Genuinely, a gem. The amount of food you get paired with the quality is exceptional. Everything we tried was legitimately tasty. And it comes in a big portion so it's great for people on a budget or a family. I really liked the guacamole here that comes in a surprisingly massive cauldron. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

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Happy to have found another location who offers lengua tacos. And have them a good portion and cooked right. It was chewy or undercooked. Now when they first come out they're lacking in presentation but thank goodness they provide the onions and cilantro with lime on the side to dress it up. Makes all the difference. They do get a little busy during lunch time but we could usually flag down our server to get the check and get out. Parking can be challenging but they offer more parking in the back if needed. Just can be challenging getting out if you need to turn left out of there. Otherwise, the restaurant is kept clean and bussed rather quickly. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Lengua tacos - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

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Came here as I was craving some Mexican food, let me tell you, this place was busy on a Sunday. There were lots of families in their Sunday best enjoying a meal together. Staff and service are very friendly and will always greet with, "Hola!" - I'm a little out of practice with my Spanish, but I do enjoy a warm greeting in español. Because I was dining alone, my dish came out very quickly. Chips and salsa to start and then I had a chicken Chimichanga served with rice and beans. Food was tasty and the serving generous portion. I wish I had room to try a dessert - well maybe next time. The setting had a great Mexican vibe from the decor, the music, and of course, Fútbol on the monitors (yay!); it's was pre-season for Men's and of course, the Women's World Cup - how could they not have it on? Overall, my dining experience went well. This is obviously a great place for groups to gather and enjoy a meal together combined with a menu with many options, prepared and served by a friendly staff! Good times! read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Chips and Salsa - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

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Good restaurant. Fast service. Good food. Place is clean. Restrooms have been rough before but that's the only issues I've ever had.

Parking is a nightmare but worth the trouble for some authentic flavors. Menu is almost overwhelming with all the choices so whether you like typical American Mexican cuisine or something a little more authentic you will find something tasty. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Enchiladas Banderas - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

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Was in Kingsport for the day and wanted Mexican, saw this place was highly rated on Yelp. When we walked in it had a nice vibe, well decorated. Immediately could see them making guacamole up front so we had to order that. Wow was that amazing. I got the Molcajete and my grandma got a quesadilla, we were both very impressed. And the portions were huge! Very tasty. Our server was attentive and friendly as well. I moved to TN recently from Arizona so I have tried many authentic and great Mexican restaurants, I will say anyone eating here won't be disappointed with the food. Will definitely be back. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Guacamole Dip - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

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Love this place! Their homemade salsa is excellent and authentic. Their Fajita Quesadilla is the freshest I've had. Love the cheese and the fresh "salad" stuff with it. The staff is very knowledgeable and nice. Good atmosphere. Decent prices. read more

Food was good/The service was Great.... Let me stop being Modest, Those Sopes were top tier and the rice & beans were touching my soul (Soul Food) must have every time I'm here. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Sopa de Pollo & Rice and Beans (half eaten) And Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

The current yelp rating of this restaurant is very misleading. As someone who eats Mexican food multiple times a month, this was one of the bottom 5 meals I've had. Salsa - 1.5/5 (no spice, mostly tomato sauce) Margarita - 1/5 (tasted like a premixed margarita. One of the worst I've ever had) Enchiladas - 1.5/5 (the meat was decent but the sauce was bad) Rice - 1/5 (not much better than microwave rice) Charo beans - 2.5/5 (slightly smoke, lots of chipotle) Very unhappy with the meal. Not much better than Taco Bell. read more

Really Love to Dine here! The service is really good! The food is really good!! I had the Burritos De Camarones. Good with Shrimp! Fresh and good taste! Everything was great served hot and very tasty! Love the salsa and chips!! Ambiance is fun and love the music! Go to dine here!!! read more

OMG!!! This place is amazing! We just went here over the weekend and everything is soooo fresh and delicious. The service was outstanding, and we actually expected it to be slow because they had a huge party. The wait staff helped each other and worked like a fine oiled machine. Ambiance was very nice. Good portions, prices, and definitely try the fried ice cream and cheesecake yumm. Will definitely be back!!!! read more

We always enjoy eating here but our recent trip left everyone in the house sick with food poisoning. Everyone at our table had chicken of some sort and everyone was sick the next day including our 10 month old. read more

Over all everything is good - except one thing. I am a bit of a traditionalist - I love new styles of food but I do think that there are certain things that should not change. As an example - salsa, tomatoes, onion, chilies etc. i.e. Salsa So at Santa Fe - refried beans are orange in color? and sweet as in sugar added. This literally makes me not go here at times as when I want a meal with beans I want savory not sweet - yuck! read more

The food was mediocre at best with dry food all around, so i was really begging for my crab legs to be good. Upon the arrival i was shocked by a giant plate of 20 legs when the menu said 4 so i was thinking in my head that surely the "market value"-this is the scammy tactic of them getting past the legal system while lying about number of legs- of said crab legs was like 15-20 dollars i even got less food so i could also eat these crab legs with my meal hopefully only being around $30 to not charge my mother that much money, KEEP IN MIND THESE THINGS ARE AN APPETIZER! When i got the check, the legs were $50 with no price tag on the menu with the menu again saying "4 crab legs" so if you ever go to this scammy and mediocre "restaurant" please never order anything that does not have a price tag, my single mother is now out of all her money for the bills due to the menu saying "4 crab legs" at "market value" instead of being honest about the price. They knew too that if they told anyone truthfully about the quantity and the price no one would order the crab legs, so they found a way to legally scam customers. If i could give this money trap a zero i would because thats what they deserve. read more

I was searching for good Mexican food in East TN and I thought I wasn't going to find one. Well I did! Excellent food at a reasonable price!

Food was amazing and service was even better! Definitely recommend this restaurant for excellent Mexican! Make sure you ask for daisy!

We lived in South Arizona and also traveled into Mexico for Mexican food. Santa Fe by far surpasses some of the best Mexican food that I have had. It is amazing and affordable. The people are so friendly and the atmosphere is very clean. My new favorite restaurant. read more

Clean, super fast service and our dishes were amazing! Love the drink specials as well on the margaritas! Will definitely be back when in town again! read more

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Up in Kingsport, TN visiting family over the 4th of July and this is their Mexican restaurant that they swear by... I ate here twice during my 7 day visit and found both visits to very pleasing!! My first visit I enjoyed the Carne Asade and the 2nd visit I went with a mix of enchiladas (Chicken, shredded Pork and ground Beef) covered in their Salsa Verde... Both meals were delicious!!! They have a nice offering of cervezas both in the bottle and on tap as well. Can't comment on the margaritas as I do not drink them. However, my cousin and his wife LOVE them. SO I'll take their word on that topic. The regular salsa that they provide with chips upon being seated could be a bit more sparky but it ain't a deal breaker. However, the red or green tomatillo sauce you can request is some kinda fiery!!! Love that tomatillo sauce!!! Also apparently this IS the Mexican place to be in Kingsport as I was told they are so swamped for Cinco de Mayo they have started having to run a week long event to accommodate the crowds!! They have a nice covered outdoor seating area and service was friendly and quick. I have no hesitation in dining here again if and when I am back in Kingsport and would recommend it to anyone seeking a Mexican restaurant in the area. read more

We ended up here based on Yelp reviews after the place we meant to go was closed. It was a happy change of plans! The food was awesome (most had tacos and I went for the enchiladas with mole). All those Arizonans leaving good reviews were right. The service was friendly, super patient, and quick. read more

Good food! I enjoyed their Pork Pozole. Salsa's were really tasty too. One of the best strawberry margaritas I've ever had. I'm glad we stopped by on our road trip. read more

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Lovely place of relative quiet, they have a wonderful menu of selections for every taste and price range. TRY the Fajitas in a Pineapple Half!!! Mmmm, strips of tender grilled chicken and grilled onions, veggies and lots of melted cheese on top and throughout. The half pineapple is beautifully situated on an island oasis of Mexican salad. Served with it, a plate of warm tortillas, And a large plate of Mexican salad with Sour Cream And Guacamole, rice, and beans with cheese. (You can choose other meats besides chicken, like steak Fajitas and pork.) All this ... Currently about $12! The wait service is always good, and they keep your drink and chips coming. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

Restaurant has curb appeal. Pulling into parking lot I was hopeful seeing hispanic guys, dressed in dirty whites, in back of restaurant seemingly on kitchen break. Interior clean and hostess friendly. Server quick to acknowledge with water, chips and salsa, and menu. Prices reasonable. Order fast to arrive at table. Margarita was great and I again was hopeful of meal to come. My standard first order at any mexican restaurant is a taco/cheese enchalada combo and sorry to report another disappointing meal. Taco meat is simply cooked ground beef, there may have been some salt and pepper used when cooking but no other spices...hello, MEXICAN food is expected. Cheese enchalada tasted like processed cheese rolled up in a tortilla. Refried beans that came with meal was like baby food, no seasoning, simply mush. The ONLY redeeming part of the meal was the rice. I have lived in CA, AZ, and NM where good mexican food is not hard to find. TN has been a challenge and it's sad where the only place that seasons the food is Taco Bell. read more

Great food, good service, fast serving, better prices.. Paloma the waitress was so polite and attended me really fast. Daniel, the manager also took care of the details. I recommend it to go alone or with the family. read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Natural flowers to decor the area - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

Great food! Stopped in on a Saturday night and the parking lot was packed. They have indoor and outdoor seating, and there was a DJ out back who had a bubble machine and was especially great at keeping kids happy while parents could enjoy some drinks and conversation. My kid wanted pizza or pasta instead of Mexican classics- and the kids meal options gave her just what she wanted. My partner got the Rajas which had a great creamy sauce. I got assorted tacos a la parilla- all good but the fish (seared on the grill) was sooooo good I wish I had more. Like, I'd eat more right now for breakfast. Once we ordered the food came very quickly. I was nervous ordering drinks since the drink menu didn't have prices, but the 32 oz negro modelo on tap was 8.50 and my tall piña colada was maybe 6.50. Feels like a great spot for locals and a lucky find (Thru Yelp :) for visitors. Would definitely go back when in town again. read more

Great food and great service everytime we've been. Even on the nights that we've had large 10-12 people in our party.

We sat on the patio and the DJ played great music!!! The food and drinks were excellent!!! We'll definitely be back!!! We definitely recommend the patio!!! read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Tequila! - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

Best Mexican food in the tricities area. The burritos are what i go to . Their salsa is delicious and they give out bowls no problem. The wait staff is super nice and helpful. Super clean atmosphere too which is extremely important. Im very impressed with this restaurant read more

Went today for lunch, and it was absolutely delicious! The service was great, and the dinner was even better. I got nachos, and my fiancé got chimichangas (beef tips), and both were fabulous. I truly cannot say enough good about our experience today. Absolutely wonderful and cannot wait to go back! read more

The food had no flavor at all. I expected more. The tacos were tasteless and so were the rice and beans. The only good good thing was the Jamaica agua fresca. No matter how much salt or lime I put on my food, it still had no flavor. read more

In our hunt to find an 'authentic' Mexican style restaurant, we got a recommendation to come here. We have spent a few weeks every year around Ensenada while we lived in So. California and got very spoiled. Santa Fe is good 'gringo' style - much better than many (almost all) of the Mexican style restaurants in the TRI-Cities area. It still has some improvements that can be made. I ordered the Cazuelon and my wife ordered the Fajitas. The salsa that comes with the chips is tasty, but we did have to kick it up a bit. The first thing I try when judging a Mexican restaurant (no matter where I go) is the beans. They should be more than beans out of a can, and have a good taste. These tasted bland, but some added habanero sauce kicked it up. The steak was very well seasoned, the chicken was a tad dry but good tasting. The chorizo/onions topping was good. My wife said her fajitas were bland. I gave her a sample of my steak and she wished it tasted like that. Still good, but could have been better. Our server seemed rushed and was acting as if she may have been upset with someone. Even so, she attended us well and we were never lacking for refills. All in all, we will be back - but our search continues. read more

Fantastic place. We came in on a Saturday afternoon with a party of 25. They don't take reservations, but they were able to quickly accommodate us. The service was impeccable and the staff was very gracious. The food came out fairly quick considering we were such a large group and it was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely be back!!!! read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - Fresh Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

Great local establishment. Great food and cocktails. Always a top choice for lunch or dinner. Dining in or to-go.

The server did not get our order right, forgot my tortillas that I asked for 3 times and took my salsa dish without asking if I was done. The manager gave us a minor discount to make up for it ($5 off a $30 bill). Would not recommend. read more

HOT DOGS!!! Had eaten there many times before, but the last time will be the absolute LAST!!! My Enchiladas Camerones was fine, but my husband's Molcajetes bowl, which he had eaten many times before, was a total insult. The bowl was only about half full, and to "fill it out", they had inserted 2 HOT DOGS, sliced lengthwise, along with long slices of zucchini. Just to make sure our eyes weren't deceiving us, we asked the waiter, who verified that these were indeed hot dogs. This dish is not supposed to have hot dogs in it, it is one of the pricier items on their menu, so to say this was unacceptable is an understatement. We will never be back. Don't know why profile is showing I live in San Francisco, I don't!??!! read more

Amazing food and great atmosphere. If you want variety, flavor, and authenticity, Santa Fe is the place for you! Everything is served fresh and tasty! read more

Santa Fe Mexican Grill - a table full of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

Chips & dip were ok. Salsa doesn't taste like anything- very much watered down salsa. Food was good- wish it was hot. I'll definitely be back though. read more

Really good food and great drinks and wonderful service highly recommend.This place beats all the other Mexican restaurants.

If I'm ever back in Kingsport this will be my first stop. The Mexican burrito blew my mind. Their molé was the most flavorful thing I had the entire week I stayed in Kingsport. I ordered extra for the second burrito I took to go. The red salsa is also good for a Texan's standards, the Texas margarita was a taste of home and dead on and all of the staff was friendly and helpful. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a regular spot. read more

Let me just start off by saying I've never had a bad experience at this place until today. I came in and was immediately asked if my service dog was a "service dog". When I replied with yes we got seated and it was going fine until the main manager came to our table. He asked me for proof that my dog was a service dog and to see any identification for the dog. When I told him I didn't have my papers on me as they were in the car he proceeded to tell us we needed to go sit outside due to a "new protocol" that started. According to Tennessee state law public places are prohibited from asking you questions about your disability or from asking for certification regarding your service dog. After this experience I won't be coming back. He was very rude and I tried to be understanding but no restaurant as ever made me move to the BACK area of the outside sitting. This will possibly go into a court case as I wish this no one else and hopefully it'll fix this "new protocol" they have. read more