Doña María's Tamales

Who knew? Seriously, who knew Berea KY had a fine tasting Mexican restaurant. Authentic and tasty. The mole with chicken was great and the menudo was outstanding. If you never plan to get to the southern border then do yourself a favor and give this place a go.

Really disappointed in these reviews because they give this place a low rating when it doesn't deserve that at all. This is a mom and pop shop and if you want good food you need to pay for it. $5 for an elote isn't the worst we've seen... try $10 for ONE where we live. And it was delicious. We should've got three. The gorditas were authentic and absolutely delicious. This place is authentic, they are doing a great job and Berea is soooo lucky to have them. We tried a place outside of Berea in Richmond and paid restaurant pricing and not even close. Again, rather my money go local and this place is the place to go. We will be back one more time before we leave as we are here on vacation. Side note: biracial family here who knows Mexican food.

Really enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere. Great vegetarian options! I would definitely come back.

Great place for homemade tamales - chicken, bean, cheese and even mole! The atmosphere is cozy and warm and it is great for lunch and an early dinner. Totally local and adorable and delicious!

Great Mom and Pop Mexican food. Small menu but Gordita Burrito was very good and the corn in cup was amazing. Good stop I'm Berra.

The food wasn't good the atmosphere was lacking the service was good people were nice. If you come here don't get anything with mole sauce it will be on everything, but plain chicken tamales are good.

Good food at a cheap price. I've gotten the steak tacos multiple times, and I've never heard complaints from the people I've gone with. Cozy place to grab a fast bite. Fast service.

This is best traditional Hispanic food we've had in a very long time. Nothing zipped out of gallon cans in here. We had the Tamale platter and the presentation was perfect. We had a different sauce on each tamale and both were traditionally done. Contrary to what you might read in these posts, i thought the price was fair and the food good and plenty. Don't hesitate to get yourself in there! You'll be glad you did!

most amazing tamales ever. the cake is so moist and fluffy, the service is amazing and the people who work in here are so kind. absolutely 10/10

We stopped in for a quick snack and tried one of each of the tamales. All three were delicious and I especially recommend both the bean and the cheese tamales. I wish we lived closer because this would be a regular staple of our diet.