El Sombrero

Went here for lunch the other day. Salsa was good, a tiny bit spicy but not too much. Chips were warm and fresh. Also ordered bean dip, while good it was more cheese than beans. The chimichanga was good, chicken was just a little dry but nothing terrible. Most places only give a little bit of sour cream, guac and tomatoes to go with the dish, El Sombrero gave a decent amount that lasted the whole meal. I ordered extra sour cream and didn’t even need it. The beans on my dish were a little dry but still good.

We have been coming here for over 10 years! One of our loyal spots. Family owned and operated. Wonderful options on the menu. I believe they even have a vegetarian options. They have some of the best rice and queso in town. I’ve had a lot and most I forget to review. I am trying to be better. EAT HERE! Support local!

Wonderful local business. We’ve been eating here since we moved to Springfield in 2020. Haven’t ever had a bad experience! Food is great, service is quick, prices are affordable, and the people are just fantastic! The owner and his family are genuinely great people. They get to know their customers. Our 6 year old daughter loves it when he calls her “Princess.” Her favorite part is paying for peppermint patties or candy at the register all by herself. She started the tradition at 2 and it’s so fun to see how sweet and helpful the staff are with her while letting her have the moment of independence. If you’re looking to support a great local restaurant, don’t pass over El Sombrero!

I had seen El Sombrero for many years but had never gone until last Friday night when we tried it for date night. Rather than taking it slow, we jumped into the deep end and had the Tomahawk with a side of shrimp. This was one of the best-cooked steaks we have ever had—excellent! The vegetables were a little too raw for my wife, but they were fine for me; fresh and crisp, but still really good. The cactus was really good and well-cooked. The jalapeño had to be one of the biggest and spiciest I've ever had. There were plenty of people coming and going, along with many takeout orders. From what we saw going out to tables and looking at the menu, we will definitely be returning to try some of the other dishes.

I love local restaurants. This place did not disappoint. My wife and I went in after a recommendation from a friend for their Tomahawk ribeye. The food was so good we got the deluxe with shrimp and 2 baked potatoes. My wife can't have dairy, and they were very accommodating to make sure that nothing that she ate had Dairy, but I was still able to have butter and cheese on my food. As a fella of size. I am not a booth guy!!! They set us in a booth and I had more than enough room and so did my wife.( I may have even had to lean forward) I can't wait to try more of the streaks and the burritos looked amazing. See you soon!!

Excellent place to grab authentic Mexican food. Weve eaten here for over 15 years and never had a bad experience. The owners Ray and Mary are great people. Food is great as are their daily specials. Staff is great as well. Support your local businesses as they work hard to promote an excellent environment for all. A++++++ place to eat for both lunch and dinner.

Almost $18 for this tiny super thin chicken breast...if I knew it was less than 1/8 of an inch thick I would have ordered something else. What a rip off!!!

I’ve lived in Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and now Missouri and El Sombrero is by far my favorite Mexican restaurant! Great atmosphere, great service, great food EVERYTIME (we go all the time) all well! Great prices for the portion size! we have been to a few other Mexican restaurants in Springfield and do not compare! Definitely our favorite restaurant!!

This place on their Taco Tuesday....what a great deal. For a $1.50....you get a taco that has plenty of meat in the shell. And their taco meat and how it tastes...boy is it great. Rice and beans...great versions of those side dishes. Cleanliness of the place is spotless. The food and the service is very quick and prompt.

The service is always quick and kind here - top notch in my book! I ordered a to go taco salad for lunch today and I was so impressed by the freshness, flavor, and thought they put into the Togo plating. I forgot to take a picture before I mixed everything in - but DANG that is a good taco salad!!

Definitely one of best best places on the Southwest side of town. The interior could use a little updating, but the service was good. Our food came out quickly and was very flavorful. The chicken and beef both had great flavors and were very moist. Everything tasted very fresh. This place is a lot better than others near it. Will be definitely coming back here.

I made a to-go order last night as they were closing but the food was delicious and the people working there were very nice and accommodating!!

We live two hours away and have to come to Springfield every other month. I had been wanting to try this place for a long time now, based on some incredibly positive reviews I've read. Some even consider the place the best Mexican restaurant in Springfield. Well, we do not. I forced Paul, who likes steaks, to order the ribeye dinner, again, based on reviews saying they made the best steaks in town. Well, they don't. Paul waited 40 minutes (too long considering we were the first customers to arrive that day) while the rest of us had already been served 10 minutes earlier. Both are the first negatives. Well, the waitress must have thought he said medium rare. He did not. He said medium well. The steak looked nice on the outside, but as soon as Paul cut into it, red-rare. We wanted him to send it back, but he didn't want to have to wait several more minutes beyond the 40 he had already waited. And he said the steak was too thin to probably recook right. Now as for me, I have eaten Mexican food for over 50 years, so in those years I've had some really good Mexican food, and I've had some not so good. For me, this restaurant fits in the latter category. The fajitas were bland. Not enough chicken or onions, too many green peppers. The fajita sauce was very good, but's it's good at other places too. The red salsa they serve with chips is awful, the consistency and look of tomato sauce, and not much flavor. I had one chip with it and that was enough. There are other restaurants in town that make a much more preferable picante style red salsa--our favorites are at Tacos El Champu and Tortilleria Perches. So I asked for their green salsa, which I also read glowing reviews about. It was okay, but nothing special like the green at Tortilleria Perches and Taqueria Cachanilla, Estilo Mexicali. The rice was bland, no better than white rice, just none of that flavor you expect with Mexican rice. And the corn tortillas are the worst I've ever had. Tough and a concerning darker color. The decor is nice, they have recently redecorated. They have a lot of business, so they won't miss ours, but we won't return. There area a lot of Mexican restaurants and food trucks in Springfield, and I had a goal to try all of them. But it is disappointing when you drive two hours to end up disappointed. It was our experience that this one and Los Michoacanos Garcias don't hold a candle to Tortilleria Perches, Tacos El Champu, and Taqueria Cachanilla, Estilo Mexicali, in that order. Paul thinks we should just stick with them and not worry about trying the rest.

Very good food and service! The atmosphere is nice as well. My family and I eat there, every Friday. It's always clean and the staff are very friendly.

I took my wife out for lunch at El Sombrero on Saturday. It was the first time we had ever gone there. She was in the mood for a Steak while I had the lunch fajitas. Her steak was done to her satisfaction. Very tasty and the baked potato was also scrumptious. I enjoyed my fajitas, and we will definitely be returning to try some other other dishes. The staff were top notch, and very attentive.The atmosphere was cozy. The Manager came around to check to see if we were pleased with our experience & was extremely kind & attentive. We will definitely be back soon.

Family owned & great food. Yes the prices have gone up ( as everyone else has) but the food is worth it here. And is still a place on my list I will take others to.

OK Springfield Folk, do you want an superbly cooked and seasoned ribeye steak! Let me first say, I have never bought into the appearance of a "tomahawk" steak. When I see them in the meat case at the grocery store and see them three or more dollars a pound more than boneless cut ribeye's of the same grade, I just think it was a very clever marketing scheme that I won't fall into. Now, that said, we (Sugarbritches and I) have seen them come out of the kitchen at El Sombrero on Battlefield Road here in Springfield a few times and the "meat" looked delicious. And in talking to a couple that had one a few weeks back we (the Light of My Darkness) decided to put my obvious bias of the marketers display aside and give it a try. Last night I called about 45 minutes ahead of our intended dining time and ordered their Tomahawk as it takes a while to cook as it is nearly 2 inches thick and starts it's grilling career at 45 ounces. I was asked how we like our steak cooked to which I said somewhere between rare and medium rare. This way of ordering baffles some restaurant staff when I put it this way. Not this time! The nice lady (I didn't get her name so, I'll call her "Roxanne") who took our order knew exactly what I meant and said that they would make it so. We arrived a little early to 1529 W Battlefield and after we were seated, we started nibbling on chips and salsa. Within just a couple of minutes, our order came to us presented on a nice cutting board with a skewer of grilled shrimp, some rice, nopales, spring onions and roasted jalapenos. Yes, you can order it with a baked potato... As you can see in the pictures, the plating was very nice and as we "eat with our eyes" we were ready to dive in. I promptly separated the main muscles of the steak from the bone and cut a portion for my lovely wife. Then I placed it on her plate and I started eating the Rare/Medium Rare rib bone like I was Joey Chestnut at the Texas State Fair Wingapaloza Eating contest. WOW!!! Cooked and seasoned to perfection! I didn't notice the table of 20 something guys across from us laughing at me but... Sugarbritches did. Who cares.... I was "all in!" Both Butterwings and I are steak snobs, we refuse to waste good money on a mediocre piece of beef. This one did nothing but improve our appreciation for this restaurant that we already consider one of our go to Mexican restaurants and now, one of our favorite steak destinations as well. If you haven't yet tried the Tomahawk at El Sombrero... I can promise it won't disappoint! Make sure there are at least 2 of you or maybe even 3 as its precooked weight is 45 ounces. Also make sure to plan ahead for the amount of time it takes to cook it. When you call to order, they'll let you know based on your ideal doneness how long it will take. BUT, don't waste your money asking for an over cooked steak, get it at the most Medium Rare. You'll thank me! https://www.facebook.com/elsombrerosgf

The food and drinks are really good. Good service. Ambience is typical. Will definitely return.

Great food & quick service. Got a rice/chicken/queso bowl. Chips were fresh & salsa was spicy! Will be back

Good prices and convenient location. They need to write the orders down. I ordered 3 items and 2 were not what I ordered. Got rice instead of beans and a quesadilla instead of an enchilada. Was told I got what I ordered. I said I hate rice and don't order quesadillas as they are only cheese in tortillas. They did replace the items.

All the reviews were spot on. The salsa was perfect! And the chili colorado was some of the best I've had! The rice and beans were delicious as well. Y'all can bet I will make this my go to while In Springfield!

I grew up in Los Angeles so this review might be skewed in some sense. I was craving a burrito so I ordered their carne asada burrito and went ahead and got a chicken taco. The burrito said it had beans and rice, I assumed that meant inside the burrito, but it was on the side and the burrito was just steak wrapped in a flour tortilla and covered with queso dip. I ended up picking the steak out of it and throwing the soggy tortilla part away

Food and service is consistently good. We have been going there for years and have never been disappointed. Best lime margaritas on the planet!

Good food, great service, hole in the wall ambiance. Perfect. Would eat here again. Recommend

Amazing food and great service! If you're ever looking to find your new favorite Mexican restaurant, look no further.

Best Mexican food in town, hands down. We have been 4-5 times in the two months since we discovered it. Coming from the west coast we have struggled to find Mexican food like we can get back west. This little place is the one we prefer. The staff is friendly and attentive. The menu is diverse and easy to understand. Pricing is

Not sure why it's taken me so long to leave a review for one of my favorite restaraunts, but here it is! My husband and I originally moved into Springfield in 2016, and we used to live in the apartments behind El Sombrero. This has been our go-to Mexican restaurant ever since. We usually stick to beef tacos or taco salad, and the salsa and cheese dip is phenomenal. Their food is reasonably priced. In our experience, they are always packed - but the service is fantastic. The staff members are always friendly. Since COVID started, we've primarily been taking our orders to go. Whether we eat in or take our food to go, we have never been disappointed. We recommend this restaurant to all our friends and family every chance we get.

I had enchiladas rancheras and it was delicious! Half of my order was pork chopped on chunks and grilled with onions which I loved. Some of the pork was charred a bit and I LOVED it and I picked them out and ate them first. It was a huge order and I took at least half of it home. Very good and a bargain.

Would not recommend to anyone ..you have been warned . Food was a disappointment to say the least, meat had no flavor, the carne asada fries looked so depressing , the burrito I ordered came with some bland red sauce ( nowhere on the menu said anything about the red sauce coming on the burrito ) seemed like it was out of a can tomato sauce ( gross ) ... we were excited to try this "mexican" food, because of the "great" reviews ... but very disappointed.

This is one of my favorite little Mexican restaurants. Locally owned, affordable and delicious. These people are working hard and putting out good food. You should go here!

My husband loves loves loves fajita nacho steak here, he was right! the steak was thinly sliced and not chewy. However, I had a chicken taco salad one time it was so watery and soggy, I couldn't eat it. I also had pork taco, the pork was good might need a little seasoning. Updated: I ordered chicken taco salad again this time in came in like a soup(so watery it soak up the shell. I had to return it! Doesn't worth $6

Amazing authentic Mexican food at a great price. Consistently good service. Great music. Best drink specials in town.

Stopped her for dinner on our way home from Branson. I have to start this out to let you know that we are Mexican food snobs! Like it's so bad we won't order from a place until we actually see the food come out fresh. This restaurant is wonderful! On Thursday they have a $1.25 margarita special. While they are small, they pack a punch! So there's no need to order a different size. My hubby only eats carne asada soft tacos & loved them! My favorite thing to eat at a Mexican restaurant are chili rellenos. If you are like me they are either good or bad. Here they are absolutely excellent, I got them with the sauce that normally comes with it. My only regret is that I didn't take pictures of our food when it arrived, so here's what's left. Lol. We will definitely be coming back whenever we are in town!

Good Mexican food. I had the burrito enchilada which is a favorite of mine. Pleasant atmosphere and good service.

If they don't take my picture down on Facebook just because I gave them a bad review all I wanted was an apology not a free dinner but she argued TAKE MY PICTURE DOWN just because the food was burnt and you said I ate all of it That was a lie when you posted the photo that proves that all you had to say was sorry but no you made something bigger than what it needs to be TAKE MY PICTURE DOWN OFF OF FACEBOOK ITS ILLEGAL

This was the worst restaurant ever. The food was burnt. And they did not even replace it. And when asked to replace we were threatened by a customer and the owner's wife. I would not recommend this restaurant.

The best Mexican food in Springtown! I've had nothing here that would disappoint. Their enchiladas are devine and the pollo fundido is my fave!!!

This place is hands down the best Mexican in Springfield! The food is delicious, beers are cold, portions are huge, and the price is right! The family that runs it and the service are also top notch! You cannot go wrong visiting El Sombrero.

Everything that we ordered was good this time. Service is much improved. The shrimp cocktail is very good with a lot of shrimp. They also have a good selection of Hispanic beers.

Cheap prices, large portions, great food, and friendly staff! Always my favorite place to go in town. Their chips and salsa are always the best!

Food and ambience was absolutely amazing I would definitely bring my friends there only reason not 5 stars is our server. Whoever was working 4/25/23 around 2 was an absolute di ck, not only did she literally throw our menus on the floor after we were done but she not once checked on us but made sure to check on Spanish speaking tables even the one directly behind us pls look at security camera. I am also a server so I get having a bad day or working a shift when you're not supposed to but her behavior to me and my friend was not acceptable whatsoever. Not only was she rude but she had messed up our order on multiple accounts but to me that is understandable, it is the way she absolutely disregarded us as customers even though we had spent a considerable amount for two people. In total I would love to go to this place again but my past experiences with the staff have shown why it's not busy on days it should be.

Great value for delicious food. The #2 kids menu fed my 4 year old daughter easily. My 12 year old son and I both got a steak burrito- meat was very tender and the sauce rich. Burritos could've been a bit bigger but we are all leaving satisfied. My wife chose the chicken chimichanga that she split with me- great guacamole and cheese sauce. Service was as good as possible. All told, damage was $33.36 but will be $40 after the well deserved tip. For a family of 4 with 3 waters and 1 coke we are very happy on all fronts. EDIT- decided to have a sopapilla without ice cream for only $1.75. Very good. Modest dessert for the whole family.

We travel a lot so I always use Yelp to try to find good restaurants, based on previous reviews I thought this one would be. Having lived in Mexico I absolutely love authentic food. The service is very good and if you speak Spanish it's a great place to practice, however, the food was subpar. The chips were too thin, not salty enough and a little too greasy- needed more corn flavor. The salsa is good the guacamole had a lot of garlic and no lime if you like that. My son got the supreme enchiladas which came with four different types- The sauce was very tomato-y, very bland. The dark orange-ish brown sauce which I believe is the Ranchero sauce is much better. Beans are bland so is the rice. there was not a lot of cheese in my cheese and Shalott us and I think it was only Mexican cheese, no queso fresco. Needless to say, I was disappointed.

Great specials on drinks!!!! Food on the other hand is subpar Mexican. Probably one of the better "Mexican" spots in Springfield but doesn't compare to anything I'm use to in southern cali

This place is very good. Our second favorite in Springfield. The fiesta fajitas are big enough for three people not just two! Burritos Mexicano, shrimp fundido, and Chile verde are all delicious. The rice is very good as well with mixed vegetables throughout. The salsa is kinda lack luster in flavor though. Our favorite place is Cesar's old Mexico! This place does the trick when we aren't on that side of town! It is still very good!

This was our second time ordering from El Sombrero, but first time visiting the restaurant. Our first experience was with delivery, the food was lukewarm, not the fault of the restaurant, just slow deliver on the part of one of the services in town, can't remember the service. The food was good, so we knew we needed to go there in person. Sunday June 28th 11:50am, lunch. Ordered Fiesta Fajitas minus the tomatoes. (Springfield is the only city I've known to add tomatoes to their fajitas, why?, YUCK!) and Pollo Fundido. For starters, the table salsa was excellent. The service was quick and friendly. Our food arrived within 10 minutes of ordering. Sizzling fajita skillet makes me so happy! The flavor of the beef and chicken and shrimp were on point! Dare I say the best fajitas in Springfield. I've tried many and these were the best so far. Pollo Fundido was excellent as well. Very authentic rice, because there are potatoes in the mix. Re-fried beans were good as well. My wife stated that the soft flour tortillas were good as well. I was watching my carb intake so I just at my fajitas straight off the skillet. Safe to say, this is my wife's and I new favorite Mexican restaurant. If you want to experience what I believe to be one of the most authentic Mexican restaurants in Springfield, I would give El Sombrero a try.

Best restaurant in town hands down! The food is great, the atmosphere is great, and the service is great! Recently updated the decor and paint and it really brightened the place up. If you go, ask for Antonio! He is the best waiter you'll ever have

Best ever Chile rellano I've ever had. Pepper was delicious, had an amazing flavor. It was huge too. Also got a soft taco & it was good. Got the monster margarita (mango) it was delicious. I was miserably full when I left. The cheese dip is great. Our waiter was great, very nice friendly & not bad on the eyes. I will be dining here again.

It's decent. Ive only been here a handful of times and again...it's decent. I still prefer Amigos. I don't fuck with Jose Loco's because it's just bleh. My 3rd maybe 4th favorite Mexican joint. Really good hot ass salsa though and thats what I like! Always a friendly staff to boot

My new favorite Mexican restaurant in Springfield! Great food, good flavor, service was nice.

My friend ordered a shrimp dish and I tried it and it was super delish but the tacos I got were super dry and when I asked the sever for the lettuce and tomatoes She brought them to me without telling me that it was an additional $4.... then the manager was being super creepy to me after I was very upset with the upcharge. I could have gone and had a lobster fest meal with how much I ended up paying for my dry tacos.

Great food we come here often really great service and food. The pork is awesome. My son gets there cheeseburger and just makes over it so even something for the kids on the kids menu. Actually go out get good food and not spend a fortune.

This is a great place to eat. The service is great, the food even better. Close to King Cash Saver on Battlefield, it is a nice location with plenty of parking. One of my favs on the menu is the shrimp cocktail.

I went here with some friends for the first time and a little while ago and had no disappointment. Food came out quick and tasted great. Our waiter was kind and funny as well. Overall very good place for the price

Won't be back not a fan, I've had way better Mexican food then this. The sauce on enchiladas taste like tomatoes.. The only thing that was popping was my margarita. I feel like I wasted 20$.

Great Mexican food and it is great for families. Great service too. Highly recommend Great Peach Margarita

While their margaritas were decent, the service was terrible. We waited over an hour for an to-go order & we're told multiple times it would be another 15-20 minutes wait. By the time we had waited for around 1:30 hour we finally asked what was taking so long and our order was still at the back of the line. We asked for our money back and left. The margaritas were not enough to make me go back ever again.