El Mariachi Mexican Cantina & Margarita Cocktail Bar in Tonbridge and Malling

Brilliant cannot wait to go again

Had a fantastic time and was looked after really well for my sons 18th Birthday. Amazing food & Service, they made the day really special for him, thank you 🙏🏼

Warm friendly welcome and good food.

Really friendly service, and the food was delicious and piping hot. My only disappointment was that I couldn't tip by card as I don't carry cash.

Always amazing, love the food, atmosphere, and service. ❤️

My lady and I are out for dinner in the best Mexican restaurant that I have been to in a long while!! Service is excellent, the food even better! Hope u like it spicy cos this place is spot on! 👍😎

Great traditional food, great service and polite staff. Definitely recommend.

I am very disappointed by the poor service I received from El Mariachi via the Just Eat app: I placed my order at 7.52pm and told to expect delivery at 8.20pm. The food was actually delivered at 9.20pm!!

very tasty food. delivered promptly. would order more from menu again!

2nd visit here and really enjoyed it again, the young waiter there is very funny, thanks guys 👏

Every time, eating in or takeaway… absolutely delicious, the freshest of ingredients - really love El Mariachi!!! Buena onda!

Love the margaritas, food always very good, friendly service. Can get very noisy but that’s all part of the atmosphere!

Fantastic little restaurant, lovely staff and amazing dining experience. Got to wear sombreros and had several drinks from the extensive cocktail menu. Tasty food and fun music. Shall be visiting again 😁

Great food, great atmosphere, fantastic service and good vibes

I love this place! My go to for a really fun evening. Highly recommend food and of course the FANTASTIC cocktails

Took a while to assign a driver.

Absolutely love this place, we tried it originally a few years ago, just to try somewhere new. Since then we've booked hotels nearby just so we can spend a night out here. My wife try to go here in special occasions, even though we are not local at all. Love the food, everyone's always friendly, and actually offer service, checking in you for drinks. Which by the way ye cocktails are fantastic!

Great evening! Thanks to Ellie, Maddy and Will, for good service and great energy, The amazing staff make sure you have fun, a really good atmosphere!!!

The team went above and beyond to help us today. Committed to their customers. Thank you!

Great place for food and cocktails.

Lovely birthday meal out, food was amazing, good sized portions, served quickly with lovely service and very good prices. Shame you can only leave a tip by cash though

Booked here for a birthday meal. The food was fantastic, portions very generous and the service was excellent. The only downside was that you can't tip on cards and we had no cash on us so the servers didn't get a tip. Can't wait to go back again.

Took over two hours from the order being accepted to delivery. It was stone cold when it arrived. The food looked good but very disappointing.

The reviews are true, came for our first visit.Great food, great prices, good friendly service. Would defo visit again when back in the area

Absolutely amazing. This is a real gem of a restaurant. Great atmosphere, lovely food and terrific cocktails.

Fab service really lovely atmosphere

Amazing to have Mexico in Tonbridge. The whole package was fab u lous. The welcome, the staff, the food and the cockails were all amazingly. A first class night out.

I’ve been here multiple times with friends. Food is always 10/10 and the service was top notch. Served tonight by Jodie - she went above and beyond to ensure our whole party was catered to perfectly and we all ended the night full and happy! Thanks Jodie, thanks El Mariachi team!

It was only a Wednesday and we fancied food... and maybe some tequilas... this is a diamond find... very reasonable, the food was superb and the service exemplary... the owners were very accommodating as well... recommend the Don Julio Tequila! The Chicken Fajita's and the stuffed skins. I will be back

Came here last night for my friends birthday meal and had such a wonderful time and so did she. Thank you for Lauren’s birthday drink and singing happy birthday to her. The atmosphere was amazing especially with the music, the sombrero and everyone joining in to sing. The owner and staff members where all so welcoming and polite as they didn’t disturb us whilst eating they came by when we finished and asked if we enjoyed our meal and if they could get us any more drinks. The food that we ordered was absolutely spectacular and delicious. It had so much flavour and will defiantly be returning here very soon. Thank you for a great night

A real good discovery in Tonbridge. The food is tasty, affordable, (cocktails are a bargain) the team is personable. Will definitely go back. Don't go there if you expect fine dining grub, but it's perfect for hearty Mexican fare. I really enjoyed their grilled Haloumi with chili jelly, simple but impactful.

No booking to an empty restaurant & given a time limit?! I went with a friend that recommended this very restaurant. Out of courtesy both my friend & I chose a meal that wouldn't take too long due to a restricted time. I was not all impressed by the flavour to the meat. There were flies around the place, so tried to look past that! Every 15 mins or so a new waitress would veer to take the plates in the space of 1 hr and urged for the next dish. Even before finishing we had finished our meal. I found of poor grace & put us off wanting to even order more. After complaining to the rude approach of disturbing a meal. The manager admitted that they wanted the table for someone else. So rushing us to eat and force the bill then shove us out in making us feel uncomfortable, even given a time restraint one should not have to be pressured to rush even half way through a meal. Yet still be urged to buy more food. I've never felt so disgusted with the atmosphere, attitude and staff including manager/owner of this restaurant. The service from all round was not pleasant. If considered "fully booked" it is advised to be mindful not to take anymore bookings. Not recommended at all.

Very good evening. Nice food, good atmosphere, great service. Will call again

Ran out of paella, which is crazy for a Mexican restaurant and instead of leaving a note to claim money back they sent me loaded potato skins (at half the value) which I couldn't eat and Just Eat still hasn't compensated me for the £15 I lost

We have lived in Texas for 10 years, and this is the best Mexican/Tex-Mex place we found so far. The food was spot on, flavorful, very well seasoned, with just the right amount of heat (they also have Cholula hot sauce!). The salsa was not loaded with sugar like elsewhere in the UK. We turned up without reservation on a Saturday evening, and they could squeeze us in. The staff was very kind, with quick service despite being fairly busy. The only thing I personally missed was some higher quality tequila, the best they had was the Hornitos Reposado, no Añejo, but I guess I'm not exactly the target demographic, so no complaints there :)

Great place lovely food attentive staff

The delivery is ok but the food was disappointing,it was not like this. Food was cold and the portion is no longer generous , I ordered beef nachos and you can count the chunk of corned beef , there were 7 , the nachos used were the cheapest one , Aldi’s nachos are far better with lesser a pound .it’s also not crunchy , the ribs were also very small now and barely no meat attached to it.

A little piece of Mexico in Tonbridge, amazing food and staff are brilliant! Great atmosphere and good music. Will be returning very soon.

Great food, good choice on menu, good quality. Staff were plentiful and attentive. Great atmosphere and themed decor. Good mexican restaurants are hard to find. Definitely will go back.

We got out of the car right in front of this restaurant. And we were hungry. Although we just had the main course, the food was delicious.

Beautifully themed decoration. Huge cocktail menu with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic alternatives (the ones I tried were delicious). The servers were very attentive and friendly. The food was so delicious! Best steak steak fajitas ever! We had the Party Menu which was amazing. Be prepared to feel stuffed though! I wouldn't eat too much beforehand. Very much reccomend this restaurant. Only wish I had tried it sooner!

Fabulous food and great atmosphere xx

Beautiful food as always however we received beef instead of chicken

All of the food was flavorful and cooked perfectly and the staff was attentive. The menu has multiple options so there is something for everyone. The drink menu is huge and offers a variety of drink choices. I tried the margarita and it was pretty standard, however the espresso martini ended up being the best drink we had all night! Highly recommend.

Loved every minute and all the cocktails definitely recommend the black jack shot 👌

No wraps with fajitas Very poor

Had a wonderful birthday meal here for my partner

Great food and drinks. Good atmosphere and friendly staff. Very reasonably priced.

Hot, tasty food delivered within estimated time

Celebrated my partner's birthday here, we've often had take aways but sitting in was another level. Highly recommend

We love El Mariachi 🥰 - excellent every time!

My family and I came here for my sister's birthday meal tonight. A small restaurant but we wore mexican hats and had a laugh whilst waiting for food etc. which was nice. I don't drink alcohol so had a non-alcoholic Passion & Mango Daiquiri - The coconut was a bit overwhelming for my liking but I managed to drink it all. I ordered the BBQ pulled pork burger and specifically requested NO ONIONS. Everyone on my side of the table heard me clearly and the nice waitress with the brown hair said that's fine. So what's the first thing I see when my meal arrives...? Onions. My sister told the blonde waitress with the glasses that this is not what I ordered so to please change it. Literally two seconds later I get given the exact same plate back... Why did you take the plate away in the first place if you weren't going to correct it? We had to chase it up again and I overheard the same waitress say "Are you allergic to them then?" Why does it matter if I am or not? I asked to not have them so I can enjoy my meal. If I am allergic, you could have potentially killed me! It's just the case of listening. Then she said "Do you want a new one then?" Although the atmosphere was loud, this came across extremely aggressive. It put me in the foul mood for the rest of the evening. I struggled to enjoy my meal. I took the beef burger out straight away and my brother had it. I don't get why you would have beef and pork together. It would have been ideal to have a pile of BBQ pulled pork between the buns with lettuce. The chips were incredibly bland and the salad was quite sad looking. Basically everyone else ate the majority of my meal. I was too nervous to order a pudding so I got a hot chocolate. I wasn't particularly impressed with that either. Again, it was bland. There was no chocolate-y taste to it. To top it off, I came home and remembered that I ordered Garlic Bread as a starter to come with the mains and I never got it! Luckily my brother-in-law kept the receipt because it turns out we got charged for it! I feel like you had it in for me this evening...

Came here for a birthday celebration, the food was delicious and the fajitas and tacos were amazing. You have to try their fajitas they are to die for! 😍

Great packaging and excellent food

Quality pizzas. Much the best pizzas we’ve had in some time.

We visited this Mexican restaurant with some friends on a Saturday evening 2 weeks ago. All we can say is OMG!!!! This place is more like a cafe than a restaurant which sums up why it's situated on a back street of the main town. They don't sell beer on draught, only bottled beers. Although it has a sort of decor for a Mexican theme, there is much more they can do to improve it. The food is very bland, not well presented and the portions are small. Our friends other half ordered a buritto and what arrived was shocking. We all know what a buritto is so you'd expect a Mexican restaurant to perfect it. Well.......what arrived on the plate was a half size chicken wrap and a portion of rice next to it......yes next to it not inside the buritto. When the staff were questioned on what looked like a kids meal they replied that's how it comes. They have no idea what Mexican food is. I had the ribs & wings with chips. The presentation was hopeless, the chips were home made and the food is served on cold plates. Summing this up we will definitely NOT be returning to this restaurant.

Honestly ashamed of both the restaurant and just eat food was fine but service has really put me off

We dropped in on a Friday evening with our kids (7 & 9). The staff were accommodating in finding us a table. Service was great throughout, and quality of food was excellent.

Food was terrible this evening! Nachos soggy and cold, jalapeños all broken up, burrito over salty. Very dissapointed. Only nice part we’re the ribs.

Amazing place thanks for a great birthday

Great service, food was lovely will definitely go again!

Fab menu, very reasonably priced. Staff welcoming and great attempt at making the restaurant look like you are in Mexico

Excellent food, service was slow had to ask more than once to get a beer.

What can I say ,traveled there for an hour every time to enjoy the food there and yes is the best Mexican restaurant around south east . Had my bday there recently was amazing the staff there so friendly and welcoming 5 plus **

Amazing food. We always go back for more.

We had a bad experience I this restaurant. The house white we recommend for my mother in law was sour and tasted like it was sitting there for days. The food was very sad condition and only eat it because we were hungry! We are professional chefs working in Michelin star level . We know our food very well. I'm not saying I was expecting anything near a Michelin star but a good Mexican food. This didn't happen all of our salads had sweetcorn on it looked like the chef was obsessed about sweetcorn. My mother in-law had some rice and the peas was very sad looking,old and grey. Definitely not returning and did not worth the money we paid . It's not what a good Mexican food should represent!

Had a belated birthday lunch here last weekend and I did post on their site. Really excellent food, well priced, decent sized portions. Great service too. Fabulous desserts!!

Fantastic cocktails and food! Service is amazing and staff are really friendly and attentive.

Tasty food, good service and a friendly atmosphere.

Love this place, my family and I spent the evening here and loved it, a whole meal all for £22 and the drinks are stunning, staff are really friendly and had a laugh with some very skilled cocktail maker behind the bar also, would definitely recommend.

Food was great, delivered pretty much exactly at the requested time

We was here on an evening when the restaurant was fully booked including a large Christmas party. Even though the staff were busy we couldn't fault them. Massive thank you to Will, Isla, Bea and Sudip (yes we did write your names so we could remember after all the cocktails you kindly got for us haha )

Excellent food as usual. Arrived piping hot.

The food was fantastic and would defo recommend

Lovely restaurant, had an amazing king prawn fajita, very friendly, would totally recommend

food was phenomenal, girl who dropped it off was nice and friendly too

Fantastic friendly service.food was amazing,tasted delicious and presented well.cocktails tasted amazing.

Found food and drinks great value for money. Staff very attractive.

Amazing food. Restaurant quality. And arrived super quick! Thanks!

Ace food + cocktails, generous serving sizes too. Really enjoyed our dinner/drinks there!

Amazing food is just as good as eating there.

Outstanding quality as ever. Very good value for money.

Very small wings old ribs coleslaw completely not good definitely to much cost for this

Really fun atmosphere. Fantastic fajitas and burritos. Pitchers of margarita. Friendly staff.

Delicious Mexican food and lovely drinks. The staff was very friendly. Would recommend.

Great food. Cool staff. Amazing cocktails. Brill atmosphere Lively and friendly place.

Best restaurant in Tonbridge by far. Never fails to deliver on both quality and quantity.

GREAT FOOD - who doesn't love a nice Mexican restaurant? Thanks for the birthday shot of tequila 🥃

WOW!!! The best Mexican restaurant in England for me so far. Excellent food and service

Ordered the flame grilled burger and it was gorgeous. If they had toasted the bun it would’ve been 10 out of 10. Delicious nonetheless.

Absolutely delicious fajitas, good portion. Will be back 😋

Excellent food and excellent service.

Fantastic food as ever. Best tasting grub and my go to treat. BUT the portions have shrunk massively. I first noticed a couple of weeks ago and accepted it as I understand the need at the moment but the latest order was noticeably smaller again. Mushrooms have gone from 10 to 8 to 6 and the chilli is now in a container half the size. Such a shame as it will now affect family ordering.

All very good and just as we ordered

Had a great meal. There was 14 of us and the food was so tasty, we had the party menu. Only moan was that the fajita were hotter than usual. Lovely atmosphere and wr can't wait for our next workshop meal.

Delicious Mexican food and lovely drinks. The staff was very friendly.

My favourite spot to eat in all Tonbridge, been going for years it's seriously fantastic, delivery also good 👍

Went for a walk around the nearby castle before going into this cosy little restaurant. The staff were very polite and friendly and the food was great. We would recommend making room in your budget to be able to choose a cocktail from the ample menu.

Fantastic food fantastic service, the portions are large and you won’t regret eating here

Very busy which was great, good value and good portions, food was tasty , would definitely go back again.