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Jardin Del Rey Mexican Restaurant

ClosedGoogle: 4.4★ (2146)$
WORTH IT

Bustling cantina dishing up straightforward Mexican cuisine & margaritas in modest surroundings.

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Jardin Del Rey Mexican Restaurant

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By Anthony Martinez, The Leander Local · Updated June 2026

Sunday, post-church rush, and I still got a table before my eyes adjusted to the room. Drinks landed fast, food landed faster, and that's the whole pitch here: a busy cantina that respects your time and doesn't make a federal case out of a margarita. The beef crunchy tacos snapped the way a crunchy taco is supposed to, and the beef fajitas for two are the move, no question.

It isn't pure Tex-Mex, it leans a little to its own beat, and yeah, the chicken taco salad let me down once with bagged, wet lettuce. But Marco and the rest of the floor crew run warm and quick, prices stay honest, portions stay generous, and that's why I keep circling back every couple months.

The Order

I get the beef fajitas for two and the crunchy beef tacos. I skip the taco salad.

⚠ Gotcha

The chicken taco salad rides on bagged lettuce and shows up on a plate, not in a shell. Order around it.

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