Ganadera Parrilla — Restaurant in McAllen

The only good thing here are the drinks. The host is rude, the waitress was nice but she did take some time to bring everything out. Let me start off…. I had an espresso martini, a jamaiquita, and a bottle of beer (indio) my husband had 4 beers, everyone else on our party had lemonade or soft drinks except for one other person who had a jamaiquita. For food we had a cauliflower, and choriqueso with mushrooms, and a parrillada for 6. There were 6 people in our party 5 adults one child, a child that did not eat, she had fries and fideo. The parrillada has 4 quesadillas even though it’s for 6 people, the ribeye in the parrillada was burnt, the meat was tasteless and the chicken was well chicken…… in all everyone had ONE taco. thats all it was enough for, portions uneven way too much sausage and even though the menu says it includes onions we had to remind our waitress to bring it out because she did not bring them when she brought the parrillada. The charro beans were acceptable. the piquin salsa had too much salt, the star of the meal was the tostadas de harina and the salsa verde. The table ordered two desserts. I almost forgot to mention the guys at the bar were amazingly nice, my espresso martini was wonderful and so was the jamaiquita. I would not eat here again. The bill was 340 dollars for a dinner nobody was really satisfied with. Overpriced and the food doesnt warrant how expensive it is for the subpar quality.

Go to saltgrass, probably better service and way better quality of meat…..oh and I saw what you did with your betabel con jocoque… copied la reynita in SPGG...

Overall: meh. My experience there was interesting. The servers were very friendly but were ready at a moments notice to snatch your menu, your plate or your glass the moment it appeared you were done, as opposed to asking, "May I take your plate?". The prices are moderately high for the size of portion and quality of the plates. The area between Ware Rd - Shary has become saturated with high-end Mexican restaurants that typically appeal to the wealthy or narcos with money. I will give credit where it is due. The atmosphere was great, though they had videos looping on the screens that did not match with the music playing. In fact, the video and music were completely different songs. The service was very good, as well. In summary, La Ganadera is becoming the next Taco Palenque where they are trying to appeal to a different clientele and create their own version of Palenque grill or even Casa de Palenque, which is fine. Ironically, the food is better from a regular La Ganadera than this new location. Spend the same amount of money and get a large amount of food for your family at a regular...

The place is on the fancier side of restaurants and their service shows. I read several reviews complaining, but this is not your typical valley TAQUERIA and maybe thats what people are kinda comparing it to. Prices have to be higher because this is not the meat market where you pick up and go. Anyhow, our server Manuel was awesome and we ordered Fajita tacos that were to die for! I also order the elote slices and those were scrumptious!! We also enjoyed the chips and salsa while waiting for our food. Then the server had me sample a mango drink which led me to buy the whole damn drink and I don't even drink lol!! But it was delicious. Every waiter in there was very helpful and asked several times if we needed anything. Their attentiveness and great attitudes was a great way to be served. The peso pluma in the background playing was aweaome as well. I would recommend this place for date nights or to hangout with friends for some drinks. I rate this...