Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant

3501 SW 45th Ave, Amarillo - 79109
450 reviews
Mexican Tex-Mex
(806) 354-8294

It was okay we arrived at 9:30 waited 10 minutes for the server at 9:40 to get to the table and then the bartender got our drinks out quite quickly- it’s 10:06 now as I leave this review, our second is ordered and the round is on the table but the server told us they could only serve one drink at last call (I’m a bartender and have been a server for years not true in Texas or at any restaurant… unless the server doesn’t feel like dealing with you) also I can hear the bartender talking about how things are already put up and not being able to make things at 945… I understand you’re ready to go home as the bartender but your server just got a 15% tip because of you.

I would give this a minus 1!!!This is the WORST restaurant!!! We were a party of 3 and each of us had a horrible experience. The service was HORRENDOUS. They got the order completely wrong. They served us individually so each of us ate alone. They got the orders wrong, then took 20 minutes to replace each dish. The shrimp Tacos were cold. The quesadillas had raw vegetables and some melted cheese on top over cold, over-floured tortillas. Disgusting!! DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT!!!

We both had the Enchilada dinners, and it was very good. We started with a Guacamole appetizer, and it was very good. Breck our server did a very good job. We will be back the next time we are in Amarillo.

I have never been to this place till this past Saturday, i have hear good and bad things about this place but I had to try it for myself. We went here in the large group of ten, in my experience the atmosphere was great and they had a great open area with the great view of the fountain. But the negative side was that the food quality was low specially for the their prices. Service was slow and it took them a white to get our food ready and the waiter only came and checked on us once after we got our food and we all needed a drink refill. I will try this place again in smaller group to see if anything changes.

The service was impeccable. The restaurant was clean and in good Repair. The decor was quite lovely and upbeat. The atmosphere was very inviting.Our problem comes in the food looks really good but the flavors are just not there. The chips were very stale and hard. I always loved their fresh thin and oh so crispy chips. The hot sauce has no flavor to it. I can remember in times past their hot sauce had selantros, and spices the woke up your taste buds! But not now, it just kind of lays there. I think I can be honest when I say the food just has very little flavor. Also for me having corn in the rice makes it "off".We have always enjoyed this restaurant, it was always a special occasion to get to go, but now the food will have us going to a lessor restaurant with better food.Please, please go back to they way you used to cook, but no corn in the rice.Thank you

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit on Easter day. We had a large party pull up immediate family and in-laws. We enjoyed delicious food and excellent service.And I was personally pleased with the service they gave me a wheelchair bound Patron I truly enjoyed and appreciated their accommodation..... I highly recommend this restaurant????

Nice looking restaurant. Food was excellent and portions were generous. Our waiter was very attentive. Reasonably priced. Highly recommend.

Unfortunately, this decent mom and pop style Mexican restaurant now thinks of itself as some kind of high end dining experience. Nothing has changed over the years except the prices. They have skyrocketed. The food is fine, but Joe Taco and multiple Taco Trucks serve as good if not better food at 1/3 to 1/2 the price. And forget about the drinks here. Go blow your money downtown on a night out.

The location and ambience was GREAT. Beautiful decorations and large seating areas. Server - Dont remember the name. He was great but couldnt keep up and kept forgetting. We had to ask for stuffs and refills multiple times which was a little annoying as he was passing by our table multiple times but couldnt remember. Food - We are vegetarians. Options are good compared to lot of other mexican restaurants where they do not have much vegetarian options. But the food taste was not that great, it was ok and enjoyable. They ran out of blackbeans and substituted a spinach creamy dish which was bland and not that good.

We can here because there wasn’t much else offering vegan options in Amarillo on a Monday night. Plenty of parking, and the indoor setting/ambience was excellent (they’re recreated the feeling of an outdoor Mexican town square). The food was very good (although not particularly special), as was the service. Good value.