El Tequila Mexican Restaurant Auburn

"The waiter was VERY attentive, we had our drinks within two minutes, he came back to take our order and within maybe 7 minutes we had our food. Maybe a little longer but was VERY fast! Also for three adults to eat ONLY $40 w/o tip of course. I found it VERY affordable. And two of us had some to take home! Highly recommend it!"

"Amazing!! Went here for my birthday dinner for the first time , drinks were very good and service was very good! Our server was serving food to most of the people there and he was making our drinks! Food was delicious, authentic Mexican food, can’t ask for anything better. I am definitely going there again! Also we were a party of 18 and he handled it very great given the circumstances! Thank you El Tequila!"

"Update: it's honestly our favorite restaurant in the area. They are super accommodating, highly affordable, and they have really good food once you learn what to order. Their Al pastor is freaking delicious, just had it for the first time today. Pros: Rick really liked his fajitas. I tried some of his veggies and the flavor and textures were great. My chile relleno was honestly one of the best I've ever had (minus the red sauce) with a delicious, perfect breading, tender, juice pepper, and the perfect amount of gooey cheese. The chicken enchilada was pretty good (again, except for the sauce). The guacamole was good, the queso was pretty okay, and the salsa was delicious. I prefer blended, garlicky salsa and this was perfect. We were seated right away with no wait, and the food was out within a few minutes of ordering. Cons: My taco meat tasted odd, not bad but also not good, and the "red sauce" was an orange, goopy, strange mess that was not good. I had to fix it with salsa and queso to salvage the meal. The refried beans and Spanish rice were both bland. Again, fixable with the salsa and queso, though. The service was not good. They seated us and then did not return at all, not to take drink orders or bring chips and salsa, for fifteen minutes. I had to ask 3 times for salsa before he brought it. He never refilled our drinks. I finally had to get up and go ask someone for water... That they never brought. He came and asked, "did you want more water?" about 10 minutes later, at which point we simply wanted the check. He did not ask if we wanted to go drinks, boxes, anything. He wasn't rude, but highly innatentive and/or untrained. There were about 4 to 5 other occupied tables and at least 3 waiters, so not an overwhelming ratio. They all 3 appeared to be very young men, teens to early twenties. Maybe they were new. Had we actually been on a lunch break rather than having a rare early day off, we would've had to leave without even ordering or been late back to work. If I were home, or traveling in an area where the food was overall better, this would be a 2-3 star review. However, this is Maine. Sadly, this was probably the 3rd to 4th best Mexican food we've had in 6 months here. I forgot to take pics of the menu but will if we go back (and we probably will, as it's close to the jobsite), since there aren't updated ones on Google. The fajitas were $21 (he got the dinner size, not the lunch), my choose 3 combo was $15.50 (you could also choose 2 for $14.50), and the queso was $6. There were several lunch options from $10-16, we just elected to choose from the dinner menu. For Maine, those are pretty average prices. *** 2nd visit update: Sooooo much better the second visit, knowing what to order vs what to avoid per my tastes. He got the fajitas again, still very good. I got the build your own pick 3, with the chile relleno, cheese sauce instead of red, and a beef and a chicken enchilada, sub chipotle sauce in place of the red sauce. Everything was scrumptious, although I'm still not a fan of their ground beef and will get only chicken or chicken and cheese next time. The service was great, much improved from the last visit, overall this was absolutely a 5-star meal, and I know we will be back soon!"

"This place is so YUMMY! The flautas were perfectly crispy and the margaritas were refreshing! 10/10 would recommend"

"Love their food! But the service is more than lackluster... both times we have been our service was awful. This past time we saw our waiter a total of 5 times. When he took our drink order, when he took our order, when he brought our food, when he brought 2 items he had forgotten from our order, and when he brought the check. We were never checked on and our drinks were never refilled. I had to ask a different server walking around to bring us to-go containers. This is a favorite for food but from now on we will be ordering to-go since the service isn't worth going for."