I love this location! They have the best hot hot sauce of all the locations. I always get a margarita with two shots of tequila (the blended margaritas don't have a ton of alcohol in them anywhere you go) and more than once they have brought me extra shots on the house. My daughter and I love the carne asada quesadillas so much that's what we always get. I ask for extra cheese and it's perfect! The Guacamole Mexicano is so much better than the regular guacamole, and comes with a fire roasted jalapeño the always knocks my socks off. My partner has tried numerous dishes and loved them all. There are plenty of Tex-Mex options too for people looking for quality food. The other locations are great too, but this one has the hot salsa to beat! Overall, an awesome place to get some authentic Mexican cuisine. read more

Nearest location to me so I go here every other month. The service is great and pretty speedy. The food though can be inconsistent as the salsa is sometimes spicy and sometimes sweet. Csrnitas are sometimes dry. Otherwise decent prices and service. Good specials as well & convenient location if you're in West Des Moines. read more

We came on Sunday for a late lunch and the staff were very kind and helpful. We got the nachos which were absolutely amazing and had the perfect amount and ratio of beef to cheese. I also just got a side of 3 chicken tacos and was such an amazing taste! It was the perfect vibe for a best friend date after some "light" shopping! read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - The amazing Nachos - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Closest thing to Tex-Mex this southern girl could have dreamed of. Queso "cheese dip" is top tier as well!

The best quick table service Mexican I've had in years. The classic fajitas were Fabulously delicious! I thoroughly enjoyed the dish I didn't even touch the rice and beans I was enjoying my meat and veggies so much. I was apprehensive because they said tomatoes were grilled in with the bell pepper and onions but went with it anyway. I now want grilled tomatoes in all my fajitas. It just added a pop and combine that with a slight squeeze of lemon wedge that accompanied my sizzling platter was a wow factor. Meat and veggies were well seasoned I can't even recall the last time I had well seasoned fajitas that the meat actually looked grilled. Speaking of meat I love the smaller strips makes for biting into the fajita so much easier and you aren't dragging an entire piece of steak of your prepared fajitas. Steak as I said had actually been grilled and adding a nice char along with the sizzle. What was even better the classic fajitas were on special on Mondays so I got them for 15$ and I appreciate and value the amount I received. I'm an east coaster and what has become the east coast norm for the average sit down restaurant is over 20$ thick tough non seasoned Grey meat and very little of it mainly bell peppers and onions and when I say mainly like 80/20. I love fajitas so I am excited to have found this deal so close to my new Iowa home. I can't wait to try the tamales and chilli rellenos my always go to Mexican favorites. My only complaint is I would greatly prefer and love whole beans be it pinto or black to be offered in place of refried. Restaurant was clean staff was very friendly and efficient. read more

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Great food. Great service. Good atmosphere. We went with another couple. We will be back.

No wait - waiter took our drink order and then took a while to come back - food was really good - good margs - kinda loud

I unfortunately just always have a bad experience here, given multiple chances but won't be returning. Food is cold, cheese isn't melted.. staff seem like they couldn't care less if you're there. They forgot about us for 40 min and we had to find someone to pay the bill and that was a hassle in itself read more

I was looking for a business and I came across this restaurant. I walked in and I was greeted very warmly. I sat at the bar and the bartender h Got my drink gave me a few minutes to look over while I munched on the chips and salsa. I ordered the soup and it was really good. (I forgot to take a picture) The soup was full of chicken, rice and plenty of veggies. I highly recommend it. I know where I will be once winter comes along because I will be eating chicken soup there. Then I received the enchiladas supreme. They were really and full of flavor. My glass was always full and the staff was very accommodating. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

10/100 great food, great service! Would come back and recommend. We were in and out in no time at all!

Ordered chicken fajita bowl for the first time. Very good grilled chicken, onions, peppers and tomatoes over rice. Queso over the rice. Service great. Very good, would order again. 4 stars instead of 5 as the chips were stale. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Chicken fajita bowl - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

What a great place!! My wife and I love this place. The food is fantastic!! I always get something a little bit different, the chicken soup!! It's a huge bowl filled to the brim with chicken, rice, and pico de gallo, swimming in a rich chicken stock. Man is it good!! Ask for limes and diced jalepeños on the side for an authentic cold stopper. My wife gets various things, but they are all great with huge portions. She eats on it for a couple days after our visit. The chorizo queso dip is excellent with your chips and salsa. The service is friendly and quick. I speak a tiny bit of Spanish so that makes it better. Try it!! Amigo means friend, and they love hearing it. They are all great people and we've never been treated poorly. The restaurant is good looking and clean. A bit loud, but you can sit and enjoy your surroundings on a busy night. It's great for a date anytime. Great restaurant with good people. I'd go here most any day!! read more

SAD!!! My 2nd visit within a week (BECAUSE first visit was so Wonderful!) This time on a Saturday (during lunch menu)... Fajitas EACH time; First Time... served SIZZLING!!! 2nd time -NOT! First Time.... EXCELLENT Server/TOP NOTCH- 2nd time 'barely-adequate'..... When i received the check- it showed what I owed/NOT ITEMIZED..... hmmmm- just sad experience ... GOOD SERVICE IS ESSENTIAL!!! read more

If there was a 3.5 rating, I'd be going with that - good service, decent chips and salsa, OK food, very good prices, and good sized serving sizes. My wife ordered the veggie fajitas, and that was a good choice - a nice mix of veggies and a good-sized serving, and served hot and flavorful. I got 2 beef tostadas - they were piled high with mostly ground beef and lettuce, but were pretty good. The tortillas could have been a bit crispier and the tomatoes were what we've unfortunately come to expect in the Midwest - slightly red and not much flavor. However, there was a bit of queso around the tortillas, which was very tasty, and I had more than I needed with just the two tostadas. Chips and salsa were good, and we even got a second bowl of salsa to add to our food. My wife got a Tecate, which was as you'd expect, and I got a lime margarita which was OK, but nothing spectacular. Our server was attentive - checking in regularly. Food came out fast, and is very reasonably priced, especially for the serving sizes. read more

Favorite affordable Mexican in Des Moines- super fast service and great food! Come at least once a month

Closer to a 3.5 but will give the benefit of the doubt and round up. While eating the chips and salsa I was ready to give this a 2/3 star review. Cold chips and mediocre (at best) salsa. Fortunately, the entrée made up for the boilerplate free chips and salsa. The rice is fluffy and delicious! The enchiladas are loaded with chicken. My complaint is kind of surprising. I never thought I would complain about too much cheese with a dish...but there was definitely too much cheese sauce. It was good cheese sauce, but after a while it became monotonous and covered the flavor of the salsa verde and the chicken in the enchilada Overall, would try again for a quick lunch read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Enchiladas verdes - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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Your run of the mill Mexican food. There's nothing too special about this place, but nothing for me to complain about either. When I eat here it just feels like 80% of the rest of the Mexican restaurants around the dsm area and I say that as not a bad thing. I've had good food and service here. I've had good margaritas and good chips and that's really what matters. I see some bad reviews on here, but thankfully I haven't had that experience. Pros: Decent food Good margarita Chips stayed full Economical pricing Kids liked it Con: parking lot sucks Basic interior. I walk in and it feels like almost every other Mexican place in dsm. They could do something to stand out of the pack more. When I think hmm I want Mexican, well, this place isn't the first to come to mind but definitely read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

I've been to this place several times for lunch and always have a pleasant experience. The interior is cozy, the lunch prices are mostly below $10, chips and salsa are good, and portions are adequate. It's not my favorite Mexican restaurant, but it is definitely a place I will be returning to over and over. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Yum! - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

If you like spicy salsa... this is the place! Just asks them and then drench your burrito with it and queso! You will thank me!! It was just what I needed! read more

This was an okay experience all around. My husband and I went with some friends to experience this Mexican restaurant. They were quick to seat us, and quick to make our food. The food was okay. My husband and I split fajitas and it wasn't anything special. Service was good. Atmosphere was busy. I probably wouldn't go back here. read more

Good food but takeout chips are always stale and website prices are completely incorrect. Online the Guadalajara special is 11.50 and I was charged 16. They told me it's out of date. read more

When the restaurant has a lunch special called the "Speedy Gonzalez", they have set an expectation. And that expectation was met and exceeded. Lunch at Monterrey is F.A.S.T. with a capital F. Less than 5 minutes after placing our orders, the food was delivered to the table. It was hot, it was tasty and it was definitely Mexican food. No complaints. Chips and salsa were excellent. Not too soupy at all and the chips were *almost* the right thickness for scooping with nice and light salt on 'em. $10 for lunch included the meal, a refilled Ice Tea and I bought a small bowl of queso for the table. Muy bueno! read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Front of Monterrey - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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This location just does not impress me. My husband likes it fine though (but I write the reviews :)). They forgot my margarita and then made it seem like they didn't by saying "Oh it's coming. What flavor was is again?" If you really had it coming, you shouldn't have to ask what it was! This was after we had our food too. Then when it did come, it was disgusting! Tasted like a strawberry lip balm. I couldn't finish it because it was so gross. I never thought I'd say this but my dish (Enchiladas Guadalajara) had way too much cheese sauce on it. I mean my enchiladas weren't swimming, they were drowning. I felt sick to my stomach eating them. Even without the cheese sauce, they weren't impressive. The corn tortillas were flimsy and overall the dish lacked flavor. Luckily, I like their chips and sales but that's it. I need to remember not to come back. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Pollo Monterrey - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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This place is amazing and cheap, we go at LEAST once a month. The service is also great ALWAYS chips on the table

Cool hombre at the drive thru kept calling me amigo while giving me my booze to go, and it made me feel like an authentic gringo. Margaritas were delicioslo and strong. Food portions were large and did not cause any gastrointenstinal distress despite my whiteness. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Margaritas - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

Always extremely quick service and very good food! It's our girls night go to. Pollo Monterey is my favorite!

We have only eaten at this place for lunch, so usually don't order too much. Today we had a steak fajita with mushrooms added and chicken enchiladas. We were both pleased with our choices. The steak fajita was a big hit. The white sauce on the enchiladas was extra creamy today which made me happy. We'll be back. read more

One of the best Mexican restaurants I've ever been to, rivaling even some in the southwest. The food is always fresh and doesn't take very long at all. The prices are really good (especially for a family of 8) and the service is always phenomenal. My family and I love coming to this restaurant. read more

This restaurant is my go to when I don't feel like cooking. The staff is very nice and they take care of me very well. The food is great and the prices are low. If you are going with a group I definitely recommend getting the margarita tower. I will be eating here as long as I'm in the area. read more

Montereay, hands down the best Mexican restaurant this side of the Mississippi, I've never been to a place that has as good of pricing as this and has the best quality of food like this place has. The staff here is great and goes out of their way to make sure that you enjoy your meal. Every-time I eat here the staff goes above and beyond, from bringing drinks to bringing chips and your food. It also is very very quick, highly recommend you guys get you some of this great food -Sam G. Aspiring food critic read more

Passing threw the area so I can't go back to give the place another chance- but I would if we were local. The shrimp Fajitas were very good - lots of vegetables and the shrimp were done perfectly. It's the side plate I have an issue with- they cheap out on the rice beans and especially the guacamole!!! No no no not in a mexican restaurant. Don't cheap out on such things- people notice and it's just not nice. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Shrimp Fajita - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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Overpriced, overcooked, and undeserved. Steak in chili Colorado was burnt, sauce bitter. Steak in burrito fried to the consistency of leather. Chips hard as bricks. I blame Trump for this. He made it too hard for authentic Mexican cooks to cross the border, and Biden sent them to other states. read more

Lots of changes in the past few months, and it feels like things are slipping. The new chips are not very good. We hoped they were a temporary thing or due to a supplier issue, but they've never gone back... Menus are totally different as of the beginning of March. Perhaps this is just a better way to pass through rising food costs, but it was noticeably different in terms of the layout. A dish we regularly order seemed like it had a different (and lower quality) chicken. Again, could be temporary? Lots of amber flags have us not as interested in coming here, and we were absolutely what you'd call a "regular"... read more

I've been here a handful of times. The location is great relative to where I work. Tonight I met my friend after work. I ordered the Coronarita ($7.75) and the Shrimp Fajita Quesadilla ($10.50). Both were awesome. The fajita was packed full of veggies and shrimp- YUM. Initially I thought our service was a little slow to place an order and then I felt like as the night progressed it was rushed. So the service was meh but I didn't really care, I had nowhere to be and a big ol drink. read more

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Awesome prices and awesome food. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this place wasn't just another Latin restaurant. Their food had its own unique flavor and definitely gives you the biggest bang for your buck. Their lunch specials are awesomely priced under $10 for A LOT of food. Also....get the guac! Worth it. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - All of this was under ~$20. So yum! - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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I much prefer this location to the one in Clive. Such fast and friendly service! I definitely think this is one of the better, more affordable Mexican restaurants in town. We were seated immediately and had chips and salsa on the table immediately. The salsa is more on the runny side, and it's not spicy, but flavors are all there. Our food was on the table so quickly... Way faster than any other sit down restaurant I have been too. I ordered the fajita burrito... For less than 8 bucks, I got a very tasty dish that came in a huge portion. I loved the queso they smother on top. My dining partner got Hawaiian fajitas and he liked the sweetness the pineapple added to the dish. The shrimp in the dish gets a little over cooked because it sits on the skillet, which is really the only downside I found. Portions are very very large - you will have leftovers. I wanted more char/grill flavor on the meat, but otherwise very tasty. read more

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant - Hawaiian fajitas with chicken, shrimp, and steak - Mexican Near Me - West Des Moines, Iowa

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Upgraded tequila pitcher of margaritas were the star of the show. Best way to describe the food.... Bland. Started with chips that were a little old, dipped into a tomato salsa with little flavor. None of the meat in the dishes we ate had ANY seasoning. Nothing was horrible but I need some spices! The other interesting thing is I'm guessing all the food is precooked kept warm and served on a hot plate. When my burrito was served the plate was hot but the sauces and burrito were Luke warm. Quick grab of a fajita fixings plate.... It was warm. read more

If I could give them a half a star a would !! Manager rude !! Treated me like crap because I was white , the waitress walked past us several times while we tried to order and the charged 350 for chips and salsa ! And 160 for a large water , you guys it was tap water !! Tried to speak to mng about it and she stated we have always done it like this !! I informed her that we had been coming here for 12 yrs on a regular basis but if that is how they are going to do business we would not be back, she stated ok ! Racist much !!! I would like a formal apology from the owner !! I am sure the child mng is family but you will not be in business long if you continue to alienate your clients over skin color ! We had nachos and the boys had cheese fries and 35.00 later we were still treated like trash !! Think twice before going there if your not Hispanic read more

Food is about the same as Taco Bell at 4 times the price. Been here 5 times and they have never gotten a order correct yet!!!

The service at lunch was prompt and very friendly. The food was pretty bland, especially the carne asada tacos. We didn't fund anything remarkable here, but bad surprises either. This is a good option for a quick lunch if you want something reliable. read more