El Gordo is a friendly and welcoming neighbourhood taqueria where simplicity rhymes with savoury. Come try one of our delicious tacos, offered at a very affordable price. There is something for everyone; meat, fish or vegetables. Our Mexican-inspired cuisine is bursting with flavour and goes well with one of our exotic cocktails such as margaritas or mojitos! In addition to tacos, you will also find Latin cuisine classics such as quesadillas, burritos and fajitas plates to share. If you want to bring the Mexican Fiesta home, our catering service will delight you!
Overall, diners describe El Gordo as a warm, welcoming Mexican spot with a relaxed vibe, where attentive service, a friendly staff and solid value set the tone. The menu is praised for variety and notes of vegetarian options, with many praising generous portions and flavors on staples like tacos, burritos, fajitas and quesadillas, plus standout desserts such as churros. The atmosphere, including a cozy interior and a pleasant terrace, earns consistent compliments, and live music or jazz nights are often described as a bonus, though some guests find the volume a bit high on busy evenings. While the food is repeatedly highlighted for freshness and quality, a few visits mention occasional delays, uneven timing between courses, or items arriving cooler than expected, and there are occasional comments about seasoning being too salty by some diners. Overall, El Gordo emerges as a reliable favorite for gatherings with friends or family, good value for money, and a welcoming environment that many say they would return to again and again.
Nice place with tasty mexican food. Love their terrace with the street view on Notre-Dame. & if you love really sour lemonade, they make a very refreshing one😄
We tried the grilled chicken bowl, which was tasty. The combination of salad, rice, guacamole & grilled chicken can't go wrong. The portion was good enough for one person & it was 18$. Liked the food!
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I normally don't write reviews, but this place was amazing. The food was really tasty & semi spicy (they do offer hot & really hot sauce if you want). The owner is really friendly & greeted us with so much kindness.
Came here with my girl & we got cocktails, an appetizer & two types of tacos.
Our appetizer was good we had the fried calamari nothing special but good.
Atmosphere was nice music was good, you can see the inside of the kitchen sitting down which is not smth I personally liked, a curtain or smth would be nice.
My girls cocktail was nice & strong mine too but my margarita came in a small mug that was weird didnt think margarita glasses were hard to get for a restaurant?
Ok so the food, my tacos were sadly cold. Not sure if they’re supposed to be but don’t think so, tasty, but cold. My girl got the birria tacos & they were amazing, hence the 3 stars, hot, had cheese & tasted great.
I first tried these at Osheaga & really liked them so I decided to have them again at the restaurant itself. I couldn’t order the taco I had at the festival unfortunately(only available on a certain day) but the shrimp tacos I got were very tasty! I don’t usually enjoy any type of mayonnaise sauce in my food but it all blended well together. I enjoyed it
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Hey there! Just wanted to quickly share my experience at this restaurant. It was awesome! Great value & a super fun atmosphere. Our server, Sarah, was really pleasant too. We ordered burritos & they were amazing! Plus, there were so many vegan options that were both plentiful & tasty. Highly recommend checking it out!
Hello. They forgot to bring one of the tacos so we had to remind the waitress. They brought the wrong vegetarian fajita (with chicken on it), when they removed the chicken there was no Portobello mushrooms. (menu said it came with them). Lastly when splitting the bill in 4, they made mistakes. Other wise food was tasty & personnel friendly. Just sloppy service.
