I had the arroz con pollo, and ordered a side of queso dip. The chips and salsa were great, the queso portion was huge, unlike any I've seen before. The queso as well as my entree was delicious. The service, however was very undesirable. The chairs were ripped up, we had to go get our checks and our boxes because our waitress just left and never checked back in with us after we got our food. It was a late lunch and they weren't even busy enough to earn sympathy, my wife is a waitress so we understand the kitchen can get backed up, but this was just bad service! read more

Good food and timely service. No smells other than that of delicious authentic Mexican food. Wife had the steak fajitas and loved it. I enjoyed a shredded beff chimi and chalupa, both were excellent! Delivered to our table in 6 minutes flat... Loved that too! It's a little off the beaten path but offers plenty of seating and a nice atmosphere. Def be back when we are in the area again! read more

El Maguey Grill - Interior of the restaurant. - Mexican Near Me - Elkhart, Indiana

Justin is awesome!!!!!!! Best server. Mexican tacos al pastor are super good. Would recommend, especially if you have a big party.

The food is the best Mexican style I've had in Elkhart or Goshen. Their chips and salsa along with the cheese dip are OUTSTANDING!! I love their enchiladas and Chimichangas, although their Chili relleno isn't what i was used to. I think their drinks are a bit overpriced and a little strong for my taste and they never salt their glasses enough for my margaritas. But overall, if you're looking for a great place for Mexican (American/Mexican) this place can't be beat. Finally, let me tell you, that menu is outstanding and incredibly diverse. The menu is like 10-12 pages long...it takes you a good 10-15 minutes just to peruse it. Trying to decide among all the choices is an exercise in stomach growling torture. I highly recommend anyone place this on their dining list. read more

El Maguey is awesome! My family loves it. My husband refuses to eat Hacienda so this is how we get our Mexican fix. The chips are good, the salsa is great, and the food is yummy. You can't go wrong if you order the #50, the chimichanga, or the fajitas. Sometimes the service isn't so hot (there are a couple of waitresses that are so not personable and kinda slow) but most of the time the service is great. I highly recommend this place. It is kind of out of the way on 17, but it is worth the drive! read more

This has been my go-to place for Mexican near my house. That changed on my last visit. The food was great, but it seems like the facilities are not being maintained very well. I'll probably venture out to another place next time I have a craving for chips and salsa. read more

Food order was incorrect staff was very unfriendly and unhelpful when we got home the food tasted like crap tortillas soggy soggy soggy soggy tamale was not a tamale just a pile of garbage in the crate read more

Boyfriend and I are obsessed with this Mexican Grill. We come here weekly. And the service is great. read more

El Maguey Grill - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Elkhart, Indiana

The food and service was decent, but the cost was too high for the quality of the food. This is more traditional Mexican food instead of American style. That said, we enjoy the authentic, less cheesy smothered Mexican food and this was closer to what we like, however, the enchiladas I ordered were too cheesy. The environment was festive here, but the tamales were not very fresh and the food really didn't stand out in any way. We may go back for the tacos at some point, but we usually just default to other restaurants we like better. read more

This place is a joke! I ordered a taco salad and when I got it it was nothing to what the menu showed and described. The lettuce was soggy and there was nothing in the taco shell. I won't come back here again. read more

El Maguey Grill - His is the taco salad I got which looked nothing like their menu picture and description - Mexican Near Me - Elkhart, Indiana

Great food, great service! My only complaint would be they charge $2 for a tiny side of sour cream.

I love their selection of food. They have a great menu with something for everyone. The prices are reasonable. The food is delicious. They may have the best margaritas in Elkhart. I like the their seating options. There are several booths. The place is nicely decorated. The staff is NOT consistently friendly or attentive. Every time I have been there I either have a an I attentive server or i stand at the front door for an unreasonable amount of time waiting to be seated. The restaurant also usually appears in slight disarray. It is not dirt-gross but it is not clean either. read more

Will NEVER eat here again. Waiting over an hour for food. Then when we got our food it was served to another table and then reserved to us and the MANAGER tried to justify it as we are humans and we make mistakes. In this day and age with this virus you CANNOT make these mistakes and then as a manager not WEAR A MASK!!!!! Disgusting read more

Forgot extra salsa when I asked for extra salsa the lady seemed upset but got it anyway when I got home opened up the salsa and there was broken chips in my salsa only container this is disgusting check your salsa read more

Ordered carry out today. Only 1/2 of my food was there. I called them and the girl on my phone apologized but was laughing at me the whole time. Too many other places to give my business to during these times....never again. So rude. read more

Good place to get authentic and some American style Mexican food. My family and I have been very pleased at the portions and quality of the food. A couple issues we had was that the wait staff was not consistent. We go one week and have great, attentive, and friendly service. A week or so later go back and completely get ignored and have to continue to remind the waitress for drinks and other things we ordered, then after that we go back and have okay service. For that reason I would give this place 3.5 stars. Other than that, we love this place and visit frequently! read more

This used to be one of my favorite restaurants in town. But for the last couple of months I don't know if the place sold or if they decided to clean house and get all new people but the food is bad. The service is bad. Servers that can't keep a order straight. Burnt food or cold food with absolutely no seasoning. My family and I decided to try it one more time because we have been loyal customers for so many years and today was absolute the worst of all. Cheese dip that was cold and lumpy burnt food and boiled meat. Unfortunately this will be the last time that will be dining out here. read more

This is the second time I have started a review for this place. The first time I felt bad, like maybe it was just a bad night for them. This time...no! I wasn't in the mood for thier version of Mexican food so I ordered the catfish sandwich with a side salad. The sandwich was actually Extremely good! The side salad was just the shredded lettuce they use for tacos with 2 little half tomato slices on it with a pinch of shredded cheese. No dressing was given as an option. They seem confused when asked as to what salad dressing actually was or if it even existed. The only good thing about the salad was since it was so small, there was only enough of it to add the lettuce and tomato to my fish sandwich. read more

Had the worst meal here last night. The Tacos Carne Asada were burnt and inedible. Sent them back. My husbands meal came 20 minutes after the others were served. Bad news. read more

This is our favorite Mexican restaurant!! The chips and salsa are great and we have never had a bad meal. Our favorite waitress is Cici, she's amazing and always takes great care of us!! read more

We took some friends there over the weekend and had a wonderful dinner. I had the deluxe burrito and was surprised how good the ground beef tasted, I'm sure the spices used was the cause for that. Everyone else was equally pleased with their entrees. The staff was good and the prices were great. I'm sure we'll be back. read more

We were from out if town and this place was recommended to us. It was delicious! Right down to their rice and beans! Very authentic!!

Omg cheese dip. Pretty good, much closer to authentic than Hacienda. The shining star on the menu is the cheese dip. I would recommend ordering two, it literally disappears in minutes. read more

45 minutes of my life that I can't get back. We were not greeted while we waited to be seated. We sat down to a nice atmosphere, colorful and mildly busy but not busy by Saturday night at 7pm standards.. Our waitress was unfamiliar with the menu (try training the wait staff, they make better money and eliminates turnover.) she kept daydreaming while we were ordering. We got our drinks fast but she put water in a cup that was supposed to be sprite..but ok. the sour cream was liquid and had bubbles erupting. hmmm. sent it back. While we waited at this point 45 minutes, I decided I couldn't get these 45 minutes back and our family of 5 decided to leave. I asked to please pay for the pop we ordered and gave the waitress my credit card, she never came back...curious. I went to the cash registar, waited some more, and finally the hostess (god help us all if she's the manager) came up to me with my card. $9.58 for 4 pops? thats fine but I didn't get a I'm sorry or please come back again and try us or let me take care of the pop because we want you happy....INSTEAD I got a receipt shoved my way to sign, no pen offered and a bedazzled tall woman with red hair and smokers breath waiving my order ready to fight to the finish on how wrong I am about how long we waited and how this is they're busy season (what?)...Why were there so many tables open I thought. I decided I didn't want to argue with an aggressive hostess so I left and I didn't sign the credit card acknowledgment. a little class goes a long way people. Hey..EL Maguey staff and management, take a field trip to El Camino real on County road six and behold how it is supposed to be done!!!! read more

Blech! Started eating my dinner and realized they had used processed, white American cheese on everything instead of real cheese. I asked the waiter to verify it....indeed they did. Last thing I am interested in is fake, processed pseudo-cheese on food. First and last time I visit, I am sorry to say. Wait time to give order was the longest I have experienced in quite a while. We won't be back. read more

My boyfriend and I tried El Maguey last night, around 8:30pm. I was borderline unimpressed, my boyfriend was rather pleased. Unbelievable. Two people, same place, same time, two different experiences. There weren't many people in the restaurant that night, so we were sat immediately. Unfortunately, in a nearly vacant restaurant, we just so happened to be sat next to a group full of middle aged, drunk ladies, who insisted on laughing and talking as loud as they could. Our waitress was a young Mexican girl, who wasn't very knowledgeable, awkward with customers and seemed like she was not only inexperienced with waitressing, but also with the menu. The special margarita was very cheap tequila, and I ordered sugar rim and got salt. My boyfriend's draft beer was perfect and freezing cold. The chips and salsa was pretty good. The chips were the better of the two. The salsa was a little bland. As for our entrees, my boyfriend got a steak torta. When he asks for it (in the Spanish term), our waitress looked puzzled for a few seconds and leans in and asks, "Is that the steak one?" I ordered a combo plate, this one in particular came with a taco, burrito, and a toastada. My boyfriend loved his torta meal, and I must say I'm still jealous I hadn't ordered it myself. The steak was flavorful and tender. The whole torta was just lovely. The fries that came with the torta were crinkle cut and a little soggy. As for my combo plate, it was above edible. The toastada was the only enjoyable part of the meal. The burrito and taco meat were dry and almost unseasoned. The tortillas (one hard and one soft) were both incredibly soggy, and they were very dry. I could barely eat it. The prices are average, and I will try El Maguey again, at a different time of day and order a different type of meal. But as this review is only for our first time there, I wasn't very pleased at all. The women's restroom was pretty gross. The toilet, sink, and floors seemed like they were clean, but the walls were covered in cob webs and reeked of air fresheners. The decor is very upbeat and colorful. The chairs, booths, and tables are all different colors with different designs on them. It's very cute and takes a lot of time to take in. read more

Great food and Great service! Love the steak fajita quesadilla! One of the best Mexican restaurants in the area.

Food was good. Service for us was slightly below par, but not terrible. I will come back for the Fried Banana Taquito- absolutely delicious! read more

Great Tex - Mex restaurant. Not pricey and well prepared food.

Nothing spectacular but steak tacos were decent but on the small side. They charge 1.99 for a small cup of sour cream. Waitresses need to be a little more friendly and ask if you need a refill on drinks. I'm new to the area will be checking out other mexican restaurants. read more

Cookie-cutter non-authentic inexpensive, long menu Mexican place ... I've seen this exact furniture at other non-authentic Mexican spots in Indiana. I got chimichangas & enchiladas ... they were ok, non-authentic flavor (ground beef, not the nicely seasoned Mexican shredded beef). Not terrible, but nothing special. read more

Best Mexican place in the area, so many of the local places don't understand the importance of Queso and thick cut onions and peppers. This place makes it right, salty, cheesy goodness, my only complaint is I wish it were in Goshen instead of Elkhart as it seems no one in Goshen knows how to get Mexican right. I go here regularly and you should too. read more

BAD service. Asked for hot sauce for our to go meals and was told we had to pay extra for it. Drink orders while waiting were WRONG! Guac was terrible and not put to go as we had asked. Over all bad experience and will not be returning. read more

Menu, food & service get better with every visit! Service is swift & friendly, menu improves constantly and food is always hot & delicious!! read more

Seated quickly. Chips and salsa served and warm. Food was delivered quickly and delicious. I had the Burrito Loco and it was delish.

The best food and service! Everything is fantastic and consistent. We drive over from South Bend and pass several mediocre mexican restaurants along the way. Well worth the drive for us. Love this place! read more

Avoid avoid avoid. Inside smells strange and my torta had a sour taste served with way over cooked fries.

We've been here two or three times, and the service and food has always been very good. Not the type of Mexicna food we are used to in the Southwest, but still very good. read more

Good (clean ) atmosphere Good service Wet burrito not up to Hacienda level Rice either 2nd visit Would go again but not in any hurry read more

The worst Mexican restaurant I don't even know if I can call that Mexican everything there is not authentic we order one thing thinking of what it is and we receive something else. The cook forgot to put sour cream on my kids tacos and we even forgot about it minutes later the waiter comes out and gives us two sides of sour cream and says sorry that they have realized that they didn't put sour cream in the tacos. But when we got our bill they had charged us 389 for each little sauce container of sour cream we didn't even ask for the damn sour cream I have gotten bills from restuarants that are 80 90 100 dollars and it doesn't bother us because we're paying for our food that we enjoyed but there is such a thing as a Mal charged bill that was they're wrong and not mine read more