El Mezcal Mexican - Bethalto

This is a great place to eat! The staff is alway friendly. The food is awesome. Come hungry and will not disappoint! It is worth the drive!!!

We enjoyed the food here and thought it was decently priced. However, the portions were a bit small. Food was served promptly but the only thing that I didn't like about our experience was the rudeness of the waiter. No conversation with our table, little friendliness, very standoffish the whole time. A little courtesy goes a long way!

Good Mexican food. Service is always quick. Tonight I had the chicken nachos; little less cheese sauce than usual but still good. Would recommend anytime.

We ate here in a Sunday at noon. I figured that the place would be packed but there was two tables, one a group of four and the other a group of three. I mentioned that I was surprised and a member of our group said that they restaurant has really been going downhill in the last 4-5 months. I noticed that the floor beneath the table that the host took us too was dirty. The table top was sticky as well. Our server was at the table quickly, brought our drinks and took our orders. They arrived fairly quickly. The chips and the salsa are the ones Gordon Food Service sells, just typical quality bulk store food. I ordered chicken Fajitas with no tomato and no beans. The picture below is what I got. Notice the big hunks of green pepper, uncut ends. There was no cheese, no lettuce, no rice, no Pico de Gallo, no guacamole, no sour cream, etc. even though the menu says it is served with that. When I asked about it, I was told that was a Mexican Salad and asked if I wanted to order one. We had one drink re-filled one time. Service wasn't horrible but it wasn't average or above, especially when you consider the empty restaurant. When we left just before 1 pm they'd only had a total of 5 tables, the largest was the group of four (two adults and two kids). I guess they really have gone downhill. I'll go to one of the Wood River Mexican restaurants. They're only 3 miles away. Bathroom was a C-. I would HATE to see the Kitchen.

SUCKS DURING COVID!!!! This place is AMAZING if you're able to eat inside! If you want to do the COVID-19 pick up option skip it. Our order was SO wrong even after they repeated it back to us. The drink we bought was a kids size for an adult size price!!! I am SO disappointed in the entire transaction and won't be going back until we can eat inside.