Came for brunch. Great coffee and delicious food served by friendly staff. The interior is small…read moreand inviting.

Their rice has to be the best rice I've had!! It's super delicious and soft! Their Barbacoa was…read morevery delicious and flavorful. The waitress we had was very kind and had such a nice positive attitude! It does get very packed, so make sure you get there early. It truly is worth the wait! I love stoping here after a visit to Progresso

Visited Monterrey Cafe for lunch. Restaurant has a nice traditional look and feel. Ordered the…read moreTampiquena plate. I requested beef fajitas, two cheddar cheese enchiladas, a crispy corn taco with ground beef filling. The plate included rice and beans, guacamole and a choice of tortillas. I asked for flour. When my plate arrived the food looked hot, tasty and freshly made. After giving everything on my plate a try, here is my subjective assessment of the meal. Again, this was my only visit so I didn't try anything else. Service: 5 out 5, servers were friendly, helpful and attentive. You can tell they take pride in their jobs. They all wore matching black T-shirts. They refilled my drink and stopped by to ask if I needed anything else. Atmosphere: 5 out 5, not fancy but who cares. It was clean, comfortable and inviting. It feels like it's been there since 1972. Food: 3 out 5, although the items on my plate looked fresh and tasty, I felt only two items really stood out. The crispy taco was the best item on my plate. It was crunchy and delicious. The flour tortillas were freshly made and delicious. However, the beef fajitas were bland and chewy. The cheese enchiladas seriously lacked flavor. The cheese filling and enchilada sauce could and should have been better. The rice and refied beans were flavorless. Overall, the flavors were muted and I would say needed more seasoning. I wanted to give it a higher rating. I may try going again in the future but I'll order something different. They serve breakfast too.

Great service and friendly staff. This place has everything and it's good. I especially like the…read morefried chicken.

Landed at MFE at 9 AM on a Sunday, stopped here on our way to South Padre Island about 11 AM. What…read morean amazing delicious surprise local small business.. went for the traditional Papa Joe's brunch and decided to order two Sunday tacos one Barbacoa and the other Chileaguile (sp) should've stuck to the tacos. Breakfast was delicious chicken fried steak was delicious but those tacos were like something I've never had before. Very sweet staff I felt like I walked into someone's labor of love. Thank you for my first meal in South Texas.

Our favorite place to eat in the valley. The food is great and very reasonable. I have breakfast…read moreat least once a week while in the valley. The egg,bacon,beans, potatoes, and toast are under 5 dollars. The owners greet you when you arrive, the service is fast and friendly. The restaurant is clean and has numerous decorations.

What a great find! Awesome food. Service is just wonderful. It is such a cute place. The decor…read moreis updated. Back to the food. The sourdough bread, desserts just fabulous. Actually in two winter seasons have not had a bad meal!

I love the breakfast, ambiance and service. I wish they still offered their homemade biscuits,…read morecomplimentary (as part of the plate) like they used to. Their biscuits were one of the main reasons my best friend and I used to go. Because they now offer white toast instead, I now hesitate on going back.

We ate here this past weekend and chose it for two reasons: 1) it's always packed and 2) it's…read morehighly rated on google and yelp. First for the good things: the restaurant itself is super cute and it feels like you're eating inside of an old house, and the salsas that they brought out for our food (the two pictured) were quite good. Now for the not so good things. Service was not the best. Our waitress was friendly but it seemed like she was overwhelmed. She brought us our drinks and the first salsa and said she would come back with chips. She then never came back and began attending to other tables. We had to remind her about the chips. She then brought out the food and I was brought the wrong order. My boyfriend patiently waited for me to get my food so we could eat, but I felt bad because his food was getting cold. The food was not good. Nothing had flavor and almost everything needed salt. The first salsa needed salt, and our food needed salt. My migas tasted like nothing. The beans were good and were not canned beans and, as I stated above, the two salsas she brought out were good, but that was it. The salsas salvaged my food because otherwise it had no flavor. One of our forks was also filthy and had old cheese on it, so we couldn't use it. We weren't the only ones having issues. The table next to us was another couple and the husband was also brought out the incorrect order but his wife was given the correct order. The waitress (same as ours) took forever to bring him his food and his wife said her food was getting cold while waiting for his food. The husband did not want to remind the waitress and we heard him say, "I want to see how long it takes her to remember my food." We decided we would not be back. Not sure what the hype is because we just didn't see it.

The tacos are amazing. I went and had a few of each. The size of the tacos are what got me. The…read morepancakes were great too. I can't wait to go back.

Decided to come here after seeing a video on TikTok, and I'm glad we did. The chicken fried steak…read moreis a great portion size and very flavorful. Even though it has a thick breading, the whole dish is seasoned really well. The sides, in my opinion, could be better. The portions felt a bit small, and they didn't really stand out especially the corn, which tasted pretty bland, more like canned corn. There was only one waitress for the whole restaurant and overall she did good. A couple downsides: parking can be tricky, and there's no place to change a diaper. We had to go out to the truck, so if you're coming with a baby or toddler, keep that in mind. Overall the restaurant was clean. Overall, still a solid meal I'd drive all the way from McAllen to eat here again

Great chicken fried chicken and chicken fried steak. The hamburgers are also very good. If you…read moredrink softdrinks don't expect fountain drinks, you get a bottle. The service is good while the decor is pretty plain. Who cares about the decor when you get great food? Not me. It's clean and neat, that's what counts.