El Patio

Got there really late 10:10 pm after having been turned away from the one in Alachua that had closed 30 minutes earlier than what was listed as their closing time, the difference between the two places could not have been more different. We just wanted a quick bite to eat and they were so welcoming and friendly. Entrees and appetizers were delicious , and all the staff was so friendly. They gladly took care of us and told us not to worry about rushing because they had to clean up anyway, they couldn’t have been more hospitable. Restaurant was nice atmosphere and nicely decorated. If you are in the mood for good Mexican food, I highly recommend this location, and even if you are closer to the other location…come here instead!

This place was great, great food and great service. We had the guy who was maybe the bartender as well as our server. Very attentive and quick. Food was outstanding, not your normal masked mush of stuff they call Mexican food now. There were flavors on flavors. I have no idea why this would drop in the 3’s.

Hidden gem. Great food, service and atmosphere. It was so good I went back the next day.

This was our 1st time trying El Patio in High Springs. We usually go to the one in Alachua. We enjoyed this location as well. The food,service, and atmosphere were great. This location does have an outdoor area, which we will probably sit at next time we go. The salsa and chips were delicious, and the food we got was delicious. My son got chicken wings, and he said they were the best he has had around here. Nice and crispy. The service was great and the atmosphere was very comfortable. There is a nice bar at this location as well. We love that the restaurant is in an old building and they left the brick exposed. We will definitely be back.

I was craving some Nopales and this place had them, we ordered the Molcajete everything was yummy. Specially the shrimp :) The prices are very affordable, the chips and salsa were good.

I have already had bad experiences here before but tonight takes the cake. I will never go back. Restaurant was busy but apparently they only had 2 servers for the whole restaurant. The manager was not on the floor for the 1st 30 minutes we were there. Spent about 5 minutes waiting at the front door just standing there and there was no line. Multiple workers walked by and not 1 word from anyone. We finally get sat and not 1 word was spoken. I find out later that supposedly the person that was seating people does not speak English. We get sat and over 10 minutes goes buy before I finally have to get up and go talk to someone to even be seen and yes we saw servers multiple times during that time frame. I had the displeasure of speaking with the bartender who apparently was 1 of the 2 waitresses. She was rude and has been rude in the past. It was like it was our fault for even approaching anyone. She was witnessed by others I was with snapping at the other waitress telling her to come and deal with us right now. So we finally get someone to take a drink order. They come out quick and we’re told she would be back in just a minute to take our order. Another 20 minutes go by before I stop the one that sat us who responds with me no speak English. I told her to go get someone at which time the manager finally showed her face for the 1st time since we had been there. I tried to wave her down and she was like 1 second so I waved harder. She asked me who was my server to which I did not know. Apparently there were only 2 so she should know. Instead of her taking the order or helping out at all she goes to get the server we had seen multiple times while we were waiting to get our order taken while she was asking other tables was there anything else she could do for them. We finally get our order taken. I cannot speak for the others on their food but what I got was not even complete and cold. If you are reading this stay away from there. They need new management or ownership. The restaurant is filthy. The Bathrooms are even worse. I don’t even know how they are still open and not fined. Again I will never go back and others should stay away.

We usually dont make reviews on restaurants but this service is really poor. We order our food(stake and burrito) and the waitress never ask how ww wanted our meet, so the just assumed medium rare. Never as about the tortillas, so she brought to us flower tortillas ( I wanted maiz). When i ask she said oh ok ill bring it, 39 minutes later they never came, I run out of drink and they never offer refill, only to my wife. So I just finished our food and I have to go find waitress to get the check, once she bring the receipt. My wife reminds her about the bad service, she laughed and said sorry and walked away. Soon we paid, both of the waitress started to flirting again. I was only 3 tables on the restaurant so I wasn't because they was busy. Poor service stay away

Kennedy was such a great server. Attentive, friendly and didn't rush us. I was visiting with a friend from out of town and all we ordered was drinks with chips and salsa, the salsa was delicious and drinks did the trick! Thank you, will be back when I'm in the area.

Came here for dinner, the inside is large, fun and festive. Our waitress was kind of lackluster, but we all have bad days sometimes. I got the Maria Special which is Chicken or steak, grilled. Topped with melted cheese, grilled bell peppers, onions and tomato to on a bed of rice for $9.99. I got the steak, it was pretty good. No complaints here.

Great Service by the bartender. I had a Sangria Margarita. It was tasty. We shared the Beef and Bean Nachos. It's enough for two. I asked for Salsa on the side and it was delicious. We willl go again. The only thing is that they had no soup in the bathroom.

Nice spot to try in downtown High Springs. No surprises, just good, honest Americanized Mex standards. Live music on the patio, but it was HOT, so we ate inside. Super fast service, VERY reasonable prices, and nice decor. My chile relleno dish was great, and did NOT include mashed potatoes, which was weirdly stated on the menu. A great variety of drinks (mmmmmm Sangria!!) satisfying fresh chips and salsa, and all the standards. EXCELENTE choice if you're in the area!!

Americanized Mexican food here. Ordered the Chili Relleno, my "go-to" dish when trying a new Mexican place. Was very surprised to discover the seeds were still in the pepper! My friend ordered a dish with no peppers in it; when it arrived the peppers were obvious. She sent it back and got a new dish. Chips and salsa were okay. Nothing spectacular. Will try other restaurants before coming back here.

As usual in any Mexican restaurant we were served chips and salsa. The chips looked like they came out the bottom of the barrel and were all pieces. The salsa was good but if you don't like spicy, be careful. We just wanted something to tide us over for dinner so we ordered the street tacos. There was plenty of meat I'll say that. The service was ok until she saw we weren't ordering full meal.

Food is okay and always quick. The service is always good but especially sebastian! We had sebastian and he was amazing, funny, and answered any questions we had immediately! He definitely made the environment lighter and we left with smiles on our faces.

Kaylnn is a great bartender. Very friendly and prompt service! The birria tacos were excellent. Will definitely be back.

The service was pretty slow since the place was packed and unfortunately there was only one waitress. She did the best she could but the other waitress showed up as we were leaving. The food was good and we will definitely be back. Also for some reason it was packed. They had to put us in the back room that wasn't normally opened for lunch!

Came to El Patio for the first time a week ago. While the food was lack luster, the service was incredible. My server was Sebastian and he was quick, hilarious, attentive, and charming. He took care of all of our needs and really made our experience at el patio worth while.

I ordered the El Patio burrito with a margarita, not only was it delicious but it had all the good stuff in it! Our sweet server, Mowgli, was so friendly and attentive! She really helped our dining experience be top tier!

The el patio burrito and Birria tacos are absolutely bussin! Mouth watering and Delicious my my my I love this place I'll definitely sink my teeth into another burrito again! Our waitress did fantastic! 10/10 RECCOMEND!

First time here, and two hours after eating a burrito dinner, I began to throw up all the food violently. That was followed by severe GI issues. Never eating here again obviously.

This food was not good. It was very American like Mexican food. I got a chicken quesadilla. The tortilla wrap was hard and the chicken was a bit tough and not tender. The beans on the plate make my quesadilla soggy and the condiments did not come on the side and as a result also mixed in the beans. The chips did not taste fresh and the white queso was bland and flavorless. I also got a mango margarita but it was served in a beer glass. The restaurant was not packed and the service could have been better. The server kept forgetting about us even though there were not a lot of other guests. Additionally, the menu had too many items to choose from. Unfortunately, I would pass on this place if you are looking for authentic Mexican food.

I ordered tacos and a cheese quesadilla with a sprite. When we got there they were rude. They tacos were halfway cooked. The quesadillas were barely warm. The sprite was only the carbonation. It was horrible.

Got the spinach enchiladas and the 3 chicken tacos to-go. My mom got the tacos, and she said she liked them and I got the enchiladas and was kind of disappointed. There wasn't much filling, and it was kind of meh. I over stuff my enchiladas as home, so I expected more, but this was just spinach and cheese, so it didn't feel very filling. Maybe if it had mushrooms or beans or artichokes or something to fill it more.

Loved the decor! Beautiful and colorful. The food however, was not. We noticed a strange odor when we walked in and thought maybe it was the spices but it was a little off. Chips were stale but the salsa was good. The chicken wings were good and crispy. The ground beef in my chimichanga was very bland and the inside didn't appear to have anything else but the ground beef. It was topped with a runny white cheese sauce that added nothing but sogginess to the meal. Tacos were small and if you wanted onion or tomato it was extra. Margaritas were good.

Being from Miami, a place like High Springs, FL probably isn't going to have as many culinary highlights as home. But, needing option for a meal, we landed here and weren't disappointed nor were we particularly impressed. Solid Mexican fare in a place where there aren't very many more options. One weird thing of note, was that I was going to order the Gator fajitas, thinking that was more of a rarity that I wouldn't find often back home. When I asked how it was, our waitress said she hadn't had it, that people like it BUT that she didn't think it was real gator. I replied "well what is it, Crocodile?" She really didn't know so I figured I'd skip it, because I can't even imagine what you'd use as a gator substitute.

First time coming here and we had excellent service. Mindy was awesome!! The food was great as well. You get a good portion for what you pay. Well worth the drive. This restaurant was clean and bigger than what it looks from the outside.

Great friendly service, nicely decorated, clean, wonderful food. My only complaint is that there are so many dishes to choose from makes deciding what to eat difficult. Prices are more than reasonable and portions were more than enough. Just happen to be walking around town and so glad we ate here. A real treat with authentic Mexican food.

Worst Mexican food ever. I ordered a beef fajita. The ingredients were a plate full green peppers. No beef. If it was there it was invisible.

Server was good but as far the food horrible. Have given el patio a good few chances to catch back up and today was my last chance. I got a number 10 with red sauce and verde on the side. My verde on the side had a hair in it number 1 didn't eat it luckily. Then my rice tasted at least 3-4 hours old it was hard and stale. Beans were so watery they wouldn't even stay on the fork literally fell through the fork. The enchilada itself disgusting dry and barely even warm.

We were looking for a place for a quick bite after hanging out at the brewery. Mexican is usually dependable and solid. The reviews were not too good and they were not highly recommended by others we had talked to. I must agree. Our server the batendar were really good but everything else was just ok. it was late and close to closing time so maybe that contributed but everything except our server just seemed to be going through the motions. We started with chips and Salsa. The salsa was pretty good. I did have to add hot sauce though. Chips were a little stale. Chips n salsa. The salsa was pretty good. I did have to add hot sauce though. Chips were a little stale. We also had some drinks. Standard Mexican beer for me. Debbie wanted a special Margarita. The bartender actually came over to get what she wanted. This was nice. The drink ended up being pretty darn good. For dinner we got the El Patio special which was a combo of pretty much every meat they had. Some of the flavors were pretty good but mostly over cooked. Overall it was just meh. So over all I would say a stop in here to the bar and snacks would be the best bet but until there is a little more 'heart' in the cooking I don't think we would come back for dinner.

Food wasn't all that great, nachos were soggy, margaritas tasted like the cheap stuff you get at a liquor store that's premade, had to get up and go in search of silverware so yeah probably not gonna go back

Served meal no silverware. Had to wait 6 minutes. Food getting cold of course. Tortillas sticking together, hard/overcooked. Ordered ribeye steak Tampiquena medium. Once again it came well done. Tortilla chips, well they emptied the chip bag as all we got were tiny fractions of said chip. Next time to the Alachua store for sure. This High Springs store needs work.

I firmly believe you ought to give a place a fair shake when judging the food/ menu, and service. Try them more than once, we all have off days. They seem to have off days more often than not. Recently, the food improved. It went from blah to tasty, but the rate at which the orders are filled wrong is breathtaking; as if they aspire to be the Mexican Micky-D's. If you want to eat here, go sit down. At least then you can send your incorrect order back. But CAVEAT EMPTOR for your take-out orders - they have yet to get it right for me & my family. This means they are off our take-out list from here on out. Their loss, for sure, but then again, I can cook Mexican, and we only eat here when I feel like I need a break anyway. If you like to play roulette with your order or enjoy parr level cuisine, this is the place for you. If you want authentic Mexican, eat at a co-workers house. As for me, I'll be ordering my tamales by mail from Broward County.

Hard pass. This place used to be solid with decent prices and average food. They've declined sharply this past year with prices now absolutely ridiculous and it seems the food quality is decreasing at the same time. The service is not bad but nothing impressive. Would not recommend unless you're just hoping to grab a beer and watch a game.

If I could zero stars I would. Queso and beans very waters down. Food was over cooked, not seasoned and just over all terrible experience. Do not waste your money here.

The food is delicious and the prices are reasonable. The service is very good. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends. The atmosphere is cozy and casual.

Dined at the bar... the happy hour margarita was undrinkable. The salsa was not exciting. The chips and chimichanga were good. Mexican food is usually pretty basic. So you gotta have killer salsa or yummy drinks to stand out... everything was just average or below. Waitress was nice.

Mediocre Mexican food at best. Service was uninspired. All in all, look for another option.

I think this is a run of the mill Mexican restaurant. Quality food but nothing here is unique/wowing, except maybe the copyrighted 4kids logo on their menus.

Every time I have been there, the service has been fast and friendly, and the food. Very very good, I especially like the shrimp fajitas.

Food was pretty bussin, the rice was pretty good, and the french fries smelled really nice. The horse was pretty shoddily built though, so gonna have to dock points on that front. The server was nice and receptive, but didn't let me blast party in the U.S.A on the PA system :(.

I just plain like El Patio. There's nothing that jumps out at you that is unique or exceptional here. Even the waitstaff can have good and bad days where you might be met with a smile or total disdain just for making an appearance at the counter. Beyond that, the food is always consistent. I like the burrito and enchilada plates the best. Hardshell tacos are also really good. The home made picante is arguably best East of the Mississippi river. Not kidding, its that good. If you're looking for fast inexpensive mexican then this is your place. My buddy swears by their burgers. Ive never had one but many patrons also order burgers. Who would have guessed that they served a fair burger too. Parking is good and the restrooms aren't too bad. Be careful walking out the exit door because it empties out to the drive through lane. :)

1st the other reviews on here are Way Off!! The service was great ! The food was fantastic!! I had the fajitas combo was out of this world!! My fiancé had the chicken enchiladas was super fresh and the salad verde was excellent!!! So happy we stoped I'm here!

Nobody in the restaurant was wearing a mask, not even the servers. Scary. The spinach enchiladas were ok, nothing special. But at least they do have several vegetarian options, which is appreciated.

This place is truly bad! You have been warned! I don't understand how this place has maintained a 3 1/2 star rating on Yelp much less stated in business! Where do I start? I was there with three friends and all of our food was very bad. I got the combo platter which had a burrito, an enchilada and a tamale. The burrito hardly had any filling in it. The corn tortilla on the enchilada was raw. The tamale was dried out on the outside and burnt on the inside. Somehow they managed to screw up the orders and gave one friend a chicken enchilada when they ordered a cheese enchilada and vice versa. Another friend ordered the fajitas. The steak that came with it was tough as shoe leather and was absolutely inedible! The grilled shrimp were OK though. The rice was microwaved and the refried beans were horrible! The refried beans smelled and tasted sour! In fact my friend got sick from them! I also felt queasy after eating here so their sanitation is suspect to say the least! It was margarita Monday so the margaritas were on sale for $2.99 each. I guess I shouldn't expect much for that price but the margaritas were terrible! They did have a sufficient amount of alcohol in them but the margarita mix was atrocious! The only bright spot was that the service was decent. Our waitress did what she could to make things better but there's no helping this place! We couldn't even finish our meals. If I could give this place zero stars I would! Remember you have been warned!

Nobody would serve us. Sat for 20 Mins. I finally walked to the kitchen and they acted like it was Inconvenient serve us

Been here 3 times in a year and, still is not good food taste like crap, and bad service didn't give silverware until we ask, return my food and never after that did I eat if you're trying to have even more bad day then go here WARNING DON'T GO IT IS BAD AS HECK

Friendly, Fast, Fresh, and Frugal! This new Mexican restaurant in Highsprings Main Street was a very pleasant surprise! From the moment we walked in and a very nice young lady, Dallas, the hostess greeted us and seated us we knew we were in for a treat. Chris, our server came and took our drink order almost immediately and our food came very quickly thereafter. They are friendly, fast, the food is fresh and delicious, and you can be frugal because their prices are very reasonable and fair! The very nice manager came to our table and greeted us, and we can't wait to return! I highly recommend the Fajitas and Quesadilla!!!The restaurant is clean, nicely decorated, and the restrooms are also very clean and comfortable! Thanks new friends at El patio!!!

First time here. After we were seated, we had at least a 20 minute wait till a server approached our table. Instead of getting angry, I looked on Yelp for other options, as I was prepared to walk at 30 minutes. Our server, when she arrived, was very attentive. Top Shelf margaritas were excellent. I had a Taco al Pastore (pork) which was excellent. I might have liked avocado with it. My pork tamale was dry. The beans and rice was good. Partner's giant chicken burrito of some sort was BIG and delicious. We were brought someone else's check...I'd go back, with lowered expectations, because it's local.

Worst service I've ever had. Server was sooo rude, had no sense of hospitality at all, wearing mask under her chin, didn't check on us ONE time, food made me physically ill as well as mediocre taste. I also waited like 10 minutes for my food after everyone else in my party got theirs. 4 tables in the whole restaurant. Other server was picking up the slack for her. I regret the one dollar I tipped her. -fellow server

Bring straw to drink the beans! I should have used yelp! So bland but you can tell it's struggling cause everything is watered down. Stretching the food isn't going to make profits.

We're here always! Service is always spectacular. Most all of the staff is super fabulous. Foods ok. There really isn't anywhere else to eat . Margaritas are terrible. Save yourself the trouble and don't order one. I think they actually have tequila in them but the margarita mix is so terrible they taste like straight lime and sugar juice. Wish I could get them to make one from scratch. That would be amazing . Until then we won't be back

2nd time there today. I try to give a second chance. 1st time was Cinco de Mayo very busy food was not good. Today for the second time the Queso was watered down. Hostess "Kennedy" Harassed Myself and my Service dog. First we were told we have to sit outside. No we do not. He is trained. She kept passing by with a laugh, as we sat inside. I would go further, but they will be reported to the ADA Monday, so I will keep it simple for now as it is Hostess "K" who still has not been educated and still works there.

Kary is the best awesomeness Super efficient great service amazing customer service in

Wanted to try this place after seeing it on Main Street after a day of kayaking and swimming at Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, but almost didn't after reading the reviews. We decided to give it a try anyway because it's the only Mexican near by and after trying it I don't understand the bad reviews. Service was great, the server was very attentive and nice. Food is standard southern Tex-mex/Mexican American. Chicken fajitas were flavorful and cooked very well. The only thing I would agree with another reviewer about was that there could have been more chicken in the fajitas, it was definitely borderline, but again they were very flavorful. Atmosphere is nice/festive and restaurant is very clean. Perfect spot for lunch after swimming/kayaking/being out on the water. If you're expecting authentic Mexican food this place is not for you, but that wasn't what we were looking for and we enjoyed it. Would def recommend giving it a try!

Haven't tried this place in probably close to a year because the service is always horrible, slow and not friendly. Decided tonight we would give a try again, nope.... not happening. Went in, sat down (for more than 5 minutes) and no one acknowledged us. Two people at the hostess stand, 3 servers. The one server looked right at us and decided to clear and clean a table which no one was waiting on instead of speaking and/or cleaning our table which needed to be wiped as well. We left. Oh well.... won't be back, we have tried it enough with the same bad service.

Gave me food poisoning beans where watered down rice was not cooked all the way cheese was oiled