Los Cuernos Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant Jersey City, New Jersey

Address: 499 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310, USA

Phone: +12012225700

Rating: 4.1
based on 173 reviews.

Price

Pros:

  • "The prices here are much cheaper than prices at other places too."
  • "The price was very reasonable for a dinner with drinks for two near NYC."
  • "Despite the location, this restaurant has surprisingly good value."
  • "Oh, the prices are beyond reasonable, if you're on a budget, take a trip to this place and experience it for yourself."
  • "The prices are also super economical."
  • "Even with 8.6% inflation rate, their street taco (3’) remains at $9.95 since 2020. Impressive."
  • "The plates are well proportioned and well priced too."

Cons:

  • "They charged $8 extra for the side of the Veg beans and $4 for Veg rice."
  • "The guacamole was tasty, but I little bit expensive $10!"
  • "Cherry on the top was when they added tip 'automatically' as Pandemic charge."
  • "Food was mediocre at best. We ordered the Bistec which wasn’t good, The Camarones which we overpriced and the Picadillo which lacked flavor."
  • "Prices are a little on the high side but around average for a restaurant in this area."
  • "Pretty average food but very expensive."
  • "The price seemed high for what we had."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were all very friendly and attentive to the guests."
  • "Service was great."
  • "Our waitress Samantha was very professional and friendly."
  • "The bartender does a great job of taking care of everyone."
  • "The manager Jorge checks on tables throughout your visit to make sure everything is going well."
  • "Our waiter was diligent in taking our order, providing beverages (we just went with water with lime) and getting it all to us quickly and tastefully."
  • "The service was great, we had a fairly large party and they did a good job of keeping track of the orders and getting us drinks and water throughout the meal."

Cons:

  • "He apologized but didn’t offer anything (most places will offer a free drink or a dessert)."
  • "Worst experience ever in a restaurant."
  • "Thanks for helping me make the easy decision to take my business elsewhere."
  • "Arrogant and inconsiderate hostess."
  • "Terrible Terrible service!"
  • "Service was really bad. Our waitress was really rude and condescending."
  • "The night Manager is very rude and disrespectful."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Legitimate Mexican food in a great setting!"
  • "The shrimp dish was amazing, the garlic and butter was simply perfectly melted on it."
  • "The guacamole was phenomenal."
  • "The food was fantastic the guacamole was incredible."
  • "Food is great as always. Although their selection is limited now and you have to sit outdoors everything in their menu is delicious."
  • "It was the best Mexican food we both have had."
  • "The bistec steak was SO GOOD and so were the enchalattas (sp*)."

Cons:

  • "The restaurant does not have or offer chicken tacos which is a big surprise knowing they have chicken enchiladas."
  • "Food was mediocre at best. We ordered the Bistec which wasn’t good, The Camarones which we overpriced and the Picadillo which lacked flavor."
  • "Horrible food and even worst service. Food was uncooked and stale."
  • "The only good thing was the chips and salsa. The food was mediocre otherwise."
  • "I ordered the cecina (grilled flank steak) and it was super salty and very tough."
  • "The food was delicious, except this shrimp dish, that was not good at all."
  • "The food was horrible... the steak was tough, you couldn’t even chew it, the shrimps were dry & tough as well."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere was very quaint but cute."
  • "Great decorations and vibe too!"
  • "Solid decor, really great vibe, just a more wholesome version of the other restaurant."
  • "Beautiful place!"
  • "The ambience is very vibrant as well."
  • "Lovely restaurant and nice atmosphere and music."
  • "Really beautiful decor and great music really created a great experience! Excellent service and food too."

Cons:

  • "Atmosphere is worst."
  • "The only strange thing was that it wasn't Mexican music playing over the speakers: it was 1960-70s songs from the likes of Elton John, Terry Jacks, and Rupert Holmes, and only 1 song that was replete with Latino musica."
  • "Decor is a little bit messy and eclectic but that didn't really bother me."
  • "Nicely done decoration that mimics latin america read mexico."
  • "The acoustics make it a little loud, so quiet conversation isn't easy."
  • "The ambiance was really good, but the service equally pathetic."
  • "Eating a lukewarm meal on our lap while listening to blaring music was not our idea of a nice time."

Health & Safety

Pros:

  • "They implement good Covid19 safety protocols - temp check, sanitizer, staff wears gloves and when they finish with your table they sanitize their hands each time."
  • "They implement good Covid19 safety protocols - temp check, sanitizer, staff wears gloves."

Cons:

  • "The door tables are not 6 feet apart the outdoor bar has a bartender who wears his mask on his chin (scary)."
  • "I went to this restaurant last night and never coming back... we saw 2 SMALL RATS."

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