Esther’s Tex Mex

We came here for dinner tonight and were seated immediately and without a reservation. We sat indoors as it is June in Texas, although when the weather is cooler I could see the outdoor seating being nice.The food was solid, and reasonably priced. I did like my quesadilla as well as the tostada atun appetizer. My fiancé enjoyed her dinner as well.

Got the chili rilleno. My friend got the taquitos. We also ordered queso. Taquitos and chili rellenos were good. Queso could have included a few more ingredients; as a California native, this was reminiscent of nacho cheese only with cheese on the side. Friend said that there should have been more ingredients in the cheese to make it more legit queso experience. Other than that, real cute decor.

Very good place with seating inside and out! They have a great happy hour 7!days a week! I had the puffy tacos and my son had enchiladas both were fresh and good. We had nachos as an appetizer delicious! Great service and small town feel we love! Will be back!

Please don't eat here. A waist of money the food is not seasoned AT ALL!!!!! Will not be coming back. Taco Bell is better then this slop.

Me and my partner were just visiting because a friend was hosting an open mic nearby. We were drawn in by the colorful decor, but the front is undergoing some sort of maintenance because there was a whole section of the porch cordoned off.Once inside we were immediately served chips and salsa, which in my opinion need serious work like much of the menu, including the worn menus themselves and possibly wherever they are sourcing their ingredients. I ordered the Big Carls plate which came with your choice of a soft or hard taco, served with 2 beef enchiladas, rice, beans and guacamole. The guacamole was the only thing I would give some leeway to say was decent. My partner ordered a margarita, ceviche and a cheese enchilada. According to her everything tasted store bought, but I personally felt like that was giving it too much credit. The staff was very nice and attentive so if I gave credit to the one star anywhere that's what it would be for. The food is pictured. I don't feel like it's worth visiting if you want a nice eating experience but I'm sure once it starts getting late and the dive bar aspect of it kicks in then it isn't as bad if that's your scene. Not my cup of tea though. They should get fresher ingredients. Take some baby steps to improve like having actual hot sauce bottles, providing some form of cutlery and perhaps revamping the way certain dishes are prepared because the ceviche especially was surprisingly basic. I try not to be too harsh, but this was genuinely one of the least enjoyable experiences I've ever had food wise at a restaurant. Like sometimes you see a hole in the wall joint and think "wow that place must slap" but this unfortunately did not turn out to be one of those places. Oh and lastly, investing in a water filter would help as well because that water earned my "toilet water" award. Super gross.

Well....... This was a pleasant surprise to see such a quaint spot just on the outskirts of downtown Buds. Which is about 3 blocks long if you have never been there.The food was really good and the atmosphere was excellent. The service was very prompt and the staff was fantastic. If you are near the downtown area, please stop in! It's a fun spot in town with plenty of seating, parking and of course, extra large to go cups of tea!

This place is so confusing. The decor is so cute and the margaritas are good, but it's seemingly run by high school kids and the food is so sub-par. The queso was terrible - it had an ok flavor, but the texture was so bad. It was like it had been reheated several times. My husband got ground beef tacos and many pieces of the beef were almost raw (yes, I'll update if he gets food poisoning). I got chicken quesadillas and while the chicken was very good, it was insanely greasy. Someone with experience flipping restaurants needs to buy this place and revamp the menu. Otherwise, we aren't coming back. I'm really disappointed to say this was a horrible experience.

This place has some interesting decor and a seat your self type atmosphere. Our waitress was nice, although not attentive. We sat there with no drink refills the entire time, ran out of chips that we had to ask when our food arrived (10min after running out) to be refilled. My husband got the carls combo or something like that. He had to ask for his taco since it didn't come out with his food. The waitress left and then came back and asked what kind of taco...we had already had a conversation over what he wanted on it while ordering and that it was a crispy beef taco. He asked for meat, cheese, and sour cream only. It came with only meat and cheese, and we were charged $1 for the sour cream that wasn't on it. His taco meat was cold and dry - tasted old and reheated, and the enchiladas had almost no sauce so they were falling apart while trying to eat them.I ordered the cheese chili relleno. It was so greasy and bland. Part of it was burnt and you could taste it, but it wasn't crispy anywhere so it leads me to think that it was something floating in the fryer that attached to it. The rice was crispy and under cooked with no flavor. The beans were sitting in grease (see picture) but had no flavor either. I ordered a side of sour cream for it, and it had guacamole at the bottom of the cup...avocados are a severe allergy for some people so be cautious - seems like they aren't keeping the line or the tools clean if there is cross contamination. The salsa is overwhelming with cilantro, you can't taste anything else in it. The queso was ok, but mainly just cheese - nothing to write home about. Tortillas are not homemade. As we were leaving we noticed trays upon trays of margarita glasses PRE-SALTED! They aren't that busy so you know those aren't going to be used tonight. How long are those sitting there, pre salted getting dust in the glass? Hard pass on the margaritas simply because of that!With so many other texmex places in Kyle and Buda, don't waste your time or money here.

Monica was the best server ever!! We had two "iceberg" flights and they were amazing! Monica has great recommendations and I love that it's a small business and not a chain! Great for photo opportunities as well!! Food was authentic and couldn't recommend this place more!!

Went on 10/5/2024 wife and i sat at the bar went to have a couple of drinks and food and to watch the MLB playoffs. i ordered a top shelf margarita on the rocks, it appeared that the only one allowed to make the drinks was the owner (I am assuming Esther). It was the WORST drink i have ever been served, all juice with 2 small cubes of ice. The tv at the bar had the Baylor football game, after i surveyed the room (there we only like 6 people there) and determined no one was watching the game i asked the owner if she would change the channel. She declined at first but a few minutes later she changed channel to MLB, once she saw it was baseball she said "no way I hate baseball" and put back to Baylor game. talk about terrible customer service she is the worst. We will never step in that place again!!!