Maria Del Mar

I'm an extremely picky person when it comes to Mexican. There's good Mexican and then there's bad Mexican. Maria Del Mar, I would consider, is Great Mexican. I would call their menu a fusion between Authentic & Tex Mex. So many great flavors on the menu.We eat here a lot and we love it. I would consider this hands down, the best Mexican restaurant in the Keller, Alliance, Roanoke, TC area. In my opinion it's not even close and I like quite a few places in the area. Name me a place, I've been there and Maria Del Mar tops them all. I don't understand why it doesn't ever have a wait, because it's delicious food. Can't complain because we always sit down immediately and the food comes out hot & fresh, quickly. If you're looking for truly tasty Mexican with authentic flavors, this is a place you need to try. I want this place to stay in business. You should too if you visit!

So good! We used to come when molcajetes were here, it was our first time trying this restaurant and we liked it very much, perhaps better than molcajetes. The chips are warm and not too thin, the salsa is perfect, (I don't like the chunky one with huge pieces of raw onion) the complementary bean dip was the best thing! Our fajitas were perfectly seasoned and the regular portion was enough for two. We had room for tres leches and flan! Prices were reasonable. The staff were extremely friendly! Ask for Horacio he was super nice. Will come back for sure.

I'll break this up into 2 paragraphs since both the Maria Del Mar and the Oven Story Pizza restaurants are there.1. For as long as I've been going to the Maria Del Mar, it has always been really damn solid, as from maybe 1 or 2 bad experiences, the restaurant itself is still one of my personal favorites. The atmosphere is solid, as well as customer service (wait staff, etc), and of course the food as well. The only thing that in my opinion is a bit of an issue is price, usually going up 15-30 dollars depending what you get such as their ribeye or some of their specials. Other than that, it is a pretty solid place.2. The newly opened Oven Story Pizza is one of my favorite pizza restaurants I have stumbled across. The wait time usually isn't that long, around 15-30 minutes, and the food is also great. My personal favorite is the butter chicken pizza, and their tikka paneer pizza. However, like the Maria Del Mar, I feel like the price is a bit uppened for what you're getting ( S, M, X or XL ). However, I would still go to either one despite that.( ps, I don't have any pics of the food at the Maria Del Mar, but like there's already plenty online )

We were hunting a seafood restaurant The sign out front implies that this is their specialty But it is one of the many Mexican restaurants My wife had the fajita lunch special she said it was good My mother in law had ceviche I ordered the seafood soupIt was pretty good obviously fresh enough for 2 meals which is what I didParking in a non issue as it is located in a large strip mallOur server was very attentive to our needs Not noisy even though they seated a large party next to us when the other side of the room was empty Worth a return visit

We originally came over here for Los Molcajetes but they've moved. We decided to give Maria Del Mar a try, I'm so glad we did. They have seating on the enclosed patio and indoor seating. The music wasn't too loud to carry a conversation and decor was tasteful. Our food was spectacular! I ordered the beef fajita quesadillas which came with guac and sour cream, homemade refries beans and rice. However, the table chips and salsa were fantastic! My husband who doesn't eat salsa that has any kind of spice even dipped into the salsa, it was fresh and flavorful. I poured some onto my quesadillas as well. Our server, Alejandro was friendly and very attentive! Great job and Thank you for our enjoyable family lunch today!!

Y'all already know, this restaurant keeps getting better and better every visit. Tamales were on point lots of meat with the right amount of masa. They were moist with the mole sauce (chefs kiss!)Chicken mole was perfect, taste like how grandma made it.. I do recommend an extra side of rice to soak up the sauce... don't waste that sauce yall!!!Service was great, refills and food came out quick. Can't wait to try menudo.

We went on a Friday night at about 5pm. The restaurant was not very busy at all, it was clean and well kept.Customer Service: The people there were very nice, but not super attentive. It took a while to get the server over to take our order. We were not give a drink menu when we first sat down. When we finally did, our drinks came out halfway through our meal.Food: I ordered the birria tacos and my wife ordered the tlayuda. We also got the queso dip. The chips for the queso and salsa were warm and tasted fresh, but we ran out of salsa, and were never asked to bring more out. The queso was ok, nothing really special about it, wasnt spicy or seasoned very well. The birria tacos were way to expensive for what you get. It was $15 for 3 tacos and they were very small and even felt smaller compared to the plate they were on. The tacos were tender, but not very crispy. The consome was very oily and lacked seasoning. the tlayuda was VERY hard to cut through, which may be just how it is, but it was not something you could easily pick up and eat either.Overall, the place was nice.

I'm not sure what all of the hoopla is about because I really did not enjoy this place. I got the beef enchiladas and I thought the meat was a little mealy? Anyway, I didn't enjoy the green sauce either. The cheese sauce was pretty good. It was spicy and I enjoyed that. I don't think I'll come back and I don't recommend it. I live in Arizona so I'm accustomed to good Mexican food and this was not it!

Management has changed here. Food was bland, service was pretty poor. As others have pointed out you have to ask for everything. We went for lunch at 11:05am first customers. No music on, no tvs on. Entryway has been converted to storage. Server messed up our order. First table just 2 of us. Maybe listen and actually write it down ? Place has gone downhill.

Carne Asada cost 17.95! It looked like a cut of beef jerky. It was horrible. The guy running the place isn't even Hispanic. This seems to be a Mexican restaurant owned and operated by an Arab. Don't waste your money here.