Esteban’s Mexican Restaurant

I cannot express how Much I like the food here. Everything I have had is on the same level of delicious. Everything tastes fresh and the creame sauce is out of this world!

My wife and I have been coming here for years and share the Tres Compadres platter each time. The service has always been warm and friendly.
I tire of reading reviews from people who seem to nitpick every little thing. Who cares about soy in the oil? If your dietary restrictions are that tight stay home and leave the rest of us in peace.
Anyway the food is great!

My s/​o and I ate here for the second time after having a really great experience the first time. Boy did we ever make a bad decision. He ordered the super carne asada nachos and I ordered the enchilada jalisco. First issue was his carne asada tasted like old dog food (exaggeration) but really it tasted like it was 2 days old. My corn tortillas were super mushy like they made the enchiladas that morning. My rice was so old it was translucent. On top of either of us barely touching the food the server waked by us 4 times (each time making eye contact) with out asking if we needed anything or how did everything taste before we finally flagged her over. We asked for the check and she asked if we needed to go boxes to which we replied no because the food wasn’t very good and the service was lacking as well. She then said okay and walked off. We flagged another server for our check and gave him the run down. He said that the server didn’t speak English (not our problem why is she serving tables then?) and his reply for the meat was that they recently switched cuts to save money (savings not reflected in their prices). We were not offered to try anything else and they couldn’t even comp our drinks. We paid our bill in full and left our full plates on the table. We will be voting with our wallets and word of mouth. Maybe I was rude but your in the SERVICE industry. Sorry not sorry.

My wife and some friends stopped in last Friday for dinner. The waitress we had had a hard time with our orders. In fact, she got 3 of four wrong. Now for the good part. When we identified the problems they were all fixed and the waiter who was supposed to serving us (I’m sorry I just can’t remember his name) came over and apologised for the bad service we had received and paid for our meal. He went WAY above and beyond to make it right and to see that we had a pleasant time.
As always the food was well prepared and delicious. There are very few good restaurants here in Oak Harbor but Estebans is one of them.

Nice place. Friendly staff and great food. My wife and I had the Taquito platter and the Burrito Grande. Food was hot and delicious. I will be going back for sure.

The service was ok. Seated immediately but I think there was only 2 other tables in the restaurant. The got the kids food in fast as requested. But the cooks didn’t seem to know the menu and when ordering off the vegetarian section they gave me the wrong item and argued about it. The taste wasn’t good. The beans on the veggie burrito tasted like straight up lard. I choked it down because I paid for it but I won’t be back. Especially since we’ve all managed to get stomach bugs within 24 hours of eating there. They’d get a lower score but they dealt with our 3 and 4 year old pretty well and understood toddlers just can’t sit still.

Delicious food. Good service. Everyone here is your amigo! And their magi margaritas are the bees knees!

So I have not had authentic mexican food in quite a while and decided to take up a friendly church member’s invitation to meet here. I am so happy I did! I ordered a beef enchilada and a beef taco with beans and rice during lunch. It was less than $ 10. It was very fresh and the service was fast. The staff is very friendly and patient. I will definitely eat here and again. I will also check out the lounge area in the back.

Great food great service priced good… clean restroom restsurant very clean.. can’t wait to go back for dinner. We eent for lunch.

Mediocre and bland. The chips, salsa, and margarita were actually pretty good, but the rest was bland bland bland. The Pico de Gallo was completely flavorless, the guacamole was bland and processed. The tortilla soup was in need of salt, and had shredded chicken that did not work well with a spoon. I never did get a glass of water. All in all very meh. I will not be back.

Before coming here I called to ask an allergen question (my wife cannot eat anything with soy in it) and the person answering refused to look up whether or not their vegetable oil was safe or not after he asked and found out it would be just 2 people eating there.
This is extremely rude and disrespectful, we will never give this place our business, ever!

I always have a good meal here and the service is always Great! The décor; just so, so… but the place is clean. This is a mom and pop place that welcomes everyone. The prices are Great… especially before 3 o’clock.

Oh my gosh I had a HORRIBLE experience at Esteban’s today which shocked me. They have amazing foods BUT they disappointed me. Well when we got our receipt, we were pissed that the waiter assumed that I wanted medium margarita when I did not know there is sizes, he didn’t even asked me what size. They also increased the prices on foods and alcohol without mentioning it to us before we ordered AND it wasn’t on the menu. I told the waiter that he did not ask me what size and just assumed, he said he is sorry and can’t change the receipt. If I knew that they offer in sizes, I would had small one since it is cheaper, they also gave us same size foods. For example, he had ordered bigger plate and I ordered small plate. Well he only had two small burritos which is same size as my large burrito, if we knew that, my husband would had ordered small plate to save $ 2. I do not think they should increases prices UNTIL it is on the menu.

We have been here twice. Both times we had good service. Prompt, polite, and timely. The place is pretty clean, and doesnt smell like a honeybucket, so that was a huge plus. I havent had much luck lately in unfamiliar Mexican eateries.
I didnt get that feeling like they took stuff out of a bag and nuked it. Both times I had a combo platter. As previously mentioned, it’s just kind of so so. Not bad at all. just kind of ordinary. Like maybe they are playing it safe to accomodate a gentler pallate… like maybe old people. I have nothing against old folks… just saying that they tend to eat milder foods. I dunno. it’s just a shot in the dark as to why a Mexican restaurant wouldnt have spicy food. Although a good friend of mine (who hails from a Mexican family) once told me it isnt ALWAYS about spicy (BTW this guy makes THE BEST chicken enchiladas with green sauce I have EVER had in my life). I understand this about the sometimes lack of spice, but the food I would expect to be spicy should be… well… spicy. My Enchilada was okay. the sauce was just, meh. so so. My taco was pretty much like any other taco anywhere else. My Relleno was alright. Not the best and not the worst. Beans and rice were alright. Nothing to write home about. I thought the chips and salsa were good. Salsa wasnt anything amazing but it seemed fresh enough, and didnt look/​taste like it had been poured back out of a previously unused bowl (dont laugh, I know a place that does this regularly).
They carry an average beer selection, nothing oustanding. They do carry some top shelf liquors. The first visit the wife had a darn good margarita.
So probably wondering what would bring me back and cause me to rate it a 3. It’s clean! Reasonable prices, and the staff was very nice, and we got our food in a timely fashion. Im still not sure why our waitress didnt bring our food (another lady did). Maybe she was new? At any rate she did a fine job. My son did point out the interesting «art collection» on the walls. I am intrigued as to how they picked those. Not my first guess as to what I might find in a Mexican restaurant.

My favorite Mexican Restaurant to eat at when i come visit the rock. I live in Las Vegas, so when you compare Mexican food down in the southwest to Mexican food in Washington state of course there is going to be a big difference in the spicy factor. However this place is yummy! The portion size is big, the drinks are strong, and the service is great. Its really that simple.

This should be 3.5 stars! Typical American Mexican restaurant, but that’s what I was looking for. It fit the bill perfectly. The prices were average, the service was good, and the food was good. I would definitely go back if the mood for this type of food strikes me while in Oak Harbor again.

Friendly staff and okay atmosphere. Food okay but a bit too quick to come out which usually scares me. Chips not that great and salsa is eh.

This place sucks, food sucks and service sucks. They are trying to pass taco bell food as real Mexican food. I would rather go to taco bell, same type food just cheaper

Mexican was the request for the evening and after seeing the not-​so-​stellar reviews for the intended local spot I knew I had to rely on Unilocal for this out of towner to get a good meal.
The food was overall, hmm what’s the word, «safe». It was fairly bland and the sauces lacked the extra push that it essential in Mexican cooking. Instead we ended up with mediocre sauces, bland bean based dishes and one of the most disappointing tamales I’ve ever eaten. That being said, nothing was bad it just wasn’t great either. It was actually probably perfect in some ways as we were dining with one person who had never tried Mexican food before and so the «safety» of the dishes ended up being a bit of a virtue.
On a more positive note, the service was really wonderful. I mean absolutely sweet and attentive and helpful. The waitress even returned at the end of the meal twice to be sure we didn’t mistakenly leave her too much money. That was a REALLY shocking experience for a Philly based gal. Also the salsa was good and the guacamole was actually the best thing on the table. It was chunky and fresh and wonderful. I would say go for the drinks and guac but the margaritas were very weak and not very good so maybe just go for the phenomenal service and the guac.
Also important to note is that I didn’t tell our waitress that we were celebrating a birthday at the table but as soon as she overheard us talking about it she insisted we sing happy birthday and have the delicious fried ice cream. I will certainly return if only because of our wonderful waitress and the special evening she provided us.

5 stars for its seafood menu and portion size.
Two people can sit across a plate of mariscada and eat it all night long.
This is a mexican joint that is unlike any other one i have been to once i got past the normal taco/​enchilada deal.
If you want mexican in Oak harbor, this is the only place.