Salsa Fresca Mexican Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant

Address: 273 Egg Harbor Rd, Sewell, NJ 08080, USA

Phone: +18565893700

Rating: 4.1
based on 133 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Staff was pleasant."
  • "The waiter was right on top of everything and the food was served, hot, fresh, and fast!"
  • "Service was great eventho it seemed like they only had 2 servers working the floor...we did go on a Tuesday night around 6pm."
  • "Service is good in all respects in a pleasant atmosphere."
  • "The staff is very polite and very informative about the items on the menu if you are not sure."
  • "Service was very quick and pleasant."
  • "Our server was excellent as well."

Cons:

  • "We went the night of 4/14 and had the WORSE service possible."
  • "This was the first and probably last time I will order from this restaurant."
  • "Last time we went the service was horrendous."
  • "Wait staff was slow and spent more time in the kitchen than on the floor, which is bad considering there were only 3 tables, with 5 customers (including the 3 in my party)."
  • "The waitress got three orders wrong and it was the same order!"
  • "No refills, no attentions and the manager excuse was the waitress was new."
  • "The service was horrible. My server Margarita was horrible."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The portions were generous and flavorful."
  • "Their food was fresh and very tasty."
  • "Salsa Fresca may now be our favorite Mexican Restaurant! The place is cozy, but had plenty of tables for seating."
  • "Excellent Mexican food. Bean burrito was delicious, as was the soft and hard shell beef tacos."
  • "Delicious food, fair prices, and fast friendly service!"
  • "The cheese dip is a white cheese with a nice spicy flavor that we all enjoyed."
  • "The food here is delicious and worth coming here for."

Cons:

  • "The flavor is not there. Not authentic Mexican food at all."
  • "Unfortunately it was just a lackluster meal."
  • "The food was extremely salty."
  • "The food was ok. The service was horrible."
  • "Chicken taquitos were burnt."
  • "The enchilada was also soggy, had no sauce inside or out, was bland as well as the rice and beans."
  • "The food was just ok."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Great for families, girls night out, date night, special occasions--there is a private room in the back for large gatherings."
  • "Atmosphere is cozy and inviting."
  • "The restaurant has a very cool and authentic vibe."
  • "Cozy atmosphere and friendly staff."
  • "The interior of the place is inviting. Nice seating and good table sizes."
  • "Perfect for a casual family outing."
  • "Tables are distanced at good amount and the lighting and atmosphere is great!"

Cons:

  • "Place had flies as well."
  • "Kinda corny plastic streamers hanging low in dining room with other cheap looking 'decorations' stuck on walls."
  • "Someone needs to run a duster around the place quite a few cobwebs and dust bunnies."
  • "The back room is a different ambiance/vibe than the main dining area (dark enough that menus are hard to read at night)."
  • "The man working got verbally aggressive pretty quickly."
  • "Sat in the back room which was freezing cold and really dark."
  • "Place seems decent but once actually seated my table was sticky."

Value

Pros:

  • "Always enjoyable at a good price."
  • "So prices are really not that bad. We had two platters and an app and spent approx $50."
  • "Under $20 for shrimp and scallop fajitas is pretty good pricing."
  • "Fairly standard Mexican fare at decent prices."
  • "All of this and 2 bottles of soda for $31, plus the tip."
  • "Our portions were very large and we brought almost half home."
  • "It’s great food every time."

Cons:

  • "Restaurants all across the board, are giving smaller portions to their customers... charging money for very little of a food."
  • "3 people, with 1 appetizer, 3 entrees, 2 glasses of water, and 1 soda came to about $53.and not worth $25."
  • "The tacos are very over priced."
  • "$4.00 for a half filled taco was a little pricey."
  • "Prices went up that okay πŸ‘ but the food was just okay."
  • "The guacamole appetizer was literally a dollop put in a small cup the size of a cupcake liner."
  • "So $28 for....what?"

Additional Features

Pros:

  • "Just know it is BYOB. We didn't know when we came but there is a liquor store next door."
  • "Especially cool that it is BYOB and right next door to a liquor store."
  • "I love that it is BYOB this way ur not getting robbed willingly for a beer or cocktail like most restaurants."
  • "It's also byob which Is always nice."
  • "They will provide all margarita/daiquiri mixers and fixings for a small fee."
  • "It’s BYOB and located directly next to a liquor store."
  • "The atmosphere is very nice and relaxing, also BYoB."

Cons:

  • "Do not eat here if you have a food allergy, intolerance or food triggered disease (such as celiac)."
  • "They're not consistent and you never know what your getting exactly."
  • "Food is not authentic."
  • "American cheese is the only cheese that they use on any of their entrΓ©es."
  • "Also, they charge $1.49 for cilantro, onions, and anything else that you want with your food."
  • "They don’t serve alcoholic beverages which is fine, as I don’t drink, but others may want to."
  • "When we sat down, they immediately gave us chips and salsa without telling us they charge $1.49 for each."

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