Stopped at El Patron while passing through Albuquerque, and it definitely satisfied our Mexican food cravings! We ended up doing take out. Do note that the food takes a while to prepare if you're ordering online - ASAP was 35-40 min. Inside it looked quite fun and spirited, with lots of seating and lively decor. Servers were speedy and kind with my order. The food itself was alright. The red chili soup wasn't quite spicy, and a bit watery. The fish tacos were also maybe a 3/5. We also tried the Greek salad, which was good but a rather small portion for the price. Ultimately, the food was good but not great. However we still enjoyed it! read more

El Patron ABQ - Exterior - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I haven't been here in a while and I was planning it going to have a little snack and pick up some of their Serrano cream sauce as I was going to use it in tonight's dinner. I have to say I was a little bit disappointed as the service was OK although the bartender was prepping for the night service so I wasn't gonna hold that against him. The staff there those friendly and the atmosphere is always pretty cool there.. the bartender was going to be bringing me some chips and salsa and I asked if I could get a side of Serrano cream sauce as well as I planned on getting a container of it to use in tonight's dinner. The chips are not the same as they used to be. They were a bit thinner and the Serrano cream sauce tasted word like a plain flour cream with a little bit of heat. It is not the same sauce that I've had since they open this restaurant day one. They opted not to get it.. I will see the shrimp to start at seven dollars was underwhelming, although the flavor of the shrimp was really good. They used to have a little more substance to them and were very much lacking the guts of the Toastado. read more

El Patron ABQ - Chips and salsa with a side of Serrano cream sauce - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We had an excellent meal. The wait staff is attentive and prompt. The chips are thin and fresh tasting great with house salsa. I had enchiladas one beef and one chicken both taste great. They do offer sr citizen discount and veterans discount. I would go back again for Mexican for sure. Also had live mariachi band two guys playing music. read more

El Patron ABQ - ENCHILADAs sr citizen discount meal too - lot of food - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

After not having been in town for awhile, I needed a good margarita and green chile fix (and some red for Christmas)! This was the perfect spot and I forgot how good it was. The sopapillas were perfect, red chile ribs were hot and delicious. And then the burritos were as equally good! read more

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First time, not last. Great atmosphere, good service, good food. Definitely on the rotation! read more

I moved to a state with NO New Mexican food. I had to come to Albuquerque for a family members medical procedure and my sister decided to bring to El Patron. I ordered the stuffed sopapilla with ground beef Christmas style. It was so good! The green chile has so much flavor and just the right amount of heat. I thought the red chile had great flavor as well. I feel like I am a rice snob and I did not enjoy the rice. It was soup like and tasted of tomato sauce. The beans really didn't have any flavor and were a bit dry. The blueberry coconut margarita was tasty and just the right amount of sweetness. It did have a coconut lined rim which I didn't enjoy. Over all it was good not the best but still solid read more

El Patron ABQ - Blueberry coconut margarita - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I'd been having a craving for pozole, and this definitely hit the spot. The Chile rellenos hit it out of the park as always. Choosing a margarita is more difficult, but I went with the mezcal marg and was not disappointed, I never am when I eat here! read more

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Received wrong order dissapointed. Ordered a number 2 but Received number 1. And got beef instead of Chicken. Employees were nice about it. The young female bartender asked if everything was ok i said no she got the waitress over who took order. The food was ok not like it was 3 years ago. Wont be coming back. Cynthia read more

Always a nice spot with plenty of seating and space for large group events. Beautiful ambience and very friendly staff. Always delicious food and great prices. read more

El Patron ABQ - FLAT IRON STEAK - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Food is always consistently good! We like to sit at the bar, but the service is always great even when we sit at a table. Great ambiance with live music during Happy Hour and dinner time. The Serrano cream chile sauce is always delicious and super spicy!! The red and green chile are also delicious and you can adjust the heat levels from medium to hot. The portions are huge! read more

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Needed a "best tortilla chip in Albuquerque " fix tonight and we got it . Ordered guacamole and the chips that came with it were stale and strait out of a bag ! Noooooo. This can't be! Then asked for our chips and salsa....the chips that came were hot, light and very thin....exactly as we expected of El Patron! Dinner was a Stuffed sopaipilla with Carne Adovada, outstanding Beautiful restaurant decorated for the holidays and we were well taken care of. We arrived prior to the Saturday night rush but leaving a packed parking lot was a bit sketchy Bring your patience, this location gets hopping read more

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We are done with El Patron. Their service is awful and any delivery or pickup is always an hour or more later than indicated. Don't waste your time or money. Management does not care either read more

We visited this location for the first time, after dining at El Patron North a few times. We arrived at 1130am on a Sunday and it was not crowded. Got seated right away. Our sweet server, Tiana greeted us immediately and took our drink order. They brought chips and salsa to the table. The chips were crispy and the salsa was hot, but good. My husband and I ordered Bloody Marys and they were juuussst right... not too spicy. I ordered the taquitos appetizer for my lunch (not too hungry today.) My husband ordered the breakfast tamale plate. My mom ordered the Indian taco w/red Chile. All of our food was really good. The red Chile was flavorful and just hot enough. As we were ready to leave, they started playing music and it made the atmosphere perfect. We will be back ! read more

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Best virgin bloody Mary in town also good food , atmosphere , and live music. Been at this restaurant and the north side location . Both locations have good service and the food comes out quickly. read more

El Patron ABQ - Balcony of the Montgomery location. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I saw a review that said the salsa was basically tomato paste and they were not wrong. The chips were also very "greasy". I originally ordered a frozen mango marg and it was not frozen at all just had some ice chips on the top. I don't recommend ordering frozen drinks here. I switched it out for a blueberry mojito and it was okay. Felt like something my local dive bar could make. The chicken fajitas were also just okay. I'd save your $$ and go somewhere else. The one thing I did like was the live music. read more

El Patron ABQ - Chicken fajitas - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Been going here for years! Great atmosphere and the manager (John) is always on top of everything no matter how busy they get. Great wait staff and delicious food. My favs: Posolé, steak tacos, beef and bean burrito!!! read more

Always a hot great meal. Service is fast and friendly. Clean, comfortable and very pleasant. Shaded outdoor patio is a nice spot too.

I have been coming for years. Since it opened. This place has always been a place for decent New Mexican food. Today when my family and I were there, the server brought the food and it was wrong. No big deal but when we tried to correct it- the server walked away and said something completely rude under her breath. The manager came by but didn't care. My money spends well at other New Mexican restaurants, and that's where it will be going. read more

A great option when you are craving some not so healthy Mexican eats, including lots of chips and salsa. They have really thin chips which I like it makes some extra crispy and their salsa is really good. The building itself is really beautiful and there's some really cool decor. Having too much fun looking at their light fixtures and when you walk in, there's a fire going which was really nice. They have a pretty solid, happy hour with seven dollar drinks and seven dollar food items. I do think that some of the food items are better deals than others. The cheeseburger chimichanga I got was a good deal, especially with a little queso but a friend got a shrimp tostada, which was just a lot less food. read more

El Patron ABQ - Spicy prick - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I was surprised how poor the food was at El Patron. It tasted like someone who has zero familiarity with New Mexican food trying to cook it for the first time. The taquitos came from frozen and weren't even fried, they were microwaved and not even warm when served. The heck... The calabacitas was boiled rather than sautéd, completely mushy and flavorless and not even drained well. My plate was watery from it. The queso appetizer was made with cream of chicken, green chile and a little cheese in it. It tasted like spicy cream of broccoli soup served with store bought chips just to be charged $12 bucks for that??? It was nasty. The regular chips and salsa were decent. At least those chips were homemade and warm. We waited a long time for our food because they were understaffed. Service wasn't horrible, but not good either. And then the bill was ridiculous for such low quality New Mexican food. What a disappointment considering how beautiful the atmosphere is with the Old Spanish style architecture. I will never eat there again. If you're Native New Mexican don't waste your money. For real. read more

It's been a while since I visited this location but it's always nice to come here to the awesome interiors and atmosphere. I don't know of any other New Mexican restaurants here with interiors this nice. Our server, Agnieszka, was equally awesome. Probably the best server I've encountered in a while. She's from Poland and was so personable. I asked her to write her name out so I could spell it correctly. Her recommendation of the Cheese Chili Rellenos w Green Chili was spot on. I think the best I've ever had. My friend had the Beef Enchiladas w Red Chili - also delicious. I typically love their dishes w the Serrano cream sauce but after I tried a small sample found it too hot that day. They serve Calabacitas (Mexican squash) as a side as well as rice and beans which I love. When we finished Agnieszka brought out the fresh hot Sopapillas perfectly timed. The manager, Victoria, came over and said hello which was also nice. The whole time the 2 Mexican musicians were playing their guitar music which rounded out our time there nicely. Will back soon since it was so good at this location. Sorry I didn't take any pics bc I was so hungry! ;)) read more

Tortillas were old, dry and tasteless. Rice was terrible. Fajitas were good. Our server was fantastic!

Ordered a dozen sopapillas today and they were very tiny and cost $23! One was burnt and another was less than two inches big. Tried their breakfast burritos awhile back and haven't been back until today. Now I remember why. Food is over priced and just eh. Put a regular spoon in pic so you can see how tiny they are. Sad. read more

El Patron ABQ - Tiny sopas. Not worth $23 for a dozen! - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I would say the service was good. Restaurant was easy to get a table. Clean. My Baja fish tacos were way too acidic and under-salted. I couldn't even taste the overcooked fish. The sopapilla was good. Rice was like a stew. read more

El Patron ABQ - Baja fish tacos - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Always grest service, authentic ambiance, and beautifullly prepared food and drink! We love living close by and being regular patrons of El

Great experience! We waited at the bar before our table was ready and had "Spicy Pricks"- a prickly pear margarita. It was delish. The bar service wasn't great but when we were seated, it was better. We didn't have a reservation but arrived at 4pm and there was a 15 min wait. I would recommend getting a reservation just in case because it seems to get busy! read more

El Patron ABQ - Spicy prick margarita - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Went thru drive thru. Speaker didn't work, had to call. Employee was nice. Had to wait 10 min. Went in to get food I ordered, asked if I cud get chips and salsa since I spent $70. Nope! Christina the manager said "NO"! You have to sit in restaurant . WRF? I asked " well at least can we have a few sopillias" ? " NO! Only if you ordered a complete meal!" Way to go El Patron, you have a Patron! Never will ever eat or do take out there again. Christina Is such a lovely employee (not)!!!!! read more

Excellent service & food. The Chile was amazing & served with a smile. We will back! Has breakfast burrito smothered & the stuffed sopapillas for hubby. read more

El Patron ABQ - Excellent New Mexican food! The Chile was just right! - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Food were so great and our waitress are so friendly and nice! For sure we will come here again next time. read more

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We just ate at the Montgomery location 2:00p and it was excellent! We ordered the green chili chicken enchiladas with potatoes and calabcitas. And The green chili blue corn enchiladas. Also ordered the queso dip. Wow! Everything was fresh, tasty and plentiful! Its Cinco de Mayo and this was the perfect choice for lunch. Thank you El Patron owners for having a delicious menu and a wonderful place to dine. read more

The salsa was top class! The waiter was very polite and nice.The food tasted amazing. I ordered a peach fuzz drink, and it was fabulous.

I ordered $434.00 of food for my daughter in law's birthday dinner at her house. i should have been given a tray of enchiladas, two taco family trays with rice and beans and a chicken lasagna tray and sopapillas. However, we were not given rice and beans and the chicken lasagna tray was overcooked and very dry. No one would eat it. I contacted the restaurant on Montgomery and was told a taco tray would be refunded. After a week, I called again and was told a manager would call me back. After 2 weeks of calling the restaurant, I gave up on talking to a manager. Eventually $30.00 was taken off the bill. I love El Patron, but I am very disappointed with the communication of management. No one ever called. I will never order for a party from El Patron again. Everyone at the party was disappointed as well. read more

This is a decent New Mex place but the food was average. The chimichanga had potatoes in it which was unusual. The guacamole did not seem fresh. The best items were interestingly the sopapillas and the margarita. read more

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The chicken tacos are so amazing every time we come it's great service and great food I will always recommend coming here!!

I am an out of town visitor and I always make sure to visit El Patron for their amazing green salsa verde sauce on their food items, especially their chicken enchiladas! I highly recommend this place for a visit :) read more

The food as always is great HOWEVER we sat for an hour and a half waiting for our food. So I go to the front and talk to the manager, only for the manager to tell me that the food wasn't put in till an HOUR AFTER we had ordered. Then that same manager has the audacity to ask me if I'd like to cash out the drinks and leave. Well, I'd like my 3 drinks for free since for the last hour and a half I sat and waited. I'll probably be back but Jesus your service has gone down hill. Get better managers, servers, cooks. read more

Food and service was awesome John the manager and Jessica our server were both very attentive and made our experience great we will definitely be back !! read more

We were in town visiting from florida and decided to give this place a try. There were sooo many other Mexican restaurants around but I'm glad we chose this one! The restaurant is big, they have two bars and two different dining rooms. Staff was great and nice. The food was good, my favorite was the flautas but other than that the food was more Tex-mex than anything which is fine since we were in an area where more people eat Tex Mex! Overall, the sopapillas were my favorite, I had never tried any like them. I would go back if I'm in town! read more

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Well for starters. The queso was so pepper hot I couldn't eat it. Ordered margaritas. So limey it was undrinkable till we spent 14 more bucks for another skimpy shot. Ordered fajitas and at best the shrimp was ok, but the beef tasted like well done roast. For bn in New Mexico you would think the tortillas would be made in house. Ordered beef med rare but came out well done. Atmosphere was nice and singers were good. Ordered the sopapillas and served w honey syrup. I mean can they not spring for real honey? Passing thru and was so hoping for good Mexican food but didn't get it. My husband and I were so let down. read more

The restaurant itself is beautiful. The service is always excellent. The best queso in town! Every meal is always wonderful. We have never had a bad experience at El Patron. read more

El Patron ABQ - (Left) carne adovado enchiladas, (center) Green chile chicken casserole with serrano sauce, (right) Indian taco. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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