Another one of our Branson favorites because we can't go longer than a week without Mexican food. This time I had the Carne Asada which was an actual steak (not a super think flank like most places) and it was cooked correctly. The prices are very reasonable and what you would expect to pay for good Mexican food anywhere else. And they serve Pepsi, not Coke! read more

Average food. Below average service. I guess when you have a new customer base every week, you don't have to try to hard. Also. $8 for a 24 oz margarita seemed a little high. read more

We stopped here for a Saturday lunch after arriving in Branson basically because the fast food options just weren't looking good. The service was ok..a little slow at first, but it picked up during the meal. My wife had the enchilada lunch special, I had the "Branson Special" and our son had a cheese quesadilla. The food was ok, but a little underseasoned for my taste. I guess when you are serving a generally older tourist crowd, you don't season much. The prices were good for the portion size, however. For good, solid Mexican food, I would come back, but ask for the hot sauce bottle. read more

Best for the value. I order the Branson platter @ 11.50 what a deal ! My wife said we should try it. Yes Thank you ! (Pancho Villa Tex Mex) Keep up with tasty food!! Taco - wow! read more

Free chips and salsa. Very good food, good flavors, kids like t. Priced right. Clean restaurant, waitress was attentive. Only complaint is the chips were oily. read more

Good food, nice staff, authentic Mexican beverages, clean, will visit again soon. The chorizo was nicely done and the beans cooked properly

I would give this place .5 stars. This is by far the worst Mexican food I have ever had. Not sure how people give this place 5 stars. This isn't even close to good Mexican food. Hell I would rather have taco bell. Don't waste your time or money in this place. This place would only be good for chicken food. read more

This is my favorite place to eat in Branson! The staff is friendly, the food is delicious, and the restaurant is clean! Poncho Villa is THE place for great Tex-Mex! read more

Excellent food!!! Great atmosphere. Nice fresh hot food. Server was good too! Affordable and family friendly. Chips and hot sauce hit the spot!!! Take your family!!! read more

The food came out really really fast!!! I had tacos. They were pretty good. Dad had the fajitas and I tried a piece of meat from his and it was REALLY good!! Mom got the Branson platter, pretty much a big sampler platter and she liked it. I don't eat the refried beans, but the rice was good. I got a margarita and really liked that. Mom wanted a margarita with no alcohol, but she couldn't get one because they said it's premixed. I thought it was kind of high priced for what we got, but I did really like it and probably will go back. Our waitress was really nice and worked as fast as she could considering how pregnant she was. She did a good job. read more

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Excellent food at an affordable price. Great service. Good ambience. Tried their beef & chicken fajitas at lunch. It was just perfect. Will come bk. read more

Pancho Villa - Rit off the main drag! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Branson, Missouri

It was close to the hotel. Food was good. Got the order wrong on the burrito filling, but it was good enough not to complain. They had sodas or unsweetened tea. It was very busy for a late supper, but the food came quickly and was hot. read more

Dinner... 2 Adults... Margaritas delicious... Ribeye Fajitas delicious Enchiladas Tex-Mex delicious White queso delicious Excellent salsa, not hot but very good flavor. The place was near capacity, we were seated promptly. The waitress took our drink order and when the drinks arrived we ordered our meals... It was less than 5 minutes and we had food presented before us. The service was prompt and excellent. The food was exactly what we wanted for Mexican cuisine... I highly recommend coming here.. read more

OMG, the food here was excellent! The rice was beautifully seasoned using chicken stock that you could actuallytaste, red and green peppers, and onions, so good! The beans tasted EXACTLY the way refried beans are supposed to taste! A little dry, lots of fat added in for flavor, dark and full,, amazing! My fajita burrito was so beautifully seasoned without being overly salty. The onion were actually browned and sweet. My son had the chimichanga and exclaimed how good and moist it was. Their chips taste extra 'corn'-y like you might expect a homemade tortilla to taste, but paper thin and delicious. The house salsa was so amazing! You can tell they roasted their vegetables. So amazing!!! Now the bad part. We walked in on a Monday night when they were not busy at all...only 3 tables in the place occupied. We stood there for a few minutes, and no one came up. I poked my head around the counter and saw a gal serving, and another mopping. I said hi when she (the mopper) looked over, and I could tell instantly she was annoyed. She walked over and asked how many...no apology for us standing there unnoticed. She brought us to a booth, and we would soon learn that she would be our server. As we approached the booth, she saw that it had not been cleaned, so she swiped her hand across it quickly, failing to clear the lettuce that was in the table. We found this very tacky, as she could have easily said she would be right back to clean it. (Especially since Covid is rampant) She came back with chips and salsa, and I asked if we could please have our table wiped down. The pissed off reaction was palpable. She came back and started spraying the table before we had quickly picked up the chips and salsa before she sprayed them with chemicals.. She truly was annoyed, and she wanted us to know it. She was sulking and rude our entire service until it came time for the check. She handed it to me and said joyfully, "This is for you!" while laughing gleefully. That truly was the only time we saw her smile or be kind. Even when I asked for a copy of the receipt, it was an annoyance. She said. "You need a COPY?!?!" I said yes, please. She simply handed me the one she hand and walked away. The other server in the place seemed to be very nice, so I have no idea what we did to piss this one off, other than ask for the table to be cleaned. This gal was the one who wears a TON of eyeliner and is very small, about 85 pounds, in case the manager wants to know. If we visit Branson again, we will definitely be back, but we will also definitely ask for a different server. read more

it was okay. charges 10% gratuity when we had a table of 5, no where is it listed that they charge gratuity so be aware. my taquitos were the frozen ones you find at walmart. nothing special. wouldn't recommend. read more

We will NEVER be back. Worst service ever. Got most of our meals wrong and didn't check up on us once! All drinks were empty the whole time. Automatically added a tip that was way to high! When we refused to pay the tip, they argued and said we had to clean our own table if we wanted the tip removed. HORRIBLE customer service!! Don't expect us back EVER! read more

Stopped in for lunch... We are here during the off season, so, not too busy. Service was great, food was pretty good. I had a taco salad and my wife had a taco with a side of refried beans. Will be back again. read more

Would rate lower if possible food wasn't good costumer service awful wasn't even thanked seemed like a place for locals to stare and judge definitely don't recommend read more

We are visiting Branson & hoped for some authentic Mexican food. So disappointed- what a loss of $40. Imagine going to Walmart & microwaving a frozen meal. The rice was instant, the chicken was from a can & so was the unseasoned black beans. I did like the Margarita, on the rocks since after 15 minutes, I was told the machine for the frozen was broke. Nice servers & chips were fresh. I would suggest another stop that has flavored salsa. read more

Food was not at all impressive. We arrived waited 10 min for anyone to acknowledge us then when they did sat us then left came back 15 min later took drink order amd we ordered a acato salad it was horrible beer was 4.25 a piece salsa was like tomato sauce no spice . I do not really this place at all read more

When we first got into Branson for a mini vacation, we ate here for dinner. Chips and salsa were amazing! Salsa bowl they gave my boyfriend and I was very small so I'm sure the waitress was annoyed she had to refill it 3 times. Waitresses were very attentive and did not rush us at all. Strawberry margarita was very good but I do not think there was very much alcohol in it. Food was overall decent. But those chips and that salsa... amazing! read more

Good selections for lunch. Service is excellent, esp Julie. Food was served quickly and was the correct temperature. Hot sauce and chips very good. read more

Amazing homemade food, service as amazing as the food, lots of a selection and also enjoyed the atmosphere.

The cheese dip had a weird texture a lot of screaming kids the food was decent could get at any Mexican restaurant

Just ok, nothing really great, but not awful. Hoping our server was just having a bad day...

Gave this place 2 stars for the food and 3 stars for the service. Tasted like frozen mexican food from the supermarket.

Great food and also great service! We came in and the hostess who was also our waitress was very sweet. She took our order and we waited maybe 10 minutes before we got our food! A very low key, tasty place to eat! read more

Don't do it. Service is great. Food is well below average. Presentation and quality are not worth the price.

Service was fantastic! Food was great Tex Mex! Looking forward to coming back! Price was normal to most Tex Mex chains. Location was prime and price not crazy! Will be back for sure! read more

My boys wanted Mexican so we decided to try. I got the special of the day, ribeye fajitas, and it was enough to feed two people easily. My 15 yr old ate half of it along with his steak and cheese quesadilla. My younger son that barely eats, ate all of his kids cheese quesadilla and rice. Salsa and cheese dip was good, service was very friendly. We will be back next time we are in town! read more

This place was a bust! Cheese dip was disgusting! Didn't get my 1 year olds food. When we did get our food it was the worst Mexican food I have ever eaten. All of us had stomach aches the rest of the evening! Had to ask for everything... was told "no sweet tea" as the table beside us received sweet tea... assuming they didn't want to make anymore... not a good visit and will not be going back. read more

I thought that the restaurant was very festive and very accommodating to our large party of 14 with three babies. The food was ordered by just one waitress and she did not miss a thing they kept bringing chips and salsa whenever the bowls were empty and were very polite. My husband did not think the fajitas were that great but we're good my son also had the fajitas and loved them. My meal was absolutely the best Mexican I have had in the states for a long time. Everyone very much enjoyed their time and we were very appreciative of the great waitress we had. I would highly recommend this restaurant! read more

I was excited to eat there. I ordered coffee, which tasted like it's been sitting over night. The cheese dip was so watery it had no flavor. The chips were soggy and tasted bland. My finances chicken tasted like it was from a tuna can. The worst Mexican food ever. If that was authentic Mexican food, I feel sorry for the family's who grew up eating it. One start is one star too many for that place. I wouldn't wish for my worst enemy to eat there. read more

Delicious!! This is my favorite mexican restaurant in Branson! I had the chorizo, steak, and chicken fajitas. They were amazing! Enough food for 2 people. Hubby had the shredded chicken burrito and he loved it! Will definitely be back next time we are in Branson. read more

Was not impressed. Flavorless and chicken in my taco salad had gristle. A good thing, the salsa that came with the chips was tasty.

The food was good the service was great they even stayed late for us as they were closing and we arrived at the last minute. Thank you

My husband and I are locals, and for the past five years or so, this is the only place we go for authentic Tex-Mex in Branson. My husband loves their chimichangas (either beef or chicken, he STILL can't decide which is better!) and says their Margaritas are a must! For myself, I order all over the menu. From the chile reinno (yes, I know that's misspelled...forgive me for studying French instead of Spanish!) to the various platters, from the fajitas to their incredible enchiladas, we come away always raving about our meals and agreeing we really HAVE to come here more often. And if this review doesn't give you an idea of what we think...well...keep reading. But I wouldn't. This is simply as good as it gets in Branson -- and I'm from Texas, so I think I'd know! read more

Both the best Tex-mex food I've ever had outside of Texas and the best meal I've ever had in Branson (I know that second part isn't saying much). This place would pass for a great Tex-mex place in Austin, everything we had was great! read more

Pancho Villa - Tex-Mex Near Me - Branson, Missouri

This is not good food! Not sure where other reviewers have had their Tex-Mex that they compare this place to but the food served at Pancho Villa is flavorless, out of a can type food. Cheese enchilada was essentially a blob of cheese wrapped up and covered in bland sauce. Tamale was edible but not special. Chips were made elsewhere and salsa was like tomato sauce with a few spices thrown in. If you've traveled at all and think a good meal is more than "a lotta food for the money", skip this place. Ordered the "Branson Combo". read more

Meh- this was your run of the mill Mexican food place. Not authentic, wasn't bad, which also doesn't mean good.