El Mezcalito Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Rosendale

The food at this new place is spectacular! We tried the hummus with cucumber salad, roasted eggplant with cherry tomatoes, and roasted chicken with vegetables. Everything was delicious! It's so nice to find a place with reasonable (as opposed to gigantic) protein portions, with an emphasis on Mediterranean style veggies. Note: be sure to order extra pita with the hummus. All that said, this is NOT a place to eat in. Talk it out! The few seats are very uncomfortable, and cold air blew on us the entire time (it was a winter day...). There is one cook, so if you are several people together, you might not be served all at once. I hope they do very well, and eventually expand into a...

Ordered a chimichanga for myself and my s/o got a burrito. They were both very dry and bland. I tried adding some salt, but it didn't do it much justice when there weren't any other flavors. It was like any seasonings were completely left out. As for my boyfriends burrito, it was very dry and they left him a sprinkling of lettuce on the side. No sour cream, so he ate it as is to not waste the money. At least the other reviewers were right about their guacamole and chips because they were the best thing we ate. I am so disappointed because we were so excited to try the food based on all the 5 star reviews. But the other reviewers must've never had Bear Cantina because they're...

Very happy for this new, bright family-run business with hearty home cooked meals. I had chicken with veggies that was cooked to perfection (chicken fell off the bone) with herbs and a delicious buttery wine sauce that was scrumptious without being heavy. Very happy to see some vegetarian options and will look forward to trying veggie kebabs with rice next time. While there's enough space inside to eat in they seem focused on takeout business, so I pray they'll go all in on fully compostable eating utensils etc... or, better: encourage patrons to bring their...