El Adobe Cafe

From out of town and was looking for some pick me up food and found this lovely gem. We ordered soup. Boyfriend ordered maneudo and I order bowl de Birria. Boyfriend LOVED his but I was too hungover to eat. However, I took it to go and was able to eat it when we got back to the hotel and let me just say, IT WAS AMAZING! Now I’m back in California and cannot find anything that compares. Can not WAIT to get back! Thanks so much for the great service and amazing food.

It was a quaint authentic place with a lengthy menu. Unfortunately as it often the case with authentic Mexican food places there were very few accommodations for non meat eaters...the rice had a chicken broth and they didn't have any vegetarian black beans. They really need to be more sensitive to a diverse clientele...

First off, I feel bad for not writing this review six months ago. Now that we've addressed things, let's get down to business. Every time I step inside, I'm greeted with a smile. The staff here is friendly, efficient, and ready to take your food, drink orders. My friends and I sat outside for breakfast. The setting was perfect. The sun was up, drinks were flowing, and our food arrived quicker than we anticipated. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and of course, made with love. El Adobé has been in business in Midtown Reno since 2000. The owners put their family recipes on display daily. I strongly suggest ordering one of everything that your eyes find appealing. I've had just about everything on their menu and still can't get enough. Thank you for taking a moment to read this. I hope it helps encourage you to stop in and eat Raúl's food. Enjoy!

KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS AND CHECK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT!!! I left a cash tip on the table so I wrote a zero tip on the card receipt, turned out that the server ended up adding herself her own tip on top of that on my card. Not only was the food mediocre and the server was rude, she added herself an extra tip and when I called the restaurant to speak to the manager, the employee who answered the phone mocked and laughed about me asking for the manager. This place takes the word "UNPROFESSIONAL" to a whole new level. The server name on the receipt says Beatris, the manager's son is Javier, who still hasn't refunded my card, the manager Raul still hasn't gotten back to me after over a week since the incident. I tried to be patient with them but over a week later they still haven't corrected the charge. AVOID THIS PLACE, the food is very overpriced, their service is terrible, and they're proving to be unprofessional and apparently even corrupt, IT'S NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE, let this place get shut down, it's a shame to good Mexican restaurants. And I just noticed there are several other reviews stating that the same tip scam was done to them at this exact same place, BEWARE! And then instead of taking care of the corruption issue with their staff, they spend more time replying defensively online with personal information about which city you live in and other irrelevant information, claiming something about TikTok which I never mentioned since I've never had TikTok... Pathetic.