El Tamarindo Mexican Restaurant

1836 Spur St, New Braunfels - 78130
67 reviews
Mexican Salvadoran Tex-Mex
(830) 515-6385

DO NOT COME HERE!!We should have known better from the clues…It was a ghost town. The whole time we were there. Nobody came to the drive thru. Nobody picked up any orders. And nobody dined in. The phone didn’t even ring. It was 1:30pm.. They looked completely shocked when they saw someone walk in. Ordered pupusa‘s. Definitely wasn’t that. Just taste like masa tortillas with cheese that didn’t even have a cheese taste. The rice had zero rice flavor! Tasted like cardboard. The Tamale complete mush and fell apart when i opened the banana peel. It was filled with carrots and potatoes! We shouldn’t have expected much, we sat right below the kitchen window where you could keep hearing the lady open and close the microwave door and keep restarting. We were served the “pupusa” in a basket with foil. No plates. Just don’t come here!

I’m Mexican via California to Texas and let me say that the Chicken Enchilada Roja are awesome. It wasn’t heavy at all and it reminded me of the Salvadorian food from back home. Not sure if that is a bad thing, but it was worth the money for a little feeling of home. I look forward to trying different food in the future. Btw… the rice was very tasty and the refried beans were very creamy, great job! Also, there is a Central American vibe in the restaurant that contributes to the taste of the food.

If your going to eat here don’t get eggs

We have been looking for good, genuine Mexican food in the area for quite a while. It looks like we finally found it.

Place is really good but kinda pricey, don't go on a budget. But is good

Excellent food

Salvadoran restaurant. Friendly service that takes very long. I stopped for coffee, if modern had a flavor it would be their coffee

I ordered a burrito smothered and my girlfriend ordered a taco plate. The meat on a Taco plate was completely dry and both of our meals had an off taste to it. Like the food have been burnt or sitting in the hot line too long

Good and hot food

Good food, reasonable price, and nice people