Ventura's Tamales

Always delicious food and service. This locally-owned restaurant is a Victoria tradition for good food. We had the cheese enchiladas and beef fajita wrap. Yum! The chips and salsa were a great start to the meal. Just the right amount of spice! Try the Ventura’s chips for something different.

Food rated 3 stars but our server was so nice & so helpful I gave 4 total stars! There were four of us and we had the following : chips and loaded queso, cheese enchiladas and double rice, pork tamales, small bowl tortilla soup, and one combo beef fajita taco&chicken enchilada. We went through two bowls of homemade chips while we were waiting for our entrées . The queso was very good too. Our server advised she had seen them not to put the hot sauce and pico in the bowl of soup and it wasn’t near as spicy so that is how I ordered mine. My grandson said the pork tamales were just OK, not as good as what they usually get closer to home. His friend ate maybe one enchilada in a little bit of rice, he said it was good. My soup looked really good but was super salty.-so much so that I only ate a

Ive only ever had their enchiladas rice beans and tamales. Its always busy and there's a reason why becasuse its authentic, affordable, tasty. Although ive never dined because its so busy and the dining area is more like one giant room, no partitions or privacy. Its worth a try. The masses dont lie.

It’s my go to Mexican restaurant while in Victoria, Tx. The food comes out fast and hot and delicious. The waiter is always on top of things refilling drinks and asking if we need anything else. It means a lot when you have great service. Ty

The tacos are always cold because they pre cook them, and they don't heat up the shells. The shells that I got today were fried in old oil and I could taste it. There was no seasoning in the taco meat, and the salsa that came with it had no taste. The outside of the restaurant has a strong horrible smell from the grease trap that's almost nauseating. I would have been better off going to Taco Bell.