El Ranchito Restaurant

911 W N Blvd, Leesburg - 34748
49 reviews
Mexican
(352) 314-9339

Excellent. As good as before they closed for renovations. The decor is beautiful, the service top notch, and food delicious. We had the chicken fajitas taco salad. It hasn't changed a bit. We also had an order of the nachos supreme. Boyfriend said it was a bit too dry for him, so he added the leftover cheese dip appetizer and he really enjoyed it. Will definitely be back.

I have been in the hospitality industry for 30 years from a server right on up to a manager. I could not imagine the stress of putting your employee now a days in charge of being professional or even Nice to new guests or clients coming into the restaurant. I had come once before when they first opened it back up to try the food I brought a friend the hostess was very friendly and smiled and was very nice when she took us to the table our server although you could tell was new was very sweet did a good job our meal was exactly the way it should be and it went fine but I walked in today after a long day at work and I did not feel like cooking and thought you know what I'll treat myself to a meal out and I came to have a sit down meal I walked in the door there was nobody at the front there was one server near the back of the restaurant that saw me standing there and she said have you been helped and I said no ma'am I just walked in the door and she called to someone else that was in another area the girl came up to the front she didn't have the most friendly look on her face I don't really know what her problem was her approach was just off ,it kind of put me off but I told her that I would like to dine in for one and when she walked me down to the table she threw the menu and the silverware on the table and walked away I will not pay money to be served from the beginning in that manner worst employees I have witnessed in a little bit not really surprised but definitely put me off so I decided that I changed my mind and I don't think I will be coming back in here and I don't think I will be suggesting it to my guests or all the people I know. It is your guests who make your money people . Make more money with honey than all that full of yourself attitude !! JS

Not a bad place. Close to a 4 star. Quite popular with the locals. Has a Cuban food and some more unusual Cuban food. Good service, could be slightly better and I am sure will continue to improve quickly.Menu has a large selection, and a couple of appetizers might truly qualify as a meal.

Cuban AND Mexican! First time here. This Mexican Restaurant closed some months back and reopened 3 months ago with a new twist: a full Cuban food menu in addition to their Mexican menu. We ordered the Nacho’s Supreme and the Masas de Puerco with white rice, black beans and maduros. Everything was superb! The pork chunks were tender and the bananas nice and ripe! Great servers, very attentive. We will be back! Highly recommend.

Is a great place but they brought me sugar on my margarita. I never asked for that and when I wanted salt the gal did not understand. She just needs to go to English class and learn better. She was sweet but she needs to learn more English. I have freshened up on my Spanish just so I can definitely help her when I go in there. But I highly recommend this place

Very impressed! Food portions are HUGE! Best quesadilla I have ever had. Lots of menu options. Atmosphere was great, they did a wonderful job with the renovation.

Initially entering the restaurant the smell was good & it appeared nice & clean. We were seated & it took a few minutes to get our drink orders in. I’m from California & their idea of a California burrito is all wrong. It took over 10 minutes for our server to come back to get our food orders. I asked about the birria because I wanted to know if it was authentic & it wasn’t, they use beef. I ended up ordering the carnitas plate & we asked if they fry their own shells there to which they responded that they do. So we also ordered the fried shell tacos with shredded beef. We got two baskets of chips with salsa & guac. The salsa had huge chunks of tomato which obviously wasn’t blended very well & way too much onion in the salsa & guac, it overpowered the flavor. I think we received the food after being there an hour. The restaurant itself wasn’t very busy to justify the time it took. When the waiter brought the tacos the shells were clearly pre made from a grocery store & had ground beef, not the shredded beef we asked for. We told him it was incorrect & that we were okay just skipping that entree, that we would share the carnitas plate. I then looked at my carnitas plate which had a hair very visibly in the beans so I immediately asked for a new plate. He said he would get me another one & a few minutes later he ended up bringing a taco plate with shredded beef which he said, “oh the carnitas are going to take a while to get remade,” but he didn’t say it was on the house or anything & we had asked for it to be omitted anyway so we didn’t end up taking the tacos plate. After another 10-15 mins we got the carnitas plate. The rice & beans were bland & cold. The carnitas was okay, it had a lot of fatty pieces in it. We were not offered new tortillas either from the first plate so they were not hot either. Not once were we asked if the food was okay or offered any refills on any drinks. The service was slow & unfriendly. We were not apologized to for the hair in the food & he only gave us 50% off the carnitas entree. It was a awkward experience & kind of ruined our night.

Food was delicious, staff super friendly...all in all a great experience

Food was very good nice decor everyone very friendly waiter a little slow

Food was excellent nice atomasphere . Waitress did her job but could have been a little more friendly.