Taberna - Tacos & Tequila — Restaurant in Madison

This new taco place on Monroe street is terrific! I shared lunch here with my friend dave and we spent a couple hours with chips, tacos, and margaritas.

The chips were well made…and the salsa was exceptional…homemade and fresh and just enough heat. I loved the red…supper fresh and tomato-y

Tacos of course…the corn tortillas were exceptionally tender, and yet the held the toppings without fail…a perfect tortilla IMHO.

For fillings I had the Baja…so perfect in the crunchy fried coating that was not great at all and somehow didn’t get soggy in all the toppings! So delicious.

I also had a desayuno…which is pork belly and egg…I didn’t know what to expect, but I loved it. It turned out to be kind of a mini scrambled egg patty with slices of pork belly cooked into it. Great textures and toppings, and every piece of pork belly was a flavor bomb when I bit into it.

WE reordered to get a third taco, and I chose a cerditas which is pork carnitas. Delicate flavorful and just yummy!

The staff was super friendly and I can’t wait to go back!

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The margaritas are excellent, as well as the sangria. The queso (both with and without chorizo) does not come with enough chips, and the chips are quite thin, so it’s hard to load them up. But it’s cheap to get an extra order of chips, which I recommend. I enjoy the flavor of both queso dips, but some people might not like the meatless option because the texture is a bit…gluey. The street corn appetizer is also nice. The fish taco is pretty standard for a fish taco. Unfortunately the Nashville hot taco is not in the same universe as anything truly Nashville hot. Generally, the food is nothing groundbreaking but is quite good. The narrow space makes it difficult for your server on one end to keep an eye on you from the other end, but service is always adequate and friendly. The decor feels fresh and fun. My primary complaint is this: no plates. Food is served on a glorified LVP flooring sample. Overall, an enjoyable experience, especially if you...

Tried this place on a Saturday afternoon and immediately after walking in I was rethinking my decision because it was SO quiet. Like, what he awkward kind of quiet where you feel like you have to whisper so no one can hear your conversation. I have 2 stars for atmosphere only because the space is cute, but the quietness did not match. We ordered 2 cocktails which were both delicious and the chips and chorizo queso which was good, but unfortunately when it came to our tacos(ordered 6 total), the flavor was just not there. Steak and chicken were both very dry and just flavorless in general. I also ordered the Mexican corn and it would have been good but it was just so overly salty it was hard to finish. Our service was great, but yea, it’s sad to see another new restaurant just miss the mark. I would...