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    Don Marcelino's Restaurant

    2.5 (96 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Cheese enchiladas double rice no beans.
    Courtland E G.

    I don't know what those people are talking about but this place has only had reviews since eight months ago. Nothing recent food came out quick and fast food taste great and fresh. The service was quick and love the ambience.

    Part of the interior
    Brent L.

    Let me break it down for you, since I was confused when I walked in. At first glance, it seems like it is sit down and be served style, but it's actually a walk-up order counter - which I am ok with. It just took a minute to realize that and I had to ask the cashier (but then again, this is coming from the same guy who walked out of a restaurant today and only realized he forgot to pay because someone called me before I drove off LOL!). I'm not the most observant sometimes! So, step on in, head left to the counter, choose your bottled beer or other bottled drinks out of the cooler, step up to the register, place your order, pay, and take the number placard and then go find a table. They give you a cup for fountain drinks, and you take that and fill it yourself at the soda fountain. I had the chicken enchilada suizas for $8.99. The plate includes (FOUR enchiladas - count 'em folks!) rice, refried beans, and a small salad on the same plate as most places do. If I am trying a new place, I usually taste the rice and the beans separately, to judge their flavor, and then mix them both together with the salad and then scoop it all into a flour tortilla and get a "bonus" taco out of my meal. The enchiladas were ok, but not a whole lot of flavor to them. Tried to spice it up with the salsa verde (since that is usually spicier) but it turns out the salsa rojo was MUCH better. The rice, the beans, and even the flour tortillas had a "burnt" taste to them even though they didn't appear to be burned. Not sure what that was about but I ended up mixing them all up with the salad into a flour tortilla and it wasn't too bad. No chips and salsa were delivered with this meal and although they were free, I had to get up and ask someone for my flour tortillas - yeah, first world problems, I know. It's a very spacious sized interior with several long tables and tables that can be pushed together if you have a large group. Don't expect anyone to wait on you for refills, drinks, etc. - all they do is drop your food off. You are on your own for everything else - which I am ok with as long as I am aware of it before I go.

    a plate of quesadillas
    Emma P.

    My family used to love Don Marcelino's growing up but unfortunately the quality of the resteraunt has drastically changed. I don't expect much from a a kind of "fast food" place but as soon as you walked into the place it reeked of moth balls and an unpleasant smell. We ordered a variety of dishes like the steak tacos with beans and cheese, nachos and guac. The cheese wasn't fully melted as shown in the pictures and the guac wasn't fresh. The upside was the staff was incredibly nice and friendly but unfortunately due to the lackluster food our family will not be returning.

    Bean + cheese tacos
    Cecilia P.

    When we walked in it was very crowded luckily we found a table it was like most taco places in del rio .One thing I noticed is that it had a Weird smell and i got used to it over time but in the beginning it was quite irritating. We ordered (I got bean and cheese tacos and steak tacos on top of that)and it arrived 10-15 minutes later .we all dung into our food after a few bites I noticed something weird Tasting I tried to ignore it but every bite made the taste worse and worse.that's when my mom and my sister complained that that their food ( they got the same thing as me) tasted weird as well we all stopped eating. We were all still hungry so lucky us our steak tacos came just in time. Once again we all dung into our food thinking that something was just wrong in the bean and cheese tacos.when I bit into the steak tacos it tasted well....old like the meat was 2-3ish months old and well I stopped eating that to. In the end I left with 10 bites of who knows what and an half empty stomach

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    Justin C.

    Stopped in here for a quick lunch. Marcelino's was a place my local family recommended for good Mexican food. I ordered the bistek ranchero plate. It was ok. Wasn't wowing with flavor or spice. Had a chili powder taste, honestly. Large portion with two grande (fresh) tortillas, though. Bar was closed to only had ice tea. It was good but I doubt I'd return with numerous other places to try.

    Some light gift shopping available inside.
    Holzer H.

    You order and pay for your food at the counter before you sit down. Food is priced like and taste like cafeteria food, but is delivered and served to your table like a traditional restaurant. I had the cheese enchilada plate. I cant recommend this dish. I did like the rice and beans. 4 enchilada plate with rice, beans and a tea $12. Affordable place to eat. I gave it 3 stars. They did have 4 enchiladas on the plate.

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    Don Marcelino's was one of my favorite when visiting Del Rio. However, the food is not nowhere close to what it used to be. The guisado tacos were the best in town. Big tacos with lots of tender, guisado meat with refried beans- one taco was enough. Now, the tacos are smaller, they add very little meat, it's mostly refried beans on a burned tortilla! I understand you may accidentally burn the tortilla, but this is not the first time I receive burned tacos. I get my tacos to go on my way back to Houston and since they know I'm not going to "see" my food and I'll be long gone when I see my burned food, they don't care if it's burned! See for yourself.

    4 tacos with beans & rice meal.

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    8 years ago

    Stopped for lunch at this restaurant had enchiladas and refried beans. Seems the restaurant is the local hangout for the local Mex-Tex crew.

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    7 years ago

    Got the Number 10, beef tips on point, rice and beans were a 10. The tortillas were fresh and homemade. Great food for a low price!

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    5 years ago

    Horrible food no taste, no flavor, the owner was rude will not be coming here with my family ever again.

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