“ I'm sort of surprised I haven't reviewed Don Mario's yet. We've been eating here literally for years! It's our favorite local "Mexico City" Mexican food. Our favorites include: Mole enchiladas, Carne Guisada, and the Albondigas. But nearly everything is good. The wait staff is friendly and you know you eat here too often when they know our "usual margarita" order. Finally, we almost always eat outside on their patio, which is covered, heated, cooling fans, and dog friendly. Give it a try! ”

“ Food is always excellent. We especially love their tortilla chips with steaming hot salsa. So good! ”

“ Everything about Don Mario's is 5 stars! We love the food, the servers are awesome and the decorations are what you want in your eating environment. I highly recommend this as a top notch 5star authentic Mexican restaurant. The best Mexican food around Lakeway TX! ”

“ I really can't understand the negative reviews. This is one of my favorite places that I have visited and the food is authentic Mexican food. The amount of care they put into their food really shows. Even their drinks are amazing! They muddle fresh fruit into their margs and not one thing I've had there is sub par. I also loved the mariachi band they had playing. What a fun place! ”

“ We LOVE Don Mario in Lakeway! This is our go to spot for delicious Mexican food and fantastic service, which is hard to come by in Lakeway. Their new(ish) location boasts a much larger outdoor section and is mostly covered, which is great for taking rambunctious kids. I've never been anything besides pleased with the food! Tacos, tlalpeno, enchiladas, and albondigas are a few of my favorites. The drinks are also great and promptly made and delivered. We've been loving Don Mario since before their move and are pleased that they just seem to be getting better! I'm so thankful there is an authentic Mexican spot in the area with great service, food, drinks, and ambiance :) ”

“ Lots of parking! Every time I drive by it's full of cars. There is paved parking, gravel parking and I've seen cars parked in the grass area. They have seating outside, and it's covered. Lots of space outside from what I could see. I walked up to the hostess desk, and they sat me right away. I sat down and an order of complimentary chips and salsa came to me right away. The salsa is warm, which was wonderful. And the chips were perfectly salted. The waiter took my food and drink order. I decided on the beef enchiladas. The beef enchiladas came 2, topped with cheese and lettuce and tomato on the side. Also came with Mexican rice and black beans. The black beans were mashed, not bean shaped. Sort of like refried beans. Not sure if that is how they serve black beans. They were good. I was expecting actual bean shaped and solid beans. The whole meal was delicious. I loved everything. Enchiladas were big. I only ate one. And took the second one home for lunch for the next day. Service was great. Good was great, price was moderate. A lot of food, good value. Totally will come back again. Happy that I gave them a try. ”

“ Very good Mexican food. The warm salsa and chips are outstanding. The Mexico City bistec and Al pastor tacos were very tasty. Service was quick and friendly. ”