Menu for EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR in Pawtucket, RI
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Open:11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Cuisines:
Mexican
Mexican
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Features:
Takeout , Delivery , Non-Contact Delivery
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Known for:
Small plates, Wine, Casual, Cozy, Good for kids, Kids menu, Wi-Fi, Drive-through, Quick bite, Beer, Great beer selection, Cocktails, Great cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Accepts reservations, Good for groups, Solo dining, Family-friendly, Curbside pickup, No-contact delivery, High chairs, Delivery, Restroom, Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair accessible restroom, Wheelchair accessible seating, Identifies as women-owned, Credit Card Payments, Alcohol, Breakfast, Popular Breakfast, Dessert, Dine-in, Dinner, Popular Dinner, Hard liquor, Lunch, Popular Lunch,Read more
EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR in Pawtucket, RI, is a Mexican restaurant with an overall average rating of 4.2 stars. Check out what other diners have said about EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR. This week EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR will be operating from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Don’t wait until it’s too late or too busy. Call ahead and book your table on (401) 205-2107.
Other attributes include: great cocktails.
For a similar meal experience, check out Arigna Irish Pub & Coal Fire Kitchen and Notes Coffee Co. as an alternative.
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Came here on 5 de Mayo so I figured they’d be a bit busy but that turned out to be an understatement. Waited an hour and a... half for my food to arrive only to receive a plate of bland, cold, stale nachos. The piña colada was all sugar/syrup. And theservice was severely lacking throughout the experience. We had to get up and get our own utensils because none were ever broughtto us. And one of the dishes came out about 20 minutes after the rest of our food. During the entire time we were there wewatched people come in, wait like 10 minutes to be seen and seated, but no one would ever approach them so they’d leave.Others waited about 30 minutes to even be able to place their drink order after theyd been seated and would leave because of thelack of service. The waitress told us they only had 2 cooks in the kitchen for a place that size. And they were short staffedwith waitresses too. The business made a poor decision in opening up that day knowing they weren’t equipped to handle thatamount of business and risked their integrity and reputation in doing so - honestly don’t think it was worth the risk. I endedup leaving and ordering food from another Mexican spot in CF instead. Needless to say I will not be going back to El Cafetal. Read more
I ordered food online and they said it would be ready in 20 minutes. When I arrived everyone of the severs walked past me... atleast 3 times before someone finally asked me what I needed. Still had to wait over a hour for my food to be ready! Evenpeople sitting at the tables walked out without getting food for over a hour. I get it the staffing shortage is outrageous rightnow. But, with it being cinco de Mayo they should’ve planned a little better. Food was eh not worth waiting OVER A HOUR FOR Read more
I've eaten in person once here and gotten takeout now tonight. Delicious food, great margaritas. Had the crispy fish tacos, very... yummy and thoughtful to include extra tortillas. Wish I had the chance to support them more but I'm going to make more an effortto do so. Support local and check them out please. ?? Read more
I’ve given this place several chances because the first time we ate here it was good. There has been no consistency in good... quality, terrible communication and the online ordering is a mess as there’s no options to customize your order, for instance:empanadas (chicken or beef) and no option to choose which. Same issue with the tortillas and type of beans, you can order themeal but no option to choose which ones you want. Very long wait times even though online ordering gives an approximate pick uptime for 20 mins sometimes it’s over an hour before food is even ready. Read more
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When is EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR open?
EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR is open on the following days:
Monday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
What forms of payment are accepted at EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR?
They accept Credit at EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR.
Does EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR offer delivery?
Yes, EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR offers delivery.
Does EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR offer reservations?
Yes, EL CAFETAL MEXICAN GRILL & BAR accepts reservations.
The food is pretty good and the bar is great. The only issue is the very slow service. Not sure if it's a staff issue or not,... but went there Cinco de Mayo and waited 3 hours and still never got the food ordered. I felt bad for the waitresses as youcould see they were stressed. They need to get a strategy down in the kitchen is where I see the issue lies. They need to seekprofessional advice and organize the kitchen and setup stations to build the tacos, burrito's, etc efficiently. Most of theingredients are all the same for the various dishes on the menu, so they just need to organize the kitchen for efficiency andthen they will be much better off. Read more