Reviews for El Rayo in Hattiesburg, MS
What a great spot for drinks and Tex Mexican food. Large restaurant with great service. They don?t have a huge menu but it?s... definitely easy to read. They told me they plan on putting horchata on the menu after I tried to ask for it. Anyways the servicewas great, there?s free bottomless mimosa if you order a brunch item. The ambiance was great, cool decor and nice and outdoorseating. The food was okay, the brunch items were good, didn?t like the chicken taco as much. Complimentary Chips and salsa weregood. Read more
We are new to the area for school and decided to try El Rayo. It was?something My fiancé ordered a beef chimichanga and I got... chicken fajitas. The food was very flavorless and did not give off ?Tex-Mex? at all. The rice tasted like the boxed El Pasobrand. The refried beans tasted like they came straight from the can and were watered down. My fajitas had no seasoning and thechicken was very dry. It was all cooked in a mess of butter. The salsa tasted like spaghetti sauce and honestly the only thinggood was the water. I?m sure the hostess over heard my comment of me saying this is ?whitest Mexican restaurant ever? lol as wekept getting stares from her and the manager and the not so subtle whispers. I can honestly say we won?t be coming back. Ourserver was wonderful and you can tell he was trying to take care of all his tables but the food and the price for the food?notworth it. $45 could have been spent elsewhere but we gave it a shot. Read more
Mixed drinks were sort of expensive. They don't offer pitcher Margaritas, which would have been nice. Atmosphere was nice but... crowded. At the time they weren't seating anyone outside. Bartender was nice but slammed. Salsa had a bit of unique flavor.Parking was full. Only went for drink and didn't eat. Read more
The atmosphere they've created on their patio is excellent, super cool place to hang out and enjoy some drinks. However, their... drinks are small and pretty pricey. Fajitas were pretty good. Service not so much. Come for the vibes, but only if you have alot of time to wait for slow service. Read more
El Rayo was a decent restaurant. Great service and outdoor atmosphere. They were extremely busy for when we went (5pm, Sat.),... but we?re able to stay on top of service. My 4 stars is because you don?t really get a lot of food for the price. My husband gotthe Fandango Skillet and got 4 small pieces of skirt steak. I had more steak in my tacos then he did. Aside from that, they dogive you a large basket of chips and for Hattiesburg, they actually have really good water. Every other restaurant I?ve been to,their water taste like gross tap water. I didn?t realize that they have a seating area on top of the restaurant. Will definitelysit up there next time we go. Read more
We don?t want just the salsa and chips to be said that ?We are closed? by the server? Like how does that even makes sense. We... were there at 8pm and they stop by our table at 9:15pm and said our kitchen is closed. We were invisible to them the wholetime?? I need a answer for that. It is understandable that they were busy but isn?t it?s their responsibility to stop by and sayit?s time to close and get our order early. We also ordered some drinks and that was never was received as well. It was such andisappointing experience. It was my first time there and I should say it?s my last too. We all were so hungry and everyone gotcrazy after that. I loved the vibe around and it seemed like a good place to hang out, but after all it comes to service. I hopethey make improvements on that. Read more
It?s been a long time since I?ve eaten something so good that I can?t stop talking about the flavor in between bites. The skirt... steak fiesta bowl was *chefs kiss* The meat was so tender and I don?t know what kind of flavoring was on it but it was sodelicious. Also the outdoor seating area was super nice. It was shaded and full of pretty tropical greenery. Also, the servicewas amazing and we didn?t have to wait long at all for our food. 10/10 highly recommend! Read more
Terrific Tex Mex! Best we have found in the Alabama/Mississippi area. Not the traditional variety one may be used to in Texas... but their take on it was more than welcoming. For starters, the Queso Trio set the tone and got our family fired up. Each onepleasing one or more of us but I think the winner was the smoked gouda. Some of us played it safe with the chicken fajitas andwere pleasantly surprised with a foamy butter to dip each bite in to. The one we all left talking about though was the cantinaskillet that my wife ordered. Wow! Flavors galore and the avocado was the piece that tied it all together. Outdoor seating areawas phenomenal and the wait staff were both knowledgeable and friendly. Keep serving up the great food and good times! Read more