The food was excellent. Fast and courteous service. The horchata was obviously not a powdered mix…read more The space is nicely decorated, not too obnoxious or over done. The bathrooms were clean and adequately sized. We will return!

It doesn't look like much from the outside and Columbus is not generally where I would recommend…read morepeople go for great Mexican food, but this was a great gem in the area. We had the regular size margaritas, frozen and they were amazing but also HUGE. We also had steak and nachos, everything was really delicious. The guacamole was the one thing I did not think was fresh-tasting and it was definitely an understatement of the menu. Our servers were generally nice, but they rushed us a bit and didn't do great at water refills. My biggest complaint is that even across the way, I could smell the bathrooms, that bleach hair freshening, toilet cleaner smell. It was a bit overwhelming and definitely not what I want where I eat. I think we would go back if in the area again.

My wife and I were in the mood for some Mexican food and settled on Palenque for dinner. We were…read moreseated immediately in a nice booth. The salsa and chips were delivered before we could get settled. We both ordered Fajitas, one chicken and one steak. The caramelized onions were delicious with the steak. For dessert I ordered the Flan. WOW! Amazing! I make my own Flan, which, I've been told is pretty darn good. Palenque's was better. So creamy and perfect caramel sauce. Worth coming just for that. If you're in the McFarland area, this restaurant won't disappoint.

This seems like a hidden gem tucked away in an unassuming strip mall. Enter Palenque, with its…read moresuper bright chairs and tables, friendly staff, and yummy food. Not to mention great drinks. The menu is pretty large, and this is some delicious Tex-Mex/Mexican food. I ordered the fajitas and had extra to take home for the next day as leftovers. The margaritas are pretty big and the price is quite reasonable. They also have non-alcoholic Corona and non-alcoholic margaritas, so there are options for everyone. We had a group of 8 meet here recently for book club and we all had a range of great drinks - alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The chips and salsa are on point. I would come here way more often if they had an a la carte street tacos option with the cilantro and onion. There's an asada tacos meal (with the rice/beans and all that) which I am hoping to try sometime soon. A great little local spot that I definitely recommend!

Great food, great people. Love it! We must keep adding characters to reach the minimum!read more

Lesson 1: If it has DIABLA in the name, it might be too spicy... Lesson 2: If they WARN you that…read moreit's spicy, maybe ask how spicy on a scale of 1 - 5? Food was good. Service was also (they TRIED to warn me!). A lovely ambiance. The jalapeno margarita was cooling compared to the shrimp!

We had the best meals last night. Our service was excellent. Our server was such a good waiter…read more Impeccable. Our drinks were cold. And again he was a pleasure to have as our server. Thank you

The food and service are good and very fast here today. It wasn't quite as good as normal, but we…read morestill enjoyed it and the flan is very good. It taste very fresh as they say it's made fresh daily. Wish they would not have put the sprinkles or the chocolate syrup on it otherwise delicious

This happened about a month ago; we called in for an order right before they were closing, as it…read morestates they are open until 10pm; it was around 950pm when my partner picked it up. I ordered my usual, 3 steak tacos; the steak looked like they threw together what was leftover right before closing, it didn't look like the steak tacos I ordinarily received. I got very sick the next day- I know they threw together whatever for my tacos, because they were pissed we ordered late. That was the last time we'll ever order from there, it makes me I'll to even think of El Patron.

Glad we came by here on a friend's recommendation. The carne asada tacos I had were delicious. The…read moreplace was very clean and the service was solid. Will be back for sure..

We stopped here for an early dinner when in town for an event. An interesting place with the bike…read moreshop/ coffee shop/ brew pub combo. We grabbed a table in the spacious bar/ restaurant section. The staff was friendly and helpful. I tried one of their many beers which was quite good. My wife ordered the carnitas burrito which was large and tasty. I opted for the chicken wings which were different since they were just coated in a rub and not in a sauce. I got the extra spicy rub with a side of the jalapeño dipping sauce. They were good though a bit small and I prefer ones coated in a sauce. The wings' price was very good at one dollar each. Most places charge way more for wings these days. It would be fun to stop here when the weather is nice to sit outside on their patio.

Food was decent. Recommend pork belly bowl. Max drinks were good…read more Recovery service is poor after a whole drink was dropped on customer. Free drink did not compensate for drenched pants, shirt and glasses. Maybe this is because there is not an older person in charge? The vibe is hip but service not warm.

This food was not good and it did not taste "authentic". My husband and I were fooled by Google…read morereviews, and believed that this food was going to be amazing. I'm genuinely shocked that anyone would say that this food is "good". To me, it's about on par with a frozen meal you could get at your local grocery store, just more expensive. The salsa had no flavor (just tomato and onion) and it tasted old, and the chicken "meat" used in the food was very low quality, and had a very chewy texture. The rice had no flavor. The margaritas were very strong, and obnoxiously sweet. Really, everything tasted old and/or not made on site. Super disappointing experience. I guess we've been spoiled with our options back in Madison. We won't be back.

Yummmmm, Hacienda Real. This was one of the first restaurants I visited when I moved to the area…read more Fast efficient service, tasty food and decent margaritas. The prices have risen quite a bit in the last year or so and another similar restaurant has opened and is substantially cheaper for similar plates. So now we don't dine here as often but still a solid 4 stars!

Ate here recently. Wife and i enjoyed our meals. I ordered the Cameradis Diablo ( shrimp in hot…read moresauce) lots of flavor and i liked the bite of the sauce. Dinner came with rice and beans. Chips and salsas were tasty. Wife ordered the cheese enchiladas. She liked it and would order again.

Pretty decent. Authentic food, cute atmosphere either a lot of barrel-based art and decor…read more Relatively affordable, swift service (though not super friendly, not bad either just perfunctory). We had the Bandera burrito and the fajitas. (Can't remember the name now). They were basically the same thing just different presentation. Steak, chicken and shrimp. The fajitas were a little overcooked but tasty nonetheless. Next time, I'll get the one with the salsa Verde instead of the one with melted cheese because there wasn't all that much cheese, and it could have used some sauce. I like that they still have free chips and salsa at all tables, though the chips were not all that good. I still like to have them. My favorite part was the head-sized (virgin) piña colada. So tasty!