We enjoyed fajitas here on a bustling Friday night! Pros included complimentary chips and salsa, sizzling fajitas, and plenty of guacamole, tortillas, pico, and more. Unfortunately, they did get one of the orders wrong and mistakenly included onions, but they then provided complimentary queso which made up for it. This is a decent Mexican restaurant in the area, and with ample seating room, even large parties can find spots easily without reservations. read more

The strawberry margarita is pretty good ! The Isaiah or something plate was not worth it. It tasted like teriyaki and was extra for general toppings We were sat in the 6 high top by the bar so didn't see much of the restaurant but I liked the front door lol read more

Oh my, you have got to eat here! Delicious entrees, My relleno was perfect Nice selection of drinks and great service even though the place was packed We had a very large table and everyone still enjoyed the food, drinks and timely service read more

Loved this place. Great enchiladas and the skinny margaritas were excellent! I searched "best margaritas in Lubbock" and this place came up. Highly recommend. Our server was fantastic, food came out quick and hot, and the atmosphere was really nice upstairs where we were sat. Just a really nice experience all around. If you want some great enchiladas and margaritas that have a nice balance of not too sweet but perfectly mixed- this is your spot! Will definitely visit whenever I am back in Lubbock, TX. read more

One of my fave Mexican restaurants in Lbk. I am a die hard enchilada lover and theirs never disappoint. It's got a great atmosphere and live music regularly. The chips and salsa are good- not quite mild enough for me but I'm weak. This is my almost weekly pickup spot. read more

This experience was beyond disappointing. First off, the food was bland -- seriously lacking seasoning and flavor. Everything tasted like it was missing something... maybe salt, maybe soul. Not sure. But the real issue? I found a hair in my food. Absolutely disgusting. When I brought it to the server's attention, he said no manager was available and brought over someone else who claimed to be "in charge." This person immediately got defensive and told me, "Well, it's not a lady hair," which was bizarre -- I never said it was. I don't care if it came from a man, a woman, a beard, or a ponytail. It shouldn't be in my food period. To make matters worse, they acted like I should still pay because I had already taken a few bites before noticing the hair. Excuse me? That's not how hospitality or basic hygiene works. Finally, a real manager came out, and thankfully, they took care of it properly. But by then, the damage was done. The whole situation was handled poorly from the start, and I left disgusted and furious. Between the bland food and the way this was dealt with, I won't be back. I don't know what's going on with Tex-Mex in Lubbock, but this place is not it. read more

My husband and I went to Albarran's to listen to some live music, and decided to have some nachos. They did not come with jalapenos so I asked for some, charging an extra $3.00 for jalapenos is ridiculous- aren't jalapenos supposed to come with nachos? For the price, I expected the basic toppings to be included, not added as an expensieve extra. It is a Mexican restaurant! read more

Great Mexican food experience. Store was clean and service was great. We had the Lesly's plate with chicken and the Lesly's plate with shrimp and the enchilada plate. They were all so good. The store was clean and service was great read more

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Great food and drinks!! The staff is really good and keeps everything filled. Wonderful menu selection.

Solid TexMex. The restaurant is nice, though can sometimes be a little loud. Service is usually on point. Enchiladas wirh choice of fillings and sauces, stuffed sopapillas, and burgers for those who don't want Tex Mex read more

Friendly staff. We did call ahead for 6 people. Our table was ready when we got there. The frozen mango Rita was so good! Actually tasted the mango and the margarita on the rocks was actually mixed and not a pre-mix. So good! The food came out promptly and our waiter was courteous and took good care of us. We all had enchiladas of some sort,tacked, a shrimp stuffed relieno paper dish. Everyone was very happy with their meals. Prices were very average for this style restaurant. Looking forward to our next visit when in town read more

Love love love Albarran's!!!! DH and I came for our anniversary. The shrimp enchiladas are the bomb. Top shelf marg had me buzzing!! If you want awesome service ask for Ace or Michelle!! read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Shrimp enchiladas and top shelf margarita - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Delicious, it's the best and one of my favorites! Perfect and quick service. Great food for the price. read more

This is the BEST restaurant to eat at in Lubbock!!! I've eaten here for the last 4 years and every-time has been absolutely amazing!! The service is always amazing and they treat you like family. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu and they are always so fast at serving you! read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Chicken Enchiladas with green sauce & veggies - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Drove 4.5 hours to Lubbock to pick up some vintage rugs, and all I wanted to eat was Mexican food. But that specific type of like, locally owned restaurant. I don't know how to explain, but it's just better. We settled on Albarran's and I miss it. Connie was incredible. I'm not going to lie, I'm getting emotional thinking about her lol. Connie was warm and kind and professional. Knew the perfect balance between talking to us and leaving us to eat. When we left she gave us some of their mints and said we have to try them. She was right. They lasted longer than normal mints of that kind. She also suggested an ice cream place nearby since we were from out of town. I wish there were more Connies in the world. read more

Great Portions, Great Taste, Great Service, Great Atmosphere. We were really impressed with everything about Albarran's...and our Waiter "V" was THE BEST. I'd go back to the restaurant just to be served again by "V". We had a blast, got really really filled up and ordered some to go too. I could have eaten an entire plate of the papas alone. REALLY GOOD! REALLY. So very refreshing to have everything just the way we wanted it . . . i.e. customized ordering available. Try them out, and ask for "V" You'll be glad you!! read more

I was here months ago and am still thinking about the bad service I received. We were sat in the bar with the bartender being our server, who most of the time was hugged up on this customer man when we needed something. Same situation for the only other table in the bar. The next time I came here I got food poisoning. Only good thing is the special prices and margs read more

No idea what the food tastes like. We were greeted with blank stares from four girls at the hostess stand, so i asked for a table for 3. Then we took the slowest walk up stairs and to our table in recorded history. The floor was dirty. Given chips, salsa and menus and she disappeared. Then they sat a family immediately next to us when the restaurant was empty with the mother screaming at her daughters. Surprised to find as much crushed chips and dried salsa in my menu as on the table. Immediately, a waitress took the drink order from the screaming table. They ordered cups of ice. When their ice came, the mother pulled out 16oz bottles of coke and started to pour. Unbelievable. After 15 minutes of no service, not a drink order, I called out to a waitress and asked her to let someone know we were there. She went to the upstairs waitress station and they huddled. One looked at us and turned back around. Then they all went to the balcony and looked down on the hostess station and it was obvious they couldn't get anyone's attention. So we left. No one made eye contact with us. We are now at Abuelo's getting great service and eating delicious food. read more

*Do Not Eat Here* Had metal in my food and I bit down on food with metal in it. Manager took 30 minutes to even acknowledge the problem then decided to tell me why the metal was in my food. No apology, didn't ask if I was alright instead I get kicked out and called a bigot. Staff members were actually smiling and laughing at the fact metal was in my food and I was upset about it. The whole situation could have been handled with compassion and empathy but instead they decided to be monsters about it to protect their own butts despite major health code violations. To top it all off, it was Christmas Eve! I loved spending Christmas in pain from their metal shard. read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - This is one of the metal shards found inside my enchiladas. Thanks For the great experience! - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Great food and service! This is our go to for not fancy but not cheap Mexican food. I love their salsa I could eat it for a meal.when it comes to Mexican this place knew the assignment. read more

Delicious Homemade Tortillas!! They were worth the visit all by themselves. We ordered extra to take take home with us! We also had the fried avocado with papas and charro beans, chicken fajitas with refried beans, and cheese enchiladas with sour cream sauce. We splurged on the hot apple pie with ice cream, topped with brandy butter. Everything was amazing! We will definitely go again!! read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Apple pie! - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Great service, great food, and a clean establishment! Fajitas here are awesome, drinks are cold, and the variety of dishes is great. Each time we come here it's always good. Make sure you try this! read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Grilled veggies in place of rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

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Food is fabulous, service is spot on and great atmosphere. This is definitely a place I will go back too.

The food was bad and was not taken care of that's sad only was told they take the beer off the bill. It's not the beer that's was bad t the way over cook food we're take to the dog that's if the dog will eat it for $30. Dollars a plate it should be good not burned read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Bad food way over cook , told them but they didn't fix its. the beer off the bill. Wow the food was the problem not the beer. - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

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The food is ok. There's better Mexican food in Lubbock. Beer isn't cold cold. Beer needs to be cold. Really cold. Service was really good. We had a waitress and trainee, both were really good. Ambiance is about as you expect. Spanish flair. read more

One of our absolute favorites. Tons of seating, service is good and consistent. The food is always served on time, and is prepared perfectly. read more

We were looking for a bar with good food. We found one at Albarran's. Great bar with good music. Really enjoyed the margarita and Paloma. The bar tender was very attentive. Tostadas were delicious. read more

Food is alright nothing really special but service is great and restaurant is spacious and nice. I had the carne guisada plate. The meat was surprisingly tender. Rice and beans were alright. To drink I had a bloody marry which was very peppery so you might want to request easy on the pepper if you order that. Over all a pleasant experience. I would totally go again but not for any special occasion. read more

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For being here only a week after its opening, a 20-minute wait was rather impressive. The patio looks great, but we didn't sit outside because it was too windy. The inside atmosphere is nice enough though I didn't explore any of the bar area or upstairs. What impressed me most was the incredibly flavorful and delicious Shrimp Quesadillas - SO VERY GOOD! read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Incredibly flavorful and delicious Shrimp Quesadillas - SO VERY GOOD! - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

I went to lunch with a group of writers after our meeting. Took forever to order, then a long wait for the food. I ordered the chili rellenos that came with potatoes and beans. The peppers in the rellenos were grossly undercooked to the point they were inedible. Worst rellenos I've ever had. Would recommend people go to Garcia's where I've never had a bad meal. read more

We came in from NM and gave this place a try. It was lovely, I enjoyed everything from the building down to the food. It was delicious and our waiter was very nice. Great atmosphere with great food! read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Chile Rellenos with chicken - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

I have had it with this place. I use to love this place and I have been here over 15 times. I would invite my friends to go with me here all the time. Also, we made this the restaurant​ to be the place we go to for all of our friends birthdays. But let me explain how the last 3 times of me coming here went. About 2 months ago: I came here with all of my friends for a birthday, and I was ordering food and I heard our waiter​ speak Spanish​ at the table next to us. So this led me to speak Spanish​ to our server because I love speaking Spanish​ and I am really​ trying to practice. How the waiter replied: (raises his voice for the restaurant​ and all of my friends to hear) "Oh,​ you think since I am latino I speak Spanish​, and I can't possibly​ speak English​... Well,​ I do...​" When I left, I told the manager​ and he told me-​ "sorry he just acts like that" Month ago: We ordered food and It took almost 2 hours to come out and everyone around us got their​ food and left by the time we got our food...​ We were only a group of five people... Yesterday: It was my friends 21st birthday and we came with all of our friends to eat here. We ordered drinks and they came out on time. Then we ordered all of our food and I asked the waiter​ if there was a charge for tortillas​ and he told me that there ​wouldn't​ be (there was). It took about 45 min for our food to come​ out which​ isn't terrible for this place but he dropped off our food and messed up on 3 of my friend's​ orders and then after he dropped off the​ food we set there for about an hour and a half waiting for water​ or the check or something.... I literally​ had one glass of water the whole time I was there... I even asked a couple times. Also, he messed up on all of our tickets and then I finally just gave him my card and just asked him to charge me for whatever​ he wants so I can leave. Sidenote- He walked past our table like 3 times talking to his friends and totally​ ignored us when we tried to get his attention. I still gave him a 20% tip and tried not to act rude. read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - 5/2 - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

Be careful ! Check your bill before you pay . Our server added 2 import beers to our bill on Saturday . I just caled the manager . He put me on hold for 10 minutes , then hung up on me . I guess the managers want the servers to cushion their sales , and offer bonuses on daily sales . Wrong ! read more

I've gone back to this place and they are very inconsistent from service, food, and drinks. We went for Cinco de Mayo for good drinks. I got a Michelada, and it came out hot and in a small plastic cup, and I got charged the same amount. A friend got a margarita, and it came out in a tiny plastic cup with lipstick on it?! They seated us upstairs and it was extremely hot and uncomfortable! The server later told us their AC upstairs had broken. They definitely should've closed the upstairs because of this. It was not a great dining experience, and they don't seem like they can handle a crowd. read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Went for Cinco de Mayo and got a Michelada. I asked isn't this supposed to be cold and have ice? It was the worst drink ever! - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

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Having recently moved to Lubbock, I have been making my way through all the Mexican restaurants in the area in hopes of finding the best one - and I've found it! I came to Albarran's for the first time with my boyfriend a few weeks ago - it was a 10 PM Saturday night and we were desperate for a Mexican dinner. Unfortunately, for those of you who know Lubbock, you know that 90% of restaurants close by 9 PM even on a Saturday night. Albarran's was one of the few places that was open, so we decided to check it out, and we were not dissapointed! Not sure what's up with the bad reviews in the past, but I anticipate things have changed recently! We decided to sit at the bar, and just wanna say that the bartender we had was awesome! He was attentive without checking on us too much, which created a very chill and laidback atmosphere at the bar. That plus the TVs made it a great place to have a drink and a meal. I got a marg and my boyfriend a rum and coke, both were well made and solidly strong, which we appreciated considering it was a Saturday night! Food wise, the salsa was excellent. As someone who appreciates spicy food, the salsa had a solid kick while not being empowering, and was very flavorful. My boyfriend and I got our usuals - chicken enchiladas with rice and beans. I got the green sauce while he decided on the red sauce, and we were both VERY satisfied. The portions were very generous, the enchiladas were well cooked and delicious - so much flavor! What I most appreciated was that they didn't overdo it with the cheese - I feel like lots of restaurants overdo the cheese on top of the sauce and its literally like you're eating enchiladas with just cheese. But that was not the case with Albarran's at all. Overall, excellent experience. I've already gone back twice since that first time! Highly recommend! read more

Food here is great! Went on a weekend early afternoon and they had live music on the patio. It was a little loud up on the balcony, but the music was good, food was great, service was great. Go hungry because they give you ALOT!!!! Great chips and salsa as well. read more

Best Mexican food I've had in the Lubbock area they were well staffed food came out quick great experience will definitely be going again! I got the chili rellenos and my fiancé got fajitas with ribs read more

Albarran's Mexican Bar & Grill - Mexican Near Me - Lubbock, Texas

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Albarran's has a great lunch and dinner menu. I have tried several different dishes. They are all very delicious. There's salsa and chips are a part of every meal at no extra charge. read more

We tried this place for the first time yesterday and loved it. Service was prompt and consistent, decor was good, and it wasn't too loud/crowded. The food was excellent - I got the carne asada fries and a side of tortillas to make California burritos, and my wife got the barbacoa tacos. It was a bit more expensive than smaller Mexican restaurants ($40 for our two meals plus my wife's drink), but easily worth the price. We will be back. read more

The food is solid every time. Great for families! Trust me and order the apple pie dessert!!!