El Meson

Best way to spend Father’s Day is with tequila and tacos. We have been here a few times and have enjoyed the service. We made a last minute decision to visit on Sunday to avoid cooking.
The house salsa has a bit of a kick to it. Peppery not jalapeño hot. Queso was delish.
Ordered a pitcher of margaritas, on the rocks of course. Great value and tasted perfect. I would have loved more but responsibility called.
Food was fresh and fast. Surprised to see a version of street tacos on the menu. Cliantro and onion topping the tacos instead of just lettuce and cheese. Nice change of pace from other restaurants.
Good selection of dishes and something for everyone. Someone nearby had this amazing shrimp cocktail concoction. That is the next thing I’m ordering while there.

In Lebanon, Indiana there really is no question that El Meson is the Mexican/​texmex choice for lunch and dinner. Fresh made chips and salsas (if you like spicy ask for the tomatilla salsa) are really good and their menu is large and varied. Great margaritas and beer are available too.
My favorites are the Carne Asada Tacos, Polo Loco and Enchiladas Encremadas. If you like truly authentic Mexican food they can satisfy you completely; or if you prefer a more Americanized or texmex meal, they have that covered too. The staff are friendly and the management is welcoming. I used to go to the «other» Mexican joint in town but by far El Meson is the much better choice! We are regulars go to El Mesons every week.
The serving sizes are huge, so go with an appetite!

I recently visited this restaurant and had Carlos tacos I found that this was a good choice. These taco are great the taste is very fresh. You have your streak chicken chorizo I go for streak which was very good, Service was excellent waiter was definitely on top of his game, All in all a good experience,

Always great food, service with a smile! Treat you like familia when here. Of course when its slammed, it’s a working restaurant. Not cheap with the Guacamole either!

Being in my hometown I eat here almost every weekend. The food is always amazing and very flavorful. The atmosphere is great and everyone there is super friendly and outgoing.
I’ve only had to wait longer than five minutes to be seated once and they took a percentage off the bill because of it. The management is wonderful and the staff is always very happy and pleasant.
The chips and salsa that are offered as soon as you are seated are always warm and fresh and the salsa is very authentic and has a nice medium spice to it.
The food is always out within about ten minutes of placing your order and contains very fresh perfectly cooked meat and veggies.
I recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves a relaxed and personable eating environment.

Well, as always, I feel a bit torn with no half star options on the review.
I’ll start with the positive. The service was absolutely stellar, on a Friday night, prime dinner time. Friendly and professional, we felt welcomed from the start, and the fact that they really appreciated us being there.
The chips were… well, they were pretty much your standard chips. The salsa? Amazing. Love, love, LOVE it.
The food… it was average or maybe a little below. I got a combination platter. The taco was good, not great. The tamale was VERY good, the chile relleno was quite disappointing.
I’d call the service a 5, the food a 2. A 2.5 star review would probably be more accurate.

Ok

Best Mexican joint in town. Full menu and well made drinks. Service is wonderful, too.

I’m a regular here, every Thursday and sometime more often than that, I have explored around the menu and enjoyed about everything, but now I stick to 1 basket of chips/​salsa and a grilled chicken quesadea, best $ 4 I ever spent, get two if you are hungry. Great staff too, but the older guy that brings the chips doesn’t know much English.

Second chance. Fail. No A/​C in the restaurant and no one seemed to care. The first time ordered the steak and shrimp chimichanga and the shrimp and steak were inedible hard dry bits because they don’t seal the chimichanga before they fry it. Don’t think there will be a third try.