wine on the menu. I'm glad I didn't try and order it, because we soon clearly saw a box of Franzia wine in their cooler. Thanks, but no thanks on the boxed wine. Overall meal was very low quality and a very high price. Smelled like bleach water and fish. Latin music was quite loud. Will not return. read more

Eslava's Grille - Box of wine? No thanks. - Specialty Food Near Me - Flowood, Mississippi

Many people that I spoke with had only "heard" of this place. It's in an old fast food joint that they have turned in to a casual dining atmosphere. I heard the fish was good there. I walked in and it smelled a bit fishy which normally makes me want to turn around and leave a place. I am glad I didn't. I had the special fish which was grouper. If was lightly pan-seared and was cooked perfectly. It was topped with fried oysters which were average but the fact the fish was great overshadowed the oysters. The zucchini and squash that was served was great too. Not overlooked and still had a bite to it which I like. It came with the potatoes which were just fried potatoes. Didn't eat many but did try it. Overall I thought its reasonably priced and would go back. I don't many people know about this place. read more

The food taste alone gets 5 stars but the small quantities, high prices, Ex-Taco Bell atmosphere, and poor service drag it down to 3 stars. I enjoyed the food but probably will not return. The seafood pasta seems to be the only thing worth getting here according to other reviews and I did not order it so that may have been my fault. read more

fairly new to flowood, so i'm making attempts to try a new restaurant each time i go out to eat. saw this driving down lakeland and thought i'd give it a try. i ordered the seafood past and oh my goodness. it was superb! huge shrimp and full of crab meat and crawfish. i wanted to lick the plate clean. my brother ordered the new york steak medium rare; he said it was juicy and nicely flavored. will definitely return. read more

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The Yelp reviews were solid, so I thought I'd check it out while in town. Its in an old fast food building. Cons - You seat yourself; smelled like a fish market; owner? walking around in jeans with a ripped t-shirt getting friendly with some local cougars. Pros - Well plated presentation; Emma provided friendly service; Crab cakes and Fried Green tomatoes were good. Indifferent - not a fan of the Latin music channel, but maybe you'd like it. read more

I took my (extremely picky) family here for dinner last night. First time for the all of us. The place had a weird smell. My brother and mother went with paint. I couldn't decide. There were two other tables seated when we came in. I had to take away a star because even though the waitress was very sweet, there was at least a ten minute wait to order drinks. The menus were pieces of paper that were stained and wrinkled and gross looking in general. I would think tea lemonade and water wouldn't take that long, but it was another 20 minutes to get the drinks. We asked for two minutes to decide our order after receiving the drinks. 15 minutes later we place order. Salads came and were nothing to write home about. The come back sauce was tasty. 10 minutes after salad, entrees arrive. My mother loved her NY Strip, which is so rare. My brother ordered the same and wasn't impressed. I chose the tilapia which was nice. I wouldn't order it again. There was nothing wrong with it, it tasted right. It's just the same as the tilapia I make. I think I will go back to try the Cajun pasta instead, it looked good. I asked for the bread pudding to go because there were so many rave reviews and I was tired of waiting.When she brought it back it was probably a half serving. She said it was cold so I get it for free. Didn't make a ton of sense but I am guessing there just wasn't a lot left. The taste was correct. It was good, but that is how it is supposed to be made. Overall the only problems I found were the waiting and the pricey menu. Other than that, I give a thumbs up. read more

I honestly thought I would not be impressed (figured there were too few reviews or that they were fake) Boy was I wrong! This place was so delicious and fairly priced. We started with the fried green tomatoes with crab sauce (This New Orleans girl gives them an A+) I had the seafood pasta and it was perfect in every way... Just creamy enough but not so much that you were sickened by it. The boyfriend got the filet and we both concur it was better than some of the nicest steakhouses we have been to. Really.. Only $20...Incredible! Susan was our server and she was the sweetest. I will be back as soon as Im back in town. Flowood/Jackson people, you are lucky to have such a gem in the area. Cheers to yo Eslava's! read more

Food and service was great, but could do w/out the Mexican music playing loudly on their tv through Sirius! They must have an identity crisis. read more

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Liked their scallop dish and their tomato appetizer, has been there a couple time, good and bad. There is one thing need to pay attention is sometimes they don't fully cook their shrimp especially around busy hours, you can tell the shrimp is still medium rare. read more

Great food, great service, friendly staff. I had the Avacado Salsa appetizer and it was amazing. It was made fresh right in front of me as I drank a beer and got to chat with the chef. I had the Ribeye Special with Shrimp and Scallops, and it was cooked to perfection. Nothing but good things to say. I'll be eating here again for sure. read more

Eslava's Grille - I had the Ribeye Special. Comes with shrimp and scallops on it. Very good, cooked to perfection! - Specialty Food Near Me - Flowood, Mississippi

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Went here for lunch one day. Very odd.. wasnt sure at first if it was mexican, spanish, asian, american.. figured it out tho. I thouhht this was some southern cookin but it wasnt. This is more of a seafood spot. I ordered some seafood pasta. Was fresh and ok. A little expensive for lunch.. i would reccomend dinner as the menu may have more options.. not many options for lunch read more

The wife and I had been looking forward to trying this place out for a while but sadly it was quite disappointing. All of the food was in desperate need of seasoning salt, pepper, anything that had flavor could have helped. The wife's seafood pasta was by far the best part of the meal and is the only reason this review has 2 stars. My meal on the other hand was dreadful. I ordered the Ribeye special with scallops and shrimp: the scallops were undercooked, under seasoned and did not taste fresh. Additionally the quality of the Ribeye was very poor. I honestly have seen better cuts of meat at the Waffle House. For 36 dollars I expect to be served something more than a glorified Steak-Um with no seasoning. The service was fine and the server was very polite and courteous as he explained that our order would be delayed due to an error with the kitchen. Honestly I wish they would have just kept mine in the back. I am sure that this place is very good at times sadly for my wife and I it just wasn't the case during our visit. read more

Comfortable and pleasant atmosphere. We have eaten there on several occasions and had excellent food. Recently - Lunch Menu and quality of food is good. Mahi Mahi was seasoned well and fresh tasting. Wait Staff was courteous and very reassuring. They were understaffed for the volume of customers. Friday night dinner - not enough wait staff - food preparation was slow Avocado Salsa Appetizer came after the salad and just before the main course. Good quality and seasoned rib eye steak but not hot as it was served. It was warm almost cool same with the red snapper. The vegetables were excellent and served hot. read more

Outstanding food. Wife and I shared the spinach and artichoke dip which was fantastic. Shrimp was great. The dessert was chocolate tres Leche and was the best ever read more

I ordered from here for takeout. I waited about an hour before I had a chance to eat it and was still pleased! I had the cajun crawfish pasta. Everything was delicious! My salad had comeback dressing and I couldn't ask for a happier way to start a meal. read more

I love this restaurant. The pasta dishes are great. The lemon shrimp pasta is my favorite, but the seafood and crawfish sauces are also very tasty. The seafood platter stands out because everything on it is grilled (except for the oysters). The daily lunch specials are a great bargain and much tastier that old nasty fast food restaurants that charge the same amount for convenience. I recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes steaks and seafood and often treat out-of-town guests to Eslava's. Top off the meal with flan, tres leches, or bread pudding. read more

Eslava's Grill is one of the best deals in town. If you are looking for high quality food that is loaded with flavor for a fair price, you have found your place. You might recognize several menu items from the original A.J.'s menu. I think I have found my new favorite restaurant in Jackson. read more

Went for my friends birthday and all the food was really good . We ordered the crabcake appetizers , very tasty although not colossal in size as stated on the menu , the fried green tomato appetizer was awesome. For my meal I ordered the fried oysters, they were perfect and the tartar sauce was great. Two people ordered the seafood pasta and loved it , one ordered the crawfish pasta, and another the blackened tilapia . Everyone agreed the food was great , even the side salad . I will definetly go back . read more

No margaritas. What kind of Mexican restaurant doesn't have margaritas :( fried green tomatoes are good tho

Ate here tonight, amazing food, amazing service, everyone was super friendly, and prices were very reasonable. Danny Eslava cooked everything to perfection, and came by the table to ask how it all was. Next time you are on Lakeland go and see Danny and try his seafood, you will not regret it. read more

We went on a Friday night. Thank God we looked at the menu beforehand, because we were never given menus. I had to leave to go pick up a bottle of wine. While I was gone, my husband ordered and was served fried green tomatoes. When I returned, he was sitting there staring at the appetizer with no silverware or plates. When we finally got these items, we tried to eat the tomatoes, but they were terrible. The taste was reminiscent of the MS state fair. It was terrible! We will never eat there again. Also, we had to go elsewhere to get the rest of our meal. I do not recommend this place to anyone! This place makes me Never want to eat in rankin county ever again!!! read more

Visited for the first time on a Sat evening. Décor was simple yet clean and professional. Service was super. Appetizer was spinach dip, which I order at other places all the time. One of the cheapest appetizers they have at $9. The dip was fine, a little oily, but too small for the price -- essentially an appetizer for 1. I ordered the Snapper special for $28. It was a small, single piece of fish covered in lump crab with 3 shrimp. The sauce was a rich, butter/wine sauce that was very tasty but salty. Both the fish and shrimp were slightly overcooked. Sides were cubed potatoes that while tasty were a little oily. Also included was a very good medley of sliced squash and zucchini. I found the portion too small for the price. Also ordered was the seafood platter for $30. It was pretty much the same plate as above with the addition of 1 large scallop and 3 fried oysters. The total bill was $78 before tip with no liquor, no dessert. I could handle the price if the food was of slightly better quality and noticeable larger in portion. But as is, I can't justify returning. read more

We ordered the crawfish pasta, seafood combo and calamari and all 3 were amazing. The flavors went very well together. I would recommend this place to anyone. Service was friendly and timely. read more

We went for our first visit and were very pleased. Very friendly staff and excellent seafood. I had the lobster with shrimp and scallops. Everything was cooked perfectly and the seasoning didn't overpower the food. Hubby had the shrimp and scallops and loved the potatoes! Fresh and local wins our vote hands down. read more

Eslava's Grille - Specialty Food Near Me - Flowood, Mississippi