Palenque Mexican Restaurant

Shanna Simmons

My mother and I went for Mother's Day and boy do I feel bad for making the choice to eat there. It was the first time for both of us and they have been there for years so I assumed it must be good. It was about 3pm when we got there. It was a very bar atmosphere the entire time. Loud, maybe a little tipsy talkers. A toddler crying too. Busy. I was suprised how little of selection the menu had. Took me forever to decide on something to order. I asked for mild salsa but it wasent mild. Asked for pico de gallo instead but it tasted terrible. The tomatos were green and orange. Not ripe. Yuck. Asked for a bean dip. It was a little spicy but better of the other 2 choices. I ordered a blackberry margerita. The picture on the menu looked so good. A deep plum color. My margarita was white with a few streaks of plum color. WASENT ABLE TO PUT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FLAVOR IN IT. Had to send it back. ???? WTH? My mom ordered a tostada. When she got her plate, it looked like a plate of basic bagged salad mix. She couldnt find the tortilla. She asked the waiter and with his help she was able to find it. WHAT??? We ordered some carne asada fries, California Fries they call them and I had no words for what they gave me. If you search google for carne asada fries images, you would never find anything that looked like what they served me. Fries, cilantro, steak and a light layer of grated parmesan cheese. Like you would put on your spagetti. WHAT??? I ordered nachos and the meat had a different taste to it. Looking at the texture, I would say it wasent just ground beef but I dont know for sure to say for sure. My mom didnt finish even half of her "tostada" and didnt want to take it home. Took the fries home with plans of making them the "carne asada fries" they were supposed to be. HOPE! We had originally ordered an order of nachos to take home to my dad but after the meal so far we canceled those plans. Im posting some pictures but I dont think the pics get attached to the exact review that they were posted with but I hope so so that people are able to see. And after all that, $70 bill. Make me sick to my stomach. Everything about the experience was not good. Blows my mind.

Susan Farmer

Great food and friendly service. The view of the golf course was nice. They were able to accommodate our large group. None of us are from the area, but if we come back we will definitely eat here again.

Dave Griffiths

This place had mediocre food and tried to not honor the prices for drinks on their menu. The drink menu clearly states that the normal price for a “house margarita” is 9.50. At the bottom of the menu it says happy hour prices for a “house margarita “ is 6.95 Happy hour is 7 days a week from 3:00-6:00 pm. After we were charged full price, I asked the manager and he said he would not charge our bill, that we needed to speak with our waiter. Waiter said no that’s the price. He said we needed to point to the menu and ask for a happy hour house margarita. I literally started laughing, so you get one half the size for a 2.50 discount!!! Do you hear yourself I say. I point to the menu and ask what is the difference between a “house margarita” and a “house margarita” the truth is the special is 2.50 off the normal price and they didn’t want to give us the discount that’s on their own menu. This is on top of the fact that 7 of us had dinner and the check was 160.00 , which is fine. But arguing with us about not giving the correct bill after spending that much is terrible business. I will never go back. If you go please test them and order a happy hour margarita, I quarantine you it will be the size as the one that’s normally 9.50. I hope they read this review and our embarrassed. I have included photos of their menu so you can see how dishonest they were with me. All of ours were ordered on the rocks just as the menu required for the discount.

Sondra Renz

Food was amazing. We came in with a large group and they were very accommodating. Service was fast, prices were very reasonable, and everyone left satisfied. 10/10