Our friends suggested this Mexican restaurant and we tried it. Our first takeout experience was just okay. The horchata was too sweet and had too much ice, and the burritos were a little salty. We tried again, still takeout, and it was better! The service was fast, and the workers were friendly and polite. The food was delicious! The meat was tender and perfectly seasoned. The wrap was a bit small for the huge amount of fillings, but that's a good problem to have ^_^. We still haven't dined in, which is why I'm giving them 4 stars. But we'll definitely be back. I highly recommend this restaurant! :) read more

Real Arriero - Mexican Near Me - Caledonia, Michigan

Disappointed. Finally tried this place for the first time. My rice and beans were barely warm. They got the meats wrong in my husband's order. We asked for just some plain ole salt and took over 10 mins so we just asked another server. Also the server didn't know if the tamales were pork or chicken -- they are pork by the way. And lastly...my husband ordered a combo that comes with a "chalupa". When it came out it was a tostada. When asked what they considered the difference between a tostada and a chalupa - the server told us that the people in the kitchen said " the difference is that one has meat and the other doesn't" What a lame and such a poor excuse. I'm posting a picture so you can see what they serve and consider a " chalupa" ... so lame. Never coming back here. read more

Real Arriero - They call this a Chalupa and not a tostada -- even though it's in a hard shell tostada! Lame - Mexican Near Me - Caledonia, Michigan

Service was quick and the food tasty. I had my order to go and was surprised with the quantity I received. The cost was fair, I feel I got my money's worth. I will definitely go back next time I'm in the area. read more

Went today for lunch, after church, for lunch with our friends. Here are some of the pros and cons. Pros: decent Tex-Mex food for Michigan. Nice vibes, welcoming, and friendly servers. Prices were fair. Lots of options on the menu. Easy to find. Chips and salsa were free. Cons: Main server had no personality, and was unkind to other servers who didn't speak English well. Service was slow and inconsistent. The main meals were not very tasty. No plans to return. read more

Just as good as their other location in town, they know how to make "authentic" Tex-Mex food to appeal to the West Michigan crowd. The staff is welcoming and they provided quality service throughout our dinner. I ordered the Combo 1, which was a taco and 2 enchiladas. The price can't be beat for the portion and it was very good. My wife got the Tex-Mex burrito and it was massive. Luckily she was sharing with our daughter and it worked perfectly. This place is exactly what you want when you crave Tex-Mex. The dining room is clean and the staff is friendly. read more

Real Arriero - Tex-Mex Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Caledonia, Michigan

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Went today for lunch and had the combo with one taco and 2 enchiladas. A huge portion for only $11.49. Everything tasted really good. Got a margarita in the rocks, it was good but nothing incredible. The service was decent, only a few people working and dining. The inside of restaurant was really nice, lots of booths and tables available read more

Great place with great food. The staff is phenomenal. I like that they're always posting specials and / or deals on their social media. My favorite part is they always have a game on. I dont have to go to Uccellos down the road to watch the game. I can come here and know I can watch it without it being super loud. This will always be my go-to restaurant in the Caledonia/Middleville area. read more

Food was amazing. The salsa is the perfect spice with flavor without compromising the taste. Gil was our server and we was a wonderful. He very attentive and insightful on the questions we had. The ambience was cool, lots of people at the bar and the vibe was flowing. I didn't see outdoor seating but I may have missed it. Bathrooms were also very clean! Will totally be back! read more

Food not good. Definitely not close to South Texas Mexican food. If you like it great. Service poor. Waiters from Central America not South Texas or even La Frontera Mexico. read more

Great good - never disappointed... hubby & I went for dinner with celiac child - he has many options for gluten free. I line the variety on the menu. Got the #10, 2 tacos, rice & beans & salad, hubby got burrito & celiac chips got 3 tacos. Chips & salsa for days. Huge inside - lots of seating. Bar was PACKED. No social distancing on the night we went read more

Take out is great, inside service isn't so great. Service is super fast, chips and salsa are delicious, the Queso is one of my favorites! They have lots of options to choose from; their combo meals are definitely a great deal, lots of food and very affordable. I wish the waitress we had was friendly, I think it would've made the experience a lot better. They definitely gas light you when you have an issue, I had raw ground beef but they claim it is their seasoning and stated "we get that complaint all the time". So make sure to watch for that. But the chips and queso were great. read more

This is a nice restaurant next to a banquet hall, and the entrance is next to the banquet hall, so don't get confuaed! The service was prompt and just right:attentive without being overbearing. The waitress even advised me on the right bowl of soup to get (medium size), and the caldo de pollo was delicious and just the right amount. Their honest service and delicious food means a return visit from me in the future! read more

Real Arriero - Mexican Near Me - Caledonia, Michigan

Food was decent, prices were good. Atmosphere was very Latin; as it should be at a Mexican restaurant.

TLDR: Beware, this restaurant claims that they serve meat with "pink seasoning." In reality, this "pink seasoning" is undercooked/raw meat that they try to gaslight you into eating, and according to the owner, they get this complaint often. I received a burrito that had a golfball sized chunk of pink meat. When I politely brought this to the attention of the server, instead of just apologizing and offering to fix the issue, she got defensive and went to get the owner. Despite me only wanting to bring this issue to the server so they knew undercooked meat was being served, the owner came out very defensive claiming that this happened all the time and that it was in fact just "pink seasoning" that they put in their meat. Again, this was a golfball sized chunk, not a flake of seasoning. I felt as though I was being gaslit by the owner and was basically told that's just how things are here and to get over it. The owner even mentioned that he gets this "complaint" often, and that it was nothing to worry about. I won't be returning the this restaurant and I would not recommend this to anyone. read more

Horrible Service, attitude was terrible, overall experience was so bad that ill never recommend it again...HAPPY FATHERS DAY

The food was fantastic. We had burritos and enchiladas and they were all very good. We moved here from San Antonio and are coming back again for sure to get our Mexican food fix read more

We love Mexican food around here, especially when it's authentic, which we can assure you it is at Real Arriero!

THEY ARE THIEVES! Police report filed. Do not go to this place! They will intentionally short your order and refuse to give your money back!

Food was good. Salsa was good (this is key to me with Mexican food). Drinks were strong. Prices are fair. I had the fajitas and was pleased with everything about the meal. If I had anything negative to report, the chips were just ok. read more

My husband asked to go to dinner at a Mexican restaurant for Father's Day, this weekend. My man really likes Mexican - we went twice when we were in Wisconsin, two weeks ago. Now that Michigan is 'opened up' again, he was pretty excited to go out, here. So, we decided on San Marco's in Hastings - we go to every once in a while but is a little further away, but my daughter's friend said this restaurant doesn't require masks and is 'laid back'. We drove down there, and... When we got there, the trouble started. They said only six people per table. We have five children, which makes us a family of seven, but it was FATHER'S day, 2pm, there were only three other tables in the restaurant with people at them. We hoped they wouldn't make it an issue. They said that we couldn't sit at the SAME table, but that they could seat us 'next to each other'. I wasn't happy - we're a household, not strangers - we rode in a car over, together, for the love of Pete. But we agreed, since the tables would be near... or so we thought. They then proceeded to seat my husband at a table some distance from the rest of us, ALONE. On Father's Day!! I was Peeved. Off. In capital letters. So I told him to just come over and sit with the rest of us. Immediately the waiter went and got management, who came waving papers from the CDC ('The Law', he said. 'Recommendations', I corrected, 'None of this has gone thru Congress, so therefore it's not a law'.) He insisted he would not let my husband sit with us. "It's like this isn't America, anymore!" I objected. The man nodded vigorously. "No, it isn't! He can't stay at this table!" Scared little weasel. He lost our business, forever. So we drove to the next closest Mexican restaurant, twelve minutes up the road - Real Arriero in Caledonia. ((It was sort of on the way home, anyhow.)) My husband and I went in, hackles up. The girl at the door asked how many, and I said, "I don't know if you can help us. We have five children and want to take Daddy out for lunch for Father's Day... so there's seven of us." "Come in! Come in, we can have you seated with no problem!!" she assured us, and said, "Go and get your children. We're pleased to have you!" She seated us, and asked how our day was going. I explained about the last place, and how it was so awful. "You won't have that here!" she declared. "Let me get chips and salsa for you... here are menus. You're fine, here." WHAT. A. DIFFERENCE!! All of the tension fell off our shoulders. They gave us so much food, it was a lot less expensive than the last time we'd driven out to the first restaurant, and the man who waited on us was friendly and kind. ((Another group came in after ours - they had EIGHT people!)) We left full and relieved and happy and amazed at the difference. Left an enormous tip for their goodness to us. There are still pockets of patriots, out there. So our Father's Day was redeemed! read more

LOVE! Come here once a week and am always impressed! Food comes out within 10 minutes or sooner usually, extremely fast!! Amazing food and great prices! read more

It was okay. I was hungry for a nice fajita plate and the Fiesta Fahita came quickly and it tasted pretty good. But it obviously hadn't been cooked up fresh; the pre-cooked ingredients were simply piled on a cast iron plate and heated up. The fun of a real fajita is to have it come sizzling to your table, everything cooked just moments before. This dish is a combination of steak, chicken, bacon, and shrimp. I had a hard time locating the three, rather small, pieces of shrimp in mine. There was plenty ofchicken, steak and pork though, and I could easily have shared this with my partner and still had plenty to eat. read more

I really wanted to love this place. The staff is great and nice but the food just isn't really all that great. I've had much better. Don't order tacos to go! When we got them home it was a soggy mess. Not good. read more

Worst margaritas, food was slimy and the meat was either from a can or not cooked all the way. I was sick for two days after eating here. Will NEVER eat here again. read more

Such wonderful customer service. The friendly staff makes this place what it is. We enjoyed chips and salsa and the guacamole is a must as well. Big portions so come hungry. read more

Make sure everything is there in the bag when you leave. They tell you what you ordered and don't put it in the bag. The food is decent but the quality is going down. read more

When our food got to our table it was cold and as we started to eat we saw a cockroach on one of our dinners which put an end to our dinner if I could I would put a zero out of five stars would not recommend. read more

I love this place! They are fast. The food is great. I love their salsa. I think it's spicy. The service is great. We came around 8 on a Thursday and sat at the bar. It was fairly busy. It can be hard to find parking sometimes! Christian was great. He made great recommendations. He stayed calm when a customer was upset. read more

Real Arriero - Burrito verde - Mexican Near Me - Caledonia, Michigan

we were in the place for dinner with the family local and out of state family also we ordered our food and it came out cold and then we started eating and there was a cockroach crawling on one of the meals that we ordered this was disgusting and we all stopped eating and will not ever go back and all they wanted to comp was the plate that the roach was crawling on we had a party of 6 adults and 2 kids this all happened on 9- 28 -22 read more

Stopped in for dinner as we have done regularly in the past. It was about 15 minutes til closing. Had they turned us away at that point everything would have been fine. But we ordered cocktails- mine being a big margarita in the fish bowl- and dinner which came very quickly.Ten minutes after close(25 min total inside restaurant) manager comes up and rudely tells us we have to leave. I told him I was drinking as fast as I could and would leave when I'm done. He proceeds to call the cops on us. To avoid any further scene we got up and left leaving half our drinks and food behind. Had I had the presence of mind, he would have been wearing my margarita on my way out the door. All he would have had to say when we walked in the door is "we close in 10 minutes". But to expect us to eat and drink a cocktail in 20 minutes is ludicrous. I wouldn't eat at this place again if it was free. read more

Outstanding Mexican food at a great price! Quick service and free chips and salsa with every meal. We've been eating here for years and they never disappoint. They have an extensive menu to choose from. Their burritos are my favorite. read more

I really hate to leave bad reviews but, this place has terrible Mexican food. Maybe it's MI style Tex Mex? Let me just say I don't even think the restaurant has spices, cilantro or jalapeños in the kitchen......or even an onion for that matter. read more

I go here frequently, like 1 or 2 times per month. It's a decent Mexican restaurant. Nothing special. Just good prices, good salsa, decent food, and decent service. They rarely get my order 100% correct but the place has decent food at good prices, and choices for Mexican food are limited in the area without going to GR. I like it but it isn't re best I have ever had read more

Mexican food is my absolute favorite, and Real Arriero does not disappoint. This place is fast, affordable, and has extremely delicious tacos. The salsa you get before eating is very good as well. If you are having a rough day, make the stop here for a jumbo margarita and a couple tacos before getting back to things. read more

Real Arriero wasn't what we went to Caledonia for, but on discovering that the Cobblestone was now closed, found Real Arriero in the place that used to be "Big O's Fish House" and decided to try that. We had a GREAT meal there, and will be back again I'm sure!! read more

We love Mexican food so it was no surprise that my husband and I went to a Mexican restaurant for Valentines Day Diner. We had been here many times before when it was the old Mexican restaurant but I guess they had been bought out about a year and a half ago. Wish I would have known that. We normally order fajitas but decided to do something different...we should have had the normal. I had a chicken burrito and chicken enchilada combo and my husband had a beef burrito, tostada and salad combo. Both were only $7.50 each. For this price I would have thought the combos would have come with some rice or beans... Nope just two small plates of food. My plate nothing to differentiate between which was the burrito and the enchilada. The chicken was in a tomato based sauce that did not have any real kick to it. Along with my two rolls i had a large dollop of sour cream, some lettuce and a small slice of tomato. I say rolls because they reminded me of sushi rolls because that is about the size of them. My husbands plate was larger in portion. He said the tostada was soggy and just ate all the toppings off it. The salad was just lettuce and a larger slice of tomato than I got. His burrito was about the same size as mine maybe a little larger. He said the meat was very bland...he actually poured the salsa on the meat to give it some taste. The value was not good for what we got if it was not for the chips I would have still been hungry. I should have gone to Taco Bell for this kind of value. I guess if you are really wanting some Mexican food and do not want to drive down m37 this might be a good place to go. read more

Real Arriero has fantastic food and good prices. The fajitas are absolutely delicious - for a twist, try the Fajitas Hawaiian - chicken, steak, bacon, and pineapple, along with the typical fajita fixin's. Portions are large and filling, and the salsa and chips are delicious!! Avoid the pork carnitas - the pork is very little meat and lots of gristle; despite the delicious flavor, i found them nearly inedible. The service is good, the place is clean and the prices are reasonable. Fajitas are awesome - definitely worth checking out next time you're in the area! read more

The Mexican food at this restaurant is very good. And even though it's not the best I've ever had, the reason I gave this restaurant five stars is because of the servers. In Spanish they are called "meseros" ("meseras" if they are women). In Spain they are called camareros or camareras. Anyway, the meseros I've encountered at this restaurant are so good! I've been studying Spanish for some time and these guys always practice with me when I come in. They are a delight! And it's so much fun to enjoy the very good Mexican food here and to have such a good time practicing Spanish with these guys. ¡Me gusta! read more

We have eaten here a few times. Last night, no one felt like cooking, so we decided to stop in because it is close. Our service was fast and friendly. I didn't catch the guy's name, but he is a good waiter...attentive and responsive. The chips and salsa are really good and our waiter quickly refilled it when we scarfed the first batch. My margarita was OK. It's a mix if I had to guess...a bit too sweet for my taste but OK. I had the Carne Asada with chicken. DH had a burrito that they used to describe as "big as your head" although the menu verbiage has changed. Both were good but not great. The place was hopping and our service was quick. We will probably return the next time we crave Mexican and are too lazy to cook or drive into GR. read more

Best Mexican place around, my girlfriend and I can't get enough of this place! Not a bad item in the menu and nice staff