Everything was amazing from the cleanliness, to the wait staff, to the quick service, to the wait time, and finally the food was absolutely delicious. It was very flavorful and came out to the table very quick. We will recommend and we will come back! read more

El Patron - Birria Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

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This restaurant is so cute The !! interior I'm not I don't know enough about. It super clean bathroom great food and great service. Ladies were so lovely Food is reasonably priced! I had Cancun shrimp salad. My spinach bed was topped with a dozen of good size grilled shrimp and mango. I uses green salsa as a dressing. My tacos were delicious my husband's birra tacos were great too. Highly recommend. read more

El Patron - Interior. - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

The food is really good, I really enjoy every time that I come here. Also they offers a great costumer service read more

El Patron - Churros - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

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Traveling through the area we stopped at El Patron for a meal. Wow! J and I were both pleasantly surprised at the lengthy menu and subsequently the excellent food. Tucked away in a strip center you might miss it and that would be your loss. read more

Landed in a cool casual Russellville AL pad this past Sunday. Lemme say, they Definitely deserve their Y rating; It a laid back eatery off Andrew Jackson Hwy. Staff are busy friendly and kind, trying best to make u happy, Know up front- There's a Franklin Co. AL ordinance eliminating the sauce anywhere on Sun. :/ :0 :/ Happiness will need to come from within ;) No help from the Franklin Co. grandpa gov't underbelly. El Patron 'twas very generous wit the complimentary chips y fresh salsa; Inside seating cool relaxed with pleasant artwork adjourning the walls, with bout 15 comfortable tables spread out, each ready w Tapatio & Cholula * . Place was half packed Sun night. Most patrons were speaking Spanish. Saw two tables not ;) The classic chicken tortilla soup was Way above avg; V generous with the avocados and black beans. Know I like to brag bout different salads, but.. the Cancun Shrimp salad was Especially Fresh, c pic. Packed w Shrimp, Greens, & Tons o Avocado-All Class. * I did ask, btw, for deadlier heat, & guess what, .. .. they Frkn Delivered - A House made Hot Sauce concoction that killed it! Not for the timid ;) read more

El Patron - Cancun Shrimp Salad; Loaded w the shrimps and Fresh greens :) - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

Food was delicious and the service was spot on. Prices were very reasonably. We enjoyed outlet lunch there. read more

Very good Tex-mex restaurant ran by a very sweet family. Ingredients are fresh and service is excellent. It's very popular among locals and can be crowded on Sundays after church. read more

Great food first time I tried this dish it was off the chain!!! We eat here a good bit and always has good food the Tex mex dip and cheese dip is good as well. read more

El Patron - Birria taco - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

Great service, amazing food! The street tacos are always a favorite of mine here but everything we've ordered has been really good!

Food was fabulous. Stopped by for lunch and it wasnt real crowded. Friendly staff and they had very reasonable prices for the quantity of food we got! Will def be back! read more

Excellent food. Loved the homemade tortillas. Had wonderful Chile Relleno and Shrimp Fajitas! Great service and very nice ambiance for a small restaurant. Nice option while visiting Tiffin in Red Bay AL. read more

Good food the cheese dip is amazing. good prices will be back. Burrito Grande Good stuff read more

El Patron - Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

OMG. The food and service was outstanding. Walked in, was seated. The chips and salsa was served. Tasted excellent. Had a beer, ordered burrito grande with side of rice and beans. Another beer. Food came, asked for a hot sauce. OMG, I was in heaven with the flavors. Service was excellent, and the food the same. I WILL be back. read more

Food - Consistently Good Service - Not as good as it used to be Ambiance - Good $ - Fair My favorite TexMex restaurant in Russellville. When they first opened their service was second to none. After Covid, however, many of the original servers left and it is noticeable. I still eat here often. read more

Mexican food tasted okay. Short staffed due to covid. Otherwise decent food. It could be better. They're planning to move to a new location. I think it will be better then. They need more space. read more

This spot is a great Mexican restaurant. I always get the Chorri-pollo and the chorri nachos and theyre amazing. One of the only places in town that makes a damn good horchata! read more

A group of 4 flew into Birmingham then headed to Muscle Shoals to play golf on the RTJ Trail. We were starved. Stopped at El Patron and the food was great and very reasonable. Would definitely go back! read more

I've now been here twice, the good food and super-friendly service were consistent with my first visit. This time I tried the Chori Pollo which is a flattened chicken breast that is grilled and topped with cheese sauce and chorizo. What a wonderful flavor combination! The reason it's on my Top 100 Dishes to Try list: Chori Pollo read more

El Patron - Delicious Chori Pollo. Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo. - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

I always get the fiesta fajita bowl and it's great. I haven't tried anything else but what I get always has great portions and has been good quality. Friendly staff. I typically pick up my order to go and have a had a great experience every time. read more

Food is good, but I would definitely check my carry out bags before you leave the restaurant. They frequently leave things out of the order which makes for below average service. Ambiance in the restaurant is appealing. read more

The cleanest Mexican Restaurant I've ever been in, and possibly the best fajitas I've ever eaten. Large portions and a friendly staff.

We eat here quite often and the food and service is always very good. Even when they are extremely busy they still get you seated pretty fast. read more

I love Mexican food, and my wife & I travel all around the country looking for what we can find. We happened through Russellville & didn't expect too much, but what we got was a joke. We ordered a dinner special for 2 which was burritos, enchiladas, & tacos. We wanted "steak" for our meat, instead of the ground beef the waiter practically insisted on, but got ground beef anyway on one of the tacos. There was no pico or anything else with any color. Just some tough meat with brown colored "red" sauce poured over everything. We looked at each other & laughed when the waiter put our plates on the table. You've never seen such an un-appetizing excuse for food! The biggest joke was the "cheese nachos". They put some tortilla chips out of a bag on a plate, & poured Queso on top. Nothing else. Never seen anything like it. I wouldn't serve a plate that looked like that to my biggest enemy! read more

Get the Pico Dip with roasted corn. It's the best!! Wife loves the Chile Relleno. Kids love the Mac and Cheese. Skip the Guacamole Mexicana. It's not that good. read more

Place is very cozy. Smaller atmosphere but plenty of room between tables. Very Tex-Mex styling inside. All Hispanic workers who speak English, which is good for me. Quick seating and complimentary chips and salsa at my table before I could even open the menu. Salsa has a little different taste to it and is pretty runny but has a good kick to it. Chips are bomb! Warm and aren't the flimsy type that break. I ordered to Yolanda's, 3 chicken enchiladas with white cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato, and quac (not a quac fan) and served with a side of rice. All for $6.99. Pretty good deal. Wish there was more cheese sauce but the enchiladas were perfect. Chicken was not dry either. Rice was very good also. No complaints with the restaurant, service was very fast and friendly, and the waitress doesn't bother you ever 5 minutes like some other restaurants. read more

El Patron - Yolanda's (minus the guac) - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

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Great folks, friendly and courteous staff. Great food! Christian runs a nice establishment.

Fantastic! Go here about once a week n have for years! Alway gr8! Never had a meal here that wasn't 5 stars! Very friendly staff! Huge and varied menu. A lot of folks from Florence and Muscle Shoals come here. They drive by a lot of other restaurants on the way...that pretty much sums it up! read more

This place is absolutely fantastic. The portions are massive and the taste and selection are second to none. You get an absolute metric ton of tortillas and salsa when you order out. The pricing was more than fair for the spectacular food they offer. I recommend the fiesta spaghetti fajita, its fantastic! I've never has anything like it. read more

A friend visited us and we didn't want to drive into Florence to eat at Rosie's... so we decided to try a place in town... As soon as we walked in, we were taken to a table by a host. The decor was full of Mexican culture. Lighting wasn't too intimate. It wasn't overly loud, however you could hear the tables around you if you turned on your radar. I would recommend some queso to eat with the chips. The salsa was a little too watery and didn't have any spice to it. The menu was overly large... menu items just differ by a vegetable and have a whole name for it. I settled with a Steak Mexicano. The portion was perfect. I was not offered an option on how well done I wanted it cooked but it was well and it was good. I had a Corona Extra to go with my dinner. They served it draft instead of a bottle. BTW there is no bottle recycling in Alabama. You pay up front... I wish we had more attention from our waitress, but I felt the service was ok. I would definitely bring another visitor here. Although I don't know what is "Real Mexican", it tasted alright to me :) read more

El Patron is a solid little dime a dozen Mexican joint. I would trade all but one of my local quick service Mexican joints for this one. It is located in the multi-tenant strip mall next to the Walmart super center. I was greeted warmly upon entering. I was seated immediately. This place has a huge menu with tons of traditional, Tex-mex and quite unique options such as chorizo topped chicken and steak dishes.I went with the chicken taco salad which is what I went in for. I was momentarily tempted by a number of options. One thing I did particularly like about the menu was a make your own combo section. Often enough I can make due with one of the combo plates if that's what I'm looking for. This place offers a pick your own 2-3 item combo plate. I like the option of being able to choose, even if I didn't elect to today. My food was brought out to me less than a minute after I ordered. I barely finished saying chicken taco salad before he brought it to my table. It wasn't pre-made bc the shell would have been soggy. It was surprisingly fast how quickly I received my meal. For 4.99 I got a very good quality taco salad with chicken, beans cheese dip, cheese lettuce tomato sour cream and guacamole. I didn't expect the cheese dip but it was really good in the salad. I tried to be on the healthier side but didn't turn out so well. This was a hi calorie salad. The chicken was very good. The chicken was tender and flavorful. I added some salsa to my salad and mixed it all up and I quite enjoyed it. The chips and salsa were standard. Yellow corn vs white. Service was good initially, but apparently there was shift change during my lunch and my server disappears and so no one ever came to bring my check. Wasn't a huge deal but, I was getting to the point of walking around in search of someone to give me a ticket. Once I got my check a server checked me out and tried to over charge me for my meal. I pointed out the amount she rang up me did not match the menu price. She changed it to the proper amount immediately, but it made me question whether or not that was a standard practice. It seemed like a you busted me situation vs a legitimate mistake. I was not a fan of that. I can't prove it and it's definitely not a certainty. I would; however recommend knowing what your expected tab will be at check out as opposed to paying what you're told. read more

I love this place. The best Mexican restaurant in Russellville. The staff is amazing also!

Excellent Mexican food. Love the Guacamole Mexicana!

We stopped in here for lunch and were seated right away. Drink orders were taken and before the drinks arrived chips and salsa were delivered. The salsa was pretty decent but it wasn't the best I've ever tasted. The food was good and portions were average size. The refried beans that came with my order were very tasty and I think right up there at the top with any I have had anywhere. This is definitely a place to try if you like Tex-Mex and are in Russellville. read more

This isn't authentic mexican food, it is tex-Mex but it's really good! Service is great! Fast service as well. Friendly bilingual staff. Real clean place too. I give it 5 stars. read more

El Patron - a plate of mexican food and a bowl of rice - Mexican Near Me - Russellville, Alabama

This place I know we'll . Only haven't had time to really give details .I do know it's very well taken care of .Great service . Great food .All ages .Open 6 days I think. Easy to find .43 Hwy..Wamart. .Any place in this town is a great place . I can't say any thing bad . People in this town are some of the best . I want to say more but if your from out of town . Stop any where you get the same treatment. Welcome. read more

We were traveling through and stopped here for a quick lunch. We were pleasantly surprised with our experience. The food was very fresh and authentic - we were all addicted to their fresh homemade tortillas. The guacamole was chunky and handmade just like we like it!! All of the staff was extremely happy, friendly and talkative. We felt like we stopped in at a friends house for lunch! Definitely a place to stop if you're in the area. read more

Not many restaurants I would give five stars to but this one deserves them. Great food and great service. Always very fast service!

The best Mexican food in the area by far. I love the staff and the good is always made to perfection. I never get sick of the chicken and mushroom fajitas and the cheese dip. Keep them busy and visit often. read more

Love the food!!! Just wish the portions were bigger. Their taco salad is the same price as rancho but half the size. Same with fajita bowls. They have very friendly owners and staff though. read more

Just stopped by traveling home from vacation with some friends. We yelped restaurants along our route and found El Patron. Very clean, staff was great and food was very good. The menu options were the best I've ever seen in a Mexican restaurant. Would definitely recommend to eat there!!! read more