El Rio Cantina Mexican Restaurant Gallery Menu
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Main Menu - Appetizers
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Main Menu - Tacos
Main Menu - Quesadillas Burritos
Main Menu - Enchiladas
Main Menu - Fajitas
Main Menu - El Pollo Platos
Main Menu - El Rio Entrées
Main Menu - El Rio Especials
Main Menu - Seafood
Main Menu - American Favorites
Main Menu - Extras
Main Menu - Kid's Menu
Main Menu - Desserts
Main Menu - Beverages
Lunch Menu - Lunch Specials
Chips Salsa
$4.92
White Queso
$7.38
Guacamole
$1.50
House Dressing
$4.00
Pico
$5.23
Mexican Guacamole
A blend of diced avocado and pico.
$7.69
Queso Con Carne
White queso and ground beef.
$8.61
Queso Fundido
A sizzling skillet topped with grilled vegetables, chorizo, and white queso.
$14.45
Bean Dip
$5.23
Chori Queso
White queso with chorizo.
$8.61
Salsa Verde
$3.69
Habanero Sauce
$3.69
Mini Dips
White queso, pico, and guacamole.
$1.84
Seafood Soup
Filled with calamari, shrimp, mussels, octopus, imitation crab meat, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, squash, and potatoes.
$18.76
Shrimp Vegetable Soup
Filled with shrimp, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, squash, and potatoes.
$18.14
Chicken Vegetable Soup
Filled with strips of chicken breast, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, squash, and potatoes.
$14.45
Taco Salad
A large crispy tortilla filled with your choice of protein, lettuce, pico, sour cream, guacamole, white queso, and shredded cheese.
$13.22
Cane Rio Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, ham, eggs, avocado, and your choice of protein.
$14.45
Huevos Mexicana
Scrambled eggs, chorizo, tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños. Served with rice, beans, and your choice of tortillas.
$11.38
Breakfast Burrito
A large tortilla filled with chorizo and eggs then covered with white cheese. Served with verde sauce.
$11.07
Huevos Rancheras
(2) Fried eggs on corn tortillas topped with red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$11.07
Chilaquiles
Toasted tortilla chips covered in red and verde sauce with your choice of protein. Topped with (2) fried eggs and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$11.38
Cheese Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese and white queso.
$10.15
Bean Cheese Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese and white queso.
$10.76
Ground Beef Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese and white queso.
$12.30
Shredded Chicken Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese and white queso.
$12.30
Fajita Steak Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese, white queso, grilled onions, and bell peppers.
$14.08
Fajita Chicken Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese, white queso, grilled onions, and bell peppers.
$14.14
Three Meat Fajita Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese, white queso, grilled onions, and bell peppers.
$16.61
Shrimp Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips covered with a blend of shredded cheese, white queso, grilled onions, and bell peppers.
$17.53
Taco Dinner
(2) Soft or crunchy tacos filled with your choice of protein, lettuce, pico, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$11.07
Fajita Tacos
(2) Tortillas filled with your choice of protein. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, and sour cream.
$14.45
Tacos Callejeros Street Tacos
(3) Soft corn tortillas filled with fajita steak, grilled onions, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and verde sauce.
$16.61
Shrimp Tacos
(3) Soft corn tortillas filled with shrimp. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, avocado slices, and a slice of lime.
$18.14
Tacos Mexicana
(4) Soft corn tortillas topped with onions and cilantro. Served with a cup of verde and habanero sauce.
$15.07
Puffy Tacos
(2) Crispy taco shells puffed up and filled with your choice of protein, queso, lettuce, pico, and shredded cheese.
$11.99
Chalupa
A large fried tortilla topped with beans, cheese, lettuce, pico, and sour cream.
$8.92
Fried Shrimp Tacos
(3) Tacos filled with fried shrimp, lettuce, pico, cheese, and avocado. Served with special sauce.
$14.45
Cheese Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$10.46
Bean Cheese Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$11.07
Veggie Quesadilla
Grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and mushrooms. Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$11.99
Ground Beef Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$12.61
Shredded Chicken Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$12.61
Fajita Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$15.68
Fajita Steak Quesadilla
Grilled onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$15.68
Three Meat Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$16.91
Shrimp Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$18.14
Spinach Quesadilla
Served with a side of lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$12.30
Big Papi Burrito
A large burrito filled with your choice of protein, grilled onions, bell peppers, pico, lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. Topped with a spicy red sauce, white queso, and verde sauce.
$17.53
Cane Rio Burrito
Your choice of protein rolled inside a large flour tortilla topped with white queso. Served with rice and beans.
$13.22
Fajita Burrito
A large flour tortilla rolled with your choice of protein, grilled onions, and bell peppers covered in white queso. Served with rice and beans.
$15.99
Chimichanga
A deep-fried tortilla filled with your choice of protein and topped with white queso. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$13.84
Cheese Enchiladas
Your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$10.76
Ground Beef Enchiladas
Your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$12.30
Shredded Chicken Enchiladas
Your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$12.30
Fajita Chicken Enchiladas
Your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$14.76
Fajita Steak Enchiladas
Your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$14.76
Shrimp Enchiladas
Your choice of sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$16.91
Sour Cream Enchiladas
Your choice of protein topped with sour cream sauce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$12.91
Chili Con Carne Enchiladas
Your choice of protein topped with chili sauce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$12.91
Spinach Enchiladas
(2) Soft corn tortillas filled with spinach and topped with sour cream sauce and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$12.30
Enchiladas Mexicana
(1) Ground beef enchilada with red sauce, (1) cheese enchilada topped with white queso, and (1) chicken enchilada topped with green sauce. All topped with shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, and sour cream.
$16.30
Enchilada Combination
(1) Shredded chicken enchilada and (1) ground beef enchilada topped with your choice of sauce and shredded cheese. Served with rice, beans, and (1) taco.
$13.53
El Rio Enchiladas
(4) Cheese enchiladas covered in white queso or red sauce topped with lettuce, diced carrots, potatoes, Mexican cheese, verde sauce, and avocados. Served with rice and beans.
$13.84
Crawfish Enchiladas
(2) Enchiladas filled with crawfish in a special cheese blend. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$16.61
Mole Enchiladas
(2) Shredded chicken or ground beef enchiladas topped with a mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$12.30
Enchilada Special
(1) Ground beef enchilada, (1) shredded chicken enchilada, (1) bean enchilada, and (1) cheese enchilada topped with your choice of sauce, lettuce, and pico. Served with rice and beans.
$17.53
Veggie Fajitas
Grilled onions, bell peppers, potatoes, carrots, squash, broccoli, zucchini, cauliflower, mushrooms, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$16.91
Steak Fajitas
Grilled onions, bell peppers, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$21.22
Chicken Fajitas
Grilled onions, bell peppers, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$20.60
Carnitas Fajitas
Grilled onions, bell peppers, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$21.83
Three Meat Fajitas
Steak, chicken, shrimp, grilled onions, bell peppers, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$23.06
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled onions, bell peppers, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$23.31
Rio Fajitas For Two
Chicken, steak, carnitas, shrimp, and smoked sausage marinated in a special blend of seasoning. Topped with cilantro and tomatoes served with (2) set ups of rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, and guacamole.
$43.05
Fajitas For Two
Chicken, steak, or mixed fajitas served with (2) set ups.
$37.52
Molcajete The Little Pig
Fajita steak, chicken, chorizo, smoked sausage, and shrimp in a simmering bowl filled with a blend of the best Mexican seasonings and sauces, avocados, and cheese. Topped with a stuffed cheese jalapeño wrapped in bacon. Served with (2) plates of rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico, and guacamole.
$49.20
Mexican Chicken
A grilled chicken breast covered with queso and topped with grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, and potatoes. Served with rice and salad.
$16.61
Hawaiian Chicken
Grilled chicken breast covered with queso and topped with ham and pineapples. Served with rice and salad.
$16.61
Pollo Con Verduras
A grilled chicken breast covered with white queso and topped with potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, and carrots. Served with rice and salad.
$17.22
Spinach Chicken
A grilled chicken breast topped with white queso, spinach, mushrooms, and bacon served with rice and salad.
$15.99
Cilantro Chicken
Strips of chicken breast in a simmering tomato sauce with onions, bell peppers, and jalapeños topped with cilantro. Served with rice and beans.
$18.14
Chipotle Chicken
Seasoned chicken strips in a spicy, creamy chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$17.84
Chile Verdes
Chunks of pork marinated in a spicy green sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$18.76
Carna Asada
Thin skirt steak cooked to perfection topped with grilled onions and served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, guacamole, and a bacon wrapped chile toreado stuffed with cheese.
$20.60
Carnitas
Marinated pork sautéed with onions served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico, and a bacon wrapped chile toreado stuffed with cheese.
$19.37
Bistec
Fajita steak chopped into small pieces and sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeños in a simmering tomato sauce. Served with rice and beans.
$19.07
Tamale Plate
(2) Tamales topped with chili and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$10.15
Milenesa
Your choice of chicken or steak battered in a special coating and served with rice, red potatoes, and salad.
$18.45
Chile Relleno
A stuffed poblano pepper topped with white queso served with rice and beans.
$14.02
El Rio Deluxe
A cheese chile relleno, (1) ground beef enchilada, a tamale, and a taco served with rice and beans.
$20.60
Fiesta Rice
Mexican rice topped with your choice of protein, grilled onions, and bell peppers. Covered in a blend of shredded cheese and queso.
$15.38
Torta
A Mexican sandwich dressed with mayo, lettuce, tomatoes, grilled onions, and avocado. Served with french fries.
$14.45
Huarache Mexican Sandal
A fried flat bread layered with beans, queso, and your choice of protein. Topped with lettuce, carrots, avocado, Mexican cheese, and verde.
$17.22
Mexican Hot Dog
A hot dog split and stuffed with grilled onions and bell peppers. Wrapped in bacon and cheese on a bun. Served with french fries.
$9.22
Mexican Pizza
An authentic Mexican crust topped with beans, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, jalapeños, shredded cheese, white queso, and your choice of (2) toppings.
$17.84
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp, pico, avocado, and cucumbers in a special seafood sauce.
$22.75
Grilled Tilapia Shrimp
Served with rice and salad.
$22.14
Garlic Shrimp
Seasoned shrimp with garlic, onions, and bell peppers. Served with rice and salad.
$21.52
Devil Shrimp
Shrimp simmering in a spicy sauce served with rice and beans.
$21.22
Hawaiian Shrimp
(6) Large shrimp marinated in a special sauce and wrapped with bacon. Served around a bed of rice and topped with pineapple.
$20.91
Rio Burger French Fries
All-beef patty with cheese on a bun served with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and grilled onions.
$11.07
Grilled Chicken Sandwich French Fries
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions.
$10.76
Natchitoches Mini Meat Pie Basket
Your choice of quantity. Served with french fries.
$9.22
Baked Potato
A large baked potato filled with butter, white queso, sour cream, bacon, and your choice of protein.
$12.30
A La Carte Taco
$2.46
A La Carte Fajita Taco
$3.08
A La Carte Enchilada
$2.77
A La Carte Shrimp Taco
$4.00
A La Carte Shrimp Enchilada
$4.00
A La Carte Bacon
$1.84
A La Carte Queso
$1.84
A La Carte Sour Cream
$0.61
A La Carte Guacamole
$1.23
A La Carte Avocado Slices
(5 pc.) Avocado.
$2.15
A La Carte Shrimp
(4 pc.) Shrimp.
$4.61
A La Carte Ground Beef
$2.15
A La Carte Chicken
$2.15
A La Carte Fajita Steak
$3.08
A La Carte Fajita Chicken
$3.08
A La Carte House Dressing
$0.61
A La Carte Tortillas
$2.15
Side Salad
$4.30
Kid's Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips topped with ground beef or shredded chicken and covered in cheese.
$7.38
Kid's Enchilada
Ground beef, chicken, or cheese rolled in a soft tortilla and topped with cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$7.38
Kid's Taco
(1) Soft or crunchy taco filled with ground beef or shredded chicken and topped with lettuce, pico, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$7.38
Kid's Quesadilla
A small grilled tortilla filled with fajita chicken or steak and cheese. Served with your choice of french fries or rice and beans.
$7.38
Kid's Hot Dog
Served with french fries.
$7.38
Kid's Chicken Nuggets
(5) Chicken nuggets served with french fries.
$7.38
Kid's Fajita
Chicken or steak served with rice and beans.
$7.38
Fried Ice Cream
$5.54
Sopapillas
(3 pc.) Sopapillas.
$4.30
Beignets
(3 pc.) Beignets.
$4.30
Fountain Drink
$3.08
Bottled Water
$1.84
Horchata
$3.08
Jamaica
$3.08
Lunch Fajitas
Grilled onions, bell peppers, rice beans, lettuce, our cream, and pico with your choice of protein.
$13.22
Lunch Taco
(1) Taco filled with ground beef or chicken, lettuce, pico, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$8.00
Lunch Enchilada
(1) Enchilada filled with ground beef or chicken covered with your choice of sauce and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
$8.30
Lunch Taco Salad
A large crispy shell layered with your choice of protein, white queso, lettuce, pico, shredded cheese, and sour cream.
$9.84
Lunch Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips topped with your choice of protein and covered with shredded cheese and queso.
$9.84
Lunch Quesadilla
A medium sized grilled tortilla filled with your choice of protein, grilled onions, bell peppers, and cheese. Served with a side of lettuce, pico, and sour cream.
$11.07
Lunch Fiesta Rice
Mexican rice topped with your choice of protein, grilled onions, and bell peppers. Covered with shredded cheese and white queso.
$12.91
Lunch Chimichanga
Your choice of protein inside a tortilla, deep-fried, and covered with white queso. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, and sour cream.
$12.30
Lunch Combination 1
(1) Enchilada with your choice of protein, (1) taco, rice, and beans.
$10.76
Lunch Combination 2
(1) Burrito with your choice of protein covered in white queso, (1) taco, rice, and beans.
$11.69
Lunch Combination 3
(1) Cheese enchilada, (1) taco, rice, and beans.
$9.84
Lunch Combination 4
(1) tamale, (1) enchilada, rice, and beans.
$10.15
Lunch Combination 5
(1) Tamale, (1) taco, rice, and beans.
$10.15
Lunch Combination 6
(1) Taco, (1) tamale, (1) enchilada, rice, and beans.
$11.38
When you step into El Rio Cantina Mexican Restaurant Menu, you're in for a treat that will transport you straight to the heart of Mexico. This vibrant spot in Natchitoches offers a mouthwatering variety of authentic Mexican dishes, carefully prepared with fresh ingredients and bold flavors. From sizzling fajitas to classic tacos, each dish is packed with taste and tradition. Whether you're craving something spicy or a comforting classic like enchiladas, there's something on the menu to satisfy every craving. Pair your meal with one of their signature margaritas or a refreshing cold drink, and you're all set for a memorable dining experience. With a warm, welcoming atmosphere, El Rio Cantina is perfect for family dinners or casual get-togethers with friends.