Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

34 Carothers Rd, Newport - 41071
425 reviews
Mexican
(859) 292-8750

The food here is amazing and you get a lot of it for the amount you pay. I usually get the steak fajitas which I like a lot and my wife likes to chicken fajitas or chicken quesadilla, but this time I decided to get the chimichanga and it was really good. The staff here is really very nice and friendly and they tend to your needs and they check on you a lot and I'm extremely pleased with this place. I have been here many times over the years and have never left disappointed the staff is always amazing and the food is excellent and you can usually expect to take some leftovers especially if you get the fajitas. They also have a another restaurant in Alexandria Kentucky it's called Rio Bravo.

This is my wife and I's favorite restaurant.We have been coming here weekly to bi-weekly almost for a couple years now and we still are not tired of it.The food is cooked to perfection (and quickly at that) the portions are very generous (expect leftovers) and during this time we have never had a rude or seemingly disinterested server. If you are looking for good Mexican food for the price I cannot recommend this place enough. My go-to dish as of late is the Southwest Enchilada with the shredded chicken.

Ate dinner with 3 friends. One friend was quite knowledgeable about Mexican food. The restaurant was immaculate. We were greeted and promptly seated. There was social distancing between tables. We were served complimentary tortilla chips and salsa. Our food arrived hot. Each of us considered the portion quantity as very generous. Quality was excellent. Drinks were refilled promptly. The cost of each meal was fair, especially considering the atmosphere, service and food quality. We definitely plan to return to this establishment.

Great food and the guest always feel welcome.

food was excellent service was good

I don’t understand how this place has such high reviews. Paid almost $18 for 3 shrimp tacos, rice & beans. The tacos were literally 3 shrimp in a tortilla, no cheese no lettuce; just protein in a tortilla. Called them to see if they simply forget to add the other ingredients, and the service was rude. If the taco doesn’t come with anything I’d expect them to ask if you want the “basics” included. Wanted to try something new and went with them because of the reviews, should have sticked with Frida’s in Covington; amazing tacos & good service.

The food was better than expected. Chicken Monterey is large, and enough for leftovers. But you will end up eating it an hour later to revisit the taste experience.

Very nice and very fast food. I been eating here several times a month and I order it to go every time and have never had a wait time over 15 mins, it usually 10. By the time I drive 1 mile and go in it's almost no wait at all. The food is also very good.

Very delicious food, great proportions, overall good food and service, until receiving my check.I had given my credit card to the server, waited for my check, upon receiving it, and noticed my card was not there. Went on over to the bar made sure I had not misplaced it in my wallet and asked for them to check for it.The server thought she had given it to me, I for a second doubted, maybe it fell on her way so went back to the table to double-check. No sign of my card.Went back and waited, after around 4 minutes, and the servers talking amongst themselves I finally was given my card. With a simple, "Im sorry sir".Left a little in distress and forgot my to-go box to make matters worse.From all my restaurant experiences this is the first time something like this has occurred.The response I got after temporarily losing one's credit card, was not to par.

We went there for the fish last night. I ordered the tilapia (3) pieces and it usually comes with California vegetables but I usually get the rice and a pico guac salad.The fish is seared with the most amazing seasoning and the pieces of fish were nice size portions. My Frankie ordered a meal with lobster crab shrimp and two pieces of tilapia that was huge plate awesomeness! It came with the same sides as mine. it ran around 18/19.00 my was about 14.00. You get generous portions but not were you can't finish them. So I last night I decided to call my reviews the Clean Plate Club. I hope you enjoy the review ☺️