El Gringo's in Scarborough

The food is spot on the service brilliant really generous portions had to have a doggy bag. The staff are friendly and helpful as well

When we arrived at the restaurant and asked for a table, we were asked if we had a reservation. We didn't, and it was clear it was very busy (always a good sign), but the staff shuffled the table allocations and found us a space. Despite being busy, the staff were attentive and friendly, and our order was delivered very quickly. The food was amazing, and the portions were HUGE so we would definitely recommend visiting here if you like Mexican food. Feedback for the restaurant - it would be great if the speaker could be moved to above or below head height as it's too loud for anyone sitting in that corner. That said, we will definitely visit again.

We used to go every week when the restaurant was in Bridlington. It’s apparently the same company but the owners have changed. Food was great. They used to have 25% off the bill when you dined before 6pm but don’t do this now. Good value for money.

Wish we lived closer as this is one of our favourites! El Gringos menu is great and well priced, especially as the portions are very decent. Advise to book, seems busy. Staff are great and we were served quickly. Central location. We’ll be back when next up north!

We always try and visit el gringos when we visit Scarborough. We physically couldn’t make it this time so we ordered a take away and it was of the same quality as I enjoy in the restaurant

Me and my wife stumbled on this place and both had a lovely meal, the staff were very helpful and friendly and we had a nice bottle of shiraz would recommend

We started off with starters and had a shared/mixed platter which were good for 2/3 people. The service could be a bit faster but it was still good. The portion size is good if you have a starter and drinks were alright.

Had lovely meal here last night Cajun blackened salmon for me barely touched the sides my fella had fajitas and we both had dessert death by chocolate for the mister and lemon meringue lovely friendly staff and lush food

The food was great, really tasty and large portions. They were kind enough to provide extra sour cream and guacamole on request. Lots of choice and lovely atmosphere.

Excellent service with excellent food in avery typical Mexican style restaurant. Perfect enchiladas, pleasant staff and decent prices.

Everything was excellent 👍recently re located I am told. My first time here it won’t be my last.Top marks staff, service

Great Mexican, well worth a visit, staff and service was excellent, the food is outstanding, plenty of choices.

Came to this restaurant for a change as we had never been to EL GRINGOS before but we'll definitely be back the next time we are in Scarborough, really nice food, brilliant service ,lovely decor too,also fairly priced .

Very disappointing food. Not worth the money at all. Sat in the back room… no atmosphere.. lighting so bright and no ambience. Better places to eat than here. Waste of money. Would not recommend.

Do not be decieved by small frontage and few tables you see from window as this place has lots of tables out the back so go in and ask as they cater for walk-ins but is popular with locals so gets booked up fri/sat nights after 7..Attentive staff who hover a bit and took plates before finished chewing last mouthful but they young so let it slide. Nice cocktails. Good portion sizes, tasty authentic food and competativly priced. Would go again next time in the area and would reccommend. We had an early dinner (pre 6pm) so they accommodated us as walk-in. Swift service, Good vibe.

Been many times to the last venue, but first time to this one. The food was not to the same standard, plus a choice of only 2 desserts and ‘black or white’ coffee, both which we declined and finished off our evening elsewhere. A disappointing birthday meal, unfortunately 🙁

Very happy to see a Mexican restaurant opening in central Scarborough and always want to support local restaurants. Slightly concerned by the negative reviews but our experience was nothing but positive. Choice of seat, quickly served a drink and the food order took within 10 minutes. There was a very large table ordering ahead of us and we thought we’d have a long wait for food but that was not the case. The staff are attentive, hard working and friendly. The food is solid Mexican food and for me the portion size right. It’s one of the only Mexican restaurants I’ve been to which got the chicken fajita filling ratio to tortilla spot on. Will definitely go back as it fitted the bill of what I want when I visit a Mexican.

My partner and I ate here whilst on holiday. The food was bland and of poor quality. They even water the hot sauce down! The nachos are sad with hardly any topping on and our mains did nothing to improve the experience. How you can manage to make Mexican food bland is beyond me, but this place have cracked it. The bill was the best part of 80 quid and we left feeling robbed. Avoid.

I have lived around the corner from El Gringo’s for over a year and have only ever seen it closed up with or without staff inside. There is no visible menu only a chalkboard with cocktails on it viewable from outside. I went in to ask the 3 ladies lined up behind the bar if there was a menu and did they serve food? The “lady in charge “ asked me if they looked like a furniture shop. At that point I decided my family would spend its £500 round the corner again at Askims Mediterranean restaurant.

It has been a whole year since we were last able to enjoy food from here. With the place closing then taking a while to reopen was really pleased to see they were open on an evening that I was in the area visiting. We had a take away which was delivered speedily. Ordered the honey glazed rack of ribs. Arrived hot and very well packaged. Just had to open and eat. Still very tasty, still a good portion and despite price increase, just value for money.

So I'm local and haven't been to El Gringos since I was about 19 as it didn't used to be all that great. Visited tonight 10 years later and I must say, it's still the same and won't be returning. Don't get me wrong, it's not the worst food I've ever had but I could cook better myself at home. That's not me being big headed, just honest. It was average, nothing special. The new location is nice though and restaurant is nice inside. But food... Nothing amazing.

This is our second visit to this business but first time at their new location. We were seated at what I can only describe as an area u sit whilst waiting for your takeaway collection. Most people were sat at the back which had more of a vibe with music playing. Our experience was just watching the delivery driver taking orders to his car and listening to staff take order over the phone. Menus thrown on the table but no drinks menu just a wine list. The waitress came over to take orders and didn't seem to be able to answer questions we had about food, cocktails we seen advertised on a board were very weak at £9 expensive for what they were, later when we asked for a drinks menu you could see they do pitchers which if we had known we would've got that to share. The food was ok not worth the price, rice was cold as was the corn on the cob which was so tiny, u get bigger in KFC, the coleslaw was tasty but the amount you got was ridiculous not even a teaspoon. And even though we ordered a drink I had finished most of my meal without a drink it had taking that long One of our party hadn't even finished their meal and they were over cleaning the plates from the table, not once did anyone come during the meal asking if everything was ok, whilst drinking was asked if we wanted the bill, didn't ask if we wanted anything else, they clearly wanted us out asap even though it wasn't that busy. This place has the same experience of a McDonald's restaurant

Great place to go for dinner with friends, fabulous Mexican food and great cocktails too. Went after a recommendation. I would go again x

Been coming here for several years now, always a must dine whenever I am in Scarbs. This was my first visit to their new home, and it didn’t disappoint, well, maybe a little. I had my favourite cocktail, the Long Island Iced Tea, no ice,...

We booked in advance for a party of 18 to celebrate a child's birthday and whilst we were informed at the time of booking that they could only cater for that number at 17.00 and the table was needed at 19.00 for another large group,...

Recently visited El Gringos and had a great dining experience. We were delighted the delicious food, ambiance of the restaurant and staff were as superb as their previous location. We will certainly return and would certainly recommend,

Well worth the wait for the new premises is St. Nicholas Street(although I do miss the sea view) great to see the same lovely ladies serving good quality at great priced food. Always our go to place to eat every time we stay in Scarborough,...

Tasty food, good service and very reasonably priced. Would highly recommend. We booked for 5.15pm and it was busy. The service was attentive and we got our food pretty quickly. It was really tasty

Our whole family went for a celebratory meal and several people were not impressed by the food but some were happy. The new restaurant was a bit of a letdown. We have had some superb meals at the old restaurant on South Cliff but the...

They are back!! The new location is fantastic, and the food as good as before. Recommend the enchiladas and Cuban chicken with the gorgeous onion mash. We will definitely be back soon

Came here after their reopening. In a great spot as it’s in the town centre. A lot smaller restaurant so I would recommend booking a table. Food was great and so was the service. Came here for a birthday treat, Lucy our server was very...

Not been to Scarborough for a few years but decided to give my wife a birthday treat and drive across the country to her favourite restaurant. We were not disappointed great steak and the best ribs I have ever tasted curly fries great and probably...

Excellent service and food. Staff extremely friendly and the food is first class. Will always go when in Scarborough

The food was superb and very tasty the atmosphere was great but a bit loud for this old git but we will go back if in the area.

Friendly staff and quick service, food is fantastic and made to order. Decor is interesting and fun to look at.

Excellent Mexican food with fast and friendly service. Restaurant undergoing refurbishment at the moment but that had no impact on the quality of food served. Would highly recommend.

I'm giving this a 6.5/7 out of 10. Food was value for money.... It's not Michelin star... But then you're not paying Michelin star prices. Service was a bit slow to be honest. Overall it was a good experience and we will go back.

From the moment our taste buds tasted the ribs. The meat fell off it was so soft. We knew we had read the trip advisors reviews correctly Oh my. Amazing. Then onto the enchiladas , rice with black beans and chicken in mango sauce. We...

We regularly eat at the Malton one so decided to give this a go and it didn't disappoint! The staff were super friendly. The cocktails were AMAZING. And food was absolutely spot on! All at a reasonable price will definitely be back!!

Firstly, the outside is very deceiving as it's covered in scaffolding and looks derelict!! I walked right past it and never gave it a second glance. It was my other half who decided to be nosey and discovered that it was actually still trading. We...

The building they are located in is currently being refurbished but don't let that put you off. The serving staff are excellent and efficient and the kitchen staff, who not only have excellent taste in music, can and will adapt dishes to suit dietary requirements...

Firstly, ignore the outside! It is bordering on derelict, nothing to do with El Gringos itself but the building in which it’s housed, is being totally renovated. The food menu is extensive and varied, as is the drink menu. The wait staff are really friendly...

The food and the staff were excellent, couldn't ask for anything more, however, the toilets are atrocious. I'd definitely recommend it, just go somewhere else to use the loo! 5* for food and staff 😁 Minus points for the toilets 😩

We visited El Gringos last night after reading the very helpful Trip Advisors reviews as otherwise we may have given it a swerve walking up to it. So it is true that the building does not look the most appealing and it is undertaking some...

Food was OK and service was quick. Menu had a good choice. Well priced but the building it self isn't great and could do with some attention.

Chicken wings were pale looking and slimy. Burger was greasy and no wipes or finger bowl was given at the end. Even after I washed my hands, several times i could smell the grease! The service was terrible. The girl who brought our meals basically...

Ok I'm no Michelin star chef but I know how to cook a chicken wing...the ones we had were pastey looking and the skin was soggy with some hot sauce thrown over....I've made better myself...no wetwipes for after either (had my own in my bag...

Great food and value for money. Had the steak and ribs and steak with prawns. Both cooked perfectly and priced well. A fun friendly place. Defo be back

The place is literally falling apart, and we did wonder what on Earth we were walking into on arrival. But, if you ignore all of that the food was incredible, up there with the best Mexican food I’ve ever had. Good range of cocktails at...

Look beyond the outside scaffolding and scruffy building it all ch as Noe’s as soon as you walk in staff are very good quick service and the food is fresh and fantastic huge portions of very nice food and morretti Beer on draft. Prices are...

In Scarborough on a business trip and needed to eat close to the Spa. Fist visit was for ribs; more like half an animal, fantastic portion size. Colleagues all agreed it was good, so second visit was a larger party, but still the service was...

My partner and I visited this restaurant on a Friday tea time. The service was excellent, food fresh, hot and delicious. I had the Chicken Maryland with onion rings, corn and garlic mash with a serving of sauce. The prices for both food and drink...

This Mexican restaurant was very near our hotel so paid it a visit and found it to be a good restaurant.

Enjoyed an early dinner here mid-week. The service was great, both efficient and friendly. We both really enjoyed our food. We’ll return next time we return to Scarborough and would recommend to others

Avoid tracking out of your way to this restaurant. Looks like a complete dive from outside but on previous reviews gave it a chance as close to our hotel. Turned away at 6.30 despite at least 75% of tables being empty!! Really mustn’t want the...

We had a 2-night stay in Scarborough and enjoyed the first trip so much we returned the 2nd night. I had the ribs/chicken combo the first night and the BBQ marinade was excellent. Second time, I had a maryland chicken which was basically a KFC-style...

Visited for a family tea and faced with staff who ALL looked so miserable and like everything was an effort. No check to see if our meal was okay. No check to see if we wanted more drinks (we did but since nobody came to...

The current exterior belies what is inside, very clean and presentable restaurant. The staff were all friendly and the choice of food on the menu was excellent. The food was flavoursome and filling and highly recommend for a visit.

We thought we would try El Gringos for our wedding anniversary meal, the drinks and food menu are varied and reasonably priced and the staff are friendly and helpful, we enjoyed our meal so much we went back four days later with our son. They...

Had a nice evening. Lots of atmosphere, staff helpful and friendly and don’t rush you. Food tasty and well presented, on the expensive side but worth it.

Booked a meal here. Slightly concerned that it may not be open due to building work but it was busy. Staff, friendly and so efficient. Bosses not adverse to getting their hands dirty and cleaning tables. Food gorgeous. Generous portions. Speedy but not over rushed...

While reviewing in the area I came across this lovely gem . it seemed to be family run and all.the staff were friendly without being over bearing and I never felt rushed at all. Right on the front its easy to find with ample parking...

What a wonderful place to eat in Scarborough. In a very busy restaurant the staff still find time to talk and help you with the menu. The portion where good and the food was really good.

We live on the Esplanade so El Gringos is our neighbour. We decided to try a takeaway as my mum is housebound. It was delicious. Everything was freshly cooked and good quality. The portions are very generous so it’s really good value. We can’t wait...

Well, look at the outside and the immediate thought is why would I go in there. Then go inside and the food and service and price is really very good. Definitely a food place I would go back to time and again. Anyone not going...

Absolutely amazing. Our third time here and gets better everytime. Travelled over 100 miles to come!! I recommend the chimichanga - amazing!

An overnight visit to the seaside normally means a Fish and Chip supper but Scarborough's chippies seemed to close early. Time to try something else then, and we picked El Gringos for a change. What a winner! The staff were friendly and efficient and the...

Visited here as a party of 8 including 2 children on a Saturday night. First impressions were nor great. Decor is aged however understand this is part of the theme so didn't bother us. Restaurant seemed very smokey as we walked in and by the...

I came with my partner here for a meal on New Years Eve and was excited after hearing positive things about the food. First impressions were not great as the restaurant looks terrible and run down from the outside. There was scaffolding all over the...

Food was very tasty and good prompt service but place itself was bit cold and lacking in atmosphere. Not busy at time of our visit

Dined at el gringos with a large work gathering. Food was delicious and the service was brilliant. Everybody left happy. I would of happily eaten anything off the menu it all looked top notch but would definitely recommend the ribs.

This is the first time I have been to El-Gringo since lockdown ended. The food was delicious and you get lots for your money. The staff are accommodating. I had to change my order slightly and they were very understanding and accomodated to my fussy...

We love coming to this restaurant. The food is delicious and the service is excellent. It is a fab place to eat!

Once you leave London it seems it becomes more difficult to find places to eat where your dog is allowed to join you. We weren’t allowed into the restaurant here either, but there was a table set up in a hallway, so it was nice...

If you are ever in Scarborough and have a hankering for Tex -Mex coupled with a Hunger from hell then get yourself here for arguably the Best Ribs you will ever of tasted… plenty of other dishes available too and a great variety of cocktails...

A lovely welcome, shown to a nice table by the window. The service was just the right pace throughout, not hurried but not waiting too long. We really loved the food, extremely well cooked and the ribs on the combo starter were stunning! An overall...

We chose to eat at El Gringos on our anniversary during a weeks holiday in Scarborough. We were a little apprehensive when we arrived outside the restaurant as there was significant building work taking place (they had downed tools for the day) with scaffolding up...

OK it looks like it's in the middle of a building site ATM but look past that. The food is wonderful and the service and staff were fantastic.Well worth a visit and very reasonably priced

Just back from having a meal at el gringos. Loved all of it. Debated with husband about having a starter, but we decided against it, and it's a good job, as we struggled to eat all our mains, they were big portions. I couldn't eat...

Great Mexican food and cocktails within walking distance of the centre of town. Nice atmosphere, generous tasty portions and large selection of tex Mex food. Friendly and helpful staff. The building is having some work on it but this doesn’t detract from the restaurant.

Good value for money, friendly family environment & tasty food. We visited 2 nights running. Cocktails could be improved but aren’t bad

Mediocre food in a building site, the guys here try there best under the circumstances. The main building is now being converted to apartments. The area is dusty and mostly unused. The steak I had was cooked to perfection, such a shame about their conditions.

Went here after reading reviews on TripAdvisor. Was not disappointed. Unfortunately there is work being done on the building so felt sorry some people would be put off. Ignore this as it was one of the best Mexican meals I have ever had. We dined...

our last night in scarborough so tried el gringos for a meal we were not disappointment the staff were first class at the food was very good would recommend

A little tucked away, at the far end of Scarborough’s South Bay, is El Gringos. We booked before arriving in Scarborough after reading positive reviews but were a little put off by the scaffolding and unassuming entrance to El Gringos (it’s in a former B&B...

A last minute visit prior to a trip to the Open Air Theatre. Fantastic atmosphere, great service, lovely food and very well priced. We couldn't finish the sharing platter!

Prompt service, helpful staff, fabulous fresh food, nothing was too much trouble for the staff, would recommend

We ate here and although from the exterior it looked a little worrying, the food was SO good! Great service, food and wine!!

We went here for a meal in the summer, really enjoyed our meal, good choices and good portion sizes. The service was also good and we were lucky got a table by the door with a lovely view over the bay. Would go back again...

Visited last night with a party of ten, 3 adults 2 teens and 5 children. We all thoroughly enjoyed our food and the experience was amazing they looked after us really well also it was Great value for money. Would definitely recommend and we will...

Ignore the exterior!! needs updating which i think they are doing, The food is fabulous and taste just as good, massive portions and 2 4 1 cocktails( they are the best ) 100% recommend

We were excited to eat at El Gringos as my husband used to be a chef at a Mexican restaurant so he thinks he's an expert. The restaurant doesn't look much from the outside but has a good atmosphere and decoration inside. It was surprisingly...

Wasn’t sure what to expect from the outside but this is a funky, noisy restaurant that has a great menu and pleasant attentive staff. With 3 young children, a teenager and 4 adults it wasn’t going to be easy to accommodate us easily but they...

Lovely place to eat. The staff are very friendly. The menu is varied with plenty of choice. Would certainly visit again. A member of our family was celebrating a birthday, the table was set out with confetti and party poppers. A nice touch from the...

Decided to give this place a try on the last day of our holiday and very glad we did. The service was great and the food was fantastic. We both had Enchiladas of different styles and we both enjoyed them very much. The Nacho starter...

We found El Gringos on a recent visit to Scarborough, and all we can say is Wow!!! What a fantastic little restaurant. The staff were so friendly and helpful and the restaurant had a lovely atmosphere. The food was so tasty, we will definitely be...

So scrumptious had to come back the night after to try something else, thanks for 2 great meals with exceptional service

Great food and service, located looking over Scarborough, good value for money and atmospheric well worth a visit.

Fantastic Mexican meal, restaurant is brightly coloured and relaxed, waiting staff we're friendly and attentive. Food was delicious and great value for money + great views.. Would recommend..

One of the best steaks I have ever eaten in the country! Extremely nice food ! Environment is ok- it looks like there is something missing.. Staff is polite and really young so there is room for improvement to reach professionalism! Overall food is a...