Without a doubt, one of the best Mexican restaurants in the area. Here's the breakdown. Ambiance: 5/5 For a strip mall location, they absolutely nailed it. Walk in and you're immediately hit with great vibes -- Mexican style chairs, lights on the wall, great wall art and decoration. They put real thought into this place and it shows. And on mariachi nights? Absolutely lit. The band is so friendly, taking song requests, engaging with the whole room. It's just so dope. Five out of five. Service: 5/5 Never had an issue here. Not once. Five out of five. Food: 5/5 I have never had a bad meal at Rey Azteca. Not one. The food is consistent, delicious, and is exactly what you picture when you close your eyes and think of a great Mexican restaurant in Central PA. Overall: 5/5 Consistency is key, and Rey Azteca has it in spades. Great vibes, great service, great food. The best Mexican restaurant in the area and it's not particularly close. You cannot go wrong here. read more

I ordered the Beria tacos, and it came with three tacos, and chewy, onions, and rice. The rice was really good. The burrito had a lot of onions and not a lot of flavor. It was busy in there, but the waiter was not very personable. It is beautiful inside very colorful. read more

Rey Azteca - Palmyra - The salsa and chips that come complementary - Mexican Near Me - Palmyra, Pennsylvania

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First of all, I wasn't expecting much in the way of Mexican food in that area. I live on the west coast where Mexican food is abundant. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of food Rey Azteca. Service was excellent and our meals arrived hot and timely, despite the large crowds. This restaurant equaled some of my favorite Mexican food restaurants in quality and service. read more

Love this restaurant! Food is always fresh, great selection and the wait time is always super fast service! Love the Rey Azteca special burrito. My favorite read more

The service was great, our waiter was on top of things and patient as we were a group of 8. He made sure that we always had everything we needed. read more

Nice time, good food and great margaritas! Very well decorated and design right next to the movie theater so dinner and a movie is perfect at this location. read more

Very unimpressive, bland and rather poor flavor. Service was quick and efficient. Presentation was ... ok. But the beef was ground very fine and rather mushy. However the shredded chicken was toothsome and chewable if not a little dry. Spouse had a cheese and chicken casidea , she stated it was rather like a grilled cheese sandwich with chicken, so meh. I had a combo plate with tacos and enchiladas, bland, sloppy and tasteless. The taco shells were kinda crispy except the had been sitting in the sauce from the enchiladas so basically fell apart and were a mess. I suppose there might have been some mole' but it would have been an embarrassment if any real Mexican chef tried to serve it. The beer ( Negro modelo) however was excellent. Not a do over. read more

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The food is great! Lovely decor and atmosphere Very clean! Restaurant hascplenty of seating read more

Unfortunately, I have to leave a negative review. My family showed up on a Friday night. The hostess gave us 30 minute wait time we were there for an hour and 15 minutes for our wait time. We do have a toddler in a party eight. By two times checking with the hostess after we're watching tables sit empty they finally seated us at one of them. The table only seated six, even though we requested for a table of eight at that point, my toddler was not complying with wanting to be at the restaurant at that point so I chose to go home and have the rest of the family go ahead and eat. I did place a to go order for a meal that had two burritos, one beef one chicken and I said instead of having one beef one chicken I just want two beef and then when my wife brought home the meal it was two chicken. Also it took them over an hour to get their orders food and drink in after we waited an hour and 15 minutes as well. The food was OK, but the service was unbearable. read more

Perfect service and food , definitely going again, the Ambiance was delightful and positive !

The food here is incredible and the staff is so kind. Food is reasonably priced and tastes AMAZING, coming from a real Mexican herself. The bathrooms are kept very clean and the restaurant decor is wonderful and charming. read more

Good food and fast service Nice ambient dining room with pretty artistic atmosphere. read more

Mexican food is something that I could eat every day and most of the time I do so that leaves me always looking for a new place to get some of that delicious goodness. My friend and I decided to come here one night and upon arrival it wasn't that busy but when we walked out that was a totally different story as there was tons of groups waiting to be seated so it's like we totally lucked out with that one. Of their many options I went with the enchiladas supreme and I must say it was nice how they had a few different combinations but they all kinda mixed together when I was cutting them as there was a good amount of lettuce on top so for what it was the whole plate was pretty good as it all had a good flavor to it but nothing to really stand out as it just is what it is and that's some enchiladas with an ok sauce and a few different kinds. Don't get me wrong they were yummy but I'm really picky when it comes to Mexican food as I've had soo many different kinds over the years. Overall it was good but not amazing would I come back yeah if I was in the area maybe but I definitely wouldn't drive out of my way to come here as had our service been a bit better that would have made a lot to us. read more

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Several times here now and this place is always amazing. Pretty quick service and the food is always piping hot. another thing I like that people don't mention often is how clean and good smelling the bathrooms are. Air fresheners everywhere and doesn't smell like your typical restroom. I've never eaten here for dinner time but the lunchtime is usually on the slow side. Usually pretty quiet. read more

Rey Azteca - Palmyra - Tacos Al Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Food was not up to standard Mexican. We both ordered enchiladas. I ordered a tamale. Enchiladas were a soft toco with hamburger rolled up and dark red sauce. Not baked no cheese in or out. The re fried beans were off white and like soup. The margaritas were fine, but we ask for "Up, no ice" and got one half ice. This place looked wonderful. We found out NO happy hour! This Could be a gold mind!!!!! They should go to "El Sol" or "Tequila Willie's" or "Herbie"in Harrisburg and try their food!!!! read more

My wife just told me as we got home the waiter hit on her and asked for her number in Spanish, right in front of me and our kids, while the piece of crap handed me the check. I don't speak Spanish and my wife is fluent, the clown was going on trying to make jokes about how I don't speak it, while we were at the table. Instead of, you know, just focusing on your job, and not hitting on my wife, especially while my kids are in the damn booth! We go here sometimes when we visit the movie theater, beyond never again, and certainly will be telling any and everyone what happened there. Absolutely crazy! The audacity! And we spend money at that place, willingly. Never again, that is some dirty low level stuff. Wouldn't be surprised at all if they messed with any of our food, to have the audacity to do something like that, I certainly wouldn't put it past them. Never again! Go there if you want, but this was our experience, and that's apparently the type of people who work there. read more

I went by myself after work, seems they don't like helping single customers, was not friendly, food was ok after waiting quite a while. Definitely not worth wasting my time to go again. They definitely need to work on customer service. read more

The food is always good, the servers are super friendly and attentive, and the restaurant has a campy Mexican aesthetic. If you want good Mexican food this is the place! read more

Great Food. Nice authentic style décor. This place can get busy on Fridays and Saturdays wait can be up to 40 minutes. Enjoy dining here. my only complain would be the lighting is too bright needs to be on dimmers. read more

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My favorite Mexican restaurant was the old Rey Azteca on Scalp Avenue in Johnstown. It was so unassuming - being I side of what was so obviously a pizza hut - but the food was always amazing and the service quick and very friendly. Today we were out driving around and saw the name Rey Azteca in huge letters in this strip mall and decided to stop in. We weren't disappointed. The food was as good as the now-closed Rey Azteca in Johnstown and the service was every bit as friendly. Happy to have found this location a little closer to home as we are surrounded by el rodeos which aren't as good in our opinion. We look forward to our next visit to the Palmyra Rey Azteca. Thanks for a great meal !! read more

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Decided to stop in for dinner last night and so glad we did! We arrived around 6pm and waited about 10-15 minutes before being seated. They take your phone number and text you your place in line, which is pretty cool. You also get a text when your table is ready, but if you're not there when your names called, they'll go to the next person. They provide chips and salsa to your table. In fact, they give each person at the table their own salsa, which is an awesome gesture. No need to worry about double dipping here. I ordered the Rey Azteca. It came with a fluata, a quesadilla, rice, and a salad. Their salad is a guacamole salad, which was yummy. Their rice was also good. The fluata was also pretty tasty. With this being said, the quesadilla stole the show. I've never loved a quesadilla more in my life. It had such a good flavor to it that I can't even put into words. I could have eaten 5 of them. We skipped dessert, however they have several options. Service was great, it's a beautiful place, even the other customers were friendly. We left stuffed and satisfied. We plan to be back soon. They applied for their liquor license, however don't serve alcohol yet. There were tables that brought their own, so it appears they are byob. I can't wait to try something different next time!! read more

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I thought the food was absolutely delicious and the service was great as well the best thing was the fresh warm tortilla chips serves up with the queso bean dip and the drinks were amazing. I felt that the decor and ambiance was very Mexican traditional style very pretty read more

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I am a Carnit devotee. Ordered it here and the dish was SO GOOD!! Good chips, good salsa and a nice queso. My wife's Chimichangas were simply great. Awesome location next to the Flagship theater. We'll be back! read more

authentic and delicious! many menu choices!! Had three enchiladas and can't wait to go back! read more

Food was hot and delicious. Waitstaff was great. I can't give more stars due to the extreme loud music. We will have to think long and hard before we go back. Couldn't hear my granddaughter speaking and she was right beside me. I asked if they could turn the music down but that request went unanswered. read more

I just attempted to purchase a gift card/certificate for my nephew who just moved to the area. I live two hours away. According to the message from the manager delivered through whoever answered the phone (because the manager was too busy to talk to me), the only way to order a gift card/certificate is to show up in person. Have they not heard of US Mail? Perhaps an online platform for this? To have no alternative than to drive two hours for this each way is absolutely absurd. My nephew loves this Rey Azteca restaurant, though they just lost the sale to his uncle. This is absurd. read more

Granted your in a food-wasteland but some decent reviews so why not give it a go since it was 3 min away. We placed a large order and they said it will be ready in 15. Hmmm ok it's Mexican so everything is premade just throw it together. Everything came cold. Not like warm but straight cold. I'm sure there's gotta be something better nearby. read more

Service was meh. Food is a tier above mid. Beginning to become overpriced. However... chips... DIESEL read more

Food always hot and my favorite, Chimichunga deep fried beef tips . Never disappointed. Staff is very friendly and fast. read more

Rey Azteca - Palmyra - Yum! - Mexican Near Me - Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Sat at the bar. Great margaritas, and the specialty Rita's will fill you up. Love the decor. Not dark like many Mexican places. And clean. Good food and plenty of it. Will be back. Service was great and attentive. read more

It was subpar. Nothing memorable about it. The food could've used a little more seasoning. The service was fair. The environment meh.

Visited Rey Azteca this evening. Started off with the chorizoqueso. The melted cheese appetizer came out with plenty of Chorizo. The flavors were bursting with deliciousness. We both had two crispy beef tacos, a cheese enchilada, and refried beans. The tacos were flavorful, the cheese enchilada were good and the refried beans sprinkled with cheese were a little spicy. The service was excellent. Highly recommend this Mexican restaurant. mi cena fue excelente read more

Overrated, the food was ehhh and pricey. The service was very good but the food was not. I would not recommend this spot have had much better food at most other restaurants. read more

Zero complaints. My family and I were visiting Hershey park and were big Mexican food fans and I'm more than happy to have found this restaurant. The service was on top of everything and was very friendly. There was no wait and the food was very timely. read more

Excellent tamales Very authentic Wasn't expecting such an environment with a real feel The servers were so polite I come for the tamales They are excellent read more

Rey Azteca - Palmyra - Mexican Near Me - Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Love everything I've tried on the menu. Very confused how they justify their constant increases in pricing. I paid $27 for guac, queso, and chips to go which my husband and I finished in one sitting. But love the atmosphere, ambiance, and staff so I pay the stupid prices. read more

This is definitely worth a visit if you like Mexican food! They have beautiful decor and wonderful food. We had to wait about 20 minutes for our table, but the food came out quickly, and our waitress was attentive to our drinks and refills for chips. The refried beans were beyond amazing, as they had extra flavor in them that made them spicy. The beef enchiladas were sweeter than expected, but delicious. The beef tacos were a bit bland, but amazing when we scooped the refried beans on top. My mom got the burrito supreme, and said it was extremely flavorful and makes her want to try every variety of burrito on the menu. read more

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Great place to meet friends, great service, great food ppl are awesome. Plenty of parking never a wait for lunch

Everything from service to quality of food and ambience is so wonderful! This a go-to place for us always.

These folks are so consistent. They are always on time and get our orders correct 100% of the time. We adore their Queso. & Chips. And the Chicken Mole/Pablano is amazing!!!!!!!!!! The Chicken Tamales rock with an awesome red sauce that I will ask for extra of next time....yuuuuummmy! And the review would T be complete with a "hats off" to the Al Pastor tacos! Check them out! read more