Best Mexican Food in Town

Real Mexican food on Third Street, Winter Haven

A neighborhood table since day one

Traditional Mexican cooking on Third Street. Tamales, handmade tortillas, sizzling fajitas — the real thing.

Recipes rooted in real Mexican cooking

From chile rellenos to sizzling fajitas, the menu is built on traditional recipes — not Tex-Mex shortcuts. Tortillas are made by hand, to order.

About our tamales

Kids eat free

Every kid at the table eats free. It's our way of giving back to the Winter Haven families who've made this place their own.

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From our kitchen

Where Winter Haven eats

El Olivo has fed this community from a corner on Third Street with genuinely traditional Mexican cooking — the kind regulars come back for every week.

We’ve been going to Olivo’s for years and we normally dine in and the food is always amazing. In my opinion it’s the most authentic Mexican restaurant in winter haven, everything is fresh, and I love how the flour tortillas are hand made to order. Today we decided to get take out since my son is sic

Carmen

First time here but not the last 🤭. We really like supporting locals. The food was delicious and mouthwatering. We had the tamales dinner, oh my God it was so authentic and really great tasting. And we had the super chimichanga which was also appetizing, my wife ate it with a smile. We finished up

zygomaticus E.

Hands down the best Mexican restaurant and food I’ve experienced. The food is definitely authentic and the chips and salsa was authentic and really good. I got the fajitas with cheese on top and it was so good. The tortilla was nothing like any other tortilla u will get from any other restaurant. My

Devin C.

My husband and I love to go here for lunch or dinner. It has a nice atmosphere and the food is good. Their chicken fajitas is my favorite thing to order and the beans and rice are very good. We've eaten here many times and have always enjoyed it. The people who have served us here have always be

linda S.

Delicious food, chips are made fresh that day and the tacos are perfect size and taste. I recommend coming here to eat. Even the inside of the restaurant is authentic looking 👌 I give it 5 stars 🌟 🤩 great prices friendly staff 😀

Sarah G.

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