El Rancho

BIG BEERS!!! The food is fantastic… Like any other place it’s not perfect! The inside of the restaurant is very colorful a has a distinct authentic look. Over all I recommend!

Very friendly staff, super quick service. I thought too quick but the Carnitas were delucious! Super tender, not dry and a hint of orange (best mates with pork, in my opinion). The chips were perfectly seasoned and not greasy. You can taste all of the ingredients in the salsa (lime, cilantro, onion, tomato and a hint of chili). The décor is bright and comfortable. The restaurant was immaculately kept and the staff was quick to bud and clean tables and floor. All in all a great place!

Worst service ever
45 minute wait for a burrito
Still charged me 8.50 for the drink when I told them I was leaving
I would never go back again an if you don’t speak Spanish good fucking luck

Was disappointed in our experience — I heard great things (fun environment, great bar specials, etc) the only «great» parts were the guacamole and the host, who was very nice and sat us in under the quoted wait time.
My combination for 10.95 was supposed to be chicken and ground beef; but was only beef… An obscene amount of ground beef. More than anyone would need. Lacked typical enchilada/​tostada toppings.
Waiter never introduced himself (we had 6 ppl in our party total) never told us any specials, or asked «salt or sugar» for any of the margaritas ordered. Probably won’t come back :(

I tried this place the first week it opened and one time after that just because I wanted to give them a chance to gain my business… boy was I fricken disappointed. I love all of the super Mexican looking décor its so fun and that alone made me have such high expectations for this place. I ordered enchiladas and my husband ordered steak fajitas. Our wait was over an hour to receive our food and once it came out it was so flavorless and cold as all heck and everything had such an off taste to it. I took 3 bites one bite of my enchilada, a bite of rice and a bite of beans. That’s all I needed I couldn’t stomach that disgusting sorry excuse for Mexican food. My HUBBY ate half of his food and had to stop. The lady came by once and asked how everything was, I told her it was disgusting and all she said was «oh really». When they brought our bill they asked if we wanted boxes for our food and I said no. I couldn’t even take that mess home to feed my dogs. That would probably be considered animal cruelty. Since we left there still hungry we stopped at McDonald’s which is in the same parking lot and went home.

El rancho has a pretty good magarita which is what i usually go there for but my visit this time was less than ideal. I know accidents happen which is why I didn’t get to upset when salsa was dumped all over my brand new shirt which I had just noticed had a rip in it and was talking about exchanging. I brushed away the fact that it ruined my lunch and I was going to be late for work so I could go home and clean up since it was all over my hair as well. What I didn’t understand is the fact that all I got out of them was we’re sorry he is new that will be such and such amount. the food isn’t good enough for t hat.

Service was great! I had chicken fajitas they were delicious. They also have awesome margaritas. We will be back soon.

Great authentic food, and margaritas. Although, sometimes a little inconsistent. Great service and quick too!

The salsa was good, although I believe that a Mexican restaurant should have good salsa by default.
I cannot give it better, the fajitas had no flavor at all. I don’t think they even added salt to the beef. It was terrible.
I ordered the combo plate with a chili relleno, enchilada and burrito. The chili was almost slimy, the ground beef in the burrito had no seasoning and the enchilada was bland.
The food tasted like American-​ized Mexican food trying to be Mexican food. I would prefer one or the other but the this conglomeration was terrible.
I think the rating is deceptive. This restaurant was not worth our time or money.

A complete disappointment on all levels. I called in and ordered a fish taco meal to go. I asked the man that answered the phone if the meal came with chips and salsa and he said no it did not so I told him to add a small order of chips and salsa to my order. While I was talking to him I was having trouble understanding him due to his heavy accent. I have nothing against people from other countries and really enjoy their company since there’s so much you can learn from them if you’re like most Americans and don’t travel internationally. However, in a business environment I do feel strongly that if an employee has a real heavy accent or has limited English speaking skills that makes it hard for customers to understand them then they should not be in a position where they have to interact with customers during the order taking process.
When I arrived the young lady in front at the cash register asked me what I’d ordered and I told her a fish meal with a small order of chips and salsa. She said something about the meal and chips and salsa and I didn’t quite catch what she was saying so I told her that the man who took my order told me when I asked if the fish taco meal came with chips and salsa he said no it didn’t so I ordered it as a side item. She looked a little confused and went over and talked to a man who seemed to be familiar with my order. They were out of the range where I could hear them so I can’t say what they were saying to each other.
The same man brought out a good sized bag pretty full and the young lady I’d talked to rang it up and gave me the total of around $ 14.55. That total seemed a little high so I asked her if that was for one fish taco meal and the side of chips and salsa and she said yes so I paid for it and left for home.
When I got home I discovered that there were in fact 2 good sized orders of chips and salsa in the bag. The problem with that is it leads me to wonder if I was charged for an extra order of that when I’d been specifically told that the meal didn’t come with them so that’s the only reason I ordered the side of chips and salsa. Maybe it was just a case of miscommunication between me and the guy that took my order, but if that’s the case then it proves my point about only people who can speak clear English should be allowed to interact with customers when their orders are being placed. On the other hand I was specifically told that the meal did not come with any chips and salsa and then when I told the girl at the cash register she seemed confused by the side order of chips and salsa until she went and talked to the guy who seemed to be familiar with my order so that leaves me wondering if the man told me erroneous information on purpose just to increase the total on the ticket by $ 4 or so and told the young lady to keep quiet and just ring it up. Whether it was on purpose or not doesn’t change the fact that I feel like I was given bad information that ultimately caused me to pay more than I should have.
OK, finally on to the flavors of my meal. The rice was the high point of my meal. It was flavorful and I really enjoyed it. The beans were pretty good too. As far as the fish tacos go they were very salty and I managed to eat 2 of them before I just couldn’t stand the heavy salt and gave up and threw away the 3^rd taco. I’ve eaten at this restaurants 16^th location and loved their fish taco meal and it was not overly salty so I was caught totally by surprise with my experience here. The chips and salsa were OK but not anything to get excited about.
The bottom line as you can guess is there’s no way I’ll be returning to this location. I will happily return to their 16^th street location (they got a 5 star rating from me based on a fish taco meal that was much better than here), but will advise friends and family to stay away from this particular store.

A great Mexican restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere, great food, & good service. A very pleasant experience.

My wife was craving some shrimp coctel so i went on the hunt for it. Decided to go here and also got a medium horchata. It was very pricy almost $ 30 just for this and got like 5 shrimps on it. Was very disappointed.

Always good food, good atmosphere, and great margaritas. This particular El Rancho has an amazing staff.

We’re visiting Holland and decided to try the El Rancho Mexican Grill. The chips and salsa were awesome. Chips served warn and the salsa was very fresh and tasty. We ordered the fajitas for two for $ 24 and they were delicious and plentiful. Service was spectacular even though they were very busy. We will definitely eat here again when in Holland.

Ordered the taco salad. Average at best. The shell was small, not much taste. I’ve had much better taco salads at other non Mexican places.

I like a chunky salsa with a nice balance of heat, sweet and zesty; I enjoyed theirs (as did my white shirt). It went well with the tasty margaritas and chips. For entrees we had Carne Asada; the meat could have been more tender, but the onions, guacamole and frijoles de la olla were excellent and more than made up for it, the rice was not the usual ubiquitous Spanish junk, it was light on the tomato with bits of corn, peas and green beans in it, and the Burrito Jalisco… couldn’t believe the amount of shrimp in it. A white cheese sauce with grilled pineapple topped it off just right.
We have a thing for horchata (Mexican rice milk drink with a touch of cinnamon and sugar). Few places put it on the menu, so we usually ask… they brought us two huge frosty mugs of it! Had an interesting conversation with one of the waiters who was surprised to see us drinking it (we are VERY gringo looking).
Being authentic Dutch and not having been to a ranchita, I am unable to state this is or is not «authentic» Mexican food. I do know that our entire meal was delicious, while the service was engaging and attentive! We dined at the 16^th street location and will be back for more.

As far as I am concerned, this is the best Mexican food in Holland. I think their 16^th street location is even better

This place has great drinks! However, authentic Mexican food? No way. This is Americanized Mexican food at best. There is nothing authentic about their food. The rice isn’t good at all. I’m sure the beans are canned refried beans. Nothing taste fresh. This is just another case of «mainstream» on the border food product.

I love going here, they have the best fajitas in this area. There other dishes are just as good. This is a more authentic style Mexican restaurant, which I like. If you don’t like onions or peppers in your food this might not be the place for you.

I tried this place for the first time last night and am happy to report we have a good Mexican Restaurant in Holland! They have a huge menu with all of your typical Mexican favorites; burritos, fajitas, tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas and also lots of specialty steak, chicken and shrimp meals. They also have drink specials every night!
I loved the chips and salsa they brought out to start, the salsa was very fresh and flavorful with a little kick, but not too spicy. We also tried the cheese dip appetizer, it was a white melted cheese mix, very good! The chicken fajitas and ranchero enchiladas are both very good! Only downside, service was realllly slow, we were stuck in a back corner booth and I think our server did forget about us a few times, but I think that’s to be expected at this type of place, so I didn’t even mind! The interior is nothing to get too excited about, the food and drinks are good, so who cares?! All-​in-​all, good food at a great price!