Dined here with friends and family. Very busy, even in a weeknight. Despite havingno reservation, we were seated promptly.Great service, delicious guacamole & tacos!
Very good Mexican food. I absolutely recommend it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jacqueline Celi
My sister had her bridal shower here. Thank you Aracely for allowing us to shower her in the back room. It was big enough for 20 people. We were able to set up and decorate the space with a whole backdrop. My sister felt showered and loved. Thank you Aracely and Angel couldn’t have done it without you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Najwa G.
Tacuba has some solid drinks and food in a great ambience. My friends and I got a couple margaritas, nachos, and enchiladas. The margaritas were good but could've been stronger. The nachos were fantastic and a very reasonable portions. The enchiladas were also pretty good but I have had better. All in all, I would return but I've been to better Mexican places as NYC has a plethora of them.
Allison K.
The drinks are good, a bit pricey but good. We got a chicken fajita and it was completely over priced and only had a few little pieces of chicken. Overall I probably would not come back as i was not impressed and the staff was not the friendliest
Will Ehrenfeld
Good for happy hour, great drinks, but the food we had was not good. Guac and chips were solid, but everything else was a miss. Fish tacos in particular were disappointing, rice and beans too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Nine Daniel
Went on a date here the food was amazing and the date was beautiful the only down fall I wasn't the only guy she had taken here. I was just a #
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
david l.
What a great restaurant. The food is very good, the service is friendly and attentive. If you're there at the right time, you'll also be entertained by a great Mariachi band. Definitely get the Nachos as a starter. It's not too heavy and sharable for up to 4 people. The carnitas tacos were good. The pork is very moist and tasty. It was a good all-around experience.
Heather
LOVED this restaurant. As soon as we walked in the host was warm and welcoming. He asked where we wanted to sit and we wanted a booth but then decided it was too close to the door on a cold rainy day. He understood completely and we were seated at another booth.The service: amazing! The waitress was smiling and kind, she was more than willing to answer questions and did not rush us at all. The busboys too, I HATE having my empty plate sit in front of me forever when I am quite obviously finished (the food is so could have licked my plate clean, but that would be uncouth).The drinks: I had a frozen mango margarita and it was delicious.The Food: absolutely amazing. We had the guacamole of course, it was very good (a little nitpick, but too cold for my liking). We also ordered the sweet plantains for the table, yummy. The entrees were so so good and the portions are very generous, I am still full. I had the Carne Asada and it was mouthwatering good, and cooked to perfection. I usually eat dessert, but shockingly I just did not have the room for dessert, the dessert menu had extremely tempting choices but I just couldn't eat anymore.The ambience: great, I love the decor. The tables and bar were nice. There was one extremely loud group, they may have been drunk, but who acts like that in public at 1:30 in the afternoon? Anyway, that is not the restaurants fault and I'm sure it was annoying to them as it was to us.Short story: Again, I absolutely loved it. I was very happy to take a card and see that they have Desktop another restaurant in Hells Kitchen as I live on the Upper West Side. I will definitely be visiting that location and doing it soon. I just hope the host, the ambience and the food are just as good as this one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eunice Armond
This place is awesome it big and the music was good to my ears. It was a good place to take your date or by yourself.
The ceviche is very deceiving: a big jar of tomato sauce with a bunch of random vegetables and three shrimps. The steak fajitas (fajitas de alambre) was incredibly disappointing: literally three pieces of steak, a bunch of random vegetables swimming in a deep pool of fat. No rhyme or reason, or flavor. I did ask before I ordered about size and portions. Server was unable to give md a proper answer, clearly she didn’t know. The place is not even that impressive, so honestly I don’t know why the prices are so high. There are lots of other places that are more price-friendly than this one. I can’t recommend this place at all
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Lauren C.
Came here with some friends and my daughter. The restaurant is very spacious as it was able to accommodate my stroller. We ordered the guac and chips and rice and beans to share. I had the shrimp tacos. Everything was delicious. The tacos were pretty tiny but delicious. I'd come back to try some other things on the menu.
Bryan Rojas
One of my Favorite Restaurants everBut after todays quick visit, they just lost two loyal customers thanks to the new manager Ana,who wouldn’t stop harassing me and my partner about my 6 Month Puppy who is a Certified Support Animal with all documentations needed to Dine in and by law could not turn us away.Very disappointed in removing this gem of establishment from my go to spots.All other staff was and always have been polite and attentive to us with great attitude.
Steph T.
So I had dinner with a friend here on a Saturday. To our surprise, every Saturday this restaurant has a live mariachi band playing until 7 PM. I don't remember what time the mariachi band starts. Call to check. The band plays beautiful music for the entire restaurant. I loved it ‼ The food is nothing to rave about. It's okay. The drinks were average. If you want to come for drinks, music, and average food, this is the spot.
Jaime A.
The food was tasty, but the portion size was not justified by the pricing. Though it was tasty the Birria tacos were appetizer portions with no real authentic flavor. The service was good, the waiters were attentive. The ambiance was nice, the only issue was the food and the price they charge. The food cart around the corner does better, should have went there.
Dined here with friends and family. Very busy, even in a weeknight. Despite havingno reservation, we were seated promptly.Great service, delicious guacamole & tacos!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guacamole Table Side, Taco Birria, Nachos Tacuba
Very good Mexican food. I absolutely recommend it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
My sister had her bridal shower here. Thank you Aracely for allowing us to shower her in the back room. It was big enough for 20 people. We were able to set up and decorate the space with a whole backdrop. My sister felt showered and loved. Thank you Aracely and Angel couldn’t have done it without you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tacuba has some solid drinks and food in a great ambience. My friends and I got a couple margaritas, nachos, and enchiladas. The margaritas were good but could've been stronger. The nachos were fantastic and a very reasonable portions. The enchiladas were also pretty good but I have had better. All in all, I would return but I've been to better Mexican places as NYC has a plethora of them.
The drinks are good, a bit pricey but good. We got a chicken fajita and it was completely over priced and only had a few little pieces of chicken. Overall I probably would not come back as i was not impressed and the staff was not the friendliest
Good for happy hour, great drinks, but the food we had was not good. Guac and chips were solid, but everything else was a miss. Fish tacos in particular were disappointing, rice and beans too.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Went on a date here the food was amazing and the date was beautiful the only down fall I wasn't the only guy she had taken here. I was just a #
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a great restaurant. The food is very good, the service is friendly and attentive. If you're there at the right time, you'll also be entertained by a great Mariachi band. Definitely get the Nachos as a starter. It's not too heavy and sharable for up to 4 people. The carnitas tacos were good. The pork is very moist and tasty. It was a good all-around experience.
LOVED this restaurant. As soon as we walked in the host was warm and welcoming. He asked where we wanted to sit and we wanted a booth but then decided it was too close to the door on a cold rainy day. He understood completely and we were seated at another booth.The service: amazing! The waitress was smiling and kind, she was more than willing to answer questions and did not rush us at all. The busboys too, I HATE having my empty plate sit in front of me forever when I am quite obviously finished (the food is so could have licked my plate clean, but that would be uncouth).The drinks: I had a frozen mango margarita and it was delicious.The Food: absolutely amazing. We had the guacamole of course, it was very good (a little nitpick, but too cold for my liking). We also ordered the sweet plantains for the table, yummy. The entrees were so so good and the portions are very generous, I am still full. I had the Carne Asada and it was mouthwatering good, and cooked to perfection. I usually eat dessert, but shockingly I just did not have the room for dessert, the dessert menu had extremely tempting choices but I just couldn't eat anymore.The ambience: great, I love the decor. The tables and bar were nice. There was one extremely loud group, they may have been drunk, but who acts like that in public at 1:30 in the afternoon? Anyway, that is not the restaurants fault and I'm sure it was annoying to them as it was to us.Short story: Again, I absolutely loved it. I was very happy to take a card and see that they have Desktop another restaurant in Hells Kitchen as I live on the Upper West Side. I will definitely be visiting that location and doing it soon. I just hope the host, the ambience and the food are just as good as this one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is awesome it big and the music was good to my ears. It was a good place to take your date or by yourself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Nachos Tacuba
Restaurantji Recommends
The ceviche is very deceiving: a big jar of tomato sauce with a bunch of random vegetables and three shrimps. The steak fajitas (fajitas de alambre) was incredibly disappointing: literally three pieces of steak, a bunch of random vegetables swimming in a deep pool of fat. No rhyme or reason, or flavor. I did ask before I ordered about size and portions. Server was unable to give md a proper answer, clearly she didn’t know. The place is not even that impressive, so honestly I don’t know why the prices are so high. There are lots of other places that are more price-friendly than this one. I can’t recommend this place at all
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Came here with some friends and my daughter. The restaurant is very spacious as it was able to accommodate my stroller. We ordered the guac and chips and rice and beans to share. I had the shrimp tacos. Everything was delicious. The tacos were pretty tiny but delicious. I'd come back to try some other things on the menu.
One of my Favorite Restaurants everBut after todays quick visit, they just lost two loyal customers thanks to the new manager Ana,who wouldn’t stop harassing me and my partner about my 6 Month Puppy who is a Certified Support Animal with all documentations needed to Dine in and by law could not turn us away.Very disappointed in removing this gem of establishment from my go to spots.All other staff was and always have been polite and attentive to us with great attitude.
So I had dinner with a friend here on a Saturday. To our surprise, every Saturday this restaurant has a live mariachi band playing until 7 PM. I don't remember what time the mariachi band starts. Call to check. The band plays beautiful music for the entire restaurant. I loved it ‼ The food is nothing to rave about. It's okay. The drinks were average. If you want to come for drinks, music, and average food, this is the spot.
The food was tasty, but the portion size was not justified by the pricing. Though it was tasty the Birria tacos were appetizer portions with no real authentic flavor. The service was good, the waiters were attentive. The ambiance was nice, the only issue was the food and the price they charge. The food cart around the corner does better, should have went there.