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    Rosa's Cantina

    4.2 (156 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Dive Bars
    Closed Closed
    Updated 3 months ago

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    ROSA'S CANTINA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Loud
    Live music

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    Have a lone star beer while youre in texas!
    Marlene P.

    They have plenty of specials going on all week. Didnt have any food, but they had basic bar drinks and karaoke! Pretty neat experience to go visit Marty Robbins inspiration for his song!

    Complementary Chips and Salsa..
    Mark Q.

    Food, Service, Environment, Beer.. Top notch place and It's Rosa's Cantina.. Enough said...

    Caldo de Res
    Don B.

    The place was nice and it was pretty packed. I liked the sign-in book at the entrance. It did look like they were short staffed. Our food came out cold, except the caldo. The caldo was warm. Everything else our server had to take back the food to re heat it. The food tasted okay, nothing special really. I'm blaming the fact that our food was cold on the possibility that they may have been short-staffed.

    Tacos (ground beef) plate

    This place reminds me of the best dive bars in NYC! Excellent food, drinks and food!! Definitely recommend!

    The cook station
    Shelley W.

    Rosie's Cantina looks a little like an old jailhouse from the outside, but inside, it's full of life and character. The waitress told me it's always been a bar here near the southern border, and you can feel that history in the walls. The big wraparound bar is the centerpiece, surrounded by a mix of bikers, families, and regulars who clearly know this place well. It's $2 taco and beer night, and the tacos are worth every bit of the hype--deep-fried shells that are crisp and golden, filled generously and served piping hot. The salsa is superb, spicy with real flavor, not just heat. The waitresses are friendly and striking, and the overall vibe feels both local and lively. There's even a small stage that hints at live entertainment on other nights. Rosie's isn't fancy--it's authentic, a little gritty, and completely El Paso. A perfect Tuesday night stop.

    Three Beef Taco Plate
    Rudy M.

    This place was a recommendation on a friend who told me that the singer of the song El Paso was honored in this bar/restaurant. It's very close to the Texas New Mexico border and from the outside it looks like a very sketchy place. I must tell you as a tourist it was not. Although we had to park on a dirt parking lot the inside of the bar looked like a roadhouse. It was a Friday night, so it was already busy and plenty of tables were already filled. We sat near the bar and ordered food. Both my girlfriend and I had the three taco play and my God were they absolutely incredible. Perfectly crispy tacos with ground beef, cheese, lettuce, and tomato. The beans and rice were really good, but I wish there had been more on the plate. The red and green salsas were really spot on. I got a bit overzealous and ordered their rosa's nachos. I couldn't finish them obviously, but I did enjoy the important elements. My girlfriend had a mango margarita which she delightfully enjoyed. I would totally recommend anyone visiting to come here. There are a lot of regulars that come on a Friday night and they drink a lot. They also have live bands, which were really good. Definitely come have a good time here.

    T-shirts in the gift shop.
    Steven S.

    This is somewhat of a "dive bar" but the food is good as is the service. We arrived at about 11:30 AM and were just ahead of the lunch crowd, and I do mean crowd. The place was almost empty when we arrived. It was open seating and our server greeted us promptly. Rosa's has daily specials during the week for $13. Friday was shredded beef tostadas with rice and beans. The good was good and the price was unbelievably reasonable. The starter was a bowl of cabbage soup. It was followed by a basket of house made flour tortilla chips and green salsa. The building has a sheet metal roof and western signs hanging on the walls. It has a small gift shop with "Rosa's Cantina" merchandise. "Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso...". The place soon filled up with locals, not so much tourists. There were only three servers, and they were "busting their butts" to keep up with the crowd. You could tell most of the crowd were locals as they were wearing mechanics uniforms, nurses uniforms, and a lot of people knew others, greeting them as they were walking through the door. The only disappointment was we did not meet "Feleena." If I am back in El Paso I would happily go there again. Yes, a "hole in the wall dive bar," but with good food.

    Hamburger and fries
    Kevin S.

    Love the ambiance, the music in the background was soft and not overpowering, but we didn't come when they had a live band. Great service. The wait staff was friendly and a delight. No, I didn't meet me a Mexican girl named Feleena. There isn't even a Feleena currently employed at Rosa's. As for the taste of our Burgers we're delicious. Hot meat and cold veggies on that burger. Perfect. Great fries as well.

    Spicy wings
    Lorin C.

    We went with a big group. Service was amazing! Food is always most excellent!! Wings were very tasty.

    Outside
    Noah K.

    If you're a Marty Robbin's fan passing through El Paso you must stop in. The historic cowboy vibes are definitely felt. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to try much food, but the Mole did look fantastic. A few of their classic margaritas really hit the spot in the dry heat. Rosa's is quite generous with their pours if you go with the 'tall' version of any of their cocktails. Cheers!

    Cold cold beer
    Kristine T.

    Visited this weekend and had a wonderful time. The food was good and the beer was ICE cold. The best part was the service. Our server was so sweet and attentive. Will definitely be back. I want to listen to the music they have in the evenings.

    Enchiladas and chile verde plate.
    Viviane A.

    Good atmosphere, clean and vibrant. From the outside you wouldn't know how neat it is inside. I had the enchiladas plate which was good. My husband ordered the hamburger which was fresh and cooked to order. The fries were great! We are planing on going back on a Wednesday night for Karaoke

    The combo plate was perfect for hubby! And yes, that's one of the tacos of my dreams!

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    Food was good but nothing spectacular. Staff was friendly and efficient. There was a dj and karaoke that was very loud.

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    Yes! Great Gorditas and service. The Mariachis were good! Our server was on top of it

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    Great out of the way location very interesting and GREAT food a lot of El Paso history there plus great service

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