El Barco Mexican Restaurant

“ If they were more stars I would give this place unlimited stars! I usually only write reviews when the place is horrible. Not this time! From the time I walked in the door I felt like I was in the right place. I watch them build this place from ground up and couldn't wait till they opened up. The appearance of the place is a WHOLE VIBE. The staff is amazingly welcoming (Yolonda)! The food DELICIOU!! I always take food home but this time I left nothing. This is the first Mexican restaurant I've tasted the seasoning on my meat. I got the 2 steak burritos and I ask them not to cook my steak well done. They did even more by seasoning it!! A+++ in my book. THIS IS NOW MY GO TOO FOR MEXICAN!! You should definitely make it yours!! ”

Karen T.

“ Super fun atmosphere - each time we have been, they are doing karaoke with a gentleman who has a fantastic singing voice and works the crowd well. The food is fine, service is fine. Wish the margarita was a little stronger but overall, a different experience than any other Mexican restaurant that you'll find in Columbus! ”

Claire D.

“ Clean restaurant, fun decor, and our service was great. The menu is pretty extensive with pages dedicated to their exciting seafood specialties. It's a little difficult to understand all the offerings for non Spanish speakers, particularly those on the seafood specialty pages that I think were build-your-own platter items. Pricing for my meal was fair, but bottles of Modelo were overpriced at $5.50 each. As for the food, my meal was fantastic. Fried snapper, covered with shrimp, and sitting in a thin spicy red sauce. It was accompanied by rice, salad, garlic bread and fries. I can't recall the name. It was offered on the menu as tilapia, but they were willing to swap for snapper. The wife's vegetarian fajitas were standard, but the veggies were a little too mushy. ”

Van S.

“ Inside a shopping mall, we were immediately greeted with Tejano karaoke that at first feels super loud but we got used to it as we settled in. Per the reviews I ordered the seafood enchiladas & they were indeed amazing! The salsa, & appetizer we ordered were great as well. The real highlight of the night was ordering their house drink. At $28 it's worth every penny coming in what I can only describe as a huge pottery jug. Couldn't tell you what's in the drink aside from tequila and some sort of light refreshing fruit juice. The rim was chamoey and chili powder maybe? We would come back here for the food and drinks ”

Rhonda M.

“ El Barco is far and away the best for ceviche on the West side. My first trip was a couple of yearsgo but I've had reason to venture over here since Dad is in Doctor's Hospital a block away. This time I ordered a small ceviche Pescado, as i wasn't that hungry. I don't know how they manage to do it but there's hardly any line juice present here. Makes things a tad dry but still good. Next time 8m in I'll try the ceviche tropical for a comparison; the pineapple wedge looked interesting on the menu. Well, what do you expect from a restaurant named The Boat? Nothing but steak? ”

Stan T.