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El Quetzal BXL is rated 8.8/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 8.7/10 Service: 8.7/10 Atmosphere: 8/10

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El Quetzal BXL

Name: El Quetzal BXL
Address: Rue Stevin 82, Bruxelles, 1000, Belgium
Price range: €30 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.8

Restaurant menu

Menu photo6 photos

Food photo20 photos

Type of cuisineMexican

Average price€30

Tacos pastor

€17.5

3 pork tacos marinated with pineapple, cilantro, onion, and garlic.

Tacos de bistec

€17

3 beef tacos with fresh onion, cilantro, and avocado dip.

Tacos carnitas

€17.5

3 pulled pork carnitas tacos with onion, cilantro, and avocado dip.

Reviews

8.8
of 10

Fabulous

153 reviews

Ambience

8.3

Food

9.0

Service

9.0

Real experiences from real diners
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Elisabeth H. • 1 review
July 10, 2025
9.5/10
Authentic Mexican place with delicious food. Service is sometimes a bit slow during lunch hours but okay. Always happy to come back!

Ragnhild B. • 1 review
April 14, 2025
7.5/10
The food was lovely. Perhaps we arrived on the wrong day (they were busy receiving stocks), but service took very long time, even though the room was almost empty. We were sitting on the second floor, and the "smoke" from the kitchen was quite strong at moments. However, I have been before and had a better experience, so perhaps just the wrong day.

Ruben A. • 6 reviews
April 2, 2025
10/10
Great service, excellent authentic Mexican food

Cristina S. • 5 reviews
March 8, 2025
10/10
Great food and service.

Santa M. • 4 reviews
March 1, 2025
10/10
Extremely authentic, delcious food and friendly staff! We keep going back again and again!

Vendi B. • 10 reviews
January 24, 2025
6.5/10
Price too high, especially for the drinks. Place very small and all the tables close to each other. Seats, couch, and tables really in the bad shape and old.

Lara R. • 1 review
December 17, 2024
8.5/10
Really nice food and drinks but gets really loud if full upstairs.

Santa M. • 4 reviews
November 30, 2024
10/10
Amazing food & friendly staff

Georgia M. • 1 review
October 3, 2024
10/10
The food and drinks were of top quality! We will be returning soon!

Kersten S. • 1 review
August 13, 2024
10/10
Any American expat will tell you one of the things you miss most is Mexican food. This place delivers. Mole is fantastic. Green sauce honestly super solid given the ingredient limitation, Chipotle sauce damn good. Guacamole great. Shrimp and chicken moist and perfectly cooked. Mezcalitas were AMAZING. Chips are legit. We can’t wait to go back!!

Laura K. • 1 review
August 3, 2024
10/10
Small, community located restaurant with friendly atmosphere and good food. Very friendly.

Emanuela F. • 3 reviews
June 14, 2024
5.5/10
Nicer place than the pictures dhow

Giorgio O. • 1 review
April 19, 2024
10/10
Exceptional real Mexican resto. Ambience, food, drinks ... tip top. Thank you. We will visit again.

Jill M. • 1 review
March 20, 2024
10/10
El Quetzal is so far the best Mexican food I have had in Brussels. The restaurant is really warm and colourful and the staff are all very nice. We had two group dinners for work there and everyone was very happy. I recommend the Tacos El Quetzal!

Omar Z. • 4 reviews
December 16, 2023
10/10
Enjoyed a wonderful evening at the restaurant with my girlfriend. The upstairs atmosphere was fantastic, albeit a bit lively. The host went above and beyond, ensuring a fantastic experience. We had decent nachos and delightful birria tacos, though the drinks took a bit longer to arrive. All in all, I would definitely return.

Christian B. • 1 review
October 3, 2023
10/10
We had a very good Lunch and the services was nice and very competent. We'll certainly be back.

Coralie T. • 13 reviews
September 21, 2023
10/10
As a Mexican I could not believe I was eating huitlacoche in Belgium ???? The food was good. I would go back given there are not many places that taste *almost* as good as eating in Mexico.

Laura U. • 7 reviews
August 5, 2023
10/10
Authentic Mexican food, which is actually hard to find in Europe.

Yves L. • 3 reviews
August 15, 2023
10/10
The most authentic Mexican food I have had in Brussels. The quesadillas were just perfect and the enmoladas super delicate and tasty, the best black mole I have tasted outside of Mexico. The drinks were okay, maybe not to the same high standards as the food but who cares. Super friendly service. Highly recommended !!

Claes A. • 14 reviews
July 13, 2023
6/10
The food was good but it is not acceptable to wait for the food for over an hour, certainly not AT LUNCHTIME
El Quetzal BXL • Owner
Hi Claes, I'm sorry to hear that. We appreciate your comments and we will improve thanks to them. I would like to offer you a 20% discount on your next visit to make up for the bad experience.

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

21 reviews

Location

Rue Stevin 82, 1000 Bruxelles

estacionamientos públicos

aparcamientos públicos

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El Quetzal BXL is rated 8.8/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 8.7/10
- Service: 8.7/10
- Atmosphere: 8/10