Hacienda El Patron

Great atmosphere, great service, great food. We will definitely be back. The chili relleno and the Margarita were excellent!

My wife and I found this jewel of a restaurant in such an unexpected location. The variety is unique, the food is very fresh, and the service was outstanding. Definitely worth a try!

Loved this place! Very relaxed atmosphere and prompt service. The chili relleno my husband ordered was AMAZING! Homemade chips and spicy salsa.
We’ll go back again and again.

This place was really good. Very authentic Oaxacan food is their specialty. Everyone at my table was really pleased with their dishes. Really interesting and creative stuff. I wasn’t familiar with Oaxacan food but I think I really like it!
I’m not quite sold yet on mezcal, though. The liquor is an acquired taste, but I’d be willing to try it again. My drink was very strong and I just wasn’t used to the flavor of mezcal vs. tequila.
Really cute décor inside and a great location. I live 45 minutes away but I’m sure I’ll be back.

We live in town and have been here a few times. We really like it! The salsa has vastly improved since they opened. The ceviche and fish tacos are AMAZING! The nachos are great and they have a decent kids menu. I think that the seafood is their strong suit. Which is nice in this part of the world. Also the patio is a nice touch and the indoor décor is beautiful.

Being from San Diego (Mexican Food Capital) its hard for me to find good places here that have tasty carne Asada.
This place is clean and trendy with a nice authentic vibe. Staff was very nice. Tacos are great. Its a must try and an awesome addition to new castle.

Ok, I have to strongly disagree with other posters… we went her a couple of weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon, and I have to say, it was by far the worst dining experience we’ve had in Colorado. Service was non existent, and for the price they were asking, a microwave tamale on a plate was not going to be good enough.
The good was disgusting, needless to say we didn’t eat it, and left. Went down the street to the Newcastle Diner, and it was delicious!!!
Went be trying that bday place a second time!

What a cute place and great food. It’s only been open for 5 weeks. We had a vegetarian burrito, chili relleno, carna asata. Everyone was very happy with their food. It was very authentic and the burrito even made your face sweat. The staff was very nice and accommodating (especially for one with hearing issues.) We will definitely be back and recommend to our friends.

More authentic not your average colomex place, no pork green chili. The 3 of us each had burritos, I had the carne adovada and it was awesome. The place has only been open 5 weeks and they are getting their flow down. Nice patio and the inside is really cute. Stop in and try it very affordable

We really enjoyed Hacienda El Patron. Everyone is very friendly and accommodating. We had lunch outside and it is a very nice outdoor setting. Everyone in our group loved their food. I haven’t had mole sauce since I was in Mexico. The food is authentic. The menu has a lot of fish dishes and no one in our party eats fish. The menu has many other choices besides fish. We had margaritas and they were great. My mother especially liked her mango margarita.

Food was ok, service very good
Restaurant looks very nice on the inside
Menu does not have a good description of dishes-​if you do not know what the authenticate Mexican dish is already you might be surprised with what you get

I hate to give this place a poor review, but I really have to. First of all, I will say that I really want a good Mexican restaurant in New Castle, as we desperately need one. Coming into the restaurant, we were very impressed with the beautiful design of the interior. Arriving on opening weekend, the inside was packed, so we sat outside. This is where things went downhill. We received the chips and salsa. The chips were alright, though some of them were undercooked. The salsa was among the worst I have ever had. I was hoping for a tomato based salsa, but this tasted like it was based on Tabasco. It really was bad, and it seemed tables around agreed. Service took a while to return, but seemed like they were busy, and working hard, so understandable. We ordered drinks. My piña coladas were not blended properly, and contained near-​ice cubes. This was bad, considering how thin of the straw. The margaritas around the table came in pitchers, as requested, but it was clear that there was very little alcohol, and far too much mix. We did get a refund on one of the two pitchers as it was barely drinkable. We then ordered food, as a vegetarian, this was very difficult. We were not able to get an answer as to whether or not the beans contained meat. We decided to order a veggie burrito with the beans on the side. The beans were inside of the burritos. We ate them reluctantly. Our food was slightly warm, and very bland. The burrito consisted of lettuce, tomato, beans, and cilantro. It seemed very boring and deserved a ³⁄₁₀. Not good for the $ 8 price. Nothing seemed better than store bought. Apparently the carne asada that some of my group ordered was even worse. We watched as he struggled to cut the meat with the butter knife. We all left hungry, and went to another restaurant. The receipt wasn’t split among our different groups, and was very difficult to divide among ourselves as everything was labeled the same with different prices. We left very unhappy, and are unwilling to return until we hear that things are improved. Apparently we weren’t the only ones who hadn’t enjoyed it, as the next restaurant we went to was full of people disappointed with Hacienda El Patron. I really want to see this place improve after seeing all of the hard work, and time that they put into the place. Hopefully the next time we return is better.