Name: El Alteno Mexican Restaurant
Address: 3418 Tom Austin Hwy, Springfield, TN, 37172, US
Telephone: (615) 382-5023
Rating: 3.5

Welcome to El Alteno Mexican Restaurant, serving delicious Mexican food with friendly service to the Springfield, TN community. We honor the traditions of the legendary altenos, the independent and adventurous people who live in the mountains of the Jalisco region of Mexico. The unique wild horse sculptures in front of our restaurant pay tribute to the bold spirit of the vaqueros, skilled riders who helped build the beautiful country of Mexico.

We are proud to serve authentic, homemade recipes made from fresh ingredients. Here you'll always find warm hospitality and friendly people ready to make sure you have a great time! We are conveniently located on Tom Austin Highway, with plenty of parking and a spacious patio. Stop by for lunch or dinner, or order online for convenient takeout.

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Caden Parker

Jan 30, 2022

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This place looks like it used to be a really nice place.....kind of like Rivergate Mall used to be a nice mall, but not anymore. The place is pretty run down and very dirty. I went ahead and gave it an extra star because we didn't get food poisoning and the cheese was good, but like the last lady said, the food was very eh. The prices were way too high for what we were served, but ok whatever. What really irritated me was that, not only was this place charging too much in the first place, then they charged an extra $1.11 because we were paying with a card. Who doesn't pay with a card these days

Brandi Vetetoe

Jan 14, 2022

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Food is great and always fresh and well presented. Clean environment. Both recent times we have been they have been understaffed but there has been no extra wait for food. Great service.

Sandie McCown

Dec 19, 2021

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Our experience was very very nice!! Great atmosphere and not very crowded! The waitress was so sweet and very on top of all her orders and came back and checked on my granddaughter and myself 2 or 3 times to make sure we were very happy!! I would recommend this Mexican restaurant to families and go during the week if you can!! You'll love the service and the people

Teresa Baldwin

Dec 15, 2021

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There food is So authentic an love the serve.They are a little short staff but there Food is AMAZING!!!

Johnny Atkins

Dec 13, 2021

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Had a wonderful lunch with a new friend. The restaurant was nice the waiter was friendly and was actually able to make a custom plate for me we enjoyed the time and the dinner

Jared Diaz

Oct 20, 2021

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We have eaten here twice. It doesn't get much worse. Food is terrible and the staff is unfriendly. The seats, floor and table we sat at had a weird stickyness. The lobby/bar area had a vague human waste smell to it.

Robbie Mackenzie

Oct 16, 2021

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It's a good place to eat your typical Tex-Mex cuisine. Nothing will wow you but they do have some good options.

Cynthia Hartzell

Sep 20, 2021

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The service is ok. The salsa is good. The burritos are eh at best. Don't get the wings or the chalupas. I forgot why we haven't gone in 4 years. Tonight reminded me. The food is eh at best. I love guacamole, but don't eat this one. I love the horse statues and the salsa was really good.

George Hartzell

Sep 14, 2021

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Poor service and bland food. They're also out of most Mexican beer, for 4 weeks I was told.
I asked the wife, how many stars should I give this place? 1? She said, 2 because their salsa is good. So if you're looking for some chips and salsa come on over. If you're looking for good food, look elsewhere.

Robert Swafford

Jan 01, 2021

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The food was pretty good! The cheese dip is one of best to get. Would have given 5 stars but was too hard to get a second drink and service was pretty slow. The place wasn’t even busy at the time. Still the food quality helps over shadow that.