Locals recommend Mexican dishes at this restaurant. Visit El Tequila to taste perfectly cooked chicken, salsa & chips and bean rice. You will be offered good margaritas. According to the visitors' opinions, prices are affordable. There is a pleasant atmosphere and spectacular decor at this place. This spot is rated on Google 4 by its guests.
Update: it's honestly our favorite restaurant in the area. They are super accommodating, highly affordable, and they have really good food once you learn what to order. Their Al pastor is freaking delicious, just had it for the first time today.
Pros:
Rick really liked his fajitas. I tried some of his veggies and the flavor and textures were great.
My chile relleno was honestly one of the best I've ever had (minus the red sauce) with a delicious, perfect breading, tender, juice pepper, and the perfect amount of gooey cheese.
The chicken enchilada was pretty good (again, except for the sauce).
The guacamole was good, the queso was pretty okay, and the salsa was delicious. I prefer blended, garlicky salsa and this was perfect.
We were seated right away with no wait, and the food was out within a few minutes of ordering.
Cons:
My taco meat tasted odd, not bad but also not good, and the "red sauce" was an orange, goopy, strange mess that was not good. I had to fix it with salsa and queso to salvage the meal. The refried beans and Spanish rice were both bland. Again, fixable with the salsa and queso, though.
The service was not good. They seated us and then did not return at all, not to take drink orders or bring chips and salsa, for fifteen minutes. I had to ask 3 times for salsa before he brought it. He never refilled our drinks. I finally had to get up and go ask someone for water... That they never brought. He came and asked, "did you want more water?" about 10 minutes later, at which point we simply wanted the check. He did not ask if we wanted to go drinks, boxes, anything. He wasn't rude, but highly innatentive and/or untrained. There were about 4 to 5 other occupied tables and at least 3 waiters, so not an overwhelming ratio. They all 3 appeared to be very young men, teens to early twenties. Maybe they were new.
Had we actually been on a lunch break rather than having a rare early day off, we would've had to leave without even ordering or been late back to work.
If I were home, or traveling in an area where the food was overall better, this would be a 2-3 star review. However, this is Maine. Sadly, this was probably the 3rd to 4th best Mexican food we've had in 6 months here.
I forgot to take pics of the menu but will if we go back (and we probably will, as it's close to the jobsite), since there aren't updated ones on Google. The fajitas were $21 (he got the dinner size, not the lunch), my choose 3 combo was $15.50 (you could also choose 2 for $14.50), and the queso was $6.
There were several lunch options from $10-16, we just elected to choose from the dinner menu.
For Maine, those are pretty average prices.
***
2nd visit update:
Sooooo much better the second visit, knowing what to order vs what to avoid per my tastes.
He got the fajitas again, still very good.
I got the build your own pick 3, with the chile relleno, cheese sauce instead of red, and a beef and a chicken enchilada, sub chipotle sauce in place of the red sauce.
Everything was scrumptious, although I'm still not a fan of their ground beef and will get only chicken or chicken and cheese next time.
The service was great, much improved from the last visit, overall this was absolutely a 5-star meal, and I know we will be back soon!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chips and Salsa
Love their food! But the service is more than lackluster... both times we have been our service was awful. This past time we saw our waiter a total of 5 times. When he took our drink order, when he took our order, when he brought our food, when he brought 2 items he had forgotten from our order, and when he brought the check.
We were never checked on and our drinks were never refilled. I had to ask a different server walking around to bring us to-go containers.
This is a favorite for food but from now on we will be ordering to-go since the service isn't worth going for.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
The waiter was VERY attentive, we had our drinks within two minutes, he came back to take our order and within maybe 7 minutes we had our food. Maybe a little longer but was VERY fast! Also for three adults to eat ONLY $40 w/o tip of course. I found it VERY affordable. And two of us had some to take home! Highly recommend it!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Steak Taco
Excellent food and a great service despite not speaking English fully. Also very very fast, so a good option even if you are in a rush.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place is so YUMMY! The flautas were perfectly crispy and the margaritas were refreshing! 10/10 would recommend
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Taco
Amazing!! Went here for my birthday dinner for the first time , drinks were very good and service was very good! Our server was serving food to most of the people there and he was making our drinks! Food was delicious, authentic Mexican food, can’t ask for anything better. I am definitely going there again! Also we were a party of 18 and he handled it very great given the circumstances! Thank you El Tequila!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Steak Taco
Great food, awesome decor and staff who do their best to keep up with everything. The food is authentic, and the menu is extensive. There is something tasty for everyone here. The staff are friendly and go the extra mile to stay on top of everyone's needs. Perhaps best of all is the decor. Clean inviting space with cheery and colorful furniture contrast with simple, soothing adobe style earthen walls and tile floors. It's straight out of Mexico. A great place to nurture your mind and your body. Very family friendly. Highly recommend!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I highly recommend this place! I got the taste of Mexico dish and it was amazing and a couple of specialty margaritas that were also. My wife got a pineapple chicken dish that was perfect. Service and atmosphere were just as good
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
First time going to an authentic Mexican restaurant. Food was absolutely delicious. Had the Enchilada Supreme, wife had the Fajitas. Everything was great. Atmosphere was nice and the service was exceptional.
I don't like refried beans, but omg theirs was amazing!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
