So first off, the taco flavoring has ALWAYS been on point. My favorite is the chorizo taco. I have ordered many times the past 2-3 years since I moved back and the service can be very slow sometimes. Sometimes it's on time, it really varies. Another issue I have is everytime I do get my taco orders, the radish pieces are never moist/ fresh. Same with the lemon. I usually grab my own lime since I want that tangy flavor. Still a very solid spot, if I recall recently their service has gotten much better. Will be updating after I order a few more times this year 2023. read more

If I can give a no start rating i could. Let me start off by saying the man that answers the phone is rude, rushes you, doesn't explain what's in an order and not considerate to customers. Food is way over priced. I asked for a chicken quesadilla and got no meat, I asked for a side of rice and beans and he gave me a huge order... no wonder I spent $50. Food is actually nasty only thing good is the guacamole and chips. The man that answers needs to find something else to do for work if he doesn't enjoy his job. I ordered from there multiple times and he's just miserable as can be everytime. Go somewhere else for Mexican food. This place is nasty . read more

This place still remains the best Mexican food in Staten Island. Providing fresh ingredients, authentic and delicious dishes. The quesadilla and burritos were stuffed. Don't be afraid to pair their dishes with their salsa verde. This is a family restaurant and the staff were attentive and friendly. They have some art wall decor and Spanish music always playing. read more

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The service was good. The place was empty. The food was TERRIBLE! We had to return it, and to say the least, they we NOT happy about it. The "Quesadilla" was wet bread like substance that wasn't cooked, had "cheese" on it that looked like it was melted and then frozen because it was stiff and cold. We ordered salsa and didn't receive it & the chicken fajitas were cold & the rice tasted like wet mush. Please save yourself time & money & find somewhere else to go! read more

Summary: the taste/price is prob unbeatable in SI So the taste and cost of the food here is a solid 5 STARS! And I have to give them their props for that. The best Mexican food in Staten Island! And their homemade tortilla chips are delicious and they give a hefty amount of fresh guacamole as a side order. Unfortunately, there are several things that caused me not to rate them as high as I wish. There are not enough vegetarian options, I always end up just getting the Tinga burrito but would love a savory meatless option. The guacamole side order doesn't come with chips, so you have to pay extra for a little box of chips... maybe that's a New York thing. And the service has only been great 2 out of the 10 times I've gone, there was a new guy recently who seemed to be quite hospitable. Would easily rate them 5/5 if service was consistently good with more vegetarian options. read more

El Patron 2 - Side de Guacamole and Extra Corn Tortillas - Mexican Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Terrible customer service. Do not order from here. Terrible place. The food isnt consistent and the guy on the phone is as nasty as can be. Argueing with customers is not a good look. Luckily there are many more Mexican places nearby that have good food and good customer service. They just lost a customer that use to order all the time from here. Terrible terrible. The food isn't even that good ! I posted my original review on google , the owner responded , like I said from the beginning , argueing with customers is not a good look. Save your money and check out all the better Mexican spots. read more

El Patron 2 - Mexican Near Me - Staten Island, New York

As someone who has lived in California for the last decade, I am very picky about authentic Mexican food. This place is definitely like a Northern California Mexican restaurant. Free chips and salsa and lunch specials under 10 bucks all week long. Everything was fresh and delicious. They have a full bar as well which is always a perk. I highly recommend it read more

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I've tried several Mexican restaurants on the island and this is by far the best one in my opinion. I always get the steak tacos with extra onions and cilantro. The steak is super tender and perfectly seasoned, and they give you a hefty portion. Their guacamole is fresh, along with their Pico Di Gallo. read more

El Patron 2 - Steak Taco with Extra Onions and Cilantro - Mexican Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Ordered for cinco de Mayo. Got Al Pastor tacos, Azteca tacos, quesadilla, guacamole and margaritas. Everything was exceptionally fresh and delicious. Fast delivery. The margaritas are BOMB. Thank you so much read more

We've order to go from here several times out of convenience. The prices are reasonable and it's fast... their basic rice and the rojo and verde salsa are really well done. The food however leaves little to be desired and you're not always guaranteed to receive the correct item you ordered even if you've ordered it before. My last order from them contained a pork quesadilla and I'm not exaggerating when I say I had to throw it away. The meat was old and was riddled with chewy cartilage and bony bits. So disappointing read more

Hi, here to support local business with honesty and my experiences at EL patron. everything is fresh everyyyything! And it's every-time. Even down to garnish! Thank you for coming to Hylan Blvd. I always passed Bay Street location and I'm so happy to get those spicy chicken tostadas! I've tried alott so illl just say order and wait. It's worth it! read more

Good was fresh and delicious service was slow because there was one man running the restaurant: he was the waiter the bartender the phone order man and server so that was the reason delicious and Fresh food. read more

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Great spot to get legit tacos in Staten Island. Delivery guy didn't understand my weird block so I had to go out to him, but he maintained social distancing by remote opening the minivan side door and have me take the items. Birria tacos were delicious, would order again for sure. read more

We ordered a side of guacamole which was absolutely fresh and delicious! I tried one of each tamale- cheese, pork, and chicken. The chicken was kind of plain but the pork was out of this world. The cheese was also delicious and very mild flavored. Husband ordered chorizo enchiladas plate and the taste was awesome! We are so glad they were above the orange zone during Covid. We stopped in to try the food before we might have to quarantine again. I can't wait to come back! The food is authentic, and you can see dishes on the menu you wouldn't see outside of Mexico. They also have me a side taste of their mole sauce- spicy, fantastic, very different than what I expected. read more

$35 worth of food promised for 7:25, it's now 8 o'clock on a Sunday night and our food still isn't ready. I see a lot of other reviews about delivery time so that's why I opted for pick up instead. Well over an hour to make 5 tacos, a Gordita, and an order of rice. read more

Not too sure what was worse. the service, the ambiance or the food . the owner - not any better . Total dissapointment. Save your money and go elsewhere! Nasty all around! read more

OMG, El Patron 2 was impressive. It was perfect. Every thing was very yummy and I can't wait to go back already. The team was very friendly and service is great. I will definitely return to El Patron 2 when I'm in the area again. read more

Went in for lunch today. First impression cute clean restaurant. Our server did not say hello or greet us in anyway. My husband ordered the steak fajitas, and I ordered two tacos, one mushroom and one chicken. we also ordered a Diet Coke and one glass of water. The food came not very hot but good enough my husband liked his steak fajitas my mushroom taco was very good and tasty but the chicken taco was just dry cubes of chicken with a little cilantro on top and a wedge of lime. It was not very good at all. Our surfer was not friendly or did she check on us and seem kind of not happy that we were there. When we got the check we were charged for our food, a five dollar service charge and one dollar (it did not say what the dollar was for). When I asked a waitress what the dollar charge was for and she pointed to my glass of water, first time I was ever charged for a glass of tapwater. I asked what the five dollar service charge was and she didn't answer me. This was a very disappointing lunch will not be going back. read more

It was so good. Tasty, flavorful and authentic. We loved the carne asada enchilada, the chimichanga, and the tacos.

My pork chops were burnt and their was alot of pepper on the food.

Awesome food, the food never disappoints however when you have a restaurant it's not just the food that gets reviewed. Let's just let the customer service is trash! It's like nobody knows how to take an order, the proper way of serving or communicating around paying customers. Literally the bartender has been taking over 20 minutes to make my drink and we're the only ones in here, after receiving it it tastes like pure sugar syrup. I ask for a fork she tells me the only thing she has is a plastic fork which is fine but I am in a restaurant how is this all u have available? My food was nothing short of delicious; but the chips from the chips and salsa were beyond stale. I'll be back just to eat and have a beer, I guess the good food is the only thing bringing me back. Please train your employees on customer service and restaurant etiquette read more

Last night I had my order at 7:15pm and it came at 10:15pm. I received no text or phone call letting me know what was happening. I even called the restaurant twice. Oh. Your food should be there soon. My drink was half spilled in the bag! That was money wasted! The delivery guy wanted a tip. He got nothing! Very unprofessional and irresponsible! I will no longer order from them! They had lost a customer! read more

Just no I'm Mexican and I been trying a lot of kinda type of birria tacos but this is not the place plus is kinda expensive I wait for my order more than an hour. read more

I been coming to this place since it opened and especially the el patron on Bay Street for years ! What a nasty nasty girl that works there ! Disgusting customer service ! Idk why they even have people like that working there if they can't handle the stress of dealing with customers ordering their food ! . The owners should rethink their workers . read more

I have tried to order from this location on hylan Blvd numerous times I only work a block away n have to wait for my food for 2 hours when it finally arrives n it's ice cold today I decided to order for pick up the guy that answered the phone told me 25 mins I went there to grab the food n still wasn't ready now I'm sitting in the restaurant for at least 30 mins and the guy that was working there behind the bar was very very nasty with me not very nice tells me this isn't fast food that customers are never right did not like the service read more

Very disappointed with the staff service. I ordered a delivery through Grubhub and did not receive part of my order. Not a big deal. I called to say they forgot something. They did not have the birria i wanted and i would just reorder something else, although i wish they would have let me know before hand they did not have that. When i called back to order something else since Grubhub needed a minimum delivery, i asked if i could get something else instead in which the staff became very rude, unnecessarily repeating the items they did not have when i just wanted SOMETHING ELSE to replace the item i couldn't receive. read more

The customer service is trash, waiting over an hour for a delivery around the block is a joke. The food is trash..

I've been waiting about 25 minutes for two tacos now. No sign of them and the place is empty except for two tables making up 5 people. Both who got their food a while ago so idk what they're doing back there in the kitchen. read more

Been here twice and both times - Bad service, the girl who took my order was rude and I stood there with the money for over 5 minutes while she ignored me. I was the only one in there . read more

Avoid this place, delivery always takes over an hour and a half for a 3 block distance. I had a large chunk of bone that chipped a tooth and I almost choked on in a pork taco. Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful. This place needs to be shut down. read more

These people here are very unprofessional!!! 1st I called and placed an order for pumpkin tacos, I get there and I'm told they don't have anymore! Like really! Then I ordered the mushroom tacos, they gave my order to another customer that ordered after me while I'm in there waiting on my food. I will never come back here ever again! read more

Waited 2 hours for delivery. Waze said that I could drive there in 10 minutes. Just thought that I should share.

not a bad location. i do have to say they need IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE. terrible, i mean horrible service. They need mexican music and mexican staff for a mexican restaurant. even the music they played sucked. read more

Ordered a delivery- after 30 minutes I just wanted to make sure they got the order because their website went through a 3rd party for some reason. When the guy picked up the phone and said it should out the door any second, 40 minutes later I called and he said the ticket was put in the back and it wasn't ready. At that point I said cancel it and he said no he can't because it's already made?! I was confused because he just said the ticket was misplaced, so I proceeded to tell him to cancel where he told me I couldn't cancel because I already paid online. So because people pre pay online means you can string them along for as long as you want?I was shocked the way he was talking to me, I told him to make sure he doesn't have anyone come to my house with a delivery, by the way this place is less than 3 blocks away from my house. I'd give the place 1 star but I haven't even tasted the food. Too bad For both of us I guess I was looking forward to some good Mexican in my neighborhood read more

Place is great !! Picked up food tonight . Best Mexican food By far !!!!! nice little spot on Hylan will be back it looks family friendly and has a nice vibe inside ... food is 5 - 6 star..... read more

Love El Patron on Bay St. and I'm SO happy they opened one closer to my home! Food is delicious! Authentic Mexican food, thank god! I'm so tired of all these other knock off restaurants on the island claiming to be authentic. Can't wait to go back. read more

So happy to see a Mexican, not TexMex, restaurant open on Hylan Blvd! I started with the chips and guacamole, very good...not over spiced...just the right amount so you actually enjoy the avocado flavor. Then I had the steak fajitas. Strips of sliced steak with fresh onions, red and green pepper. Very good! Came with very warm corn tortillas, rice and beans and for the first time I can say the beans were delicious, served with parmesan cheese on top! So happy to see not the usual dark brown and overly cooked beans I've had in other Mex restaurants. I also had the traditional margherita on the rocks..Chris made it so well I had to have a second! Decor here is quaint and the Mexican tiles along the wall give the Mexican Cantina feel. Now, the mural on the wall...WOW! Hand drawn in pencil and then charcoal color filled. Magnificent work! I encourage all to try El Patron Hylan. I was very happy with my meal and time spent here! Ole! read more