Looked dead inside but we did come in around 3 PM. Taylor seated us, got our drinks, chips and salsa very quickly. Menu looked to have pretty standard choices and priced about how we expected. Chips and salsa was kinda disappointing. Salsa was not the traditional restaurant style we like. Chips were either from a bag or made much earlier in the day. Food came out piping hot and great sized portions. Definitely hit the spot and we could eat here again while visiting the area. read more

The service is friendly, fast, and attentive. The ambiance was surprisingly quiet given the number of people and its well kept and clean inside. The food was very good! I had the Vallarta Burrito after almost ordering the fajitas, and I don't think I could have been wrong either way. The chips and salsa they start you with are generous, but the salsa is a little sweet for my taste buds. I prefer heat to my salsa but this was as mild as it gets. Gets a heads up for others. I highly recommend this place. I don't imagine there is better Mexican food in Meadville. read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Burrito Vallarta - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

The service was outstanding. Our server was great!! The food was good. But a bit overpriced. Not sure I would return though.

Went there on a Friday night with a party of 12 and got seated immediately. Was kind of worried the restaurant was very empty. Once Autumn (our server) came over I couldn't understand why the restaurant wasn't busy. She was AMAZING! Very attentive and welcoming. Food was a little expensive however...it was 100% worth it. Food came out hot & delicious. Only two complaints but not worth the minus stars....it was a little to read the menu because it was so dark in the restaurant and the food was rather expensive. I would 1000% do again! read more

In town for a softball tournament. Very friendly staff. We asked to watch The Ohio State game. They quickly put it on one of the tvs. They even put the sound on even though we didn't ask. Very thoughtful. Quick service. Food was delicious. We got chimichangas, burritos deluxe and grilled nachos. My husband said those may have been the best nachos he has ever had...we eat a lot of Mexican cuisine so that is huge. Highly recommend! read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Grilled Nachos - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

Order a lunch special - did not receive no sides or condiments with it. Not impressed by flavor and texture. Will not be ordering again.

No waiting Sunday, 1330. Quaint. Friendly, attentive service. Festive decor. Dirty floors. Food cooked to golden brown yumminess. Full bar. read more

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Good quick lunch stop while traveling. Super good, fresh and filling! For $11 no one should ever stop by "fast food" over better food fast... read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Enchilada and burrito both chicken. Lunch special $10.99 - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

Spicy Margs were amazing The food was so tasty and fresh Best Mexican food I've had in a long time. read more

I stopped by here a couple of Sundays ago with my wife for lunch. We were driving through Meadville at around lunchtime whenever I decided that we should stop at Compadres. You see, I went to school at Allegheny and had some fond memories of the food. While it isn't located in the same location, the food is certainly the same and I would say that the location in the old ponderosa is even more convenient. Whenever we arrived at the restaurant we were immediately greeted by a hostess and taken to a booth. The decor here still sort of reminds of the ponderosa that used to be here as it feels like old west but it wasn't so out of place in a Mexican restaurant. After we were seated we were given complimentary chips and salsa. Neither the chips nor salsa are anything special but they are that special word, free. For lunch on this day I found one of the dishes that I remember ordering from my college days, the burritos aztecas, and decided to order it again. The menu describes it as three burritos (one ground beef, one cheese, one chicken) topped with 3 of their homemade sauces. Whenever it comes to the table it ends up looking like a Mexican flag because the sauces are a green salsa, a red salsa and a white cheese sauce. Like I remembered all of the burritos tasted good and were enhanced by the sauces. Sauce wise I liked the green one the best and protein wise I liked the chicken the best. It came with a giant plate filled with sides of refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and rice. Without this plate I don't think it would have been enough food but with it there was definitely enough. The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. I enjoyed my walk down memory lane by coming here and thought that the food was still pretty good too. read more

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The food was outstanding. Had the taco salad and chicken and rice. The servicing size was just right. Price is very fair. The service was perfect. They come around just enough, but not in the rush you out kinda way. The places was clean. I have nothing negative at all to say about today's experience. read more

Food was fantastic my husband took me there for a date night and it was amazing service was great will be coming back again soon read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Food - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

I think I have had everything on the menu. Not a bad choice here. Great portions, solid chips and salsa, and a full bar. Service is awesome food comes out quick. No complaints. read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Enchiladas Mexicans - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

Didn't have a nutritional menu for my T1D daughter. Our waiter seemed like she didn't know a lot, or maybe she was just shy. Could barely hear her over the background noise in the restaurant. The meat was way overcooked. My added shrimp were forgotten. When they did arrive, they were bland and also overcooked. Our server never really checked up on us. We waited to get our check for 15 minutes. A few people that sat down after us were already gone. The only thing we really liked was the look of the place. read more

Authentic Mexican restaurant, I went with the phenomenal Puerto Vallarts Burrito - wow, chicken, chorizo, shrimp, and steak all made with perfection. Dressed with pineapple slices and queso cheese. I'm passing through on business and was such a gem. read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Puerto Vallarta Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

We had eaten here before and enjoyed the food, but not this time. First, they brought out the wrong order, and it was terrible. They did offer to bring out what I ordered, so I got it to go. My Burritos Aztecaswife had a burrito (chicken) and said it was "okay." The best thing about the meal was the guacamole, which tasted fresh. Don't think we'll be coming back. read more

I am picky about Mex food ( I am Texan) especially when its $45 for lunch. I asked for street tacos .....not good-$17.99 for sweet red onion ( mex food uses white onion for heat) white corn tortillas almost crunchy ( should be soft thicker yellow corn ) , asked for extra lime got 2 slices ( and did not see - very nice but not available -waitress again til ticket time) very bland almost weird red coated chicken.....beans were super bland , rice? more so .....the sliced avocado ( one for $4.69) was perfect .....salsa is too sweet , chips not salted, other person got a taco salad (sans beans) which was pretty small and not fully filled ...( $14.99) they also charged $3.69 for sweet tea which was never refilled.....I had planned to get a to go order for family but opted out after this experience .....overpriced and bland .....and went through me way to quickly! Won't be back . read more

Staff is very nice. Food is okay. They like to slather everything in "signature queso" sauce. I prefer real cheese. The grilled nachos are very tasty. I wish they had fresh pico de Gallo, real Mexican cheeses, and they spent a bit more time preparing the dishes. But overall, it is decent food and it has a lot of potential if they just focused on a few details. Great building. read more

Lackluster is an understatement. We stopped here on a whim to give it a shot and were pretty disappointed. When we sat down we were given one menu. When I asked for another, I was told this is "restaurant policy". Weird, but no big deal. Our order was incredibly simple- I ordered a deluxe burrito dinner and my wife ordered one chicken taco and one ground beef taco. Our waiter did not write anything down. Easy, right? Not as such; though the order came quickly, 1/3rd of it was wrong (she ended up getting two ground beef tacos). I asked for a Tecate beer and when I was told they didn't carry it, I asked for Mexican alternatives. The waiter told me two other kinds that I hadn't heard of and I asked him to bring either one of those so I could try something new. He ended up bringing a Corona which was somehow $5 for a bottle. Hardly something new and not either of the choices he presented to me. This guy was clearly on autopilot. Zero passion for his work (and it was not busy- only one other family eating in the establishment). Unfortunately, I would not recommend Compadres for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Save your money or try something else. read more

Love Compadres. Kind of expensive for Mexican food but really good. Great salsa. Love the chicken compadres quesadillas.

YUCKY food and rude staff. Who makes quesadillas with American cheese? Yuck. Had to through the food in the garbage. The staff behaved as though our business was not welcome. That's fine because we won't return. read more

For starters, the food came out so fast that it is obviously all frozen, however everything tasted pretty good. I ordered a chicken chimichanga, and it was pretty tasty. They give you free chips and salsa with your meal, and they have happy hour from 7-9. I'd come back here again if I was really craving Mexican food, but this probably won't be a go to place for me. I didn't order a margarita, but they looked really good from what I could see. read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - Guac (was super cold) - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

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Giving one star for fast service. The only people that are less happy than you will be to be at this restaurant are the staff. Food (and 'courses') comes so fast you couldn't enjoy it, as if that were possible. Salsa has consistency and taste of watered down marinara. Food was frozen type mush. Beans were congealed prison-type cafeteria slop. Restaurant was dirty, laminated menus sticky, booth bench seat cushions cracked wide open. Went on a Saturday night - we were the only ones there at 8:50pm and it closed at 10pm. I am up writing this at 2am - awake because of multiple bouts of explosive diarrhea and heartburn. Stay away. read more

Decent place for Mexican food in Meadville, PA. Nothing wildly amazing but nothing particularly bad either! Chips and salsa served as app for all. Pretty standard as what you would expect from most chain Mexican restaurants in the area. Similar to el campeseno if you've been there. I have no problem coming here next time I'm craving some Mexican food! read more

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Once again, I'm spoiled from living in the Chicagoland area where there is a lot of Mexican people that have opened family restaurants that are extremely tasty for a chain. It is very good closest thing, the real Mexican I've had in six years. Their refried beans are just like I like them excellent. read more

Delicious food! Service is good. Definitely try the chips and salsa. So fresh and tasty!

Prices are way too high, service sucks ass. They force their own tip onto the bill. I am a former sever and usually tip 25% but when sever is this bad they don't deserve anything mor than 15 and they force 20-25 on a two person bill. They only tell you about menu allergies after food is out, and then don't remove it from the bill, and and the food got out cold. Been here multiple times to give it a chance, each time was a mistake. read more

Outstanding Mexican. Great service, fresh guacamole, more fajitas than I could eat. Kids meals were reasonable at $6. We were passing through from the Pirates game and had a great meal. read more

Compadres Mexican Restaurant - The interior of Compadres. - Mexican Near Me - Meadville, Pennsylvania

Great tasty food served hot. Service was fast and friendly. Will definitely be back!

The most authentic Mexican food you'll find in north western PA. Their nachos texanos are delicious! read more

I'm from the west coast and know good Mexican food. Mt wife and I have been to Compadres three times, because I'm a firm believer in the three strikes and your out line. Well they had their third strike last Tuesday. We stopped in to share Nacho's and were served the poorest excuse for Nacho's I have ever seen. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone from Compadres has ever seen a Mexican. I know they don't know how to cook like one. Save your money and go to ANY other Mexican place and give they a try. I know that's what I'm doing. read more

I've been here probably a half dozen times over the past few years since they moved to this location, which was previously a Ponderosa. I had visited the old location even more times than this one. This is typical Gringo-style Mexican fare served very quickly, and is just a half-step above fast food. It's certainly not very authentic, nor is it gourmet in any way. Today for dinner with friends, we all took advantage of the "Taco Tuesday" special, which is three tacos for three dollars. I had hard tacos with beef, and my friends had soft tacos with beans (They are vegetarians). I also had a Chile Relleno with my tacos. The tacos were fine, served with beef, lettuce and cheese, in a hard corn shell. My Chile Relleno was a little bit different, as it tasted like it was covered in nacho cheese, which is fine, but I never remembered having it that way before. Overall, this is a good place for a decent, inexpensive, and quick meal. It is what it is . . . mediocre, which by the way is the same word in both Spanish and English. read more

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Typical Mexican Food. Both portions and food are decent. It is nicely decorated and clean. My only complaint is that some of the staff are not very friendly, which is the main reason I rarely go there read more

Zero stars!! Stuck in town for work. Had to eat somewhere. The food was actually good. My coworker and I had a different dishes. I had the pollo ranchero. Yummy. Problem was that the next day we both got very sick. Very nauseous and explosive diarrhea. He was worse than me due to eating his leftovers later in the evening. We talked to some of the locals we are working with up here in Meadville and learned that they have had similar gastric distress after eating there. Avoid this place at all costs unless you are constipated really badly and can take the next day off work. Food poisoning ain't no fun!!! read more

You can never go wrong with three hard tacos and the enchiladas Mexicanos. I leave there feeling full and satisfied. Service has always been great and the food arrives fast. read more

Best salsa, guacamole and fast service. So grateful for their corn only stuff. As I'm gluten free and dairy free and they served us well! Thank you for yummy last minute service. read more

Best Mexican Restaurant in Crawford County! Staff is always very pleasant and welcoming. The food is amazing, real authentic Mexican. It's my family's favorite restaurant in Meadville, Pa. read more

Great food. Large portions that are reasonably priced. Friendly attentive service. My husband and I go to compadres regularly and are always very satisfied. read more

Bomb ass Mexican food. Chips and salsa are bomb, shrimp tacos are bomb. This place is bomb

Quick Service and great food! The frozen margaritas are delicious and strong!