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I had such high hopes for this restaurant and it turned out to be an expensive letdown. The decor, the Ambiance and service were outstanding. Great design, nice decor, and the food was just a major letdown. The salsa they serve taste like it came out of a jar from a supermarket. The refried beans were like melted ice cream. and there was no spice package, no flavoring to anything. And this is a shame for a nice restaurant like this to put out food that is just mediocre at best and charge the prices! It's Tacos, not Beef Wellington. Margherita was very nice.
This is a beautiful location and does not have the traditional look of a Mexican restaurant. The wait staff is always polite and attentive. The food is really good. The only thing I didn't like was the empanadas. I've always said Mexican restaurants have the BEST drinks. I haven't been proven wrong. Make sure you have a designated driver :) There are a few nice hotels nearby if you need accommodations.
The service - A Ambiance was awesome, see photos, A+ the drinks - B+ we ordered magaritas (good but expensive, we thought there was a discount on them but only when we checked out did we learn to the contrary) the food - A-, we split el jefe parrillada, which comes with a sampling of steak (thinner cut ribeye, was over cooked/ we asked for mid rare), chicken (good), pork belly (more please), chorizo, onion, street corn, refried beans- all sides were great. the only reason im giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the steak (the star protein) was overdone, and the drinks cost more than we were led to believe.
My kids wanted to take me out for Mexican for my birthday dinner and we chose Anejo. The ambience is fun and inviting. I enjoyed my frozen margarita (maybe too much). The service was spot on and the food was great. We will be back!
I'm gonna start with the fact pictures were missing. This is because we were too busy moving appetizers out of the way so our meals could be sat on top of our table basically. There was simply no time! No sooner did we get our appetizers the food was messed up TOO so we were dealing with that as well. The pork belly definitely didn't taste right at all so we sent that back. Our chicken and shrimp fajitas had 1 (yes 1) shrimp. Our waiter was basically ignoring us. The other wait staff wasn't attentive. We had to combine food on plates so we had at least a little room to eat so as my brother held a huge dirty plate out for attention a different waitress kindly rolled her eyes when he asked if she could take it .... Wt .... ?! It's gotta be a prank at this point. A few minutes later he's again holding another plate off the table to make room and there's no one to help even though they absolutely saw us flagging them down. Our waiter had more important things to do which was very apparent. I hate leaving bad reviews as you can see but they unfortunately earned this one!! I asked for a manager because at this point we're opting for putting dirty bowls and plates on the window seal at our table. Thankfully it was just wide enough. Mara, the manager, somewhat actually saved some grace on my review. She took off the appetizer (pork belly) and the chicken fajitas. Something that should of been offered already with the appetizer from our waiter as no one touched it except for a tiny bite. The fajita should of been taken back and corrected but we got the feeling other things were more important than our measley 4 top I'm gonna give them 3 stars only and I mean ONLY because Mara saved the day.
Returned to Angelo Covina to celebrate my brother's birthday. The food was just as good as the first time I ate there and still recommend this restaurant. First, the restaurant is beautiful-clean and modern with extensive and appropriate Mexican imagery and decorations. they also pay homage to Frida. The service was fast warm and efficient. i had the lunch chicken enchiladas which normally comes with red or green sauce but they allowed me to substitute their excellent mole sauce. it came with a mound of Mexican rice, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. My wife had the huevos rancheros with two eggs served over two corn tortillas, red sauce, queso fresco onions and sour cream with rice and beans. my brother and daughter both had carnitas (slowly cooked pork) with they both claiming they were the best they've ever had. It came with rice, refried beans, and guacamole salad. finally my grandson had a kids cheese quesadilla that they added some requested beef to and Mexican rice. Needless to say we all left fatter and happier. Good place.
I was over this place but the wife insisted we give it one last shot since there's not many decent restaurants to choose from on this side of town. Lo and behold, an issue arose. Aside from my order tasting just ok with cheese that is half melted, how can a chef think this is acceptable? (See pic). You want me to make my own guac? Getting tired of the sub par restaurants on this side of the river. Do ****ing better!
Our Red Hat chapter went Anejo Cocina for our December luncheon and holiday party. We were very lucky to have Ivania be our waitperson. She was great when I had her on my previous visit and she was superb again! We were a medium-sized group but almost every request was attended to in good time. The ladies ordered a variety of entrees and sides and they said every item was delicious. I was able to get a steak burrito this time without anything onion and it was great! The decor is so festive already that it easily increased our holiday mood. I wished I lived closer but I heard several ladies say they were making Cocina a favorite spot!
Looks nice inside and very clean. Service was excellent. They gave us chips and salsa and took our drink order right away. My friend had fajitas and I had a burrito. The fajitas were piping hot and delicious. My burrito was good but could have used a little more seasoning. The burrito was huge so I only ate half during lunch and just finished the rest for dinner, it heated up good. I would eat here again.
We decided to check out Anejo in Middleburg one evening on a whim. It's very close to our house. It's a new restaurant and I know they have a location in downtown Jax. They gave us complimentary chips and salsa, some of the worst chips I've had at a Mexican restaurant. They were thick, cold, and many were very stale, and a few tasted burnt. The salsa was ok, kind of runny. It reminded me of Tostitos salsa that you get at the store. The Oaxaca Old Fashioned was really good! They didn't have mint for my Mule so I ordered the Coco(coconut) margarita. It was just ok. They filled a tiny cup with ice and filled up the rest with the drink so there wasn't much in it. I ordered the Anejo Sampler appetizer and my husband ordered one US-Mex taco. We waited 40 minutes to receive both. The appetizer was enough to feed 2 people as a meal. The food was mostly good. The flavor wasn't 100. The US-Mex taco was delicious. Messy, but worth it. The ambiance of the restaurant was great, decorated well, the staff were all very nice. The temperature was a little cold inside but not bad. It was 5:30 on a Tuesday in November when we arrived. It wasn't very busy. Overall, my thoughts are: the place is overpriced, too slow for service, some of the food is lacking, especially the chips. I wouldn't be against coming back but it would not be a recommendation to my friends.
Visited:: 15Nov25. I ordered the anejo burrito loco. Was decently flavored burrito, my one concern was the burrito ingredients weren't throughout the burrito. One end had all the black beans and the other end did not. Both ends really didn't have chicken but the middle there was. It wasn't just my burrito, my friend got the same one and it had the same issue also. Obviously wished it was consistent all the way through. I know it's new at the time I'm writing this, but our server was very slow. Had to ask for silverware after our burritos came out, which took a couple min. To receive. Waited awhile on water. Didn't really check in on us. Later on we had another friend join and it took more then 10min. To get her anything. I hope those are kinks that'll be worked out. Just like all other Mexican places fun looking inside family friendly environment. Will come back.
The service and the food are AMAZING! Nancy, our waitress was helpful and so nice. The manager came by to make sure everything was fine. I recommend it. All the food that came out of the kitchen looked great
There is only one thing that could make this place better: moving it closer to Eagle Landing (like a stand-alone building in front of Publix) . The layout of the restaurant is great - spacious so that you aren't crammed in next to others. Lots of space inside and, actually. The food is top notch! The portions are large. I included a shot of the vegetarian burrito that blows away anything I've had anywhere - outside of Florida included.. When our server first brought it out I was blown away! I returned that feeling by eating the whole thing. . What can I say? I'm a growing boy. The presentation of each plate we've had, thus far, has been really good, too. The service is GREAT! Everyone has been super friendly and helpful, but our favorite is Elizabeth. She makes our trip better. She checks back with us often to make sure everything is good and going well, but, the part that makes her special, she doesn't give you the feeling that it's perfunctory. She seems to genuinely care that things are right with us. An easy 5 stars. They're doing good an all fronts.
16 days ago
I could not stop eating the elote! I ordered it to go along with the vegetarian enchilada entree and they threw in chips in salsa. The seasoning on the elote made it pop with flavor, and the portions were huge. The generous amount of toppings on the enchiladas was greatly appreciated. It was the perfect takeaway order for dinner and a movie at home, and I had plenty of leftovers. read more
We went for lunch today. We arrived right when they opened at 11. The handicap parking is right in front of the door and the parking spaces were big enough for a large SUV (which we are learning is often not the case around here). When we walked in, the place was clean, the floor was not sticky, and the staff were friendly. One thing I liked is that the tables were not all right on top of each other. There's nothing worse than not being able to pull my chair out enough to comfortably sit in it. But that wasn't a problem here. Also, the chairs are sturdy without arms so bigger folks need not worry. Onto the food....we ordered guacamole, the steak chimichanga (no rice), and a burrito Jalisco with steak. The salsa was good but the chips were nothing special. The guacamole was good but not worth $15. The steak inside of the chimichanga was delicious and cooked perfect. It was the best part of the meal. My complaint is that this was wrapped more like a large dumpling and not like a closed burrito so some of the tortilla didn't cook. It was a little strange biting into uncooked tortilla when you expect it to be fried. The portions were huge and the sides of pico, guacamole, and sour cream that came with it were very generous. The service was perfect (attentive enough to take care of us but not be annoying). Overall the food was good but kind of pricey as it was priced more like upscale Mexican. We definitely didn't walk away feeling like we had found that one Mexican place to replace all others. But we will go back while searching for that unicorn. read more
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6 days ago
I had such high hopes for this restaurant and it turned out to be an expensive letdown. The decor, the Ambiance and service were outstanding. Great design, nice decor, and the food was just a major letdown. The salsa they serve taste like it came out of a jar from a supermarket. The refried beans were like melted ice cream. and there was no spice package, no flavoring to anything. And this is a shame for a nice restaurant like this to put out food that is just mediocre at best and charge the prices! It's Tacos, not Beef Wellington. Margherita was very nice. read more
This is a beautiful location and does not have the traditional look of a Mexican restaurant. The wait staff is always polite and attentive. The food is really good. The only thing I didn't like was the empanadas. I've always said Mexican restaurants have the BEST drinks. I haven't been proven wrong. Make sure you have a designated driver :) There are a few nice hotels nearby if you need accommodations. read more
The service - A Ambiance was awesome, see photos, A+ the drinks - B+ we ordered magaritas (good but expensive, we thought there was a discount on them but only when we checked out did we learn to the contrary) the food - A-, we split el jefe parrillada, which comes with a sampling of steak (thinner cut ribeye, was over cooked/ we asked for mid rare), chicken (good), pork belly (more please), chorizo, onion, street corn, refried beans- all sides were great. the only reason im giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the steak (the star protein) was overdone, and the drinks cost more than we were led to believe. read more
6 months ago
My kids wanted to take me out for Mexican for my birthday dinner and we chose Anejo. The ambience is fun and inviting. I enjoyed my frozen margarita (maybe too much). The service was spot on and the food was great. We will be back! read more
I'm gonna start with the fact pictures were missing. This is because we were too busy moving appetizers out of the way so our meals could be sat on top of our table basically. There was simply no time! No sooner did we get our appetizers the food was messed up TOO so we were dealing with that as well. The pork belly definitely didn't taste right at all so we sent that back. Our chicken and shrimp fajitas had 1 (yes 1) shrimp. Our waiter was basically ignoring us. The other wait staff wasn't attentive. We had to combine food on plates so we had at least a little room to eat so as my brother held a huge dirty plate out for attention a different waitress kindly rolled her eyes when he asked if she could take it .... Wt .... ?! It's gotta be a prank at this point. A few minutes later he's again holding another plate off the table to make room and there's no one to help even though they absolutely saw us flagging them down. Our waiter had more important things to do which was very apparent. I hate leaving bad reviews as you can see but they unfortunately earned this one!! I asked for a manager because at this point we're opting for putting dirty bowls and plates on the window seal at our table. Thankfully it was just wide enough. Mara, the manager, somewhat actually saved some grace on my review. She took off the appetizer (pork belly) and the chicken fajitas. Something that should of been offered already with the appetizer from our waiter as no one touched it except for a tiny bite. The fajita should of been taken back and corrected but we got the feeling other things were more important than our measley 4 top I'm gonna give them 3 stars only and I mean ONLY because Mara saved the day. read more
Returned to Angelo Covina to celebrate my brother's birthday. The food was just as good as the first time I ate there and still recommend this restaurant. First, the restaurant is beautiful-clean and modern with extensive and appropriate Mexican imagery and decorations. they also pay homage to Frida. The service was fast warm and efficient. i had the lunch chicken enchiladas which normally comes with red or green sauce but they allowed me to substitute their excellent mole sauce. it came with a mound of Mexican rice, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. My wife had the huevos rancheros with two eggs served over two corn tortillas, red sauce, queso fresco onions and sour cream with rice and beans. my brother and daughter both had carnitas (slowly cooked pork) with they both claiming they were the best they've ever had. It came with rice, refried beans, and guacamole salad. finally my grandson had a kids cheese quesadilla that they added some requested beef to and Mexican rice. Needless to say we all left fatter and happier. Good place. read more
3 months ago
I was over this place but the wife insisted we give it one last shot since there's not many decent restaurants to choose from on this side of town. Lo and behold, an issue arose. Aside from my order tasting just ok with cheese that is half melted, how can a chef think this is acceptable? (See pic). You want me to make my own guac? Getting tired of the sub par restaurants on this side of the river. Do ****ing better! read more
Our Red Hat chapter went Anejo Cocina for our December luncheon and holiday party. We were very lucky to have Ivania be our waitperson. She was great when I had her on my previous visit and she was superb again! We were a medium-sized group but almost every request was attended to in good time. The ladies ordered a variety of entrees and sides and they said every item was delicious. I was able to get a steak burrito this time without anything onion and it was great! The decor is so festive already that it easily increased our holiday mood. I wished I lived closer but I heard several ladies say they were making Cocina a favorite spot! read more
Looks nice inside and very clean. Service was excellent. They gave us chips and salsa and took our drink order right away. My friend had fajitas and I had a burrito. The fajitas were piping hot and delicious. My burrito was good but could have used a little more seasoning. The burrito was huge so I only ate half during lunch and just finished the rest for dinner, it heated up good. I would eat here again. read more
We decided to check out Anejo in Middleburg one evening on a whim. It's very close to our house. It's a new restaurant and I know they have a location in downtown Jax. They gave us complimentary chips and salsa, some of the worst chips I've had at a Mexican restaurant. They were thick, cold, and many were very stale, and a few tasted burnt. The salsa was ok, kind of runny. It reminded me of Tostitos salsa that you get at the store. The Oaxaca Old Fashioned was really good! They didn't have mint for my Mule so I ordered the Coco(coconut) margarita. It was just ok. They filled a tiny cup with ice and filled up the rest with the drink so there wasn't much in it. I ordered the Anejo Sampler appetizer and my husband ordered one US-Mex taco. We waited 40 minutes to receive both. The appetizer was enough to feed 2 people as a meal. The food was mostly good. The flavor wasn't 100. The US-Mex taco was delicious. Messy, but worth it. The ambiance of the restaurant was great, decorated well, the staff were all very nice. The temperature was a little cold inside but not bad. It was 5:30 on a Tuesday in November when we arrived. It wasn't very busy. Overall, my thoughts are: the place is overpriced, too slow for service, some of the food is lacking, especially the chips. I wouldn't be against coming back but it would not be a recommendation to my friends. read more
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Visited:: 15Nov25. I ordered the anejo burrito loco. Was decently flavored burrito, my one concern was the burrito ingredients weren't throughout the burrito. One end had all the black beans and the other end did not. Both ends really didn't have chicken but the middle there was. It wasn't just my burrito, my friend got the same one and it had the same issue also. Obviously wished it was consistent all the way through. I know it's new at the time I'm writing this, but our server was very slow. Had to ask for silverware after our burritos came out, which took a couple min. To receive. Waited awhile on water. Didn't really check in on us. Later on we had another friend join and it took more then 10min. To get her anything. I hope those are kinks that'll be worked out. Just like all other Mexican places fun looking inside family friendly environment. Will come back. read more
11 months ago
The service and the food are AMAZING! Nancy, our waitress was helpful and so nice. The manager came by to make sure everything was fine. I recommend it. All the food that came out of the kitchen looked great read more
5 months ago
There is only one thing that could make this place better: moving it closer to Eagle Landing (like a stand-alone building in front of Publix) . The layout of the restaurant is great - spacious so that you aren't crammed in next to others. Lots of space inside and, actually. The food is top notch! The portions are large. I included a shot of the vegetarian burrito that blows away anything I've had anywhere - outside of Florida included.. When our server first brought it out I was blown away! I returned that feeling by eating the whole thing. . What can I say? I'm a growing boy. The presentation of each plate we've had, thus far, has been really good, too. The service is GREAT! Everyone has been super friendly and helpful, but our favorite is Elizabeth. She makes our trip better. She checks back with us often to make sure everything is good and going well, but, the part that makes her special, she doesn't give you the feeling that it's perfunctory. She seems to genuinely care that things are right with us. An easy 5 stars. They're doing good an all fronts. read more
2 months ago
8 months ago
My wife and i have been here a few times. Today was the worst. I ordered the shrimp and chicken fajitas and my wife ordered the ground beef chimichanga. We split a margarita. My wifes chimichanga came out looking like it was folded in half. It was horrendous. My fajitas was burnt, and almost all chicken, 4 pieces of shrimp. Im not going to pay 20 some odd dollars for a chicken with a side of shrimp. The rice was very dry, the beans were a salt lick. It is becoming the place down the street at salsas. Terrible. The waitress was good but so quiet i could hardly hear her. The place is decorated nicely, but thats not why i came here. I hope this place isnt going downhill as my wife and i liked it here. But for now i think we eill take a break. read more
10 months ago
10 months ago
I know they have not been open for long, but the menus should Never be put on the table with Food on the inside. The margarita was weak and too sweet. I had the (pictured) quesadilla with grilled chicken and it was good. The rice, guacamole was fresh. I will eventually go back and eat again. The place is large and can handle a nice size group of the wait staff can handle it. read more
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Nancy was awesome. The food was great. Would recommend all my friends. The tomahawk steak was off the chain. My daughter wouldn't share it with me. read more
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Our food came out AMAZING. Eli was an awesome server. Everything was fresh & delicious! The restaurant is SO cute, we love it! read more
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If I could give them ten stars I would. We arrived on Saturday mid lunch, I expected a wait. We were seated immediately, beautiful lighting, atmosphere was amazing, our waitress was wonderful as well as front of house. We ordered appetizers, and drinks, they were in front of us in less than 5 minutes, BEAUTIFUL PLATE!!! We ordered our entrées and the were out another 5 minutes later! The food is too good, you have to come here and taste it for yourself. HIGHLY recommend the strawberry margarita, also gorgeous. I would have added a photo of the entrée's but myself and my husband devoured them read more
9 months ago
Good was good and flavorful. Service was quick and friendly. Little pricey but very big portions. read more
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