A Lake Travis area staple! Still serving up some of the most authentic Mexican and TexMex in central TX. Not much has changed since my first visit many years ago. Still super casual, really great food at reasonable prices, friendly staff and servers. Carne quisada is still HIGHLY recommend. I've pretty much worked my way through the menu, except breakfast, and that's on my to do list. :) Everything hits right. While they are indeed very good, oddly the tamales are not my favorite thing the restaurant offers. Maybe I'm just a weirdo. Merp. I don't know what they do, but their crispy tacos are the yummiest I've ever had. I recently ordered a taco plate for delivery and was skeptical of how it would arrive (soggy, etc?). They packed everything brilliantly. Wrapped the crisp corn shells in foil and put the meat and toppings in separate containers. Easily assembled and just as yummy as in the restaurant. Yay! Or or no! Lol. Some extra lbs coming my way? Too easy! If you've never visited Rosie's, I would only ask what are you waiting for? ;)

Hot food Good service everything was good and fast service considering there were around fifty persons having a good time drinks were served as fast as you drank them refills were great. Food needless to say hot and delicious. X-mas decorations were outstanding.

Lovely, family owned and run place for breakfast tacos! The owner is very friendly and the service is pretty good. I've only ever been for breakfast tacos so can't speak to much else. Go every time I can! I

Love the fajitas here. Marinade is something else, highly recommended! It's a place that has a different feel to it, like you walk into a Willie Nelson song or something. You won't find another place like it.

This is my 2nd review and sadly, Rosie's loses 1 star for their new policy of charging 2.00 for chips and salsa!!!! When we saw the sign on the door, we almost left... and we are HUGE Rosie fans!! It's just not right!!! Raise every menu item by a buck if you have to... but charging for chips and salsa is a real turn off and not what we expected from our favorite Mexican restaurant

A classic dive Mexican restaurant off Hwy 71. The best Tex Mex in Austin! The enchiladas, tamales, and crispy beef tacos are legendary. The salsa is amazing and I order a quart with chips to go sometimes. Outstanding friendly service. Be careful leaving the parking lot to get on Hwy 71.

Food was great as always. Visit every time I come into town. Tea costs $2.00 now which used to be free. Chips and salsa are $2.00 now which used to be free. My favorite waiters Joe and Juan were not working. Credit card machine was down. Good thing I had cash on hand.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE! I live 45 minutes away from Rosie's, but still, every Sunday after church, our whole family used to make the 45-minute commute to eat at Rosie's after church. As we have grow our family doesn't do this as much bur still when I drive down hwy 71 or just get in the mood for Mexican food, I'll not hesitate to make the 45 minute drive to go to Rosie's and get some Soft Tacos with Rice and Beans.. and you can't forget the Hot Sauce, which I'm convinced is the best anywhere.. The atmosphere is perfect, the waiters are super friendly.. And who knows who you might run into here... Willie Nelson, perhaps?? Maybe!!! A little hack: put some butter on your chip and dip it into the Hot Sauce and then into the Queso.. heaven in your mouth.. But I absolutely recommend this place..

Look if your looking for the best cheese enchilada around here this is your spot ! Be sure to get them with onions and side of sour cream! I've been coming here since I was a kid in the 80's back when Rosie use to be there but she's got the cameras on at home and she's watchin'! Some people like to give Rosies are hard time but you go here to eat! Nothings changed since the 80s that's what we love about it ! The tortilla soup is delicious & the crispy tacos & street tacos & don't forget about the Willie Plate! It's BYOB ! We love it he vibes and the food and the staff! I'm telling you the tortilla soup saves the day! Rice and breaks original Rosies style & of course the chips & salsa good ! This place is the original blue print of real local 512 food & vibes !

Cinco de Mayo 2023 is in full effect and every Mexican place is packed. We tried to get into La Popular at 5pm but they put us on a 2 hour waitlist. After being unable to procure drinks at the bar, we decided to go somewhere else. We decided on Rosie's Tamale House. We couldn't deal with another long wait because our friends had young children. So with 2 young kids in tow we made our way to the opposite end of the spectrum of the Mexican Restaurant experience. We traded the flashy neons for gothic stanchions against wood paneling. We optioned for the crushed velvet portraits of conquistadors over flat screen tv's. We passed on the packed buzz of a brand new scene to revisit the old staple. A photo wall, two claw machines & a bubble gum dispenser greeted us where a rock garden in an industrial planter would have been at the previous location. Mexicans don't celebrate Cinco de Mayo. It's just some drummed up holiday to get us to consume. So in this spirit, we bought a 12 pack of Pacifico, a bottle of Dolce Vita, and plopped down at a family owned Tex Mex joint and ordered the basics. Every single bit of it was exactly what we wanted and needed. You see, Tex-Mex is part American, just like this holiday. So it made perfect sense that we were all guided here to Rosie's; the absolute right place at the right time. There was no fanfare, no marketing, not even a "special" to commemorate the Battle of Puebla. It was the same refried beans, Mexican rice, queso, guacamole, salsa and sizzling fajitas whose flavor has stayed the same for decades. We ate our fill and won some prizes at the claw machine. We took photos, shared conversations and shots of tequila (cause true Tex Mex joints are BYOB). Best part was we were home and settled long before we got the text message alert that our table at La Popular was ready.