Very good Mexican Restaurant. We ordered the el patron fajitas. A small steak ( you could have made all of the fajitas from this. Some chicken, chorizo (very good) and shrimp. The beans seemed homemade, as the flour tortillas. My wife had the corn and she said they were better than any store bought. So probably homemade also. This was the single platter and I had about 4 fajitas the next day. The Carne asada was equally delicious. We did not try any drinks. Definitely worth entering this place. Our usuals were full with no room. Good choice. read more

Food is always great and service is great. If you haven't been recently, I recommend going back as updates are being made! Joined their new loyalty program to earn rewards when I go. :) read more

just the best. great food. great staff. love the horse chairs. this place should be full of patrons. it's a great place.

Food is always Amazing! Fast service, and always know how to make a good drink! Best Mexican restaurant in Fort Atkinson!

Whether I pick up the food, or come in with a friend, or know that my dad has been in for dinner there is never a bad thing to say. The food is always so good. The service is fast, and perfect. The staff is always so nice. Pleasant experience all the way around. My go to Mexican restaurant in Fort Atkinson. read more

Start with good chips and 2 good sauces. One is the creamy ranch style one. Excellent. We eat here often and explore the menu each time. I like fish tacos sometimes. Tonight I thought that I would try El Patron's version. Good choice. Fish wasn't fried and was tender and moist. Unusual sauce. Red thin and hot. Good match. Busy but not too noisy. Very fast service. read more

El Patron Mexican Restaurant - Cashier? - Mexican Near Me - Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Wondering Mexican restaurant. Good chips and salsa and they serve a creamy dip too. My wife and I go there whenever we want Mexican and have never been disappointed. Good food and excellent service. I took my son when he came to visit and he got the rice and beans along with pico de gallo. He likes to mix it all together and he said it was a 9 out 10, and he is picky. read more

When first opened food was great. Over the years quality decreased. Recently ate here 3 times food and service have improved.

Stopped for dinner while passing through Fort Atkinson- food was great- service was excellent and friendly. Large menu - all 3 of our entrees were delicious. Chips were a bit thick but still tasty. We will be going again and would recommend to others. read more

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This place is great! They have wonderful customer service and amazing food! The waiter is really friendly and the food fills you up quick. Also, they have free tortilla chips! Would recommend for any lover of Mexican food! read more

We ate there last Sun afternoon Great Food Great Service and our server Miguel was a ROCKSTAR! We will be back again.

My personal holy grail of Mexican food in Wisconsin of all places! Fresh fresh fresh--no canned sauces here. The combination of salsa(love them leaving a small pitcher on the table) and the ranch style dip was oddly delicious for a creamy salsa. Went there on the way to the Dells and when coming back! Watch out for the top edges of some of the beautiful wood chairs-easy to catch yourself on. read more

5 times in a row getting my order wrong set a new personal record. I have not been back since the last wrong order. Food quality, if you get what you ordered, is not bad - typical Americanized Mexican - not particularly fresh or creative. Service is quick. read more

Love the food! And margaritas...lol definitely prefer this place over any other sit down Mexican restaurant in the area.

This restaurant serves some of the worst Mexican food you will ever have. Not authentic, watered down beans. Salsa is not fresh. Canned. Folks in Fort have not been around good Mexican food if they think this is authentic. I will never go back. read more

I suppose, in all fairness I should give this place another shot, but my experience here was so bad I'm not inclined to go back. First my service was perhaps the worst I've ever had. I say 'my' service because my dining companion recieived passable service, but our waiter acted as if I wasn't even there; I'm surprised he even remembered to bring my food, which did take quite a while, despite our being 1 of maybe only 2 or 3 other tables. When he came back to the table to check on our food, he asked the question to my friend, completely ignored me, even as I was about to complain, he just walked away from the table while I was in midsentence. At the end of the meal I was able to tell him that my food was not satisfactory, (as should have been obvious by my nearly untouched plate) he just shrugged and asked my friend if he wanted anything else, (I had been looking forward to some flan) my friend said "Not for me, oh wait did you still want dessert?" but it was too late, the waiter had already walked away. I ordered carne asada, something generally hard to screw up, and I asked for it on the rare side; it came out like a tough, dried out piece of shoe leather (I'm not kidding, I had a hard time cutting it, even with a steak knife!) Like I said, I should probably try them again, but with Cozumel right across the Sentry parking lot, why bother? read more

The food is good the prices are reasonable last time I went there I got the fajitas and thay charged me for extra tortillas $0.99 for 3 I was kinda upset about that thay never used to charge you for those but outher than that I use to love this restaurant but will never go back read more

This was the worst Mexican restaurant I have ever been too. The margaritas were awful. Barely any ice and it tasted like a margarita mix from the grocery store. Also I ordered a chicken taco salad. It came with beef and barely and chicken. There was a hair in my salad. Our server was chewing gum and texting on his phone the entire time. Safe to say I will be returning. read more

Nothing too exciting. Chips were hard & thick. Salsa boring. Food was ok. Service was slow for drink refills. I love Mexican food but this was not what I expected. Anyone giving this place more than 2 stars probably had too many margaritas. :) read more

Eh... Nothing special. Food wasn't terrible but could definitely use more flavor. Chips were thick and tasted stale... Also we waited A long time for refills and the bill. read more

Everytime my wife's friends come to visit they want to go get Mexican food at El Patron. The beef has a seasoning that is wonderful and almost addictive. I always get taco's and enchiladas. But my wife always gets fajitas that come to us still sizzling. She raves about them and always has plenty of food left over for a couple of lunches. The owner is a stand up guy and we used to live behind the restaurant. He was always a good neighbor to us and runs a first class business. If I need a reservation I just walk in and tell them. The only thing I'd like to see different is more American sports on the TV. But then again, it's their restaurant. read more

Portions were ridiculously huge. I ordered a shrimp cocktail and a California burrito. The shrimp cocktail tasted like they dumped a bunch of sugar in it. The burrito was really good but was big enough to feed a small army of pygmies. I should have taken a picture. I've never seen a burrito so big in my life! I have two complaints. First, the parking lot is very small. If you're driving a big vehicle, you have to squish together and hope you don't have a dent or scratch on your door when you're done eating. The second problem is my server spoke very little English. We had to point at what we wanted on the menu. When we asked for a bowl of lemons, she had to send someone else over to figure out what we were talking about because she had no clue. I wonder why they had her working with customers in the front instead of in the back where she didn't have to deal with the public?? read more

I have never been to this town and was driving through and saw this place which has a great vibe to it. Reminds of some places back in California that I go to. Overall I thought it was good. I have to agree with some previous reviews that the salsa needed some taste. A little bland. My chips were fine but I don't get the ranch on the side. As for the entree it was very good. I had the Fajitas Norteana'(?) which is a mix of beef, chicken, and pork. All the meat was tasty as were the vegetables. The sides were good as well. Service was excellent and the Modelo was very cold. read more

El Patron Mexican Restaurant - a plate of food - Mexican Near Me - Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Wish they had a half star option, I'd give it 4.5 stars. I just had the Burrito San Jose, which had chorizo in it. It was delicious! My only grump would be the sauce for the chips, it needs a little kick to it. For those of you who like your alcoholic beverages, you'll be pleased to know they now have a liquor license, you no longer need to drink your margaritas with wine instead of tequila. read more

This is for the Sun Prairie location. We ordered Enchiladas Verdes and Huevos Con Chorizo for a late Sunday lunch, with a monster margarita (on the rocks, great). The chicken in the Enchiladas was nice white meat, the verdes sauce was a yummy spicy sweet sauce, and just tasted wonderful. The beans were also really good. The rice and chips/salsa were good, nothing special but good (seemed like bottle salsa). The Huevos Con Chorizo had great flavor and was a good sized portion; the chorizo seemed to be ground up and mixed in with the eggs. The interior was well decorated and comfortable. The service was good. and the staff was friendly (we were the only ones there at 230 on a Sunday). Small bar, good specials (mostly lunch) and kids eat free on Sunday/Monday with an adult. We definitely recommend this restaurant and will be back. read more

Great service; good food! Best Mexican restaurant in Fort!

Loved the wait staff. Loved the food. Fantastic atmosphere. I would highly recommend El Patron to anyone visiting Fort Atkinson. Arriba!

The service is always prompt, friendly, and welcoming. We have always been served great food and enjoy eating here often. Of all the Mexican restaurants in town, El Patron stands out as the best. read more

Huge menu. Everything we ordered was delicious and huge portions for the price. Definitely will stop there everytime I am near Fort Atkinson. Really cool carved chairs, tables & excellent selection of cocktails. read more

Pretty good food! Reasonably priced Mexican and not overly greasy. Service is always good when we go and the drinks are huge. Love the beer-cheese sauce you get on a chimichanga there. read more

We were not terribly pleased. Service was o.k., food lacked flavor and wasn't hot. We probably wont go there again.

Went to dinner with my husband and 2 kids. Service was great, a little too friendly sharing his personal information on dating women with kids but he was always available. Husband and I both ordered the grande chimichanga and it was disgusting. We both ordered beef thinking like every other mexican restaurant it would be shredded beef. Nope it was just hamburger soaked in grease. Didn't even notice there were beans in it. Very disgusting. It came a teaspoon size of sour cream so we asked for more and we were charged $1 for it. If you want good mexican food take the drive to Whitewater and go to Cozumel. read more

Really i have to tell you the food was horrible. The chicken soft tacos were nothing more than boiled chicken, stringy, tough and bland, with cabbage on a flour tortilla (not seasoned sauteed chicken, no Pico no onion, tomato, avocado, sour cream like any reasonable patron would expect in a taco). The beef were worse, like chilli boiled in water. When we explained the taste to the waiter his response was that it's the end of the day so our food is old (Whaaaa??!) We sent them back. read more

We came for lunch last week. The prices were reasonable, but the service was poor, and the food was not much better. The vegetarian fajitas were underwhelming. The chips and salsa and horchata were fine. I'd much rather go to Cozumel or a local Mexican grocery store. read more

Food was ok, service was good and friendly but place was not as clean as it should be for a restaurant.

quite delicious albeit a bit greasy. overall i will return if im in the area again

Going out to dinner these days is a pretty big deal. Not being disappointed when we do decide to brave a restaurant with our one and almost-three-year-old can be a huge highlight of our month. El Patron was delicious! I highly recommend their carnitas. My husband opted for the nachos, but didn't love them, I thought they were good! He's not a huge fan of chorizo and their beef option tastes quite, well, chorizo-y. They have a great kids menu and very well priced - nice to see burritos, tacos and enchiladas on there! Our daughter opted for a chicken burrito and our son gobbled up her side of rice and beans. The four of us had a very filling and delicious meal for under $30 including tip. Service left a lot to be desired as far as attentiveness goes, however, they've got the kids side of things down. I greatly greatly appreciated their entree arrived a perfect ready to eat temperature and not piping hot like ours were. That's a brilliant touch that most restaurants can't be bothered to do. read more

Authentic Mexican food I don't think so, it was extremely bland. I ordered a tossed salad yes I know not really Mexican but healthy unfortunately it comes with ranch dressing only the cheese was hard rubber, I chose to use their house salsa instead of the ranch. I also ordered one beef tamale there was barely any meat inside mostly bland cornmeal and did I mention that it was very bland. My food didn't really have a flavor of any kind. I'm not sure how they sucked the flavor out of a tomato wedge but they did. I will not be going back. read more

I stopped in again yesterday and ordered enchiladas and a taco. The pork was old and dried and clearly microwaved. The rice tasted like something that came from a box off the grocery store shelf. The taco was nasty, beef reminded me of the garbage the lunch lady in elementary school used. Once upon a time I really enjoyed and recommended this establishment. Based on the last two visits I will no spend money here. Sadly Taco Bell is more satisfying. read more

Met classmates there today, food was great, service was top notch, we stayed to visit and were told to just stay and enjoy. Could have not been a better experience. If you use to 10% off coupon, be sure to give it to them before they make out the bill. Will talk the place up. Judy Teubert read more