A few of the top executives in my company will be coming in town from NYC to visit a large client.
Where is a good Mexican spot to take these folks out to dinner that is located in downtown Austin?

Muchas Gracias

La Condesa, La Piscina, and ATX Cocina would be my top 3

Mexican or tex mex? Comedor or Suerte would be my vote

Suerte and Este are my two current favs but they aren't downtown

Doe any tourist come to Texas looking for authentic Mexican food? I just assume they are looking Texas-Mex.

ATC Cocina and Lichas Cantina

East 6th is close enough

+1 for Fonda San Miguel - We almost exclusively go there with large groups from out of town.

ESTE hands down

Tried Este for the first time today after seeing it mentioned. Suerte jr. Small place packed at 6:00 pm on a Wednesday. Certainly a great experience. Atmosphere is zero, but almost everything else was Suerte level with a maybe better menu, or certainly different enough for a novel experience on the same level.

i'm a big fan of both Suerta and ATX Cocina.

That said, I prefer hole in the wall mexican food where they barely speak english. But not sure that's where you want to take execs, even if that will be much more authentic.

Definitely. Eldorado (our most recent find) is a good $ example. It's in a run down shopping center way up north. Those kinds of places are fun to find.

https://www.eldoradocafeatx.com/

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Definitely. Eldorado (our most recent find) is a good $ example. It's in a run down shopping center way up north. Those kinds of places are fun to find.

https://www.eldoradocafeatx.com/

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I wouldn't exactly call El Dorado a hole in the wall, but it's certainly not fine dining. We used to go all the time before the wait time got ridiculous. I hear they now take reservations, so I guess a little pre-planning is in order. Enchiladas y Mas is generally my pick when I want hole in the wall Tex Mex.

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HECUBUS said:

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Definitely. Eldorado (our most recent find) is a good $ example. It's in a run down shopping center way up north. Those kinds of places are fun to find.

https://www.eldoradocafeatx.com/

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I wouldn't exactly call El Dorado a hole in the wall, but it's certainly not fine dining. We used to go all the time before the wait time got ridiculous. I hear they now take reservations, so I guess a little pre-planning is in order. Enchiladas y Mas is generally my pick when I want hole in the wall Tex Mex.

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this. on both el dorado (which i love) and EyM, which i really love.

+1 for Fonda San Miguel

Fonda San Miguel is the best Mexican food in town and the ambience is stunning. Would be a great spot for an executive dinner.
Matt's E Rancho is the most quintessential Austin Tex-Mex spot, it's where I take guests from out of state.

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Aston 91 said:

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HECUBUS said:

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Definitely. Eldorado (our most recent find) is a good $ example. It's in a run down shopping center way up north. Those kinds of places are fun to find.

https://www.eldoradocafeatx.com/

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I wouldn't exactly call El Dorado a hole in the wall, but it's certainly not fine dining. We used to go all the time before the wait time got ridiculous. I hear they now take reservations, so I guess a little pre-planning is in order. Enchiladas y Mas is generally my pick when I want hole in the wall Tex Mex.

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this. on both el dorado (which i love) and EyM, which i really love.

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Make your Eldorado reservations 4 weeks ahead and you're good! We were there last Saturday night and were told that you even need reservations for breakfast now. Kind of frustrating since we've been eating their food since they were a pop up pre-brick & mortar. So dang good but so hard to get in.

"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

Yogi Berra telling me all I need to know about Eldorado Cafe.

Downtown for fancy Yankees I'd definitely say Mexta. It's fancy and very good.

I hate that place. Don't understand the hype at all.

I feel that way about Fonda San Miguel. Love the ambience and the margaritas, but the food is just okay. Definitely some interesting entrees and creativity but the end product was just good, not amazing. To me, Fonda San Miguel is to Mexican food what salt lick is to bbq.

Also, the reservation situation is annoying. I don't remember it ever being so busy that you couldn't get a 7 or 7:30 table without booking a month in advance.

Maybe I need to give it another shot. Any regulars have tips for getting in? Or is this just the "manufacture demand by limiting reservations online" thing?