Agaves Cantina Dorchester Rd — Restaurant in Summerville

Very busy on a Tuesday after 7 which was good to see but VERY loud inside with no ceiling noise buffers, had to yell to talk to the wife across the table for her to somewhat hear me. Decent size bar outside and nice outdoor tables. The 2 bartenders were overwhelmed at times working all the bar seats as well as drinks for all of the tables but managed fairly well. Drinks...Classic lime margarita (rocks) had good flavor but very little tequila. Draft beer in cold glasses, very refreshing. Food...$7 cheese dip (queso) is same little cup size as the free salsa...grrr. Half of the chips had a burned flavor, salsa was seasoned tomato sauce with bits of cilantro and onion, queso was so watered down the chip was dripping like I had dipped it in salsa, not exaggerating. She had two regular American-style tacos, ground beef wasn't boiled like other places but had an unusual flavor that's hard for the wife to describe. Enchiladas rancheros needs to be served on a bigger plate but fairly decent, would like to have the chicken and beef better shredded. Overate again so didn't get dessert. Overall food quality was a bit better than others and service is still somewhat on the slow side but after a few more weeks they should have the rest kinks worked out including regular tequila pours...

The wait for a table outside was actually not bad for a Friday night and it wasn't busy . Our server was so unfriendly and seemed to lack personality and patienc plus were greeted very poorly and she seemed to be bothered. Chips were not salted , salsa was watery and no flavor. To start off with once we sat down We were never asked if we wanted any appetizers. The food wait was actually great but warm when brought out . One of the meals ordered we asked to omit a food item and it wasn't . On top of never getting eating utensils i had to flag down another waiter to ask it took almost 7 minutes so the food got cold and not once did our server apologize and made it seem like we were at fault or try to offer a different meal . The manager just happened to be near by and offered to replace but we declined. The other meal, the street tacos shell was rubbery and the meat had no flavor and so dry . I asked for a small order of guacamole and it was 3.00 for about 2 tablespoons worth ridiculous. We were only checked on once, and never was asked how my food was .The server never asked if we wanted dessert before bringing our check. Might try again hopefully with a...

I have never had a restaurant not able to get an order even kind of correct. Nachos can out without 1/2 the toppings requested, got a completely different combo than what was asked for, fajitas came out without tortillas and incorrect sides. We had to ask our waitress multiple times for things to be corrected and in the end it still wasn’t correct. Our food was cold and rubbery due to it sitting while waiting for simple sides like tortillas to go with fajitas or a side of rice we originally ordered. Out of 4 meals NONE of us got what we asked for. 3 out of 4 of us ran out of our drinks during the 90 minute chaos and was never refilled. In the end, tried to charge us for a meal I never received and only offered the excuse that “the kitchen was crazy”. The acoustics in the building make it difficult to have a conversation. The building remodel looks nice but that’s the only thing positive I can say. The little bit of food we had was mediocre at best. Our meal absolutely should have been taken care of but instead was still over $80. Will definitely be sure to tell people to...