5 Must Visit Mexican Food in Austin

By: Freelance Contributor  | 

Want to expand your food horizons? Why not give a Mexican restaurant a try? Fortunately Austin, TX has plenty for you from which to choose. Here is a selection of 5 of the top places we can recommend.

Mesa Rosa Mexican Restaurant

Mesa Rosa Mexican Restaurant, founded in 1994, is known for its award-winning salsa and char-grilled fajitas. Its menu includes guacamole, rice and beans, chips and salsa, and mixed beef and chicken fajitas. Mesa Rosa Mexican Restaurant serves a variety of enchiladas with beef, chicken, cheese, spinach and mushroom. The restaurant s appetizer menu includes nachos, quesadillas, chicken taquitos, creamy jalapeno dip and Mexican beef egg rolls. It features private dining for up to 35 guests. In addition, the restaurant operates a happy hour services, as well as offers gift cards of various denominations. Mesa Rosa Mexican Restaurant maintains locations in Austin, Texas.
  • TV
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Reservations
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Wi-Fi
  • Takeaway
  • Parking
  • Booking
  • Outdoor seating
  • Сredit cards accepted

Top Menu Items

Pechuga Rosa

Chicken breast stuffed with monterey jack cheese, bacon and mushrooms, lightly fried, topped with chile con queso and served over…

Price $11.59

Pescado Blanco

Grilled tilapia fillet topped with sautéed bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, jack cheese and creamy jalapeno

Price $11.59

Carne Guisada

Tender‎ chunks of beef marinated in special seasonings served with warm flour tortillas

Price $10.49

Pescado Veracruz

Grilled tilapia fillet topped with sautéed tomato-chipotle sauce and jack cheese

Price $11.59

Steak Ranchero

Tender cut of ribeye grilled to perfection and topped with fire-roasted chipotle sauce, sauteed peppers, onions, tomatoes and jack cheese,…

Price $13.99

Papa’s Chicken Melt

The‎ boss’s favorite dish tender strips of chargrilled chicken with pico de gallo, topped with tomatillo sauce and monterrey jack…

Price $10.99

Pechuga Flameado

Chargrilled chicken breast topped with fire-roasted chipotle sauce, jack cheese and sliced avocado, served over a bed of rice with charro beans

Price $11.59

Pollo Ranchero

Chargrilled chicken breast over a bed of mexican rice and topped with mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers and jack cheese. served on…

Price $11.59

Border Melt

Nothing compares to this dish of tender strips of chargrilled beef and sauteed pico de gallo, smothered with monterey jack…

Price $10.99

Chupacabra Mexican Restaurant

This bar offers you nice food and a place to rest after a long walk around East Sixth Street. Dishes of Mexican cuisine can be ordered at Chupacabra. Most guests recommend trying perfectly cooked fish tacos, honey chicken and belly pork. The chef at this place cooks good waffles. This place is known for delicious margaritas, draft beer or white sangria. Choose between indoor and outdoor seating. The staff is accommodating that’s what makes this spot so nice. People say that the service is terrific here. Pay attractive prices for eating at this bar. You will certainly like the nice atmosphere and divine decor. Trip users rated Chupacabra 4 out of 5.
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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Bike Parking
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Wi-Fi
  • Takeaway
  • Parking
  • Good For Groups
  • Outdoor seating
  • Сredit cards accepted

Top Menu Items

Chicken Tinga

Spicy stewed chicken topped with salsa roja

Price $12

Yucatan Pu… 10

2 enchiladas stuffed with slow smoke pork, topped with avocado-tomatillo sause, habanero-sour cream.

Price $599

Barbacoa De Chivo

Smoked goat topped with spicy salsa verde

Price $14

Soft Beef Taco Plate

Soft seasoned-beef taco, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and jalapeno-cilantro ranch

Price $499

The Conquistador

1 Tex mex enchilada, 1 beef west texas red enchilada, 1 yucatan pulled pork enchilada, 1 pulled chicken tomatillo soft…

Price $11.99

Tex Mex Classic

2 Tex mex enchiladas, 1 crispy beef taco, guacamole, chile con queso, rice and bean

Price $10.99

Montezuma”s Revenge

A huge flaming volcano bowl made with vodka, pisco, and enchantment, made onlyfor two or more

Price $14

Chupacabra”s Favorite

Fresh house ground seasoned cabrito9goat) topped with our west texas red sauce

Price $12.99

Beef Enchiladas

2 seasoned ground beef enchiladas topped with west texas red sause.

Price $599

Mi Madre’s Mexican Restaurant

Clients highlight that they like the menu of Mexican cuisine here. Invite your friends with you to enjoy good steak tacos, salsa & chips and chicken enchiladas. It’s nice to taste delicious margaritas, Mimosas or beer. This restaurant will offer you great cafe de olla, horchata or mexican coffee. The warm atmosphere of Mi Madre’s Restaurant makes guests feel relaxed and have a good time. Many people point out that the staff is pleasant at this place. Service at this place is something one can call professional. A number of reviewers have noticed that the dishes have attractive prices. The fine decor is worth seeing with your own eyes. Trip users rated this spot 4 out of 5.
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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Good for Kids
  • Bike Parking
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Good For Kids
  • Wi-Fi
  • Good For Family
  • Pets Allowed
  • Outdoor seating
  • Сredit cards accepted

Top Menu Items

Mini Deluxe Combo

one cheese enchilada, one crispy beef taco, side of queso.

Price $10.5

Mini Deluxe Combo

One cheese enchilada, one crispy beef taco, side of queso.

Price $10.5

Fajitas Rancheras

grilled onios avocado sour cream &flour tortillas.

Price $11.5

Fajitas Rancheras

grilled onios avocado sour cream &flour tortillas.

Price $11.5

Mini Deluxe Combo

one cheese enchilada, one crispy beef taco, side of queso.

Price $10.5

Matt’s El Rancho Mexican Restaurant

Established in 1952, Matt’s El Rancho is a family-owned and operated restaurant that offers a range of Mexican cuisine. It operates a full-service bar that provides a variety of specialty drinks, including martinis, margaritas, pina colada, mojito and michelada. The restaurant has a party room and patio that can accomobate nearly 120 people and serves as a venue for special occasions, holidays and company events. Matt’s El Rancho s bulk menu includes salsa, tostadas, tamales, rice, taco meat, vegetable fajitas, refried beans, chicken enchiladas and pralines. It offers a varietyof lunch, dinner and appetizer menus. The restaurant s dinner menus feature shrimp, fajita tacos, hamburgers and cheeseburgers. Matt’s El Rancho is located in Austin, Texas.
  • TV
  • Restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Bike Parking
  • Good For Groups
  • Outdoor seating
  • Good for Kids
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Good For Family
  • Takeaway
  • Parking
  • Сredit cards accepted

Top Menu Items

Ribeye Steak

An 8 oz ribeye served with a guacamole salad. Choice of bean and cheese chalupa or french fries

Price $15.95

Ultra-Lite Fajitas

Served with grilled vegetables over a bed of spanish rice

Price $10.75

Frog Legs

Grilled or fried served with homemade tartar sauce, guacamole salad and choice of bean and cheese chalupa or french fries

Price $12.95

Fried Jumbo Shrimp

(5) Fried jumbo shrimp served with homemade tartar sauce, a dinner salad, french fries, and texas toast

Price $14.75

Agujas

8 oz. Choice sirloin steak served with guacamole salad, cheese flautas, and frijoles a la charra

Price $16.25

Carne Guisada

Guacamole salad, bean and cheese nacho and rice. Served with fresh flour tortillas

Price $10.95

Shrimp A La Mexicana

Grilled shrimp on a bed of rice smothered with peppers, onions, tomatoes, ranchero sauce and monterrey jack cheese, topped with…

Price $14.95

Chicken Tampiquena

8 oz. Chicken breast grilled with onions and bell peppers, served with a guacamole salad, cheese enchilada, rice and your…

Price $13.75

Carne Asada

8 oz. Choice sirloin served with a guacamole salad, bean and cheese nachos and a soft beef taco

Price $16.5

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