El Corral

Awesome food! Prime rib is the best !

Many stars for the ambiance and location. 1 star for the prime rib. It was a Tuesday so I'm mindful of inventory, but if you're out of prime rib, please don't serve a raw meal. I've prepared dozens of prime rib for entertainment and purchased many more in restaurants in my life. The fat was still cold on two of three of our medium rare. One came out decent, oddly enough, while two were completely different and raw. I'm quite certain they weren't cut from the same roast. That's the gist of my first time there. Maybe I'll follow up on a Friday or Saturday because I give some benefit of the doubt, but still, if you're out of a dish, you're out. Offer the rib eye which is the same cut, or inform customers it'll be 45 more minutes.Correct me if I'm wrong but if the tap water is warmer than the roast, I wouldn't send it out. I did indeed send it back but it came out again with one side warmer, and you could see sime of the fat starting to melt, while the other side was still cold fat.

We came in at a really busy time on Friday night during the gem show. I called ahead to be put on some list, but we still waited 45 minutes to be seated. Service was good, steak was really good but not "wow" great. It's been a few years since I've been here and I remembered it to be spectacular. I did order medium rare but it didn't come too hot. Maybe just too busy of an evening. I will be back!

They have been in business for a very long time and know how to take care of all the hungry people that enter their doors. The service and food have always been excellent, no matter how busy they are. Fabulous Cowboy pictures and style. Their Prime Rib and Petite Filet are my favorite entrees We like to bring our visitors here because it's the real deal in the Arizona Territory ♡♡♡♡♡

We had great service and the look was excellent! The atmosphere is very traditional western and has a hot of history to it. Everyone loved their meal, I had prime rib and mashed potatoes.

Food and service is very good. Love there primerib. We had our dinner party here the night before our wedding.

Prefect steak. Been years still great food.

It was a great little place to eat dinner and there was a little boutique in the parking lot that's worth going to see it has limited hours but the lady is so nice and they have fantastic items

Awesome food and great service! Was a perfect wedding venue! Congrats to my son and new daughter-in-law! Thank you El Corral for helping make this a great night!

Ribs and corn fritters were great. Salad was good too. Wasn't crazy about the white sangria, it had too much peach schnapps.

El Corral is a Tucson Institution and the place to go for Prime Rib and Old West ambiance. I have been here many times and only remember one bad experience and it was 12 years ago (every place is allowed one off day). Tonight's meal was back up to their usual standards, excellent meal, prime rib cooked to perfection.

It was delicious! !! Our waitress Carol was friendly and prompt. The only thing we didn't like was the bread. What happened to the Texas toast bread?

Quintessential Tucson steakhouse. Kitschy and fun with a well preserved Old West ambience. The prime was great, and the tamale pie is a must!

Exquisite food, service, ambience, and staff. Our food was divine, perfectly cooked. From the mashed potatoes to the prime rib...you could cut that meat with a butter knife. Sooooo good. The ribs also were wonderful. Had the Berry Cobbler which was also...amazing!!!! So hot and gooey and flavorful. Their cocktails are strong but well mixed and made. I went on a celebratory date and this place made our evening magical. The waitress was genuine and sweet, didn't pressure us and had great timing when it came to checking on us.

Great food tonight. Super friendly service. Great value for everything I ordered (ribs, potato, tamale pie, salad.... couldn't finish all of it). First time going tonight, but it won't be my last.

Great food, friendly staff. A great place to take visitors from out of town!!

Great atmosphere, great food and attentive staff. Those are the things that make for a great evening.

El Corral seems to be living on its storied past. It is an old Tucson favorite that's always busy and is known for its prime rib. Sadly, it's not what it once was. Over the last 4 years, we have given it the old college try at least 6 times, but El Corral has disappointed every time except once where the oyster appetizers were fantastic, one steak was good and the other OK. Even the prime rib hasn't been great. I'm finding the steaks tough and just not of the same quality as in (many) years past.The food at El Corral is not terrible, but it certainly isn't very good anymore. Service is still outstanding. I'll check back in a few years, but I no longer bring out-of-town guests here.

The waitress, Maria, she was awesome. Super quick, she knew what she was doing. The prime RIB was ordered as suggested and it was amazing. The portion was reasonable and loved the side. Great desert too! Heard great things about this place but now I know.

Really neat,cool place. Like being in an old time hacienda. Food was good and a good value since salads and sides were included. Big place with many rooms,all special.

I love this old nostalgia in this place. The food is delicious, fresh, and the staff is great. We will return again.

This is a great Tucson tradition. The Mesquite grilled meats taste fantastic. The specialized meats are suggested medium rare which are done very well. As a side, always go with Tamale Pie.

Food was good and the service was perfect. Imo, they need to repave their parking lot. Rough walking with regular soled shoes.

Been going for many years. Got the Tucson cut of prime with loaded baked potato, salad and tamale pie. Everything was very good. Wife got a sirloin and we split a BlackBerry cobbler with ice cream that was awesomely delicious!

A classic Tucson restaurant. A must to put on your itinerary. The best steaks! Do not forget the tamale pie.

First time was delicious will be back soon

This restaurant is great ! It is known for their wide variety of steak's but also has a diverse menu. They have several other menu choices for the non meat eating folk's. I suggest you try the salmon. The atmosphere is a type of westren style but the place is usually busy. Call for reservations if you can. Be prepared to wait outside for a table but it's Tucson and it's beautiful there. Have fun and enjoy!

The service and food was excellent. Litte Gabriel was an excellent waiter.

Great quick service.....steaks came out quickly. Pretty good ribeye and good looking prime rib.

Tucson classic. Recommend the Arizona cut med rare. My son love the ribs!

First time coming to El corral I have lived here off and on for 30 years I am going to come here more often I have a 51st birthday coming up this is where I'm going to spend my birthday with my father and maybe my sister yes this is a great place Good old country feel hometown Tucson

A terrific historic restaurant located off River Rd. in Tucson. Specializing in steaks and prime rib, the ambiance has a southwestern warm kind of feeling. The service is fast and efficient and meals served with a smile. They have a full service bar including a wide variety of wines and beer. Love the sides they offer with each meal...make sure to try the Tamale Pie!

We had a not so good experience at this restaurant and I'm not kidding. I ordered the Ceasar salad and shrimp on 2 skewers. The salad had mostly dark green romaine leaves (not crunchy and fresh) bland Ceasar dressing which tasted forgettable. We had to send it back, since it was so terrible. The petite filet mignon was ok and the baked potato too.I Ordered the only hamburger available on the menu (med rare)and it arrived well done. I asked to remake my order but the next one was on the well done side again. We were Compt the burger and give a voucher for a free entree. (for next time?)Quite frankly, I would not return there since two very simple items on the menu could not be executed, to even minimum standards of expectations.

Hadn't been here in quite awhile. Still the same in a good way. Good food and atmosphere. I gave 4 stars because it's becoming dated, but that might just be part of the charm.

If you like n old west theme you will love this place. Lots of history here. Well worth a visit if just to enjoy the old west style in a modern world. We love it there.

Food was good, service so so. Wait time was long during meal. Also we called ahead for a reservation and they never had a record of it when we arrived. We had too wait an extra 30 mins as well to be seated. Best seating areas closed off not sure why.

Normally everything has been perfect. However on a recent visit my Tbone was not up to their usual standards. The fillet portion was almost non-existent. I ordered it charred rare but it came out closer to medium with not much of a char. In the future I will go back to the ribeye which has never disappointed. They are also known for their prime rib and they're tamale pie that can be ordered as a side with your dinner.

This place is to be sooo good!, now unfortunately they have gone down hill, was very disappointed with the prime rib and definitely was poor. Prime rib was tough. Rubbery and flavor less. Service is good. They did try two bring me a different cut but same results. Sad day for Tucson.

Great service and the best prime rib in Tucson! Be sure to try their famous tamale pie too. Yum!

The place looks run down. Was greeted by a girl that looked like we were bothering her while she was rolling silverware. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. The food was very good as well.

Wow! These folks really know how to cook prime rib!!! Very busy, but we came early and got our food quickly. They also make great Sangria white or red. Pretty sweet though, so diabetics beware! Not cheap, but worth every cent!

Our server was wonderful, and the food was amazing! Was cooked perfectly, and the taste was just... mmmmmmThanks!

Great food and our waiter Gabriel was awesome.

Superb prime rib! Excellent service! Warm, vintage atmosphere! This is what all the chains wish they could be!

Good but not great food. Tried this location after seeing their great sign in front at night. Started with their honey Italian dressing salad, which had little flavor and seemed like mostly water, although it looked really good. I had the prime rib, which was very good and my wife had the ribs, which were a bit dry. The rolls that came with dinner looked promising, but we're on the stale side. Overall an enjoyable meal, and the server was very nice.

This Steakhouse was authentic and the atmosphere was perfect old west ranch house feel and the Ribeye steak was perfect and tasty. Service was great all five of us enjoyed every minute of it.

I love this place! My family and I went there whenever they were in town. My grandmother and I loved to go there as locals. Great atmosphere, great service, great food.

Had a Christmas party for our golf group tonight. From start to finish, it was perfect! We had our own room, or own server (Gabe, who was AWESOME). The food was great, the service was impeccable. The process of setting up the reservation was easy. We will definitely be back next year!

I was very excited to eat here. It was my birthday and we made reservations. This place is awesome inside. I told the hosts my name and she said she would call us. We waited a good amount of time and my husband went and checked. She told him thay had no reservation but that a table was opening up. The food was good but our waitress was awful. She had a bad attitude and it took forever to get our food and drinks. I was sad and I don't think I will go back.

Ive been going to El Corral for 30 years and never been disappointed. The service is always top notch and the Prime Rib is even better! When you go, make sure everyone orders their dinner salad with house dressing and they'll toss it tableside for you. And watch out for their fresh ground horseradish; it'll bring tears to your eyes (literally)!