If you're in the Bastrop area and want Mexican food, you can't beat this place. It's my favorite restaurant in the county.

Such a wonderful find! I have a driven past this place for the last nine months thinking it was some hole in the wall. Boy was I wrong! The food was excellent!! I will definitely be a regular from now on. On Monday through Fridays they even give you free queso! read more

I meant to leave a review for this place a while back, but I forgot. My husband and I use to go to this place all the time when we lived in Bastrop. The food was so good and the service was beyond excellent. We never ran out of chips/salsa (you get 2 types, by the way) or drinks, and our food was always delivered promptly. Its kind of out in the middle of nowhere, but worth the drive. read more

Thanks to Yelp Reviews we tried this place. It's so good. Plates are huge. It's clean & staff is friendly. Margaritas are delish. Free queso at lunch. Not sure about dinner. 2 different sauces also served with the chips and queso. If your out in Bastrop you gotta stop. read more

I just say it, best in Bastrop. I was sold when I realized the jalapeños were homemade. Friendly service and great service.

The food here is authentic, spicy and delicious! The battered chile relleno was battered with egg just like they do in New Mexico (not the heavily breaded kind you get at other places) and it was perfect! I'm on a Keto diet and the owner was so sweet to sub my beans for veggies which was a good hearty cauliflower broccoli carrot medley. Their salsas were sooooo good also. Each dish had a good accompaniment of guacamole and pico de Gallo. Will definitely be back next time in Bastrop. read more

This is a pretty good place, never too crowded with pretty decent service. Nice for a change of pace.

This place stays pretty busy- lots of locals eat here and I see why. The place is clean, service is friendly and efficient, the food is delicious. They bring the salsa out warm, it tastes home made. I have had the chile relleno twice now- the biggest, cheesiest chile relleno I have ever had-absolute perfection ! The refried beans are great- and I don't normally care for them, but again.. home made. The guacamole is fresh and lots of flavor. read more

After a morning movie, my daughter drove down 95 and ate here. With the chips she brought out THREE bowls..the green and red sauces plus a small bowl of queso..I was in heaven and could have easily spent the rest of the afternoon drinking my Coke and eating chips and assorted salsas. I had the lunch special #1 which was a cheese enchilada, taco, tamale , beans and rice. Rice was very favorable and was very happy with everything. My daughter had the beef fajata quesadilla and thought it was very good. Look forward to future visits..had dinner here again this evening..yumm read more

My husband and I went back last night because we've rotated through the other Mexican restaurants in Bastrop, so it was Las Cocinas' turn again. We each ordered iced tea and water, as in, busperson (at the time I thought he was our waiter, but he wasn't, good thing too) looked at me and asked what I wanted to drink, and I said "Iced tea and water," and this process was repeated with my husband. Then, you guessed it, one iced tea and one water arrived at the table. We had a very hard time getting the point across to the dude that we each wanted a tea and a water. Finally it worked when we moved the iced tea and water to one side of the table and did some pantomime. Guess we could've tried Spanish. Oddly enough, we ordered the same things that we did on our last visit (from a waitress who understood us much better than the busperson did). This time we got some queso as well. Don't think I like their queso, or at least it wasn't good last night. Wasn't even as good as everyone's favorite Ro*tel Velveeta mashup, just some clumpy inferior melted fake cheese. It's nice that they serve it with pico ... we threw some of that in and some salsa and the queso wasn't quite so bad. Chips were also not great: about half of them tasted strongly of old grease. We still put away a fair amount of chips and queso, since we were hungry from our gym workout. My dinner was decent. The beef taco was worse than last time because the meat was totally dry/fairly tasteless and easily fell out of the taco. Maybe they decided to go healthy? Queso puff served on the same plate as the taco caused me to have a plate of congealed cheese. Undaunted, I scraped it onto my plate to mix with my rice and beans, which were fine. Frijoles refritos were a bit more on the whole-bean tip than usual, but that's not a problem. Verde sauce was still good, not quite as spicy this time, which is good for me. Tamale was good, chicken in the chicken enchilada was both pink and stringy (didn't seem raw so I hope the pinkness was just from the way it was cooked) so not great. My husband's carnitas were not as good as the last time because they were fattier, but they were still flavorful. He didn't especially like it that they were served on a silly sizzling platter. The portion looked small but more meat was hiding under the other items so it was actually adequate. We're going to keep Las Cocinas in the rotation and hope this was just an off night. read more

I don't particularly like Tex-Mex and love authentic Mexican food so Las Cosinas is a perfect place for me. They have an outstanding, extensive and authentic Mexican menu combined with wonderful service and great prices. It doesn't get any better than this in Bastrop County. read more

I expect something besides the salsa to be spicy. Too bland for our taste buds. Didn't feel the margarita until I left, which I guess is a good thing. We'd return, but only if already in the area. read more

Excellent service and amazing food .. Free queso came with my salsas as well .. well worth the stop :)

Having just moved to the area, I'm on a quest to find the best mexican place around. This one had receieved good reviews so I figured I'd hit it up for lunch today. It's a pretty, clean and well-lit facility. My waitress was friendly and fast. I was pleasantly surprised by the small dish of warm queso and two salsas that arrived with fresh chips. The first salsa was a mild green, the second was a cooked salsa served warm with large chunks of onion in it. I ordered some house enchiladas with rice and beans that came out SCREAMING hot! I had to wait a while as to not burn the crap out of myself. The portions and flavors were all good, but not mind-blowing. The one constant I'm finding with the Mexican places in this area is a serious lack of spice. I have yet to see a jalapeno in use. I prefer my food on the spicy side, so, though tasty, in the end, this meal was not that satisfying. That said, the pricing is fair, the food is good quality and the staff seems lovely. A solid three out of five stars. read more

YUM! Ate there today, it's traditional, but has flavorful food! The beef fajitas are super tender, really good flour tortillas and fresh guacamole. The owners are personable and friendly. Beer is cold. Charro beans w/ bacon are great also. It looks smaller from outside than it is, Tv's are on...even sell some pottery/Mexican type gifts, not top quality stuff, but I did pick up a couple cool Mexican coffee mugs. I will return to this place for sure. Portions were perfect, not skimpy! Took some flan to go, it was good also. The menu is HUGE, so many options, even chicken fried chicken...steak, seafood dishes, fish...NICE menu. 2 salsa's, I eat at several Mexican restaurants and I am spending the time to share my opinions on this one because it is REALLY good. Super traditional causal décor, but VERY VERY clean, look around, they clean every corner, spotless. read more

The food is always good here, oh! And the señoras are always very nice and friendly. Highly recommended. Try their caldos are delicious.

The stuffed avocado was worth the few miles off the freeway. Service was great and kept the fresh chips and water coming.

This place was amazing! Excellent food and great people! We showed up with 13 people on Saturday and they bent over backwards to get us seated. Every single meal was delicious - there were 13 clean plates! The margaritas were delicious as well! I feel like we stumbled on the best restaurant in the region! We will definitely come back here next time we are in the area! read more

Simply below average Mexican food for the price. The tortillas tasted store bought, the beef fajitas were over cooked, carne guisada was more tomato and onions than meat. Staff was courteous and the restaurant was a nice setting. read more

Solid tex-mex, great Guac, free Queso. The real thing!

This is our favorite go to Tex-Mex restaurant out here in Bastrop, fresh guacamole, good fajitas and some really decent dinner specials

Food was incredible. Fresh. My husband and I have eaten at a lot of tex-mex. I have personally tried to find nachos as good as my fav place. Their chicken tasted fresh. The cheese was good quality. And I'm pretty sure they even pickle their own japs. The meat tasted so fresh. The beans were great too. And the enchiladas were perfecto! Will have to drive but we will be back! read more

They do not serve tequila in the margaritas. And the nachos literally have canned cheese. I would not recommend, keep driving.

We went for lunch at Las Cocinas following the reviews on Yelp. The food was delicious!!! Not only it was tasty but the ingredients were really fresh and they pay attention to presenting the food well. They explained that beans, tortillas and rice are prepared every morning there. I avoid eating oily foods and La Cocina prepared the fajitas as I order them. My husband had the Mexican tacos and he really liked them. The service was great, they explained the extensive menu, kept our glass full and plates were out quickly. read more

Excellent food, nice family. I recommend the stuffed avocados with chicken, I like to add a little queso on top of mine. The beans are amazing. read more

A little hole in the restaurant but it was very good. My boyfriend got the quail and loved it. Definitely coming back!

Simply the best service and tastiest Mexican I've had in a long time. Not over seasoned. Just right.

Everyone is so friendly! This has become our new favorite place to eat! The service is fast and correct every time! Our favorite items to order are the enchilada cremosa and the street tacos. read more

I come here regularly for late dinners and have no complaints. Really good mexican food and free chips with tasty -not too hot- salsas. Plus they sell homemade tortillas and accoutrements to go in case your making tacos at home. The menu is pretty large but I usually order the las cocinas salad or the enchiladas verdes. The desserts are good but probably not worth the calories. Overall, this is a pretty solid dining choice if you live nearby or are passing through 95. read more

I usually have either good or bad experiences here. We went last Friday, ordered carnitas. Well, the serving was tiny, a slather of beans and rice. The carnitas were nothing but pork fat and onions. We said something to the owner since we knew them. Well, he looked my bowl of fat, shrugged his shoulders and walked away. No, I'm sorry. Nothing. I'll just head over to Morelia next time. Much better food and margaritas. read more

The food is excellent. The service is awesome. Nice casual atmosphere. The stuffed avocados were the best.

Well. I. Really. Wanted. To. Love. This. Place. BUT SPOILED, bad, ROTTEN cheese is UNACCEPTABLE. Don't give me wrong but I loved their fish dish but my husband got a dish w cheese and the cheese was spoiled. I'm so glad my toddler shared with me and did not get a taco w beef and cheese. The wait or tried to denied the cheese was rotten. My hubs got another plate but wasn't really hungry after that horrible taste. So while I enjoyed my fish plate, email hubs left still hungry. I really wanted to come back (2nd time going) but sadly we won't be going back... read more

Be careful getting on and off the highway! Traffic is flying by on Hwy 95. If you survive that you will find a nice family run place where everything is made fresh. The corn tortillas, the guacamole, the salsa and frijole's. I ordered Tino's Special which was diced beef fajitas coated lightly in jack cheese on a bed of rice topped with Mexican sauce. Service was not overly attentive or friendly. If it had been, this would have been five stars. read more

So much better than the other Mexican restaurants in Bastrop. Extensive menu, seafood options, good green salsa, and good queso.

Received a gift certificate for this restaurant from some friends so went in to give it a try. Very friendly staff, attentive service and portions were very large! Food was good, not the best I have had but definitely better than the majority of what is served in Bastrop. We will go again for sure! read more

Really good food. I enjoyed the lemonade Fresca and the #6 lunch special. Good service and clean restaurant. It's a little off the beaten path but worth the trip. read more

OMG...this is the BEST Mexican food ever!!! and the margaritas were to die for....and were SO surprised to hear they were wine margaritas! They were truly as good as any tequila margarita we've had! We would never have guessed they didn't have tequila if we hadn't been told by the previous owner at the next table. Everything about this place was super! Great chips, salsa and queso too! AWESOME!!! Can't wait to get back to Bastrop to eat at Las Cocinas!!!! read more

I LOVE this place! I always get the margarita and the grilled shrimp- it says 6 shrimp on the menu and they always give you 8 shrimp. The service is always good. I have brought many friends here and we are happy every time! We go there whenever we can! read more

I guess it's all decent but nothing spectacular. Fried stuffed avocado was interesting but cheese was unnecessary. Fajitas were fine. Horchata nice and very cinnamon. read more

Such an amazing place! Excellent service and food is delicious! Their fajita is so soft and tender! Come out and support your local restaurant. read more