Good portions.. I was surprised at how generous the portions were. Food tastes great our waiter was very nice and polite. Service was awesome. read more

Food is always excellent!!!! Called and called finally got through when I went to pick up order everything in order was wrong read more

On a whim on Friday night we stopped at Don Pepe's Mexican restaurant in Dunnellon for dinner. You know going in it's a converted house so the weird configuration isn't a surprise - loaded with very stereotypical decorations. We were promptly seated and our drink orders taken. Pretty standard fare for the complimentary chips and salsa. The queso was nothing special but the service was very friendly. The chicken chimichangas were very good (well seasoned) and I wish you could hear the fajita sizzling in my picture and smell it. Wow! Very good flavors for the most part - in some ways, flavors that rival perennial favorites in Ocala. read more

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always amazing when I go!!! Grandkids favorite place to go! Owners are really nice people.

Beef taquitos! These are the best around. I typically order carry-out and enjoy these at home. Recently they hit the spot for lunch while traveling home from being out of town. What an excellent way to celebrate coming home! read more

Food was not just awful, but it was gross. I ordered shrimp quesadillas and got shrimp with some horrible barbecue sauce on it, some lettuce and tomatoe, and a quesadilla shell. Three bites into it, and I was entirely repulsed. The server replaced it with beef tacos that were greasy and unedible. When I was there last year, my chicken enchaladas had a piece of chicken neck in them. That should have been enough to never come back. I'm now totally grossed out by this place and will never go back. Even Taco Bell would be a better option. Service was marginal at best. Server would not adjust the bill to reflect the cost of the tacos versus the shrimp quesadillas. Ambiance is cute, but you can't fill your stomach with ambiance. The pickings are slim for restaurants in Dunnellon, but I'll never go back to Don Pepe's. read more

Food is awful. Service is very slow. There is no ambience. Could use a deep cleaning, and some serious painting and attention outside the building. read more

Have been there before. The food is good. This time poor service from the waitress our dinner came before even getting our chips and salsa. Salsa was watered down. Never brought the drinks for dinner.never came back to check on our food to see if it was OK. Had to ask other waiter for things. must be the waitress that was waiting on us was new. But she never checked once to see if anything was OK or more drink dinner was OK. read more

Always good here! We drive 30 miles each way to eat here and wort every mile! nothing near the Villages can compare! Friendly attentive staff fresh cooked food here! Cozy little house atmosphere where you will be treated like family! read more

I've been to the new Mexican place near Publix more recently, but decided to go back to the original.That's all it was, the original. Limited if any updates, overly salted food, poor spice... Sorry, but not going back even if someone else is paying. read more

Small family type business run out of a converted house so the layout is interesting. Great prices but limited hours.

By far the BEST mexican food I have ever had! even my husband who isnt a big mexican food eater, LOVES THIS PLACE! Always have great service, the servers are always laughing and joking with you making it the best experience! Food is always AMAZING and just melts in your mouth delicious! This is going to be the place we always stop now when were in town! The only thing to know is the seating is very tight, but other than that, its clean, great food, great drinks, and great atmosphere and service!!! read more

Wonderful people. Food and drinks are delicious. I'm a vegetarian. I was able to eat a lot. Will go again.

Quite nearly the best! Great staff, service, ambiance, and FOOD! Our favorite; nothing comes close! read more

We love this place and go there every time we're in dunnellon. Always reliable and always good.

I was here last Saturday around 6, i ordered the "Mexican plate". I don't want to get into too much details, but I will say I didn't sleep that night because I was throwing up. And almost had to be taken to the hospital. That was my first time having food poisoning and I wouldn't wish it on anybody. If I could give this place a zero star I would. read more

Had a great dinner the other evening in fact it was so good we grabbed a takeout lunch a few days later! They don't take reservations but we didn't wait too long to be seated in a former home turned into a Mexican Fiesta! We enjoyed good food, service and the Margaritas weren't too shabby, either! read more

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Service real slow. Barely said two words to us and never smiled. Two other servers helped and were nicer. Food took half hour, when I inquired about our food it came out 60 seconds later, huh, how'd that happen? We had Fiatas for two, greasy meat seemed cooked hours ago. Next time we will try the other Mexican restaurant in town. There are no good restaurants in this town! read more

Excellent food!! Generous size drinks! Definitely would come back!!! Service...busy. Easy parking!

Mediocre food including nasty hair in your entree, and terrible service. Doors open 5pm, I went in when they opened to placeTo Go with family in the car. 5 other small groups came and got seated as I placed my order. 40 minutes later when the waitress finally brought out the To Go bags, the original 5 tables plus 2 more tables and 1 later To Go already had their dinners, and one of the original 5 were literally finished and walking out the door. 25 mile drive home and found out they missed an entire side item for my guest, and one entree had a long black hair laying across the entire enchilada. Only bad attitude and zero apologies from the waitress. Do not waste your time with this place. read more

We thought being a small quaint restaurant, the food might be authentic. We have vised multiple Mexican restaurants coast to coast. Service was great but my food was horrible! I ordered cheese enchiladas (can't mess that up) and a Chile relleno, cheese only ( I love cheese!!). Our food was a bit slow coming out but was hot. The cheese enchiladas consisted of only Queso cheese dip like for chips, not cheddar or any real cheese, and no enchilada sauce, with more Queso cheese poured on top. It was 1 big pile of gooey mush. It was hard to distinguish what was cheese or corn tortilla. Then the relleno arrived a bit later, same issue. It appeared to have been deep fried stuffed with gooey dip, not cheese. Generally, the Chile poblano pepper is battered and deep fried, not the relleno ( I hate eggs!). The pepper was so mushy, I couldn't even pick it up with a fork or even attempt to cut it. The heavy egg battered gooey much fell off to the side. What made me write this review is when a server picks up the plates and sees the meal has not been touched, the customer is typically asked if anything was wrong. Not the case here. My husband ordered a chicken burrito and said it was good. We only left a 22% tip versus at least 50%. which we do when the food and the service are top notch. Won't be visiting this restaurant again. Also, you would think the staff would wear some sort of consistent attire, not concert of off the wall tees. read more

While on a road trip to northern florida, I came across this place and gave it a shot. We ordered takeout and the young lady over the phone didn't have the best attitude but took our order and was friendly during pick up. The food was alright. Some of the food felt like none of it was fresh. The burrito and quesadilla were alright, definitely not the best. The guacamole was a really weird color and had to many tomato slices to be considered traditional. The salsa was good though. Not the best option. read more

If you were driving through Dunellon and miss the Mexican Food sign out front, you might not even know that Don Pepe's was there. However, a simple turn into their parking lot and a walk onto their porch leads you to a land far away from this quaint Florida town. The walls are covered with artwork and photos. Mexican dolls hang from the ceiling and authentic smells come from the kitchen and dining room. The waiter comes to the tables with tortilla chips and salsa, but be sure to tell them to bring some queso. My wife had the quesadillas and although she thought they were good, she thought they could use some more chicken. I had the tacos al carbon. As you can see from the plate, it was a ton of food. From the tacos to the beans to the rice to the "salad," I had enough for dinner as well as lunch tomorrow! The food was good and the service was quick. If you are looking to quell your Mexican food craving in Dunellon, this would be your best bet! read more

Excellent food. One of the best restaurants' in this price range in the area. Mexican food that actually has flavor!

Good food ,great service good prices if you like Mexican food this is the place for you

I went to Don Pepe a few years ago and the food was okay nothing spectacular. A year or so I again went again with my girlfriend. We were put at a table next to the entrance to the bathroom, which in my opinion was the worst table in this restaurant. We decided to move one table away. The waiter or more likely the owner came over to what I thought was to take our order but instead h took our menus place setting and left and never returned without ever saying a word. My girlfriend and I had no choice but to leave. A year after this incident I went there by myself and asked the owner if he remembered the event he didn't. So I sat down ate nondescript food and left. I gave one star mainly because of service and food just average food. If I didn't give any stars then I didn't want anyone reading this to think I forgot. There are a few much superior Mexican restaurants with an hours drive. read more

Authentic Mexican dishes in a quant old house in downtown Dunnellon. Food is always delicious and comes out quickly. Wait staff is fun and attentive. One of our weekly favorites. read more

Don Pepe Mexican Restaurant - Huge beef burrito with salad and guacamole. Salsa is fresh and has just a hint of a bite, so good. - Mexican Near Me - Dunnellon, Florida

Did not live up to the hype...waited a long time to get drinks ordered and waited even longer to get the food ordered. Staff was friendly but the food was just mediocre. I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Great local restaurant... Family friendly, family run. Gray authentic Mexican Menu, nice size portions and great flavor to all of the their dishes. Our favorite is the fajitas texanas for two... Shrimp, chicken, steak with tons of green peppers, onions, with guacamole, picodegallo, lettuce, and tomato in a special barbecue sauce. read more

My husband and I go to your restaurant for lunch once a week. We have been going to Don Pepe for years. This Friday, since I knew what I wanted, because I order the same thing every week, I mentioned to the waiter that I knew what I wanted. He appeared annoyed and after a while took my order. My order was delivered wrong. I patiently waited more than 25 minutes to get the right food. It never arrived. After this long wait, I decided I've waited long enough and I wanted to pay for what my husband ate, for my drink and leave. The steak enchilada finally arrived in a to go box. When I told the waiter that I no longer wanted the enchilada, since I wanted to eat it there, the waiter proceeded to argue with me and tell me that I had an attitude and that I was impatient. The waiter could not see why I was upset for waiting so long for my order to be fixed and proceeded to argue with me at the register. When I told him that I would not be returning there, he quickly indicated that that was my choice and that he could not understand why I was upset. I received no apology and instead left very unsatisfied and annoyed. It is clear that he does not own that restaurant and doesn't care to lose a regular, local customer and all the business that will be lost due to word of mouth. read more

We ordered from Don Pepe over the weekend during a trip to Dunnellon. We were a large party (8 person order) and did a take out order. Everything was correct in the order when we picked it up. We all enjoyed our dishes, chips, and queso. Some of the dishes we ordered: beef tacos, chicken burrito, chicken chimichangas, chicken enchiladas, kids cheese quesadilla, kids taco, two taco and enchilada combos. The portions were great and most people had leftovers. We will order again when we are back in Dunnellon. If you are in need of Mexican food then order from Don Pepe. read more

OMG...SO Good. Excellent food, frosty beer, and great service. As a displaced Texan I frequently bemoan the lack of great Mexican food in FL. I found it here in Dunnellon. I had chile rellenos which were great. Salsa was really tasty with just the right spucy bite. The chicken flautas were excellent as well. GO HERE. read more

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One of the best chimichangas I've ever had! Chicken seasoned well. My husband got the steak & chicken burrito and it was amazing! Wonderful wait staff, very attentive. Would definitely recommend! read more

What a great Mexican restaurant! They were so friendly and so accommodating to our large party. Delicious food served quick. Thank you so much. Grateful for this gem in this area. Salsa is the best around! Chips are fresh and hot. Enchiladas were delicious. Chimichanga was so big and tasted amazing. Definitely will return! read more

We have been coming to this restaurant for over a year and normally the food and service is great. The food is still great! But today we had a woman server and the attitude and lack of attention was unbelievable. The waiter that took our drink order and who is always there ended up serving our food. The queso we ordered was cold by the time she checked on us and asked if we wanted more chips. My husband got his food, when I didn't have mine for another 5 minutes or so his was cold. The waitress did not ask if the food was OK, she came to the table twice and had to see he wasn't eating. I asked for a box, she brought the box and did not ask if my husband wanted a box. He left his whole meal. When you say thank you and get a grunt in reply is beyond unprofessional. We end with my husband saying we will not be going back. It is ashame because we really liked this restaurant! read more

Large portions, good food, friendly ambience, great Dunnellon neighborhood restaurant

The food is always delicious!!! Service was amazing Please support all mom and pop local businesses

I will never eat at this place again the food was terrible I'd rather go to taco bell instead Thank god there's a new Mexican place in the shopping center of Publix The food is awesome There!!! read more

The grill smells so good from the street/parking lot. Atmosphere was family friendly. We were seated quickly, but service was a little slow thereafter (no offers to refill our drinks nor replenish the free chips and salsa). We had to request utensils. However, if those things do not bother you (they don't bother us when the food is worth it), this place is worth any wait. The vegetarian enchiladas rancheros and vegetarian plate dishes are delicious and portions were large. read more

Food is pretty good for the price. Be prepared to wait about 30 min. Not a big deal as long as you know.