El Chico in Tübingen

They were out of guacamole, not sure how that’s possible at a Mexican restaurant. Our food was just OK.

The "El Chico" in Tübingen is a typical Mexican restaurant, but with a special ambience thanks to the wide window front facing the Neckar. The restaurant is on the first floor of a brewery. The food is always good and cheap, but we have had different experiences with the service. Sometimes more trying than professional (I expect clean glasses), but at least always friendly.

+ • Great atmosphere (with a view) • Large restaurant • Fairly large portions • Mega delicious food • Vegan options • Super friendly staff (we moved around without asking because it was practically empty and didn't know that it would be a problem... ultimately the waitress apologized endlessly and we gave an extra big tip and reassured us again that absolutely we are guilty) I would love to come back! Particularly recommended: - Homemade lemonade and iced tea (not too sweet) - Anything with jackfruit (my first time having that... very tasty) - The best guacamole I've ever had

Great ambience, great food, great cocktails 👍🏼

Great ambience, nice Latino music and excellent food. Highly recommended

Amazing Food / Authentic Mexican / Must visit in Tuebingen

Always worth a visit! Delicious food, very courteous and friendly staff, great atmosphere, clean sanitary facilities. Always happy - also possible spontaneously.

Nice place, good music. Big portions, good food but quite high prices.

Was great the veggie and vegan options were wonderful even for the hardest to please. Had a fun vibe and everyone spoke really good English

Food was good but everything took a long time.

Good service and delicious dishes I can only recommend it :)

Great facility and nice service! Highly recommended :)

Just had fun from start to finish :)

I ordered a medium-rare stake and it came well done. The chimichanga was cold and very dry. The food took more than 1 hour to come although the restaurant was almost empty. The view is nice

Very nice and courteous staff. Food was very tasty and was served warm. Gladly again!

Service, ambience and food were really very good. We felt very comfortable here.

Good food and a good view offer a meal that you won't quickly forget. I'd love to come back.

Very good but it felt like I had to wait forever for the food

Being completely ignored by the waitress - but serving drinks etc. to others who came much later - I found it strange at the beginning. When I tried to talk to one of the waitresses and she just walked past us, we immediately got up and left the restaurant. There were really few guests there, so it wasn't that... definitely one less restaurant that I will visit and recommend in my hometown. 👍🏻

The food was good, but unfortunately there was always a bit of alcohol in the cocktails. Service was very good!

Great start to the Tübingen evening. Nice waiters

Very nice service and nice atmosphere! Highly recommended! Great start to the evening and nice staff

Super great, attentive team! Mega good food and a great view are guaranteed!

Chris is amazing was very good!!! Food was huge definitely worth the investment!!!

A wonderful place with a view of the Neckar. The food is very tasty, the prices are reasonable. We'd love to come back!

Delicious food, service actually nice, maybe a little slow.

The food took a while and was only lukewarm. Taste ok but nothing special. Service very nice and friendly.

We were there for a drink. The waiter was very friendly and helpful, although there was a long wait before we could order a second time.

The burgers we ate were super tasty 👍👍

Best restaurant I know, good food and friendly staff!!!

Actually everything is very good. Unfortunately the burger bun wasn't really warm. But it was also quite busy when we were there. The waiter was definitely really great.

Very friendly and fast service. I can only recommend El Chico. With a beautiful view of the Neckar.

I've waited twenty minutes on my simple drink. Then I went to the bar and he didn't reply. Waste of time.

STEAK WAS MEDIUM ORDER. 4 YEARS AGO

I had a mojito, a bit strong for my taste, but after the ice melted a bit, quite good again. For dinner I had the taco salad con queso, it tasted good, a decent portion, nothing to complain about.

Rarely have I experienced such rude service. We arrived and had to point out to the waiter that the table was dirty and there were stickies everywhere. Even after he “cleaned” it, it was still dirty. There was obviously a shift change during the stay, but things didn't get better - on the contrary, they got worse. We had to ask for our drink several times (there were maybe three or four tables occupied), and people at the neighboring table even asked loudly whether anyone was working there. POW: the group of four then left the location. After repeated questions and a subsequent discussion with the young woman from the service, we finally received the drink including an inappropriate comment. Back at the bar we heard her loudly gossiping about us (I assume in Croatian, I also understood some of the words). This is absolutely not possible! A simple “I’ll take care of it right away” or something else would have been enough. Instead you were insulted. Keep your eyes open when choosing a career - or instead of the operator when selecting personnel. The food, however, was okay, there was nothing to complain about. There were displays on the tables saying that they would show their appreciation if there was a recession in exchange for an espresso or something similar. I thought it was a bad joke - but it was probably meant seriously. One thing is for sure - it was the last time I was there. The restaurant expects money for its services. But this should also be provided in return... Anyone who visits the restaurant should therefore be really sure whether they are in the right place or whether they would rather go to Reutlingen or Stuttgart, for example.

Great ambience, patient and entertaining service, delicious food.

I found it very nice. I would love to come back

A wonderful stay at El Chico. Beautiful view of the Neckar and Neckar Bridge, great food and best of all: the service from the first minute to the last, simply fantastic and exemplary

The food is very good! Service is fine too! Nice to sit above the Neckar!

Great food and nice service. Was delicious

The service is very friendly and accommodating! You have the option of sitting directly on the terrace with a view of the Neckar, or making yourself comfortable in the beautifully furnished interior. The food is also very tasty and there is something for everyone.

Very good food and very nice waiters

The service staff were very friendly, nice atmosphere and good food.

Very nice to sit outside by the water.

Super delicious food and great atmosphere

Very nice staff, nice and pleasant atmosphere

Always very good food, friendly atmosphere and service Can only be recommended

The outside area was great with a view of the Neckar, but unfortunately the food was absolutely mediocre. At least everything that isn't Mexican.

Top service with a good selection and a nice location

The food was very good! As always!

It was good, the diligence was a bit too much but still within limits. Service and ambience are top -> view of the Neckar

Very good food, really fast service. Gladly again and again.

Nice service and nice atmosphere. Very tasty food

Fast and friendly service. Food was good and well portioned.

The food is of very poor quality, the waiters are rude and it seems that the manager is not very happy with his team. Bad vibes in general, nothing to do with good Latin vibes

Unfortunately it can no longer be compared to a visit a few years ago... Nice location right on the Neckar, you received a friendly welcome, the service was a bit clumsy and clumsy, the food was tasteless, didn't have the ingredients as described on the menu, the rice was dry and not seasoned, the enchiladas were held together by unseasoned tomato paste. The best part was the homemade lemonades, which would make it worth coming back for.

Food came quickly, looked very tasty and tasted exactly the same. We'll be back 🤞🏽🍔

Wir hatten keine Reservierung, wir haben einen Platz innerhalb des Restaurants zugewiesen bekommen (gleich mit der Option, sobald was frei wird, dürft Ihr in Richtung Balkon/Neckarblick aufrücken, was keine 10 min. später erfolgt ist) und dann einen schönen Abend mit sehr nettem, höflichen Personal und gutem Essen genossen. Jederzeit gerne wieder - da kann sich das Lokal darunter mehr als nur eine Scheibe davon abschneiden!

it’s great, the food is very tasty, i really enjoyed churros

the food is awesome and so is the service, loved it!!

My favourite restaurant in whole Tübingen. Loved Sweet potato and Churros. I'd also really recommend Burrito. 10/10.

Super chilled atmosphere, great cocktails

Taco salad very tasty, as well as very refreshing homemade lemonade. Very friendly service.

Really tasty meals, relaxed atmosphere and friendly efficient servers

Usually not that bad. Today the service was unfortunately very overwhelmed and we waited 45 minutes for our food because the kitchen was probably understaffed. A wrong drink, the enchiladas weren't good either (old tortillas were obviously too hard despite the sauce) It's a shame otherwise it's better

Mexican restaurant with a very suggestive terrace overlooking the river, fast and friendly service, delicious food and generous dishes. Fair price.

The best bar and restaurant in tubingen.and good music too.they have dj there every friday🙌🙌🙌

With a bit of luck you will get the legendary place with a clear view of the Neckar. Large selection of well prepared dishes.

I went there recently expecting authentic Mexican food and given the prices of everything, I thought I was at the right place. Long story short, I didn’t even end up buying food because the “salsa” tasted like ketchup and the chips were the cheap kind you get at the store. Also, despite the fact that it was not all that full, it took a long time for us to get our drinks or be served. It’s hard to believe that a place that advertises Mexican food can’t even have home made salsa.

All thumbs up👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽can only be recommended

Great location right a. Neckar dishes are ok in terms of price for the location. Good taste. Quite popular reservation recommended

Great value for money, delicious classic Mexican food. Beautiful view of the Neckar in summer! Service was very friendly, portion size was absolutely sufficient. We'll be back! :)

Beer garden Recommend for tourists

Very tasty Mexican food. Staff top. Highly recommended

Top location...top service, simply great 👍!

Nice restaurant with an even nicer location. The outdoor area is unbeatable on nice days. Service was friendly and there was nothing to complain about. Unfortunately the food was too expensive for what you got. Not great value for money in my opinion. I had the tacos pollo. The rice was very dry with sometimes still very hard pieces of rice. The meat was edible and so were the flour tortillas. The tomato sauce, on the other hand, seemed a bit bad and the cheese on top didn't make it much better. Maybe I was just unlucky that afternoon. Card payment possible. Central location. In summary: you can do it. Especially in the beautiful outdoor area you can come here and order something to drink. But if you expect top Mexican cuisine, you'll probably like it here. don't get their money's worth.

Hello! Should always be given: there are only drinks available, with a maximum of 20 guests - 2 waiters are enough so that you don't have to wait 10 minutes for the drinks menu and then again to order.

Mexican restaurant with a beautiful balcony terrace facing the Neckar. Even if there is a summer rain, you can sit and dine wonderfully thanks to the roof. Good drink, generous portions and friendly staff.

Do yourself a favour and spend your money elsewhere. I was first given the wrong order which was okay, they got my actual order out about 15 minutes. The rice was half hard and cold and half fine, I guess they mixed whatever they had left over with fresh rice. The service was meh, they were hanging out at the bar for the most part even though we were a big table of more than 10 people and maybe one of three tables there. We all had empty drinks for about half an hour until someone came over but not to refill our drinks, just to ask if the food was okay. Also, there’s nothing really Mexican about this place but the name. I just can’t wrap my head around the price of the dishes and the quality of the service and actual tastiness of the food. Go next door to Neckarmüller or walk a bit to the Chinese restaurant.

The food and drink are very tasty and the service is great.

Directly on the banks of the Neckar

Great atmosphere and a brilliant view. 1****

I like the meal to be good when I go to a restaurant, and this was not the case. The dishes are greasy and dry at the same time. You need vegetables and sauce in the preparations, otherwise it is too difficult and unpleasant to eat. Side salads with red beans and corn also lack vegetables. It's summer, buy some vegetables! It's cheap ! The server is very nice. The terrace is beautiful and pleasant.

More bulk than class, but OK for a quick visit.

The food is good and the prices are a bit too high

Delicious food, good service. Great view from the terrace. Nice interior..

Unfortunately I can't understand the low rating! Service, food, park situation and our table were great. We were told that it was unlikely to get a seat outside, but after waiting 2 minutes one was available straight away. The only flaw was that the gentleman on the phone when reserving said: getting a table outside would be like getting front row Elton John tickets. Still everything was great, delicious food and great cocktails!

Nice home brewery, well attended

Very good place. As Italian, it is not easy to give 5 stars to German restaurants, but very good a nice place!

Das Essen an sich war lecker. Die Portionen relativ groß und der Service sehr gut. Die ist top, sehr zentral und direkt am Fluss mit super Blick. Das wird allerdings bezahlt mit Preise pro Teller bei ca 16,5 Euro. Gibt schon schlimmeres, wir waren zufrieden.

Very tasty food, vegetarians and vegans can also find something. That's why it's unfortunately always very full, so you should make a reservation in advance.

The food meets expectations, the service staff is very nice, and of course the view from the terrace is great.

There was no breaking time, so I went in with a light heart. The reasonably priced lunch menu was delicious. Above all, the staff was very kind to us as foreigners. We had a pleasant meal as they also recommended delicious drinks. And I recommend sitting on the terrace.

Very good food, friendly staff, a bit more expensive than expected, but the price is still appropriate. Gladly again!

We ate in the restaurant on May 30th (around 5/6 p.m.) with a group of 8 people. When all my friends had gotten their food, I was asked by the waiter what I had ordered. It turned out that my dish (Fajitas de Ternera) was no longer available. I was offered an alternative fajitas with chicken, which came about 10 minutes later (my friends were already eating). I took a few bites and immediately felt bad. I had the rest packed up and tried again the next evening - I felt sick again. A friend who also ate the leftover also had digestive problems. I suspect that the quick preparation may have led to errors. The entire service, including the checkout process, was very slow and took a long time. I didn't give a tip. I will never eat here again.

Very tasty food. The service was absolutely top. Price performance top. An open kitchen says a lot about the quality. We would like to come again.

Nice view from the balcony. Service tried hard. Unfortunately, according to South Americans, there is NOTHING authentic about the food. None of the dishes came close. The women haven't had enough either. The nachos are tortilla chips from a bag with a salty, otherwise tasteless Bolognese sauce. The salsa is just a slightly spicy tomato sauce (original sound). The salad had brown spots. The cocktails for almost 10 euros were incredibly sweet and barely edible until all the ice had melted. I had to pour tap water into my drink. The prices are absolutely outrageous for the quality in question. There is absolutely nothing Latin American here. Absolutely not recommended.

Had dinner here with my daughter. The food is just typical of what the store is about. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary but still good and tasty. Cocktails are very tasty. In general we were very happy with everything. So you can definitely recommend the store.

Nice beer garden on the Neckar, reasonable prices