El Mercado - Austin

Known for authentic Tex-Mex offerings, this is now the local standard for really good Tex-Mex food in Austin. Quality food and quality service where the wait staff actually pays attention to how your meal is progressing and they don’t miss a beat. We’ll be back, soon!

Went in for brunch. Service was fantastic, food was good, and drinks were good and priced well.

We love this place! Ask for Yvonne to be your server. While they're all great, we have come to know and love her (that's how often we come here)! Everything is delicious from the queso to the enchiladas to the drinks. Never had a bad meal here. One of the little things we love is the music: they tend to play a mix of blues, soul and older classic/pop rock. We'll be having a conversation and all of a sudden we'll all stop talking and start singing, lol!

Best tex-mex I've ever had. 10,000% recommend the migos brunch meal! The atmosphere is very nice and colorful. It's not too hot or cold and the service is great! The wait was a little long, but from what I heard from relatives to go often, it's usually much shorter. Overall, I had a great experience, and I left with a full stomach. Now I'm gonna go into a food coma

Despite the medium scores I still love El Mercado. I really miss their stuffed fried chicken avocado and they had the best Chicken Fried Chicken plate in town years ago. Moved out of Allendale and the menu shrunk. But it's still good. Back then El Mercado was the best. I believe they won lots of Chronicle awards so it wasn't just me. Anyway, I go a couple of times a year just to see if old favorites or something new appears. It's definitely among the best in the vicinity.