Palenque Grill

"There's plenty of choices for Mexican food in town, we chose this one and definitely made a good choice. Our server was friendly, very efficient, kept our drinks filled, checked on our table several times after we were served. The food was unanimously very good, well prepared, fast service. Attractive venue, we were seated at a table for 6 and had plenty of room. My order of chicken fajitas was very good, the chicken was tender, just lacked flavoring. I should mention, one person ordered the beef fajitas and the beef was tough. Overall, I recommend this restaurant."

"So the plan was to hit up McAllen and try lunch somewhere we've never been before. This place has been on the to-do list for some time. We've heard good things and thought we would give it a try. First impression was the greeting by the host. Excellent service, very genuine and welcoming. We're assigned to a table, server is there within seconds taking a drink order and dropping off chips, salsa and chorizo beans (which were absolutely delicious). We needed a bit cause we've never been. Finally decided to place our order and bamm, it's out within minutes. It's fresh, it's hot, it has great presentation and smells fantastic. I ordered the Mar y Tierra. Fajitas, shrimp, white rice, charros and guac. Charros were substituted for smashed beans. Again, it looked great but it wasn't excellent. Fajitas were whole, I had to slice them. Usually that's not a big deal but the skillet didn't allow for very much room and they were really tough. They tasted ok but a stretchy fajita isn't a good fajita. The grilled shrimp had spices on it but it had no flavor. Rice was good, beans were great, grilled onions and guac were good too. I've had worse but the expectations were not met. Wife had a tampiqueña. Fajitas, Mexican rice, beans , guac , a green chicken enchilada and a flour quesadilla. Actually the quesadilla was a choriqueso quesadilla. She had a similar issue with the fajitas, the quesadilla was also surprisingly chewy and the enchilada was ok. Again, we've had worse. What really made the lunch great was the service. Our server really made sure we were comfortable and that our meals weren't missing anything. Atmosphere noise level was lower than average. Definitely my speed. I was able to have a great conversation with the wife. I'm not sure if I would come back because it was very very expensive in comparison to the quality of food. We knew it would be pricey and didn't mind it if the food was off the charts, but it didn't come close, in my opinion. Again kinda mixed feelings about this place cause the service was excellent and atmosphere was pretty good"

"This was a little hard to fine since it's located in the Mall, but well worth the trip. We are used to TexMex, but this was different. Not much green lettuce on the tacos, but they were delicious."

"First time visiting Palenque Grill and my experience was quite amazing! From the moment you enter until the moment you leave, the service is very attentive. We ordered the Panchos, and they were very good. The fajita is very tender and soft, and the taste was amazing!! We also had the chicken quesadillas from the first bite you get a mouth full of flavor. Our server was very attentive and made sure our drinks were always full. We will definitely be going back again soon."

"Their food is served in ample sized servings. The ambiance is elegant, spacious and clean. The prices are somewhat steep compared to their other neighboring Palenque establishments. It's understandable however, that you're paying a steeper price to be elegantly served at a classier table setting. That said, if you're going to dinner for a celebration, this is a great place! If you simply want their typical great tasting food, stop by at one of the other ones, down the street. We tried those signature margarita drinks (see my attached picture). They truly don't disappoint! We couldn't decide on which one was our best."