La Cantina Mexicana Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant Clifton, New Jersey

Address: 709 Van Houten Ave, Clifton, NJ 07013, USA

Phone: +19735675111

Rating: 4.5
based on 196 reviews.

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Excellent atmosphere!"
  • "The atmosphere is awesome and the staff is really friendly."
  • "Good vibes and great food!"
  • "Best part of this place is the music and decor."
  • "Atmosphere is awesome."
  • "It is soo alive at night that, it looks like a night club."
  • "The restaurant had a great atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "The music was not good, the food and drinks inedible."
  • "Music was too loud to have a talking conversation with someone next to you."
  • "The DJ wasn't so good."
  • "Drinks were good, but a little pricey for a not-so-great location in Clifton."
  • "The place wasn't too loud, and the walls are essentially murals."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was absolutely awesome. Friendly, polite, engaging waitress."
  • "Our server Alexa has always been so quick and amazing to give us a great experience."
  • "The service was nice."
  • "Ask to be tended by Diego, he provided such great service!"
  • "Service was on point."
  • "Alexa Always friendly and excellent service!!"
  • "The service was excellent and Diego, our server, was very kind and accommodating."

Cons:

  • "I was mistreated by not being served what I ordered."
  • "Worst customer service ever the waiter that was taking my order had attitude."
  • "sloppy with management,food and service."
  • "Waited an hour in a half for 2 salads n chicken wings."
  • "Didnt even make it to to eat here.. We waited at the door almost 20 mins nobody came to our attention."
  • "The server forgot about us twice and took forever to get our drinks while I watched her at the bar talking to patrons."
  • "The service was horrible, waited about 20 minutes just to put in our order."

Food

Pros:

  • "Food was good, but portions were a bit sparse."
  • "They food is very good but, their prices is crazy and the portion is not worth the money."
  • "I ordered the steak fajitas and it was super delicious for it was well seasoned, well-cooked, and tasty."
  • "The portions are quite large and the food was all very good."
  • "Food and drinks are always good. The portions are large and the food is fresh."
  • "The chicken itself was well-seasoned, sizzling hot, and cooked with sautΓ©ed onions and green peppers."
  • "The food is amazing and the place is very colorful."

Cons:

  • "The music was not good, the food and drinks inedible."
  • "Really disappointing. The food was not good at all and the drinks weren’t either."
  • "Food was very bland almost no flavor the chicken did not taste marinated."
  • "Guacamole was tasteless and chips were stale."
  • "Horrible service and disgusting food."
  • "food was super salty"
  • "The food was so bad I couldn't justify it. Rice tastes like chemicals."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "The margaritas were phenomenal especially the passion fruit and mango frozen margs."
  • "The tacos and the margaritas were very good."
  • "They also have the best cocktails here."
  • "The food and drinks were so good !!"
  • "The margarita was very tasty."
  • "Drinks are great."
  • "The classic margaritas made with top shelf tequila. I can appreciate that!!"

Cons:

  • "Their house Pinot was awful."
  • "The $16 drink I ordered tasted bitter n did not give me any sort of buzz."
  • "For starters, drinks are way too pricey. $16 for a glass of sangria."
  • "A frozen margarita with 1 shot added is $22. A marg with 3 add on shots is $60."
  • "My husband had a pina colada that was $20 each😳 and they were mostly like a slurpy drink!"
  • "The perfect margarita was also not so bueno."
  • "Margarita was super weak and sugary."

Pricing

Pros:

  • "The food is spectacular and the prices great."
  • "Food didn't take too long to come out, sizes were medium-large, and prices were reasonable!"

Thanks! Your review is awaiting moderation.