This review is for their newest location in Waltham, MA. I've been hopeful for a new taqueria to…read moreopen where there's ample parking and I'm not driving over 20 minutes just to get to the other side of Waltham for tacos. Their tacos are the best that I have had in the area and I've gone to at least half a dozen of local Mexican restaurants looking for tacos similar to ones I've had in Mexico. I love supporting family-owned businesses so this will definitely in my lunch and/or dinner rotation. I went here TWICE in 72 hours - lengua, al pastor, and chicken tacos plus flan dessert are all amazing! Their habanero hot sauce is definitely spicy so I would recommend my spice lovers to try it, you won't be disappointed.

Monarca is easily one of the best Mexican restaurants around - arguably the best. The birria, al…read morepastor, and tacos gobernador are standouts we come back for again and again. The kitchen appears to be proudly women-run, and the energy shows in both the food and the pace of service. One tip: be specific when you order. We've learned to clearly ask for meat and cheese only in a quesadilla (otherwise it may arrive looking more like a burrito), and to request salsas on the side if that's your preference. Once you know that, the experience is smooth with fast service and consistently delicious food.

Always great service and food. Outstanding food and experience. Fun place and would recommend!read more

So so good! Great atmosphere. Drinks are large and delicious! Chips and queso are good (queso is a…read morelittle runny). Fajitas are excellent, decent portion of food.

Best authentic food anywhere - great burritos. Lots of food for the money. Fast, friendly, and…read moregreat! I highly recommend.

First time here and we got the birria pizza special. It was good, the meat was very tasty and…read moreflavorful, but they didn't give us birria sauce which for me is huge. Burrito was good, great size, very flavorful. Queso was good, it also was a generous portion of cheese. Overall I liked it, I can't say that it was amazing unfortunately.

Service very welcoming and friendly Food was incredible…read moregood! We had fried fish and ribeye I'll def be back.

Great food. Having diner and drinks what a delight. Good prices. The plates were generousread more

Stopped into Rancho Alegre for lunch on a random Tuesday becuse my dad reccomended we go as he had…read morealrwady been before. I was completely blown away! The ceviche was SO fresh and flavorful, packed with citrus, spice, and the perfect amount of zing. The chips and salsa were absolutely addictive, and the whole place had such a fun atmosphere. What really made the experience special was the service, everyone was so welcoming and attentive. You can tell they really care about the experience they give their customers. I already can't wait to come back and bring my husband here next time. Such a hidden gem for lunch!

My lovely wife and I in the mood for Mexican (American version) decided to try this new place out…read more Inside was decorated in the typical Mexican chain restaurant style. This was about 6pm on a Friday night and there were plenty of tables and seats at the bar. We sat at the bar. This was our first time in here so we stuck with our usual order - enchiladas for my lovely wife and a burrito for me. My wife ordered the "Big Rancho Enchilada" which was a "Soft flour tortilla filled with rice and refried beans with your choice of shredded chicken (which she had), ground beef, or chunks of pork in a chile verde sauce, topped with enchilada sauce, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole." Not that I'm an expert but I haven't seen an enchilada filled with rice and beans before. So, that's different, not really authentic. My wife asked for them to skip the beans as she's not a fan. I ordered the Rancho Burrito which was a "Soft flour tortilla filled with rice, refried beans, and your choice of shredded chicken, ground beef (which I had) or chunks of pork in a chile verde sauce topped with our own red mild sauce, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole." Yeah, except for the sauce, the enchilada and the burrito are the same exact item! The food tasted good but it's no better than the average Mexican restaurant fare, The issue we both had was the scant amount of meat in our "burritos". I had more ground beef outside of the tortilla than inside. Both items were like 95% rice and I only found 5 beans in my burrito. In addition, I asked for some house made hot sauce/salsa. They brought out something but it wasn't hot and had an unidentifiable flavor. Because this was our first time and we only tried 2 items we may try again. But with many much better Mexican restaurants in the area, probably not.

You know the place must be good when the majority of the customers represent the culture of the…read morecuisine. I usually get takeout, so this was my first time dining in. There are 2 areas to sit so I recommend the inner room since it gets cold when the door is opened on a wintry day. Food didn't take long, it was fresh & hot. This is one of the few places I know in the area that serves Fresca de Jamaica - a little on the sweet side for my taste but you could definitely taste the hibiscus and once the ice melted, it helped reduce the sweetness. Don't let the menu fool you, you can still order the "Lunch" items at dinner time. My fave is now Montanero that has a little bit of everything I like - chicharron, fried egg, bistec, fried plantains, rice, beans, salad. If you like spicy, make sure you get the housemade green salsa!

Good food at good prices, I've only eaten here twice, both times for lunch, had tacos the first…read moretime and had the chicaron y yuca , definitely will be stopping in again

I have had Birria Tacos and then I have HAD Birria Tacos!!…read moreThese bad boys took the cake today from Los Pinos Mexican Restaurant!! There was some true love put into that meat and that Consommé yup I could drink it!! Most birrias dont have to much spice but these ones did and I think that's why these are now my favorite ones thus far!!

Ordered food through Uber eats, order was not prepared correctly. Called the restaurant, employee…read moresays "we didn't have what you ordered, so we didn't include it". Still charged and put on hold with no answer. Poor customer service and foods not that great. I'd order anywhere else.

Went for first time last week. Service was great, food was very good, drinks were spot on. Prices…read morewere reasonable. Especially liked that the Arroz Con Pollo wasn't made up of peppers, onion and mushrooms, but instead was loaded with Chicken

We've gone here for years and the servers are wonderful everytimy someone is sick they alaways ask…read more When we don't show up for awhile they get worried and we've been busy so it really shows. Food is alaways the same and alaways consistent and really good to eat. they even asked if the new menu was up to our standards and it really is it's authentic. Table side guacamole is excellent!