Casa Moreno's

This place is amazing! Is a mix between humble and good service. I really like it! Food is delicious, my waiter Paula was amazing! Definitely coming back. The menudo was so good that I can wait to take a picture and almost eat it all. Keep it up!

Got the Mexican buffet for lunch 11-2 and all the sides that consisted of gravy are watery. Homemade flour tortillas are good. Won’t be back for anything though. CHARRO BEANS WERE HARD! Not cooked

Custom tacos were good (sausage, egg, & potatoes and chorizo, egg, potatoes, & bean. Midas tacos was good. Picadillo was bland with no seasoning. Coffee was meh... kind of tasted like dish soap. Atmosphere was ruined by a karaoke DJ. Who was also a horrible singer, yelling out a horrible amazing grace rendition. Who does karaoke during breakfast???

Man was I disappointed! I used to LOVE this place! I don’t know what happened but food quality was way down! Extra charge for chips, salsa, refills on drinks and same 4 Selena songs being played over and over. I should have known not to eat there when I saw only one other person there. Sad, the previous owner would be so disappointed.

I asked for 2 tacos, one of chorizo and papa and chorizo and egg. You would think it’s mixed all together? No they told me I have to ask to mix it, WTH. I told the waitress and she just looked at me and asked everyone else if the other food is good?? Dang just ignore my comment?? Food had no flavor i had to mix my own food in the taco??? Will never come back!!!!!

Went for the buffet with high expectations. I had self serve large vats of bubbling beans and stews and meats, boy was I wrong. Instead it is a small cart with a lovely lady who spoons out beans , rice, potatoes and dry chicken fajita. The only protein was the dry chicken They have no hot sauce and the tortilla chips are out of a bag, they don't even fry their own. It was cheap $15 but the quality was well below average. Meh.

Went to get tacos, they gave me the wrong ones and when I went back up there the lady told me I had to wait outside, and when I didn’t (because it’s a restraunt why would I wait outside in the cold???) she got loud and we started arguing, then she came around the counter and tried to attack me as the manager had to restrain her. Very ghetto behavior when all I wanted was a refund. Horrible service. Manager was amazing. Worst first impression.

Had dinner here with coworkers on Friday night. It’s a restaurant/karaoke/bar known for their huge tacos and karaoke for the people to sign up and sing. The chips and queso was good, the tacos were huge! Almost like a burrito, in a big tortilla. Someone ordered nachos as well. The food wasn’t all the hype but what I really enjoyed was the vibe, my friend signed up and sang two times. The restaurant was getting full around 7/8 and families were here with their kids in a club like setting with stage lights and dim lights. It was entertaining to see and listen to people sing and everyone cheering. There was also a big group here for a birthday party. The service was okay but could be better. It was a young girl with many tables. I would come here again for the karaoke.

Yes barbacoa on point just ask them to squeeze some grease out. Suicide tacos are huge my kids love them. And me I'm a sucker for there fideo it's delicious plain or loco.

This place replaced the old Patsy's Cafe that used to be here. Service was decent as we were greeted right away and sat right away. Food came out fast and fresh. My only down side, they close at 2p so at 1:45p we were tryna wrap up (I got bean and cheese nachos and my friend got a burrito) so I asked the waitress for some guacamole and she said they don't have that! Then I asked for some jalapeños for my nachos to go and she said the kitchen was closed. Ummmmm you don't have to cook jalapeños so I gave up and left....

A place with great atmosphere. It is an old country style place. The lunch menu is simple, they also have an all you can eat lunch buffet that is simple but looks good. My son and I ordered dishes rather than the buffet as neither of us have enough room to make a buffet worth it. Initial service was slow, we waited for about 10 minutes at the hostess station without so much as a word from anyone. It was uphill from there (I always wonder is uphill or downhill better?). I got the flauta dish, he got the Moreno plate. Mine was nothing to write home about. It was ok but lacking in flavor. My kid's dish seems like the way to go. Almost double the food and more variety. I will say, when I go for Mexican or Tex-Mex, I expect bold, strong flavors. I was very surprised at how mellow it all was. At least add salt, please.

Great place to visit during the week for lunch. Fast service, food is on point! The music setup makes me feel like I'm home.

The lunch buffet here is still slammin! Don't sleep on it!! Mad points for how tasty the fideo is.

Happy 18th birthday Casa Moreno! We unexpectedly came during Casa Moreno's 18th birthday celebration, and it was such a fun time.The local band Trez Amigos was playing, local artists had small tables outside, free cupcakes were passed out, and there was a raffle to win dozens of different prizes. I'm sure events like this don't happen that often, but we left here very happy and satisfied! Food-wise, breakfast tacos are HUGE and come with 12 inch tortillas (they're more like skinny burritos!). We *almost* made the mistake of ordering several per person, but thankfully we noticed how big they were. The huevos rancheros were also tasty and filling! Service was rather slow but it was busy and completely understandable during their big birthday celebration.

For a $6 taco I at least expect my order to be correct. If I wasn't at work I would be able to go back and forth

Great, authentic Tex-Mex. Good home cooking just like mom used to make. Good service.

Definitely recommend the suicide taco 10/10. Tacos are big and so delicious. Service is always fast even on a weekend.

Food quality has gone down: tacos are still larger than most except the suicide taco has gotten smaller, salsa verde does not taste the same anymore, the food in general just doesn't taste as good as it used to be. Used to be my favorite spot.

Online this place sells burritos for "Burros Burritos". I've ordered delivery before and it was great. This time I went to pickup in person. I saw Casa Moreno and it was adorable. I was so excited to come back in and eat in person. When I got there the young girl at counter told me it wasn't ready (my phone notified me it was). I said ok, smiled and and waited in my car. Although I saw a bag sitting there it wasn't my business. 10 Minutes later I went in and the manger (I believe) came and said it still wasn't ready. I looked closer at the bag and it was mine. It was ready the whole time. Fine, everyone was super nice I got my food and left. When I got home, there was no side of bacon. I called and said hey so sorry there's no side of bacon could you please refund. The woman i'm assuming was the manager said "we put it in the burrito" I said what?? It clearly says "side of bacon". She said "that's how we do it." I said ok which burrito? I got two. One has no meat so now I just have a meat burrito? She said "I dont know what to tell you" and hung up on me. Once I opened the burritos they were NOT what was advertised either. I ordred the "Baja Breakfast Burrito" which I got last time and was amazing. Avocado salsa verda and cilantro are supposed to be in the burrito. None of that was in there. It was plain and dry. I also added beans. In the picture it's black beans. This was refried. I had a disgusting bland mush burrito and was completely dismissed by this awful woman. Oh. And there was no bacon in either burrito (even the one that should have bacon). Real bummer. I wanted to support this local establishment :(

Looking for a good time with karaoke and dancing, This was it. Spur of moment drop in for food. Loud for karaoke and Fun atmosphere. Food was good. I wanna come back just for the dance and music Didn't get a chance for an adult beverage and had to manually tally our tab. 4 meals, 2 beers, 1tea. $201. I THINK NOT! Something very wrong with that lil wrist machine

We came in for breakfast. Nothing we ordered was above average. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. The prices were reasonable and we will go back again. The one bright spot here was the service! Great service!

Summary: mostly disappointing for various reasons detailed below. The tortillas were chipotle size with 25% of the filling which made for dry overpriced tacos. The one upside is their tortillas tasted handmade rather than the plastic bulk tortillas some places use. The picadillo and machacado would get them run out of San Antonio if it were served there. Others were average but overpriced. Would not go back. Picadillo: poor excise for picadillo. Plain unseasoned ground beef with dry mealy unseasoned potatos. Topped with a little bit of pico de gallo not even cooked into the meat. Machacado: NOT machacado, which is made with dried beef. This was just barbacoa with a tiny bit of egg mixed in it. Some of the greasiest barbacoa I've had. Carne guisada: not bad, not much to say. Standard carne guisada. Los chismes: Asada with chorizo and queso. I liked the filling on this one, the asada was tender and the chorizo added a lot of flavor. Only downside was there was not enough meat. The giant tortilla dominated and made the whole thing extremely dry. Suicide: behemoth with all the fillings. Could easily feed two people. I added sausage which the crumbly kind rather than sliced sausage which seems strange for a Mexican restaurant. Not sure I'd order again, a little overkill.

Tried this restaurant out via Too Good to go app. First time, but will not be my last. The service was great. The person that gave me my order was very friendly! The food is delicious! Received more on the plate than expected!

Great buffet for lunch if you really want to get stuffed but stay away from the tortilla it'll kill you it's too big for $10

The Carne guisada taco had absolutely no flavor and I gave it to the dogs. They changed their queso recipe and it tasted so processed or canned. It went straight in the trash, Waste of money. The potato and bacon taco was good and their tortilla chips are good.

Worst place ever I'm fully Mexican but thease place sucks man not even close to been Mexican Service it's good but food sucks they don't give you complimentary condiments no salsa or chips to start the ambience it's ok it was my first time and also my last no start not even 1

Ok, this place has one thing going for it at breakfast. They serve big tacos. Heck, they're what people in Lubbock and Amarillo would legitimately call breakfast burritos. What they don't do is serve a good taco. I was very unimpressed by the potato -- which was barely cooked. And the salsa lacks any kick. When you combine that with a relatively slow moving line and the basic lack of amenities for eating a taco while there, you quickly decide there are better options.

I like to come here in the morning if I really want to get some fuel for my day, just grab one of their Suicide Taco (it's enough). Kind of an odd location for a restaurant, but it's on my way to work so I stop every once in a while. One of the ladies were pretty rude to me once... although it's never happened again, I don't really see the problem stopping by, I just grab a to go bag so I don't have to deal with anyone but the cashier.

Wow. How often do you see the reviews appear as a perfect reverse bell curve, with most at the 1 star or 5 star level? You'll pay here for chips and unremarkable salsa. Why? This ain't on the San Antonio riverwalk to be sure. They are open for dinner only on the weekend, and they reopen after the lunch hours. I can't imagine how few places do a split shift like that, which no servers worth their salt are going to subject themselves to in 2022. So of course we did not have the kind of server who was going to go to to bat with the kitchen to be accommodating towards a vegetarian request for a chalupa that is apparently available only when the buffet is offered. They did have sufficient knowledge and skills to scramble an egg and make a better than average pancake. Just another disappointing entry in the very short list of otions on Ben White between 35 and the airport. A cultural desert. A food desert.

Casa Moreno's draws a crowd. I went there in the pouring rain on a frigid day - the kind of day that makes most Austinites stay home. Casa Moreno's was packed - and this was at 11 o'clock in the morning. I expect the place was going to be even more packed for lunch. This is the only restaurant I have ever been to in far Southeast Austin that draws major major crowds. The crowds know what's good and Casa Moreno's is good. * * * Because of the pandemic, Casa Moreno's is working on a limited menu. They are known for their lunchtime buffet. The lunchtime buffet looked like it would have been fantabulous but that is temporarily shut down. What is left is pretty good though. * * * Key point: Usually we judge restaurants by the primary main dishes. You probably have Mexican restaurants here in town whose main dishes you like better. Casa Moreno's is all about the side dishes. On the side dishes, they are world beaters. Casa Moreno's makes the best flour tortilla in town. There are a lot of fine fine homemade tortillas in Austin. Nearly all of them are corn tortillas. Flour tortillas are usually Tex-Mex cuisines answer to white bread. Tortillas made with masa harina have power, have soul, have character. Flour tortillas taste like nothing. You save those for serving to wimps. Casa Moreno will change your mind about flour tortillas. Their flour tortilla is about twice the size of a normal tortilla. It is thick and puffy. One Casa Moreno flour tortilla is like eating a hot loaf of freshly baked bread. It is not technically buttery - but it might just as well be. It is utterly comforting and utterly filling. If you have had a Casa Moreno flour tortilla, Mommy has just made you lunch. The world is a good place. The other majorly good side dish is refried beans and rice. You didn't hear me say two dishes refried beans and also rice. They mix the two together. Most Mexican restaurant rice is awful. Most Mexican restaurant refried beans are ho hum. Their rice by itself is okay. The beans by themselves are mildly superior. The combo is the perfect side dish. They don't give you very much - but you don't need very much. The combo is good and even small amounts of it leave you happy and satisfied. My main dish was chicken enchiladas in a suiza sauce. The main dishes are pleasant but just okay. That was the case here. BUT .... and this matters ... Take the jalapeno that comes with the enchiladas seriously. Seriously like a treat, not seriously like a threat. The dish only works when you eat it with the enchilada. The garnish is not optional. It is mandatory. Because of this they give you a great big muddafugga slice of jalapeno. And if you look carefully off in the corner they give you another great big muddafugga slice of jalapeno. The enchiladas may be bland by themselves but with the jalapeno the world gets interesting again. That's why they give you two great big slices. They want you to have enough to get through your entire entree. * * * Overall, this is a first rate establishment. It might not be the one Mexican restaurant I would take an out of town guest to. But if I am anywhere near Far Southeast Austin, I would go out of my way to eat here. These guys have a lot of interesting ideas about how to serve food. And remember, If you don't like your main dish. You can always fill up on your tortilla.

Me and some of my friends really enjoy Thursdays at Casa Moreno's. DJ 2DQ has gotten the party started on past Thursday evenings that I've been to. This is a great spot for get togethers with family and especially if you have teenagers because they keep the place fun. The food is always good and so is the service but we really enjoy the lively atmosphere and nice mix of ages and people.

I've been wanting to eat here for years and I finally had the opportunity last week. My husband and I hit up the lunch buffet on Friday. Everything here was super easy and fast, which I appreciated since we had errands to run. We were seated, drinks ordered and we were able to immediately get in line for the buffet. They had enchiladas, rice, beans, guisada, fajitas, papas, fideo and more all on the buffet. I tried a little of most of it and it was delicious. I was definitely full after finishing my plate. I know it's a buffet, but I wasn't able to make a second trip. Believe me if you are looking for a good hearty lunch and to fill up then this is the spot. Service was excellent and the price was awesome! I'll definitely be back and won't wait so long next time!

Thursday Night Visit. Limited menu. No food delivered after 40 minutes. Loud DJ music - dangerously loud on my sound decibel app. Disco lights. Videos streaming inappropriately for children though children were pleasant. Disjointed, unstriped parking lot with no handicapped parking. I will never, ever return and will alert all my friends.

You know what, I liked it! It's not anything like amazing or crazy special, but the staff was so nice, the buffet is small but I live for variety and combo plates so I enjoyed that, and I would definitely go back!!! The guacamole plate was $6 so maybe leave that one off and stick to just the buffet!

Watch out for these scammers they like to add their own tip on to go orders always check your receipts from them!

Even after they moved, still a huge fan of this place despite price increases and what looks like a move to become more like a torchys franchise with tacos of the month and rewards. Maybe they got a high paid social media manager making them less like a Alice tx restaurant and more like what's in. Either way still love me a suicide

Greasy-greasy no flavor food! Charge you $1 for small, no juice lime WEDGES (5). I mean these wedges were SMALL- you squeeze & 4 drops of lime juice came out. GROSS-hard, chewy tortillas. $13! For buffet -if this buffet had some good food I would see it be worth spending. I mean rice & beans, and more beans- ground beef? (Is it really ground beef?) all for $13? No thanks They harge you for chips & salsa. They pass on the credit card fee to you. Staff is very BLAH! Very inattentive & bothered by customers.

Went for lunch and the place was full. Not overly priced, not fancy but the food was good. Staff was friendly and attentive. The ambiance is a mix of Mexican nightclub and family dining room. Cool old wooden building that's been around for 50 years or more. It's not a date night place but great for a quick lunch. They ha e a buffet that we missed but would try on the next visit. Prices were moderate but they charge for everything. Extra tortilla will cost you and the pickled jalapeños will also. Refills were free, the flour tortilla was thick and large so 1 was enough. We will hit it again when we are in the area and need a fast bite with decent food that doesn't break the bank. They have a karaoke stage and night but do t know when. Carne guisada was tasty

I order from this place and I got a ham and egg taco the tortilla was big and the ham and egg were so small that I can't believe this is a taco they let go out the door. I can't believe this cost 3 dollars.

found a piece of plastic in my wife's taco and the lady on the phone was not empathic what do ever.

The tacos that I got were nasty. Point blank. I'm surprised that this place would serve this to a customer. You should try the food before serving it. The pastor tasted like freezer burn. So gross. I took one bite and threw it in the garbage where it belongs.

The tortillas are huge and so good. They charge for chips and salsa but you don't need them with the portion sizes. The breakfast burritos are enormous! And prices are incredibly reasonable.

New to the area and everything we've tried so far before CM seemed to be more "central American" than the Tex-Mex we are accustomed to. I had the Migas plate & Hubs had the buffet. We both really enjoyed the food. The flavors & taste were closer to what we like. Our server Liz was great. I would give her 5 stars alone. Give this place a try!

This use to be one of our favorite places for Carne Guisada. I think they are so busy now the quality just isn't the same. I tried calling to place my order and the line wouldn't get answered and would be followed up with an automated message. I ordered when we got there and when we got home we were EXTREMELY disappointed. The tacos were all so dry, I choked on the tortilla and beef tip. This is now our 3rd failed attempt to picking breakfast up in the last few months.

Vibe is great; they played classics along with having classing Mike Tyson/Muhammad Ali fights on. The food is good; i ordered the suicide burrito along with rice and beans and i couldn't finish it cause it was so much. Very good tho. However, the service could be better. I had to call on my waitresses multiple times to get a refill, napkins, the check. Overall 3/5

My first time going today and I was very pleased with service and cleanliness of the restaurant. The food was AMAZING I had the breakfast burrito and did not finish it all had the rest for lunch. I am excited to take my family next weekend.

Great as always.. I really have only eaten their breakfast but it is always delicious! I highly recommend the Huevos Rancheros, it's my favorite!

Stopped here on the way home from work the other morning. I really wanted a breakfast taco and had intentions of stopping somewhere else but the line was way long. I had never been here but drive by all the time. Wow, who knew. This place is pretty cool on the inside. I have been wanting to check it out, but the hours are different than when I want to go. Hard to figure out completely. The breakfast taco I got was a beef picadillo. It was yummy! Price was a little more than my other place I stop, but not bad. Will be stopping by to check out their taco tuesday special.

Went to this place in the morning for some breakfast tacos. I got 1 barbacoa taco and my husband got 2 tacos 1 barbacoa and a bacon egg and beans taco. The Barbacoa was really greasy and had a lot of fat and had no salt . My husband bacon egg and bean taco was burnt like how do you burn eggs ? Wanted some salsa for our tacos and we asked 1 waitress (since our waitress didn't even bother to Acknowledge her own table) she had said ok but never brought it out . At this point is already aggravating so my husband had to go up to their podium and asked our waitress for the salsa while she was on the phone . She finally brought out a red salsa and it wasn't to bad.Actually wanted green salsa but didn't want to ask since the service was bad. Needed better service and better tacos.

Huge delicious breakfast tacos (which are actually more like burritos) the suicide is where it's at!

My mom got locked in the bathroom room stall. The food was Barely warm and tasteless. They have skimpy portions. Worst fajitas I've ever had!

Grossest 24$ I spent on food ever. Beans were cold, hamburger meat over cooked, corn tortillas were not pre soaked prior to making enchiladas. This place came highly recommended and I dont understand how. Service is terrible so I cannot understand why anyone would return.

Went two weeks ago during lunch. Definitely need to go early to get parking. Lucky we found one in the front. Your choice of buffet or off the menu. The buffet was very good, but you will be in line. Buffet menu consisted of cheese enchiladas, fideo, beans (refried/borracho), mini chalupas, chicken fajitas, carne guisada, papas fritas, ..... It was very delicious with huge tortillas with the buffet. You will need to wait again in a longer line as more patrons arrived so fill up your plate the first time. lol The food was very delicious. Will be going back in the near future. Wait staff was very prompt and the buffet server was sweet and let you get as much as you plate could be filled. Was not stingy with the servings.

Gross breakfast tacos. Don't go here! They are nasty and taste expired. They lost their touch since they moved to the new location and are way overpriced!

Terrible place. When you see others reviews about the terrible service here they are not kidding! We sat ignored by several servers for almost 15 minutes. We got up and left. Will not go back. I suggest going to Javi's TexMex which is only 3 minutes away. Hop back on Ben White and once you pass Riverside light turn in to the right. They have great food and drinks and we have always had friendly attentive staff.

I was excited to give this place a second try , Im from a city that has amazing breakfast tacos so my boyfriend (Austin native) raves about this place . The tortilla is huge but hard and it is only filled about 10%. I was very disappointed as this is the second time I have not been satisfied.

Husband and I came here for dinner for the first time on a Thursday. Food was very bland and arrived at our table lukewarm at best. There was a DJ who started to set up and play music while we were eating . We ended up listening to about 10 minutes of music then asked for our ticket to pay. Our ticket seemed high for what we ordered. Turns out our server charged us an 18% tip twice (one per person) for subpar food and mediocre service and called it an event fee. First and last time here. Not worth it.