El Agave
Hamilton, AL · Mexican restaurant
- Address
- El Agave, 481 Military St S, Hamilton, AL 35570
- Phone
- (205) 498-6022
- Website
- elagaverestauranthamilton.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 10:30 AM
El Agave is a restaurant located in Hamilton, AL. It is one of 27 restaurants listed in Hamilton. Its 3.4-star rating is slightly below the Hamilton city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #13 of 27 restaurants in Hamilton. There are 3 photos associated with this location.
Hours
| Saturday | 10 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
My father and I go pretty consistently once a week, and we have since they opened, and it's pretty good. The food is always good, we get a large Mushroom Dip every time we go, if you like mushrooms and cheese dip them I recommend it. I generally get the Molcajete, but I've tried several different things and they've all been good. The staff is nice, some more than others, but they're all nice. My only real complaint is that there have been a few times when they're just blasting music, through the TV facing the large dining room, but that's not every time, and after a bit I'm able to tune it out.
Ordered steak fajitas, the steak had a odd flavor(old? Freezer burnt?), cheese dip had zero favor, salsa was also lacking in flavor and spice and the chips tasted like they had been fried in old grease. It was by far the worst Mexican food I've ever had.
This place has changed names and decor a few times over the last few years, and this is definitely the worst iteration of Mexican restaurant here. We came in (group of about 8) around 4pm, and the place was not busy at all. We got our drinks and cheese dip ordered without much trouble, but 3 of us didn't get our food with everyone else, and after I was asked multiple times what was ordered, we finally got our last 2 entrees after everyone else had already eaten. Several of the entrees weren't very good, and the agave burrito I ordered was mushy and gross. Of course, by that time, I was unwilling to wait any longer, so I just left it on the plate. The wait staff was constantly swinging by our table, but we had to practically beg for refills, bowls, silverware, and straws. The portions
Guy who served us was alright, but the food size for the price was horrific. We decided to get the sopapilla and the fried cheesecake because they were cheap and I wanted to celebrate my birthday. The food was fresh, but once again, the size of stuff was extremely tiny. No ice cream on the sopapilla like the last few restaurants, and the cheesecake was folded into a burrito? Also the place looks like someone did the Landlord special on it. It’s lost its charm and welcoming vibe. Completely empty too.
The service was good the guy was super nice and I don’t usually complain because I have worked food service but my god idk if I just got a bad one or it’s because it’s new owners. The steak was great every time I had gotten it with the previous owners. But I got a ribeye steak and when I got home to eat it was the thinnest measly little steak like a piece of paper. I could’ve bought a dollar tree steak and cooked at home and it been better than that. My husband said his food was bad too. It was a waste of 35$
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