Don Marcelino's Restaurant

Didn't plan on stopping long in Del Rio but had to deal with a tire issue on my motorcycle so stopped here for some breakfast and planning.No mask requirement for customers but the staff wears them. The decor inside is indicative of traditional Mexican restaurant. You order at the counter then they bring your plate to you. I ordered the huevos rancheros and a breakfast burrito. We had been camping and hadn't had a meal in almost 24 hours. Was hoping to get some really good border town Mexican food.They brought it out pretty quick. Honestly when I saw it I thought more diner food. It didn't wow me at all. The huevos rancheros comes with two tortillas but they don't put it in a cover so they got hard very quickly. The eggs were more poached than cooked also. The beef cubes were ok. Nothing to write home about though. The breakfast burrito had same issues. A couple minutes after I got it the tortilla was hard. Not a bad experience but certainly didn't live up to what I was hoping for.

My family used to love Don Marcelino's growing up but unfortunately the quality of the resteraunt has drastically changed. I don't expect much from a a kind of "fast food" place but as soon as you walked into the place it reeked of moth balls and an unpleasant smell. We ordered a variety of dishes like the steak tacos with beans and cheese, nachos and guac. The cheese wasn't fully melted as shown in the pictures and the guac wasn't fresh. The upside was the staff was incredibly nice and friendly but unfortunately due to the lackluster food our family will not be returning.

When we walked in it was very crowded luckily we found a table it was like most taco places in del rio .One thing I noticed is that it had a Weird smell and i got used to it over time but in the beginning it was quite irritating. We ordered (I got bean and cheese tacos and steak tacos on top of that)and it arrived 10-15 minutes later .we all dung into our food after a few bites I noticed something weird Tasting I tried to ignore it but every bite made the taste worse and worse.that's when my mom and my sister complained that that their food ( they got the same thing as me) tasted weird as well we all stopped eating. We were all still hungry so lucky us our steak tacos came just in time. Once again we all dung into our food thinking that something was just wrong in the bean and cheese tacos.when I bit into the steak tacos it tasted well....old like the meat was 2-3ish months old and well I stopped eating that to. In the end I left with 10 bites of who knows what and an half empty stomach

Let me break it down for you, since I was confused when I walked in. At first glance, it seems like it is sit down and be served style, but it's actually a walk-up order counter - which I am ok with. It just took a minute to realize that and I had to ask the cashier (but then again, this is coming from the same guy who walked out of a restaurant today and only realized he forgot to pay because someone called me before I drove off LOL!). I'm not the most observant sometimes!So, step on in, head left to the counter, choose your bottled beer or other bottled drinks out of the cooler, step up to the register, place your order, pay, and take the number placard and then go find a table. They give you a cup for fountain drinks, and you take that and fill it yourself at the soda fountain.I had the chicken enchilada suizas for $8.99. The plate includes (FOUR enchiladas - count 'em folks!) rice, refried beans, and a small salad on the same plate as most places do. If I am trying a new place, I usually taste the rice and the beans separately, to judge their flavor, and then mix them both together with the salad and then scoop it all into a flour tortilla and get a "bonus" taco out of my meal. The enchiladas were ok, but not a whole lot of flavor to them. Tried to spice it up with the salsa verde (since that is usually spicier) but it turns out the salsa rojo was MUCH better. The rice, the beans, and even the flour tortillas had a "burnt" taste to them even though they didn't appear to be burned. Not sure what that was about but I ended up mixing them all up with the salad into a flour tortilla and it wasn't too bad.No chips and salsa were delivered with this meal and although they were free, I had to get up and ask someone for my flour tortillas - yeah, first world problems, I know.It's a very spacious sized interior with several long tables and tables that can be pushed together if you have a large group.Don't expect anyone to wait on you for refills, drinks, etc. - all they do is drop your food off. You are on your own for everything else - which I am ok with as long as I am aware of it before I go.

Stopped in here for a quick lunch. Marcelino's was a place my local family recommended for good Mexican food. I ordered the bistek ranchero plate. It was ok. Wasn't wowing with flavor or spice. Had a chili powder taste, honestly. Large portion with two grande (fresh) tortillas, though. Bar was closed to only had ice tea. It was good but I doubt I'd return with numerous other places to try.

UPT Class 86-02 and this was my first time back in 33 years. Such great comfort food. The cheese enchiladas were as delicious as I remember.The facilities have changed for the better and the food is top notch.

Huge disappointment!From outside looks nice building but inside - fast food made fast & disgraced.Salsa terrible like a water . However prices are like nice restaurant- matching but not quality of good.I couldn't eat anything there . Wasted time and money.

A big disappointment. Back in the day the food was great. Not to mention the macho burger which was what made them great along Salas. Stopped ordering those burgers since they turned into just normal plain burgers that you can get at any other joint.Limited menu really suxed. So I ordered the "Mexican" what a joke I should have just ordered the 4 enchilada plate. Better yet gone to taco bell. The Mexican plate which is around $10 not including a drink!!!!! Consisted of 2 cheese enchiladas a small portion of beans and rice plus a rolled tortilla with what appeared to be ground beef in there. Wtf really. That was no Mexican plate!!!NO chips and salsa and NOT even tortillas to go with the damn plate!!!!!!! Cheap bastards Definitely not coming to waste my money here anymore.

I don't know what those people are talking about but this place has only had reviews since eight months ago. Nothing recent food came out quick and fast food taste great and fresh. The service was quick and love the ambience.

First, you order at the counter and pay at the counter before you sit. So if you don't have cash to tip ask to add tip to your order before you pay out. Second, I ordered the Huevos Rancheros plate. The tortillas came out before my meal. Tortillas were somewhat warm however, when my plate came out tortillas were already cold and hard. Third, the breakfast potato's were cold and somewhat mushy. The bacon I order was cut into tiny pieces and very chewy. Seemed like yesterdays bacon was warmed up for my meal. Beans were good and over easy eggs were placed on top of a corn tortilla which I really liked. Lastly, the service was good. I sat for about 30 minutes and she visited and asked if I needed anything several times during my sitting. I do not recommend this place for breakfast.