El Canelo Mexican Restaurant

2709 W 12th St, Erie - 16505
185 reviews
Mexican
(814) 835-2290

Wow!!! My husband and I really enjoy authentic Mexican food and this place sure delivers! Normally we get fajitas, but, this time we ordered from the grill side of the menu and had the My Special! Shrimp, chicken and chorizo with grilled onions and tomato. It came with soft tortillas, lettuce, guacamole, spanish rice and refried beans! We also ordered some cheese dip for the basket of chips and it was delicious!!! Nice atmosphere and friendly staff make this a must try!!!

Definitely great Mexican cuisine prompt service, decent prices and very friendly staff. One of the best Authentic Mexican restaurants in Erie Pennsylvania.

The responses from new owners are so inconsiderate. Never an apology or offer to make things right. Obviously new owners are entitled jerks who do not belong in customer service business. I am amazed at the nasty responses basically blaming customers for bad service, mistakes, subpar food. Wow.

The food was awful!! All of it very salty! There were4 of us for Cinco de Mayo. I will never go there again. The music was blaring no one was in there, we asked if they would turn it down, they turned it up. Literally the worst Mexican I ever had.

My husband and I like authentic Mexican food and the menu items here fit the bill. He usually gets enchiladas and I mix it up. We never leave hungry! Prices are fairly reasonable and staff if friendly.

Our server Mario was extremely slow.Too busy chatting with his friends at the bar. Food lacked flavor. Used to love coming here. Doubtful if we will come back again

This is how they send out a side of flour tortillas, covered in grease and burned chunks of who knows what. Also didn’t receive part of my order.

If I could give 0 stars I would. Kyara has to be the WORSE server ever. Literally does not speak when spoken to just stands at the end of your table acting like it’s her first day everyday. Not the first encounter. Also kept skipping our table and wouldn’t actually stop so I would have to yell over to get her or another waiter.. terrible.

Great food and great staff! We love coming here and always have a great time. The food is excellent and the portions are huge! We always take some home which makes a great lunch the next day :) The servers are always happy, friendly and smiling and we love coming here!

Chicken was so thin and dry. It was supposed to be seasoned but it was not. I don’t know how this is going to be. I hear it’s a new owner. Chips seem different and salsa was too. Not for the better though.