El Campesino — Restaurant in Columbus

The food was excellent. The chips weren't overcooked yet had nice crunch, the salsas were flavorful but not overpowering and most importantly added to the flavor of the rest of the food. The bean dip was a step above by actually having genuine flavor besides just bean paste. I ate a grilled chicken dish, and the vegetables ended up being the main star! Not that the chicken was any way bad, it was grilled superbly, the vegetables were just that good. They were seasoned but still retained the juice and natural flavor. An absolute masterpiece, I can't praise this enough. The rice, the lettuce, and guacamole were all in top shape, having great consistency but (again) not sacrificing flavor. The service was friendly, and made me feel right at home fast. There was only one issue...the beans. The bean dip (and everything else) was great so I had high expectations, but when I tried the beans...it was just lumps. Flavorless lumps. It wasn't bad enough to ruin the meal, far from it, they give you plenty of food. It is still sadly worth mentioning. Irregardless, I highly recommend coming here to try it for yourself if you enjoy flavorful, and in my opinion, authentic...

I'm not sure where the other reviewers were eating, but this is hands-down the worst Mexican restaurant I've ever been to! To begin with, the queso was thin and watered down; you could barely taste any cheese flavor. Same for the "mild salsa" that tasted a lot like canned tomatoes with a little spice/herbs. The guac was thin and pale green, not appetizing but didn't taste too bad. I ordered the TexMex quesadillas (chicken and spinach). I've never had a quesadilla that dripped when I picked it up. The bottom layer of the tortilla ended up very wet, I think with the thin "queso" inside, so ended up eating only half. It was hard to tell whether the chicken was cooked on site or canned. It wasn't grilled. My friend had the fajita which wasn't bad, it had grilled chicken. The iced tea wasn't so bad. The server was a little surly. It was just so bad, it was funny - an unforgettable experience for me...

So Sad to Say This Because this is 1 of my favorite spots to eat.... So today I ordered 4 tacos off of Uber eats and I only live like 4 blocks awsy or 3 mins away but I was under the weather & im disabled so I really didn't want to leave my house and was willing to pay the extra $$ to have it delivered....But again I really love their food BUT today I was VERY DISAPPOINTED because my order was Sooo skimpy compared to how it USUALLY is idk if ordering at lunch time was the difference but I feel like if this was my 1st time ordering I'd Probably NEVER order from here again..... Most likely I will order again because I do love the food I just hope next time is like ALL the other times I eat from here... consistency is very important & I hate that I had to leave this lil 2 star rating on such a GOOD spot to eat . Til...