El Meson

Name: El Meson
Address: 2425 University Blvd, Houston, Texas, 77005, US
Telephone: (713) 522-9306
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.20

Spanish restaurant, Cuban restaurant, Mexican restaurant

Location: 2425 University Blvd, Houston, TX 77005, United States
Phone: (713) 522-9306
Price: $$

Opening hours

Sunday: 12-9 pm
Monday: 11:30 am-9 pm
Tuesday: 11:30 am-9 pm
Wednesday: 11:30 am-9 pm
Thursday: 11:30 am-9 pm
Friday: 11:30 am-9:30 pm
Saturday: 11:30 am-9:30 pm

Food & drink

Vibe

Flan

Paella

Salad

Gambas al ajillo

Bar

By owner

Street View

Menus and Prices

Add Your Review

Reviews

Found El Meson while driving around with family on a Sunday.
Boy am I glad we stopped here, this place has some fantastic Spanish / Cuban food.
Also, being from a family of bread-o-holics this incredible bread, which is there restaurant secret.
We ordered three different types of tapes and I ended up enjoying the lamb and sausage tapas the best! So it's great to experience so many different flavors and be apart of some great Houston history too!

Owner response

🥰🥰🥰 Your kind words mean the world to us!

My business colleagues and I had a great dinner outing at El Meson Restaurant in Houston.
This has been a long time favorite of one of my colleagues from his time in college.
For over two decades he has been dining here and he provided us the great privilege to enjoy an authentic and absolutely delicious Cuban / Tex Mex cuisine.
From the start with the best lemonade I have ever had, chips and house made salsa dip, to the starter salad which came with a beef taco, and I finished my meal with the main entree being the beef enchiladas.
Everything was delicious and satisfying.
The portions were filling but not too much.
The staff were friendly and courteous.
Our beverages stayed full and they made sure everything was just right for us throughout the evening.
El Meson is a must to dine at if you are in Houston.
Muchas gracias El Meson.

If you are on the hunt for paella with little to no flavor, dry chicken and over-cooked shrimp, this is your spot! We saw online that it was $38 for paella and thought that was reasonable.
What they don't show online is that it is $38 PER PERSON to share paella with a $5 shared fee. Our waiter wasn’t very helpful when it came to recommendations.
He only recommended the most expensive tapas.
We were never offered another cocktail and trying to find him to order a glass of wine was almost as tough as the chicken in the paella. Almost $200 for an underwhelming dining experience.
The only things that made this a 2 star instead of a 1 star review were the bacon wrapped dates, the Gomez Cruzado, Viura & Tempranillo Blanco, and bread.