La Diagonal Agaveria — Restaurant in New York

Before the pandemic, this was a genuinely good neighborhood Mexican restaurant. I’m wondering if the restaurant sold since, because none of the familiar faces are there anymore.

On my most recent visit, on the menu, they say they use Hornitos tequila in their homemade margaritas. When the bartender was making my margarita, I noticed it was a bottle with no label on it. Not a good sign. It tasted Ok, but I don’t think I was drinking Hornitos. When I was asked if I wanted anything on the menu, I said I’d like to order the guacamole and chips. I was incredulous when they said they didn’t have it this particular evening. I was starting to become uneasy, because I noticed several patrons getting up from their tables to either flag down their waiter or go directly to the bar to order another drink. It also seemed the person in charge was also the chef and running the kitchen, while running the front of the house too. I was hungry so I decided to try their pulpo (octopus) appetizer. After waiting 40 minutes it finally came out. It was a very generous portion, definitely an appetizer for two, but was completely bland and seemed no attention had been given to seasoning. It was quite tender though.

I’ll leave some other particulars out. This restaurant itself is very inviting and has a very comfortable interior. I hope they can recreate what they had before the pandemic and match the interior with their food...

Love that I found a place that specializes in Mezcal. Let's start with that and that's the main reason for the 3 stars. In my mind I wanted it to be a 5 star place but there are things that clearly prevent from being so such as: 1. if you order a quesadilla it won't come with the guacamole, pico de gallo, or sour cream. Everything is an add-on so clearly not run by well informed individuals that are familiar with Mexican cuisine (which I wish it was). That's just petty 2. Happy hour is only provided to you if you sit at the bar or community table even though I went in there with my daughter when it was empty and chose to sit at a table. 3. Everything is way over-priced except for the drinks. You're going to pay $16 for 2 tacos that aren't that great. 3. Music was horrible and manager / owner / deaf guy kept changing the music 10 seconds into each song. Clueless.

If you want to experience some wonderfully crafted mezcal / tequila drinks and are willing to pay standard high-end NYC prices then this is the place for you. They are great. Will they treat you like a friend, hmmm? Depends on the night. There are a couple of great bartenders who will take care of you if they don't start putting the seats up just before midnight.

Oh Diagonal Agaveria - make yourself the 5 star place you deserve to be. I'll be there every night and...

My boyfriend and I went to celebrate a small success I had yesterday. We had the tuna tartare, the melted cheese with chorizo and some margaritas. The food was incredible, the margaritas as well. We also tried the tacos and an enchilada some months ago when we went there to have dinner and they were delicious as well. so, the food and cocktails are really 5 stars! The place is beautiful and very cozy. The only reason that I give 4 starts for atmosphere is that the music is very loud, so it is difficult to have a conversation, but we took a table outside. And I understand that some people enjoy loud music. Also the server who worked with us directly was very nice. However, the first server, the younger one, who attended us was very unfriendly. He did not great us, just took the menus and put them on a table. I asked if we could go outside and he did not answer, just took the menus and went outside with them. And we just followed. We don't require a special attention, but this kind of attention is very unfriendly and I had a moment when I thought: we actually could go to a different place. If it was not because of that experience, I would give 5...