Mediocre to poor food and lousy service, it needs a decent manager or owner who cares. Can't really blame the workers as they're understaffed, probably underpaid while who knows what the owner is doing, I'm assuming fishing as this place must be a hobby for them and a bad one at that. read more

I found a nice long hair in my food and this is not the only time this has happened! Please be more sanitary! Don't go if dont want hair in your food! read more

So we came by here for lunch on our way out of Soldatna, and had an amazing time. We came expecting just some standard Mexican food, but we got so much more. First, we got seated right away and the decor was charming. Standard decor, but with little flourishes that you don't normally encounter. Chips and salsa was on the table quickly, and the salsa was really good. The waitress got our drinks out fast as well (we got Strawberries Daiquiris, though mine was virgin) and I was very impressed with the flavor. I would definitely order that again. I got the deluxe burrito, and the serving was huge. Definitely having an entire meal to bring with me after my meal, and it was really good. My friend got the Colorado burrito, and again, huge and tasty. Service was amazing! She was on the ball with drinks, food and cheques. She was friendly the whole time, and got a us a to-go bag for our chips and salsa. All in all, a good experience and I wouldn't mind stopping in next time I'm here. Breakdown: Drinks-5/5, Service-5/5, Food-4/5, Chips/Salsa-5/5, Decor-4/5 read more

We went to get lunch here on a Saturday around 12:30pm. A little concerned because at that hour, there was only one other customer in the restaurant that we saw. My wife and I had our 4 boys with us. The waitress was very friendly, we were seated immediately. She offered great service. She was very patient with our boys (all about 10 years old). The decor was pretty cool, and the place was clean. Another review mentioned about the outside - I don't really care about that, as long as the inside is clean & nice. We did not have alcoholic beverages, so I can't rate whether the bar was good or bad. The lunch specials were in the menu, but we didn't notice they were only for Monday through Friday. With the place pretty much empty on Saturday at lunch rush, you may want to offer those on the weekend too. The pros: the food was good, but not great. The servings were large. The service, as mentioned, was very friendly & prompt. Clean & pretty interesting decor. The cons: it did take a LONG time for the food to arrive after we ordered. The food was good, but really could have used a kick in the spicy department. Even the "hot" salsa was so not hot that our kids were asking for spicier. The menu was too large. Prices were decent. Not expensive, but not cheap. All in all, I waffled between a 3 & a 4 with this review, but I will go with 4 because of the great waitress. We'll definitely be back, but I would urge the owners to do several things: * speed up food delivery times * spice things up, or at least offer a spicier sauce option on some things * shrink your menu - it's too large! You can't offer so much and be great at all of it - focus on being great at fewer dishes. read more

As others stated, "Mexican food in Alaska". Just know that going in. Especially if you are from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or Cali. Okay the chips were like most Mexican places in Alaska...cold. The sauce for dipping is cold too but both were edible. The house margarita on the rocks was good but better after we added another shot. The fajitas were okay but nothing to write home about. The chicken enchiladas were good but again not to par with the Mexican food in the before mentioned states. Overall, for Alaska, it wasn't bad. The folks are nice and the service was great! If I could give a 3-1/2 stars I would. read more

Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant - Local beer a tequila shot and dinner. Overall not a bad place! - Mexican Near Me - Soldotna, Alaska

Just because they have little tacos and big scratch margaritas. What else do you need? read more

Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant - a group of people sitting at a table - Mexican Near Me - Soldotna, Alaska

Great customer service and great food! We had a longer wait than usual (they were busy so we were not concerned) and they discounted our meal for us. Our drinks stayed full and our server was very kind. I am completely impressed! What a great place for dinner. 10/10! We will definitely be coming back. read more

Came in tonight with the family. We were the only people in the restaurant. When all was said and done, we spent 3 hours here. Our drinks were only refilled once and it took longer than an hour to get our food. Chimichangas were soggy and the food was subpar to say the least. Save your money and time and head over to see Poncho across the street!! Way better food and service!! Plus its a bit cheaper too.. :) read more

Ate there the other night w the family. Outside doesn't look that great but the interior is so much fun our toddler loved the seating and decor. My father (who loves Mexican food) thought the guac was superb (I agree) and the food was all really tasty and delicious. Very happy we stopped by for dinner! read more

Bad service. That is a supreme nacho. Nothing is supreme about it. Our server even dropped our menu in front of us, she had the worst attitude. read more

Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant - a plate of nachos - Mexican Near Me - Soldotna, Alaska

Sat for a fair amount of time before someone dropped off chips and just okay salsa. No drinks. Waited some more. A simple acknowledgment of our presence would have sufficed for all of the staff passing by our table. Finally a not so happy server stops to take food and drink order. We politely ordered a drink, opting to dine elsewhere. We walked to the Mexican restaurant across the street. It turned out to be the complete opposite. Be forewarned, look elsewhere for both great food and amazing, friendly service. read more

The food was good but nothing to call home about. The Spicy salsa just taste like chills lost all flavor. The berry margarita was amazing.

Ehhhhhhhhhh, it was okay. Not terrible, not great. My friend and I went on Valentine's Day, and it was surprisingly quiet. The waitress was super nice and friendly, but the quality of the food was so-so. The free chips and salsa were good, but the salsa was frozen solid so they had to bring us new ones. The hot salsa was not very spicy. My friend got a burrito meal, which looked really good, and I got a small vegetarian pizza that was really big -- could have easily fed 2 or 3 people. But it was very bland, the crust just absolutely flavorless and dry inside. But was extremely wet, too. Maybe it was the water from the raw tomato on top and/or oil from the cheese, but I couldn't hold a piece up without it flopping over. The leftovers I took in the box soaked the cardboard soggy. I should have ordered Mexican food, and if I come here again, that's what I'd order instead. My friend got a blended strawberry margarita that she said was very good. My house red cab was really good, too, but I didn't catch what brand it was. I'd advise skipping the pizza/Italian menu entirely and just going toward what Mexican restaurants should be focusing on: Mexican food. read more

Come on, its a beautiful night for a walk on the beach, wouldnt you say? Yes, I would say that, I would say that Let me start of with a basket of chips Then move on to the pollo asado taco I would like two pollo asado tacos with one beef chimichanga On the chimichanga, I would like a side of sour cream I would like tomatoes and onions on my quesodilla For dessert I would like the flares -- I would like extra cinnamon Do you make guacamole? Yes, I do make guacamole. Uh, I would like a side of guacamole on my tostitos I like to dip the tostitos in the guacamole Can I get a basket, I told you about a basket of chips I would like a large iced-tea, 2, uh, 2 large iced-teas Ok, thatll be $16.07 Out of $20? ok, $16.07s your change. Hi, can I help you? I would like a basket of chips, A beef chimichanga with a side of sour cream I would like some guacamole on my chimichanga With a quesodilla of tomato, onion, and vegetables I should like a burrito with beans, beef, and I would like a carne asado taco Could you put some hot sauce on that for me? No, inside the taco, not on the side Yes, can I have a carne asado taco? Not a pollo asado, we dont have chicken Do you have guacamole? Can you make me some guacamole? I have guacamole Ok, on my burrito I would like the muchaco beef and the shredded pork And some more cheese, please Ok, thatll be $22... Uh, oh yes, I would like two lemonades and one medium iced-tea Ok, thatll be $20.07 Out of $22? ok, $1.52s your change Thanks a lot -- your food will be up -- here, let me get your drinks Hi, can I help you? yes, I would like a basket of chips I would like a beef chimi... Umm, what is, what is the, what is the, what is the pollo asado? Thats the chicken Ok, what is the carne asado? Thats the beef Ok, let me get two carne asado tacos...with extra chick-with extra pollo please read more

Probably the least-seasoned Mexican food I've had. Since I try to judge all mex equally, I had my usual, burrito/taco combo. I went through a finger or two of salt from the shaker to coax some flavor out of the food. Pretty bland. Maybe they don't want to over-season it for some taste buds. The people were nice though, and service was quick. My server even tolerated my mid life Munchhausen tales of adventure. This would normally be a two star for me, but guess what they had? You guessed it! FRESH jalapeño that I was able to ask for on the side. read more

Not good the past couple times we've eaten here. This last time they managed to serve us chimichangas that were both burnt and soggy. That takes some real skill. Thankfully, the server was very good... hence the 2nd star. The food was only worthy of 1 star. Unfortunately, the service isn't good enough to outweigh the poor food. We'll go elsewhere in the future. read more

Soldotna Alaska is not Tampico. For the geography, not too bad. I had a burrito and Jane a vegi fajita. All in all average. When one takes into account where we are eating the meal, it is a pretty good place for lunch; read more

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We came here after dipnetting in kenai. the food was decent. The seasoning is flavorful and very nice presentation of the dishes as well. It is a nice and big restaurant with lots of seatings and a huge menu to satisfy your cravings for Hispanic food. The reason why it didn't get such high marks for me is because the service was a bit slow. I'm not sure if it's because it was too busy (though, it wasn't filled when we were there). Our waitress was not very attentative. We had to ask other waitress to refill our waters (we were dehydrated from the beach) and wait for our bill. read more

It's a Mexican restaurant in Soldotna, Alaska. 'Nuff said. Okay, well, not really. A major pet peeve of mine is the cleanliness of a restaurant. It's always a bad thing when you walk up to an eatery and there are discarded cigarette butts and dead hanging baskets littering the courtyard. Had we not been in a hurry, I would've turned around and left at that point. Alas, the kids were hungry and we were on a deadline. So, we go in. The lady working as both hostess and waitress was friendly enough. She had that down-home charm that makes a place likable. Unfortunately, we were the only customers in the restaurant--another bad sign--so we had high expectations. The decor was typical Mexican-American.--bright colors, vibrant furnishings and stereotypical Mexican paintings. It seemed clean. We ordered a couple of kids' plates, a couple of combinations, and I had a tamale with beans. My family was satisfied with the enchiladas and tacos, but I'm pretty sure my tamale was the of the same variety as you get from the freezer section of the Costco on Debarr. And my beans were crunchy. Blech. It heartens me that they were probably homemade, but it still didn't make them taste any better. Prices were good, service was good, but food was mediocre. I'm not sure I'll stop here again... read more

Okay Mexican food. Nothing to write home about. Pork tamales definitely weren't authentic. Tasted frozen and heated. Taquito bites were good I guess. They delivered to me at a hotel room but forgot to include a fork and napkins. Hmm. Good food if you're hungry and delivery was within 20 mins. read more

Best street tacos in town, mango smoothie with soda water is . And the manager is super sweet. Always have a great experience coming in here. read more

Good not great It's unfortunate that most places in Soldotna have been slipping down hill. This used to be my favorite Mex/American place. Mainly for the Seafood Chimichanga and Cadillac margaritas. Our last few visits have not been the best. The people are friendly but the food and drink quality was sub par. read more

Ok for Mexican food in Alaska. I had the Halibut enchiladas and they tasted good. Food was served hot and the drinks were good read more

Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant - Good dinner and good margarita - Mexican Near Me - Soldotna, Alaska

If I could give zero stars I would. 12 people in the place and it took 25 minutes for 3 margaritas on the rocks. Food was soggy and bland, lettuce brown and wilted, just bad all around. Because of the delay I asked the server for a discount on the drinks and the manager came over and informed me that she couldn't do anything for us but a $10 promo and when I asked why she couldn't do an $18 promo since that would equal what I had asked for she became rude and snappy and got major attitude. I informed her at that point to just give us the $10 because I would rather leave than wait to discuss it with her manager and I will just never return. That's three of us and hopefully anyone else I can tell. NEVER AGAIN. read more

Use to have good pizza. Had a take out that was half burnt, salty and was totally skimpy on the toppings except for huge chunks of pineapple. Disappointed for sure. read more

We stopped here mostly due to the fact the most everyone in outlet party was rather hungry for our return trip back to Anchorage after a long weekend in Homer. I do enjoy Don Jose's in anchorage and the one here is as enjoyable. Service was friendly and attentive. All the food was enjoyable and as the place wasn't very busy (we just missed the lunch crowd) service was pretty quick. Overall, a good place to enjoy a Mexican meal read more

My recent business trip to Alaska included a stop in Soldotna. With the temperature hovering around -14 degrees, Mexican food seemed like a good idea. Maybe the chiles could warm me up? I have to admit that my expectations were pretty low - how many miles do you think Soldotna is from Mexico? However, once I walked inside I was pleasantly surprised with the colorful decor and friendly, prompt service. The salsa seemed home made, the seafood chile rellano was flavorful, and the rice and beans were good, too. My guy had a burrito that he quickly devoured. By the end of the meal we had forgotten about the sub-zero temperatures outside and were transported to warmer climates. This is not the most authentic Mexican food you will eat. But probably your best bet for lunch on a cold Monday afternoon in the winter in Soldotna. read more

We were in a little bit of a rush, and the waiter was kind and helped make sure the food came out quickly. We all enjoyed our food and the employees were all eager to make our visit pleasant. Thanks! read more

The food and the hospitality are awesome. Myra the owner was very personal and made great Cadillac Margaritas. I ordered the chile relleno, taco combo. I would recommend this restaurant. read more

Great Service delicious food, We had a great time here... Eddie and Myra were very attentive. I highly recommend this place. Great job guys we will definitely be coming back. read more

I had different thought about Mexican food in Alaska. It turned out it was pretty good. Nice friendly service always makes it better too ! I would stop again. read more

During my business trip to Soldotna I began to crave Mexican food and behold I came upon Don Jose. I have to admit during my visit to Soldotna I have become very jaded with the many restaurants here that serve American, Italian, and Mexican food and all very unappetizing. To make the the story short, Don Jose does Mexican food well. I was very happy with the chicken enchiladas and was very satisfied. I was very disturbed when I looked through the menu further... on the back of the menu was Italian and American dishes. I don't understand this Alaskan complex. If you go to a place named Don Jose you should be going there for Mexican food, period. Why you would want to be served Italian food by a chef who does Mexican food so well is beyond me. Price wise, it was reasonable compared to some of the other restaurants in town. read more

Great experience tonight! Glad we chose this over Buckets. Despite their loss, the drinks were terrific, chips perfectly light and crisp and the salsa very unique in flavor. ... maybe chili powder? Regardless, it was tasty and my #1 burrito was delicious. Will try again next time we're down this way ! read more

Great food, wonderul atmosphere, good staff. For Mexican food you can't go wrong here.

I wish I could give this negative stars. Food took about 5 years to get out to us. We got food poisoning from the food. Also when they seated us there was a DEAD MOUSE stuck to a mouse trap under our table. And it got stuck to someone's foot! No discount or really any apologies. Terrible service, very very dirty. Do not eat here! read more

Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant - Yeah! - Mexican Near Me - Soldotna, Alaska

This place was the worst Mexican food or food of any description we have ever had. We could not eat it the meat in both meals it was dry and tough and the salad looked like it was a week old. We did complain about the food but no apologies or discount. I would not recommend this place we would have been better to go to subway. read more

We were starving on our way in from a Halibut charter so we stopped at this place. Big mistake. My gut was telling me to run when I was waiting ten minutes to be seated. The restrooms were filthy, the food average at best and worst of all both my oldest child and I developed significant GI issues over the next 24-48 hours. read more

We were a party of 12. Excellent service, good drinks, great food, fun time. Thank You all .

Excellent service tasty food. They had good drinks and the football game was on. The seating was cozy and pizza, although a surprise in a Mexican restaurant, was well done. read more

One of the best in Soldotna! Super friendly staff, Clean interior, clean restrooms, good food. Slightly spendy but then again it is Soldotna and its not mcdonalds read more