El Potro Mexican Restaurant

Service was great. The waiters and waitresses are very kind and tend to our needs. Food was amazing and great proportions on food. I highly recommend the carne asada taco

Great food Great service love this restaurant. Picture of Beer and dinner for two for under thirty five dollars. We will be back food was great.

Unfortunately I have to put at least one star n the review… Ate here on March 3^rd with my wife for dinner. Do not go here, you are better off going to Taco Bell. Seriously, Taco Bell serves better food than this place.
I lived in San Diego, CA for 8 years. This is NOT real Mexican food. The best comparison to this restaurant that I can think of would be to go to the grocery store and buy a Mexican themed frozen microwave dinner.

Great atmosphere and wonder staff! The tacos were delicious! Margaritas are strong and they have a ton of options for tequila. I don’t remember leaving since the premium margaritas are strong. I hope I left without making an ass of myself.

Great little place. Great food. Good prices. Very friendly staff. If ever staying here in Jacksonville at the Hampton inn, will go back.

Not too bad! Chiles relleños really good — lightly battered & tasty. Great service. And they indulged my novice attempts at speaking Spanish.

Fantastic prices, good salsa and chips, and pretty good Tex Mex food. The staff are friendly and helpful and your food comes out fast and hot. However, I am still waiting for a bottle of hot sauce for my burrito! Other than that I would recommend this place if you like your basic Tex Mex type food.

Everything was bland. The sauce was bland. The ground beef had no seasoning. The shredded beef had no flavor, and the shredded chicken was also without flavor.

We would have been serious regulars if it wasn’t for the wait staff attitude. We love authentic food & it’s pretty good authentic-​like food.
When we finally got service we ordered off the al la carte menu & obviously the waiter and her side kick did not like that.
The attitude we got after that was so bad that I was very mad by the end of the meal because we were paying for an uncomfortable experience.
We went back one more time but could not stand the wait staff. Why go somewhere when you end up seething at your waiters attitude?
There is one male waiter that is outstanding there. Everyone else ruined the experience.

Great to have real Mexican food again! Fort Lauderdale is seriously lacking. Loved the environment and the «appropriate» music! Lunch specials were great sized. Prices were great. Food was very flavorful!

The food, drinks and service was great! Really enjoyed the shrimp quesadilla! The salsa is fresh also.

As far as Mexican food goes in Jacksonville I feel like you think of 2 things, hole in the wall establishments or the fancy — not really authentic restaurants.
I love El Potro for many reasons, it is a hole in the wall place (but bigger than you would expect once you’re inside) the food is delicious, the place is clean (!!!) and the service is great!
And like I said in my first review… the MARGARITAS ARE ON POINT!

This place far exceeds my expectations. I live really close so happened to walk to it one day for dinner and drinks and have been back at least once a week since! Everything is very reasonably priced and tastes like much better quality than LaNop. The margaritas are delicious (too delicious!) and the service has always been excellent. I always sit at a table in the bar area and when you sit in there, the server is also the bartender. Very nice! The guys that work there are SO friendly and on point with service. They also have a HUGE screen in the bar area that’s great for watching sports. I will definitely be frequenting them even more during football season! Highly recommend!

Salsa is REALLY good, one bowl is not enough if you like fresh homemade salsa. The tacos and rice were decent. I had the regular margarita and the top shelf margarita, pay the extra money for the top shelf, it’s a lot better. The service was great, no complaints.
No, this is not an upscale Mexican eatery, it’s the place around the corner that you can go to and have a good meal without breaking the bank. Personally I prefer this much more relaxed atmosphere over the high priced places around. Keep it up!

Took my lady friend out to dinner. The food was (at best) okay. The magarita She ordered was room temperature and tasted like crap. We addressed the margarita.
The server (Jorge) was like, «what do you want me to do about it». The he had another server finish (take plates and payment). Jorge, like me tell you what I did about it. I only tipped you 8%.
I WILL NEVER BE BACK!!!

When you go to a Mexican restaurant and the highlight of the meal is the chips and salsa you know you are in trouble. Ordered the enchilada, taco, burrito combo. I have never had a Mexican meal so void of flavor. I tried smothering the meal with salsa and sour cream but that still did not help. On the plus side, the waiter was very attentive and was there if I needed something. If you want a cheap meal but don’t care about flavor this is the place for you. Otherwise bypass this place and look for something else.

Still searching for decent Mexican food in Jax beach, I dropped in for lunch. Waited at the front door for about 5 minutes, but was finally seated.
Chips, salsa and drink were all brought out promptly, as was my entrée. I didn’t have any of the service issues others have mentioned.
The salsa was obviously homemade, and very tasty.
I had a beef taco, beef enchilada and chicken enchilada. Menu said it came with rice and beans, but I only got rice. The rice was good, but everything else was pretty bland. Taco came on a store bought taco shell. Lettuce and cheese were fresh, just not much taste.
The beef in the enchilada tasted like it had been simmering in plane water. The chicken just tasted like boiled chicken. The sauce was pretty forgettable, other than the fact it was a little on the sweet side.
Not horrible, but nothing I would come back for.

BEYOND annoyed at this place. Keep in mind, *Mark B.* La Nop was closed so I wasn’t «really» cheating After sitting at a table for 10 minutes with no menus, I got up and got some for the table. About another 10 minutes after that we got some chips and salsa. No one asked if we wanted drinks though? I think we must have been here, a table of 6, for almost 35 – 40 minutes before we just had to stand up and leave. I don’t know if I’ve ever done that before? The best part is they weren’t busy at all. It was a really rainy afternoon and totally dead so there was no excuse for it.
They get 2 stars because this isn’t my first time here. Before La Nop this was the only other option besides Casa Maria for Mexican margs, but I’ve never eaten here. Get it together, guys!

¡Muy decepcionado!
This was my first restaurant in the year 2014 and boy did it fizzle out like the dud sparklers from the night before.
I’ve never sat a restaurant so long without service. Ever. Twenty minutes went by and we still didn’t have a drink order. We sat ourselves, notified the staff that we sat, and waited. Eventually someone came by with chips and salsa. Didn’t take the drink order or bat another eye our way for another fifteen minutes. The worst part was that the salsa was actually really good!
I’ll say it again, I’ve never gone so long without service to point where I get up and leave. It’s just unacceptable. The only reason El Potro is getting 2 stars is because of the salsa. HAte to say it, but I’ll probably never come back.

This place has been around for over 15 years for a reason. Nothing fancy, but excellent Mexican food and very friendly service. Be sure to take advantage of the unlimited chips and salsa as well. You can’t beat the $ 4.99 «speedy gonzales» lunch, beef taco, beef enchilada, and your choice of rice or beans.
I have probably eaten here 50+ times over the years and never had a bad meal.