Restaurant Don Gallo — Restaurant in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

This place came highly recommended to us and we were so excited to see nopales on the menu, an item that's rather difficult to find in germany.

I'm not sure if this was a "wrong place at the wrong time" type of situation, but we didn't enjoy the food. We ate lunch there on a sunday. BUT keep in mind that regional differences might play a role in this, since my husband's family is from Jalisco. Overall WE PERSONALLY were missing flavors and textures. I'm also not sure if the fact that they source most of the ingredients regionally justifies these rather high prices.

-Quessadillas 4* - solid! -Quesabirria 1* - consomé didn't have a lot of depth to it and since the container, it came in, was so small it was rather inconvenient to dip anything in it. The meat was extremely soft, almost mushy in texture. -Fajitas Arrachera 1* - Steak was tough, the whole thing was lacking flavor. -Frijoles 2.5* - taste was ok. We expected simply that though - frijoles - not frijoles refritos. A specification in that case, also the type of beans you're using, would be nice. (Not pinto beans in case anyone is wondering) -Guacamole 2* - taste was ok. We're just not a big fan of the blended texture (same as the beans btw). -Pico de gallo 1* flavor was missing and didn't seem freshly made that day unfortunately (reminder: we had lunch there) Hot sauce/ salsa 4* - Had a nice kick to it. My husband still spoke about it on the way home. -Fries and nuggets (since there's no rice on the menu as a side dish) 3* - that was good. Glad that's an option on the menu, since my kids usually go for rice and beans.

I was missing the happy, colorful atmosphere, mariachi music, something. Service was good. Food was just not for us personally.

Wishing you all the best. Definitely appreciate and congratulate you on bringing actual mexican dishes to germany, instead of...

Very disappointed with the food. My family Ordered a lot of various menu items. Al Pastor tacos: Very bland flavor, 3 street tacos for $20€. Overpriced for the amount of food. They also charge $4€ for a small soup bowl size of chips!! Not complimentary. “Pico” is dry, no juice … 90% chopped onions, 9% tomatoes & 1% cilantro. Regular margaritas taste like drinking strait lemon juice. I’ll be fair and say that the cheese Quesadilla and tortilla soup was actually good. Quesa Birria was dry but had a bit of flavor. Beef tacos were as dry as the Sahara Desert. When asking to add cheese on top of my 3 tacos, female Hispanic server said “that will take too long for the kitchen to do because we are very busy right now” … I was shocked with that response, but said “ok, no problem, I’m ok with waiting a bit longer for it” … Tacos came out with out cheese and were very dry. Only could force myself to eat 2 of the 3. Clearly understaffed, judging by previous reviews it seems the quality and flavors are slipping a bit. The check was over $300 and most oir family left hungry because the food was not enjoyable enough to finish. We won’t be back which is a bummer because there’s a lot of potential for this restaurant being one of the only ‘non-German’...

For an almost authentic Mexican cuisine experience in the beautiful and historic city of Rothenburg, Don Gallo is the best place. The restaurant looks like a traditional German restaurant from outside but that should nt gold anyone back. The restaurant is managed by a friendly manager and the staff are lovely too. We ordered Burrittos, tacos (they come soft here, unlike the hard tacos at Tex Mex restaurants) and Fajitas. After the authentic tacos we found the Burrittos to be very similar in filling. They could have had rice or beans instead of the same veggies. The fajitas were really disappointing. Besides being the priciest item on the menu, it was really not up to the mark. It was just some stir fried peppers, not flavourful at all. And no side.salad, or guacamole or rice or beans. Every meal I've had in Mexico, the fajitas come served very differently.

But this lapse shouldn't dissuade you from trying Don Gallo. Friendly service and possibly the only authentic Mexican restaurant in the area. We enjoyed...