the food was not the best the chips we got had a strange oil and the rice was cold it was not very good but the service was good the waiters were very nice though as well as the ambiance it was very nicely decorated. read more

I've been coming here for over 15 years. Every time I dine here, the service is nothing less than STELLAR! The menu is extensive, but well worth deciding on what you want. The staff is attentive and extremely friendly. And the portions are phenomenal for an affordable price. I HIGHLY recommend this restaurant as your first choice for Mexican cuisine in the North Hills. read more

Very good food overall,,nice atmosphere,, some times better the other times,, I and my wife like them.. Our friends love the one in Monroeville pa. read more

I'm kind of surprised at the bad reviews for this place. My husband and I have never had a bad meal here. We've been ordering take out here a lot lately during the Covid 19 pandemic and the orders are always correct, the food is delicious and the staff is always very friendly. read more

UGHHH!!! This place was soo bad, I've become angry all over again while writing this review. My girlfriend and I both got sick from our combination platters. The food tasted old, decrepit, and mundane. The crappy Mexican music they play in the background of every Mexican restaurant kept skipping, and skipping, and skipping, over and over again. If this wasn't the seventh layer of hell, I don't know what was. I couldn't wait to get out of there as soon as I sat down. The booths are so uncomfortable, my back hurts just thinking about sitting in that awkward, wooden bench. Our server never ever showed up to see how our food was. He didn't suggest anything, he just took our order, disappeared, then brought out our food. Our food was served to us probably 5 minutes after we ordered it. How is food supposed to be fresh if it doesn't take longer than 5 minutes for the order to go in and the food to come out? I will NEVER go back. read more

Maybe I'm a Mexican food snob because I lived in the South for a while, but I can't really get into this place. I've eaten here several times over the years and I can't say I've had an experience that I could consider great. I can still remember the first time that my friend and I ate there...She ordered a salad and the server brought out a saucer covered in shredded lettuce (like the stuff you put in the tacos) and white shredded cheese. That's it. I'd consider that a salad fail. What I do like about the place is that it is very affordable, but really in order for them to have been open as long as they have, they have to be cheap. read more

This was by far my favorite place to get Mexican in Robinson. The prices were dirt cheap and the service was always fast. The food was ALWAYS really good. El Campesino has the best salsa I've ever had. Maybe it's just my preference, maybe I have no idea what a good salsa is but I absolutely love it. I disagree with the rice comments and think all of their food has always been consistent and delicious. I've been to El Campesino almost weekly for a while; I like Mexican food that much. The chips are always warm, too, which is a simple gesture but makes all the difference. Honestly, the place is pretty gringo-friendly but it has its charm. You probably wouldn't find anything on their menu in a restaurant on the other side of the US nor would you find it south of the border but you get what you can out of Pittsburgh... read more

See the picture posted of their supposed chile relleno. Just gross, and they didn't apologize or take it back. read more

El Campesino - "chile relleno" - Mexican Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I love everything about this place. Service is attentive and prompt. Very friendly also. Enchiladas are very tasty and always hot. Rice and refried beans are quite tasty and fresh. Have never had a reason to complain here. Food usually comes out in less than 15 minutes, even on a weekend. read more

Gotten sick each time I've ever been unfortunate enough to be dragged here by friends and co-workers. Service is slow, drinks are watered down, and chicken is undercooked. Trash. read more

El campesino is a pretty solid Mexican option for the North Hills. The food came out shockingly fast, it was good, not great, and very well priced. Our bartender/server was very friendly and quick with a drink. We used a restaurant.com gift card and they were very accomodating. Our server even offered to split the check in half and evenly apply the gift card code my friend and I. read more

We had the dinner for 2 fajita style. Husband wasn't fond of, I thought it was very good. The service is always average, never great We continue to go back. One of the best, reasonably priced, Mexican food Oh yeah. Do not order a ______ and tonic. They arrive in a glass not much bigger than a sampler read more

Upfront: I'm a total jerk about Mexican food, in spite of the fact that I've never lived in Mexico, or even CA or AZ or really anywhere that gives me any cred at all. That said, my idea of decent gringo-ized Mexican food was formed in areas with large Mexican populations, and maybe Christmas tamales from kitchen coworkers. As much as I love Pittsburgh, we've got a serious shortage of edible Mexican/Mexamerican/Tex-Mex going on. El Campesino is decent, and probably one of the better options if you're looking for fajitas or a combo plate in the Steel City. For starters, they have the ubiquitous chips and salsa; the chips are almost always fresh, and the salsa's decent though made with canned tomatoes every time I've gone, even in late summer. Not a lot of kick, but at least there's cilantro involved. Queso dip is OK, too, and yes -- it's white cheese, heaven forfend, so not quite the same as Velveeta + salsa in the crockpot or Chi-Chi's queso. Their mole is decent. Nothing to write home about, but good for a fix if you don't feel like spending twelve hours with your stock pot and blender. Enchiladas are also decent, as are the burritos, fajitas, etc. The refritos are fairly generic, and as far as I'm concerned the rice isn't worth eating, but I might be picky. Chile verde is probably the best thing I've eaten there; tart, savory, pork-fatty and corn tortillas? Yes, please. Guacamole is pretty seriously meh; it tastes a bit like citric acid and nothing at all like someone smashed it up fresh in the back. Still, it's avocado, and with the Iggle charging 2.50 per for Haas, it'll do. They do have horchata if you ask, which scores a lot of bonus points in my book. I just wish the flour tortillas didn't taste like they came from a plastic bag. Maybe I'm ordering the wrong things, but I think on the whole that the bar for Mexican, "Mexican," whatever, is pretty low in the 'burgh. So clearing said bar by a good margin doesn't mean a whole lot, right? Then again, it's unfair of me to wish it were a 24-hour taqueria. Service is fast and friendly. The atmosphere (on McKnight) is standard for this type of Mexican restaurant: A bit dark, lots of booths, reasonably quiet until someone has too much tequila. read more

I'm not sure why some people on here dislike this place. One guy complained that they didn't offer fish tacos. So what? Not every restaurant has what you want. They offer pretty good Mexican style food at reasonable prices. The service is not great but not as bad as some people have said. The chips are always warm and tasty, not half taco shells as another poster wrote. Go try it out for yourself! read more

Great, consistent tasty Mexican food. It's my go to. They are always quick and delicious. If you do pick up, it's ready in a jiff. As a vegetarian, I always get the Veg E combo and I love it. It's cool that all the orders come with chips and salsa. Veggies beware though, I believe they use chicken stock in the rice. read more

The best & most authentic food around! The staff is great and the $ is right! Try the Chimichangas and wash it down with an imported bottle of "Sol" beer! Yum!! Quite simply HAS TO BE the best Mexican place around!! The staff is very friendly; The food is amazing; The portions are huuuge; The menu is insanely large! Overall, A-W-E-S-O-M-E! :) Menu Suggestions: Queso Blanco ("White Cheese Dip", they'll know what you mean) order this when they give you your chips/salsa ;) Chicken or Beef Chimichangas Flautas (chicken or beef) Shredded Beef Quesadillas Fajitas Campesinas Beer: Sol (very good) read more

4.5 stars!? Are you kidding me!? This place was just plain bad. They lost tons of points with me for not offering fish or pork tacos. So already feeling like I wanted to leave, I just ordered something small. I got one of the vegetarian combos with a cheese enchilada, bean tostada, and rice. The enchilada sauce was bland and the enchilada had little filling. The tostada was stale and didn't come with sour cream. The rice was also bland and their was about a half pound of it. As an aside, i think I've been in cleaner restrooms at gas stations. Ugh, foul. I won't be going back. I went home and ate cereal. read more

I seriously hate giving bad reviews and I try hard to give people the benefit of the doubt especially during a pandemic but this was really NOT a good experience. No one seemed to know where to seat us, even though there were plenty of open spaces available to maintain proper distancing from other patrons. Initially the waiter gave us about thirty seconds to look over the menu to see what we wanted and then when we weren't ready he disappeared for another 15 minutes. When our food finally arrived the order was wrong. I get it - it happens but the value for what we paid - definitely not there. My daughter ordered tacos. And she got a taco, all right. No cheese, no lettuce, no tomato, no sauce. I would assume the question 'What do you want on it' should have been asked, because we assumed it just came on the side and you could load it up! As for my meal, huevos rancheros, it was possibly the worst replica of that meal I have ever had. I'm not an authority, but it was like someone fried two eggs over hard and threw some horrible salsa on them. Really disappointing. My son loved his burrito which is the only reason there are two stars and not one. I'm so sorry to give this a poor rating but it was just such a bad experience! read more

I crave mexican food about once a week maybe twice. This place is pretty spot on, Mcknight Road is a good spot for (another) Campies. As is every El Campesino, the margaritas are delish, the service is without fault, and the food ALWAYS comes out in a jiffy! I always do a combo platter. It's the best deal for your money (I feel). But they do sell Tacos A La Carte and all the sides a la carte. The salsa is good, not overly spiced or flavorful, but decent. read more

Great service and atmosphere but the food is not that great. The restaurant is in a plaza and doesn't look like much on the outside. Inside it appears you walked into a sterotypical Mexican restaurant. It has alot of bright colors around with Mexican type decor. The tables are very private. The service was great, polite waiters and things were served timely. The waiter also kept my drink full, which is about all you half to do to make me happy! They do provide chips and salsa as soon as you sit down. For me, this was the best part of the meal. They have great salsa and the chips are light and crunchy! I got 2 enchiladas and a taco. They were all beef and there was no spice to the beef at all. It tasted just like fried ground meat. I could have made them better at home. I realize that not all Mexican food is meant to be spicy but it should have some type of flavor to it. My meal came with rice which was pretty good. The rice was soft but not chewy! The price is pretty good as well, $8 for lunch. If you want a quick edible meal this is the place. i probably will not go back anytime soon. They do have Happy Hour specials - maybe they make better margaritas! read more

Really like this place for Mexican food. I have been to this place several times before, but now being a vegetarian, i thought that it may be more of a challenge to find something that would fit what I was able to eat besides shrimp fajitas. Well I was wrong. I ended up ordering the Fajitas del mar. This was a combo of shrimp, scallops, and langostino with vege's, rice and beans. It also says that it comes with a salad, but the salad is really the toppings for the fajitas. This was a nice big size that will get you full with a great taste. Especially with eating the free basket of chips and salsa prior to your meal coming out. read more

Went to this place with my wife and friend for the first time. We got seated right away and before I even had my jacket off a guy brought over fresh tortilla chips and some amazing salsa. Sadly, that's as good as our night got. We waited roughly 15 minutes before the waitress came to take our drink orders and then another 15 minutes before she took our food orders. By this time we were out of Chips so I asked for more chips and salsa. She came back 15 minutes later with chips only so we waited approximately 40 minutes to get our food as we sat there and watched the table next to us receive and finish their meals before we got ours even though they arrived 10-15 minutes after us. We asked for salsa at this time as well. Finally the meal itself was nothing to brag about. Not bad, but not really good either. My wife got the California burrito which had tomatoes even though she asked for no tomato. My friend got the chicken quesadilla which was very small and didn't even come with lettuce, tomato, sour cream or salsa and I got the enchiladas super rancheras It was supposed to be 1 cheese, 1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 shredded beef, and 1 other kind of enchilada. I only received 3 of them but instead of complaining I just ate it instead of having to wait another 30 minutes for a new dish. We did ask to speak to a manager and we were told there was no manager so the shift leader came over and we explained how long we had to wait in which she took off 50 percent. We never had our drinks refilled either until the very end when we had to ask. Overall, the chips and salsa were great, the food was so/so , but the service was atrocious. We got there at 6:00 and were there well after 8. We were an abandoned table just sitting there and the orders were prepared with little effort and incorrectly. We will probably go back and give it another chance maybe for lunch, but it was just a really bad experience tonight. If you go here I recommend going around 4 or for lunch and to be very specific as to what you are ordering. read more

Yes, they do suck for mexican food. As I am Mexican decent and have been brought up on the culture and have ate at better mexican-american food...Like Taco Bell! But the best authentic mexican restraunt is in Butler and Penn Hills... Rey Azteca's Check it out...You'll be satisfied! And want to go back again and again....or you could come to my house PS. Been reading All the other reviews and obviously they NEVER ate authentic Mexican food read more

Holy bejebus this place was better than expected. Went there last night with Sarah S. I got the Chiles Poblanos, which I have had before other places, but the waiter said was his fav. AMAZING. Hands down the best I have ever had, and I lived in the Hispanic section of Columbia, SC for 6 years. Sarah S. had the veggie fajita, it had tomatoes and cauliflower and broccoli, which is not my cup of tea, but she was excited about it. The salsa was also pretty good, and spicy. Two thumbs up. read more

Went here with my girlfriend on a friends suggestion. We figured it would be similar to Tex-Mex places around the area. Fairly cheap nothing amazing but good overall. We were wrong. The waitstaff was attentive and nice, and were quick with refills. The food was really subpar though, the highlight being the free chips and watery salsa. I got a burrito and frankly chipotle, qdoba and even taco bell would have been better options. It was just so bland and underwhelming, i couldn't understand how tex-mex could lack so much flavor. My companion was also underwhelmed and she ended up not even taking her leftovers home Will not be returning, fix the menu if u want to stay in business read more

The waiter was nice. The menu had many choices. I liked my carne asada. My chicken quesadilla had a good taste but also much liquid dripping out. I liked the chips and puréed salsa. Prices were reasonable. Bathrooms were clean. The parking lot had many available spaces. read more

I use to love El Campisino, when family came in we went there for margaritas which those are still awesome. The margaritas and the rice where the best at dinner but I had a burrito, enchilada, and tamale which sucked. read more

This restaurant is usually my go-to Mexican eatery. I've always been happy with my orders. It's always hot and sit-down service is friendly and generally good, although when extremely busy can lag a bit behind. Drinks are excellent as well. read more

Our favorite Mexican restaurant, absolutely love their chips and salsa margaritas and chicken fajitas quesadilla. We order take out and eat in often. read more

Two words: clean, yummy. I will come here again. Worth the drive fron Cranberry Township. read more

El Campesino - Mexican Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This is the best tex mex chain in the area. The food is awesome and the prices are very reasonable. The waitstaff at this location are prompt and have never messed up an order. Seldom, if ever crowded. I just love the burritos. read more

Service is on point and friendly. Food is tasty and portions are large. Prices aren't bad, fairly reasonable. It is at the level of your typical Mexican restaurant, free chips and salsa, food comes out ridiculously fast and with a large portion of beans and rice, and menu is endless. I definitely plan to return, my wife and I were craving Mexican food and it hit the spot. Defintely more flavorful than Mad Mex and more food for the price too. read more

Overwhelmed with how spot-on this place was, another win for the strip mall hell of the North Hills. It's a further drive than Mexico City downtown, but absolute worth eating here as well. We walked out both fat and happy, as everything they served was perfect and delicious. I would call this Mexican, not so much Tex-Mex; they have chips and salsa for an appetizer, but they don't have chili, and we had a large selection of items without a fajita or any beef in sight. Great service, great portions, great food, great variety. A+++. read more