El Rey. Reviews
Submitted by Tunhi Ngo on 02/09/2022
Tunhi Ngo 4 stars rating.
I haven't been here in a long time since I was younger where I just went for drinks. The atmosphere reminds me of old timey spanish, candle lit restaurant. Alot of details throughout the walls.
We went for drinks and some appetizers because we noticed their food choices are larger than we thought. All meals can be shared between 2 so that's always a plus in my book!
Antoinette Turner 5 stars rating.
Awesome this is my 1st time going there & I love it. There was 2 bartenders & they both was nice. The food was amazing. I will be going back there again. Nice spot to chill & eat & the new bartender is cute. ????
Submitted by Antoinette Turner on 07/12/2022
Pavan Vaswani 5 stars rating.
Great happy hour! We got one of everything for the happy hour - food $1-$4 and $5 margaritas. The street corn is well seasoned but would be better if grilled. All the tacos were great, vegetarian taco and eggplant enchiladas were particularly good.
Submitted by Pavan Vaswani on 07/02/2022
Rudi Laudenslager 4 stars rating.
Great food but very VERY slow service. We were there for over 2 hours. Highlights were the crab and avocado ceviche and the short rib enchiladas! Nice atmosphere and friendly bartenders/servers. It was quite loud inside but they also have outdoor dining.
Submitted by Rudi Laudenslager on 07/01/2022
Tia Yali 4 stars rating.
Food was very tasty and service was very quick. Our server was great and I can’t say enough about how fast the food comes out! Only rating 4 stars because we were charged for 3 chips and salsa but only received 2 (only $1 so we didn’t get the price changed) and VERY loud. Overall I would recommend!
Submitted by Tia Yali on 06/29/2022
Steve Malcolm 5 stars rating.
We had a team party there and it was a lot of fun, maybe too much fun :-)
The staff were great, the atmosphere fun and the jugs of margarita kept flowing, along with dish after dish of great food.
When I get a chance to return to Philly, this will definitely be a place to go (as long as I don't have to work early the next day ;-))
Submitted by Steve Malcolm on 05/21/2022
sharon 5 stars rating.
Cute place! It was so nice and cozy inside. Forgot the name of what I ordered but the description was a Mexican paella. It wasn't what I was expecting as I think of paella as something less saucy, but loved the choice! It tasted amazing and came with plenty of seafood!
Submitted by Sharon on 04/23/2022
Chou Chou 3 stars rating.
The food is pretty good! I loved their rib eye enchilada, it's soft and not too spicy at all in my opinion, it's just right for me. The chicken enchilada was also soft on the inside and easy to chew on though the rib eye meat was softer. It was plated pretty well too! the portions for both the chicken and rib eye enchilada are perfect for me. Not too big and not too small in portions either. The price to the portion size is affordable as well! Overall those two dishes were a solid 7/10.
The chipotle brownie on the other hand, was a bit too sweet for me. I usually order brownies at places but here was just a bit too sweet for me along with the salted caramel ice cream. I could barley manage to finish the brownie and ice cream due to the sweetness and weird taste of the salted caramel ice cream. This was my first time tasting the salted caramel ice cream as well, which at first was not too bad but as it progressed I tasted more of the salt than the caramel. I also barley managed to eat the salted caramel ice cream too. The berries though, provided a bit of comfort to get the super sweet taste off my mouth. Overall the brownie was a 3/10, I would not get it again.
When I had entered the building, I was greeted kindly at the door by a lady which kindly sat me down where I chose to sit. She then proceeded to hand me over to another waitress with glasses which was very kind to me when taking my orders. Initially I had ordered only the rib eye enchilada but they gave me a chicken enchilada which I had through halfway but noticed it was not rib eye but it was chicken instead, so the lady apologized and gave us the rib eye enchilada after. The wait time for the food was a bit longer than I had expected it to be as well but it was worth the experience. Overall customer service, an 8/10.
Submitted by Chou Chou on 04/16/2022
SD R 5 stars rating.
Staff is awesome. Adam and Shane at the Bar are awesome. That’s reason enough to go. Menu isn’t complicated and all the meals have some twist that makes the food great. The Eggplant burrito and the zucchini blossom quesadilla are definitely something to order if you want a vegetarian dish.
Submitted by Sd R on 03/24/2022
Tahmia Welch 2 stars rating.
Was pretty dark, I actually had to take pictures to know what I was eating. Would be a clutch date spot, I read once that dim lighting makes people more attractive. This place has been recommended to me a lot, and I actually lost my place on my street to go here, thought about taking a star for that, because it was so not worth it. My server was good, and the French toast was amazing, everything else was not, I was pretty disappointed. I guess that's what you get for going to Rittenhouse for Mexican, that's on me.
Submitted by Tahmia Welch on 03/20/2022
