a plate of chips and a bowl of salsa
a plate of food on a table
a person holding a cell phone and a plate of food
Fajitas
Chips and salsa
Margarita
Street corn
Burrito asap
a plate of mexican food
food
Chicken Soup
Super shrimp quesadilla ($10.95)
food, tacos
Super shrimp quesadilla ($10.95)
Combination with tamale & enchilada ($9.15)
Nachos Locos
Plain goodness for authentic Mexican food
Nachos Palenque (chicken)
Burrito and enchilada
Dynamo-Hum of Chicken Soup!
Spinach Enchilada lunch special
Parrillada
Grilled Nachos (chicken and steak)
Green enchilada
Jolene M.
Jul 8, 2024
El Palenque is the best Mexican that I have had in Nashville. I have been going here for 10+ years. I am shocked at their low rating! As a Texan, I am very picky about Mexican food. I will say, the service is a little hit or miss. I think a lot of these bad reviews are from people who got their feelings hurt by the people that work here. The first few times I went here I thought the wait staff did not like me for whatever reason. They are not very talkative or friendly but they are just like that with everyone. it's a family run business and they all kind of have the same nonchalant, minimal conversation attitude. Don't get offended! Just enjoy the food!
Read MoreMae D.
Apr 10, 2023
Fresh hot Mexican food! Also, this is a GreenHills original! It's been there for years!
Read MoreClint R.
Jul 11, 2023
Meh. Food was passable, service mediocre, prices high. Best thing I can say is their iceberg lettuce was fresh. Don't waste your time trying to find this place.
Read MoreMary E.
Aug 6, 2023
Average service, bland overpriced food. A mediocre meal that would have cost $15 anywhere else was over $40. I'm struggling to find positive things to say about this place. Nashville fails hard when it comes to Mexican food. This is just another name on that list.
Read MoreLeslie L.
May 15, 2022
Ordered to go. Had the burrito asada as usual. It was tasty. I don't usually give out 5 stars but the food at this place was good!
Read MoreRenee B.
Apr 14, 2023
Amazing straight up authentic! We come from ELA and it all good come down and enjoy the best Mexican meals ....
Read MoreWilliam L.
Jul 18, 2024
I'm not sure how this place has only 3 stars... My wife and her mother used to eat here when she was young. She brought it up while we were in the area so I looked at the reviews. DO NOT BELIEVE THE BAD ONES. I get everyone has different experiences but we could not tell if we were at Chick-fil-A or El Palenque. Also, the food is AMAZING! That's all you need to know .
Read MoreJackson S.
Aug 24, 2024
The food is great the quesadilla chicken Rihanna is delicious if you like spice add the salsa on top off it. We had to wait 30 minutes for our food. The tables and booths are clean, but sometimes there are chips under the table
Read MoreMarilee J.
Feb 29, 2024
Went in for a lunch this week. Inedible. The beef stank of fish. Then asked for just simple chips with beef and the beef must have been two weeks or more old. Nauseating. First the beef in a dish was rank and stank , like the two meats had been mixed together and old and then the beef was disgusting. And, since they also didn't put any tomatoes or any other garnishes on it was overpowering to see and smell how rank the meats were. Metro should condemn them . We walked by a storage room and it was filthy. Left and paid only for flat , cokes. Never eat here, or do at your own risk of getting food poisoning. Though I will add the poor waitress was very nice and seemed to be absolutely as frustrated as we were .
Read MoreGreen H.
Nov 4, 2023
This my favorite restaurant in Nashville. This is what you wish every Mexican restaurant would be. The food is fantastic! And it is prepared and served by a family that has prepared these dishes from their home land for generations.
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