I recently visited Real De Minas Mexican Restaurant, and as a Texas-born menudo aficionado, I have to say I was genuinely impressed. Menudo is one of those dishes where consistency and flavor balance matter, and they absolutely nailed both here. What stood out to me most was the freshness. You can tell right away that it's made daily, not something that's been sitting around for days. The texture of the tripe was just right, and the broth had a rich, well-developed flavor without being overpowering. I'm pretty picky when it comes to menudo, especially about freshness, but this one delivered. It had just enough spice to give it a kick without taking away from the depth of the broth. Every bite had a balanced mix of ingredients, which is something not every place gets right. read more

Real De Minas - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

I really didn't enjoy anything I got. The chili-relleno was very crispy on the outside but the cheese was not melted in the inside at all. The queso looked like it had been heated up in the microwave. It was served in a soup bowl with a soup spoon. My michalada was 80% tomato juice/spices. I kept trying to pour my beer in there and mix it up, but i couldn't drink it. Our waitress was really nice and the service was fast, but I won't be back. There's too many other options in the area. read more

We came here again last night, my same girl friend from our first time here over a year ago, and the food was unfortunately not as good as I remember. I ordered the combo with a chicken chimichanga (which was not as good as the Mexican restaurant near my house), a ground beef enchilada, a pork tamale (no other meat options existed), and a crunchy chile relleno. All was just ok. Then we ordered the dessert, which was truly terrible. The churros were dense and hard, not fluffy and light. And my cheesecake dessert - that our server recommended as the best, and better than the dulce de leche that I wanted - was so bad that I ate one bite, then stopped and didn't eat the rest. The service was good. Where this restaurant truly shines is in their cocktails! Even though the menu was out of date, I loved my guava, mango, strawberry jalapeño, and lime spicy margarita flight. read more

I've never had a bad experience here. Food is always fantastic, service is top notch and the have great margaritas so what's not to love! I can't wait for the weather to get warmer because I want to hang out on the rooftop patio. Inside is great too, lots of tv's for sports fans. read more

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The food here is delicious! I enjoyed the birria tacos - yuummyy!!! Only downside was the service. It took 15 minutes to be greeted and get drinks/utensils. Would still come back for these tacos! read more

Real De Minas - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

I asked that the mole sauce be put on the side. I knew my husband wouldn't eat the sauce. The waitress said the chef cannot make it that way. REALLY? If the chef can pour 2 cups of mole sauce on the enchiladas, surely he can pour it into a container! The 3 enchiladas were soaked in the sauce. i couldn' t tell where the enchiladas were. it was gross I should have sent it back but, I tried to move the sauce away & yuck, the chicken was covered. And we were in a rush. It was the worst meal EVER. Really, Any restaurant that drowns their food in sauce must not be quality. When I got in the car, I realized I paid for guacamole but didn't get it. Don't waste your $$$ read more

Let me start by saying that I have eaten in this restaurant many times over the years with good food and excellent service, I had dinner there last night and the food, at best was adequate. I ordered a steak burrito and a diet coke. He (the owner) brought me a can of diet coke and told me the fountain drink machine was out of order. These things happen. I understand that. The food arrived and fhe meat was so tough that it was very hard to chew. There was so many onions in the burrito that taste wad horrible. I took all of the onions out of the burrito and there was actually more onions that meat. The taste of the food was highly compromised by using so many onions. The waitress came by and asked about the meal. I showed her the massive number of onions, and she agreed there were to many onions. When she gave me the bill I noticed on the receipt that it said steak burrito WELL DONE. I never said anything when ordering about it being well done. I went to pay the bill and told the owner about the massive number of onions, and that it actually ruined the dish. He told me there was at least 8 ounces of meat and I told him there was not a half pound of steak in the burrito. He told me "That's the way it comes", and then said cash or charge. Remember that 12 ounce can of diet coke, well they charged be $3.99 plus tax. That would make a 6 pack of coke $24.00. I questioned him about the $4.00 can of coke, he replied with "cash or charge". He was extremely arrogant and totally disrespectful to me. I will never go back to that place again, and I will share this experience all that will listen. I'm sure losing a frequent customer won't make or break him, but he was a JERK and would not take anything off of the bill. As little as $5.00 would have make me happy and I would return. The arrogance that he showed me was by far the worst I have ever been subjected to in any dining establishment. Any good business owner would have made some sort of adjustment to the bill, but THE JERK refused to. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED read more

Going down the drain?? Very disappointed!! They use the lowest quality of beef for their skirt steak in the molcajete I ordered. Hubby ordered the New York and got three layers of strip steak instead. The seasonings are good but seriously??? NOT a New York steak but charged for it. We asked to speak with the manager, a guy named Tanner with a man-bun and he didn't seem to give a hoot. He apologized but that was it. Have a nice evening!! We will not recommend this place to our friends. read more

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Reliably good food and service. Full bar with lots of specials. The staff is always very positive and accommodating. My favorite has become the enchilada plate - smothered green, with a side of guacamole. The chips are crispy and perfectly fried - not oily. The salsa has a nice kick. I do recommend going early as they get very busy and have a wait on the weekend. They just opened a roof top seating area that looks very nice. read more

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I've been here before and I enjoyed it. We were seated in the bar area and watched some football white waiting for our food. The refried beans and salsa was delicious. Unfortunately, that was as good as it was going to get. We ordered the beef taco salad and were disappointed with the serving size at the flavor was just not good. I wish I had the tacos. read more

Real De Minas - Taco Salad lunch portion - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

We went there for first time and really enjoyed the food. We had Enchilada Plate (3) and beef strew which was all good. They had a balloon artist for kids which was so fun. It seems balloon artist come every Wednesday. Not too busy on Wednesday either. read more

Real De Minas - Enchilada Plate (3) - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

In the past I have really enjoyed my experiences at Real De Minas! I typically visit the other locations in Montbello and Aurora. I wasn't very impressed with the food or service at this Real De Mina's. I had the Pollo Poblano and it wasn't very flavorful. It was one of those "oh ok" meals. Everyone else in our patty said their food was just ok. While I service was ok, we asked several times for more chips/salsa and everytime we asked we were asked by the waiter if we were "ready to order". It was clear that we were waiting on another member of our party to arrive. Not sure I'll go back to this location. The other locations were better in taste, and overall service. read more

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The food at this place is ok, but the drinks are bomb!!!! Really really good! The service is on point. I can tell by my own experience they are very nice, the place is super inviting and the music is amazing. Margarita's house were delicious especially during sunset time. read more

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We had a group of four people and we had a great time we set outside and had a FANTASTIC TIME OUR SERVER AND BARTENDER WAS AMAZING Yasmine made bomb drinks Liliana made sure we had good food and orders was right and great read more

Real De Minas - Me and my girls have a fantastic time - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Service is pure crap but at least their food is delicious. I rather go to Los Dos Potrillos for so many reasons. Ambiance is not appealing either. When you walk in, they'll just stare you down. No smile, no greeting, nothing. I would still go in a pinch but definitely not bringing any friends or out of town guests here that's for sure. I rather drive the distance to anywhere else. When you arrive you will be immediately judged. They put all the non-Hispanic customers in the small room by the hostess stand and fill that room first before filling the main dining room. On the flip side and already mentioned, their food is fantastic and always served hot and yummy. Even their chips and salsa are great. I have never had a bad plate of food. Just have to wait 10+ minutes for any drink orders and their disdain shows when you just order water. Your level of service goes down and you will have to wait even longer for any refills, to-go boxes or even your final receipt. I have been with friends, out of town guests and even solo. All those visits have been less than desirable. People keep returning for the food and that's it. I'll space out my visits but doubt I'll be back any time soon from the aforementioned experiences. read more

Real De Minas - Always delicious but services is crap. - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

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So I got to check out this place. Sat at the bar which had plenty of seating. I was greeted and helped by Andrea and Alejandro in which we great bartenders: always had a smile, always making sure I had a drink , very very happy with their service. Michilada 9.9/10 Skinny Margarita 9.5/10 I started with the camarón tostada and let me say super delicious , love the kick of jalapeño ( and I don't like spicy to much ) and had so much flavor. I then had the steak fajitas and they were good.. kinda of what to expect from fajitas . Overall this place was a winner when it comes to Mexican food ... I for sure will be coming back read more

Real De Minas - Tostada de camarón - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

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I have been to this place a few times before and never been satisfied. Although our waitress was sweet she kept forgetting our drink orders. My friend, daughter and myself all ordered a margarita only to have her come back with one. Ten minutes later we inquired about our drinks and she acted surprised that we were waiting. I then told her to cancel it and she said "they are making it now" we waited another 5 minutes for our drinks. Other friends at the table had problems with getting a drink they didn't order. This is unacceptable especially for a place that offers happy hour every day BUT Friday. I will not be returning. The rusty tables and chairs on the patio are a whole other story. read more

Stopped in for a get-together with a couple of friends where we had a couple of drinks and nibbles from the appetizer menu. Chips and salsa arrived promptly at our table after seating. Good salsa and good chips. When we did order food, we selected an order of the queso fundido with jalapenos which were almost too hot to eat. The cheese congealed pretty quickly after arriving to the table. We also ordered a side of fries and flour tortillas. The fries were really good and crispy. The flour tortillas came out piping hot, but were good when we were able to handle them. Our server was very kind to let us chat and sit for a while and did check on us a good amount of time. read more

Stopped in for drinks with friends and ended up having a few appetizers. Chips and salsa were good, with nice spice. Queso fundido was ok. Jalapenos were super hot. I did not have a margarita, but my friend did, and it was served in a large glass. My white wine was a generous pour and reasonable at $8. Service was attentive and patient. read more

Great service, extremely great food and drinks. Some of the best micheladas. Team deserves a raise and kiss on the cheek. read more

Real De Minas - Micheladas - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

We love Real De Minas, it is our favorite restaurant in the area. Service is usually quick and the food is consistently good. The bar seating and patio is our favorite for relaxing summer nights and margaritas or cold beer! 5 stars - excellent choice! read more

Despite its cryptic name (at least to a non-Mexican/non-Spanish speaker), this is a standard sit down/menus/table salsa/waiter type of Mexican restaurant... on the surface level. Upon closer inspection, there are several things that differentiate this establishment from the rest of them. Let me just say, as a die-hard and life-long Los Dos Portrillos customer, I'd consider this place to be in extremely heated competition with them. They do first impressions well. The table salsa is delicious and spicy, in the running for top 3 in the state. They also give you this bowl of cabbage/imitation crab/chipotle mayo that is delicious and you wouldn't find anywhere else. The drink menu is huge, they have a large list of beer, cocktails, flights... whatever you want to drink, they have it here. Their food menu is huge as well, but the unique thing it has is authentic Mexican staples like aguachille, tripa, buche, lengua, barbacoa and a ton more I'm not remembering. In fact, I ordered the barbacoa smothered burrito and it was hands down the best burrito I've had in Colorado. The meat in the barbacoa was so soft, tender, flavorful... it was a real barbacoa. My advice to everyone at Mexican restaurants like this is to always stick with the chicken or beef burritos/chimichangas/enchiladas. But the menu here really pushes the seafood hard on you. So we went outside our normal routine and got aguachille and seafood enchiladas. And compared to other places the seafood was quite good, but not amazing. The aguachille was flavorful but a little mushy, probably should cooked in the lime juice for a few more hours. There is much better aguachille to be found in Denver. The seafood enchiladas reminded me a lot of clam chowder with the white sauce and generic fish taste. Both seafood dishes were good, but would I get them again, probably not. Definitely better seafood than Los Dos though. So, skip the seafood, go for the barbacoa, go for the drinks, you'll be set here. The vibe is also high energy. It's loud in here as they play modern urban music instead of the generic mariachi. The service is also great, very on top of things and always asking to refill the salsa bowl. Looking forward to coming back. read more

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Visited on. Friday night with my wife and children. We were seated promptly and it has a fun atmosphere, but a little on the loud side. Chips and dip were promptly served, but disappointing. We ordered the chile rellenos, a chicken quesadillas, and the asada chimichangas. All were fine, but just fine. Food was served quickly, but server felt rushed at every interaction. read more

I don't know if the owner is aware that they close at 9 pm and they lock door up..... I drove for 20 minutes just to hear we are close I put the guys to clean from the manager just now I hope they won't delete my review but that's crap it clearly said 10 pm close do not play with costumers like this please I would never come back just for this kind of stuff . And it wasn't an only my it was 3 more costumers leaving with me because they close.... read more

Real De Minas - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

We love this place and have been coming here for nearly 20 years. The service is impeccable and Carlos is just the besttttt!! we showed up tonight as a table of 26 and he was flawless. The drinks were flowing. The food was perfect. The price was just right and so easy to split amongst our group! Thank you Real for being so solid!! read more

Busy location in a very busy shopping area at Parker and Arapahoe. The atmosphere is great, the bar area with the garage style doors were open, which gives an outdoor eating vibe. The chips and salsa are a nice pre-meal snack, a traditional tomato restaurant style and a creamy slaw style, with some nice heat to them, not real spicy, just a little kick. (unfortunately we found a hair in the slaw one, which trying not to dwell on, not ideal, but know it happens). We got the Pollos Real De Mina and Pollo Poblano, the entrees were good, large portion sizes, but bland, lacked flavor. These are over $20 a plate, charging these prices I would expect a better quality. The staff were friendly, but service was average, they never checked on us to refill our drinks, which would have been nice. We have been to this location many times. When it first opened, service and food were better and definitely seemed cleaner, (was not dirty, but not super clean, tables chairs a bit sticky, the bathroom was clean though). An average sit down place in a busy area, but not the best option in the area. read more

Real De Minas - Pollo Poblano - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

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Real De Minas is a pretty solid spot for Mexican food. The menu has plenty of variety for what people are looking for. It's got most of the classics as well as some more authentic Mexican options. Some of the key benefits are that the service is super quick, and you'll find that the food comes out to you faster than you'd expect for a restaurant of this size. Additionally, the prices are super reasonable and you get a good amount of food! My only gripe is that it's not anything special -- Real De Minas is good, but not great. You'll find more interesting options than you would at a Chipotle, but still less flavorful than you would at a more authentic hole-in-the-wall joint. Overall, it fits the A-OK 3 star mark perfectly. read more

Real De Minas - Enchiladas Vandera - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Super bummed about this place. Ordered for take out. I got the carnitas burrito however there were no carnitas in the entire burrito. So it was a bean burrito. The green chili and salsa has a decent flavor. The guacamole is trash, huge, hard pieces of avocado and no flavor. And the presentation of the to go container was sad. Looks like they just slopped it in there. Beans literally everywhere. Def wint be eating from there again. read more

I put an order in over the phone at this briarwood location and one of their male servers was incredibly unprofessional and lacked any sense of customer service on the phone. His intention was to make fun of my name. He was laughing on the phone , and in person exchanging "insider joke" looks with the female servers.The whole interaction was childish to be honest. Treat your customers with respect! read more

They have good chips and salsa. The service is quick and the staff is friendly. the appetizers are delicious

A local favorite with our Denver friends, they were eager to share Real de Mina with us. With good weather, they opened the "garage doors" creating a great indoor/outdoor experience, extending the restaurant into the outdoor patio. They served an interesting cabbage / crab meat dip with the salsa. It was delicious. The restaurant was busy but our waiter did a good job taking care of us. Wanting comfort food, I went with the Enchiladas with ground beef. Far from exotic, the dish was still prepared to perfection. The Spanish Rice was light and fluffy. The beans were warm with just the right amount of cheese. The tortillas for my Enchiladas were soft and flavorful. The ground beef was seasoned to perfection. And all topped with a delicious Enchilada Sauce and cheese. Well done. Overall a wonderful meal. read more

So went here today for a late lunch. I ordered off the Side Dishes. The waitress was ok, nothing special. I ordered a cheese enchilada and thought if I ordered a plate a refried beans, $3.50, I would get an entire plate. The enchilada sauce was rather spicy and I really didn't like it. Well, they brought me 1 small plate with both the beans, a very small portion, and the enchilada! Not sure I will be back. (See photo below) read more

Very nice atmosphere in the bar. Food was great and Leo the server was awesome. I will be coming back.

Great food, ambiance, and service! This has been our go to for great Mexican food in the south Denver area! Thanks Yasmin and Tanner! read more

Not only is this restaurant close to my house but the food is also delicious; you even get bean dip with your chips and salsa which is a win for me! Tanner is the best and is always on top of my order and drinks when I go in! read more

Such. Kurt because this place has so much potential. All that needs to change is the staffing culture, aka management and I'm sure some of the staff. An hour in, no food 12 min to be seated when the place was empty. No urgency from the waitress who was doubling as a greeter. New management would do this place WONDERS!! read more

Great food, beautiful ambiance and friendly service! 10/10 recommend! The upstairs patio is great too

Everything was amazing, their cocktail menu/liquor options had a great variety, drinks were stiff but well balanced, the food was delicious, the highly welcoming and hospitable wait staff and bartenders were exquisite. This delicious dive should be tried by all those that have a passion for food and drink and love some neighborhood character and authenticity, especially service industry can appreciate this fantastic local spot. Will definitely be back for sure. read more

I have had two issues on two separate times. In the menu when you order guac small it shows chips but comes with no chips. Guac appeared to be dry and tasted a bit off. Also very spicy. When I talked to manager, he acted like he didn't care about my disappointments. He actually hung up on me read more

My husband and I came in and dined on the rooftop patio. Tanner, the manager in training, was very kind and accommodating! He seemed knowledgeable of the menu and answered any questions we had as well as made sure our requests were fulfilled. Great experience! Will definitely return. read more

Real De Minas - Complimentary chips with salsa and appetizer sampler - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado