El Palenque in Castlewood - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Food was good , employees very nice and polite.

The Food was gross. I said NO guacamole. Guacamole all over.

Not a regular but I pop in a couple times a year. This place honestly has better tasting mexican than any kitchen I've had out west and it darn destroys anything else in the Bible belt.

Awesome place to eat! Great fast service with amazing customer service experience, I've never had a issue and have been going for 10 years.

Jose and Maria are wonderful people. The food is great and the prices are reasonable. Every time we go to eat there or order takeout, we're treated the same.

100 percent the best Mexican food we ever eat

I love eating here with my kids!!!

Had the grilled cheese steak it was great best ive had in long time highly recommend eating here

Delicious food and excellent service all at a good price, especially the lunch specials. The salsa bar is great, the chips are hot and the food is fast and delicious. Great choice for people working nearby in St. Paul. Call ahead and they’ll accommodate you if you don’t have a ton of time!

Service is fast and friendly every time. The 3 crunchy tacos with white cheese is the bomb. We can eat those every day

We just celebrated a 60th birthday party and everyone was wonderful. Great food and service. Drinks and wonderful atmosphere. Thank you all for a wonderful evening and I recommend you for any birthday or celebration event!

The best Mexican food anywhere! The owners are amazing and always treat you with great respect and friendliness. Love this place!

Best Mexican food around!! Love the salsa bar!!

Very good company, they continue to improve, just missing a machine area to buy some snacks or candy for when you are waiting. Thank you. Blessings ☝🏼👑🙏🏼

Amazing crew awesome staff I go there all the time and they never disappoint. 10 out of 10 I recommend to everyone. Best Mexican food I've ever eaten

Great place to sit down for some hot chow on a cold day!

My favorite Mexican restaurant, I’ve tried a ton but this one is on top! Super friendly staff and fast service, the food is the best! Love this place!

Very Fast Service and always friendly!!

Best Mexican food period! Great service and great desserts too😋

Always a friendly smile, wonderful memories of what we normally order and bring it automatically (cheese, sour cream, teas) all around great people and awesome food

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Everyone here has always been amazing, it doesn’t matter if we’re dining it or taking out. The food is absolutely delicious as well!! Highly recommend!!

Excellent, best around when it comes to Mexican Food. Don't waste your time going elsewhere in this area.

This place is always fantastic, the food is great and the people are friendly. If you haven't tried their tamales yet I recommend them!

Try their tres leeches cake it’s very good and food was great as well

Super friendly staff!!! Love going there at least 1 time a week!!

Always love talking to Maria. Hardworking family

Got the spinach and chicken quesadilla. Lightly crisped and delicioso! Sorry, we loaded the quac and sour cream in it before the picture.

Great food ,great service,good prices with good portions. Waiters and waitresses are. Very nice and professional. Would recommend to anyone to try the large Barretto's. Everything we have tried is exceptional.

Best place to eat and you can't beat the people that work here

I love going there. I have friends there and the atmosphere is wonderful.

I just popped in for a tamale and a chili relleno and they were delicious

Love the food from here and they are always very friendly.

A nice place to dine in little short handed but it's worth the wait

One of the best Mexican restaurants around. The food is always fresh and hot, you will not get better service anywhere else.

Eaten here many, many times. The very best meals with zero complaints! The atmosphere is amazing with families working together! The very best and most delicious food! Top notch!!!

Great food, Great service, all the staff seem friendly!

Great place to eat and the ppl are very friendly and take care of you

Great food and service. Jose and the crew are great!

BEST Mexican food anywhere, not just this county but anywhere. Good atmosphere, great staff, fresh food. Hats off to the cooks because they do a spectacular job. We always enjoy seeing Jose too . I would recommend this Mexican restaurant to anyone i know without hesitation. My husband and I wont eat Mexican anywhere else! Thanks for being a great place to come and eat.

A great place to eat. Awesome people

Always great service and great food! My go to place when I'm craving Mexican food!

Awesome staff, great food, and ice cold beer. Perfection!!

Great food. Great service. Super nice people

Unfortunately we went there after a funeral for a family member. The owner and his staff were prepared for us and food was prepared and presented well and fairly priced. Knowing we were coming from burying a family member they were sympathetic and respectful. We appreciated their support.

The food is plentiful and great tasting. More menu items available than the Mexican Restaurant in Lebanon near-by. The waiter was great and gave you the attention you needed for questions. You get more food than the restaurant in Lebanon and overall it is the best on all accounts! You receive all the tortilla chips you want with real chunky salsa not watered down like at Lebanon Mexican Restaurant.

This is the best Mexican food around. Everything that I have ordered has been really good. The waiters and waitress do a wonderful job providing service.

Had a lunch meeting here with some clients from a local industrial site. The food was good and the restaurant provided a nice place to discuss business opportunities. I had the chicken Chimichanga. It was good. Service was quick and friendly.

My wife and I have eaten Mexican in 3 different states over the last year...and El Palenques quality surpass anything we have tried. Since then we have decided this is the ONLY restaurant we will ever visit for Mexican food. Salsa is perfect, chips are fresh and not stale and hard. Food is excellent and mostly the staff is friendly....they make the meal a 10 out 10 .

Have eaten here twice with my husband. We eat Mexican at least once a week. This restraunt is by far not one of my favorite spots. Though they have a large menu the salsa is hot and so is the food. Hot to the point my lips were starting to tingle. Husband loves hot spicy food so this is right up his alley and loves the spiciness of their salsa. The staff is super friendly and hours are open late. Kid friendly, family friendly, accommodates large crowds.

This is the best mexican resturant in Southwest Virginia!! The people are always friendly and the resturant is clean. I can't get enough of their food and wish my family went more often.

Definitely my favorite local place for Mexican food. Food is fresh and very tasty. Staff is warm and friendly.

We are local & eat here lots. The staff is super nice & go out of there way & the food is above & beyond. One of the best mexican restaurants around hands down. If you haven't tried them, give them a try, you want be disappointed.

We had a very good meal at a very reasonable price. The service was fast and the interior was old but nicely clean.

We ate at El Palenque the other evening and were delighted with both the food and service! It represents an excellent value and in our opinion is vastly superior to other Mexican restaurants in the area. I would recommend El Palenque and we intend to start eating there regularly.

Great food and service! Atmosphere is great music playing but not loud you cannot hear other tables talking but not hurting your ears with the loudness. El Palenque and Chemichanga Cheesecake is delicious.

We enjoy our weekly visit there. The food is always good and everyone is friendly. The place is always clean

El Palenque is family owned Mexican Restaurant . The food is very good and priced reasonable. The building is a little on the rough looking side,but it is nice inside. The staff is very friendly and service is good. We ate here on a Sunday after Church and they were very busy but we were taken care of quickly.