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    Agave Mexican Restaurant

    3.7 (767 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:45 PM

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    Loud
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Julie S.

    Sat at the bar on an early Friday and enjoyed the house special margarita and shrimp guac. Highly recommend!! Yummy food. Great drinks. Friendly bartenders.

    Menu June 4, 2022
    Paul D.

    We've been here a number of times but we're in charming downtown Lewes for a couple hours, were hunger, and decided to have a bit. We arrived on Halloween day which was a Friday at about 1:45PM, so not too crowded. Were were promptly seated at a small table for 2 rift by the window looking out on Second Street which was delightful. I was with my Sweetie wife, however this would have been a great seat to take a date. I chose the veggie fajita and diet coke. ( I had 3 due to so much walking...free refills). There was a full bar indoors, so a bit of noise from the television broadcasting sports as well as the background chatter of dozens of patrons. My fajita came on 4 plates (veggies, rice, beans, and bread) as well as 3 small containers filled with salsa, cheese, and lettuce. It was good, I must say. We were served our meal within 12-15 minutes by Kira who was pleasant, attentive, and visually appealing. We had no room for dessert due the portion sizes being ample. I seem to recall free chips and salsa which is not the case now. Our total bill for the 2 of us came to $52. I've not yet been to their location on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach, however I prefer the intimacy and charm of this location on Second Street in charming downtown Lewes, Delaware.

    Aly W.

    Do I wish I could give more? Yes because I was really looking forward to going here. The food was just so blah as someone who has lived in locations with great Mexican food and influence. I agree with a few other mentions that the food is bland. The guacamole was pretty good but everything else was just okay. The elote was wildly disappointing.. I came for lunch with a girlfriend who is Mexican and was in town visiting for the day. Later that evening I told my husband it really wasn't worth us going back. We were thinking of going for dinner some time but that would be a waste. Service is good and it's a cute setup. It was just not the food I was expecting from reviews. Again, though, I do think the area demographics might result in skewed opinions especially if they haven't had anything to compare it to. A part of me wants to go back and order a wider range of things but I feel like we did the first time too and it just wasn't great.

    Menu August 2024
    James T.

    Don't know why we never came here before in our annual forages in Lewes but the endless juggling of food preferences and restrictions finally led us here and thank goodness. Agave is a 'refined' style of Mexican so not so spicy and actually healthier than most, they don't fry tortillas for tacos, the corn chips aren't greasy and there's no lard in sight (side beans are unmashed black beans). It's pretty big for downtown Lewes, pretty loud due to hard interior surfaces, but quite attractive inside. We were lucky to just walk in and sit on a Monday evening in August. Oh right the food. I got really good mole enchiladas with pulled chicken, wife got quite good steak tacos, daughter got a garden quesadilla smothered with fresh cooked vegetables and son got a 'spicy chicken quesadilla'. Now this one was kind of odd, the chicken had an almost Buffalo wing sauce on it which kid wasn't expecting--not bad, but not like the other dishes. But he tore it all apart and rebuilt the bites with our chips and some queso or crema and it all worked out. My Paloma and wife's house Margarita were also perfectly fine. Spicy chili powder my Paloma glass rim was a nice surprise. Good place and one of the best for vegetarian and gluten/dairy free folks in Lewes.

    Guac sampler
    Kaylee H.

    Food was a 10/10. Everything came quick and tasted delicious. The drinks were perfectly mixed and refreshing. The service was very nice and helpful. They came quick and made sure everything was just how we needed. I loved the Mexican atmosphere of the restaurant and how open it felt. Definitely will stop again when I'm in the area.

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    Leena S.

    We went to Agave for lunch based on a recommendation and the Yelp Reviews. The restaurant inside is modern and hip with a bar in the center. The service was also fantastic. Our waitress was friendly and efficient. However, we were not overly impressed by the food. It was just a-ok and we were expecting more based on the reviews and personal recommendation. We ordered the Surf and Turf Burrito, the Veggie Burrito and the Farmers Market Quesadilla. There was very little surf or turf inside the Burrito and the Veggie Burrito seemed to be loaded with Rice and Beans. The Farmers Market Quesadilla was the oddest assembly of a Quesadilla I have ever encountered. The veggies (primarily corn) were thrown on top of the flour tortilla. The description said the veggies were between two flour tortillas.

    Strawberry margarita
    Eve Neider N.

    The restaurant is very cute inside but super noisy! The margaritas were huge and fantastic. I wish they gave you chips for free. The chips and guac we got were super small and only enough for like 2 people but expensice. Our server was really nice and food came out fast. I got the fish tacos which were really good and the fish wasn't too fishy, the puffy shell was nice, and it was really flavorful!

    Nachos, steak taco
    Morgan F.

    Agave is great! Nice service, cool atmosphere. Highly recommend the steak tacos. Nachos are huge but don't come with a lot of toppings

    Quesadilla
    Kelly D.

    Service was a bit slow but we were there to be together! Moody vibes. Drinks were good and worth the price, quesadillas was odd with the whatever cheese they used.

    Paul A.

    One doesn't usually think of Mexican food in a sleepy beach town like Lewes, but when a place like Agave is around, you should. My wife and I went there for dinner one night and it is lovely. To start with the place is rural done with dark beams and walls that look adobe but it was done in subdued colors rather than the usual garish colors you often get a Mexican themed places. The result is it looks 'authentic' or at least lets you know you're in a style of restaurant but it is still relaxing. I had a beef and cheese dish but was a little alarmed when they didn't ask how I wanted it cooked. I didn't need worry. The cooks in the back know their business. It was flavorful tasty, tender, across the boards wonderful. Portions are fair and leave you wanting just a little bit more, which is of course perfect. Better that than over stuffed. One word of warning, the drinks are strong. I had one of their large specials and seriously. ONE of those was more than enough. I made it back to the hotel after a wonderful experience but it was a near run thing. Lewes is full of wonderful places to go but when you've had enough fish, this is the place to head to.

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    Great service and the food is always on point. Try the guacamole sampler and street corn

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    Lewes has the best ambiance and best service and the food is delicious! Best drinks alll natural ingredients and sweet staff

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    Ask the Community - Agave Mexican Restaurant

    Are you handicap accessible?

    I think they are in the front section- but probably best to call them.

    Do they rake reservations?

    No!! The one on 2nd street, in lewes, u have to wait in line, and one in on route 1 is the same.

    Do you have a Happy hour?

    Yes from 3 till 5

    Does Agave tell everyone on line how many gift cards are available and is there a limit of how many you can purchase?

    They have $10 gift cards, $25, $50 and $100 gift cards. You can buy as many as you want, but when you get the gift card, you have to use it all up in one purchase and you can't use it for tip

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