Rosie's Mexican Cantina

Great atmosphere....very bright and cheerful. Lots of wall-sized murals scattered around the restaurant. An amazing patio area outside that takes your breath away. The service was first rate, and the food came out hot and fresh. Portions were large and had great flavor, and the server kept our beverages filled frequently. Their chips and salsa are very good as well. Lots of variety to choose from on the menu, so there is something for everyone.

My cousin brought me to this place and having lived in Texas this is the best Mexican food I've had since leaving 2 1/2 years ago. The staff was really intentive on making sure we had a great evening. They went out of their way to take some pictures before we left.

Pretty good Mexican/american fare. Nothing crazy but feels the desire for a nice place to eat as a group. The queso is really delicious. I wouldn’t recommend the chicken tacos, the chicken tastes canned and is super watery it will break your taco shell apart. The Tamales were great and so was the enchilada.

I do like Rosie’s. However, I do think it’s a little overrated. There are plenty of good Mexican places in Huntsville. It’s a decent place to get food and the service is fast. Our food was yummy and I would go again. It’s not my top pick tho.

We had the Queso Blanco with spicy meat to share with some of the fresh made flour tortillas. (by the way those were awesome!) And we did combos with enchiladas and a taco. Trent was our server, and he was great! If you leave hungry it's your own fault. 😉

The food was great. The service was top tier. I had beef, chicken and cheese enchiladas with sour cream sauce. We had the crab claws for an appetizer.

This is the Burger Man, and I decided I needed some awesome Mexican food. And I found the best Mexican Lasagna in Alabama. WOW. My wife and I shared that big dish with a side salad. Great salsa, chips, and the Chicken & Steak Lasagna. The service is always great there.

We were visiting Huntsville for the day helping a relative move. They wanted to try this restaurant. So, we did. We walked in. The host/hostess staff was really nice and professional. The atmosphere was bright, cheery and fun. But that's where being impressed kinda faded. Esperanza (?) was our server. She kept our drinks topped off and chips coming. The chips were good but the salsa was very " white guy". The food came. It looked really great. Three of us had the burrito supremo and I had the tomatillo enchiladas. The beans were ok. The rice was ok. The chicken in my enchilada was ok, but nothing to write home about. The tomatillo sauce was good, though. The beef burrito supreme had ground beef in it. Not shredded. My chicken was in chunks, too. Not shredded. Authentic Mexican doesn't typically use ground beef. Would we go back? That's really hard to say at this point. My gut response when I walked in was. " where are all the Mexicans?" The best Mexican restaurants have a lot of Mexicans and Hispanics eating there. The only one I saw in the entire building was the lady bussing the tables.

My uncle brought us here while on vacation. I love Mexican food so I was excited to try something new. Once we were seated, our waitress came over and introduced herself. She was pleasant and HILARIOUS. She made our dinner fun and exciting. The food was good. I had fajitas and it was a huge serving. They were delicious and the tortillas were the best I've tasted in a while. My uncle had the raspberry salmon. I tasted the piece and that was yummy too. The kids had a quesadilla and chicken tenders. My mom had the chicken enchiladas and enjoyed them. I would definitely visit again.

Service was decent. Packed inside. Food came out quick. Started with some cheese dip. Cold and gooey. Looks like they didn't microwave it enough. My beer never got to me that I ordered. Had the rosiechangas. Dry chicken. Hard to eat. A little disappointed

Delicious steak tacos and margaritas! Always great service. I love coming to this Rosie's!

Amazing place with excellent Tex-Mex and Margarita's. Always busy but service is excellent and the food is great. Beef Fajita Machos are highly recommended. Authentic surroundings add to the experience.

Husband had fish tacos and loved them! I had fajitas and was expecting them to come sizzling but they were not. Salsa was thick tomato sauce. I was not impressed but my husband loved it! Our wait time and waitress was quick to take our order and serve us and the building was very festive!

This Mexican food was not good. I asked for beef and cheese nachos. I got tons of pico. Food did not taste good. Decent service . Dos Equis was good and cold

Service was nice but this is NOT real authentic Mexican food ! The queso was definitely the cheap queso & salsa out of the store in the glass jars ??Tostitos?? The food had absolutely no flavor, the shrimp fajitas smelled like straight stinky fish. Only giving it 2 stars because of the nice server

The tables were super close to each other. Taco made me feel sick. Ground beef was kind of gross. Service was good speed. Peanut AND Tree-nut friendly.

Food, service and ambiance was amazing. Margarita were great. 10/10 steak fajitas, look forward to trying more

If you are debating the Mexican Lasagna, try it!!! Very tasty and rich. I had a lot of leftovers. Service is always great! We also love the fajitas.

"Vive la Rosie's" Terrific all around. Nice waitstaff and terrific choices. Everything we had was excellent- the usual stuff. Fajitas, enchiladas and burritos. The desert menu looked great. For sure will return again and again.

This is my husband's favorite restaurant in the entire world... and yes he travels a lot. The tortillas and chips are made in house and you can see the machines popping them out. We like this location the best... for some reason it has better food and ambience. My go to orders are the chicken fajita nachos supremo, the chimichanga, and their salads are pretty delicious as well. My husband pretty much always gets the pollo loco but their enchiladas are a close second. There is always a wait despite the restaurant being enormous. It is super family friendly but they also have a full bar. I had the margarita and sangria mix (frozen) and it tasted like vacation. This place is legit and the food is amazing. Do yourself a favor and get the cheese dip.

First time here and we were not disappointed. Showed up at 12:30pm on a Friday which seems to be a busy time, but we were seated right away even having a big party of 6. Our waiter Oscar was the BEST! Very attentive and fast and super friendly. He was on top of everything from drink refills before we ran out to chip baskets and anything we needed. He got our orders 100% correct even having two picky kids who like to take stuff off when ordering. The inside is really big and has a cute atmosphere. We will be back!

Fresh chips and salsa were outstanding- thick salsa that stayed on the chips, mostly. Entrees were good- chimi s and combo but not as distinctive as hoped. House margaritas were good as always. Service was excellent. Ambiance is well ... classic Rosie's great . Chicken tortilla soup was hearty good- meal in itself - mildly spicy

Just alright. I got the Fajita burrito with half steak half shrimp. The peppers and onions weren't cut very well, and they chili con queso sauce that they doused it in was super cheesy and just kind of overwhelming. However, I did go at 5:00 on a Friday, and for a restaurant as big as this to have every table full and still have pretty good service is impressive. All in all, not great but definitely not bad either. Just meh

Rosie's is simply the best around. I can't believe I haven't reviewed Rosie's before! Everything is right about Rosie's from the parking (there is plenty) to the waiting area in the patio courtyard (unless it is raining), their atmosphere, the FRESH chips and salsa, and I've never had a bad meal--it is all fantastic! I highly recommend the Rosiechanga! Your choice--beef or chicken. If you order the evening entree you can try one of each. The flavoring is amazing! The beef is my personal favorite, and you can order it a la cart if you prefer to forgo refried beans and rice. It comes with a bit of lettuce, and a dab of sour cream and guacamole, I believe, and a cup of the delectable yellow cheese queso (whose rightful place is on top of the 'changa). I usually order an extra side of sour cream...that's just my thing. They have a bar if that is your thing. I've never experienced bad service--even when they are slammed. Sometimes the kitchen might be slow, but there is always a steady flow of the best chips and salsa you will find and your drink glass won't be empty. The only reason that I would consider taking away one star is perhaps a small disappointment with the dessert offerings. They don't have flan!? The goodness of Rosie's is simply too overwhelming to take one away, though. Rosie's is one of my absolute favorites in town, and definitely my favorite for the food type.

Great chips and salsa, and very tasty tacos. Enchilada were also good. Service was good. We will be back

Pros: ambiance and service Cons: food From first impression, the restaurant is beautiful, the ambiance is great and the service was quick. The food was just so bad. The salsa is pretty sweet, almost like marinara sauce and ironically the white queso tastes like Alfredo sauce. The yellow queso is a little different but not much more than the cheese dip you'd get with nachos at a baseball game. I ordered the tacos, the chicken had no flavor and i honestly couldn't even finish it. I'm not a picky eater in the slightest but it just tasted like canned chicken on a shell. The shells are nice and crunchy but the food was overall bland. My boyfriend ordered the nachos and they were like 8 individually prepared tortilla chips. I've truly never seen anything like it they looked nothing like normal nachos and he wasn't very impressed with them We didn't bring it up to our waiter because I know it's obviously not her fault, we just probably won't be back.

Yummmmyyyyyyy! We were sorely disappointed by Taco Mama around the corner and I lost all home for Mexican food in Alabama. Happy to say that Rosie's restored our faith! We all ordered something different but I was obsessed with the chicken fajitas that my daughter and I shared. The chicken was perfectly cooked and seasoned - so good! The tortillas taste just like the yummy tortillas I buy at the border every time I visit Mexico (we are from AZ). We don't come to Alabama often but we will definitely come back to Rosie's for some really good Mexican food.

First time coming here ( we just moved) definitely will return. I had the lunch combo of beef enchilada and taco with rice and beans. My husband had the pollo loco. Our waiter, Oscar, was on top of everything. He kept our drinks filled.

Terrible, unseasoned food. Salsa tastes like tomato sauce from a can. The ground beef is more appropriate to be served to a dog - lots of gristle, no flavor. Queso is Alfredo sauce. Rice is dripping with excess oil/butter. Likely caters to the local palate well which may explain any reviews over 2 stars. Service is good but there's nothing on the menu I'd be happy with being served. Strong avoid.

Greetings Huntsville!!! I was born and raised in CA been to all the border states in the US and no Mexican Resturaunt can touch this place!!!! The cheese enchiladas are from heaven and the margaritas are off the hook!!!

Every table was full during lunch hour (that alone should tell you something) Our waitress was a delight. Drinks and chips were brought quickly. Our meals came quickly as well, despite the crowd. All was hot and delicious! My friend's grandson encouraged me to dip and sample some of his fries into the cheese dip! Boom! Loved! If you order fries yep! Scrap the ketchup and order the dip!

Wow!!! I've heard about this place for a few years now but haven't been in the Huntsville area until this past week. It's everything I've heard plus some. The shrimp burrito was excellent and the home made tortillas were the best I've ever had. I can't wait to go back.

It's a Huntsville institution for a reason! Excellent service and food as always! Our server Nicole was particularly amazing!

It's been 20 years since I was here - Rosie's is even better than I remember! It was a busy Thursday evening, we were seated right away and Nicole (our server) was asking for our drink order within minutes. I had the Mexican Lasagna which was a huge portion, piping hot and so delicious. Not going to wait 20 more years to some back

Rosie's has long been one of my favorite places to grab a bite. In my opinion, they have the best Mexican rice in town. It is always flavorful and fluffy. Also, the fried ice cream is to die for. It will literally feed for!

Awesome burritos! I was visiting from out of town and decided to try some Alabama Mexican food.. was not disappointed! Decently priced, large portions and several vegetarian options. They gave us a large bag of chips. Wish I had a spot like this near my home town!

Wow. I mean absolutely blown away by this place. I have been to incredible Tex Mex in my life and Rosie's just blew every single place out of the water. Ordered chicken fajitas and every single component was perfect. Portions in these type of places are typically huge, Rosie's was no exception. What truly made Rosie's stand out though was the homemade tortillas. I think I could eat 10 of these without anything. The atmosphere, service and prices were phenomenal.

We love Rosie's! It is our favorite fajita spot in town. The Mexican lasagna & yellow cheese dip are also favorites. Ordering fajitas is sometimes almost like ordering fast food because they come out to our table so quickly & sizzling just the way we love!

Rosie's on Univeristy drive in Huntsville Is always so crowded. Food is good but bit high priced. Las Trojas is a good alternative!

Went to Rosie's last night....service was poor at best and this morning and I got sick off the food

This is a staple of Huntsville and has been decent/good for ages. This location (instead of the Florence one) is far more consistent. (Last time I had food from Florence, the salsa literally tasted like ketchup.) Service is generally on point, chips are always hot, and the food here is good. It isn't particularly authentic, but if you want something tasty and filling you could do far worse. Note: it can get busy and loud, it's very Americanized, and don't skip the queso

Fast service, large portions, friendly waitstaff. Felt like I had been there before and was treated as an old friend. Definitely will recommend.

First time visiting Rosie's: I was blown away! Best Mexican restaurant I have eaten at in years. Starting off, I arrived at 5:00 on a Friday and the parking lot was already full, so I expected a wait. Was very pleasantly surprised that my party of four was seated right away. (Probably because this place is huge! ) It's decorated like an authentic cantina, complete with string lights. Our server was kind and attentive and seemed to honestly enjoy her job. (This is a rarity nowadays) Started off with a skinny margarita-the best I've ever had. Shared the chicken/beef combo fajitas with my husband. The homemade tortillas were very noticed and appreciated-delicious! Everything about the meal was fresh and outstanding! We moved to Huntsville a month ago and I'll be bringing family and friends to Rosies!

A must visit if you are in Huntsville. True authentic Mexican food and atmosphere. Service is always top notch. Cold beer. Food comes out fast is hot and fresh.

I just had great Mexican food at Rosie's. I was here last week, Jen was my waitress. She is so nice and professional, my glass was never empty. I asked for her section. The service and food was really good. I am glad to see that Rosie's has survived COVID. Thank you for not raising prices and serving the same quality and quantity. God Bless your business

Rosie's Mexican Cantina is the standard for other Mexican restaurants here in Huntsville. If you enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine, this is the place! With plenty of parking, AND sometimes a lengthy wait, Rosie's is well worth it. Great service, free chips and salsa (unlimited), and great margaritas are just the start! The menu is huge, and feel free to order à la carte! The food comes piping hot and your drinks will remain topped off by the staff. If you are in a hurry, the bar area is quick and efficient with a ton of libations to choose from! If you are a couple, I would highly recommend the Fajitas for Two! This dish is absolutely delicious, and you will not walk away hungry. If you love authentic Mexican cuisine, stop in and give them a try. Happy Eats!

This was a tasty yummy place to stop. Wonderful service, great food and friendly prompt service. Full review on Google maps with pictures

A very merry and festive place. Tons of people, so it must be good. I thought it was. Had the Chalupa Chalupa. One was supposed to be chicken, but both beef. They were good. The waiter could have been more responsive. I got a side order of queso, so I ran out of chips and he didn't offer me more. Oh well,I was pretty full at that point. Good Mexican restaurant.

I was there yesterday. Food was terrible, service was even worse. They call this fried piece of cold fish a fish taco? That'll be the last time I ever go there, for sure. What a ripoff. I'd give them NO stars if it were an option.

The queso blanco dipping sauce is 5 stars. I could eat a bowl of it with a spoon for dinner. A lot of Tex-Mex style options.

Yummy yummayyyyyy!! I came to Huntsville just for the day, and boy am I glad I stopped here for dinner! Pleasant decor, friendly and fast service, delicious meals, and great location. If I'm ever in town again, I'd make a stop here for sure!

DO NOT ORDER TAKEOUT! NEVER WILL I EVER EVER AGAIN! $17 for this tiny pan. As you can tell in the bottom of the pan, you can see the bottom so you can just tell how little rice and cheese was in there then the chicken wasn't even cut up! Never will I order from here again. Ridiculous for $17

Amazing! Great food, atmosphere and service! It's a must go to in HSV. I had the enchiladas. The salsa is also very good.

Good was food but I have never had a chimichanga without a sauce of some kind on it, kind of dry. no suggestions from the bartenders for anything. They were so busy doing other things they did not spend any time with there guests.

Rosie's was a welcomed and needed meal. It felt like most good Mexican restaurants in Texas. The food was legitimately very good. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. The service was top notch and the atmosphere was nice. We waited for a little bit at the bar and ordered some adult beverages. They served us some chips and salsa. Then we got a table after 10 minutes. From there the experience just got better. Everything was awesome from the Queso to the fried ice cream. Highly recommend Rosie's.

Great food. Very good service and reasonably priced. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere.

The food is excellent I always get the sour cream chicken enchiladas the staff is very nice and friendly and very helpful