El Centro

Brunch Tapas style! It's a win in my book!

Food was so good! Almost forgot to review this place!

Ambiance is everything! Small but quaint!

Service was excellent!

Food is really amazing! Def recommend!

Definitely cheaper to pay the one price to eat everything!!!!! So YUMMY

The food is really bland. Not expecting great Mexican food but this is really a poor attempt. Pico needs seasoning, food needs spice.

Service and ambiance is also lacking. An opportunity to have a cantina vibe with drink specials. Instead it's a stuffy restaurant with hole in the wall quality. Came in because we saw drink specials on their website, when we arrived they said no we're not doing that just because. Service , ambiance and food was poor. Only nice thing is proximity to Georgetown.

I was eager to visit this place for two reasons: my love for Mexican cuisine and my desire to explore dining options in Georgetown.

Regrettably, the food did not meet my expectations. I found it lacking in flavor and overall enjoyment. Despite finding this listed amongst some of the top Mexican establishments in DC, I must respectfully disagree.

On a positive note, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere lived up to its expectations. However, I would suggest focusing more on enhancing the flavors of the dishes to match the quality of service and ambiance provided.

Do not recommend for Sunday brunch. Do not recommend the bottomless brunch option. Do not recommend the chicken and waffles. Chicken was over cooked and hard.
Only item I recommend is traditional guacamole. Staff was friendly and courteous. But they are short handed and we had to wait in water refills and other items from our waiter. Other members in our group; Staff mentioned you receive 4 tacos and you only get 3 tacos. We do not recommend the tacos'. Do not eat rice and beans.

It is nice to be able to eat outside on the Patio, they have a beautiful outdoor seating.

Only order the traditional guacamole.

What on earth? I feel like we walked into a community dinner for parents visiting their college students. Literally every table surrounding us on a Saturday night was either drunk kids chugging beers or parents asking their kids what their next course was or complaining about the restaurant's service.

Drinks here are 2/5 good. We had the spicy mango margarita and strawberry basil margarita. The spiciness of the mango margarita was unpleasant. It's not how a spicy margarita should be served. Also, the spice ended up burning our lips even after our dinner. We love spice but not when it ruins your food and taste buds. The strawberry basil was just...dull--they could've at least tried and put muddled basil inside (AT LEAST). Drinks weren't worth the money.

Food was "ehh." We both ordered tacos which they were out of flour tortillas and only had corn tortillas but when they were served they didn't provide taco holders nor did they provide a second layer of corn tortillas soooo you're basically eating a salad because they FALL APART. Terrible plating.

It's a college bar for sure and I shouldn't have expected much. Wouldn't come here again.

I am a big fan of El Centro. I think the combination of a great ambience, atmosphere, and intentionality in the design of the interior give the restaurant a home-like feel to it.
The food is typically very well done we ordered the queso fundido and I got the shrimp fajitas and both met the mark.
The margarita I had was good but wasn't in the category of best I ever had. But still what you're looking for when going to a place like this.

I went for bottomless brunch, and it was worth the price! The service was great. The place was a bit tight and busy, but they still had nice and comfortable seating. And there are many (vegan) choices as well for the bottomless brunch!

Omg this may have been one of the best bottomless brunches I have been to. We went for a friends birthday and it was so much fun ! The service was great very nice and friendly waiter. The resturant was packed but you weren't super close to other parties which was great honestly.
Bottomless drinks from mimosas to margaritas to spiked agua Fresca and they were all soooooo good omg.

The food I would just recommend getting everything I don't like waffles but the best waffles I've ever had!!! This says a lot they were so perfect with a nice bite size chicken nugget perfection !
All the tacos were great ! The ceviche was different I love the raw fish version and this was a sweet shrimp one still good though ! I can't remember the name but they're similar to nachos and they were a fan favorite with everyone

Came here with my wife last night for happy hour after we both had appointments all afternoon at Georgetown Hospital. Happy hour is only at the bar and we sat there and got the El Centro margarita, 3 of the house infused margaritas (guava, strawberry basil, and spicy), steak nachos, a quesadilla, tortilla soup with chicken, one vegetarian taco, and two chicken tinga tacos. It was all very filling and half as much as other Mexican restaurants due to happy hour. The margaritas and happy hour portions are quite generous. The ambiance is nice with Mexican decorations inside and outside and service is good. Not the absolute best Mexican food in the area but quite good for a good deal during happy hour.

Absolutely terrible service! Wouldn't seat us because the kitchen was "about to close" and the "busers" were busy.... YET other tables were sat at the same time and after we inquired. Keep in mind... the place was mostly empty. A white woman and her daughter were sat down without a problem (no reservation). My husband being a POC was clearly an issue and not someone they wanted to serve.