I had my birthday brunch here March 9, 2025 because I was looking everywhere for a brunch with a DJ. I loved the ambiance and service was amazing! I had approximately 40 people and they were so accommodating! I didn't have to do a set menu and when me and my guests ordered the food came out quickly without a long wait. When the food did come it was delicious and preparation was like the pictures. Oh and we had a couple of servers but Jose really stood out with being so attentive and fast on his feet...LITERALLY! I would highly recommend this place to anyone who is looking for good food, beautiful decor, drinks and most IMPORTANTLY service. read more

Love this place, been here for happy hour many times! Our favorite waiter is PAOLO, he is attentive, funny and just an over all good person. Drinks and food on point as well. read more

Palenque Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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Amazing food & drinks! The staff were all so welcoming, I will for sure be back for more delicious food.

Ambiance is cool come here to have a drink but to eat is a no go. I got the chilaquiles red and the sauce was bitter. Rice is mid.

Brunch. YASSSS Make a reservation so you can be seat in somewhat shade and not have to wait an hour. Brunch menu is Basic staple dishes with not too many options to pick from, but we brunch for the mimosas. They take your temperature before you're seated and require mask until you're at the table. We ordered: Huevos Rancheros - decent portion but a little too soggy for me. Chilaquiles - You can add a meat which I recommend. We did chicken and this dish was soooo good. Service was good - our glasses weren't empty too long, but the premix was a little heavy with orange juice. Overall we are definitely coming back for brunch again!! read more

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I had a celebration of life for my son and we were so well taken care of. They were always on it asking any of the guest what they needed if we needed anything their service was great. The food was awesome. The coordinator was wonderful. The manager that everybody I'm just so pleased with the way it went and we showed my sons video of life with friends and it was beautiful. read more

I 100% recommend this place. Our server Saly was so nice and the manager. Food and drinks are great and everyone is super friendly.

Food was good! Atmosphere was great! Felix our waiter was awesome? Chicken Enchiladas read more

Popped in here for dinner on a Friday with my parents and had some great drinks, great food, and great service! Christian was kind and very helpful. I'd definitely recommend checking it out if youre in the area! read more

Palenque Kitchen - Pulpo - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

The food is great, Good service and fantastic atmosphere... will definitely be back again soon! (:

Food amazing! Drinks even better! Sally was our waitress she was amazing! Great service! I will definitely be back!

Solid lunch and good addition to the downtown Riverside lunch scene. Ambiance is fun and upbeat. I'll be coming back again.

Great food, ambiance, service! Just felt a little bit scammed. Let me elaborate when we came in for dinner, before we had a chance to scan the QR codes, the server asks if we wanted the chips with salsa and guacamole and we said yea sure! (Was not free) honestly our fault we should have asked so can't be too mad at that, chips and salsa was $5 and guac was $16. But then when we ordered the queso fundido, the server added chorizo on it which was an extra $2 without us asking. I know this isn't the establishment's common practice, or hopefully not, because when I went back the new server was very accommodating and asked us if we would like any toppings on it. Didn't take any photos but here are my reviews for the food, again food was amazing just that one time the server was finessing us. What we ate/drank: Mango Agua Fresca: pretty good maybe a little watered down 8/10 Birria Tacos: Amazing 10/10 Enchiladas: I'm not even a fan of enchiladas and I really like these, the sauce can be a little much for me on this one but maybe that's just a personal preference 9/10 Queso fundido with chorizo: heavenly 10/10, it's melted cheese with tortilla what else do you need? Ceviche: I like ceviche but this one a Smokey, not the biggest fan of that, if you are into Smokey things though it'll probably right up your ally 6/10 Pulp: octopus was crispy and yummy as were the brussel sprouts, sauce was pretty good can't eat too much of it though or I would get tired of it 8/10 read more

Super fun. The Margarita tree was awesome. Our server Victor was great. We had the carnitas brava (home potatoes with carnitas and cheese) - delish. And the chicken taquitos appetizer where super tasty. Great date night. Will definitely come again. read more

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Food was Awesome, Our waitress Sally was even better Recommend this place if you re ever in the area 10/10 read more

This review is based on service and hot environment. I asked our server to turn down the AC but he said he couldn't. He said it was hot because there was too many people there. The bathrooms were dirty. Honestly the food and drinks were good but the environment was way too hot for this hot summer. read more

Yes the ambiance is cool, but service was terrible, food was mediocre and expensive for what is. I hope you experience is different.

Palenque is the spot to go to for brunch/lunch/ dinner and drinks. Always soo good. We had the best server, Sally took really good care of us. read more

We had a great experience tonight. We celebrated our 10 year anniversary here, and the food was delicious. We had the Camarones endiablados and the pulpo. Super amazing! And Our server Sally was excellent! Very friendly and attentive. Great ambiance. Definitely coming back. read more

First time here to celebrate my sister's bday! Not too loud and the it's a definitely a vibe here! Good food and yummy drinks!!Shout out to Christian for being an awesome server! I will definitely come back! read more

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This place is really great.. the ambiance is perfect for date night. The food selection is fantastic . The flavors and authenticity of Mexican spices were really highlighted in each dish. The enchilada plate was spectacular the tomatillo sauce was incredible. The fajita plate so flavorful the steak was well seasoned and super tender shrimp was cooked to perfection. Only thing from making it a 5 star is the bathroom. There's only one... long wait time. AC might have not been working properly it was so hot. Our waiter was super nice and attentive. read more

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I had the birria tacos, soooo good. For drinks I had the Oaxacan Lover and House Old Fashioned both were delicious. My sisters had the Paloma and Sandia Pepino, they absolutely loved them. Beautiful ambience and best of all the service. Sonia was busy through the night but made sure we were good and had what we needed at all times. Definitely coming back, thanks Sonia for the wonderful experience! read more

This place was pretty good! My goal was to go to brunch w friends and this place was perfect for that! Food: I ate from the brunch menu: I had the chorizo and papas! It was actually really filling and good! I also had a watermelon drink w tequila! It was my fave! I will be going back for that drink! Parking: At parking structure in DT Riverside. It it usually free in weekends until about 6 or 7 pm. This place is good for family and kids and there's outside parking. read more

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Wow such great food. Asada steak and carnitas were so great. The 3 sample margaritas was right on. Our server Felix was AMAZING so helpful and helped us because it was our first time there and it will not be the last. Thank you Felix. The Ambiance was very cozy and great lighting. Thank you Palenque Kitchen. We are so happy we saw the instagram it was true great food read more

Palenque Kitchen - The Bar - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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Food is amazing! Service is great! Pablo is so attentive with waters and the vibe is unmatched for a brunch spot

Our server was Sally and she did a wonderful job at serving us! The food also came out super quickly and delicious!

This place is a 10/10. Jose was the most incredible waiter, and made our experiment so great. I'll be coming back for sure

Came here for a date night, did not disappoint ! We had Sally as our server, great recommendations and great service. She was so attentive and sweet. Food was . We had the fajitas and Birria tacos, both amazing. Tortillas are FRESH and hand made. Honestly give the vibes 10/10. Nice for relaxing on a date and nice to go out with friends. Would recommend this place ! read more

Palenque Kitchen - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Great service wonderful food and our waiter Christian is amazingly helpful! Will come back soon recommend this hot spot the ambiance will definitely transport you to Mexico read more

Exelente servicio Paolo súper buen mesero la comida EXELENTE y las bebidas igual buenísimas Les recomiendo preguntar por Paolo para que los atienda es muy amable read more

Palenque Kitchen - Palenque - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

It's birthday brunch and this is the spot bestie and I come to every year- it's tradition. The vibe is amazing, the food is fresh, fast, and tastes amazing! The staff- fire! Our server Christian was friendly and attentive. I had the chilaquiles with chili verde- don't sleep on it. Soooooo good! The drinks are excellent. The sandia pepino was so refreshing. I love coming here so much that we've decided to add half birthdays to our celebrations...woop! PS. I didn't partake this time BUT the bottomless mimosas really hit the spot on a Sunday. read more

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I loved this place, I thought I'd feel weird but the ambiance is nice everyone was nice and the food was delicious. I had the chilaquiles and the flavor was there. My husband had the French toast and we really enjoyed it, the flavor was nice not to sweet and not to dry, it was perfect. I also had the margarita flight and man I loved each one they made them nice and strong it definitely gave me a head change so that was a really good impression because you get your moneys worth and a lot of the times they don't give enough liquor. Anyhow the agua de sandia was also fantastic it was fresh and delicious. Highly recommend read more

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The food is delicious! The drinks are even better! Perfect spot before a night out or a date night. I loved the spicy camarones a la diabla! read more

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Birria tacos are absolutely delicious! Such a cute place and atmosphere! Sally was an amazing hostess and would def recommend this place for special event! read more

Food was amazing ! Sally was a great server. So friendly! Queso fondido was to die for ! read more

Palenque Kitchen - Chicken enchiladas, quest fundido, torta Cubana - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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Meh. I wasn't into this place from the start. The menu wasn't impressive, the drinks were small whilst charging Vegas prices, and the service went from fast to slow within an hour. So, the nachos. They were good! I completely failed to grab a picture of them, so that's my bad. I liked how much was on each chip. Kinda reminded me of Nacho Daddy, except Nacho Daddy has better nachos lol If I would get anything at all again, it'd be the nachos. The Ceviche? BLECH!!! They sacrificed all the flavor for spice. Where is the seasoning? No, no, no. Very bland and spicy. The drinks? As I previously stated, small cups, large prices. I mean, they aren't putting premium liquor in our cups, so why the $16 drink? It wasn't special in anyway. Nothing that would make me want to return. The Mexican candy shots tasted more like juice than tequila and were TINY. Those were $13 a pop! Had I known, I wouldn't have purchased them. (I got 4, but they were for me and my girls) Lastly, once we had been there a couple of hours, our server had lost his way. We got there at about 4. By 5:30, we had seen less and less of him. One of my girls was upset because she kept wanting to order more drinks but he'd come for half a second to take one persons order and run off. Don't get me wrong, he was SUPER nice, but he was lost. He came back to ask her how to do the check, which was weird bc he had already been splitting our checks by the couple anyway?? He came back with all our checks, which was confusing because half the table wasn't done ordering. I was absolutely done, bc I thought my tab would be around $100 at this time. But the other half wanted to keep ordering drinks, so they were completely turned off. We ended up going somewhere else to continue drinking, THANK GOD. My bill ended up being $237 for two people. That's Nachos, ceviche, 4 drinks, 4 shots, and a sprite. $237. (18% gratuity added). I ended up providing another 22%, so the total came out to $285, which I regret adding. This place just wasn't worth it to me. The service wasn't worth the additional 22% but I felt pressured because he asked me to fill out the tablet, which had asked about gratuity. :( and he's literally right in my face. So, I gave it up. Ugggghhhh. He was nice, but not 40% nice. Our drinks, I timed it, were sitting at the bar for 17 minutes before he brought them to us. We were sitting directly in front of the bar, so I saw them. I had to ask for them to get them. Just not for me. Won't be back. read more

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Brunch menu is small. The mollete was very dry and missing a lot of flavor. The steak and eggs was okay, overall it's convenient as it's walking distance from the convention center but service can be better. read more

Food is good service is great! Our server Echo was amazing always topping off our drinks.

Everything was absolutely amazing. We stumbled into this place as a last resort and was happy surprised. The food was amazing. Christian was so helpful. I ordered an old fashion and usually it is nasty when not smoked but this one was one of the best I've ever had. Leave a review for a free churro . A must try if your ever in Riverside ! read more

Grocery Store green sauce with chips Yuck. Beans Under Somewhere $16 Micheladas 2 of them $20