Tacuba — Restaurant in New York

The service was excellent and food was delicious. We ordered the guacamole/salsa/chips yum! We also ordered the Camarones Entomatodos to share which was OUTSTANDING!! We also ordered the shrimp tacos and a chicken quesadilla which were just ok. I wouldn’t order those again because they really lacked flavor. We had the Chef’s margarita which was great and the Cadillac margarita was too spicy for our liking. We went in without a reservation and the hostess said she couldn’t seat us because they didn’t have tables yet when we looked around there were many empty tables available which we thought was odd.She then proceeds to tell me that if we wanted to wait for a table it would probably be at least 20 minutes but we would have to wait outside in the cold. At that point in time I looked over at the bar and noticed an empty stool. I asked if we could sit at the bar instead and order a drink to wait for the table and she said it was OK. After standing by the bar for a few minutes one of the other employees came over and brought us an extra stool for my son to sit on which we appreciated. That person was thoughtful enough to do it. So I then went back to the hostess and told her we decided to just eat at the bar. She told me she would call me over when there was an available table and I told her not to worry we were going to be fine at the bar. Again strange only because there were many empty tables available. I would definitely go back. It’s a cool place and it was PACKED for a Monday night. Make...

We decided to try Tacuba this weekend after reading reviews online. Overall nice restaurant ambiance and food was good. I took off 1 star for service, cleanliness in bathroom and the response from wait staff. We came here on one of hottest nights in July after making reservations on yelp. They gave us a table of 4 in the corner where there was no AC vent or air flow. Literally we were sweating and using menu cards to fan ourselves. When we asked our server if they can give us a different table (mind you there were a couple empty and no one seated there) his response was right away nothing is open. Then when I pushed more he said he will check with the wait staff and never got back to us. Very disappointed with the attitude and service on this front. We made reservations and expected a decent table after we were shoved in the corner. To add, we had to also ask for water refill. No one came around to top off our glasses. One of the girls in our group went to use the restaurant and it was disgusting with pee all over the floor. She came back shocked. You would expect such a reviewed and rated restaurant to keep basic standards high. Hope management reads this and changes few things. I am definitely not going back as for the money 4 of us spent, we can get better service and cleanliness at many other Mexican restaurants.

About the food, everything was good. We got cocktails, guacamole, chips and salsa, shrimp platters, chicken tacos and corn on cobb. No...

Yikes, what a disappointment. After always going to the more well-known Mexican places on either side of this one, I went in with a friend.

Service: fine, though not great, and especially loses points for literally not responding to a concern we expressed.

Food: bland! I got the chicken torta: the meat was rubbery, the sandwich dry, and overall, it was demonstrably worse than the food truck near my apartment. I was super hungry and did not even finish it - total chain restaurant microwave vibes. The guacamole was decent, but it was probably the first time I didn't find myself scraping the guac bowl and asking my friends for reassurance they were done - I love guacamole! This was mid. The chips were good, and salsa was fine. My friend was absolutely craving mole, and his enchiladas left him extremely disappointed.

Drinks: How do two guys share an entire pitcher of margarita and barely notice a buzz? The flavor was not bad - mango that had a little peppery note to it, which I liked. But it was not strong, and if I am spending over 60 bucks for a pitcher, I better walk out of there with a Sunday Funday buzz.

Mexican places range from cheap place to get a buzz, to amazing margs, to food decent enough to get full, to delicious. Each place serves a purpose, and sadly this one hit all the...