El Tamarindo Mexican Food

Visiting from Ft Worth. Made a wrong turn and found this place in early afternoon The place we a small hole in the wall but looks ARE deceiving!
We had a party of 5. We ate mostly breakfast for lunch and it was off the charts! The freshest and best tasting corn tortillas I have had in my life. Everything was fresh, fast and filling and a GREAT price.
We will be back. It is a great place for fresh food. Wait staff was nice and did a great job helping us order. They were patient with our Spanish (we suck) but we were all able to get the message across and everything was perfect.
Don’t miss an opportunity to eat here!

This used to be my favorite breakfast spot in town until today. My wife and I had not been here for awhile, and when we stepped in we noticed all new staff. It made us wonder if it was under new ownership?
We placed our order and my migas plate came out looking and tasting as good as I remembered it, however, my wife asked me to smell her beef enchalada, which I did. I almost gagged on the smell! The beef was obviously rancid! I don’t know how the cooks could not know the beef was rotten, but they were serving it. When we told the waitress, she smelled it and shook her head yes, asked if we wanted another, of course we refused and she took it away. No one came back to our table after that, so I went up to pay. The 2 staff at the counter had a discussion in spanish, but never acknowledged the rotten beef or apologized for it. The charged me $ 17 for a migas plate and lunch plate of 1 taco and 1 enchalada with 2 unsweet teas. I will never eat there again.

It was mediocre at best. There is a huge communication barrier with the waitstaff. The place is really small, ordered chicken fajitas and they cubed the meat into small pieces and piled the plate high with onions and peppers, had to really dig through the plate to find the meat and the meat was really small. Red sauce was probably from a can, the chips were thick and stale. Not impressed.

Review for breakfast tacos only.
Called in my order and it was ready in just a few minutes. The flour tortillas are fluffy, with a great chewy texture that have got to be made in house.
The salsa is bright, not too spicy and both my wife and youngest loved it.
The bacon, potato, egg and cheese were wolfed down by the kids and looking around for more.
The chorizo was not aggressively seasoned but the eggs and cheese made for a nice balance. The breakfast sausage was slightly spicy. The cheese isn’t goopy or hard but blends in with the tacos.
I’d go back for the lengua and pastor.

If you’re looking for fresh food served in large portions that is served quickly and at a low price this may be the place for you.
Recently I made my fourth visit and I was not disappointed. The daily specials, posted on the white board, include your drink of choice. You’ll do a double take when you see the price.
This clean little «hole-​in-​the-​wall» is my top pick for tasty down home authentic Tex-​Mex. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.

Best food in town! Fortunately buttermilk Café had too long of a wait and we spontaneously ended up here. I had the Caldo de beef!

FINALLY! A GREAT TACO PLACE ALL AROUND! Hands down best service and tortillas in town. They have good prices and good food. I like to get the breakfast tacos every time, the workers know my usual order by now lol (:
I heard the owner is the brother of the guy who runs el napolito, I used to go there but I must say his brother is doing everything just right and consistent.

El Tamarindo is a cute hidden gem in New Braunfels!
I had no clue of it’s existence until my uncle told us about it! He goes almost everyday which says a lot because he’s a hard man to please. We had such a pleasant experience and understand why it came highly recommended. The breakfast tacos were huge and my coffee cup was never empty. The waitress was incredibly attentive and seemed to know everyone in the restaurant by their names.
Ahhh…mid-breakfast my uncle walks in! We got a good laugh at this because he chose not to sit with us but a table away LOL! He sure did go to town on a pancake!
Great place if your looking to get away from all the packed breakfast spots in NB and get some good quality food!

I take pride in sampling as much local Mexican fare as possible. This responsibility to my community is an honor. Today’s honor was sampling El Tamarindo. Fresh tortillas (corn and flour), quick service, and quality ingredients will ensure my return. Give it a shot next time you have the hankering!