Las Trancas

Solid restaurant. Everyone in the party enjoyed thier meals and the portions were very large. Service was prompt and met all of our needs. Will definitely continue to come back.

Great portion of food. Loved it! Pretty busy place though. The food were really authentic and the place was very well designed. The quantity is much more than the price which was pretty surprising. Nonetheless, great experience in Charleston. A beautiful place and great restaurants. Thank you!

Food is pretty good but could be better. It doesn’t come off as «authentic.» Its not bad. I would come back because there really isn’t anything I can find in Charleston. But if I had a choice… I’d take the choice

Excellent place to eat with great value and expedient service. We have eaten here three times since we moved and each time it has been fast, consistent, and delicious!

Nice big place clean and fancy, for a Mexican place, (converted old Smoky Bones) the food is good, the service is short and to the point and the drinks are large. Many seats avaliable, never too busy. The prices are good and the menu is diverse.

45 minutes since we sat down, we still had no food. The place was packed, but we didn’t even get silverware or napkins when we were seated! The servers were gruff, and when one of them dropped a dirty knife from another table onto our table (and almost onto my husband’s lap), he just made a joke.
Food was good, which is why it’s a 3 and not a 2. However, if you are looking for a place that doesn’t make you wait 1 hour and have good service, this place is not for you.

Food and service were excellent. Prices were reasonable. Seating available at the bar — no waiting on a Friday night.

Good quality food. Terrible service. Menu is not specific. My girlfriend ordered 2 chicken and cheese quesadillas. On menu, it says 2 quesadillas are 6.50. I was charged 8.99 for that. And then I was overcharged on my beer as well. I went to pay the bill and brought it to the cashier’s attention. I explained to him the situation and showed him the prices listed on the menu. Apparently the quesadillas that are 6.50 are shredded chicken only (again was not specific on the menu.) He began arguing with me telling me that the menu was wrong and would not give me price listed on the menu. #1 rule of customer service is the customer is always right. Don’t argue with the customer. You’re going to get a bad Unilocal review. The only reason for the 2 stars was because of the food. But that totally ruined my experience. Will not be going back.

So there were happy hour margaritas but they didn’t seem to have any alcohol even tho I got it on the rocks. The salsa was good– fresh and spicy. The veggie fajitas lacked flavor and we’re mostly onions. The rice is made with chicken so I didn’t eat that, the rest needed a lot of hot sauce. I was barely given any guac with the fajitas. The communication was really rough with most of the servers– even asking about one of their tap beers was exhausting and got me no where. May e my standards are too high from NY but I wouldn’t go back.

EVERYTIME we go here to eat, the service, price, food, wait time and décor is all excellent. we’ve tried about all of the Mexican restaurants in town and this one is hands down the best. I order the Taco salad and my husband gets the California burrito chicken/​steak mix, cheese dip & chips and it has always been DELICIOUS x 10 000!!!

Best Mexican I have ever had. My family and I have eaten here many times, and I’ve never had anything I didn’t love. The salsa is spicy and the chips are always warm. They have great and fast service, and I have never had to wait any more then 10 minutes for my food. If your in Charleston, and feel like you want some Mexican food this is the place to go.

Best Mexican in Charleston. The salsa is full of flavor; with large chunks of onion and herbs. The season songs the use in the meats is complete yet mellow and satisfying. I always get the chimichangas and my husband loves the carnitas burritos.

Good food, consistent, not too pricy. The California Burrito is awesome! It’s huge! The Chicken Taco Salad is good. The chips are a little thicker here than other Mexican in the area.
The décor is most impressive. Large log wood construction, high ceilings, feels very roomy (because it is).
We like having this place in the rotation.

The BEST Mexican cuisine in the Charleston area.
The fajitas, pollo loco, and guacamole are superb.
They have an inexpensive lunch menu too.
Staff is friendly.
Service is fast too

Hands down Las Trancas is the best Mexican restaurant we have ever been to. Very clean, great service, and amazing food!

Wasn’t crowded, and had such a great waiter. We didn’t have to wait more than 5 minutes for our food and everything was super fresh and amazing. Even our chips were hot and delicious. The place was very clean and they use bottled water to cook with. They are also decently priced. I would come back here every day if I could.

The Best Mexican food in the area!!. If you are looking for great Mexican food, this is your best bet.

Let’s be honest here. You probably aren’t going to West Virginia to find Mexican food, are you? If you are, then you likely won’t be disappointed. This is one of a large number of chain-​like establishments in a gigantic shopping mecca, so you should already probably set your expectations towards the low end of the spectrum.
Once inside, the décor is definitely not bad. If you are looking for a hunting lodge. But if you are looking for authentic Mexican? Probably not.
Service is so-​so. It could be because the place is huge — but it did show up eventually, and the food was served in a reasonable fashion, but it was unfortunately pretty middle-​of-​the-​road.
On the upside, there is plenty of food, so you aren’t going to leave hungry.

Inexpensive (americanized) Mexican food– always make it a point to go whenever I’m in the area.
Some of the best chips & salsa i’ve ever had, hands down… plus their re-​fried beans are vegetarian.
Ask for Amy– she’s awesome.

Travelling through South Charleston for work on and off the past few weeks, I’ve come to expect some pretty mediocre chain restaurants along this gauntlet of strip malls. Had we not been staying at the hotel next door, we probably would have skipped Las Trancas, as from the outside it looks like more of the same. Not much better looking inside.
However, every time we have eaten here, we have left completely satisfied; actually we’ve left stuffed after overeating to a comical degree. Everything we have ordered from the enormous menu has been totally decent, and some of it really delicious (they have a Greek Diner-​sized menu with just about any kind of mexican meal you could want – not usually a good sign, but they make it work). Ask for their tomatillo salsa, which is a nice spicy addition to everything, particularly the Texas fajitas.
Also, the waiters have always been very attentive, and all smiles when they see us, which is either because they like us, or they aren’t sure whether we’ve slept in the bathroom overnight when we show up the next morning for an early lunch.
Seriously. Did i mention how bad most of the food is around here? Eat here, its good.
e.