El Matador Restaurant
El Matador Restaurant
Queso
Lunch fajitas, combo beef and chicken
Shrimp/Beef Fajitas
Regular Chimichanga was good to go but a little mushy as the sauce was added before packing.
Hard Taco
Vanilla churro
Seasoned Steak Street Tacos
a plate of mexican food
the menu for el matador
DS13. Three Soft Cheese Tacos
I ordered chicken nachos and this is how it came. All stacked together and soggy. Super disappointed. $20 wasted!
Beef street A la Carte Tacos Al Carbon
LS13 Three Soft Cheese Tacos
the menu for el matador
Chips and Salsa Hot Sauce
Shrimp Cocktail
Brisket chimichanga
$21.95 Iced tea, cheese enchiladas w/refried beans & rice; and chorizo queso, salsa, and chips.
Off-menu side salad
Trio Fajitas
Chicken & Bacon Flautas
Lunch fajitas. Veggies instead of rice
Charro beans, so good
Missy R.
Feb 21, 2025
Our server was fantastic. Our food was amazing ! I had the shrimp cocktail that I couldn't find on the menu but the waiter assured us it was available and let me say it was soooo good so so good . House margaritas were delicious too !
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Matt G.
Oct 27, 2024
I used to LOVE El Matador. Earlier this months I had some old friends visit from out of town, and for old time's sake took them to El Matador. The chips and salsa were pretty good.I've always loved that El Matador seasons their chips.The "relish" escabeche was bad. It used to be great. It was pure white vinegar and dried oregano over enormous chunks of jicama and carrot and pickled jalapeño and onion.The corn tortillas were unfortunately white corn. The enchiladas were mediocre. Beans and rice were okay. Not really good but okay.The margarita over rocks was one of the worst I've ever had. It tasted like someone had spiked lemon-lime Gatorade and poured it over ice in a plastic salted rim glass.My guest who got one liked her relleno. The service was okay though not great considering how not-busy the place was. I still tipped above scale.I was embarrassed that I had taken my guests here. I probably am done with this standard TexMex restaurant that I've been going to for 35 years at two locations.That makes me sad.
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Laurie S.
Oct 29, 2024
Delicious food. I had the brisket chimichanga with rice and beans. The food was fresh and hot and delicious. Nice service too. Writer kept salsa and drinks full without asking him to. Definitely coming back again.
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Shea S.
Oct 20, 2024
The service was friendly but not attentive. Had senor returned to my table and asked how my food was, I would've asked for cilantro and onions to season my food. The chips were served warm with a heavy mound of seasoning salt on a few chips. The salsa was spicy but had no onion, garlic, cilantro, or flavor. Ordered queso w/chorizo and 3 cheese enchiladas w/chili con carne, and refried beans & rice. Nothing notable here, just a mediocre meal, lacking in flavor. Didnt eat it all, no to-go box needed.
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Mark F.
Dec 8, 2023
It's been right around the corner from my home in the north part of Denton, Texas, where I have lived continuously since moving north from Houston, Texas, where I underwent life survival skills after I contracted deadly meningoccocemia in the South Pacific Ocean island country of New Zealand, where I lived and taught management subjects at the unique agricultural college, Lincoln University. It's a nation with more sheep than humans.Cheers,Mark F.
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Kurt V.
Mar 2, 2024
One of the things I love about Denton are the mom and pop restaurants serving up some delicious food! Such is El Matador!My go-to here are the cheese tacos. They are the best cheese tacos I've had at any Mexican restaurant ever.I have never had bad service here on what it is now four visits. They are always fast and friendly and very efficient.The ambience is pretty old-school. Old-school Mexican restaurant that is. It was probably pretty hip in the 70s and now that vibe is kind of making its way back and they are original!
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James D.
Apr 13, 2024
This is a no frills Mexican food restaurant with a large seating area, quick service, and fair prices. We stopped in here after a cheer competition at UNT and wanted to try some local Mexican fare. We had a good experience. Our server got to us quickly, and brought out drinks, chips, salsa and queso quickly. My girls ordered bean and cheese burritos and chicken fajitas off the kids menu. Good sized portions that they enjoyed. My wife ordered tacos al carbon and I ordered the street tacos with seasoned beef. The street tacos had great flavor, were not over cooked, and served with charro beans. The menu is good sized so there are options for everyone. Service is attentive and food comes out fast. Pleasant experience overall.
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addison g.
Feb 8, 2025
lots of vegetarian options!! chile cheese relleno, vegetarian enchiladas, avacado tomato salad, salsa, rice, and beans are all very good
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Jim C.
May 1, 2024
Food was good but at the end of our meal we caught and killed a roach that was crawling along the wall on our table. Not what you want to see. I gave the dead roach in a napkin to the girl at the front and said y'all need to take care of this. I believe I will give it some time to hopefully clean up a bit......
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Bryant R.
Aug 26, 2023
This casual, wallet-friendly restaurant is great for families. It's busy during the week - especially for lunch - but it's packed on weekends. Just be patient. Food is pretty good, not great. Beef is only fair quality. Met up here with family for a Friday dinner. Wait for a table wasn't terrible; we were on the early end of the evening. The line got much longer as the evening progressed, but it's a big restaurant, so table turnover is pretty good.Chips and salsa are pretty good! We also enjoyed some queso, which was good. I ordered the carne asada. Taste was not bad, but meat quality was not all that great and it was overcooked (easily done for super thin meats). Servers were definitely very busy, and our server didn't check in enough and forgot a couple requests.We'll probably go back, but keep our expectations at the lower end.
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