Marcella's Mexican Restaurant

I decided to give Marcella Mexican food a try before my meeting. Upon entering, the atmosphere felt a bit dated, and I was told to sit anywhere. To the left was a bar area, and to the right was a large open area that could use some updates. I opted for a booth and was quickly served chips, salsa, and refried beans with shredded cheddar cheese. Unfortunately, the beans were lukewarm and lacked flavor, and the cheese didn't even melt.When the waitress took my order, I asked for recommendations and was told the carnitas were good, but I decided to go with her suggestion of "Camarones al Mojo Ajo" (shrimp). About 15 minutes later, my food arrived--but it was carnitas, not the shrimp. After letting the waitress know, she apologized and reordered my meal.I ended up waiting for another 15-20 minutes, and by the time I had to leave for my meeting (after more than an hour), I requested my food to-go. As a gesture of goodwill, the owner gave me a $5 discount for the long wait. When I opened my to-go container, I found that the butter from the shrimp had soaked into the beans and guacamole, and I had received flour tortillas instead of the corn tortillas I had ordered. That said, the tortillas were homemade and pretty good.Unfortunately, the shrimp were oversaturated with butter, and the flavor of the beans was non-existent. After trying a couple of tacos, I ended up throwing most of the meal away. While the service staff was friendly, the overall food quality and the long wait made for a pretty disappointing experience.

Wow! this is great open on mondays now and a great meal as usual. Food is hot and fresh .

Came in for Lunch Heather sat us in the lounge area. Really cool retro place . She brought us Chips Salsa and Bean dip . The bean dip was a bit cold . We then ordered Spicy Bloody Mary's . Very Good :) Hubby ordered a Chili Relleno And Taco plate w/ rice and beans . Really Good He Said . I had a Tapatia Salad it was very good. I would have liked a little more meat though . We enjoyed our meal . Heather took really good care of us . We will be back I might try a different item on the menu

First time there with my Momma and we will be back! Where do I start?!? Everything was delicious. I know about this place because they catered a dear friend of mines Dads celebration of life and so I knew their food (specifically their rice) is bomb.com. Their meat, all of them, are fresh and tender. The tacos, I could eat until I pop.....The chips and salsa are fresh and not too spicy and have a very good flavor. All of the food you will enjoy.Now....their drinks! Holy cow; very refreshing and tasty. My Momma and I split a pitcher of margaritas....it took us a little bit; but we finished strong and ate chips and salsa while we talked and also visited with the other patrons in the restaurant. Everyone was happy, kind and having a great time enjoying the food and each other's company. The owners were both out, greeting and talking to the guests and also working behind the scenes. It is a well oiled business that runs with love and respect and that was evident by the way the employees treated each other and the owners. There is plenty of safe, well lite and ADA parking. The restaurant also has plenty of ADA seating inside. Come in and try some delicious food and great company. You'll see me back in there for sure.

Sucks food was bland ordered two enchilada with rice and beans. The rice and beans were good the chicken was just boiled shredded no flavor and beef as well. The happy hour margaritas were disgusting. I loved this place five years ago. Today was such a waste the owner told me she uses "house tequila" for the margaritas when asked if we liked them after seeing we wasted them. I said no the tequila was disgusting. Maybe they should switch to costcos house tequila or something. Either way won't ever come back here. EVER they definitely fell off

I met a couple of friends recently for lunch. We were greeted warmly and seated with waters on the way. Two of us had the beloved tapatias and one had a taco salad. My tapatia was good however, the shredded chicken was on the dry side. I'm a little jaded bc I frequented Carmen's restaurant in McHenry Village in the 1970's. The best tapatias ever! Marcella has a good second. We all were mostly happy with our orders. The person who ordered the taco salad was very happy. The service was a ten! The restaurant is dated and could use some love in the remodel department.

No lunch menu High priced food Quality has suffered Poor quality dishesStay away from salads

My wife and I drove from Lodi to Marcella's last night in search of the "Carmen's Tapatia" we enjoyed so much back in the 1970-s when we were dating. I ordered the shredded beef tapatia, and she had the grilled chicken tapatia, and both were fantastic! Our server, (Natalia?) was also 1st rate. It was like time travel. Our 40+ year search for that uniquely special tapatia flavor is now over. We met the gracious Marcella too, and she filled us in on the historical Carmen's connection between her family and the tapatia creations that made Carmen's locally famous back when. We can't wait to go back and take our friends to experience the Marcella's Tapatias!

This place is horrible the worst Mexican restaurant in Modesto the food was terrible The restaurant is in bad shape The bar area is a dump booths are wore out ripped up no bear on tap bar looks horrible I don't know how this place stays open

Food was inedible. Everything was bland and mushed together. Everything covered with cheddar cheese for some reason. Service was nice but just a terrible waste of money - super disappointed.