Stopped by for lunch. We'd seen this place a bunch of times but never stopped. But we did this time. I'm sure we will be back. I'm a sucker for the ground beef chimichangas so,as usual, I ordered that. Wife had ground beef taco salad. Both were very good and the place seemed to having a very steady lunch crowd. We had the traditional chips and salsa. Chips could use a little more salt. Salsa was a first for me in that this particular recipe has a sweet taste to it. I didn't care much for it. The staff is super attentive and very nice. The restrooms could have been a basic bathroom but they added a "glass" fish bowl sink and nice decor. The owners pay attention to the slightest details. There is a plenty of room for busy nights, a full bar and a dining room for special events. In all we are happy we went. I don't think you would be disappointed. read more

If you're looking for authentic Mexican food, keep truckin. This place was subpar texmex at best - the decor and music was authentic but the food just wasn't it. Within 5 minutes of sitting down, 4 different people asked if we were ready to order. They were being tentative and kind, but it just felt very rushed and it wasn't even a lunch rush. Would not recommend the food for the prices either. The quality of the food is low end chain restaurant. read more

Food was dry and tasted old. My family did not feel well after eating here. Will not go again.

A solid 4. Good good, staff, and it was quick. I wish the menu was labeled with GF items, but maybe they can do that soon. read more

The food, La Catrina margarita, the green & habanero sauces are excellent!! The service was fantastic! We would definitely go out of our way to come again. read more

La Hacienda - Food & drinks - Mexican Near Me - Hot Springs, Arkansas

Whoa, we live in Hot Springs Village, there are lots of Mexican restaurants around, This is not one of them. Three days in bed with food poisoning. They must have depleted their supply of rice and beans because my Chile relleno was served with slow-death salad.I will say though the service was commensurate with the food. read more

Ordered a top shelf margarita that said it was made with fresh lime juice and it was NOT made with fresh lime, but some weird lime mix that gave me terrible heartburn. Food was ok, but nothing special. Salsa was served warm and had a sweet flavor. read more

First time in Hot Springs and came across this restaurant and I'm glad we did! The food was amazing! The service was excellent! The environment was welcoming and so nice and clean! Totally recommend!! read more

Clean and great service. Good food and drinks, decent prices, nice ambience inside and out. Our go to place when in town. Plenty of parking. Plenty of room. read more

I have dined here several times and have never had a bad experience! Food is always great, service is fantastic and the restaurant is always festive! I've had the Street Tacos, La Ranchero, and the California Burrito and I've never been disappointed. read more

Roaches crawling on walls. Beans 10 days old . 165.00 for 3 people. I told management they said we'll we just sprayed.lol what a joke of what used to be a good restaurant read more

Worst Mexican food ever, the workers were laughing at us, the food was bland and unseasoned, and the salsa was warm, the culopa was deformed from Walmart and deconstructed and discovolated could've gotten better food from the tv dinner I would've heated up my tv dinner for 5$ read more

This place has the best service I have ever experienced at any restaurant! They are on top of it . Food is great

This was the most incredible service I've ever had at a Mexican restaurant. Beautiful place to do a birthday dinner. Food was absolutely incredible and authentic. They even took a family photo for us and sang the kids happy birthday in Spanish. I can't recommend this place enough read more

La Hacienda - Happy birthday in Spanish - Mexican Near Me - Hot Springs, Arkansas

absolutely "10" from start to finish!! clean - great service- phenomenal meal!! LOVED by a Texan!!

We were visiting from out of town and pleased to find this wonderful Mexican restaurant for a meal. The restaurant was clean, colorful and authentic in there food fare, and presentation. The food was generous, and excellent to enjoy. We will look forward to visiting this place on future visits to the area. Even the "baño" was modern and clean, well-maintained. read more

La Hacienda - Men's restroom. - Mexican Near Me - Hot Springs, Arkansas

expensive and no good anymore. $13 burrito that was dry bland and luke warm. Salsa was thimble sized, expensive and food was less than a microwaved burrito from Wal mart. Go elsewhere... read more

The place was busy on a Saturday night. We loved the warm, colorful decor. The drinks were excellent, I loved the frozen mango margarita, not too sweet. Food was delicious, the red and green salas very fresh and tasty. They have a lot of veg options and happily accomodated special request for veg chimichanga without mushrooms. Service was good. The food tasted so much better than the average Tex-Mex or some of the pretentious, pricey modern Mexican places! read more

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We were seated immediately and given a big table in the back, immediately you notice the hand carved Mexican colorful chairs. They took our drinks order and served warm corn chips, a mild red salsa and a hot but tasty green salsa (very flavorful), We asked for more and it was provided right away. Service was very efficient, we got our drinks and appetizer right away. Our food arrived hot, fresh and delicious, the fajitas come with 3 homemade corn or flour tortillas, the dishes are not giant but just the right size. The only negative, the fajitas came with sour cream and no guacamole. We didn't stay for dessert but next time we will try some churros, I hope they are as good as their food. read more

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I've written scores of Reviews of Mexican & Tex-Mex Restaurants, mostly **** or ***** This highly-touted chain must be surviving on its reputation & longevity, IMO. I do believe that the many negative * ** *** Reviews already here are factual. BTW, I did not read them until after my dining experience. Server brought the smallest cheapest cellophane-wrapped white plastic fork & knife in a tiny napkin, the kind only found in the lowest Fast-Food chains. Excuse me?!?! First time I recall having to ask for real utensils in a restaurant. Food was just weird. Strangest looking & tasting Chalupas ever. Taco was bland. Chips were not fresh. Worst-tasting Sauce I've ever had. I asked for Salsa, & it too was terrible ~ very sweet & inedible. I asked the Server if it contained Sugar, & she nodded. WTH?! Service was lax, though there was only one other occupied table. One of the Honchos walking around never donned a mask. I'm one & done here. read more

La Hacienda was the best! From the yummy food and delicious drinks to seeing how much the staff cares for their guests... I will continue to come back! Top tier Mexican restaurant in the Hot Springs area! #toasttoyou read more

The service was great! The staff was very accommodating and kind and frequently checked back to see if we needed anything. The food was positively delicious! The fried ice cream? Outstanding! I highly recommend! Thank you so very much to the staff here!! read more

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I'm a fan of Mole. I've had it any number of times, including in Mexico; this was the absolute best, no contest. The Margaritas were really good too. I will definitely come back here when we visit Hot Springs. read more

Nomás quiero decirles que este restaurante es el mejor restaurante que he visitado en mucho tiempo. Todos son muy amables y atentos con sus invitados. De lo mejor! read more

La Hacienda - Arrachera Steak - Mexican Near Me - Hot Springs, Arkansas

Second time here and gets three stars for the very delicious rancherito on first visit. That dish is a 5 star. Service is good also. Second time visiting on a Tuesday after lunch crowd. The place smelled very strange. Like mold. I have mold allergy so I will know later if I am affected by this. I can always smell it. Sometimes in crowded venues it is more difficult for patrons and staff to notice due to overwhelming food odors - but due to lack of activity it was very noticeable. I have been to many, many, many Mexican restaurants all over the country. I cannot recall a single one charging for additional salsa. The first tiny serving is brought to the table as expected with chips. Any additional is extra fee. This is extremely disappointing. The only upside of this is saving calories for the meal and sticking To my diet better. So if dieting - this may be a good option. The lack of salsa is the main reason for my removal of at least one star. Just tacky, not a common practice or welcoming. read more

3rd times a charm! Never again will order every order hasn't been we ordered, called to discuss issue and the staff argues!! What happened to "customer is always right" ​ read more

I was in town to attend a funeral and decided to stop in for lunch after reading the reviews. They have an extensive lunch menu with lots and lots of choices. I really love the 3 different types of sauces they bring out, a sweet "warm" sauce, a fresh "hot" sauce and a green "mildly spicy" sauce. The chips also were crisp and hot. I ended up ordering the lunch special #1 that was comprised of a shredded beef taco, a cheese enchilada, rice and beans. The enchilada was "dressed" with a lettuce and tomato mixture. The shredded beef taco was really delicious. The rice was also very good. The refried beans were a bit on the dry side, but ok. I wasn't totally impressed with. Instead of chili con carne it had a somewhat bitter enchilada sauce. Service was very attentive and I most definitely will try the restaurant again when I am back in town. I am a huge fan of chili rellanos and I can't wait to try theirs. read more

Visiting from out of town ! Everyone was so friendly and the food DELICIOSO!! Located right by my condo ! Thank you to the staff for everything read more

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The only thing that was good was the queso...literally. Group of 6 of us and no one enjoyed their food. The xlg fajita plate had chicken and beef that looked nothing like fajitas should look. The meat was thin slivers like you get in Chinese food or something. Don Pancho(?) Top shelf margarita was mehhh, didn't even drink half. read more

Best Mexican restaurant in Arkansas! Love the street tacos and fajitas. They used to bring 3 salsa options to the table but now being 2. Thanks a lot Biden. read more

Amazing food! If you want some real Mexican food i recommend La Hacienda . Service was fast and everyone was so nice . Give it a try !

Fish tacos and guac were good. All the hardworking waitresses. But.... There was a weird smell... Of course... Like bathrooms... And a similar weird smell coming off the menus.... And the bean burrito was blah - like I could've made better at home, and without the hint of lard. And our waiter, who seemed like he might own the joint, Julio, overcharged us. I pointed to what we wanted, but but he charged us for the 'dinner' version, that comes with rice and beans. We didn't want that. I didn't want to make a fuss so I just paid for it, but due to that and the mediocre food (and the smell) we won't be back. read more

I just stopped by for a to go order. OMG. The food is so fabulous and fresh. They were packed but so kind and helpful. I will be back. Thanks so much read more

Great service and best authentic mexican food in Hot Springs! Great menu selections and end the meal with fried ice cream!

Simply amazing!!! Delicious food, incredible service, very attentive and amazingly friendly staff. We could eat the food here every day. Generous portions and a delicious spicy, skinny margarita. 10/10 read more

Two stars is probably overly generous for this establishment. We went here to eat lunch with some locals at their recommendation. I think the locals were only interested in the margaritas, which are pretty hard to mess up if you ask me. The service was truly atrocious. We constantly had to ask for refills on drinks salsa chips etc. even when we asked for these they often did not come or had to be asked for again. Our table of five had probably three servers serving us and still could not seem to adequately provide bare minimum service. The food was... underwhelming to say the least. They had two red salsas. One was sweet, weird. The other was nearly flavorless. If you like spicy, ask for the GREEN sauce. This was the one delicious thing about this place. Other locals we spoke with later agreed with us. We ordered the combination fajitas for two. The meat was described by one of my companions, a mid-60s local, as "those little tiny pieces that are easy to chew!" as if that was a good thing. The meat was tough, overly salty, and over cooked. We got 3 tortillas. For TWO people. When we asked for more, we were later CHARGED for the second batch. The sides included a teaspoon portion each of of guacamole that definitely was NOT fresh, sour cream, pico de gallo on wilted lettuce. I asked for extra sides of guacamole and sour cream, which i@' happy to report were sizable portions and reasonably priced. If I find myself in Hot Springs again, I will avoid this establishment. I would suggest you do the same. Literally everywhere else we ate was better. read more

I'll start this by saying I usually hate it when people write bad reviews after one visit to a restaurant, but this time I'm making an exception, because I'll never be back. I'll start with the good: Service was excellent, queso was good, that's it. Now the bad: My wife ordered her mainstay of fajitas, they were 12.99 for chicken and she got a tiny bit of chicken, peppers, and onions. She said they tasted like teriyaki. I ordered a torta, it was large for the price, but it was disappointing to see they had obviously put store bought salad mix on it instead of lettuce, it had cabbage in it. If you're going to make fajitas they should be proportional to the price, the amount she had wouldn't have fed a small child. We won't be back. My recommendation is to go Don Juan's. read more

Highly recommend! Very clean and manager was super friendly. Food was fresh and hot and well presented. Wife had the best fish tacos and the 2 salsas were fresh and homemade... we loved it! read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant, hard as it is for me, a Texan, to admit. I love the cheese enchilada plate, but I am sure their other items are great. My boyfriend likes the vegetarian burrito, and the shredded beef tacos are also very good. But this place has some of the best queso (white Mexican cheese style) and best refried beans (they must be lard + crack, seriously) I have ever eaten. The chips are great (always the ultimate test of any Mexican restaurant), and they bring you two salsas: a very hot green one and a sweet red one (I assume it has brown sugar, and maybe a splash of pineapple juice in it). They are addictive. The place has a great atmosphere and full bar (strong margaritas!) in addition to an attentive staff. I also love their heavy, blue glassware. I live in Austin, so I only get to eat here about once every year or so, but I always make sure it's my first stop in Hot Springs. My family and I have been eating here for years. Check out the lunch specials up until 2:00pm. read more

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This was my second check in and I was pretty satisfied. I got a shrimp quesadilla last time and it was half-decent. This time I decided on a shrimp fajita and it was scrumptious. The shrimp was high quality and so was the rice and guacamole. I personally think it's a pretty good main course meal. My only problem was the water underneath all the contents. Pretty fair experience and will keep returning to this restaurant to try more. read more

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