Don Mario Mexican Restaurant 1113 Ranch Road 620 North, Lakeway, TX 78734

"Recently moved into the area, and this is one of our staple spots! The food is awesome (especially the street tacos) and the service is excellent. The street tacos are authentic and similar to what you might find in San Diego! Delicious! The prices are reasonable and the margaritas are strong. What more could you ask for?"

"Date night with my son. I asked about the additional sauces and the waitress pointed me to the street tacos. I was eyeing them already and had 4 nicely filled mini barbacoa tacos. My son had chicken enchiladas with red sauce, queso and a chicken quesadilla to go. The waitress, Gaby, was welcoming with a smile. It was my first time at Don Mario’s and we had questions, which she answered with ease. Food arrived within a reasonable time and was quite tasty. The tacos were the best barbacoa I’ve had in a minute. It’s Thursday and the live music from the electric-acoustic guitarist was nice but a little loud. My son is also a musician so we are probably more adaptable to the volume. We did have to raise our voices. This establishment is ideal for large parties and outdoor seating. Nice bar with TVs. Clean and spacious. Plenty of parking. Excellent service, food and atmosphere."

"I would honestly give Don Mario 3.5 ⭐ if it was possible. We received a coupon in the mail for BOGO enchiladas and/or a free small queso with purchase of two entrees so we decided to take the family and try it out. We went on a Thursday evening around 6:30, and the restaurant was quite busy. The waitress promptly took our drink order and served us complimentary chips and warm salsa that was more runny and tomatoey than chunky. Although the salsa was good, it wasn't exceptional. My stepson didn’t like it at all. We saw on the menu that they had additional salsas that seemed more appealing, so we asked if we could taste them. The waitress did indicate that those are only served when you order their Mexican Street Food, but was really nice and let us try them - way better than their complimentary salsa in our opinions. The chips were good and we did enjoy the plain queso. A little after we got there, the live music started playing. It was nice, but I would argue it was too loud. The music was performed inside, so we were literally yelling at each other over the table just to communicate. It made it a little less enjoyable since we went there to enjoy dinner as a family, but this is my fault for not realizing they have live music from 7-9pm Thursday-Saturday. It would have been tolerable if it wasn’t so loud, or maybe was performed outside. Our meals arrived in a reasonable amount of time and were visually appealing. However, we found the taste and flavor of the dishes to be pretty underwhelming. I ordered the Mexican Street Tacos, and athough they were decent, they needed the additional salsas to make them flavorful. My stepson ordered chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce, but found them unimpressive and said he wouldn't order them again. My husband ordered two tostadas with ground beef and felt the same way. They both commented that there was potato mixed with their meat, which was unexpected (but, the authentic part). Given the prices, we expected more from the food. We just didn’t feel it was worth it. The tostada plate was $14, the enchilada plate was $14, and the 6 mini tacos were $16 plus $1.99 for avocado added to the mini tacos. The queso would have been $6, but it was free with our coupon. The service was good overall, but we did experience a delay in receiving the check and paying the bill. We actually waited significantly longer to get our check and pay than we did at any other point during the process. Overall, the atmosphere was nice before the music started up, the restaurant was clean and the food presentation was good. However, we were disappointed with the taste of the food, which did not live up to our expectations."

"We have been to Don Mario in RR 620 several times; both in their old location and now in the new and much bigger location. The new location is definitely much larger. It was clean and staff very friendly and helpful. The three of ordered different dishes; each turned out quite tasty and delicious. The chips and salsa were excellent. If you ask they will bring out more spicy ( and hot stuff) to go with the chips ! We were very pleased and definitely recommend probably the best Mexican restaurant in Lakeway/ Hudson Bend area."