Pancho Villa

Awesome customer service!! The food was also really really good! We had the pancho special (beef and chicken), and would definitely have again if we’re in the area. The portions were pretty big as well.

Love this place ❤️ Amazing Mexican joint in the hearts of Downtown Ottawa, fairly priced with outdoor patio in Summer. Enchiladas are amazing, love the dipping salsa that they offer. Do try it out

Food was really tasty and excellent portions! The service was friendly and they've got a beautiful patio. Tables were distanced properly as well. Also the drinks are so yummy! Would recommend the strawberry colada

The service I received from the staff was excellent, but the food was not. It had no flavour, and it was cold—as if it sat in the window too long before being served. The portion I had was small, considering the cost. The meal with a beverage amounted to $30+. I was expecting more for my money. I cannot recommend this establishment to friends or colleagues.

I tried the Vegetarian Nacho. Have to try the dish dine in, as the top was soggy. However, I took the crunchy nachos from the bottom and the soggy from the top made a sandwich which balanced the dish and man was it good, plus filling. My daughter had the Super Nacho She did the same and we both were satisfied. We assumed there would be salsa and sour cream with the order but there was none. The chips were homemade which very unique for us both.

Went in with fair expectations because I know even a decade ago, Pancho Villa was nowhere near authentic nor anything special but they did mediocre to decent Tex Mex and had beach drinks which will satisfy your need for mex influenced carbs on the patio. The best part about the experience was their server who was very resourceful and eager to accommodate. Unfortunately there is a complete lack of ambiance, from the moment I walked in I was accosted by a senior staff guy about my little soda can and told I couldn’t be on the patio with it due to liquor license. Based on some other observations, this place is a serious stickler when it comes to things like that. You get the sense that they don’t like certain people hanging out after they’ve finished their food, I felt very rushed even though there were only a few other tables spaced out and it was a couple of hours before dinner service. No one was sitting inside of course. The resident bartender can’t make a decent lime margarita and this was after I already sent back one of their gin cocktails that was recommended to me. After this experience, I really appreciated my favourite bartenders more and I have even more respect for their trade. You might have been making drinks at pancho villa for years but it tastes like very watered down lemon juice with a splash of bland flat spritzer. I don’t know, it was just really disappointing and it made for an awkward experience because I profusely apologized to the bartender for sending the first cocktail back and he made a jokey comment that I’d better like the lime margarita because he won’t be doing any more re-dos. So when the simple mix was awful, I respectfully asked for a some bar lime. The server had already brought a small side of mango juice out for the original cocktail so then I tried to add a bit of that. Instead of being honest, I tried to gulp it down and look like I was enjoying it when the bartender would be nearby on the outside patio. I officially felt like a preteen at a sad birthday party I’d been forced to go to where the parents only serve bland “health” food and hover over you like helicopters. Thankfully I didn’t order any food as I know how risky it was to do that unless you enjoy unevenly cooked “Mexican”rice and partially reheated frozen-to-microwave chicken or beef enchiladas on a tacky plate resembling your great grandma’s groovy 1960s dinnerware. Napkins always had to be requested despite it being a severely hot day. Mom and pop shops and small biz restaurants are pressured to cut costs somewhere so the stingy napkin thing isn’t a deciding factor for patronizing or not patronizing this place. Although they do use paper towelettes in the bathroom I believe so not exactly economically or enviro-conscious in that area, are they. I never received a thank you or a welcoming smile from either of the senior male staff on duty and my server had to leave before I left so it was extremely dry and uninviting overall. They could be overworked, underpaid, tired, unhappy at their job, I realize the world doesn’t revolve around the customer the way it once did but for heaven’s sake, every single patron who chooses your business over all the others should be appreciated. We don’t have much disposable income and to select your spot to unload a few bills is something to show gratitude for otherwise you’ll quickly discover your restaurant can’t hack it in today’s post-pandemic competitive hospitality and prepared food market. Would not repeat business.

Went here Saturday night and it was really busy! Got to sit on their patio and people watch while enjoying my food. Got the chicken fajitas, taco, enchiladas. All tasted really good, their side hot sauce/chutney was flavorful for my Indian taste palette! I enjoyed their Pina colada on the rocks, Coco loco was good too. Ambience and service was on point. Will go there again and recommend anyone wanting to have good Mexican food with a good menu to go here!

The service is super fast, they give some free nachos with salsa, however, even though the portions are substantial and the service is pretty good, staff is friendly; I could not taste much original Mexican seasoning. The beans (which were an important part of the dish I ordered) had a spice I could not identify. The sangria with white wine is quite good.