Came here on my way home from Houston on a friends recommendation. I went pretty early for dinner so there was no wait and not much of a crowd. While I ended up going with a fairly light meal (relatively) this seems to be a great place to come if you're hungry. Their combo plates looked to be an unfathomable amount of food given the price. Alas I decided that would not lead to good things on the remainder of my drive. The free salsa we started out with was tasty, had a nice peppery flavor to it and I appreciated that they have chips capable of handling the fairly heavy salsa. For my entree I went with the blackened tilapia and switched in Mexican rice instead of white rice. This ended up being a really good choice as the Mexican rice was the star of the meal. The rice was super rich and had a good mild spice. Unfortunately the rice stood out as the blackened tilapia didn't have too much flavor to it. The texture was also much chewier than I would have liked. I was interested to see how guacamole went on a dish like this, but it was also fairly disappointing. One of my biggest food pet peeves is when guacamole just tastes like mashed avocados and unfortunately this fell into that category. Overall, if you're visiting round top for longer than just a rest stop I think it's a great value. However compared to the Tex mex options you can find in other areas the quality is definitely subpar. read more

We always eat at Mandito's for TexMex when we're in Round Top, and our most recent visit was great! We love their salsa and the queso was creamy with just enough kick. We had the chicken burrito and enchiladas suiza; both were delicious. This place has a vibrant vibe and the location is perfect. The friendly staff goes above and beyond and makes the whole experience fun! Don't miss it! read more

The Original Mandito's - Enchiladas Suiza - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

Great service and great foos, even during a very very very busy night during Round top antique week. The margarita was great and so were the enchiladas. Service was fast and friendly considering all the chaos. read more

The Original Mandito's - a plate of mexican food - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

I have to say this place had the absolute best fajitas I've ever had! I've lived in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, traveled all over hill country, even west texas. This place rocked! read more

The Original Mandito's - the menu - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

Stopped at this place before we checked into the Round Top Inn! It was so cute inside and our server was very nice. We loved the fresh chips and salsa - finished all of them and then ordered the chicken quesadillas and the chicken burrito bowl. Both were great, and huge portions - the chicken was wonderful and had a great flavor. Loved our experience and will definitely come back if we are in Round Top again :) read more

The Original Mandito's - Chicken Burrito Bowl! So yummy - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

Such a shame ... in all of Round Top a sucky Tex-Mex place .. mediocre food .. weak margaritas and terrible service ... don't waste your time here... some please open a great Tex Mex place ! read more

We ended up going here because it was the only place open in Round Top on a Monday around lunchtime. The food was overpriced for the quality for sure. We ordered chips & queso and it was literally $7 for what was obviously just Velveeta & Rotel melted together. The burrito bowl was good but the tacos al carbon were $14 (so $7 each) and came with decent rice & runny beans. No lettuce, grilled peppers, grilled onions or any of the typical toppings for tacos al carbon, only came with some sour guacamole. Chicken within them was over-salted and fairly dry as well. Overall, none of the food was bad but not good enough for the price, or to convince me to come back. If it wasn't so overpriced, maybe I would give it 3 stars but is way too pricey for the quality of the food. read more

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I hate to be that type of person to complain, however, my waitress today was absolutely horrible. When she came to the table, you can tell by the look on her face she didn't want to be there. She was having a bit of an attitude with us while asking questions about the menu. While asking questions, she rolled her eyes at us. As she walked away, i'm assuming she didn't think we heard, she mumbled under her breath, "i'm tired of them asking a whole bunch of f***ingquestions". I didn't catch her name but it was a blonde headed young lady. Overall, the food was amazing and we'd love to come back, but, will be asking for a different waitress. (I came in on the 7/25) read more

The food was cold again. First time I have been back in 2 years. The food is not so good, and 35% overpriced. This is why the locals will not go to Manditos. read more

I have never not left a tip at any dining experience. Today was the exception. From the moment we were sat, our waiter was so rude. There were 3-4 tables sat when we arrived. One of those was finishing up. We do not live in Round Top and had never been to this restaurant. My mom tried to order a Coke Zero and he told her there was only diet. She asked if it was Pepsi or Coke and he snipped at her and said Pepsi. I ordered a half sweet half unsweet tea and he just stared at me like I was crazy. Then snipped at me that they don't have tea. We got drinks and eventually he came back to take orders. My friend asked if we could get chips and salsa and he snipped at her "we're working on it!" We had a table of 4 adults and a table of 4 kids. He brought us one basket of chips and one bowl of salsa. When we placed our order for food, more snippy rude attitude. Then it took an hour and 10 mins to get our food! We all had nachos, a tostada, and enchiladas. Lunch specials. Other tables were also annoyed that their food took over an hour. The food was disgusting. Half of the kids didn't even eat their food. The only positive I can give them is that the salsa was really good. read more

I have been eating here for years. Food is becoming just good and there is never enough sauce on any item!!! Enchiladas to fish tacos they never have enough of the main ingredient, the sauce. Crew seems to lack a sense of urgency. read more

Most everything was great. We all ordered different entrees and all ordered margaritas. The margaritas were some of the best we've had as agreed by all. The food was good and creative and authentic. The restaurant suffers from understaffing and these days there's not much to remedy that. They experienced bathroom water outrage but handled it well. (Next door is a sister property) The only unusual dish which deviated vastly from Armando's was the Queso Fundido w/ chorizo. It was chorizo with some sprinkles of cheese over it. I didn't eat any as it wasn't very appealing to me. read more

This place is just so-so. Service was great, but food was really blah. Chips were soggy, salsa tasted like it was from a can, and our meals were nothing to write home about. I really don't think I'll be back. read more

I have come to this restaurant since they have opened, and while they have had their ups and downs, it has never been as bad as it is now. What has happened. I was there last weekend What happened. Drinks are expensive and food was awful. It's almost like it was heated up in the microwave. I think y'all can do a lot better than this. OK post. read more

This is probably the worst food I have had. For my plate I ordered the Burrito, which is covered in a yellow greasy cheese and the worst meat quality I have ever paid for. I believe it was the most expensive piece of fake meat I have ever tried. The beans were nasty and not consumable. If I could I would give a negative star review. It's so bad that it made me write first yelp review to give it a ONE star. The bathrooms ALSO smelled nasty and were very dirty, just like their food. read more

The Original Mandito's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

We were staying in Burton and looking for a close food spot. There aren't a lot of places open during the first part of the week so we landed here. The chips and salsa were delicious. The margarita was just okay, could have had more ice. The street tacos with steak were delicious and seasoned very well. My daughter loved her charro beans and queso enchiladas, but noted that the queso was a little spicy. My husband loved his cheese enchilada with gravy. We will definitely be back in the future. read more

This place was horrible! There was nobody there but somehow the queso was still cold. And all the food tasted terrible even the drinks were bad. I had a sprite and somehow it tasted like flat sprite with dirt sprinkled in it. NEVER GO HER EVER!!!!!! read more

Nice place -- friendly waitstaff, nice ambiance inside, pretty quick service (though we WERE maybe 20 minutes til closing time). We ordered the crispy tacos, plus some crema and guacamole. Holy cow -- really GOOD guacamole! Super fresh, perfectly seasoned, huge chunks of avocado! IDK, maybe the chef had to make one up fresh for us, since they were trying to close down the kitchen, but if so -- kudos for the best guacamole I've tasted in a while. And the taco meat was really excellent -- smoky-flavored, not too spicy, not greasy at all, really well seasoned. We live maybe 35 minutes away (but we live 30 minutes away from everything anyway). Mandito's will be our NEW official favorite local tex-mex place. Yay! read more

If I could give no star I would. I got there before 6:00 to order something to go. The service was not good even though the bar wasn't that busy. The food was AWFUL. The rice was like gravel and the beans were like chalk. I had a 12 minute drive and by the time I opened my meal the cheese enchiladas had congealed and turned to rubber. $17 for 2 enchiladas, beans and rice that couldn't be eaten. Expensive mistake I won't make again. So disappointed. read more

Ate lunch here on a Saturday. We beat two large crowds. Service was friendly and fast even with the huge groups. Food was ok. Not my favorite Mexican food but for such a small town it was ok. Good enough for a quick lunch. Your options are limited. My husband got the Tres Hombres enchiladas and they were better than my chicken taco al carbon. If back in the area I would get the enchiladas. Not sure I understood the double refried beans. read more

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Terrible service...mediocre flavor food....chips and salas were really good which is why I gave 2 stars

Food excellent! Great fajitas!! Awesome service. Way better than the complainers reviews.

Very over priced Food from a freezer has more flavor We had to wait an additional 30 minutes after our 15 minute wait (we ordered over the phone) read more

Omg, amazing! The best ever!! Holy cow! We love this place, super fresh food, great service. We love the house margaritas, the queso and the fajitas! Such a great addition to Round Top! read more

Waited over 30 minutes for table, they had available tables. No host in site. Other people walking in asking other employees if there was a hostess. The bartenders reply was not here yet and walked away. After we were seated and we had to wait another 20 minutes we asked the busboy if we had a server. The waiter was rude asking us what was wrong that we had been waiting an hour. We asked for drinks, they didn't have what we wanted so he asked what about food. We ordered flautas and they didn't have that either so I asked what do you have since there menu is short. The waiters respond was "well what do you want" so with that we all got up and left. So the food could have been good but the service was the worst. Not worth our time. We went down the road to The Stone Cellar and had a fabulous dinner. read more

This restaurant was horrible!!! So disappointed because the exterior is super cute. We had a party of 20 and not one person enjoyed the margaritas or the food. I personally ordered the skinny margarita and it was very weak and the 'fresh lime' was definitely bottled like juice. Very artificial tasting. The rice was cold and the beans had so much bacon grease it was disgusting. Do not order the fish tacos unless you want to be sick the next day. Service was super slow and our birthday churros were handed to us as we were walking out the door. It was such an ordeal to have separate checks. They need a new chef and more wait staff. 2 waitresses is entirely unacceptable. Women's restroom was also closed it if service and the entire restaurant had to use the men's restroom. read more

Way overpriced Mediocre Margaritas @$15.00 each Guacamole no seasoning, no onions, no peppers, just a bland avocado mashed queso was generic one beer plus the afore Mentioned appetizers $48.00 Never again read more

We go often (for the drinks) they're usually super busy and only had about 2 waiters. When we were there on Sunday, they "ran out of flour tortillas" I don't think any Mexican restaurant should ever run out of tortillas. Very disappointing. read more

The Original Mandito's - The margaritas are BOMB. The only plus. - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

They had some challenging times but they are definitely representing!!! They deserve an update.

The food was excellent. The chips were fresh, hot and delicious. In addition, the flautas and enchiladas were extremely tasty. Service was prompt and efficient and the patio was cool. Will eat here again. Our server, Jessa made sure we were well taken care of. read more

This is honestly the worst Mex restaurant my husband and I have ever tried. And we tried it 3 times. First time we thought was just a bad day. 2nd time we were on our way to a Lyle Lovett concert and just got quesadillas and dips, 3rd time was enchiladas. I can't tell you how bad the lemon flavored enchilada-gravy tasted. The beans were a solid slugg of tasteless black beans Not for you. I'll save you the $$$ read more

Had a great experience at Mandito's. We were greeted promptly and seated. Our drink order was taken and our drinks were delivered promptly. We had a bowl of queso that was a hit with the kids. It disappeared over the course of the meal! I had the Tres Hombres as my main. All three enchiladas were delicious! The chicken was a tad dry, but it wasnt so bad that it ruined the plate. The seasoning was on point! I didnt have to add salt to anything on my plate. My wife had the Baja Tacos. Her only complaint was that one taco was kind of skimpy on the fish. However, it wasnt enough to really complain. Again it we had friendly attentive service, good food, (and portions) and reasonably priced. Next time I'm in Round Top, we'll be eating at Mandito's! read more

Legit. Quesadillas were awesome. Yelp wants me to keep writing so I'm just typing to fill space here. read more

Close by, quick service from the kitchen. Food is hot and has good flavors. A trustworthy good meal at a fair price. Best deal around! Always clean. read more

Worst food I have ever had. Tastes like frozen microwaved food. Not even the sour cream could impress me. I had tried the chili con queso, which tasted like velveeta cheese with rotel. Next, the crispy tacos... so dry and disgusting. The enchiladas suizas... I seriously have nothing good to say. Salsa is not at all spicy here or has no flavor, salsa was dried to the plate like it had just been sitting around. Everything just looked so dry and microwaved up. The steak burrito I had was just... wow... they covered it in the disgusting velveeta queso and I couldn't even eat it like an actual burrito because I couldnt pick it up without getting cheese all over my hands. Guacamole was so gross.. please do not come here if you have any sense at all. Seriously not even %1 impressed with anything here. Slow and bad service as well, when i sat down i only got a napkin and a fork... do not recommend Mandito's AT ALL. read more

I love this place! Excellent food and great service. Kid friendly. I recommend the carnitas, the taco salad, the nachos, and the chile relleno. Their skinny margarita is the best I've had in a long time. I haven't tried Mandito's weekend brunch yet, but I'm looking forward to eating brunch there soon. read more

Margarita's didn't pack a punch for the price! Food was mediocre! Only thing good was the service;) read more

We tried to eat here at 4:50 on the Saturday of the winter show in Round Top. When we entered, there were about 15-20 people already waiting, but no staff to be found. A quick look around indicated they were in the kitchen having some kind of meeting. After waiting for 10-15 minutes, with more customers lined up outside, we left, even after making repeated eye contact with the staff in the kitchen. No one could be bothered to come out and tell the waiting customers what was going on, or if they were seating. They easily lost several hundred dollars worth of business in the span of 15 minutes. read more

Great food and atmosphere. So happy to have this wonderful addition to Round Top. The cheese enchiladas are to die for. And the refried beens. No words. Word to the wise, get there by 5:30 or you will have a wait (will be worth it). Try to grab an outside table for the people watching, or perhaps converse with the neighboring table. read more

The Original Mandito's - Tex-Mex Near Me - Round Top, Texas

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Ok, so let's face it. Round Top has a population of 90, so there aren't many options for sit down restaurants and there is only one Mexican restaurant....Manditos, and they sure know it! We traveled two hours to get to Round Top and skipped breakfast to have an early lunch. We waited a few minutes outside until they opened at 11am. We had been to Manditos a few times over the past years and really loved their "twice refried" beans. My wife ordered a side of beans and I got a Lulu plate with an enchilada, 2 soft tacos and rice and beans. Our waitress was prompt and brought cold hot sauce and some thick house made chips (which may have been from the night before). While we waited on our order we watched the staff laugh and fool around near the bar, fist bumping and dancing around to the music. When the food finally arrived the refried beans were as thick as mashed potatoes, and seemingly tasteless. The rice was cold, hard and unimpressive as well. The cheese enchilada was ok as was the grilled chicken in the soft taco. I didn't try the $15 house margarita. At best the food is a mediocre one star. It had been better, but when you can no longer master refried beans, it's time to break up all the happy faces hanging around the bar and send them to the kitchen to cook. read more