Monte Alban Restaurant

Reviews

• Lisa L.

  star star star star star 9 June 2026

  Every time I'm here I comment to myself- what took you so long since the last time?  Parked right on the road this time and grabbed an early dinner so it wasn't too crowded.  Hubby had two enchiladas- Christmas style- one green sauce, one red sauce.  I ordered beef burrito.  Both came with rice and beans- rice a little boring but added some salsa, their beans are legit!
  
  Complimentary chips and salsa while you're reviewing the large menu to make a choice.  Had a Sol beer since most places don't serve them - next time maybe the patio !

• Andres A.

  star star star star star_border 7 June 2026

  We stopped into this place because we were traveling with our niece and her favorite is tacos. The most important thing for us was to be served quickly because we had tickets to a show and only had about one hour to eat and go.
  The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor dining. We chose to eat indoor. The inside is neat and clean. The dining area is not huge but definitely had enough room to not be on top of other diners.
  The waitress was quick to take our drink orders and dinner order as well. For our meal I had two tacos-beef and chicken. My meal came with rice and beans. My gf had tamales and a beef empanada. Suffice to say we were pleasantly surprised with the meal. The food was delicious and definitely authentic Mexican cuisine. Everything seemed fresh. The rice and beans were cooked perfectly, usually I don't have the rice but in this case I ate it all because it was so good. The most impressive thing was that we told the waitress we were in a rush and she did everything possible to get us out without any attitude at all. Next time we are in the area I can see us coming back. I highly recommend this place.

• Chris H.

  star star star star star 3 June 2026

  Among the multitude of Tex-Mex restaurants in CT, Monte Alban is a refreshing stop in that they serve truly authentic Mexican food. Here, they have tacos that aren't inundated with the American toppings of cheese, beans, and corn. Rather, it is simply meat, sauce and cilantro - just the way it should be. It also helps that they have the more authentic protein options such as tripa (intenstine), lengua (beef tongue), and barbacoa. All of the aforementioned items were perfectly cooked, seasoned, and fell apart with hardly a touch - encased in a soft corn or flour tortilla and paired with fresh, bright green cilantro. Que Sabroso! I have yet to find a Mexican place more authentic in CT and I plan on coming here for my authentic taco fix for years to come!

• Mirian G.

  star star star star star 27 May 2026

  We planned to go somewhere near on Friday night but it was almost a 30 minutes wait so we decided to try Monte Alban and boy Am I glad we did. Although I wasn't able to go carb crazy due to a diet restriction I enjoyed a well prepared camarones a la diabla "devilish shrimp " it was deliciously spiced. Both of my dinner companions had the grilled shrimp plate.
  
  The service was awesome. They were accommodating to my request of no rice with my order and instead replaced it with extra salad and avocado.
  
  I wasn't even aware of it but existence and now that I am you bet I will be a regular soon.

• Sho R.

  star star star star star 15 May 2026

  This is one my favorite mexican restaurants. The place looks very small and low key. But the food tastes real. And it takes a while after you order for the food to be ready. On week ends alone they have a soup called pozole, and it is really good. Their flan is amazing. It is one of the best flans I had. The beef flautas was good too. Ground beef rolled in a tortilla sort of thing and deep fried. Carne asada was also really good as well. I also liked the chicken and beef combo fajita. The Quesadilla was good and cheesy as always. I like the flavor of their rice.The complimentary tortilla chips is not as good as the ones available in other restaurants.
  
  Almost every time I have been here, there was an error in bill calculation. Mostly it is because the bill is manually written and calculated. So double check the bill before you pay.