Tio Taco + Tequila Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant

Address: 280 US-9, Marlboro, NJ 07726, USA

Phone: +17328515946

Rating: 4.0
based on 220 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was amazing from start to finish."
  • "The fries are not too salty which is great and the burgers came out sooooo good."
  • "The food was AMAZING!"
  • "Everything was delicious."
  • "O my goodness the food was so good and the service was great too."
  • "The food was absolutely spectacular."
  • "The food here is delicious."

Cons:

  • "The burger was forgettable, except for the smoke flavor which I wanted to forget."
  • "Food was terrible not even mediocre."
  • "The food didn’t live up to my expectations."
  • "The food is pretty good, but bland."
  • "The tacos were nowhere near authentic."
  • "The food was so good I forgot to take a picture before I started scarfing it down!!"
  • "The food did not have any SEASONING."

Service

Pros:

  • "immediately liked the ambience and the welcome from the waiter."
  • "Our server was Taylor. She was knowledgeable, attentive and courteous."
  • "Our server Myrika was kind, prompt and courteous."
  • "Emily was our server and she was so helpful and attentive!!"
  • "The waitress we had last night was awesome!"
  • "Our server Casey was polite, kind & enthusiastic."
  • "Our waitress Sandra was very sweet and made sure we had everything we needed."

Cons:

  • "manager didn't really seem to care when I complained."
  • "Service was slow even though there were about 15 servers on the floor."
  • "Service was trash here."
  • "They seemed short staffed, so the wait was on the longer side for our food."
  • "Never introduced herself and only came to our table twice throughout the hour and a half we were there."
  • "Waited for 10 minutes to be acknowledged by the hostess while she was socializing with the staff."
  • "Service was poor, served my food without silverware, has to chase it down myself."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "The actual place looked nice inside and good for people watching."
  • "The atmosphere was the first thing that impressed us."
  • "The ambiance is a vibe."
  • "It's very bright & inviting inside."
  • "Cool atmosphere - will definitely be back."
  • "The atmosphere is very bright and modern."
  • "Ambience and layout is beautiful!!!"

Cons:

  • "Two things immediately jumped out at me on a Thursday afternoon...the place was loud and had a strong smoke smell from the grill."
  • "The atmosphere reminded me of a cafeteria. Loud. Too bright."
  • "We sat outside and there was a really bad glare from the sunset."
  • "The music was a bit loud...and so it made our party of 11 difficult to hear one another."
  • "Very loud atmosphere."
  • "The noise level was high, more then you would expect in this type of restaurant with a bar."
  • "It’s super loud in there so you tend to have to yell to be heard at your table."

Value

Pros:

  • "The prices are fair for the portion size."
  • "The drinks are really good and there's a great variety of tequila."
  • "Food was good the prices are reasonable."
  • "Good prices though for tacos."
  • "Half price Taco Tuesday is an amazing value for what you get but I’d gladly return any night of the week!"
  • "I get the red sangria for $6 and it is served in a huge goblet."
  • "The food is excellent quality. The only reason this place loses a star is because I feel the food is too expensive for the portion size that you get."

Cons:

  • "Bit more pricy than I anticipated as 4 tacos was roughly $24 and the little flight of margaritas was $18."
  • "It's really pricey for what you actually get compared to other restaurants in the area that sell pretty much the same food."
  • "The food is very good but priced rather high for what it is."
  • "Everything here is overpriced for the quality."
  • "Unfortunately the mediocre drinks are super overpriced."
  • "The drinks and the food were overpriced."
  • "They use Angus beef, which is more expensive, I get that. BUT at LEAST, include fries or another side!"

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