Tres Amigos

Pretty good Mexican food. Loved the salsa. But the staff was just so incredibly nice that I loved this place. They seemed so happy we were there & just had the friendliest attitudes.

Some of the best Mexican food around town. It’s been around for a long time for a reason– the food is just that good. It may not be for everyone’s taste, but I’ve never had anything bad there. I used to go there for dinner while I was working evenings and it was never a problem to be in and out and back at work within an hour– how’s that for fast service?

I have been patronizing Tres Amigos since 1978 but usually ate at the Loop 360 location which recently closed. I tell everyone that they serve the best TexMex in town. Since the 290 location is close to work I took my technicians there to eat. They ordered the fajitas for 2 at $ 32. They were the worst fajitas they had ever hsd and definitely were NOT a full pound as stated. Had to get home so called the next day to complain. Told the manager how long I had been a loyal customer. Since I didn’t complain that night (I wanted to see what my guys thought of them when I saw them the next morning) they would only give me a measly $ 20 gift certificate. I WILL NEVER EAT AT TRES AMIGOS AGAIN. My cousin actually came up with the poblano cream sauce recipe. We had all family occasion dinners there. And you insult me by not even covering the cost of what I was complaining about?

We stopped into this place by recommendation of our daughter. She went there with one of her friends over the summer and was sooo excited to introduce it to us. Man, I was bummed for her. This place sucks…
I mean, it’d be decent for half the price… but totally outrageous for the quality of food, if you want to call it that. I kid you not, taco cabana is better. We spent $ 65 for 3 adult meals and a kids meal. Stupid.
I’m not sure if the 5 star or even 4 star reviews are freaking gringo white breads who don’t understand something called «flavor», but the salsa was watery and crap, the beans sucked, portions small and queso? Come on people, really? You think this place is good? JC! Remind me not to dine out with you.
I think you feel the need to justify your enjoyment of this place because you either don’t know better, or you can’t tell you’re getting bent over.
One guy prefers this to Arandas, Maudie’s or Trudys? Really? I mean, it’s price point should be about 30% less, then, I’d not be so scathing.
Try Amaya’s, or any of the above places and steer clear from here man… there’s too many places in town to spend $ 65 on that can raise the bar for you.

We were in town for a night. Awesome Mexican food! Everything was soo good! They were able to accommodate my gluten allergy too. Great service! We’ll return when we’re back in ATX.

This place is between my job & home, & I go here to pick up lunch quite a bit. I absolutely LOVE their chicky tort soup, right up there with Baby A’s to me. LOL I’ve had other soups that were REALLY GOOD too, will review them later. I also like their crispy beef tacos, when the soup is not enough. LOL The chips/​salsa are really good, I eat those UP! The staff pretty much knows my face AND what I want as soon as I walk in; always so friendly. I go a few times a month, been here for dinner a couple of times, and Happy Hour. A good place to eat…

I go to this location fairly often. The service leaves something to be desired, but the food itself is quite authentic and good. Last time I was there, we found part of a dish scrubber in the enchiladas. I’m willing to write it off as a fluke and give them a second chance just because I love the food most of the time.

Had a great meal. It always looks empty, but after driving in there was a good amount of cars n people inside. Anthony our waiter was very fast, but he slid drinks and plates across our table. Not something we appreciated. We also had to ask another waiter for a chip refill because he hadn’t returned to check on us. Overall a great dinner with my husband and 2 year old :)

I’ve always had good service and good food. I will come back… and the house Rita’s are great!

The food is not great. Chicken is dry, sour cream sauce is liquidy and bland, refried beans are too lardy. The only thing I’ve ever ordered here and really liked is the queso. Can’t say anything bad about that. The service is usually very slow and the food is overpriced for the quality. I wouldn’t recommend this place unless you just want queso and maybe some drinks.

They get 5 stars for amazing margs and really great queso. The atmosphere could use a boost. When it is quiet in there, I mean really quiet… like no music it is kinda creepy to be honest. I was taken there about a year ago for my birthday, and have gone back at least once a month since. It is in a very convenient location to my work!

Came here today for a coworkers going away lunch. The place was pretty empty at 11:45a but I chalked it up to everyone else having the day off and being at home in bed instead of having to work like me.
It was cold in the restaurant. Chips were okay, salsa was good. I ordered the tamales. I’m not a bean person so I asked the waiter if they had Mexican corn but he seemed confused by my question. I know that’s a thing right? I ended up just getting double rice. Carbs for the new year!
The tamales were okay. They were a little dry but the sauce on top was good. I’d probably try something else next time. I’d give this place another shot but probably won’t go out of my way to eat here.

Was in the mood for Mexican food and decided to come here since it was close by and I hadn’t been in over 10 years. I ordered the lunch special: shredded chicken enchiladas covered in avocado sauce served with rice and refried beans as well as a small serving of chili con queso. I thought everything was ok, not spectacular mind you. The only real complaint I had was the serving of queso. It was as runny as water. The service was good except they never refilled my water now that I think about it, I drank all of mine. The price was $ 10.50. All in all a very middle of the road establishment. With all the other Mexican food places nearby I won’t be returning.

So if every employee at this restaurant were Anthony I would actually rate this place at 5 stars. Yep. He is that awesome. He literally made fresh tortillas for his patrons on demand. This guy is not just full of charisma, he is on point. Amazing.
The food is good/​delicious. No wait. Best kept secret!

Tres Amigos is one of the older surviving Tex-​Mex restaurants in Austin. Stopped by here at lunch per the boss’s invitation to lunch.
The service was excellent. Our server knew the menu, was accommodating, and took great care of us.
Puffy tacos were pretty average. Neither the best I’ve had nor the worst.
If you’re in the area, Tres Amigos is a perfectly acceptable option for an efficiently served lunch. Having said that, for the price point and the lack of a lunch menu, it’s somewhat uninspired Tex-​Mex.

Let me preface this review by saying that I REALLY wanted to like Tres Amigos. I mean, they filmed scenes from Friday Night Lights here! It’s an Austin original! But sadly, I was extremely underwhelmed.
Food: Their chips are sourced from only the freshest bags and nothing but premium canned salsa makes the cut! Very little metallic taste! Not to mention that their beans and rice were probably only microwaved once or twice. Woo Hoo!
Service: «Y’all want something to drink?» (No, we’ve been sitting at the bar for the past 5 minutes desperately yearning for the pleasure of your company but NOW that you’ve mentioned it…)
Drinks: This was their one redeeming virtue, as the margaritas are actually pretty decent and they certainly don’t skimp on the tequila. Also, the glasses they serve them in are recycled bottom halves of wine bottles. Definitely thought that was a neat touch.
All in all, this place falls into the «middle of the road» tier of the Austin Tex-​Mex scene. If a yawn and a tortilla had a baby, it would be named Tres Amigos.

(#73) Well the wife and I have been pondering over this review since we visited. I mean we drive by this place coming down 290 maybe a couple times a week. This is our take… First, when there are no prices on the online menu, this is a sign of something $$$…and that is was. Yet the place is very nice, clean and service is great. Cloth napkins (yes Im being picky) is something else the customer pays for in the long run. The food… Queso at $ 7+ for a standard size (large) is steep, was decent… No better or worse. just ‘Standard’…Salsa was nothing special, and the bowl of chips was small, we went thru 3 bowls… Had to get the tortilla soup, and this flat lined for me. not much flavor, needed salt. Corn was the best part of the soup. We always start with enchiladas with a new place… Wife got the beef double rice with chipotle sauce, Myself, Chicken with the Verde sauce… Both agreed the sauces were awesome… some of the Best verde I have had… Wife was not impressed at all with the beef. They do use whole bird, and that IM a HUGE fan of, but its not mixed very well, large chucks of breast meat, that were dry. and both of our portions were small for $ 11 each… Charro beans were alright, have had WAY better else where… The Rice was pure MUSH… no texture at all, probably some of the worst we have had to date. Biggest killer for us is the $$$…we always tip good, based on service, not the food… we did clean out plates, I mean come on. We were Hungry… But We cant go back… way to many places that are better for the price… with Los Jaliscienses up the road, we will stick with that… On to the next adventure.

Everything here was very average, from the décor to the food to the location to the service… zzz…
Tres Amigos offers your standard Tex Mex foods — enchiladas, chicken ranchero, stuffed avocados, fajitas, etc. I had the tortilla soup which had a modest serving of chicken and soft overcooked veggies. There were also red and blue tortilla strips in the soup. The server brought me fresh made tortillas which were actually pretty good. we sat right next to the tortilla machine so I knew they were made to order.
My soda was jumbo sized. It would have been wrong for me to drink the whole thing.
3 stars because it was «A-​OK».

Three friends decided to get together and create a restaurant and in that restaurant they decided to serve a dish with three tamales and those three tamales were some of the saddest tamales I have ever eaten.
Tres Amigos, you are no friends of mine.
Service? Meh.
Chips and salsa? Meh.
Food? Meh.
This uninspired review brought to you by an uninspired experience. Maybe the other dishes are better or maybe there is one dish that they kick ass at making, but I’m not going to bother figuring it out and I suggest you just head elsewhere, too.

Service was fine. Not outstanding or anything. The prices were a little high but hot damn the food was amazing. ALL OF IT.
I had the tamales and they were the best I’ve had at any restaurant. Queso was awesome. Chips and salsa awesome. The tortillas, awesome!
I want some now!