Ristorante messicano El Pueblo Sede Cipro — Restaurant in Rome

The one star is for the decoration of the place, it is very detailed and as a Mexican it feels genuine, it is not like other places that they only put Mexican things at random, the objects are carefully selected and well thought, the second star is for the waiter and the fact that he informed me that this place takes in apprentices from all over the world, a very noble cause that I fully support.

So for the minus one star because the food was below par, the antipasto of jalapeños filled with cheese was 2 jalapeños normal size filled with a dry soft cheese very much like tofu rectangular drowned in a sea of melted cheese of various types (according to the Italians in the group: not the best quality... and Italians know their cheese) that antipasto was 8€ and very very spicy. My main dish was a quesadilla (flour tortilla) with cheese and huitlachoche that I love and adore, it was absolutely a hit the fact that they even have it, it must be hard to keep fresh and even get in the first place, the waiter was kind enough to make it my main dish by adding the refried beans and white rice (I don’t understand why don’t they serve Mexican rice, it is super easy to make... said the Mexican) but we also have white rice in Mexico and it allows the taste of the other plates to come forward, in this case the burnt refried beans. I informed the waiter about this and he communicated an apology from the cook. We also ordered nachos, as an appetizer.... they came in last, asked two times for them.

My bf said the cheese served with the nachos “faceva schifo” and he ate my burned beans so he has low food standards. My Spanish friend said we will not be going back.

Goes without saying that the four of us will not be returning, what is the point of going to a restaurant when you can cook better yourself at home... and yes, it is possible to cook good Mexican with the ingredients found here in Rome.

I was reluctant to write an honest review given the owner’s harsh response to the response given to other reviews that did not favor the place, unprofessional and closed minded, for most people the owner blamed the review on the fact that the ones reviewing may not have experience with Mexican food, the country or that they simply where not Mexican, I really wonder what excuse the owner will have for my review as I am Mexican, have eaten a lot of Mex food and also know how to cook it, in Mexico AND abroad.

I want to praise the alter for keeping a positive outlook with us since we where quite vocal about what we did not find up to par and want to appreciate the cool vibe of the place, I believe that raising food standards would make this place a hit, and would like to hear that it happens as I take pride...

The most un authentic Mexican restaurant I have ever visited, not sure if the restaurant owners have even visited Mexico if you want to research Mexican food ie burritos just Google it, I ordered a chicken burrito with rice and black beans the most simple Mexican dish you can prepare, I got a tortilla just folded over not rolled with chicken in and mince meat which was not on the menu no rice or black beans inside, I got rice and mashed up black beans in separate bowls which should be inside the burrito and the rice was dripping in olive oil, also it had two stars out of three for spiciness it was not spicey what so ever. How you can go so wrong with a burrito I don't know, but the restaurant staff was lovely and so was the service, it was such a shame the burrito was so un authentic and miss guided. I don't like writing bad reviews it's just constructive criticism because they were nice people with good service just research Mexican food. I have lived in Mexico for a good few months and never came across anything like that. I'm very sorry but it needed...

Io e il mio compagno abbiamo deciso di provare il messicano per la prima volta la sera di San Valentino. Mai scelta più sbagliata. Siamo arrivati e il posto è molto piccolo, i tavoli tutti attaccati. Ci hanno fatto accomodare a un angioletto accanto alla porta e sederci è stato difficoltoso perché le sedie erano molto vicine sia al tavolino che al muro. Il titolare ci ha portato il menù standard e in più ci ha proposto un menù fisso fatto per l'occasione. Ma abbiamo optato per il menù alla carta. Ci hanno lasciato per almeno 30 minuti senza venire a prendere le ordinazioni, ma abbiamo lasciato correre. Una volta tornato il titolare ci ha proposto anche un antipasto fatto per l'occasione con una sorta di supplì e un rotolino di pasta fillo e formaggio. Lo abbiamo ordinato, insieme ai nachos con formaggio, un burrito con carne e una doppia "piadina" vegetariana al formaggio (che non ricordo il nome) Arrivati gli antipasti, il supplì sembrava cotto la mattina e solo riscaldato al microonde sul momento perché pastoso e molle, nel rotolino il formaggio era impercettibile. Arrivano i nachos col formaggio che erano palesemente stati in microonde poiché il piatto era bollente e arrivati alla fine, il formaggio, ormai raffreddato, aveva fatto un blocco durissimo con le patatine, incollandosi al piatto ed è stato impossibile staccarlo. Abbiamo sperato nei piatti principali, ma anche qui, una delusione. Il mio burrito era discreto, ma davvero troppo troppo salato, quello vegetariano erano due piadine, una sopra l'altra e una volta aperto dentro aveva 3 fette di cactus (che non ci pare fosse menzionato nel menù) Abbiamo comunque tolto tutto il cactus che sapeva di spinaci lessi e mangiato quel che ne restava, ma veramente niente di che... Abbiamo evitato il dolce e ce ne siamo andati sperando, la prossima volta, di trovare un...