Viva Margarita Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant

Address: 163 Old River Rd, Edgewater, NJ 07020, USA

Phone: +12019175432

Rating: 4.2
based on 273 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was good with one exception."
  • "What won me over though was our server, Paola 🙌🏽🙌🏽!! When I say she is one of the best servers I’ve had, anywhere, is not an under statement."
  • "The staff was very attentive."
  • "The service was fast and efficient."
  • "Our waitress was always with a smile and helpful with the suggestions."
  • "Our waitress was amazing."
  • "Madeline was an awesome waitress very polite and knew how to explain the menu."

Cons:

  • "Service was not great despite it being a slow Wednesday."
  • "The hostess was no where to be found when we entered."
  • "Service is a little slow and chaotic, but it's understandable due to the high volume here."
  • "It took me 20 to 30 minutes to get my check and someone's attention to begin with."
  • "We waited 15 minutes with no server coming over."
  • "Wait staff was extremely forgetful and had to repeat each request a few times."
  • "The waitress eventually came to ask what we would like to order, but we were never even given a menu."

Food

Pros:

  • "The food was tasty just needed some salt."
  • "Food was amazing."
  • "The food is absolutely amazing here. I have never EVER had a bad meal."
  • "The food was exceptional, the drinks amazing, and the atmosphere a blast!"
  • "The food was great flavorful and fresh."
  • "The food is amazing especially the shrimp street tacos!"
  • "The food was delicious and the atmosphere charming."

Cons:

  • "Absolutely terrible margaritas even upon request!"
  • "The food was so bad, flavors of other food was intertwined with what we ordered and it was very unpleasant."
  • "The food is horrible and on top of that is so expensive."
  • "Food was served minutes after ordering, including a well-done steak, so they reheat frozen food."
  • "Cold food, servers who don’t listen/care and hence a bad experience."
  • "The food was so-so, would definitely not come here for good Mexican food."
  • "The food was kind of disappointing. It was cooked well but lacked seasoning, specifically salt."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "Margaritas and mojitos are so delicious."
  • "I had a house margarita on the rocks, and it was a strong drink."
  • "The drinks were delicious."
  • "The drink was fire. I had the blue snowcone margarita. I loved it."
  • "The drinks are amazing at this place."
  • "The frozen margaritas were on point."
  • "Great margaritas 🍹 👌 the menu is extensive- love the passion fruit & pineapple🍍."

Cons:

  • "And they mess up on the drinks."
  • "The drinks were horrible and lacked alcohol. So basically I paid for watered down nothing."
  • "We ordered margarita flights and they also weren’t mixed well."
  • "This place waters down their drinks and specially the expensive ones."
  • "The mojito was not mixed well at all."
  • "The Monster Frozen Margarita was more like a juice totally melted."
  • "Drinks were a little weak."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The vibe is awesome."
  • "Beautiful evening. Fun atmosphere."
  • "They have a great location, style and ambiance."
  • "This is the best Mexican restaurant we’ve EVER been to…anywhere."
  • "The decor and the different areas makes this place an experience to the visitors, it feels like a big house."
  • "It was amazing atmosphere."
  • "The ambiance/atmosphere was amazing and really cool."

Cons:

  • "Music was a bit loud in there and they had a DJ that started at 8PM - just a few hours early for a more welcoming crowd."
  • "Then they played 'Regeton', which is annoying, for the entire 2 hours we were there."
  • "One thing was really annoying. I was there for about two hours, and were two hours listening reguetón. So, the music was terrible and loud."
  • "I’d say indoor seating might be a struggle for hearing."
  • "And before we left we watched a small mouse run across the edge of the tent."
  • "The DJ was a little too loud but played great music."
  • "Valet parking was horrible."

Price

Pros:

  • "A little pricey but so worth it!"
  • "Also, the prices are reasonable."
  • "Everything was reasonably priced."
  • "The prices are good for this area."
  • "Prices are reasonable, tending to high. The usual in the area."

Cons:

  • "Your kind of forced to use the valet parking when you can easily park yourself."
  • "Prices are a little high for the portion of food serve."
  • "Our bill was over $300 each drink was $18 bucks."
  • "For $30 is a rip off!"
  • "The food was so horrible and on top it was priced very high."
  • "Just didn't realize the Grand Margarita was $18."
  • "Food was alright, nothing special, very small portions, and way too expensive."

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