El Mexicano Urban Bistro in Clifton

They where rude from the door the food was cold terrible waiters never going there again 😒

Music was loud enough for you to have to yell at whomever your were dining with. Hostess was not acommadating when we complained about the volume. The wait staff were friendly & prompt with service. Portions were more than satisfying and tasted the same.

Nice environment and great service. Also gratuity is included in the receipt! Watch out!

Excellent place would highly recommend, everything from the service to the food was great. Would recommend to sit in the patio if possible, very colorful and comfortable.

I had my birthday brunch here. Food and drinks are really good. The service was amazing. I’ll be back

Great atmosphere and food. Highly reccomend!

I ordered shots for friends and it was a let down. Tequila was watered down. The food was ok, the service could be better. We had to call the waiter to be served.

That place Used to be very good place to go, now it's horrible it's terrible Stuff is very unpleasant and rude. Be careful they will pull your pocket and check your receipt They do charge Automatic tip But they still asking for tips.

Always a warm welcome when I come here! Tasty foods, and Great drinks!

The place serves large dishes and for fair pricing. kind staff. Keep up the good work.

Do you have guacamole? - noDo you have waffles - noCan I have a round of mimosas- noMind you, these are all things that they offer on the menu.& to top it off they add 18% gratuity for any amount of people.

The food is good. The reason why I'm giving 3 stars is because of the charges. They charged me for a little 3 leches they gave to my daughter bc of her b-day, and I didn't ask for it, I just said it was her bday. Also they charge you the tip on the bill, and yet they include the tip field once they give your receive to sing, which means they charge you tip more than once.

Nice friendly and fun place. Drinks, food and service are all good. I recommend going there and ready to join in the fun.

We were so looking forward to eating food from here. While placing our order over the phone for a pick up you had a hard time time hearing them over the phone since she was operating a blender. The food is not even close to authentic mexican food. I had a burrito. I could have gone to Qdoba or chipotle and had a better burrito. The burrito they served was made with an undercooked tortilla, the chicken was dry and flavorless, 2 small slivers of pepers and too much Pasty rice. The alcohol drinks were made with too much alcohol, never thought that would be bad but in this case it was. Save your money and time, go somewhere else.

The BEST seafood soup EVER ..oh my Lord...it is fabulous!!! You all gotta try it. All the food is delicious and amazing. The staff are warm and inviting. I'm telling, that seafood soup is the best ever!! Please try it. It's got zero imitation...it has real juicy crablegs and you even get the tools to dig in and get down and dirty. The rice was perfectly cooked. The entire meal was well seasoned and you cant beat those tasty margaritas!!

If I could give 0 stars I would. First off they have no idea how seating works. We had 7 people and they were trying to cram us into a table for 4. The waitress didn’t even take our order correctly and one of the orders didn’t even come that we just told them to cancel it and just give us the check. We understand you are busy but that doesn’t mean you don’t treat the customers that are sitting like they are second class citizens. The food wasn’t even all that great. I don’t know how this place runs as they seat people down and there isn’t even enough room on the tables or the two tables combined are uneven and you have to complain to get a new table. Worst service possible.

Went here for a bday dinner with a party of 8. I called a head and they reserved the table for me which was nice. After getting there however, it took them at least 45min to get out food order, and almost an hr to bring it out. The service was bad and having to wait so long for our food made it worse. The wait staff didn't bother to stop in and check on us while we waited for our food. We were all highly disappointed by the service.

Came here with my mom on a recent Wednesday afternoon. We sat outside being it was shady and a nice breeze on that strip. The servers and host were very pleasant and frequently came outside to check if we needed anything and ask if all was well with our food. Their restrooms are very pristine too I must say. Mom and I had two Mango iced margaritas each. One wasn't enough, they were so refreshing and went so well with my chicken salad. They do not hold back on the alcohol either. Instead of rushing us out they treated us to complementary shots on the house. Will definitely return again.

I enjoyed my time here! Great dj and great Al pastor tacos. And there was also a bar. I would recommend this place 😁

I don’t usually write reviews but I make an exception. The service was terrible and the food the worst. When we get seated the waiter didn’t know about the happy hours of the night. He told me there was none when on the instagram page I saw the happy hour drinks. I order an entree and they brought another thing. Then they came with a chicken quesadilla when my daughter order a only cheese quesadilla. Then they came with two plates we didn’t order. And what we did really order the Tacos arrive super cold and it was the worst tacos I have ever eat in a Mexican restaurant. Please don’t wait your time coming here. There are a lot Mexican places in the area better than this one.

That's nice place but too small and no parking available but for little groups that's nice

My favorite place 7 years celebration New Year’s Eve here .fresh made guacamole &tostados white wine Great hospitality

Last Wednesday was my first and beginning of times to eat at this great Resto! Muy rica! Muy sabrosa! 👌🏽.

Its nice out door spot and good drinks

Excellent service, Maria our server was amazing. The whole ambiance of the place was so good.

This is a fun place to be. Good music, good food and good service. The staff was nice and fast. I recommend giving this place try.

I went for Brunch & absolutely loved it! The staff is great, the drinks & food were amazing! The interior design is beautiful! Great experience!!!

Yesterday was the first time we went to this good restaurant. But It is obviously not the last time. We had great time with the excellent service, with the superb cooking and wine and with the honest price. We will surely return there again.

I like this place. Very lively and they have an outdoor patio and karaoke. Very small place though. Food is decent and staff is very nice.

If you want good food but are prepared for terrible service, this is the place to go. Friend ordered corn and they forgot about her order. Had to order an appetizer twice before it was correct, and had to order a drink twice before it was brought out. Maybe if the music wasn't blasting in our ears, we could have communicated with the waitress a little better.Food was great though, hands down amazing food.

Came here for brunch. I thought the food and service were pretty bad. The prices were also like a nyc brunch spot. Totally not worth it. They did have a bottomless brunch option, and that was worth it. Pretty hard to screw up sangria, mimosas, or margaritas. They even left the pitchers at the table for easy access. They aren’t too strong , so you can down a lot of them without getting too drunk.

After being here many times, I visited on a Saturday night and the restaurant was half full. I came in with a larger party and everyone got their food except me. After asking the servers many times and ten minutes going by, still no food. The manager comes and I ask if she will comp the meal. She refuses and gets quiet nasty. I ordered the shrimp fajitas and she claimed the shrimp took longer to cook. Another person at my table ordered shrimp. So my shrimp just took longer? After many lies, I decided to decline the meal. Clearly they forgot my meal and they put the blame on me and refused to reimburse me in anyway. The manager/owner also takes shots on her shift? Maybe that’s why she thinks her restaurant is full on a Saturday night when there are many empty tables. The food and drinks are amazing, just wish the service was as amazing.

Lunch with a side of bees! Not allowed to eat today. Food was some what ok being the fact i was too distracted by the bees every 5 minutes.... literally got up and down. Standing away from the table right now because of the bees. Not sure if were allergic not willing to find out. Not happy at all! Literally got up had to pay full price we didn’t eat really at all.

Very nice place for couples... Love it

The wait was a little long but the drinks and food were good. A little pricey...

I just enjoyed their dishes. I always get awesome service here. The place is neat and the workers are always helpful. Will visit here again.

Excellent bartender super friendly and makes great drinksThe food is fresh and delicious especially the guacamoleI like the kitchy decor to

Came here to get some good tacos! But instead got horrible service. Waiting outside with the rest of the customers to get seated. My partner went up to one of the staff members before my partner can even get a word out the woman blurts out 45 mins and WALKS away! Offered everyone else a menu but US, offered a drinking menu! Telling people different waiting times in Spanish thinking I couldn’t understand. I would have had no problem waiting if the service wasn’t so TERRIBLE. I will never come back and I Deff won’t recommend anyone as well.

Johnny one of the best waiters ever! Very kind, delicious food and beautiful atmosphere. I loved it ❤️. And pricing 🤯❤️🙌🏾!!!

Really great happy hour specials on margaritas. Newly renovated. Atmosphere is awesome. Perfect for an Instagram photo. Can't wait to come back for brunch!

Doesn't feel like an authentic Mexican restaurant. Definitely Americanized food & ambiance. Food is overpriced. Food took long to arrive & it was crowded in the front of the restaurant.

Food is amazing, our experience the other day was amazing, we had Daniela as our waitress, and she did our experience magical. Can't wait to go back. You most Try the Carnitas.

So my wife was hungry and she told me she wanted Mexican food so we found this resturant now the resturant is not that big which I dont have a problem and we got seated pretty fast once we sat down our server came out quick and took our drink orders in my wife had a margarita and I had a henny colada which was very good before our food order we got chips with fresh guacamole they make in front of you I really like that so after that we put our food order in my wife had chicken tacos I had pork and sweet potatoes taco sounds weird but it was not that bad my final verdict is that the food is ok drinks are pretty good but for the price it's a little expensive especially if you didnt order so much food and dont get the guacamole and chips they charge alot and didnt even tell us we had pay extra for that will I go back probably not you can find better Mexican restaurant food some where else

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Great environment... Awesome music... Good food. What more can you ask for... My girlfriend and I go all the time. We enjoy the atmosphere and service.

Excellent service, the owner's are there and they're very nice and the place is very comfortable, beautiful and clean. The food was delicious. Definitely we go back. I

Great food, awful service! We waited 15 min on our first drinks. I ordered guac and chips along with my order, had to call on the waiter 4 times, finished our food and no guac. I ordered my 2nd margarita, told the same waiter we were expecting a 2nd margarita 3 times which was brought to my table 35 min later. At which time I refused it and asked for my check. The guac was poorly made I requested more lemon and salt to garnish it. No sense of service or customer service! An 18% service fee was added to our bill which they didn’t deserve. I was also charged twice for the Guac and chips that took them 50 min to serve. I’m used to eating out every weekend and would’ve gladly paid more if the service was right. But this was unacceptable and disappointing. Never again!!!

Excellent the best nacho I ever had. Highly recommended...

Food was good, but drinks to strong! Prices are like if you are in NYC!

The service and drinks were good, with the exception of seltzer water with particles in it but that was taken off our tab. The burrito I ordered was not warm enough. It was mainly mushrooms and rice so a little bland. The meat in the enchiladas did not have a fresh taste. I wouldn’t try this place again.