El Botanero by 100% AM - McAllen (TX)

5 /5 Clari Valdez: Customer service was outstanding our waiter Carlos was awesome. The food was amazing our first time there was a delight. Me and my daughter are excited about going back again. We just moved to McAllen and this our number restaurant so far. 10 out 10

1 /5 Brandon De Leon: I will just list the things that I experienced: 1. Unattentive/rude service: we got like 3 chips with salsas and beans, server did not care to refill. Server was angry/annoyed the whole time. Instead of asking me if I wanted a drink he just stated that I didn’t want a drink and he walked away. Picked up my food when I was not done. Service was below 1 stars. His colleagues were chatting away and not helping. 2. They had sunday/Monday specials written on the menu, they denied us the specials. Said that they didn’t have any even though their menu said otherwise. 3. Charged us different prices on drinks, and served us premium tequila without even asking if thats what we wanted. 4. Did not have may things on the menu and did not want to accomodate changes to the menu just because “thats not the way they make it” 5. Manager was attentive but not effective, we couldn’t get limes, salsas or chips after 5 minutes. 6.the grupo was awesome! Too bad the place is not a good time. My tab was 120 for 4 drinks, a burrito trio and flavorless ceviche. Plus 20 dollars for mediocre and neglectful service.

4 /5 Ben Garza: We came on a Monday at 4 pm they had an amazing happy hour menu, but music was extremely low. We kept asking the manager to raise the music volume, and would raise it for a bit then lower it. We asked like 3-4 times and kept doing the same thing. We even asked why they had the volume so low and they said cuz it was slow. Over all everything was great but music is a big thing in a business so I would ask the business owners to look into this. Business could possibly be better but the floor ain’t being runned correctly.

1 /5 Vik Banks: Just ok. Aguachile was packed with flavor but shrimp was definitely spoiled. After informing the bartender about the spoiled shrimp no one bothered follow up. Probably a good place to watch sports just avoid the seafood.

4 /5 Jennifer Meletiche: The food was generally good, though a bit too salty—even the refried beans at the start. For the price, some improvements are needed: the roasted corn could use better presentation, and the ribeye in aguachile was served well done without asking for the preferred doneness. The aguachile itself was overpowered by soy sauce, losing its balance. Service was okay in the end—thanks for the attention. With a few adjustments, the experience could match the pricing better.