Palmeras Tex-Mex

The atmosphere and decor were great, but the food quality wasn't what i expected. The food was a little bland with the flavors.

The watiress seemed new, we didnt get silverware had to wait about 15 minutes after our food arrived. Ordered two plain tacos which they got wrong. The food was okay this is our second time here and it was for mothers day. My mom said if this would have been her first time she would not return.

The food and atmosphere are great but they did not have my open table reservation. As it was mother's day, I was afraid that we would not be able to be seated because of the crowd. I showed them the confirmation and after a 10 minute wait we were seated. Everything else was great. Palmera's needs to make sure the Open Table connection is working properly.

Sydney was an awesome waitress. She gave us great suggestions and was very personable. We enjoyed our time there.

We were greeted with great service before, during, and after our time there. The food has a sublime taste with a great atmosphere. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant and I will definitely be going back.

Palmeras is like a casual classy place. Perfect for special occasions. Everything was delicious. The drinks are amazing. The Food was to perfection. Please make reservations so that you’re not waiting a long period of time for a table. I will most definitely go here over and over.

I dont like sitting at the tables near the bar. A lot of people stand in groups by the bar. They are almost standing over your food.

Great food, nice atmosphere, we definitely will be back!

The food was okay. The quantities were minimal. The server was great. The restaurant was clean. The food for the price was disappointing.

Great staff and atmosphere

The food was great again!! We drive from Temple to eat there. HIGHLY RECOMMEND ‼️‼️‼️

THE RESTAURANT IS APPEALING BECAUSE IT IS VERY NICELY APPOINTED AND DOESNT FEEL LIKE FAST FOOD TEX MEX. AND THE FOOD IS VERY WELL PRESENTED AND FLAVORFUL.

My wife an I loved the food and service. They made sure everything was good

Customer service great, I love Mexican food and like it spicy. I didn’t get that here though so if you are looking for traditional Mexican food this isn’t the place to come. It’s different but good. Drinks were good atmosphere great and the customer service was on point! I’ll definitely be back to try other things on the menu! By the way the brussel sprouts were spicy and great!!!!

We all enjoyed the different dishes but thought the Diablo was a bit over the top with spice. The waitress was especially courteous and nice, but brought me Pinot Grecio instead of Pinot Noir saying they could not find the Noir. I wanted red wine so I ordered another red from menu. She came back saying they did not have that wine either but they found the Pinot Noir I originally ordered.
Overall we enjoyed the meal, service and decor. The presentation of dishes was outstanding. Must mention the friendliness of the owners welcoming us as first time patrons. Will definitely return.

The queso was very bland. Chicken tacos were as well. Those two items were disappointing. Everything else was AMAZING!! We’ve been there now 4 times in 6 weeks and that’s the first time anything wasn’t perfect. Mike’s tacos are the best!

This is our second time coming since the Grand Opening. Our reservation was for outside dining, however when we arrived they were unable to seat us outside due to seating was full. Aside from that, the drinks were amazing, ambiance was great. The entre was not worth the money paid. But I would definitely recommend for drinks and appetizer.

Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Food is always fabulous. We’ll be back

Service was great! Food was a little disappointing. Salsa was more like out of a jar and not fresh made.

My wife and I finally made it to this restaurant owned by friends. We heard a lot of good things, but had to see for ourselves. It blew us away! The ambience, the queso, the hot sauce, the tacos, the enchiladas and the hospitality were all above and beyond what we expected! #canwegobacktomorrow

excellent food, service was friendly and attentive but not obnoxious. Nice atmosphere

We saw this restaurant mentioned in the TexAppeal magazine a few days ago, and decided to try it out last Friday night. Their website had a link for making a reservation, which I made for an hour later. Very glad we did, because the place was very busy, and we would have had a probably 30 minute wait. With the reservation, we were ushered directly to our table within a minute. The wait staff were all constantly in motion, and service was a little late in arriving, but once she took our order, we got our appetizer within 5 minutes, and our entrees arrived before we were half finished with the app. This place bills itself as a sort of gourmet Tex-Mex restaurant, and mostly lived up to that claim. Tortilla chips were fresh, oily and crispy, and the salsa was excellent, looked and tasted like it was made with chiles de arbol. The Brussels sprouts appetizer was amazing and highly recommended, and would possibly get even the most avid sprout hater to like them. Fish tacos were very good, with large hunks of fish and the thinnest shredded cabbage we've ever seen. However, the chicken mole did not live up to my expectation. Although it was good and served in large portions on a bed of red rice, it was obvious the sauce was not made in house, and tasted like a slightly modified version of Rogelio Bueno mole sauce that we get at the grocery store. We ordered a side of black beans that never arrived, but the sizes of the servings we received more than filled us up without the beans. Atmosphere was "energetic" and possibly somewhat frenetic, noisy, but not overwhelming our conversation. The decor is very modern and bright, with constantly changing colored recessed lighting, and several monitors were showing a basketball game.
I almost forgot, the owner was very involved and friendly, moving as much as the wait staff, and must have dropped by our table at least 3 times to make sure everything was going well.
Bar was constantly full, brightly lit.

Really lovely decor, roomy booths, excellent food and great service.

Excellent food and service!

Our table was ready when we arrived. They gave a warm welcome and were accommodating to our children. They strived to make our family happy. Food and atmosphere were great. We will definitely being going back.

Truly enjoyed the staff and the food. Service was very quick and friendly. Menu was traditional Tex-mex, but the manager and waitstaff welcomed any modifications to menu items, so if you are going Keto or paleo, they seem quite accommodating. Glad I found this place and will return soon.

Great restaurant, great food and amazing staff! We will definitely be back and would strongly recommend to anyone looking for a nice quiet date night!

Service was awesome and so was the food! Owners were on the floor themselves and very welcoming! Definitely found a new favorite place to go!

The food was awesome! These were the best tamales i have ever had. I had the uber margarita and it was delicious. The chips and salsa where even good. This is the best tex mex restaurant hands down in the area. I will definitely be back.

What a great experience my wife and I had on a date night! We made reservations and were running about 15 minutes late. Called ahead to notify the hostess and she said it wouldn’t be an issue. We arrived to a packed restaurant with a wait for tables and the hostess took us straight to our reserved table she was saving—amazing!

The owner and other staff checked on us regularly throughout the meal and even brought us complimentary tres leches cake to celebrate the date night! Food was excellent, wine was reasonable, service was unparalleled, and ambiance is one of a kind in Killeen. Felt like an upscale restaurant in a larger city’s downtown area. Highly recommended!

Great ambiance and service. Food was hot, fresh, tasty, and very appealing! I recommend this place to all my friends for a great night out without having to go far.

Good service, nice ambiance but did not like the food.

So happy to have this new restaurant with a great vibe and yummy food in the area!

Loved it! A new restaurant & the service was amazing. We really enjoyed!!!! Will dine here again. Reminds me of the big city! NOTHING LIKE IT IN this area!

Really loves how much they checked on our table and made sure we enjoy our meal!