Tres Potrillos Mexican Restaurant

Not a bad restaurant. Before we ordered a soda, they brought us out chips and salsa which was really good. Then we ordered a chimichanga and 3 Popeye chicken tacos. It was delicious and the food came out really fast. The thing that was not fun was waiting 13 minutes for the check to make it to us and no refill while we waited that long.

My favorite Mexican restaurant in Columbus. So sad I no longer live close.

My wife and I were visiting my son who recently moved to Galloway. Tres Potrillos was recommended to him as a good place that had great Mexican food and above average margaritas. We read through the ratings on Unilocal and saw that what he had heard seemed to be true so off we went to Tres Potrillos for dinner and drinks.
The good: nice atmosphere with plenty of seating indoor as well as an option to dine outside. Outside seating wasn’t anything special but it was a nice evening so eating outside worked out fine.
The menu selections offered typical Mexican cuisine as well as some unique options such as a stuffed pineapple. It was nice to see some variation in the menu.
Now for the average:
As for the food, it didn’t live up to the hype, it wasn’t bad by any means but it also wasn’t anything to brag about. It was average Mexican food. I have to admit, while I know cinnamon is used in many Mexican dishes, I don’t recall ever having it in my food. I had an enchiladas dish and the cinnamon was fairly pronounced in the enchilada sauce. Not bad but again, nothing great, not sure I’m a fan of it being my dinner.
One thing that did bother me a bit however was that my enchilada dish was topped as described in the menu with lettuce, Pico di Gallo, and sour cream. My son’s burrito dish included a «house salad». When my son asked about his salad that didn’t show, our server didn’t know if the dish came with a salad or not and really didn’t seem motivated to find out. Not a good sign. As it turns out, the same topping I got on my enchiladas (lettuce, Pico di Gallo and sour cream) was what came on his burrito and THAT was the house salad. Aaaaaa, OK? Why were the items listed separately on my item but labeled as a house salad on another? It was funny because before we left, we did in fact hear another table ask the same question of their server.
Another thing that was just average was the pitcher of margarita. Someone in a review stated that this place doesn’t skimp on the alcohol like other places and that they truly do add a healthy amount of alcohol to the pitcher. Let’s go with a big NO here. This place serves the same old washed down margarita as all the other places and gains no extra points in the margarita department. Our pitcher was literally HALF ice cubes so we really only got a half pitcher but paid a full pitcher price. We poured two drinks and the ice cubes were already poking up out of the rest of the remaining margarita in the pitcher. Again, the margaritas were not terrible but they don’t do anything above or beyond any other place. I suspect that if you ordered a «premium» margarita it may contain more alcohol but then again, the same is true with any other Mexican place.
Finally, the only other so-​so item that I noted were the actual tables used for outside dining. For the most part a table is just a table but the ones used outside were an open mesh/​screen type that you might find on a friend’s patio. The problem with them is that they are hard to wipe and/​or clean. Our table had small amounts of food stuck in some of the nooks and crannies and it was sticky in spots from not being cleaned properly. Another bad side to using this sort of table is that if you scoop up some salsa with a chip and it drips off or some foods slips off your fork, drumroll please… yes, of course, it falls right through the mesh table and onto your lap. Heaven forbid if a table gets bumped and your drink or maybe an after dinner coffee gets spilled.
The next time we’re in town and want Mexican, we’ll explore other options.

Food okay but had to ask for all items listed on the menu
When your server opens with, «I think I’m coming down with the flu» it doesn’t really set the tone very well

this is one of my favorite restaurants in town, prices are very reasonable, great draft beer and margaritas and the food is excellent. Patio is awesome in the summer but sometimes some of the patrons can get a bit rowdy and obnoxious but overall not bad. Service is quick and generally friendly. They have a nice inside bar which seems to have a regular crowd but not good for watching sporting events. But I think the best mexican food in town is found here. Give it a try.

We love Tres! The staff is always friendly. We rarely wait for a table. Service is fast. The food is always delicious. Their margaritas are amazing and prices are good. Highly recommend!!!

Great place to eat and they have the Best Margaritas in town!
Always good service and always great food! The patio is awesome!

Did an earlier review for them. This place after remodeling, new chef, new menus is the bomb. Great out door seating. No real wait time. It’s a hidden gem outside Columbus in Galloway. The staff is amazing and they don’t skim. You will get extra rather than less. So sad I moved away this weekend.

We have a few friends/​family members who enjoy this restaurant so we decided to try it for my Mother’s Day dinner. The experience was a bad one from the first minute we stepped into the door.
We waited a good 15 minutes before anyone would seat us or even give us eye contact. We were finally told we could have «that booth over there.» There was no escort to our table, no asking if we had dined there before. Quite unceremonious.
After waiting another 15 minutes with no contact from a server, the host finally asked if we had been waited on (we assume it was the fact that we were all three staring him down with no water, no chips or salsa, and menus still sitting on the table). Since we had not, he took our order. 10 minutes later a server did show up, and we told her the host had taken our order so she walked off. Never saw her again. The host was now our server, apparently, but besides taking our initial order and bringing us each our initial glass of water, we never saw him. We had to ask for more chips/​salsa and refills of water from anyone we could flag down as they walked past. *Awkward*
My food was HORRIBLE, the burritos had obviously been microwaved as the tortillas were hard as rocks and the inside was lava hot with very little flavor. The «cheese» sauce that I was mainly looking forward to (and agreed to pay extra for) was a glop of microwaved white cheese of some sort… nothing saucy about it, much of it stuck to the plate the way it does when you over-​microwave cheese at home. My husband’s nachos were disgusting, dry with VERY little cheese, and no flavor. We couldn’t eat what was served and asked that the items be removed from our bill, which they accommodated.
I noticed that all of the other Mothers were being presented with a rose at the end of their meal. Not this Mom, I guess that happens when you technically don’t have a server. We won’t be back. I can’t help but wonder if the cook who put out my dismal plate of «food» or the runner who brought it to our table would be willing/​happy to serve that to his/​her Mom on her special day. I seriously doubt it.

We love Tres Potrillos! Great food, friendly staff. They recently updated their menu and introduced a lot of fresh spins on classic entrees and appetizers. The margaritas are great! If you like Patron, you have to try the Patron margarita. It’s a little pricey at $ 12 each (jumbo size — I’d guess 16 or 20 oz?) but they are delicious! I’m looking forward to sipping on those in their beautiful patio area this summer!

We’ve been coming to this place for a few years and never really had a problem. the only issue this time was it took a couple min for anyone to come take our order and when she did the waitress seemed like she would rather be anywhere but here. Not rude in any way. Just like she didnt want to work. Other than that its still someplace I’ll keep coming to, just a bit off tonight in terma of customer service

Great food. Good, polite service.
Extensive menu options. I like their burritos.
The food is similar to El Vaquero, but their staff is much nicer.

The menu changed, but the prices went up & the quality went way down.
We used to come in here a couple of times a month, but after yesterday I don’t think we’ll be returning anytime soon.
It wasn’t very busy for a Friday early evening, and we got seated right away, on the patio like we requested. The server was friendly enough. The problem actually started with the new menu. They revamped the menu, added a lot of new items, which is nice– even if most are just variations on a theme. The biggest issue we had though is that the prices are pretty much were they were before the re-​vamp, and they cut way back on the «extras».
For example, dishes that used to come with a side of refried beans and rice now cost the same, but don’t come with either. And my wife’s favorite dish no longer comes with the tomatoes lettuce and sour cream that make sense to have on a build it yourself fajita-​style dish. No, just the wraps and some poorly cooked chicken. If you want those «extras» it costs $ 1.50. Seriously, a $ 1.50 for what turned out to be a tiny tiny spoonful of diced tomato, a small spoonful of sour cream and a small handful of lettuce. It was enough material for one, maybe two fajitas. That’s it!
Then, as she was cutting up her chicken (because it’s supposed to go into a wrap, but they give you the whole overly flattened chicken breast whole) she finds this mysterious pile of black nastiness under the chicken. We asked the server to take it to a manager or someone to determine what the mystery specimen was. The best excuse we got was «It’s probably melted cheese». It was black and slimy. I don’t think it was cheese, even so– scrape that nasty stuff OFF of the chicken before you serve it. It’s just plain gross!
If you’re wondering how my food was– well I got one of the new burritos. The Tinga Chicken. Now, everything I’ve ever seen before served «Tinga» is spicy. This was some of the most bland shredded chicken I’ve ever had. Very unimpressed, no real flavor at all in the dish. I would say that I liked how the three sauces on the plate poured over the burritos were done to look like the Mexican flag. I’d like to say it, but with the giant pile of lettuce on top (which I really didn’t want, but they always put there even if you tell them to hold the lettuce) you couldn’t actually see the sauce flag.
So after a very disappointing let down of a meal we waited for our check.
For OVER 15 minutes! The server never came back. She had checked on us once, when we showed her the chicken sludge. But after that she didn’t come anywhere near us. I had to go back inside, to the host’s desk and have them page her! So I could pay for the lousy food they gave us.
Yeah. After that kind of treatment, and horrible food I don’t think we’ll be back. A real shame, it used to be my wife’s favorite Mexican place. Now we’ll be looking for another.
Oh, and for the love of Pete, don’t bother ordering ANY of their deserts– they’d be halfway acceptable if they didn’t cover EVERYTHING with a huge gob of whipped cream, chocolate sauce and sprinkles. Who are they serveing desert to? Three year olds? It’s disgusting.

Ordered a chicken chimichanga for the lunch special. Was minute and not very appetizing. The chicken was completely unseasoned and dry. I feel like it was just one of those microwave ones you buy in bulk at Costco or GFS. I’ve been here before and it was better, but this was not good. The margaritas are very good, as are the chips and salsa. Clean interior and staff was friendly, but the food was off putting.

Sometimes the service is bad the margaritas and patio are the best! The menu and food is great!

Decided to pay this place a visit after a coworker of mine spoke so highly of them and could have not been anymore disappointed. My sprite was flat so I ordered a water instead which of course was good ol’ tap, salsa was decent but no predominate flavor notes or spices. My chicken quesadilla was as greasy as a mcdouble from McDonald’s. Literally the grease was dripping and soaked my tortilla. I make better quesdillas and for cheaper too!

I got the Cuco Special: Two chicken breasts (flattened and overly seasoned) with melted cheese, onion, and mushrooms on top. Came with a side of rice, guac, sour cream, lettuce and tortillas.
Verdict: nothing worth spreading the word about :(the chicken had so much seasoning, I couldn’t taste chicken. The guac was good, but that’s about it.

Great food, nice staff, reasonable prices. Staff always says «see you tomorrow» when you leave. Been here several times and can’t say anything bad with exception of the women’s restroom needs to be larger and more accommodating. They also have a large patio so it’s nice inside or outside (weather permitting).

Just as good as any well know Mexican chain restaurant, but not as well know. Food is excellent, service is great, hospitality is great, prices are good as well. Full bar available with some exquisite liquors and more common liquors too. Excellent place to try if want Mexican and are on the Westside.

This is my favorite place for sit-​down Tex Mex on the west side. I’ve been coming here since it was nothing but a grocery with a kitchen nearly 10 years ago, and I’ve watched it grow into the little hidden gem that it is today: great atmosphere, really nice patio, nice bar, good service, great food and really reasonable prices.
Shhhhh… don’t tell… it’s a secret! I’d hate to see it over run! :)