El Campesino

01/29/12

Worst customer service and mediocre food

by martusden at Citysearch

Greeted by a man who grunted at me as if I were bothering him by wanting a table. I told him "1 for lunch" to which he turned and walked towards the booths. He threw the menu onto a table and kept on walking. I assumed this was my table for lunch.

Server wasnt all that great at customer service either and the food looked like it was just slung onto the plate.

Will never return and make sure I spread the word. Horrible place!

01/23/12

Like a Taco Bell with silverware

by John50 at Citysearch

how do you mess up a tamale and enchilada? They seem to have no basic cooking skills. All the fake "Mexican" atmosphere in the world can't make up for a basic lack of a decent edible dish.

01/06/12

Horrible

by chris203 at Citysearch

This place was horrible. The food was 3 ingredients slopped on a plate and not even cooked through. I sent it back. I told the server I'd like to pay for my drink and leave, but another man came out and I was threatened with a "fight" if I didn't pay for the food I sent back. Needless to say, I'm never stepping foot in that place again.

08/29/07

A disappointment

by foodfiend20 at Citysearch

I first went to this restaurant about 3 years ago and remembered it as being very good, as close to authentic as it could be here in PA, Mexican food. I'm not in this area of town often and had the opportunity to have lunch at El Campesino a couple of days ago. I don't know if the food quality has really gone downhill, or if I remember the food as being better than it really was, but we went with another couple and we all were disappointed. The food was truly uninspired. The sauces were bland and thin, the enchilada, burrito, and taco fillings just drive-through restaurant ordinary, there were frozen mixed vegetables in the rice (!), even the obligatory chips and salsa were not very good (the salsa think and watery, the chips greasy). Even the more "special" entrees, a cheese-stuffed chile poblano and a meat-filled chile relleno , were blah. What has happened? Well, whatever it was, we won't be returning. I can do better at home with a can of tomatillos, some chicken, a bunch of cilantro, and a package of commercially-made tortillas!

If you don't really know what Mexican food is like, you probably will like this restaurant. But if you want really good, authentic Mexican food, buy a good cookbook (any of Rick Bayless') and stop by Reyna's in the Strip for groceries.

• Pros: menu prices
• Cons: just about everything else

08/29/06

If you want to get REAL Mexican...

by drewbob24 at Citysearch

Awesome food. I've been to all of the El Campesino locations but the Monroeville location takes the cake. Everything on the menu is fantastic. Enchilada and burrito sauces, salsa, and refried beans are some of the best I've ever had. Super fast service. If you're worried about authentic, some of the employees barely speak English! All the employees ARE authentic. The only down side is this location is BYOB, if that's something you're worried about.

• Pros: Lots of food for the $
• Cons: BYOB