Hector’s Cantina & Grill

Auburn has a lot of competition with Mexican restaurants but Hectors is easily the best. My family and I eat here at least once a week, if not twice. Great food, Great service.

Such a great spot! Fun atmosphere, great staff and amazing food!! The coconut margarita was a great add! We had the street tacos and the power bowl.

Update. Had lunch here for Cinco. - Fabulous food, great service to once again! First off, Hector’s salsa is real salsa and not this tomato puree crap all around A/O. The chips are light and thin and super crispy. I suggest the Polo dip with chicken ( you can get steak too ) it’s really, really good. I got the Texas Fajitas ( I wanted to try a little of everything ). Now for the play-by-play.... The chicken had really good flavor. Biggest win here is the chicken was not dry. So many places around here over cook their fajitas consistently. It was flirting with being dry, but got it off the grill just in time. The pork, yes I said pork (not chorizo) was/is better than some of the actual “BBQ” places we all rave about. The steak was the best I have had around here flavor wise. Note this is the 19th Mexican place we have tried. The steak on the fajitas fell victim to being overcooked, flavor would have been even more amazing if it was medium or medium well, but it was well done plus 3 minutes. We folks around here know how to eat steak and well done ain’t it. Chorizo was really good. The 5 shrimp skewer had 3 shrimp perfectly cooked, 2 over cooked. But those 3 pieces of perfection carried the team for the win. I don’t eat green peppers so no report of this specific part of the mix. Tomatoes were there but very light quantity wise in the mix with the onions. Flavor was very good. I tried everything above separately. Here’s the good stuff. When it was all put together with pico, sour cream, guacamole, beans and rice in their flour tortillas....... WOW! I’ll say it backwards for some of us. !WOW. And to top it all off the Mexican rice here is the best I have had in my life. Moist, not overcooked and incredible flavor. And I am NOT a rice person. But this is next level in my opinion. Now on to my son’s dish. The Pollo Mesquite with double rice was a rock star. “flavor town” warning. It was a thin, hammered down chicken breast that was marinated and covered in a cheesy chorizo sauce that rocked! I would have taken a picture of the aftermath math of his plate being cleaned but he used my leftover tortillas to wipe up all the juices from his plate. He said that was one of the best Mexican dishes he has had since moving here. Humberto was our waiter. A little bit of work communication wise needed but he did a good job of checking on us and making sure our glasses never got empty. Our order was exactly as expected. This was a boy’s night out with my son and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The meal was great. Atmosphere is authentic and the staff is welcoming and friendly.

We live in Opelika and I work for Auburn University so we have been here quite a few times. Our favorite food is Mexican so even on vacation we will eat at a Mexican restaurant. This place is absolutely the BEST Mexican restaurant we've ever been to!!! The food is ALWAYS amazing. The rice is not like any other rice at most Mexican places...it better!! Last vist our waiter asked if we'd tried the Mexican spaghetti and that's not something we'd usually order but tried it tonight. My husband who doesn't really like spaghetti loved it!!!. We have tried a lot on the menu and it ALL is exceptionally good!! Staff is friendly and always do a good job! One review on here said they sat for an hour without being served that is not true we have never waited more than 5 minutes before being helped!!! I hope this place stays in business for a long time. Great job to whoever owns and runs this place!!

As a Chicagoan visiting this college town.. This place is BEYOND AMAZING. Food was delicious. Prices were more than reasonable. I may come back to visit my sister, in theory but reality is for this place. I was so impressed with everything about it. My drinks had a great amount of alcohol at a watered down price. Love this place.

This was our first time eating here, as we aren’t local. The employees were very friendly and prompt. The food came out very quickly and presentation was very good. The portions were very big and delicious. The pricing was very reasonable. We enjoyed every bit of it. Will definitely go back in the future when we find ourselves in Auburn!

Great Mexican food...recommend the chipotle shrimp tacos! Stuffed burritos also very good.

This place is amazing!!!! I’ve tried many Mexican restaurants in town and this by far is THE BEST! I think the secret ingredient is in the Queso! I come here a few times a month and it’s great everytime! Try the Nacho Fajita with shrimp, steak, and chicken!!!