La Cantina Restaurant Bar & Grill Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Blackwood, Gloucester Township, NJ

Address: 630 Lower Landing Rd, Blackwood, NJ 08012, USA

Phone: +18563025675

Rating: 4.3
based on 115 reviews.

Price

Pros:

  • "The prices are very reasonable which is so hard to find these days."
  • "This is a very affordable place."
  • "The prices are fair for the portion size."
  • "We each spent 20 for some of the most authentic Latin food in our area and had leftovers."
  • "Great prices."
  • "Food was really delicious and also a good value."
  • "On Tuesdays their special is 2 tacos and a margarita for $10 and Wednesdays is $5 Margaritas."

Cons:

  • "Prices were crazy high for the portion sizes. They also charge $6 for a 10oz juice with ice (so likely more like 8oz)."
  • "Margaritas are $12 and use cheap margaritas mix."
  • "They charged us for water."
  • "Price gauging is what I think what was happening here."
  • "Just not at all impressed for the prices they are charging."
  • "Margarita prices are pretty pricey, $12, for well tequila, in a regular sized margarita glass."
  • "The food was ok it’s over priced for what you get."

Service

Pros:

  • "Came hungry left more than satisfied. Great service."
  • "The whole experience from start to finish is great waitress is always so friendly and kind."
  • "Staff is awesome and very attentive."
  • "The staff was very friendly, the food is delicious with generous portions and the atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming."
  • "The staff are very informative and friendly."
  • "Service was OUTSTANDING!"
  • "The staff were so nice and welcoming."

Cons:

  • "Zero organization when you walk in- are you supposed to seat yourself?"
  • "The service was horrible, too."
  • "Service was extremely slow."
  • "Wait staff not attentive and completely rude and dismissive!"
  • "Service is very bad and slow they can't handle too many people at the same time."
  • "Service was slow and unfriendly."
  • "Service is extremely slow, and the wait staff needs proper training."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is always tasty and flavorful."
  • "The food and drinks were 5 stars."
  • "All the food was fresh and cooked perfectly."
  • "Food was excellent."
  • "Food was fresh and hot."
  • "The food came out so hot, fresh and so well prepared. It was absolutely delicious."
  • "The food was all excellent from the appetizers to entrees down to the dessert."

Cons:

  • "It was disgusting! Everything from the watery, flavorless drinks served in plastic cups to the ketchup salsa, mushy guac, and freezer burned fries."
  • "This place is trash, we waited over 45 minutes for our food and when I got my seafood soup it was way too salty to enjoy."
  • "The rice was old and hard, the guac had no flavor and not fresh. And the meat tasted like grizzle."
  • "The tacos barely had meat and it didn’t taste good at all."
  • "Fish tacos barely had meat on them and for the price of everything, should at least come with something on the side OR chips and salsa for the table."
  • "The food bland and ordinary with hardly any condiments."
  • "It was rice with hard pieces, beans, with a blanket of thick greasy cheese, sprinkled with ever so small pieces of overcooked hard steak."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The overall vibe in the building was a happy one, customer appeared to be enjoying themselves."
  • "Margaritas packed a punch!"
  • "La Cantina definitely filled the need for authentic Mexican with a fun bar."
  • "This place is a beautiful atmosphere good music love love love the bar setup!"
  • "Great service. Lots of laughter in the bar area."
  • "The atmosphere was nice there was music playing."
  • "Love the atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "No host... needs some signage."
  • "It was chaotic. No structure. Everyone working was a bartender and a waitress and they were all scrambling."
  • "After 9pm is music that could not be suitable for young ears."
  • "Somewhat loud."
  • "Music was really loud when we first sat down."
  • "The music was just to loud for comfort."
  • "Weird atmosphere. They have what I can only describe as an 'Instagram Influencer' wall covered in essentially astroturf and fake flowers with a pink neon sign that says 'Good Vibes Only' on it."

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