El Dorado Mexican Restaurant

This place is OK. The food is fresh but kind of bland. I went with my dad and we ordered at the same time. His food came out 15 minutes before mine. I am always amazed that anyone served food this way. The place isn't dirty but it is in need of update so it looks dirty. It is a family owned place supporting 3 owners so it probably doesn't leave a lot of profit for investing in the business. This is one of the few places in Callahan I don't visit regularly.

Let me start by saying I believe the staff and regular customers are why this establishment is still open. The staff was prompt and polite. The atmosphere was void of customers and gloomy. The food came to our table with very little wait. I believe I understand why. It lacked any sign of life. The corn shells were dry. The carne asada was more like tiny pieces of meat that you find in low-grade dog food. It was tough, dry, and lacked flavor. The tiny saucer of picowasnt even enough to "juice" it up. I had to wash it down with water to get it to go down after chewing it 100 times( unfortunately, this is not an exaggeration). I only ate the meat of one of the tacos with the pico. I opted to take home the rest to the dog. I wish I had something better to report. However, I wish we had decided to go for Chinese instead.

I recently moved back to the area and was excited to revisit one of my favorite places - the fish bowl-style Margaritas and delicious food. However, the carne asada was terribly overcooked and tough, and the fish tasted like the fryer oil hadn't been changed in ages. I paid for our meals and left feeling incredibly disappointed. Needless to say, I won't be returning. There are better places out there.

The service and staff were great but the food was not good. The taco salad shell tasted like old grease and it was not appetizing at all. I've definitely had much better in the area and will just stay on the other side of 95 if I crave Mexican food.

The food is great, not expensive, and fast service. I really don't care about the decor. Family owned with nice friendly staff. Definitely a better experience than going to Anejo down the street.

We Love the Sunday Buffett! They have all the traditional favorites and you can also create your own tacos/burritos.Come early because the Buffett ends at 1pm :(I can't wait to eat here again.

Service wasn't great but acceptable. The steak quesadilla looked and tasted like dog food. Other food is sub par at best.

Ate there for dinner on 06/11/24, the service was not great. There were three of us and we ordered steak tacos and fish tacos. The steak tacos were ok but the fish tacos were not good at all. The fish was burnt and dry (like jerky). We sat there for a while waiting on the bill. Probably will not go back. The atmosphere is very depressing also.

We had a long day on the road and after we checked into our hotel, they highly recommended El Dorado for a good dinner. What a pleasant restaurant; very clean looking and very well decorated in a Mexican decor. The waitress came immediately and brought chips and two kinds of salsa. I ordered the steak fajita - absolutely excellent. My husband ordered the Chimi; he thought it was excellent also. The staff was all very nice to us and very attentive. We were thrilled to have such a good meal and service after traveling all day. Our only regret is that we couldn't finish our meal there was so much and we were to full to order dessert. This was a very good experience, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves Mexican food. We will go back, when we are in the area which is twice a year.Yummy

Great food!! Great service I will definitely will be returning! So happy to find a Mexican restaurant that has such good food 10/10