Did a pick up order at the restaurant. Service was friendly, environment was clean and enjoyable while we waited for our food to go. Ordered a variety of plates as the family wanted a few options for an early dinner We ordered the baleadas with meat, queso birrias, chicken tamales, and pupusas. Overall, the pupusas were the best and the winner amongst the family. The baleadas were a little disappointing as it was a few little marinated meat, and the queso birrias were okay, nothing wrong with them. And the chicken tamales were good. Overall, definitely returning and likely trying other plates such as their soups or other traditional Central American plates. read more

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Fresh and a bit cool for eating in. I ordered the carne asada to go and it was okay. I didn't finish the dish because it just didn't hit the spot. The meat felt like a cheap cut and the flavor wasn't good. The salad looked old but I always enjoy trying the carne asada at different places because some times I have a big craving. It just wasn't worth the price but even if I had paid half the price, I wouldn't order it here again. The service was friendly and the ambiance was nice. As mentioned earlier, it's a bit cool in the restaurant so be prepared for that. There have been some very hot days so this place can be a refreshing place to dine in. There was a decent selection on the menu so at least there are plenty of other choices. If I came here again, I would definitely try a different dish but based off of a common dish not fairing well with me, I'll be skeptical of the others. read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - 15. Carne Asada - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Always delicious, usually I eat the Lomo Saltado too fast to take a picture. This is a must buy read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - 14. Lomo Saltado - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Very good food, they have a mix menu with peruvian, salvatorian and mexican food. We try lomo saltado and bistecks a lo pobre and they were both delicious, we were surprised that the place was not full but realized that they sell a lot to go. The service was excelent and the portions very generous. We will be back when in the area. read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - 13. Bistec a Lo Pobre - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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This was my first time time trying Salvadoran food and I absolutely loved it! It was finger-licking delicious I only tried the pupusas, but they were incredible! The service was a little slow because there were a loooot of people, but hey -- all great things take time! I loved the inviting atmosphere of the restaurant and kind servers! Would definitely return again and would recommend this restaurant to everyone, who wants to explore new flavours! read more

After seeing so many positive reviews on social media, I came here for lunch, as I love good Salvadorian eats! This place is pretty big on the inside and very clean. It smelled amazing, as they are also a Panaderia, so it smelled like freshly baked treats! The lady at the desk taking orders was AWESOME! Very friendly, spoke perfect English, joked around and offered good suggestions, that I tried and loved! I opted for a spinach pupusa and a pollo pupusa with a side of yuca and since they had an interesting taco menu, I went with her suggestion of the carne. The pupusas were OUTSTANDING! Best I've ever had - ANYWHERE! They were a nice side, with a nice grill on them which made them a little bit crispy on parts of the outside. The ingredients were fresh and very good too and the slaw was fresh. But their tomato sauce was actually very flavorful! Most places I go, the tomato sauce is bland, but not here! On to the yuca - again - OUTSTANDING! It had a nice crisp to it and none of it was dry and it appeared that after they fried it up, they dipped them in a birria type of sauce, as they were yellowish/orange in color, but that only penetrated 1/8" and then they were naturally white on the inside and whatever it was they were dipped in offered GREAT flavor! But their yellow sauce is so very tasty and slightly spicy too!! Then, their Carne taco was spot-on! Best taco I've had around here!! Their green sauce was very tasty and spicy - Something I definitely enjoyed and same with their red hot sauce. Since everything was soooo amazing, I had to try something they bake here for dessert and opted for tres leche - OUTSTANDING! Most tres leche I get from other places, either the icing is way too sweet and/or the milk isn't the right consistency and lacking in flavor, but not here - Their icing was spot-on, as was the milk the cake sat in - awesome! In fact, I brought some home to my son and he said it was the best he's ever had too. I really enjoyed this visit and will be back really soon! read more

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Venía de viaje por esta área y mire que este lugar tiene buenos review. Lástima que las empleadas cerraron alas antes de las 9:30 y la hora de cerrar es a la 10 pm Mal para el dueño y si había empleado adentro read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - Cerraron antes del tiempo - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

We ate here for the first time recently and was very pleasantly surprised! We tried a few different things. The plantain was pretty good! Also had the carne asada, The pescado, the refried beans, some variation of rice, salad and pupusa included in the order that we placed. All of it was pretty good! The staff was very friendly and even allowed us to taste some of the juice that is made in house. I didn't know that they make all of the bakery items in their location as well. Overall, a very great first visit. You will see in the photo that the soda machine was down if that means something to you, but they did have a vending area that included bottled beverages as well as the selection of some juices. Not a place that you would know to go to unless you're from the area or work near the shopping center. read more

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Food was really good I recommend this place if love good food. Nice people and bathroom is clean. read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - Lomo saltado y sopa de gallina - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

The food is great but the phone ordering sucks, was left on hold multiple times. I could hear everyone else ordering and the lady never came back to take my order. Ended up going to Xela kabob they answered the phone read more

I have only had the papusas and never disappointed. On Wednesdays you can get certain papusas for half price. The bread pudding dessert was pretty tasty and not too sweet. Not a bad deal when on a limited lunch budget. The service can be a bit slower than most places at lunchtime and weekends. I believe they get a number of large orders during that time period. Staff always friendly. The restaurant is dining room is clean and seating is usually available. Overall, a nice place. read more

I won't ever come here again purely based on service experience . It took 28 minutes to fill my two beef taco order to go. Several parties ordered after me and got their orders filled before me and they had plates of food. read more

Service was great and looks like a nice restaurant! We had ordered pick up so didn't stay long. We ordered a beef soup DELISIOSO! Lengua tacos chicken tacos and beef were Good probably better if dinning in same for papusas we reheated 2 hrs later so mabe our fault so goin back soon! Overall as of now 4star bu i imagine 5 if dinning in. read more

La comida es tan deliciosa eso como la comida de El Salvador y rica muy buena gente y ponen alabanzas muy muy bonito me encantó la comida es limpio y el olor a pan read more

My favorite and only place to get pupusas! They take a little long even if I call ahead but personally it's worth the wait

We wanted to try something different for family night out. I heard a lot of great things about Dona Tere. It's a casual dining place. You order at the counter, take a number and they bring the food to the table. Overall it was a good dining experience. Cashier helped answer questions about the menu and suggested a few items. I had the Beef soup which I thought was great. Large bowl of soup with beef, potatoes and other vegetables. My daughter has a chicken burrito with fries. She enjoyed the fries more than the wrap and my wife had a grilled chicken dish with rice which she enjoyed. The breakfast menu looked good and restaurant was nice, clean and inviting. read more

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Food & service was great. I also appreciate how clean the entire restaurant was. I travel quite a bit and I am very particular about service, quality & taste of food and appearances. I will be back for sure. read more

I had higher hopes for this place. My chorizo and eggs was just ok, I didn't understand the slice of cheese on plate, my beans were runny and bland, and I hate plantains unless they're the green unsweetened ones....so maybe I just did a poor job choosing my breakfast. My husband enjoyed his burrito and his potatoes were decent. Not sure if we will go back again as we were actually looking for a good breakfast taco spot and this place doesn't have breakfast tacos. read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - My chorizo and eggs w/plantain and beans, and his burrito w/potatoes - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Excellent flavor across the board. Some of the best plantains I've ever had. Excellent and friendly service. Very good sized portions with a large variety of foods in one order. Egg, steak, rice, beans, plantains, and gravy all one one platter. read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Don't be fooled by its unassuming appearance, this place serves fantastic food! I had their pupusas and absolutely loved them! Both the spinach and the salmon ones were good. Every bite was hot and cheesy complete with filling. The texture was perfect too, not too soft with just the right amount of both crispiness and chewiness. They were generous with the salmon, too! I came back a second time to try the burritos and was very impressed as well. It's a simple burrito with black beans, sour cream, cheese, and beef, but it was probably one of the best burritos I've ever had. I don't know what other special sauce they put in (if they even did) but all the ingredients blended together so well, making every bite as enjoyable as that first bite. The fries came as a side and was great, as well. I loved how crisp they are! Most highly recommend! read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - Burrito with beef - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Stopped in for lunch on my way to Richmond. Was pretty dead at noon on a Tuesday so I was happy there wouldn't be a wait. After a small debate I ordered carne asada. Came with 2 thick ass tortillas that made it impossible to load up correctly without splitting them. They were very dense and heavy...almost naan like and I would have much preferred the thinner type corn tortilla. I only ate one. House hot sauce was ok but not as hot as I would have liked. Carne was a good portion and it was seasoned well as were the beans and rice but I've had much better....I'm looking at you Cantina Mexicana in Arlington. Hot sauce is also amazing at CM. Staff was friendly and polite. Overall this is a good stop. Not great but not bad in anyway. If I go back it will be for the huevos ranchero or chorizo. Bathrooms were clean, modern and smelled good. Restaurant was clean. read more

Wow! I've driven past this place many times but today my friend & I stopped in for lunch. What great food! I think the beef tacos are the best I've ever had. My friend had the sopa mariscos (seafood soup), which was so good and big enough for two to share. A cheese pupusa side dish was delightful. Everything is fresh and tasty. Our friendly waitress, Carla, gave us a tour of the panaderia (pastries - all made in house), which is so beautiful and tempting. We finished with a Salvadoran bread pudding, fresh out of the oven - oh my! Got to go back soon! read more

Meh. The food was mediocre. The rice was bland and the cilantro wasn't chopped all the way ... the meat was a bit tough. I was looking for an authentic Hispanic restaurant ... but it was mediocre for me. I will say that the servers were very nice and they tried to do everything to make us feel comfortable and taken care of. read more

Pretty tasty food and nice prices . I had the pupusa with cheese it was freshly made and quite satisfying. We also ordered the beef burrito and fries with chicharrón and yuca. The chicharrón is fried pieces of pork. It was just OK. The yuca was crispy and savory. Nice dipping sauce with it. The only problem we had is they're sooooo slow. I understand they're making fresh food but really? Thirty minutes for two plates. Fried food? The staff is really friendly and they're definitely worth a try. read more

Just visiting the area, found this place. The menu looked delicious and the resturant itself was presentable meaning it was cleaned and maintained well. The food was very good, and the staff was very nice. I will be returning to taste more on the menu. read more

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Stopped here on the way down south. One world for this place "AMAZING". The food is freshly made and authentic. The one server who we dealt with was great and helping us navigate the menu and give her recommendations. If you are ever in Fredericksburg you need to stop in. You will not be be disappointed. read more

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Overall, a great experience. Great Latin food selection. The only negative was the juices were super sweet. You order at the counter, then they bring you your food. Not cheap, but a good Latin food place to get your fix I will be back for sure. read more

Went here with two coworkers for a casual meal. We ordered the seafood soup and split three entrees and everything was good. The atmosphere is casual but the service and food is very good. I would highly recommend it to anyone that wants a casual experience with delicious food. read more

Had their pupusas for the first time yesterday. Ordered through UberEats. SO good! The loroco one was the best, and I will order multiple next time, but they were all delicious! This will be be my go-to restaurant for pupusas from now on! read more

Had the Dona Tere special , a number 16. The steak was tougher than shoe leather , the shrimp was good but the other meat was unrecognizable and so tough I could not cut it with a knife . My wife had a number 14 which she thought was very good. read more

Best Papusas! Took my nephew here to dinner after reading it's Yelp reviews. Amazing food. We both had the taco platter and order different papusas to try. He lives in DC and raves about a papusa place there. He was blown away by these! He was also excited to know they offer tongue tacos. I loved the pork. Bare the sauce is spicy. Platter was rounded out with yellow rice and beans. Will go back! read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - Tongue Tacos! - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

My boyfriend and I came here after hitting traffic on 95. We were both amazed by the flavorful food, clean environment and customer-service driven staff. The menu has a great variety of options, which made it hard to choose just one. Lucky for us it included photos, so we had a better idea of what we were ordering. The food is excellent and made fresh to order! We ordered Carne Asada and Lomo Saltado and a pupusa. Both dishes were delicious. We will definitely be back! read more

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The best birria tacos and churros I've ever had! It's become a weekly tradition for me and my boyfriend to get takeout from here!

I've only eaten here once and the food was ok, but now We absolutely love their bread. I already gone twice this week. I know I will be back for more, I would definitely recommend. read more

Best Spanish food in Fredricksburg. Service was tremendously helpful and great smiles. Couldn't do enough to make your eating experience a pleasant one. Nice atmosphere and very clean. Will come back again to order more of that 5 star food. read more

Dona Tere Restaurant - AWESOME SALVADORIAN FOOD! I had the chicken stew ( Pollo guisado). My friend had the chicken saltado. 5 stars for food and Service - Salvadoran Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Great breakfast. Really nice staff. Would definitely return. We had the egg sandwich, a breakfast bowl and fried plantains. Everything was delicious. read more

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The food here is amazing, and the staff is super friendly and helpful. We went here one evening looking for papusas and tacos, and were so happy with our choice. Everything was homemade and fresh. The chicken and steak tacos were probably the best we've had in town and the papusas were delicious! We've had trouble finding papusas since moving from DC a few years ago, so to find such great ones means we'll definitely be back. The sides were also tasty (rice and beans, refried beans, and plantains came with the meals we ordered) and overall it was a great meal and dining experience! read more

I'm convinced ppl haven't tried real Salvadoran food around here or at least some decent pupusas. Has to be one of the worse over hyped restaurants in the area. And seriously overpriced no working beverage fountain on their part so they price a small bottled soda at $3. Pupusas barely have cheese , thick edges , no flavor in the chicharrones , yuca was crispy at least. But as someone from the country it's a no for me lol. This is after giving it several tries. J Angelas or nayelis hits the spot better in my opinion. read more

Absolutely delicious. Worth the wait for fresh hot delicious food. Very nice, friendly, clean establishment. I highly recommend.

Excellent customer service! First time ordering for one of my customer meetings. Will definitely be coming back!