Food is good, the reason I gave them three stars is because I order food to go most of the time and I never get my order complete. I wish I could just get there to pick up my food and trust that they will put everything I ordered ready to go. Just check before you go home. read more

I recently visited Real De Minas Mexican Restaurant, and as a Texas-born menudo aficionado, I have to say I was genuinely impressed. Menudo is one of those dishes where consistency and flavor balance matter, and they absolutely nailed both here. What stood out to me most was the freshness. You can tell right away that it's made daily, not something that's been sitting around for days. The texture of the tripe was just right, and the broth had a rich, well-developed flavor without being overpowering. I'm pretty picky when it comes to menudo, especially about freshness, but this one delivered. It had just enough spice to give it a kick without taking away from the depth of the broth. Every bite had a balanced mix of ingredients, which is something not every place gets right. read more

Real De Minas - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

I really didn't enjoy anything I got. The chili-relleno was very crispy on the outside but the cheese was not melted in the inside at all. The queso looked like it had been heated up in the microwave. It was served in a soup bowl with a soup spoon. My michalada was 80% tomato juice/spices. I kept trying to pour my beer in there and mix it up, but i couldn't drink it. Our waitress was really nice and the service was fast, but I won't be back. There's too many other options in the area. read more

Real De Minas is our go to neighborhood Mexican restaurant. The food and service are reliably good. The portions are large enough for 2 meals and they have a full bar. They also have a patio and roof top seating. Happy hour is only at the bar or on the patio and weekends can be very crowded. read more

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Overpriced, messy (literally and figuratively), and not a place I'd go back to. We sat outside and got menus that were missing pages, which explained why we couldn't find the margaritas. Our water glasses came out with dirty rims, which, how do you miss that? The food was just okay and the service was fine but not enough to justify the price. The ambiance inside looked better than the parking lot view we got outside. read more

Honestly the restaurant is nice, a nice open floor plan and patio on the second floor, but it is extremely over priced in my opinion. The food was good but not good enough to charge almost $20 per plate, however whatever you do not waste your money on the queso fundido. It was honestly the worst fundido I have ever seen and I order it everywhere it is available. My husband and I think they use queso fresco cheese which should not be used in this dish. All the moisture separates from the cheese and the cheese just becomes a hard ball. It was like a giant cheese stick that had the texture of being burnt or stale sitting in water. Considering it is about $17 and was not edible it was a big let down. I mentioned it to the waiter towards the end and he tried to say that was how fundido is supposed to be.... No it is not at all my guy. read more

Real De Minas - Queso Fundido supposedly - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

My recent visit to Real de Minas was really disappointing. I took my friend there for lunch because she was craving chilaquiles, and I remembered this being a place that served really good ones. Unfortunately, I immediately regretted recommending it when our food arrived. I understand that chilaquiles are made with fried tortillas, but it was obvious that no effort was made to drain the excess oil after frying them. Both of our plates were literally swimming in oil. Every time my friend pressed her fork into the food, oil would seep out, and whenever I picked up a bite, oil would drip from my fork. It completely overwhelmed the dish and made it difficult to enjoy. read more

First, we had to dodge multiple bugs that were in our booth. First we had to kill 2 wasps that were flying in the window of our booth. Plus a fly and a gnat. Then we ordered a margarita that never arrived. I ordered a taco with ground beef, and the meat tasted like dog food, plus a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The red sauce tasted like it came right out of the can, but mixed with sugar. Giving it 2 stars cause the waitress was friendly, the portions were large, and the tamale/chili rellenos were both pretty good. I won't be back. read more

I've never had a bad experience here. Food is always fantastic, service is top notch and the have great margaritas so what's not to love! I can't wait for the weather to get warmer because I want to hang out on the rooftop patio. Inside is great too, lots of tv's for sports fans. read more

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The food here is always amazing! Some of t he best salsa I've ever had! The drink selection is large and I definitely love the margaritas! The service is always fast and friendly and the restaurant is super cute! read more

The food here is delicious! I enjoyed the birria tacos - yuummyy!!! Only downside was the service. It took 15 minutes to be greeted and get drinks/utensils. Would still come back for these tacos! read more

Real De Minas - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Sunday evening, we made a delivery order, through UberEats, from your 15795 East Briarwood Circle location. We ordered 3 meals. Unfortunately, it turned out that only 2 of the meals was handed over to the UberEats driver for delivery. Again, this was an error on the part of the restaurant, not the driver. We called your restaurant (around 5:15pm) to explain the problem and was told that the item (Chile Relleno) was sitting right there. We were told that we could come pick it up, but again, we paid for delivery and expected delivery. We were finally put through to a manager who was extremely rude to us. He told us that since the order was delivered by UberEats, we could either call UberEats to schedule one of their drivers to come back to the restaurant to pick up the item, or come pick it up ourselves. Again, we paid for delivery, so in all fairness, we expect the item to be delivered. Trying to call UberEats (which we could not find a direct number to) to schedule another driver would take a lot of time before the item could be delivered. Plus, by that time, the other family member would have already eaten, forcing the lone family member to eat by themselves, or wait and have the first 2 items get cold. Plus, we had no trust that the Chile Rellenos would arrive fresh and hot either. Rather than admit the mistake was on the part of his staff and find someone to quickly deliver the item to us, he simply hung up on us. Up to now, we've enjoyed Real de Minas, and thought of your restaurant as a quality establishment. This makes us rethink that. If this is the kind of management personnel you employ, that is a sad state of affairs. Since we couldn't easily quickly find a number for UberEats, assuming we even bothered to have a totally disjointed dinner together, we applied for a refund for the item. Unfortunately though, that meant no dinner for one of our family. Having that small refund for the trashy way the manager treated us though is simply not acceptable. You can be sure that we will be spreading the word everywhere online we can, unless we hear back from you with some sort of reasonable explanation and apology. We sincerely expected better from you. Paul Ruzicka 4613 S Kalispell Way Aurora, CO 80015 303-617-7070 (home) 303-906-2387 (cell) ruzicka4613@myctl.net read more

Going down the drain?? Very disappointed!! They use the lowest quality of beef for their skirt steak in the molcajete I ordered. Hubby ordered the New York and got three layers of strip steak instead. The seasonings are good but seriously??? NOT a New York steak but charged for it. We asked to speak with the manager, a guy named Tanner with a man-bun and he didn't seem to give a hoot. He apologized but that was it. Have a nice evening!! We will not recommend this place to our friends. read more

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We came here again last night, my same girl friend from our first time here over a year ago, and the food was unfortunately not as good as I remember. I ordered the combo with a chicken chimichanga (which was not as good as the Mexican restaurant near my house), a ground beef enchilada, a pork tamale (no other meat options existed), and a crunchy chile relleno. All was just ok. Then we ordered the dessert, which was truly terrible. The churros were dense and hard, not fluffy and light. And my cheesecake dessert - that our server recommended as the best, and better than the dulce de leche that I wanted - was so bad that I ate one bite, then stopped and didn't eat the rest. The service was good. Where this restaurant truly shines is in their cocktails! Even though the menu was out of date, I loved my guava, mango, strawberry jalapeño, and lime spicy margarita flight. read more

I've been here before and I enjoyed it. We were seated in the bar area and watched some football white waiting for our food. The refried beans and salsa was delicious. Unfortunately, that was as good as it was going to get. We ordered the beef taco salad and were disappointed with the serving size at the flavor was just not good. I wish I had the tacos. read more

Real De Minas - Taco Salad lunch portion - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

We went there for first time and really enjoyed the food. We had Enchilada Plate (3) and beef strew which was all good. They had a balloon artist for kids which was so fun. It seems balloon artist come every Wednesday. Not too busy on Wednesday either. read more

Real De Minas - Enchilada Plate (3) - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

In the past I have really enjoyed my experiences at Real De Minas! I typically visit the other locations in Montbello and Aurora. I wasn't very impressed with the food or service at this Real De Mina's. I had the Pollo Poblano and it wasn't very flavorful. It was one of those "oh ok" meals. Everyone else in our patty said their food was just ok. While I service was ok, we asked several times for more chips/salsa and everytime we asked we were asked by the waiter if we were "ready to order". It was clear that we were waiting on another member of our party to arrive. Not sure I'll go back to this location. The other locations were better in taste, and overall service. read more

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The food at this place is ok, but the drinks are bomb!!!! Really really good! The service is on point. I can tell by my own experience they are very nice, the place is super inviting and the music is amazing. Margarita's house were delicious especially during sunset time. read more

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The food was just OK, got a carryout order and bill was 41.58. when i checked my statement the next day for some reason 7 dollars was added to my bill. i just signed their IPAD and left without a receipt. I even gave the person who took my order a 3-dollar cash tip and paid with debit card. when i went back to find out what happened she acted like she didn't understand what i was saying. she got extremely nervous and gave me back the over charge. it was 7 dollars and she gave me 10. very suspicious behavior, seems like she knew she was busted , got caught in a scam. lesson, always get a receipt and check your statements. i will never go back there. the person who did this transaction was also the manager/server read more

I asked that the mole sauce be put on the side. I knew my husband wouldn't eat the sauce. The waitress said the chef cannot make it that way. REALLY? If the chef can pour 2 cups of mole sauce on the enchiladas, surely he can pour it into a container! The 3 enchiladas were soaked in the sauce. i couldn' t tell where the enchiladas were. it was gross I should have sent it back but, I tried to move the sauce away & yuck, the chicken was covered. And we were in a rush. It was the worst meal EVER. Really, Any restaurant that drowns their food in sauce must not be quality. When I got in the car, I realized I paid for guacamole but didn't get it. Don't waste your $$$ read more

My husband and I were anxiously waiting for this restaurant to open. We were excited to try a new restaurant. They were great greeting you at the door and seating you. Once we were seated all customer service ended. Our waiter took forever to come take a drink order. I literally had to stare him down. He was at the back of the restaurant with three waitresses flirting hugging and laughing with them. He remained at the back of the restaurant the whole time we were there. It appeared he was more focused on where he was putting his tip that night as opposed to earning a tip. The waitresses would come and go to wait on their tables but he stayed there waiting for them to come back. Took forever for him to come back to get our food order. I ordered a margarita, it was the worst margarita I ever had! The mix they made it with was extremely watered down. It tasted like they served me a glass of water with a splash of tequila in it. When the food came out he forgot my sour cream and guacamole. It took another 10 minutes for me to get his attention to ask for it. We asked for more napkins, he forgot and I again had to flag him down to ask for them again. He never came to proactively check if we needed anything. Once the check came he was done! Food was bland, not much flavor! WE DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE GOING BACK! read more

We had a group of four people and we had a great time we set outside and had a FANTASTIC TIME OUR SERVER AND BARTENDER WAS AMAZING Yasmine made bomb drinks Liliana made sure we had good food and orders was right and great read more

Real De Minas - Me and my girls have a fantastic time - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Service is pure crap but at least their food is delicious. I rather go to Los Dos Potrillos for so many reasons. Ambiance is not appealing either. When you walk in, they'll just stare you down. No smile, no greeting, nothing. I would still go in a pinch but definitely not bringing any friends or out of town guests here that's for sure. I rather drive the distance to anywhere else. When you arrive you will be immediately judged. They put all the non-Hispanic customers in the small room by the hostess stand and fill that room first before filling the main dining room. On the flip side and already mentioned, their food is fantastic and always served hot and yummy. Even their chips and salsa are great. I have never had a bad plate of food. Just have to wait 10+ minutes for any drink orders and their disdain shows when you just order water. Your level of service goes down and you will have to wait even longer for any refills, to-go boxes or even your final receipt. I have been with friends, out of town guests and even solo. All those visits have been less than desirable. People keep returning for the food and that's it. I'll space out my visits but doubt I'll be back any time soon from the aforementioned experiences. read more

Real De Minas - Always delicious but services is crap. - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

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So I got to check out this place. Sat at the bar which had plenty of seating. I was greeted and helped by Andrea and Alejandro in which we great bartenders: always had a smile, always making sure I had a drink , very very happy with their service. Michilada 9.9/10 Skinny Margarita 9.5/10 I started with the camarón tostada and let me say super delicious , love the kick of jalapeño ( and I don't like spicy to much ) and had so much flavor. I then had the steak fajitas and they were good.. kinda of what to expect from fajitas . Overall this place was a winner when it comes to Mexican food ... I for sure will be coming back read more

Real De Minas - Tostada de camarón - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

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We have come here for over a year now. Really thought it was the best over Los Dos. Well we were wrong. Bartender was doing multiple shots with guests at the. At not taking our order. This was the first part. Then came the PUKE in the garbage can behind the bar. Told the manager and he said we could leave. So we did. We will not return. This was horrible service and horrible atmosphere. I was super shocked at the managers response. You can leave lol. Do not go here it's going downhill. The manager needs to be fored and the bartender. The guy was so drunk I won't be surprised if he kills someone and the manager didn't care. read more

Stopped in for a get-together with a couple of friends where we had a couple of drinks and nibbles from the appetizer menu. Chips and salsa arrived promptly at our table after seating. Good salsa and good chips. When we did order food, we selected an order of the queso fundido with jalapenos which were almost too hot to eat. The cheese congealed pretty quickly after arriving to the table. We also ordered a side of fries and flour tortillas. The fries were really good and crispy. The flour tortillas came out piping hot, but were good when we were able to handle them. Our server was very kind to let us chat and sit for a while and did check on us a good amount of time. read more

Stopped in for drinks with friends and ended up having a few appetizers. Chips and salsa were good, with nice spice. Queso fundido was ok. Jalapenos were super hot. I did not have a margarita, but my friend did, and it was served in a large glass. My white wine was a generous pour and reasonable at $8. Service was attentive and patient. read more

We love Real De Minas, it is our favorite restaurant in the area. Service is usually quick and the food is consistently good. The bar seating and patio is our favorite for relaxing summer nights and margaritas or cold beer! 5 stars - excellent choice! read more

Despite its cryptic name (at least to a non-Mexican/non-Spanish speaker), this is a standard sit down/menus/table salsa/waiter type of Mexican restaurant... on the surface level. Upon closer inspection, there are several things that differentiate this establishment from the rest of them. Let me just say, as a die-hard and life-long Los Dos Portrillos customer, I'd consider this place to be in extremely heated competition with them. They do first impressions well. The table salsa is delicious and spicy, in the running for top 3 in the state. They also give you this bowl of cabbage/imitation crab/chipotle mayo that is delicious and you wouldn't find anywhere else. The drink menu is huge, they have a large list of beer, cocktails, flights... whatever you want to drink, they have it here. Their food menu is huge as well, but the unique thing it has is authentic Mexican staples like aguachille, tripa, buche, lengua, barbacoa and a ton more I'm not remembering. In fact, I ordered the barbacoa smothered burrito and it was hands down the best burrito I've had in Colorado. The meat in the barbacoa was so soft, tender, flavorful... it was a real barbacoa. My advice to everyone at Mexican restaurants like this is to always stick with the chicken or beef burritos/chimichangas/enchiladas. But the menu here really pushes the seafood hard on you. So we went outside our normal routine and got aguachille and seafood enchiladas. And compared to other places the seafood was quite good, but not amazing. The aguachille was flavorful but a little mushy, probably should cooked in the lime juice for a few more hours. There is much better aguachille to be found in Denver. The seafood enchiladas reminded me a lot of clam chowder with the white sauce and generic fish taste. Both seafood dishes were good, but would I get them again, probably not. Definitely better seafood than Los Dos though. So, skip the seafood, go for the barbacoa, go for the drinks, you'll be set here. The vibe is also high energy. It's loud in here as they play modern urban music instead of the generic mariachi. The service is also great, very on top of things and always asking to refill the salsa bowl. Looking forward to coming back. read more

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I don't know if the owner is aware that they close at 9 pm and they lock door up..... I drove for 20 minutes just to hear we are close I put the guys to clean from the manager just now I hope they won't delete my review but that's crap it clearly said 10 pm close do not play with costumers like this please I would never come back just for this kind of stuff . And it wasn't an only my it was 3 more costumers leaving with me because they close.... read more

Real De Minas - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Great service, extremely great food and drinks. Some of the best micheladas. Team deserves a raise and kiss on the cheek. read more

Real De Minas - Micheladas - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Let me start by saying that I have eaten in this restaurant many times over the years with good food and excellent service, I had dinner there last night and the food, at best was adequate. I ordered a steak burrito and a diet coke. He (the owner) brought me a can of diet coke and told me the fountain drink machine was out of order. These things happen. I understand that. The food arrived and fhe meat was so tough that it was very hard to chew. There was so many onions in the burrito that taste wad horrible. I took all of the onions out of the burrito and there was actually more onions that meat. The taste of the food was highly compromised by using so many onions. The waitress came by and asked about the meal. I showed her the massive number of onions, and she agreed there were to many onions. When she gave me the bill I noticed on the receipt that it said steak burrito WELL DONE. I never said anything when ordering about it being well done. I went to pay the bill and told the owner about the massive number of onions, and that it actually ruined the dish. He told me there was at least 8 ounces of meat and I told him there was not a half pound of steak in the burrito. He told me "That's the way it comes", and then said cash or charge. Remember that 12 ounce can of diet coke, well they charged be $3.99 plus tax. That would make a 6 pack of coke $24.00. I questioned him about the $4.00 can of coke, he replied with "cash or charge". He was extremely arrogant and totally disrespectful to me. I will never go back to that place again, and I will share this experience all that will listen. I'm sure losing a frequent customer won't make or break him, but he was a JERK and would not take anything off of the bill. As little as $5.00 would have make me happy and I would return. The arrogance that he showed me was by far the worst I have ever been subjected to in any dining establishment. Any good business owner would have made some sort of adjustment to the bill, but THE JERK refused to. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED read more

Real De Minas is a pretty solid spot for Mexican food. The menu has plenty of variety for what people are looking for. It's got most of the classics as well as some more authentic Mexican options. Some of the key benefits are that the service is super quick, and you'll find that the food comes out to you faster than you'd expect for a restaurant of this size. Additionally, the prices are super reasonable and you get a good amount of food! My only gripe is that it's not anything special -- Real De Minas is good, but not great. You'll find more interesting options than you would at a Chipotle, but still less flavorful than you would at a more authentic hole-in-the-wall joint. Overall, it fits the A-OK 3 star mark perfectly. read more

Real De Minas - Enchiladas Vandera - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

I have been to this place a few times before and never been satisfied. Although our waitress was sweet she kept forgetting our drink orders. My friend, daughter and myself all ordered a margarita only to have her come back with one. Ten minutes later we inquired about our drinks and she acted surprised that we were waiting. I then told her to cancel it and she said "they are making it now" we waited another 5 minutes for our drinks. Other friends at the table had problems with getting a drink they didn't order. This is unacceptable especially for a place that offers happy hour every day BUT Friday. I will not be returning. The rusty tables and chairs on the patio are a whole other story. read more

Busy location in a very busy shopping area at Parker and Arapahoe. The atmosphere is great, the bar area with the garage style doors were open, which gives an outdoor eating vibe. The chips and salsa are a nice pre-meal snack, a traditional tomato restaurant style and a creamy slaw style, with some nice heat to them, not real spicy, just a little kick. (unfortunately we found a hair in the slaw one, which trying not to dwell on, not ideal, but know it happens). We got the Pollos Real De Mina and Pollo Poblano, the entrees were good, large portion sizes, but bland, lacked flavor. These are over $20 a plate, charging these prices I would expect a better quality. The staff were friendly, but service was average, they never checked on us to refill our drinks, which would have been nice. We have been to this location many times. When it first opened, service and food were better and definitely seemed cleaner, (was not dirty, but not super clean, tables chairs a bit sticky, the bathroom was clean though). An average sit down place in a busy area, but not the best option in the area. read more

Real De Minas - Pollo Poblano - Mexican Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

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Super bummed about this place. Ordered for take out. I got the carnitas burrito however there were no carnitas in the entire burrito. So it was a bean burrito. The green chili and salsa has a decent flavor. The guacamole is trash, huge, hard pieces of avocado and no flavor. And the presentation of the to go container was sad. Looks like they just slopped it in there. Beans literally everywhere. Def wint be eating from there again. read more

Visited on. Friday night with my wife and children. We were seated promptly and it has a fun atmosphere, but a little on the loud side. Chips and dip were promptly served, but disappointing. We ordered the chile rellenos, a chicken quesadillas, and the asada chimichangas. All were fine, but just fine. Food was served quickly, but server felt rushed at every interaction. read more

A local favorite with our Denver friends, they were eager to share Real de Mina with us. With good weather, they opened the "garage doors" creating a great indoor/outdoor experience, extending the restaurant into the outdoor patio. They served an interesting cabbage / crab meat dip with the salsa. It was delicious. The restaurant was busy but our waiter did a good job taking care of us. Wanting comfort food, I went with the Enchiladas with ground beef. Far from exotic, the dish was still prepared to perfection. The Spanish Rice was light and fluffy. The beans were warm with just the right amount of cheese. The tortillas for my Enchiladas were soft and flavorful. The ground beef was seasoned to perfection. And all topped with a delicious Enchilada Sauce and cheese. Well done. Overall a wonderful meal. read more

So went here today for a late lunch. I ordered off the Side Dishes. The waitress was ok, nothing special. I ordered a cheese enchilada and thought if I ordered a plate a refried beans, $3.50, I would get an entire plate. The enchilada sauce was rather spicy and I really didn't like it. Well, they brought me 1 small plate with both the beans, a very small portion, and the enchilada! Not sure I will be back. (See photo below) read more

They have good chips and salsa. The service is quick and the staff is friendly. the appetizers are delicious