Agave Maria Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant

Address: 170 Washington Ave, Belleville, NJ 07109, USA

Phone: +19734500829

Rating: 4.0
based on 257 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is freaking delicious, we loved everything."
  • "The food was good! Birria tacos were fire!!"
  • "Then I had the whole fried snapper and it was crispy and flavorful."
  • "The FOOD 😋 DELICIOUS 😋 we got back from a trip to Mexico and the drinks were a on point!!!"
  • "We ordered street tacos (Beef and fish). Delicious!!"
  • "The birria tacos were excellent."
  • "The food was absolutely amazing, especially the tacos."

Cons:

  • "Food was ok, my wife and I had tacos and Guacamole… the chips were soggy at the bottom of the plate."
  • "We got the fried fish tacos and the shrimp tacos. Both were breaded so much that our first bite was all batter."
  • "Our food did lack flavor."
  • "The food and especially the TACOS are horrible!"
  • "Order the fish tacos, but was not a fan or the breaded almost fish-stick like item placed in a soft taco."
  • "Food wasn't that good."
  • "Food was very bland, way overpriced for what you’re getting."

Service

Pros:

  • "Amazing staff. Made my wife feel great for her birthday."
  • "Great service went to brunch on a Saturday so it wasn't the Sunday crowd nevertheless they never stop trying to please their customers."
  • "Our waitress Natalie was super knowledgeable on the menu and gave the best recommendations!"
  • "Our server Gisela was super helpful."
  • "Our server Andres was excellent, very welcoming, friendly and prompt."
  • "The waiters/servers were prompt and courteous with their service."
  • "The service was great everybody at the front door was pleasant !!"

Cons:

  • "We dined in an area that I couldn't even see what I was eating so I had to use my phone light at times."
  • "They ended up ‘accommodating us’ in the smallest table ever."
  • "Service was off. We got one of our meals way before the others at the table and before all of our appetizers had come out."
  • "It was not that busy there for her to keep disappearing unless she was the the only waitress for both sides, it just doesn’t make sense."
  • "Service was quick and nice."
  • "Because of the service I will not come back."
  • "Service was extremely slow, servers were not very attentive or responsive."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Loved it!! Beautiful place with rooftop, best DJ ❤️ definitely recommend for bday party treats !!"
  • "The style architecture and design of the entire location is breath taking."
  • "This is definitely an amazing location with amazing food and brilliant servers and a welcoming environment."
  • "The environment is fun, full of life, clean, well appointed and comfortable."
  • "AMAZING!! The atmosphere just so cool, a terrific and fun vibe."
  • "The atmosphere and vibes are amazing."
  • "The ambience is fun, lively and inviting atmosphere that sets the tone for a wonderful evening."

Cons:

  • "The speak easy was my biggest disappointment, it was way to loud - not just the customers."
  • "The room was very hot also."
  • "Music after 11pm is absolute garbage."
  • "Too bad it’s raining that night and we didn’t get to see the rooftop."
  • "The limited menu choices and set time of day was horrible."
  • "It’s extremely loud, so loud that when we sit down I wanted to leave immediately, because the loud music made me nauseous."
  • "Cool place with great music but too loud, felt more like a club than restaurant."

Price

Pros:

  • "The prices were not as high as I thought they would be."
  • "Price is good and affordable."
  • "For 6 people the drinks weren't that badly priced, it was better in NY lol."

Cons:

  • "Note, if you ask for water and they offer you the bottle of flat, it's $7, but they don't volunteer that information."
  • "I ordered five drinks and the tab was $200+ and they gave themselves a tip on top of that which was not approved."
  • "Paid $12 for 3 small pieces of corn wrapped in flaming hot Cheetos crumbs."
  • "Definitely a little pricier for Mexican."
  • "Paying extra for alcohol that we didn’t get."
  • "Too expensive for a cocktail with unpleasant flavors. Money wasted."
  • "I won't lie, the prices are a bit much. $18 each margarita 😬 (house tequila) upcharge for top."

Parking

Pros:

  • "As a bonus there is parking on their premises that just made things much more convenient."
  • "Parking is FREE after 6pm!"
  • "We were lucky to find parking."

Cons:

  • "They have a parking lot that is too small! You have to walk all around to find a space."
  • "Parking is very limited."
  • "PS there isn't a whole lot of parking around the restaurant, so just get to the area early to be safe."
  • "And there is tough with parking, we had to drive around for 15 min to find the parking spot."
  • "Parking can be a hassle if there aren't any of the shared spots available next to the police precinct."
  • "Heads up, you have to pay for parking."
  • "No one approached my husband and I to ever take our food or drink orders."

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