Sonora Restaurant & Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant Brooklyn, New York

Address: 174 Howard Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233, USA

Phone: +17185748100

Rating: 4.2
based on 113 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "This restaurant has a great food and drink menu with plenty of options, and serves delicious, authentic Mexican food."
  • "The steak was better than the chicken, especially their pulled BBQ beef."
  • "Tasty and well seasoned."
  • "The fish and other tacos are always fresh and filled with the perfect amount of zesty ingredients."
  • "I loved the food here! Everything was very flavorful and amazing!"
  • "The food was unexpectedly really good! Platano veracruz (sp?) was mad delicioso."
  • "The food is always fresh and tasty."

Cons:

  • "I honestly wasn't a huge fan of the food."
  • "DO NOT EAT HERE! The food or service is not worth the pain and agony we experienced."
  • "The food on the other hand was missing something. My wings came out close to cold."
  • "The fish in my taco was slightly dark, soggy & smaller than my middle finger."
  • "Not Authentic Mexican food the Birria tacos barely had meat."
  • "The food was pretty good, but it's overpriced."
  • "Though the food always taste as if it's missing something."

Service

Pros:

  • "Waitress & staff were nice."
  • "Great Mexican spot with incredibly friendly staff."
  • "The staff was very friendly and helpful!"
  • "The staff is friendly and the atmosphere is happy."
  • "Service has been great every time!"
  • "Great customer service. All the staff are dope."
  • "The staff is professional and friendly, it feels like I’m at home every time I come here."

Cons:

  • "The service is slow at times due to the under staffed but they're always customer friendly."
  • "I spent 20 minutes trying to flag down my waiter to get it cooked over, but by the time I caught her attention my fiancé and son was done eating."
  • "The service was absolutely the worst."
  • "Your drink orders will take longer than your food to get to your table and the staff minus one or two people are rude and dismissive."
  • "Service was a bit slow for our second round of drinks we had to ask for them three times."
  • "They added a 20% gratuity to a bill and when I asked for a breakdown, the server ignored me."
  • "Didn’t seem to have a floor manager who could assist the scattered staff, Or take our dreadful complaints."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "It's a good relaxing chill out spot."
  • "Real nice vibe and food."
  • "Decor was nice staff friendly and professional prices awesome."
  • "Very nice spot. Clean, well decorated, great food and service."
  • "The restaurant itself is on a cute street in Brooklyn."
  • "Very nice atmosphere."
  • "Nice vibe. Visually appealing."

Cons:

  • "The bathroom was like a sauna."
  • "This is a noisy establishment. If you're looking to be out with others and expect to converse lots, this may not be the atmosphere for that."
  • "No AC til we ask to turn it on it’s 80 degrees outside."
  • "Has turned into the type of place where you need to know where the exits are."
  • "Ridiculous. No sitting area for those waiting."
  • "They need like a police officer to stand in the area seems like something something eventually will happen there."
  • "Last time, they left us on the patio for 40 min with no drinks or water or service at all before we just walked off."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "The drinks were good, got a pina colada and a sangria."
  • "The drinks were very tasty."
  • "Drinks were delicious, cheap, and strong."
  • "Several frozen Margarita options are available."
  • "Delicious frozen margaritas, I tried coconut and mango and both were great."
  • "Oh the drinks…how could I forget. AMAZING!!!!!"
  • "The drinks are on point."

Cons:

  • "It tasted like there was only water and lemon added to it."
  • "It tasted like mezcal with Minute Maid."
  • "The margarita is sugared down and taste similar to cool-aid."
  • "But there drinks are way too expensive $14."
  • "Drinks are served in small glasses."
  • "The mojitos were watered down and it took another 20 minutes to get the extra shot of rum."
  • "We ordered drinks they were watered down very weak."

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