El Potro Mexican cafe Lawrence

First time here, it was excellent. The salsa & queso are great! I had the verde platter & it was delicious with the homemade flour tortillas! Top-notch all the way around. This will be my new spot when I am in Lawrence! ROCK CHALK

Always delicious and quick carry out. Large portions and nice people. I got the nachos El Potro and cream cheese chicken enchiladas.

I had an amazing experience at El Potro Mexican Cafe! The restaurant's location in a separate building surrounded by a shopping mall is fantastic, and the ample parking made it convenient. Sitting outside was a delight, and the interior design truly transported me to Mexico. The service was fast and attentive, and the extensive menu offered a wide variety of choices. The flavors were excellent, and each dish was presented in a traditional Mexican style that added to the overall experience. The spicy margaritas we ordered were a hit – not every restaurant offers them, which was a pleasant surprise. Despite the generous portions, the prices were very reasonable. El Potro Mexican Cafe definitely deserves five stars for its ambiance, flavors, drinks, and value for money!

The food here is so delicious! We love the Gringo Dip. It's a meal in itself! The portions are generous. The people working here are all so friendly and it seems that they genuinely care about their customers.
The decorations are very enjoyable and make us feel right at home.
Free and easy parking is right outside the front door. We love El Potro!

The last time I was here was 6 years ago. The salsa smelled like dirty socks and tasted vile. The guacamole was pretty much lime juice and avocado and the food was most likely out of a frozen box. 😫 fast forward and we met our best friends here. First, it was happy hour! YAY! I love happy hour! The margars were 2 for 5.00 so of course, hubby and I ordered up. Best friends did too! They weren't the best I've had but certainly not the worst! Not watery with a moderate lime/tequila taste. Guacamole? SPOT ON. Really chunky with tomatoes, onion and cilantro. The salsa was a vast improvement with a bite of jalapeño along with tomatoes. I tried the habenero salsa and man, it was one of the best I've ever had. Beware, it'll sit on your taste buds for awhile. The burn is worth it. Superb! My bean burrito came out piping hot and was so smooth and flavorful! For a bland food item, El Potro knocked this out of the park. Their refried beans are crispy outside and hot and smooth inside. I'm leaving 4 stars for food and service because hubby's chicken fajitas came put sizzling hot and the popping of the food burned his legs. ☹ we had to set it on another table to cool it off. Probably ought to take care when ordering that. Bfs chalupa was good and her hubby's pork burrito was delicious (their input, I didn't try). I boxed hubby's chicken fajitas and he'll try later. All in all, a definite 4 for food and service. Delighted this place was alot better than it used to be. P.s. chips come with salsa and a bowl of queso. Queso was cheesy and tasty!

In my experience, this is the first Mexican eating establishment that offers queso with their chips! The waiter was good about bringing our table chips. Honestly, the chips are the most important part of a Mexican meal! Good job!

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Loved this restaurant! It was quick, delicious, high-quality food. The free cheese dip and kids dessert included were wonderful perks. The kids loved it as well. The staff was friendly, and they have these cool robots that help deliver food to the tables!

Full 5 stars from me, if you get a chance to go here you won't regret it!

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I love this place. They give out free cheese dip with the chips and salsa. This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in Lawrence. I've had several different entrees from the menu and they're all excellent. I had quesabirria tacos on my most recent visit, they were very good and filling as well. The service is always the best. They get the food out super fast as well even when they're busy. Would recommend eating here.

Everything was great! Always delicious food and great service here

We came to El Potro tonight after a vet appointment. It was myself, a friend, and my dog. I came in and asked if their patio was open because we'd like a table but we have a dog w us. Even though its not patio season, the host was very kind and accommodating and said it was okay and seated us on the patio. Another staff member promptly brought out chips, salsa, and queso for the table. Our server came out soon after to grab drink orders. Drinks were promptly and accurately delivered. Our server took our order- one item on our order had a modification. Our food was promptly and accurately delivered, modification correct, with all cutlery, napkins, and condiments! Our server was very personable and kind to us and about my dog. I'm kind of kicking myself for not getting his name to thank him directly here. This was a truly delightful evening after a very long and stressful day. We went there because I've had amazing tacos there in the past but after the level of excellent service we received on this visit, I'll be back for both the food and the amazing front of house staff. 5 stars to everyone we interacted with, from the host to the chips and salsa gal to the server to the food runner, and etc. It's really nice to see teamwork happen successfully at a restaurant in a post covid world. 5 stars all around, way to go and thank you so much!

their Fish taco is so good!! and service is nice too!! I hope they do have fried fish taco🥺

Best Mexican food in town. Comes with free chips, salsa and cheese qeuaso. They have 2 for $6 house margaritas. Everything is great, especially the barocho beans, way better than refried or black beans.

My first time, my friends second time. I like thin chips and thin is what they serve. A FREE small bowl of white queso comes with the chips and salsa. Food was great! We each took home leftovers for a second meal. Very filling. I wish I could remember our servers name, he was wonderful! The women definitely aren't very friendly. Including the one who barely spoke and just tossed our chips on the table as she kept on walking not saying a word.

We really liked this place. Food was very good and service was also good. Our group ordered the fish tacos and a shrimp avocado quesadilla. The chips and salsa were great. They have thinner chips which I prefer. I would definitely recommend this place.

5 Stars to the kitchen, the food was so good, so delicious!! You guys rock!! I had the enchilada plate, everything was so tasty, loved the queso, salsa and chips that came with the meal. Nice restaurant atmosphere and Mexican songs I haven't heard in a long time. Very nice place 👍👍

The food was awesome (what we ate is not on the list offered here to recommend: the flautas are tasty, and I don't recall the name of what I had, but the beans and rice were yummy, too!) and ordering only from the appetizers gave us a sampling of things that still equated to a full meal! The portions of food will definitely satisfy your hunger, potentially with something left to take home with you! They are very attentive, and you're greeted by several staff while both entering and leaving!

Wonderful service. The food is always tasty and consistent. We ordered from the wrong location and the two managers worked it out so we didn't have to re order or pay twice. I really appreciate the positive attitude about the entire ordeal. You have me as a customer for a very long time. Thank you!

Yoooooo this place serves breakfast on the weekend. It's cheap! It's delicious! You need some!

Food was SO good. Service was fast and friendly. I have the El Sabroso burrito and he had the Shrimp Fajitas. They gave free cheese sauce with you chips.

The place is well detailed decorated with authentic Mexican theme, you feel welcome to Mexico in that environment, food is exquisite the nachos, the cheese, the salsa roja, everything taste awesome, portions are huge, I asked for chicken fajitas and Carne asada and couldn't finished all, but really enjoyed the taste, if you are in Lawrence Kansas, and you like Mexican food El Potro is the place.