Temerario Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant New York

Address: 198 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Phone: +12126452100

Rating: 4.3
based on 139 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Absolutely loved the food here. Amazing."
  • "Delicious, creative, and filling Mexican fare."
  • "The menu is delicious and creative as opposed to a just a bunch of burritos."
  • "The enchiladas are really good."
  • "High quality Mexican food with excellent service."
  • "Food was fantastic, order enchilada verde and it was terrific."
  • "The food was fresh and so authentic Mexican."

Cons:

  • "The burger was tasteless."
  • "Unfortunately, the food was not the right temperature, it was quite cold for tacos."
  • "The food was cold and not good."
  • "If you like supremely overpriced tacos, this place is for you."
  • "Food was below average for nyc."
  • "The food here is very mediocre. You can taste the lack of love and care that went into the food."
  • "Worst quesadilla I’ve ever had and I also got the Endmoladas, which were also the worst I’ve ever had."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service is attentive and the vibe is relaxed and fun."
  • "The manager always gives very personal service to make you feel welcome."
  • "The service is fast and the staff are friendly."
  • "The service was outstanding. The staff was friendly, and attentive."
  • "The service from the waitress and the bartender were great."
  • "Food was great and my Server, Jonathan. Was very attentive, conversational and very professional."
  • "Andres was our waiter and gave our group some fantastic service."

Cons:

  • "Waited 30 minutes for the check while our waitress chatted with the rest of the staff."
  • "Waiter for my table was slow."
  • "Service was really slow."
  • "Service is a little slow."
  • "Very busy place so sometimes hard to get the attention of the servers."
  • "Service isn't the best and they pretty much take long with everything."
  • "The service was efficient but not overly friendly."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Love the place <3 very colorful and cheerful environment."
  • "The building is colourful and and homely the tables are laid out beautifully."
  • "The warm evening that I ate outdoors afforded good people watching."
  • "Good local place with chill vibes and a nice breezy view of 8th Ave in Chelsea."
  • "One of the best ambiences in West Village."
  • "The atmosphere at Temerario was perfect for a Mexican dining experience."
  • "The atmosphere and decor was trendy with a subtle theme of classy Mexican street art."

Cons:

  • "It can get pretty noisy so it was hard to have a conversation across our table."
  • "Place was very very noisy, my wife and i didn’t ear each other at all."
  • "The place is cozy, therefore if its busy its gets SUPER loud."
  • "Its pretty small so it gets really loud and hard to hear so having conversation is difficult."
  • "Restaurant was empty but still very loud."
  • "We sat inside and on one of the hottest days of the summer they decided to turn off the AC and open their porch doors."
  • "The overall experience left me both hungry and with no desire to return."

Price

Pros:

  • "Affordable and ideal for a bestie night out and/ or an e-bike pit stop."
  • "The prices are very fair."
  • "A great addition to Chelsea: service is impeccable; prices are pocket-friendly."
  • "I split a pitcher of margaritas, which was a very affordable $16!"
  • "All of the food we ordered was unbelievably good and the prices are very fair."
  • "Excellent gourmet Mexican at a excellent price."
  • "Happy Hour is where it's at!! Otherwise 16 dollars for a margarita is a bit outlandish."

Cons:

  • "Happy hour is a trick. The glasses they use for happy hour are half (or less than half) the size of the glasses during other hours."
  • "If you like supremely overpriced tacos, this place is for you."
  • "Not worth $175 for 5."
  • "They are a bit pricey."
  • "The portions were small, with no sides at all and prices were on the expensive side."
  • "Food is way overpriced."
  • "Dropping a star due to the pricey menu especially given the vegetarian option $$."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "The drinks were tasty and one of the best cocktails I had."
  • "The bartenders are really nice and attentive."
  • "Margarita on point."
  • "Drinks were very good. The margaritas was a hit. The frozen, spicy and regular were all good. Strong but tasty."
  • "Highly recommend the fish tacos and the Smokey margarita."
  • "The cocktails were tasty."
  • "Their drinks are amazing and strong."

Cons:

  • "Happy hour is a trick. The glasses they use for happy hour are half (or less than half) the size of the glasses during other hours."
  • "The margaritas had more ice than liquid."
  • "The drinks were about 50% ice, 49% mango, which means the mezcal bottle was barely introduced to the glasses."
  • "The drinks are watered down and even their soda lacked personality."
  • "Margaritas are made with a mix not freshly squeezed lime juice."
  • "The drink selection is not great."
  • "The food was really good here! But the drinks were a bit much for me. Too spicy or odd in taste and I’m a cocktail lover so it was a big miss for me on that."

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