El Palenque Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in McConnelsville

Yeah! Mexican has come to town!

We love Mexican and go to one everywhere we go. El Palenque did a very good job in comparison.

Overall the service was very friendly and prompt. The salsa was really good, better than most and guacamole was good also. Chips were just okay. Didn't have authentic made taste, more like they came out of bag, but no biggie.

We got lunch fajitas, which was very filling. Kudos to them for not skimping on the toppings. They gave a nice amount of sour cream and lettuce, etc.

Price wise, I thought they were leaning on the expensive side . Not outrageous, just slightly. So we'll probably stick with lunch time rates and not go at evening.

Atmosphere for a Mexican restaurant was a little bland, but then they just opened. More important is that it was clean. I would take that over decorations any day.

One suggestion I would make to owners should they read this is that it was kind of dark in restaurant and adding small light fixtures just over each booth or on the tables will brighten it up and add to the intimate dining experience.

Anyway, I would recommend this place and will definitely be back. So Happy...

The special holiday drinks are fun, the salsa is good and fresh, but I have to say the fajita quesadilla disappointed me. First of all, it wasnt even made like a quesadilla. Typically they are stuffed between two tortillas and then grilled on both sides, like a grilled cheese sandwich, these were made like a soft taco, with one singular tortilla shell wrapping it. It was toasted, so it was crispy, but I felt there wasnt a good 'insides' to tortilla shell ratio because of it. There were too much chicken and vegetables and not enough shell. The chicken and vegetables were VERY salty. I guess that is why I was wanting more tortilla to counteract that. The environment wasnt as cozy as the other Mexican places I've been to in the area, but the service was good and the waitress was friendly. I just wouldn't recommend the fajita...

We walked in and was immediately approached by a Hughe smile and a very pleasant young lady. Her name was Madison, she seated us and began a bit of conversation with us. It was very nice to hear this from her about her place of business. Sheathed us what we wanted to drink and gave us a sufficient amount of time to select our choices for lunch. I ordered the Ribeye steak dinner and my wife had the steak enchiladas. We both had our food served hot and very quick. "It was good also I was very hungry." LOL. Madison was very knowledgeable about the food and drinks! I can only let you know please go to this restaurant and give it a try. Great sauces also. Have a great meal. Dale &...