El Vallarta Mexican Restaurant in Joplin

We liked our food! The service is good, too. Hits the spot when you have a Mexican craving.

The food was great, service okay.

Love the atmosphere and the staff they are absolutely amazing

Good food! People spaced out ok regarding covid. the waiter came around way too many times I would say about eight to ten times asking if everything was okay in the course of a one person meal.I felt like he was rushing me to get out of the restaurant and finish my food fast so that part I did not like at all I probably will not return even though the food is good I do not like being rushed to eat a meal.

Good food. The lunch specials are good and not a bad price at all.

Great service and fast too.. great food.. strong drinks at a low price... family of 4 is never more than $65 even with a pitcher of margaritas

Lov ed this place you get a lot of food for a great price and you never leave hungry.

The staff are great. Good seating, good food. Request depending on item can be made. My husband loves the salsa hotter so they make it for him upon request. Plates are good size. I always have enough for lunch the next day.

We are from Texas and know good Mexican food! This place is fabulous! The atmosphere is great and the service is even better! Highly recommend!

All they wanted to do was look at my teeth I never got any food. What FREAKS

Best place around!! I love how nice everyone is there!

Had the enchilada supreme and my wife had the flautas. Both were good but the bean dip was my weakness it was great.

Great place. And the food is more than good. And the special dinner is my go to. Great plate

The chicken fajita nachos are excellent. The service is great.

Typically the food is absolutely fantastic, their margaritas are omg and they come all the way up 36 oz The service totally depends on the server lol could be great could be less than par. But the delicious food and the low prices keep us coming back!

Very good. We had a grandma-granddaughter date. Granddaughter picked the eatery she had been there before. The steak and shrimp burrito she always orders was delicious. She said this is her favorite place.

Pretty decent amount/quality of food for price. Customer service not the best. But it's not all servers. Some of the servers are great and good at their job!

Above average food but the service is what makes me go back with decent prices. Ask about the birthday special and take a friend on their birthday.

My whole family loves this place. Great food with large portions. Lively music and colorful decorations set a nice atmosphere.They are busy every time I stop with the servers moving about like busy bees.They serve four non alcoholic house made drinks that are amazing!We tried Jamaica and Horchata last time.Jamaica is made with Hibiscus leaves.

Lady in the front told us we were late by 10 minutes when we reserved a spot when in reality we had just received her call and walked in the door. She refused us a seat after waiting 40 minutes. Do not waste your money here...

This place is the best. great food i never thought it could be that great! worth a drive!

My second favorite Mexican restaurant in town. The spinach enchiladas are terrific. I cannot recommend them enough. I also adore their dips. From cheese to guacamole or, if you're me a little of each per bit, cannot be beat.

So much fun eating here. The decor, the service was so great. The food was exceptional! My granddaughter is picky and she loved it!

Great customer service. The food is very delicious, great portions and great prices. I would recommend anyone to come here.

Food was delicious! Big portion with reasonable prices! The atmosphere was good! Service was great!

My favorite local Mexican restaurant!!! The wait staff there are really nice, funny, and do a great job!!! The prices are the best and the portions are very ample!!! Great salsa too...that is one thing other local places do not seem to know how to make. Oh and don't forget to order a beer or a mixed drink. The draft beer is ice cold and the Perfect Margarita is just that...perfect!!!

Fantastic food, definitely get your money worth, great service!

From large groups to just the wife and I, we've found this to be an excellent place to enjoy real Mexican food. Service is great and always on top of your needs. If you want an order a certain way, you can rest assured it will be done. Have eaten here often and will definitely return. Price is very reasonable considering the servings. Enjoy.

Great food. Excellent and fast service.

These guys are amazing! The food is great, service is always on point, music is lively and the atmosphere is very pleasing. I come here everytime I'm in Joplin. I recommend trying their Mexican flavored water (Horchata is my favorite).

Great food and the service was excellent. I would recommend this place over several of the others in town.

Fantastic little place for authentic Mexican flavor. The decor was awesome and the service was really good. Prices were just right too.

Got an overstuffed burrito smothered in a white cheese sauce. The cheese sauce was so watery that it totally ran off the burrito (forgot to take a pic) and pooled up on the side of the plate with the pico de gallo and lettuce.Sadly, the pinto beans tasted canned and the cheese melted on top of them was severely processed. I was very disappointed. The burrito filling was pretty good though if that means anything.

Very good food and service. Prices were very reasonable. The place looked clean and the atmosphere was appropriate.

I think we found our new favorite Mexican restaurant. Great food, delivered to the table in a satisfying time window, and they were extremely busy. Really easy to let go of tip money when you have excellent service. I recommend it.

So, we used to eat here but we will not be any longer. Ordered some food to go and we were missing items. When we went back to get it they told us that they checked the cameras and saw that they gave us all of the food we ordered. Must be some really good cameras that can see everything in the bags and containers. 3 of the employees embarrassed my wife in front of other customers. Used to have a 5 star review for this restaurant, never had any problems before. Now they won't have to worry about our business anymore. I also gave a tip for a to go order. Wish i could cancel the payment.

The food and the prices are great. If you go order the fajitas, it's less expensive than that specializes in the brain the excitement probably two people can eat out of that plate and $8 rounded out. Also it's a great place to drink good beer in a cheap price. You can have a 32oz. Beer for only $3.75.

this is a family favorite for us! The prices are amazing in the food is even more so. And you never leave this place hungry. Customer service is beyond exceptional

I formally gave the restaurant 5 stars but after tonight our family wil not be returning. This was our favorite place to eat for the last 3+ years. We ordered To Go & when my husband got home we did not receive all of our food. I called to let them know & drove back to the restaurant when I got there a women behind the counter told me they checked their cameras & I was lying that I indeed got all of our food. She continued to argue with me even though we did not receive all of our food. Her & another worker called me a liar & embarrassed me infront of other customers. I can't believe I was treated so poorly from a restaurant that we really liked. You have lost our business & we will no longer recommend your restaurant in our community. I hope the women behind the counter feels good about how she treated me 😣

Excellent food & service! Will go again next time in the area!

Oh wow did we have a good time here this staff was fun Knoxville courteous suggested some great menu items it was all in all a very very entertaining and pleasant time I have been back many times since and I will go again I absolutely love this place you should check it out

My family is absolutely in love with this place! Going-away dinners, birthdays, and just a night out! Awesome place with absolutely amazing food and fast service

Really good food!! Good prices, good service.

Delicious! The queso is amazing. The Fabian special is my all time favorite dish.

Great food, price and service! Eat here often.

I have lived in Joplin now for 5 months and tried this place for the first time and this is now my favorite place. The waiter was super nice and attentive and they give you lots.of food for the price. The chorizo/cheese appetizer is the best I have ever tried. Coming from Omaha where we have lots of authentic Mexican places they do not hold a candle to this place, I can not say enough about how good the food is here

Food was Excellent. Staff was Outstanding. Plates are huge and not expensive. Best Margarita's in town.

Good food good service!

The shrimp here is massive and the best tasting shrimp I've ever had. Try it!

Always great service and great food!! My favorite place to go ever. 💖