El Patron: Authentic Mexican Bar Experience in Riverside

Went for the happy hour. Margaritas were delicious and very affordable. Their happy hour food menu was pretty affordable. Highly recommend.

Molcajete was amazing. Highly recommend. Had to go to the bar to get drink refill. Had to go to bar to get limes. Waitress was MIA. NOTE- If you ask for chip refills, they charge you. Have never been to a Mexican restaurant that does that -- if you pay with credit card, they pass on that fee to you too

Always a great experience coming to this establishment. From breakfast to lunch/dinner items, you can't go wrong. Don't forget about the desserts because they are the BEST. Nice family friendly place and proud this is in my neighborhood.

The first time eating at El Patrón, we celebrated our granddaughters' graduation. The atmosphere was great. They have a great drink menu. The food was authentic. Menu prices were very reasonable, They did not skimp on the food portion. We have a large family & everyone took home leftovers. definitely recommend El Patrón. Thank you for taking good care of us on this very special occasion.

I was here for brunch. No wait at 1100am. It's a nice, clean place. Food is decent, standard Mexican food menu. I had the chilaquiles with chili verde and was satisfied. The salsa was very good. The service was very good. Our waiter was attentive and kept our mimosas filled! 4 stars for value. The price of the food was average$20, but the added $25 pp for bottomless mimosas was unusual, Imo. Other bottomless options were margaritas, bloody Mary's and other juice options for the champagne were pineapple and cranberry juice. The server added a bit of dry ice for a fun smokey effect!

Good food and good drinks. Salsa and Gauq was fire. Shrimp cocktail was on point. Waitress was really nice and helpful. Friday night had a party vibe. Good music. Couldn’t ask for more. Thx for the hospitality.

Food, drinks and service was soooo AMAZING!!! Honestly just found our new spot! Micheladas were delicious!!! Also ordered a spicy Cucumber Jalapeño margarita just the right amount of spice also got a Cadillac Margarita with a shot on the side.....Omg so delicious!!!! Very highly recommend this place hands down!!! Diego was our server and he was very polite and attentive. Everyone working there is very friendly and working with a smile. You can feel the good vibes there. We will definitely be back!!!

Brunch: We tried this place per recomendación. Food was decent however I was shocked that the food on the patio area seemed to have no warmers. Our food was cold and I believe the waiter was overwhelmed. It took 30 minutes to get our margaritas. Something that was nice was the margaritas once we received them 30 min later. We paid 34.99 for bottomless margaritas, mimosas or champagne. If you don't want the bottomless drinks the price is 24.00. I will give this place a second chance. But I would need to see a difference in the service and hope that brunch it well set up if we arrive earlier.