Maya's Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Poplar Bluff

I recently dined at Maya’s Mexican Restaurant in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and had a mixed experience. I ordered the Enchiladas Supreme, which was a solid choice—well-prepared with a nice balance of flavors, though nothing particularly stood out as exceptional. The enchiladas were tasty, with a decent portion size, but I was disappointed to find that Mexican rice and beans, which used to come standard with every dinner entrée, are now charged as separate side dishes. This felt like a bit of a cash grab and left a sour taste, as it deviates from the traditional Mexican dining experience I’ve come to expect.

My friend ordered two beef burritos, and while they were flavorful and generously filled, we were both puzzled by the presentation. Instead of serving them on one plate, they arrived on separate plates, which seemed unnecessary and wasteful. The burritos themselves were good, but this odd choice detracted from the overall experience.

The service was adequate, and the atmosphere was pleasant enough, typical of a casual Mexican restaurant. However, the shift to charging for sides that were once included feels like a step backward and screams of greediness, which was a letdown. Maya’s is decent for a quick Mexican fix in Poplar Bluff, but these small missteps keep it from being great.

I’d give it a 3 out of 5—worth a visit, but don’t expect the full value you...

Stopped in to have dinner yesterday evening the hostess sat us in a corner we ordered our food and everything was fine until the ceiling started leaking on top of a speaker over our table and splattering all over us. We tried not to cause a scene and just simply switched tables and let our waitress know. She called the manager over to alert her of the issue and fix the check since our food had been contaminated. Maria the “manager” (keep in mind she never introduced herself I had to ask the waitress what her name was) came to our table and we told her how the ceiling was leaking all over us and our food and instead of apologizing she stated the seat we moved to is also going to leak water. If you’re aware of the issue why are you sitting people there especially when it rains? Why not discuss it with the owners and avoid seating that area until there’s a permanent fix? She never introduced herself never apologized never corrected a bill in fact she told our waitress she wasn’t adjusting the check whatsoever. She continuously walked by us laughing we paid the check and went somewhere else for dinner. Shes lucky I even paid for food that we didn’t get to eat. Do not eat at this establishment when it rains. The manager is a joke she acts like a petty child and has no business...

Well to start off there was maybe 3 sets of people in the place, we were placed at a table that was literally falling apart. We moved and they made another couple sit there and I could hear them complain the entire time. We order our food and it takes awhile but that’s fine. My husband starts eating his and bites down on card board. We had three different people come look at the cardboard and they took that meal off the bill. Not a big deal, what was a big deal is we started getting rushed out the door. Like she brought our check and then started coming to us every 2 minutes trying to get us out when I was still eating my food. I’ll never come back here. The cardboard made me mad. But the service really really made me mad. This place has went down hill. And from living in Saint Louis, this place is more expensive than any place I ate in...