Cantina Taqueria & Tequila Bar Reviews Summary

Vibe and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "This place has such a great vibe."
• "Pretty dope atmosphere, very lively, fills up quick."
• "The venue has a good upbeat yet laid back atmosphere."
• "Nice crowd and good vibe."
• "The vibe at the 126th Street location is very cool at lunchtime."
• "The vibe and atmosphere is great."
• "This place makes you feel home, warm and cozy!"

Cons:

• "Post covid vibe not the same."
• "The Christmas lights outside kinda gives a migraine after watching them blink."
• "No Spanish music at all (isn’t this a Mexican restaurant?)."
• "It can get a little noisy."
• "The music SO LOUD and terrible choices for any occasion."
• "Loud, but what do you really expect."
• "Upon arrival we was asked for a table for 9 and was immediately told 'do you see how small this place is?'"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "I love their food. I recommend that everyone should try this place."
• "The fish tacos are above average!!!!!!."
• "The mango jerk tacos and they were AMAZING."
• "The food is always on point."
• "The three tacos I got were really good - steak (best one!), carnitas & the shrimp/crab."
• "Wow — these tacos are to die for."
• "The food is yummy."

Cons:

• "The food was rushed. My wings weren't fresh."
• "The tacos ended up being bland and tasteless."
• "The food is NOT MEXICAN. Could not even qualify as fake Mexican or fake Latin-American."
• "The free chips and salsa tasted like they were from 1972- they were so stale."
• "The food wasn't as tasty as I would have liked it to be!"
• "The food was cold, except for the beans."
• "The food sucks. Probably the worst food I’ve had since moving to the big city."

Service

Pros:

• "Customer service is good."
• "Our waiters is always polite and checked in on us more than once."
• "First i have to start with my server Bruno. Amazing. He was fun and energetic. Truly made us feel welcomed."
• "Especially since my waitress was amazing."
• "Staff is attentive and fun."
• "Our waitress was attentive but not overbearing."
• "The waiter was very kind, helpful, and attentive."

Cons:

• "A drink was spilled on me by the female waitress with glasses."
• "The waitress we had was like a damn vulture very intrusive."
• "The waitress with blonde locks took our drink order, served our drinks, and NEVER returned."
• "A gentlemen greeting customers in the front was extremely rude!"
• "The server seemed annoyed we asked so many questions getting started."
• "I have never felt more disrespected by someone in the service industry."
• "They don’t value their customers. The hostess is rude and will yell at you."

Drinks

Pros:

• "I had a strawberry frozen margarita omg so good it was strong and tasty."
• "The margaritas were potent and had great flavor!"
• "The margs were strong and the shots are giant."
• "The drinks are also great."
• "The drinks are always on point."
• "The drinks were amazing! Very strong and nice size."
• "The margaritas are fair price, refreshing, strong and definitely get the job done."

Cons:

• "The drinks definitely need some work. They always seem to be too sweet."
• "The drinks are very weak."
• "Coctails horrid, didn’t know you could get a margarita so wrong."
• "The margaritas on the rocks were sweet and not strong."
• "The strawberry margarita it was batch made and had a lot more strawberry mix than anything else it seemed."
• "Weak drinks on the weekends when they know they’re going to have continued customers."
• "The pineapple slush margarita tasted like bitter lemonade."

Pricing and Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable."
• "The prices are also reasonable."
• "Cheap, strong margaritas."
• "The happy hour prices are affordable."
• "They had a great deal of a meal with side plus a margarita or beer for $14."
• "The portions are great at a cost of around $12 bucks per person."
• "Cheap, strong margaritas, delicious tacos and burritos."

Cons:

• "Then they have nerve to include the tip 18% at that for two people."
• "There food is over price."
• "With an illegal mandatory 18% auto-gratuity, there's really no incentive for the staff here to put their best foot forward."
• "Horrible service and the audacity to include gratuity!"
• "They're including exorbitant tips on check rude manager tried to explain it is on their raggedy menu blaming it on the law and the pandemic."
• "This says to me the management of Cantina fell like black people don’t know how to tip!!!! Completely INSULTING."
• "Be aware that they automatically include gratuity."