El Rey

2013 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Description

Retro-kitsch spot serving Mexican fare. Modern takes on classic Mexican dishes served up in a funky space with retro, faux-dive decor.

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  • Price: $$

Comments

Tia Yali -

Food was very tasty and service was very quick. Our server was great and I can’t say enough about how fast the food comes out! Only rating 4 stars because we were charged for 3 chips and salsa but only received 2 (only $1 so we didn’t get the price changed) and VERY loud. Overall I would recommend!

Pavan Vaswani -

Great happy hour! We got one of everything for the happy hour - food $1-$4 and $5 margaritas. The street corn is well seasoned but would be better if grilled. All the tacos were great, vegetarian taco and eggplant enchiladas were particularly good.

Rudi Laudenslager -

Great food but very VERY slow service. We were there for over 2 hours. Highlights were the crab and avocado ceviche and the short rib enchiladas! Nice atmosphere and friendly bartenders/servers. It was quite loud inside but they also have outdoor dining.

Antoinette Turner -

Awesome this is my 1st time going there & I love it. There was 2 bartenders & they both was nice. The food was amazing. I will be going back there again. Nice spot to chill & eat & the new bartender is cute. ?

Tahmia Welch -

Was pretty dark, I actually had to take pictures to know what I was eating. Would be a clutch date spot, I read once that dim lighting makes people more attractive. This place has been recommended to me a lot, and I actually lost my place on my street to go here, thought about taking a star for that, because it was so not worth it. My server was good, and the French toast was amazing, everything else was not, I was pretty disappointed. I guess that's what you get for going to Rittenhouse for Mexican, that's on me.

SD R -

Staff is awesome. Adam and Shane at the Bar are awesome. That’s reason enough to go. Menu isn’t complicated and all the meals have some twist that makes the food great. The Eggplant burrito and the zucchini blossom quesadilla are definitely something to order if you want a vegetarian dish.

Steve Malcolm -

We had a team party there and it was a lot of fun, maybe too much fun :-) The staff were great, the atmosphere fun and the jugs of margarita kept flowing, along with dish after dish of great food. When I get a chance to return to Philly, this will definitely be a place to go (as long as I don't have to work early the next day ;-))

sharon -

Cute place! It was so nice and cozy inside. Forgot the name of what I ordered but the description was a Mexican paella. It wasn't what I was expecting as I think of paella as something less saucy, but loved the choice! It tasted amazing and came with plenty of seafood!

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2013 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 563-3330
Monday
4 - 02:00:00
Tuesday
4 - 02:00:00
Wednesday
4 - 02:00:00
Thursday
4 - 02:00:00
Friday
4 - 02:00:00
Saturday
12 - 02:00:00
Sunday
12 - 02:00:00

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