Las Palapas Mexican Restaurant

Servers are always attentive and friendly. Food comes out wonderfully each time I've gone, and prices are fair.

My Brother and I come here for great Mexican food a few times a year. The service is great! The food is always perfect and a lot for me I can get a couple of meals out of the leftovers...Last time we went it was my son's 21st birthday and the daiquiris was perfect!

Our 2nd time here. Probably the best Mexican Restaurant in Maine. My husband is from California. We have tried all Mexican food in Maine in past 10 years. It has always been disappointing. This restaurant is tasty enough. (Nothing spicy enough for me.) The service is great. Drinks are good. Price is excellent and big portion. Would recommend it.

Delicious authentic Mexican food in a clean welcoming atmosphere makes this a locals favorite. The staff are attentive and food is freshly made. Highly recommended.

One of the few places thats open later in the Bangor area. Ordered via doordash for pick and food was ready within 15mins. They also provide free chips and salsa. Food was generally pretty good. One thing that can be improved is that the meat for the al pastor tacos felt a bit dry/hard.

Great food and restaurant. The service was fast and we had a good time. Mexican beers I never tasted before

Its been 3 years since we had any Mexican food. And Maine is VERY thin on any food of this nature. When my wife and I sat down and ordered a Michelada and it showed up in a 24 Oz. Mug and the first sip left us speechless. We knew the food after that was going to be amaging. AND they did not disappoint 👏. Our waiter was an absolute gentleman and super friendly. We talked about our time living in AZ and compared Maine to AZ . I'm not sure how name bit he made our experience much more pleasant. We will continue to come back the food , the drinks and the atmosphere was spot on .....THANK YOU!

My family is originally from Arizona and California. We enjoy good Mexican food. Since moving to Maine, it has become very difficult to find any Mexican food restaurants. We were in Bangor for the day and it was getting late but we wanted to eat dinner before our 1.5 hour drive home. We found Las Palapas. Initially, I was hesitant but my husband said lets go. When looking at the menu they offer online or thru Maps, it doesn't have anywhere near all the options they actually have on their menu when you sit down inside. They have a nice bar when you first walk-in and the all the seating is to the left. The atmosphere was spot on and our server was really nice. He would come over and speak with us when he had time, told us about his travels back to Mexico, we told him where we were from and how hard it is to find good Mexican food. My husband and I immediately ordered a Michelada, which was so delicious that I ended up ordering a second one. The chips and salsa were really good. I enjoyed the freshness and crunch of the chips and the salsa was full of flavor. I also appreciate that they bring out multiple bowls with more on the side in a bottle (if your like me and don't want to share or someone in your party destroys good salsa by adding salt). It also helps with not having to ask for more. When we all got our food, we all took our first bite and sank into our booth, it was so tasty. We hardly had anything left to take home. There was so much flavor, it was like an explosion of juices in your mouth. My husband said that his carnitas taco was better than his favorite place in California. That says a lot, because he went to that place for years. My older son and I ordered the same thing with the ground beef tacos. Soft and hard shell options. I've never had a ground beef with that flavor before but it was on point. My youngest son demolished his burrito faster than us. The only negative I would have is make sure you read the menu to see if you are getting rice and/or beans with your dish. It's not the restaurant fault at all, it was me simply not reading the menu and just assuming my dish came with rice. The amount of food we had even without ordering extra rice and beans was still a lot. We just shared the rice and beans my husband and younger son received with their plates. Needless to say, their food was outstanding and the service was amazing. We will definitely be making this our go to restaurant for Mexican food whenever we're in Bangor. Thank you Las Palapas for the great first time experience and delicious food!

Excellent meal, was out approximately less than 10 minutes after ordering! Amazing service! Delicious, fresh, large portions! Very polite staff!

Had such a great experience today dining here. Friendly waiters gave excellent service and even smiles! The food was fresh and delicious! I love the chili relleno combo! Try it you will love it!

Late night after driving from Canada into Maine, stopped for dinner real late. Ordered at the bar, and by the time I got out of the bathroom, it was already ready. Best food coma I've had in a long time. Food was fresh, well seasoned and tasty! They were great at making sure our dietary requirements were followed (lactose) and I'll definitely be back!

We’ve been happy customers of Las Palapas in Bangor, Brewer, and Ellsworth for many years. Always quick service, very pleasant staff, and wonderful meals. Thank you- keep up the good work!

Wow! Wow! We're moving to Bangor and found this gem less than a mile from our house. Some of the best Mexican cuisine I've ever had, and I am a well traveled and hungry girl 😉. Excellent service, comfortable seating, a frozen strawberry margarita you will dream of, and truly un Plato Gordo (fat plate) for portions. They should add this restaurant to the list of reasons to move to or to visit Maine!

I had a great experience! The food was very good!! I highly recommend them!! Marden's is across the road in Brewer so I hit that, too! I had heard on I-95 radio they were popular for lunch, so I am glad I went. I had already eaten in their Bangor restaurant near the Bangor Mall and that was very good, also!

I always enjoy getting the yummy Fiesta fries.

Stopped in for lunch, learned that they'd only been open for a couple of weeks. We were seated quickly and the waitress took our drink order.
We were there for lunch and ordered from the lunch menu but the menu itself was quite large and offered a ton of choices. Our food arrived hot and smelling great! My burrito was large enough for two meals and smothered in a light, cheesy sauce. It was delicious!
Easy to find location (it's in the old Pizza Hut location directly across the street from Marden's).
I'll be going there again!

I love this Las Palapas just as much as I love the one in Bangor. You can barely tell that this use to be a Pizza Hut. Seating is quick and food comes out at a reasonable time. Its nice I can drive 10 mins from home to,have some yummy Mexican cuisine. ❤

Nice restaurant clean and fast. Food was good. They have vegetarians food. Price is good. We were very happy about the food and the restaurant. Highly recommended.

Never disappoints. 3 jumbo drinks , 2 premuinlm meals and all you can eat chips and salsa for $60 including tax.

Fantastic food and amazing service!! We got enchiladas supreme and modified it considerably - changed cheese to spinach and beans to shrimp enchiladas. Then switched out beans for the rice. Our server didn’t write down a word but it came out exactly the way I wanted it! Best of all - both dishes with teas was under $26.00!!!