Fantastic food ..small-ish place.. fair prices.. i'll definitely be coming back to this place

Rancho used to be the place we'd take friends and family when they visited, but since I had to cut gluten for medical reasons, I thought this place was out. I called to see if they (by chance) had any gluten-free options, and the person I spoke with confirmed the following: any marinated meat isn't safe since soy sauce is used; the rice is fried in a shared fryer; the beans are GF; corn tortillas and shredded chicken are safe; and the queso, salsa, and guacamole are safe (I believe the chips are in a shared fryer). I took this knowledge when I went to order today, and so far, I haven't had any symptoms. Our food was served hot, and as always, it was excellent. The waitress gave us shirts for Cinco de Mayo, and they had other fun trinkets they were giving away. We usually go to Pappasito's for Cinco, but since the San Jac is up, we decided to keep it within the Kingwood side of the river. I'm so glad we did. Though this place is usually busy, it was dead today (probably because of the weather). Service is always stellar, and we didn't have to ask for anything. We were in there for a total of 45 minutes - our food was out in a matter of minutes after ordering, and our waitress was incredible. We will absolutely be back! read more

Great food and service. Very homey! Great drinks too, ask for the different shots they have

Best service ever! we were greeted at the door by 3-4 people and was sat immediately. the food came out quick and was absolutely delicious. we had multiple people checking on us throughout our meal and everyone was very nice! read more

Everyone has always been friendly during our interactions. The queso blanca is divine! I love the soft chicken tacos, and my kids love the quesadillas. We have been coming since 2017 and it's our favorite spot to grab delicious Mexican food and margaritas. read more

We had a large delivery order on Saturday evening right during the dinner rush and everything was awesome! We had a little of everything, fajitas, tacos Al carbon, enchiladas, bacon wrapped shrimp and queso They delivered 15 minutes before their promised time and everything was absolutely delicious!! read more

Food is excellent and the service is even better. They make the best flautas I have ever had and its not even close.

Great food, excellent service and great ambiance. Music was enjoyable but at a perfect volume to still carry on conversation with dinner companion . read more

Rancho Palomas - Potato Nachos Beef - muy delicioso - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

My fiancée and I eat here all the time the food is always hot and fresh a great place to eat and close by. The service has always been great we sit down and they are at our table with fresh hot chips and hot and green sauce and taking our drink order and when the drinks come our order is placed and food comes out before we can eat our chips ou food is ready to ea. This restaurant is a great place to bring your family to eat very nice atmosphere also there are tvs if you want to watch the news or a game while you eat. I highly recommend this restaurant if you're in the mood for Mexican food. read more

Absolutely love Rancho Palomas. The service is always top notch. Great place for families or date night. The food is always fresh and the drinks are just strong enough. read more

Rancho Palomas - Complimentary chips and salsa. - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

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They have Birria tacos!!! They are amazing. Crispy on the outside, tender beef inside! The consommé is so good! Can't wait to get them again. read more

Rancho Palomas - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

Hooray! We found our favorite legit Mexican restaurant in kingwood! We've tried a bunch after moving here 6 months ago. My fiancé is a classically trained chef and also happens to be Chicano. He was craving menudo and we were googling menudo in the humble kingwood area and happened to find this place right down the road. Imagine our surprise. Excellent food. EXCELLENT. We loved the warm salsa but had to try the white queso everyone talked about. It didn't look like much but it certainly didn't disappoint and was served with pickled carrots and jalapeños. I ended up ordered the cheese enchiladas and had them substitute the sour cream sauce. OMGGGGGG garlicky heaven on a plate! My fiancé had the menudo (off menu, call ahead) and he said it was really flavorful a good. He only wish it had a bit more protein in it but he would definitely order it again. We will definitely be back! read more

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Ordered a milanesa torta and white queso with pickled jalapeños for pickup. Order wasn't ready when I came so I waited about a couple of minutes which is okay. I got home and the breading was off of the milanesa so I took the rest off and my pickled jalapeños were missing. Better off ordering from a truck that specializes in tortas for lower price and better quality. I gave it 3 stars since the white queso is pretty good. read more

Rancho Palomas - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

It's ahite. not much to say about it. Service...ahite. Cleanliness...ahite. Decor...ahite. Food...ahite. Location not the best with construction but when finished...it'll be ahite too. This is an average tex-mex restaurant, you don't get excited to dine here, you're just in the area or too damn lazy to drive anywhere else. You just find it ahite. read more

Don't order to go from them during this time! They charged me 20 dollars for two margaritas and they had NO tequila in them!!' I have gone to this restaurant for years and they have the best margaritas in town and they cost anywhere from 1.99 to 3.50 and good margaritas. I placed an order to go since that is all you can do and ordered two margaritas with my order and that cost 20 dollars and it was pure sugar! This restaurant is taking advantage of today's circumstances and I won't go back!!' A place I frequented twice a week for years! read more

Mexican food done right. 2nd visit. Still loving the food. Place is always clean and presentable. If there's 1 complaint - not enough food ( but probably just my big appetite). Ordered the fajitas- wonderful. Meat very tender, fresh. The staff very polite and helpful. I enjoy this place whenever I'm in Kingwood. read more

We love the food but this location is too small and crowded. The booths are so tight. The AC doesn't work and it was very hot to just sit there tonight. It's just not an enjoyable time for the amount of money it costs to have a family meal. Very disappointed. read more

Went for dinner, walked in and the place was busy every table was taken first thought in mind was this place must be good...we got seated and waited for quite some time for a young lady to come and ask what we would like to drink we put our order in and waited, another lady came by our table and asked what we would like to drink told her someone already came and asked but we would like some chips and salsa as we wait she says ok I'll be right back, we wait even longer for another server to come by our table and ask what we would like to drink and if we would like chips and salsa. Seriously 3 people to come by and still 15 minutes later no drinks not even water and no chips and salsa. The least we should have is water on our table. So the guy brings my husband's drink and the chips and salsa and I wait for my Jamaica just to have the lady give it to a table that was seated after us, how nice of her. The guy server came and asked if I ever got my drink I told him nope but I think it went to the wrong table he looked over and said yes, that was yours. My Jamaica finally came and my husband and I put our order in I got the Tamal Dinner and my husband got the Ribs. Both plates were not anything to rave about. My taco that came with the dinner was store bought taco shell, the ground beef was flavor less it needed a lot of help, I asked for sour cream that I had to wait for over 10 minutes to get, by the time it came my taco was gone. The Tamales were ok I would say the best thing on the plate was the beans, rice, and sour cream once I got it. The Jamaica was really good. The chips and salsa was ok. My husband's ribs were so not the business, it was literally boiled ribs thrown on a plate a doused with BBQ sauce, My husband didn't even eat half of it. We both didn't finish our food. We waited so long for everything our drinks ended costing more than the food if that doesnt say something about the service I'm not sure what else to say. When asked for our bill our server didn't even want to bring it to us. Oh and get this after I asked for the bill we waited and waited my drink was empty for quite some time so long that the lady came and took the glass away our server comes back and asks if I would like a other drink I was thinking this drink has free refills especially since we are about to leave....yeah right, I get the second drink and the bill and I got charged for 2 drinks. Um, I get it I did order another drink but seriously I also asked for the bill about 3 times before that. Someone was really trying to make their sales for the night. If you like bland food and lacking service then this is the place to go. The Jamaica is really good you might want to just phone order it and get it to go. We won't be back. The 2 stars is because my husband really wanted to like our guy server even though he took forever to bring our food, my drink, and sour cream, he was really quick with my husband's drinks so that's why the 2 stars. For the pictures I forgot to take a picture of the rest of my food being that I got the tacos first and waited so long for the rest of my food I spaced put and just ate it...sorry. read more

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Excellent as always. Great staff. Cheaper and so much better than the named brand places. Keep up the A++++++++

This place is a hidden gem of kingwood . The food and service was amazing ! I took my husband who is a very picky eater and loved the enchiladas and queso ! It was so so delicious. read more

Their food use to be really good but they have gone downhill!! The last 2 times I've ordered takeout it's just bland and totally not worth the price!! read more

This is our go-to local Mexican food joint. Service is always great, food is always fresh and hot. There's hardly a night we have gone that we haven't had to wait for a table, but it's never more than 15 minutes. My husband ALWAYS gets the cheese enchiladas (with onions on top), while I usually try to mix it up. I love their fajita beef and chicken! Queso is delish and comes with pickles jalapeños. Just the right amount of spicy!! read more

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Rancho Palomas....new name ...same good food and management. ...................................... . ................. ............................................................................................................................................... read more

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Hands down BEST Mexican restaurant in Kingwood! I'm not exactly sure why this place only has 3 1/2 stars, but in my opinion, everything we ordered was fresh and tasty. I highly recommend their michelada, mangonada, and the tacos al pastor. read more

Rancho Palomas - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

Good service, good Mexican food, good prices. I'm going to start by saying this is not the best Mexican restaurant in Kingwood, but it's a solid choice for the price you are paying. Stick with the classics like the tacos al pastor, enchiladas, or carne guisada; tastey food that satisfies any Tex-Mex craving. For appetizers, go with the guacamole instead of the queso. Their queso is just melted cheese with jalapeños on the side. Not really flavorful but mixed with the salsa, the queso can be pretty yummy. The guacamole on the other hand is perfect: AND, no lettuce! I hate when people put lettuce in guacamole. Just charge more for more avocado. All in all, I liked my experience dining at Las Palamos. I'll probably come back sometime soon for a quick dinner, or take out. read more

Rancho Palomas - Cheese enchiladas for 2 - $6.99 - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

We are moving to this area soon and decided to try a new restaurant. The chips were good and the red salsa was okay. I overheard another customer ask for green sauce so I decided to ask our waiter for it as well. I thought the green was better than the red salsa but it would have been better if it was warm of room temperature. We ordered queso, combo fajitas and the sour cream chicken enchiladas. I thought the queso was pretty good and flavorful compared to other places. The fajitas were pretty good too and had a good taste. The beef was more flavorful than the chicken. I wouldn't mind if they tried cooking the beef to med rare rather than well done but they were good nonetheless. My partner thought the enchiladas were okay but still likes our former go-to place down in Pearland. I'm trying to find an alternative because I'm not driving from Kingwood to Pearland every weekend to get our fix! The service here was amazing! When we got there someone opened the door and we were immediately seated. The server was friendly as were the other servers. It's true the staff hung out toward the back near the restrooms but it didn't really bother us. They were just putting silverware together and having some down time in between serving the guests. It's a small place and they have to be somewhere. Overall this was a good place to eat a casual Tex-mex meal. read more

Rancho Palomas - Combo fajitas! - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

silverware on the floor as I sit down, the I ordered tea with lemon and got no lemon... haven't even got to order my food yet and this places service is not well. read more

Right before Covid, their service had gotten a little surly, trying to turn tables, and we came here probably once a week. Then, it was like they swapped out service staff. But, since reopening, it's a mess. Ready to go somewhere else. read more

My colleague recommended this mexican restaurant one day, so we drove up from Humble. It is a little farther than I normally drive for food during my lunch hour, but that's ok. I didn't study the menu much at all, and just quickly ordered the fajitas poblanas, since they sounded good and came with bacon, cheese and roasted/sauteed poblano peppers for only 50 cents more then their regular lunch fajitas. Chips and salsa tasted pretty good, so I was feeling good about my experience already. We also ordered queso with the meal, and I sampled it, but I just thought it tasted like any other queso. But, I'm no queso aficionado, so order at your own risk. Fajitas were pretty tasty overall, with the weakest part being the tortillas which are not homemade. The beef was cooked to well done, so they weren't exactly 'sitos juicy or medium rare by any means, but still had good flavor. When combining the sautéed onions, bell peppers, poblanos, and even mushrooms on the skillet, the fajita meat mixture was actually great just by itself. I hear they also have some decent margaritas. Since I don't live in the area and it's too far to come during my lunch hour on a regular basis....so I don't anticipate coming all that often. read more

Wife and I came here for a belated Mother's Day Out Dinner, while in the mood for Tex-Mex. For under $50 including a 20% tip for excellent, attentive and friendly service, we had well prepared dishes and contented bellies. Don't let the limited parking (popular gym shares parking lot), or the smaller store front discourage. Tables turn reasonably fast and we weren't rushed. Thumbs up! read more

Usually our favorite local Mexican food. We ordered today for pickup and were very dissatisfied. The pastor taquitos fad zero flavor and no spices at all. The meat was overcooked and dry. Theirs are usually the best we've had. Same for the chicken tacos. I don't know if they've changed cooks but definitely not the same. read more

I haven't had the chance to dine in but I ordered to go and mannnnnn even by the time I got home the quality of the food was so good. The customer service over the phone and in person was great and friendly. I can't wait to go back and actually dine in but either way I would def go back read more

Incredible! We just moved here and our first Mexican place in Kingwood to try. So authentic. The enchiladas were fantastic. The white queso is soooo yummy!! My husband had the tacos al carbon and they were a little dry, but we will be back!! read more

Been coming here for years and the A/C problem has gotten so bad that we started to avoid eating here. It is so hot that the poor workers are seen profusely sweating as they work. We quite literally leave the restaurant dripping in sweat. So disappointed. read more

Hands down best Mexican spot in Kingwood! (other than it's sister property Hacienda Palomas.) Not only the food, but the staff too. Family owned, always clean and consistent. Tip: try the white queso and stuffed avocado :) read more

The a/c felt Like it was off. Seriously so hot inside. will not go back unless they use their a/c. Was told they get complaints that it gets too cold- so I guess their solution is to keep it off read more

Just recently moved to the area and looking for new places. I've seen lines waiting in front of this place before, so we checked it out. Service was great, food was ok. But... and this a bit BUT ... all the food we had (3 people in our party) was super bland and lacking salt! I don't know if they just had a bad day, or if that's the norm. Had expected the salsa to be spicy. They had a few interesting margaritas on there, which I'd like to try though. read more

My family and I have come her since they first opened, the staff knows us my name and what we get now. The owner is super sweet, the food is AMAZING. Nothing can compare to the experience we get when we eat here. The Queso Blancho is some of the best I've had, and their fajitas are phenomenal. 10/10 recommend read more

Ate here a couple days ago with a friend.. When we arrived the place was dead only one other person there... I ordered beef fajita enchiladas and he ordered a beef burrito, both were good and the service was great read more

Rancho Palomas - Mexican Near Me - Kingwood, Texas

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I love this restaurant. I've only gotten take out from here, but every time the food is consistently delicious. I always order the cheese enchiladas and have tried their white & yellow queso. What can I say, I love tex-mex. I can't review wait staff service, although I can say the person taking phone calls has always been friendly and their wait time for food is accurate. Prices are very reasonable, especially compared to Tex-Mex inside the loop that is not as good. I will continue to be a patron of this establishment. Perhaps one day I'll even try eating there! read more