Ordered Huevos rancheros with sauce on the side and diced potato. Wow it was delicious! The beans, flour tortillas and sauce were really good. No picture taken as I scarfed my meal. Will be back read more

My boyfriend and I went here yesterday for 2 bean and cheese and 2 chorizo and egg breakfast tacos. Service was great and so were the chorizo and egg tacos but unfortunately our bean and cheese tacos were stale and the bean was old, with the oil separating from the beans itself! Not to mention smelled so nasty. We Called and got told to come back the next day to fix the mistake because we live 30 minutes out, only to be disrespected by the manager (I presume) on shift about the tacos. He asked if we ever ate there before, as if to say we didn't know what a bean and cheese taco is supposed to look like. Showed the picture of the said taco to the manager and he proceeded to look down and shake his head and nothing else was said. Would not recommend eating here, at least not the bean and cheese tacos. read more

Tacos El Rey - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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This is a true historical gem!!! People that don't know about this spot have never had exquisite puffy tacos like the ones served here. I've been coming to this spot since I was a child. It continues to be one of my all-time favorites. We arrived with 10 minutes to closing, and the entire staff was so gracious and kind and welcomed us warmly. We each ordered our puffy tacos and we received them in minutes. There is so much great energy and ambiance and it's hard to take your eyes off the walls with all the antiques and artifacts they've collected over the years. However, when the tacos are served, you can't take your eyes off those. The beef and the tacos are perfectly seasoned and quite savory. Totally mouth watering.The puffy tortilla is both crunchy and chewy at the same time. The guacamole and homemade lemonade are the absolute best. I can't wait to return. read more

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The best bean and cheese!!! Service is always great, and the restaurant is quick to clean and dirty table when guest leave. read more

Tacos El Rey - Thumbs up for the best bean and cheese - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Family owned for many years. It was introduced to me in 2007 first thing they told me was to get the bean cheese taco from there, it was over. Recently moved out of town, but we try to make it once a month for bean cheese taco. Service is amazing. Very clean and friendly. read more

This place was pretty good. I think it's a hole in the wall shop on Castroville Road. I ordered the bean and cheese taco. It was pretty good. I ordered the Carne guisada with cheese. It was fair. My least favorite was the country sausage and egg. Overall everybody was super nice they all said hi to me when I walked in and they said bye when I left. I don't know how much it was because my cousin paid. I probably would not come back here again though. read more

Tacos El Rey - a plate of breakfast food - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Always fresh, take out and pickups a breeze! Delicious family friendly place. They will even set aside specials if you call in. The meatloaf is delicious, not something you would order a mexican restaurant and yet Simply delicious. Stop in and try a plate or two, the homemade beans and tortillas worth the trip. read more

Just ate here it was subpar, the huevos rancheros was a good price but they don't give you potatoes and instead give you bacon. The water also wasn't filtered just tasted like dirty sink water, as for the carne guisada, they gave you a good amount of it in each taco but it was still tough. read more

Best beans !!! And they have some tasty enchiladas!! They've been around a long time I'll be 35 in a few days and I've been coming here forever read more

The only thing I absolutely love from here are the beans!!!! Ugh I can't get enough of their bean and cheese tacos but I probably wouldn't steer too far from that on the menu. 2 stars only because I don't eat or drink anything else from here. But this is a west side staple, been going here with my family since I can remember. read more

I live in California and this is my favorite taco place and go directly there as soon as I get settled for a week visit to my hometown. The refried beans are the star of the menu. Never had a bad experience there. Try this for authenticity! read more

This was our first time there. Food was good, service was excellent but if you decide to leave a tip for your great server, the way they do it seems questionable. We were asked at the time we paid if we were leaving a tip on the card or cash. We left it on the card, and the cashier gave us the equal tip amount in cash back. We left the cash back amount on the table but further discussed whether we just gave a double tip since we were still charged the cash back AND left the cash back on the table for our server. When we called to ask and get a better understanding of this, the manager would not take our call, saying that he didn't want to speak about how they handle the tips. That alone just seemed shady. But, if you don't mind getting double charged or having your great server getting screwed out a tip if you don't leave the cash back because you figured you already left a tip on your card ... have at it and eat here. read more

Beans were too greasy. Service was not too attentive. Picadillo was not great at all!

This is currently my favorite taco joint! Tortillas are homemade and food is always served made to order. They have a selection of common breakfast tacos for $1.10 from 6-10 Monday through Friday! This place may have the best beans quote me. The staff is welcoming and very friendly. read more

This place has the best beans in town. They definitely have someone's mom making them in the back with extra love. The other tacos are also good read more

Consistently great food. The refried beans alone are a religious experience. I've only tried their delicious cheese enchiladas but I look forward to exploring the rest of the menu! read more

It was over priced tacos. The bean and cheese was horrible. The beans were dry and there was hardly any cheese. And the Carne Gusada was hard and bland. I did enjoy the potato and egg. But the taco was so small read more

Tacos El Rey - Might have to try this on my day off? - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Breakfast all day and authentic Mexican food. Service was attentive but the food was a little more expensive then other restaurants like it. But overall I would return read more

This restaurant is what my entire family calls "The Spot." I've been going to this restaurant since I was a little girl and I'm close to a quarter of a century now. This restaurant is great! The food is awesome, the staff is always friendly and the owner is there almost every day sitting at left table, next to cash register. I've had most of the specials but my favorite is and will always be the cheese enchilada plate with rice, no beans and two tortillas. Don't get me wrong the beans are good but I love rice. They have a great chicken fried steak plate too. The best part of this restaurant is when our family finishes eating and we order delicious carrot cake or chocolate cake that the restaurant sells by the counter. This restaurant is great! read more

Great food & fast service!! Definitely a family atmosphere. I would go back if I was here longer! read more

Tacos El Rey - a plate of mexican food - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Bar-none the best Mexican food in San Antonio.

We were in San Antonio today and ate at Tacos El Rey...well lets just say we have not found Mexican food this good and affordable anywhere in Austin where we live. The food was excellent, delicious and served hot !!! The service was great. We loved it so much that we bought dinners to bring home with us. I wish Tacos El Rey was in Austin !!!!! read more

This place is a total hidden gem. Its very close to Lackland Airforce Base. They have two daily specials including the VERY BEST Chicken Fried Steak on Tues and Chicken Fried Chicken and Fried Fish on Friday. Their Fajitas, enchiladas, caldo, homemade tortillas are all super yummy and fresh. The place is clean, the staff is great and they also make homemade carrot and chocolate cake. read more

The refried beans are so tasty. They remind me of how my grandpa used to make them. We got the buenos rancheros special. It came with eggs, bacon, refried beans and tortillas. The eggs were soft and fluffy scrambled. The bacon was crisp and did I mention the beans? The waitresses are very friendly and service is quick. My grandparents would take me here when I was little and now I get to take my boys. read more

Ok this place is a true little hole in the wall on Castroville Rd in the West Side of SA. I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF. I have been there a few times and they are consistently great. Best TRUE refried beans in all SA! Yum Yum read more

Very poor customer service, I found roaches in their chips, when I asked to talk to a manager they couldn't find me one. Wouldn't go back, specially with the chips.. read more

The fact that this restaurant is overpriced could be overlooked if the witch at the register wasn't there to ruin your meal and experience. The cashiers name is Juanita. That being said, if you want to be treated like crap by her, go to this restaurant. My husband and I were longtime customers until we flat out got fed up with this tacky woman's attitude. We had a discrepancy with our bill and she yelled out prices to us from across the restaurant. She's unprofessional, rude, and absolutely condescending. To the owner; get rid of this loser lady and you will have a better response from paying customers. I've had friends and family members stop going to this restaurant because of this disgusting woman. **************************************************** El hecho de que este restaurante sea un poco caro no es el problema. El problema es la bruja que cobra en la rejistradora. Esa mujer esta allí para arruinar su comida y su experiencia. El nombre de la cajera es Juanita. Dicho eso, si quiere ser tratado mal por ella, valla a este restaurante. Mi esposo y yo fuimos clientes por años hasta que nos cansamos de la actitud de esta mujer chusma. Tuvimos una discrepancia con nuestro bil y ella nos gritó precios desde el otro lado del restaurante. No es profesional, siempre tiene su cara de perra y es absolutamente condescendiente. Al dueño; despida a esta mujer y tendrá mejor respuesta de los clientes que pagan buen dinero para comer aqui. He tenido amigos y familiares que han dejado de ir a este restaurante por culpa de esta mujer. read more

Fantastic restaurant! The food is excellent. They have daily lunch specials and very cheap prices. The staff is very friendly too. They have Mexican coke you can have as your beverage which is my fav!! It's a little hole in the wall restaurant but I will definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone!! read more

This is the best Taqueria in all of San Antonio. The bean tacos are the best and the lengua guisada is to die for. I come by once a month while on my way to the Madonna Center Board meeting. I buy 15 tacos to go for the other board members. Thank you for your consistency and the friendly service. Pablo Escamilla read more

This is a terrific place to eat. Their carne asada, fajitas and Huevos ranchero are top of the line. Their tortillas and salsas are delicious. Their cheese enchiladas are some of the best in SA. We love their daily specials especially the Chicken Fried Steak on Tues and Chicken Fried Chicken and Fried Fish on Friday. These are AWESOME!!!! read more

I eat breakfast a small taco joints all over San Antonio everyday 5 days a week . I work in Sales and my day starts at 6:00am . I was charged $1.50 for hot sause? When I asked to please tell me why my bill was so high the onwer showed me on these recpit for 2 tacos and coffee was $ 6.21. I have never paid for red sauce? I am crazy or did I just get taken advantage of ? You can bet her regular customer or not being charged for hot sause ?? read more

Everything was delicious. The food came out hot. The Tea was sweeten perfectly. Customer Service was awesome. I will definately come back.

Being back in San Antonio I wanted to make sure I had an opportunity to have some authentic Mexican food for breakfast before heading back to the big D. We drove to the West side of town with some friends this morning, and I was in heaven. I really wanted menudo, but it was $7 for a huge bowl...and since I always just eat the broth and hominy I figured I would pass so I would have room for tacos. I ordered a bean/bacon taco and two barbacoa tacos. The refried beans were silky smooth and perfectly seasoned...definitely cooked with bacon grease by some little old Mexican lady who probably has been cooking forever. Scrumptious. I could have eaten the beans by themselves and been completely satisfied. The barbacoa was exceptional in the fact that it was not really fatty. While barbacoa is not a lean meat anyway, a lot of places leave too much fat in the meat and its a little gross. Not TER...these tacos had a ton of very lean barbacoa. My only problem though was that I am used to barbacoa tacos coming with lime, grilled onions, cilantro, etc to build my taco. These came with just meat and tortilla. Disappointing, however they brought all of the fixins (at no charge) when I asked for them. They also served their tacos on flour tortillas (blasphemy) and I am pretty sure they were not homemade. I still ate every last bight and then even went so far as to finish my friend's chorizo and bean taco. Those beans must have had crack in them or something...I just couldn't stop myself. Mmmm mmm mmm. On top of it all, I paid $6.82 for three very large tacos and bottomless coffee and this included my tip! Gotta love the West side... read more

Great and very affordable restaurant. They have great daily specials. The carne guisada tacos are in the top 3 in San Antonio. The crispy tacos with chicken is the best in town. The chicken is made like chicken asado. Very fresh veggies and cheese top these tacos. No one can beat their low prices. My favorite Lil Mexican restaurant in San Antonio. read more