744 reviews

El Patron Bar & Grill

Name: El Patron Bar & Grill
Address: Helena, United States
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.4

Helena

2991 Co Rd 95, Helena, AL 35080, United States

Mexican restaurant Bar & grill Family restaurant

Service Options Dine-in Takeaway Delivery

+1 205-621-0404

About

El Patron Bar & Grill is a mexican restaurant, bar & grill and family restaurant located in Helena, United States. The average rating of this business is 4.40 out of 5 stars based on 744 reviews. The street address of this business is 2991 Co Rd 95, Helena, AL 35080, United States. El Patron Bar & Grill is open seven days a week from 11:00am to 09:30pm.

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Where El Patron Bar & Grill is located at?: El Patron Bar & Grill is located at 2991 Co Rd 95, Helena, AL 35080, United States.
What is the contact number of El Patron Bar & Grill?: The contact number of El Patron Bar & Grill is +1 205-621-0404

Reviews

4 Carly E 28 months ago

I have dined at El Patron twice now I’m the past 3 months. The service is extremely fast. They are more authentic than your average TexMex/ SouthEastern Mexican restaurant.

First off, they bring you out THREE complimentary dips for your chips: a Red Salsa, a Salsa Verde (green salsa), and a black refried bean dip with cheese sauce in it. That alone give this place tons of “brownie points”, because I prefer salsa Verde over red salsa. Secondly, they offer Piña Coladas, Jarritos (multiple flavors), and aquas frescas— I thought this was impressive as well.

My first visit here they offered me “grilled jalapeños” when I asked for jalapeños—- they were spicy and delicious! (Not pictured). I ordered the carnitas meal, and a chili relleno ( I judge a Mexican restaurant’s quality by their chili rellenos… they definitely passed my test!) not only do they offer ground beef filled, but also SHRIMP filled chile rellenos — soooo yummy. I had so much food it didn’t even look like I had eaten anything and had tons to take home with me

During my recent visit, I ordered a steak fajita salad. It. Was. So. Good!
The steak was juicy and all the vegetables were good too. I asked for a side of queso and jalapeños. The total for my meal (plus extras), the complimentary dips, and nachos ended up being less than $12. Quite a steal for the amount of food I had! Great portion sizes.

I will definitely be seeing them regularly and trying other menu items ????

5 Justin Flowers 20 months ago

This is one of our favorite casual restaurants in the area. The food is good, the service is good, and the price is right. Great place for families or a casual date night.

We stumbled upon this place one day and it is our go to restaurant now. The salsa can be quite hot (spice) but the bean dip with a splash of queso keeps the kids happy.

5 Da Sauce 42 months ago

Extremely fast service for everything, drinks, food, and even our dessert that we got after we were given our bill. The prices are great and they have great chips with great salsa. They bring a good homemade tomato-based salsa with slight spice, a verde salsa with a lime base, and a bean dip to your table before you even order. The only problem we had was I ordered a top shelf frozen margarita and it came on the rocks instead of frozen, but everything else was extremely fast and tasted amazing. We even got an extra bowl of bean dip with extra chips at no additional charge. We will definitely be back within the next two weeks.

4 Maryam Syed 30 months ago

This is the type of Mexican food I want to be eating. This restaurant is authentic, the service is super fast it was hard not to feel rushed. However, this also makes them hyper aware of emptying glasses. I chose the fried fish and I could not be more satisfied. The dish was delicious and came with rice and beans that were definitely different from your typical texmex restaurant. I would recommend.

1 Ja Meal 21 months ago

Stopped by for lunch. No crowd at all. Chips and salsa was great. Chips were nice and hot. Top shelf margarita was definitely not too shelf!! Horrible!!! Never had a bad margarita before. Ordered enchilada and the shell was super hard. Even covered in cheese and red sauce. Steak taco was just as bad. Steak took forever to eat. Not dirty but definitely been to cleaner restaurants. I definitely won't return but hey if you like bland food and a little attitude and cheap liquor in your margaritas this is your spot!!

5 Angie Thomas 18 months ago

The bean dip, tomatillo and salsa all served as complimentary are fantastic! Also, the grilled chicken tacos trump the shredded.chocken tacos- take my word for it!

4 Josh Noyes 19 months ago

Great place to eat and some of the best tamales I've had in the area. Service on my last visit was a little disappointing but usually very good. Good prices as well.

2 natalie tolbert 23 months ago

I give it two stars because the food is pretty decent, nothing anymore special than another place though. The service is what will be the downfall of this restaurant. Went in today and the server we had was too concerned with flirting with a table of two girls than actually taking care of any other table in the section. Bad attitude, never asked if food was good, had to flag down a different server to get my husband a refill after being bone dry for 25 minutes. Typically you can pretty much count on a Mexican restaurant providing decent service, and this was actually a first of having horrible service at any Mexican restaurant we’ve ever been to.
My husband handled the check out and made note of the bad service and was offered a manager to speak to, but since he’s super nice he said not to worry about it and left.
I tried to call shortly after coming home just to find out the name of the server so that if we ever returned we could request not to be in his section, and when I asked for a manager, I was told “there’s no boss, theres no manager” which I found funny since 20 minutes prior we had been offered one. Just avoid this place, nothing special about the food and severely lacking service.

Business Hours

Friday	11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday	11:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday	11:00am - 09:00pm
Monday	11:00am - 09:30pm
Tuesday	11:00am - 09:30pm
Wednesday	11:00am - 09:30pm
Thursday	11:00am - 09:30pm