El Banquete

We visit Midland every so often and decided to try a different restaurant. The waitress wasn't the friendliest (neither were the other staff members) but the service was fairly fast. I ordered a water since I don't really drink much with my meals, I was brought a bottled water. And we were charged for it, if I wanted bottled water I would have asked for it. I ordered cheese enchiladas, but I can't and don't eat spicy food so I asked the waitress which sauce was the least spicy. She said she didn't know but they could do half and half sauces on the enchiladas. My husband a plate which said it came with a scoop of guacamole. He almost wasn't surprised when the plate barely had any guacamole. So he ordered a side of guacamole, we got that and it had more lettuce than avocado. My enchiladas were so spicy I could barely eat or enjoy them. I feel like I'm Mexican restaurants children tend to order enchiladas but these are not for kids. These are for people who only like to taste chile and not their food. In no way did we enjoy our meal. We definitely won't be going back there. Oh also the outside of the restaurant is just disgusting they should really do some cleaning. And when we first walked in I could not even tell if it was an Italian or Mexican restaurant. I was definitely confused lol because I could have sworn we were walking into a Mexican restaurant.

I went to this place cause a co worker recommended to me. This enchiladas are awesome, the red sauce gives an after taste that you can find only in a few places! Im not from around here and i always leave feedback to places that can earn it, and this one does it! If they replace that TEX MEX Cheese for a Queso Fresco it will be even better! I forgot the name of the meal but i will update this comment when i visit the place for second time. :)

I've been meaning to review this place for quite a while so here it goes. This is the best place to eat in Midland or Odessa. Been hitting this place for lunch since 2013 and have never had a bad meal no matter how busy the place is. I get whatever the special is and enjoy it every time. The red/green combo enchiladas are my favorite but the tacos and rellanos are just as great. Pros: Food is served hot, portions are generous, free dessert with meal, and finally the service is excellent especially considering it's a Midland restaurant. Cons: Only open for breakfast and lunch. Disclaimer: The food has some heat. The salsa especially has that sneaky heat where it's not that spicy on your tongue but eventually when you eat a whole cup of it, you might start to feel like you've been maced. The menu food isn't overwhelmingly spicy, but if you have a delicate palate you may want to order accordingly.