Garibaldi Mexican Bar and Grill — Restaurant in Hartford

Update from second visit on 9/29/2025: Okay, this may be my new favorite Mexican restaurant around. My husband and I rode our motorcycles there again and this time we shared because we didn't want to be super stuffed while riding motorcycles. The associates are so friendly and patient with us. The food is "off the hook". This time we ordered 1 El Pastor taco, 1 Carne Asada taco, and 1 Campechano (steak and chorizo) taco. Wow! They are all great but would highly recommend trying a Campechano taco. See photo below. I absolutely love that they serve the rice and beans on a separate plate also.

Original review: We came to this restaurant on a recommendation. It did not disappoint. The staff was extremely friendly and attentive. The resturant is clean and the food was great. Chips and salsa come directly to your table. The mild salsa is automatically brought to table and is very very good. It is chunky, not runny, and great flavor. We also asked for hot salsa. It had heat but not extreme. Mashed well with the mild and hot mixed. We ordered our usual first "try" orders at any new Mexican restaurant. Street tacos. Both carne asada and el pastor. We were blow away by how flavorful both were. The carne asada was perfectly charred and seasoned. The El pastor was tender, flavorful, and sweet (the way I enjoy it). Both paired well with the hot sauce and fresh limes provided. Beans and rice served on a separate plate which is greatly appreciated. Beans can say alot and these did...

So we stopped in Sat night to try! Our server was right there and very welcoming! We ordered our drinks, and I literally was shocked how good they were. My husband had a traditional Margarita and I had their Palmito. They were extremely fresh and tasted fantastic. Not what I expected in an old Dairy Queen location. Next the chips and salsa! I can usually gauge how the food is going to be by their salsa, and it did not disappoint! Extremely fresh! It got busy but our server managed to check on us multiple times! I had a chicken burrito, with a white and red sauce. It was extremely tasty! I wasn’t that hungry, but I managed to clean half my plate! My husband had a spicy chicken plate, that he also totally finished. Overall we were shocked and the service and the delightful...

This was our first time here and will definitely be back! The chips and salsa were very good. The salsa is very mild so we spiced it up with the sauces in the table.

I had the tacos birria which were amazing! It came with black beans and a perfect Mexican rice.

My wife had the ceviche - a big plate of chopped shrimp, onions and cilantro topped with thin slices of avocado.

We topped it off with a flan which was topped with caramel and chocolate sauce! It's not a big dish but it was plenty to...