I went there with an old Grammer school buddy last night the waitress very friendly service was good. The food seemed very good at that time. However that night, I got violently ill with diarrhea and vomiting so texted my buddy in the morning and he also stated that he had gotten very sick as well, we only had 4 apps and two drinks but .. Never again one and done with this joint venture in at your own risk ! read more

They had great deals for the college student.. and our waiter was as personable as they come. The atmosphere was wonderful and I love seeing my old stomping grounds where I used to hang out ... The food was decent. And the drinks are great !! read more

Pros: the waitress was awesome and food came out quick Cons: chicken rubbery, bees and flies obnoxious on the deck, hair in our food, inside smells pungent, deck is unkept and dingy. Fly trap full of dead flies next to our table was a bad touch. We'll never come again, we felt bad for our waitress because she was very pleasant and did her job well but the restaurant takes away from that read more

This place has some FIRE tacos!! The guac, tortillas, toppings, everything is just so yummy!

Was craving tacos and I usually love this place but it's a Saturday and not even 9 o'clock they still have their "please wait to be seated" sign up at the hostess area and the hostess (sitting at the bar) goes to us "the kitchen is closed". What the heck!? Never coming here again! The hours say 11-2am... they need to post their "kitchen hours" online!!! Or fire their kitchen staff! Car just pulled up next to us in the parking lot and we informed them of their "kitchen hours". Hope everyone reads this review before they waste their time!!! read more

Aunt Chilada's - Mexican Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

This is a decent Mexican place conveniently located next to a driving range. The food is good, but nothing to rave about. The Fajitas are good, with an average sized portion. The Tacos el Carbon were also good, but I was left a little hungry. I went for lunch with a small group of people right around noon. It wasn't busy, I think there were a handful of other patrons, but the service was a little frustrating.. We had to ask 3 times for water, and twice for more beer. We chocked that up to them doing their opening preparations, but I kind of expect the customer to be the priority. read more

Aunt Chilada's - The waitress spilled rice on my friend because it was stuck to the bottom of a plate.. - Mexican Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I couldn't even begin to imagine the type of person who would rate this as low as some have. First of all, I've never been disappointed by the service. The staff has always been courteous and efficient. Secondly, the atmosphere has always been suitable. Yes, Sunday is "family day", which means more little ones running around than I'd normally care for, but when my girl and I came on a Friday night, there was barely a soul here and we were doted upon without feeling intruded. The food comes out lightning quick, and it was utterly delicious. Habañero chicken burrito was spicy as hell without being incapacitating, and my girl could barely finish her soft taco after a healthy empañada. I left fat, full, and filled with anticipation for the next time I return. $2 taco Tuesdays should be reason enough for you to make your way here. Free wi-fi too. Hate on the haters; Aunt Chilada's rocks. read more

Aunt Chilada's - Winning, the Mexican way. - Mexican Near Me - Hamden, Connecticut

I came here last night for the first time. We waited to be seated, just as the sign said. And we waited. And waited. Staff walked by us more than once and refused to even acknowledge our existence. Were we not good enough for this place? We finally left and we will never return. read more

My dad and I went here last night. The food (i had the mexican street corn and a chicken chimichanga) and service was great but there was a huge party seated right behind us who ruined our experience. When we made our reservation they should have told us there was going to be a large party there. read more

Terrible food. Extremely questionable service. Bartender Tom talks back to you and drinks on the job. I've been there to eat after golf, and I'll be finding a new restaurant. read more

I wish i could give this place negative stars. The owner Denied me entrance when i was 1. Completely sober. 2. Over 21 Tried convincing me that my REAL CONNECTICUT ID was fake. Wouldn't let me get any word in. Kept yelling in my face and cursing. Called my boyfriend a "motherf*cker"and continued to curse and yell. Funny, because I've been here once before and it was disgusting inside. Don't give this place any business. Sad pathetic excuse for a "bar" or whatever this place even is. read more

More than the food, the people at Aunt Chilada's make it special! Great place to get Mexican food when you are in town.

Take everyone's word for it, this place does have a cleanliness issue. It's such a shame because what a beautiful and unparalleled view. They really could make something of this location. But instead you walk in the door and don't smell yummy food, but rather some mixture of disinfectant and... something the disinfectant is trying to cover up. The floors are dirty and the whole place just feels kind of, well, icky. But that view. What a great look at the giant. That's worth a star at least. The food is entirely inauthentic. Chips were stale, salsa inedible, but our entrées were okay. Not good, not horrible, just okay. This and the fact that we came in for kids free Sunday earned another point. Our server was super friendly but not entirely attentive. Oh, and they had a magician who made balloons for the kids and that was nice too. But really, you can get so much good Mexican in the area, this place is sort of a waste. We might come again in the summer to eat on the patio with that view and to take advantage of free kid meals again, but if it weren't for those things, we wouldn't be back. Did I mention it's such a shame they're wasting that view?? read more

This place was outrageously priced and mediocre food. My son had a bean and cheese burrito with rice and instead of charging the price for a kids lunch they charged $15. Apparently burritos were not an option for children at a Mexican restaurant. read more

Only posting this review to warn others about the shrimp habanero tacos. Pour yourself a glass a milk to go along with it. Excellent taste but I'm now a dragon from game of thrones. Omg. Al pastor tacos were excellent as were the pork tacos. read more

I went here for lunch today after golf at sleeping giant golf course which was also a pretty bad experience. I ordered a chicken quesadilla and it was not so good. It had a weird smell and almost like a taste of plastic in the chicken. The tables are dirty and just overall has a gross vibe to it. I would not recommend this place to anybody ever. read more

First visit. The food was decent but we were sad the chips and tortillas were not made at the restaurant and the GUACAMOLE was very disappointing--tasted like the pre-made kind you can buy at the grocery store. The service was great. Loved outdoor seating. Kids were treated well. read more

To start with, the place has an odd smell when you walk in. Stale tortilla chips and somewhat passable salsa to start with (thank God it was free). I had "The Big E" (3 enchiladas: chicken, shredded beef & cheese). They were lukewarm and not very flavorful. The cheese enchilada seemed to be a bland cheese of some kind and it wasn't very well melted. The re-fried beans came from a can and the cheese on top wasn't melted at all. The Mexican rice was in a class by itself - tasteless. The other people in our party also stated that the food was not hot and fairly bland. To be honest, if this is what people in this area think that this is how Mexican food tastes, I really feel sorry for them. I would not waste my time or money in this place again. read more

MEDIOCRE. Offers 50 House Special Margaritas - my 'regular' without any added shots was $9.00! Hate to think what a specialty one would cost. Seems to be run and staffed by students at local college. Building needs a good cleaning and overhauling inside; appears to be the watering hole for neighboring golf course. Food selections seemed great when I got the menu, but so little I really wanted to try. Had a 'Big E - three enchilada's - ordered it with green sauce and it came with yellow; not sure what cheese it was - seemed to be Velveeta with slivers of jalapeno in it. Chicken enchilada was tasteless and dry - I did not finish everything on my plate. The salsa and chips were unlimited, though. Needless to say - I was totally unimpressed. The name is cute, but I probably won't be returning. Large number of reviews but only a two-star average rating should tell you something. read more

So, clearly there are some issues about getting into this establishment on drinking nights. My advice is that there are other places to drink, let it slide. Otherwise after having eaten here multiple times I found the food fast to arrive and tasty. Its restaurant, I know that the refried beans and the fluffy rice are likely made many hours before and held on a hot table. I also know from fast food places that it doesn't take to long to scoop some chicken into a fajita bread and fold it and throw it into a pre-reheated oven. Then top it off with some cheese and lettuce when it comes out, it doesn't require a microwave! read more

I have been going to Aunt Chiladas for many years now, and this is the first time I tried the veggie burrito. It was so good! The veggies were perfect and crisp! They have the best chips and salsa around. Will be back again!! read more

Wow, I really hate this place. It USED to be decent about 5 years ago, when they cared about the service their customers recieved, and the food and how it tasted. On my latest trip, I was with my sister and my best friend and we sat at the deck area. We wanted a cute lunch date with some decent margaritas, and some good food. What we got instead was some bimbo waitress who took 15 minutes just to get to the table, just to bring back water 10 minutes AFTER that. So finally we order, and she completely messed it up. My friend asked for a side of sour cream, and she never told her it costs an extra $1.00 for it!!! Then, we are sitting and waiting for 20 minnutes to get our check, were never checked up on, and I was forced to get up to ask for our bill. She then appeared like she was "put out" for having to give me my bill, and this was the manager I got my bill from! So I get the bill and we use 3 cards, split amount on each one. Then she overcharged me, and put almost the entire bill on my card, messed up my sisters, and my best firend was only charged a few bucks. I had to then tell the manager, who was then already pissed, and had to fix it, which she never did, so I was on the phoen w my bank for about an HOUR just to fix it. Horrible service, nasty food, flies all over landing in your dish, overall just disgusting and I would never spend another DIME there. read more

Bar Review only: Mean, grumpy bartender. My margarita had NO tequila in it, and when I was done I had a glass half full of ice chips :( dead on a saturday night...now I know why... No bueno I'm all set (the free salsa was spicy and good) read more

After hearing this place was great, I went. In short: NOT great. Everything was bland. I definitely felt the "American" aspect of their cuisine, because I feel like they strangled the life out of anything Mexican-y that could have possibly been redeeming about their mexican menu items. It was edible, but totally not worth the money or the time or the space in my stomach that it filled. Ick. read more

Every time I've been to Aunt Chilada's, I've had a problem with the service. Slow, unfriendly, denying us drink specials, and unwilling to split checks for some friends and I on a double date are just a few problems. Most of them happen in one visit. Once a waitress even complained that we didn't tip 15%! We did the math on the car ride home, and we most certainly tipped her far more generously than we should have. Unintelligent, money-hungry waitresses does not a quality dinner make. I've stopped going there because I'm tired of the dining room smelling like a college dorm party complete with piss and beer everywhere, and a table that's barely clean enough to sit on, much less eat off of. The flies really the only authentic thing about this place. Their food isn't bad, but isn't worth the price, plus it's usually cold or cooling by the time it gets to you. There is a better choice for Mexican. read more

Went for lunch the other day and didn't really enjoy my meal. I had the black bean burrito and it was devoid of flavor - just canned black beans, cheese and rice. The service was so-so, the green salsa was not good either. I was disappointed, as I really love Mexican food and have been searching high and low in Connecticut to no avail. I will say that I did enjoy the guacamole. read more

Food freshly prepared ,decent portions and and nicely presented Good Service Fresh made chips and salsa unltd In nice weather a place on the patio is ok Can be somewhat noisy , bucket beer deals read more

I havent written in a review in quite some time, but after my experience at this place last night, this was the first thing on my mind when I woke up this morning...it was THAT bad! Myself and some friends met at this bar to stay somewhat local on a Saturday night. We were looking for a place to sit outside and have a few cocktails on a beautiful summer evening. We went to the patio and sat down at the bar. And here is what happened from that point on... 1. We asked a waitress for a drink and she said we had to wait for the bartender. Didn't offer to go get her or anything. We were just supposed to WAIT. It took 10 minutes for the bartender to come back to take our drink order. 2. When the staff actually did come back, the waitresses and bartender did nothing but smoke cigarettes (YES, SMOKE), eat, drink, and sit around as if they were patrons in the corner behind the bar while we all waited to order another drink. Never once paying even the slightest bit of attention to any of us! I actually had to wave at them to come over to get their attention!! 2. The bar had old half eaten food and empty drink glasses collecting flies so we decided it would be best to sit at a table. Every empty table (yes there were several, meaning more than two) was covered in food and drink that had been left by earlier dinner guests. (They had been sitting that way since we arrived btw!) I had the nerve to actually ask the bartender if we could sit at the table... meaning put out your cigarette butt and do your job.... she said "Yeah but we close at 11." and turned around to continue smoking and chatting with her other waitress friends. It was 10:30. 4. Feeling appalled we finished our drinks and walked inside hoping to perhaps get some better service... when I went to order a drink, I was stopped mid-sentence and told "We're closed!" It was ten minutes before 11. I am only giving this place one star because yelp won't let you give Zero stars. If I were the owner or manager, I would be mortified to be associated with this place. I would'nt go back even if the drinks were FREE. read more

This is what I have told all of my friends about this "Mexican" restaurant: This place is serving you Taco Bell at inflated prices in a restaurant setting. Maybe I'm spoiled because I came from Tucson, AZ...but this is not Mexican food. My husband ordered a chimichanga and nothing in it was seasoned almost at all! And on the menu it said had cheese on top...they poured like a vat of NACHO CHEESE on it! Like Taco Bell nacho cheese. So gross. And I ordered a chicken quesadilla. Again there was no seasoning, no spice, it was just blah. I thought a quesadilla would be can't-miss kind of food but this place found a way to fail. The only reason this restaurant gets 2 stars instead of one is because the patio outside is a great seating area, and the chips and salsa were endless. Unless you're going to Quinnipiac and have no other place to eat, do not go out of way to drive here. Not worth it! read more

UPDATE: After being a customer since they opened , I haven't been here in over a year and don't plan on it again. Our long time waiter, whom we thought was a nice guy (we leave in excess of 20% tip and are easy customers-he refused, on a slow nearly empty Sunday afternoon @ 3pm, to lower the blasting rock music. Mom is a senior and has a hearing problem), After 3 requests to turn it down, we were told that the owner wouldn't allow them to lower it!!!! It is not a dance club! It's a freakin' restaurant! We walked out and won't return. Called the owner, could care less. I don't know what the others are complaining about...I've been eating here for 15 years and have had consistently good grub. The salsa is entirely made fresh ( tomatoes and all) and very spicy. The salads and entrees are also better than decent-dressings are all made here-not prepackaged. No it's not haute cuisine, but it is my go-to place for a quick bite without a hassle. There are too many chain resto's in Hamden and many mediocre bar & grills and pizza joints. Thanks to Aunt Chiladas you can actually have food with some semblance of spice,fresh veggies and grilled seafood-very tough to come by in these parts. The seafood is always fresh-tuna,salmon, shrimp and scallops dishes all have been hearty, tasty and consistent. The service is also better than average -always accommodating special requests. read more

I've gone to Aunt Chilada's many times in the past and always had fabulous food. Today not so much. Ordered the fajita salad with steak. Steak had weird smell and taste. Gone down hill. read more

Worst service I've ever had! I am a waitress and I was trying to be nice and sympathetic to the waitress but she was very out of it and I'm pretty sure on drugs. She did not realize how many times she messed up our check and every time we explained to her what she did wrong she could not comprehend what we were saying! It took her over an hour for her to realize what she did wrong! I will never go back and the food was horrible! The manager was there and didn't care what was going on. Worst place I've ever been to! I wish I was exaggerating but I told her it was the wrong check at least 10 times! read more

Beautiful location, pretty terrible food. Let's start with the good. This cool little place is set right next to the Sleeping Giant Country Club in Hamden. They have a great patio with a view of the golfers, a nice place to have drinks with friends. However, a restaurant is for food is it not? Their website claims that "Aunt Childa" took a road trip to Mexico to "find the secrets of her culinary ancestors", unfortunately she must have gotten lost. All of our 6 diners left the majority of the food on their plate. Their version of chicken tortilla soup = bland chicken noodle soup without the noodles, absolutely no spices, cilantro, or any other mexican seasonings, with crazy red strips of tortillas on the top. Someone needs a lesson in "kicking it up a notch", people. Same for their black bean soup. It literally tasted like they poured a can of black beans into hot water and served it as such. The people at my table who ordered it could not take more than 2 bites. My entree, a chicken taco. Hard to screw up right? The shredded chicken was dry, but soaked in some tomato saucy stuff that reminded me more of marinara than salsa. Shredded cheddar to top it off inside of a flour tortilla. Please, at least warm the tortilla next time so that it doesn't break apart as soon as I pick it up. Oh, wait. There won't be a next time. I'm sorry Aunt Chilada, I hate giving negative reviews but your cook could really benefit from having some Mexican chefs, heck maybe just the Mexican auntie next door come over and give you a few pointers on what Mexican food is all about. To end on a nice thought, the wait staff were very nice, professional and catered to our needs doing the best they could with what was coming out of the kitchen. The location, pretty and great for outdoor drinks on the patio...just don't order the food unless you feel like leaving disappointed. read more

I came in not knowing what I wanted, My waitress recommend a dish and it was delicious. Fabulous time, and it didn't break the bank.

One Dollar Millers in Fancy glasses Does not make olives as a side ok. read more

Got fajitas. A friend and I wanted fajitas for two but waitress informed us that we still could only have 3 sides. Meaning we both had to have the same. WTF? ordered separately (paying more). Now have to choose 3 sides /toppings. Lettuce counts as one. Really? I got rice, sour cream, tomato, and lettuce. All are among choices for my toppings but I am one over. I got charged for a side of rice. Why not charge me for a side of lettuce which should come to about ten cents? Meat was bland and in chunks which makes a fajita awkward. Tortillas brought to the table 10 to 15 minutes before the meat and got cold. The mediocre food would have been tolerable but the service and unreasonable menu "rules" made it feel like the place is nickel and diming me and not doing what it needs to to provide a meal with the standard accompanying items. read more

This place could be so good. Great concept, but the food is below food chain micro-wave reheated texture and flavor. The food is not close to being Mexican, sort of a feeble attempt to the real thing. The setting is great, wonderful deck, but there is the food. Tuesday nights are the busiest. Two dollar tacos, but based on reviews I haven't risked it yet. Probably won't, and probably won't be back. Some Sundays they have a band on the second floor. Older musicians who are wonderful, play mostly old, big band music and they sometimes have an older lady sing with them. But the sticking point is the food. This place could be a gold mine, but someone has to wake up and raise the standards. read more

Major boo! I read good reviews (somewhere) and organized a dinner with friends there. They didn't honor the drink special I read about on-line, and the margaritas weren't strong, totally NOT fine! When the food is this expensive and just tastes OK, the service is snail-paced (and seemingly takes days), the advertisements are not honored, and unfriendly staff, you better believe it, I'm not coming back! read more

Very good location, with a casual vibe. Starting with chips, guac and queso really sets the tone. I prefer the namesake enchilada, but the menu is diverse enough that there is something for everyone. Would also recommend the honey mustard chicken wrap. There's a great, hand-picked selection of craft beers, as well as a sparkling Tito's pink lemonade on tap. You can sit at the bar or a table, and the service is great. Nothing but good things to say about this place; I will certainly be back read more

The wife and I stopped by Aunt Chilada's on a Saturday afternoon, starved for lunch. We'd both been here twice before. We sat in the sun-room-esque dining area to the right of the main entrance. The decor had a homey, but old, feel to it. The walls featured not-so-interesting posters about chiles and tamales. Service was friendly but somewhat slow (there was a birthday party going on upstairs, and only one waitress for the entire dining room). The food was pretty satisfying, not amazing. Lunch is served with a bowl of tortilla chips and a pretty good salsa. I had the Spinaca Chicken quesadilla (spinach, grilled chicken, jack cheese) which wasn't as flavorful as I expected. The wife had the Beef Laredo quesadilla (shredded beef, peppers, and cheese), which was much more tasty. We both had side salads, which were appropriately prepared (veggies were fresh and crisp). I wouldn't compare AC's to an authentic Mexican restaurant -- it would lose every time in every respect. But compared to the typical US chain restaurant (e.g., Applebee's, Chili's), it comes out on top. read more