Great meal. Great service. Little noisy. They go out of their way to please. Customer service great too!

The location is pretty but this place is very far from a place of amazing cuisine. Nothing was terrible but nothing was fantastic. Meh! It is bland "gringo" mexican food and my companion and I ended up pining for Chuy's. The service was harried and it appeared they were understaffed given the busy time we were there. I came, I ate, I wish them well but will not return. read more

My husband and I came here for dinner and to hear our neighbor perform live as the featured musician. We had not been here before as I can't tolerate spicy food and normally steer clear of Mexican restaurants. In order to hear our buddy Jim play, however, I was willing to give it a shot. So glad we did!! The atmosphere, service, and food were all outstanding. I had the Dallas Pechuga (after the server assured me its not a spicy dish) which was absolutely delicious, I also had a Pina Colada which was perfect...could have downed several of these but stuck to one as I had to drive home. My husband had a Prickly Pear Margarita which he said was the best he's ever had, and the Enchilada De Mole for his entree (very spicy so I didn't bother to sample it). He loved it and downed every bite. The live music was excellent but not intrusive or in-your-face. We sat in the outdoor patio area so we could hear it as we ate, and it was just a very pleasant setting and ambience. We definitely recommend this restaurant and look forward to eating here again! read more

Love this place. Great margaritas and good Mexican food. The menu is split in half interior and tex Mexican food. The back patio is nice and the waiters are generally pretty attentive. Great spot for happy hour too read more

Wow - how have we been in Austin this long and not been to Azul Tequila? Great service, really good food, and margaritas that make me happy. Good stuff! read more

If you have been going to this place for as long(or longer) as my family and I have been going here then you may have noticed how sadly this place has gone down hill. We miss the old Azul Tequila. It used to be a staple for my family and I. We have been going here for 3 yrs and know how our dishes should taste and look like. Today was disappointing. The dish my husband ordered was not how it used to be. Super dry. Out of the 3 yrs, my husband,not once had to take a dish back....until today. He got the chicken quesadillas, which weren't that great. Our girls normally order pancakes because we usually go around brunch time. Pancakes used to be big and fluffy now they are a bit smaller and thin and instead of coming with a side of eggs and bacon it comes with two chicken strips which look like catfish bc the batter they use is for fish. Chicken was tender but had zero flavor. I ordered the beef fajitas(which they no longer serve for two) and they turned out great, though they garnished it with pieces of carrot, celery and corn, I thought that was awkward. I never had that as a garnish for fajitas anywhere, not even here, in the past. Lastly, we have never spent over $60(unless we ordered drinks/dessert). We ended up spending close to $80. We did order guacamole for the first time but it came to be $8 for a small bowl...crazy if you ask me. Prices def went up. This meal was not worth $80 and the only reason I give it two stars is bc our service was good. I don't know what happened to the food but it needs to go back to the way it use to be. I agree with another comment that stated to bring back the old Azul Tequila. read more

We have enjoyed the Dry Creek Azul Tequila location since it opened. We've eaten both in the restaurant and ordered take-out at least once a month. Something has changed the past few months and the food quality has declined. It was a favorite, and it is a much needed restaurant in NW Hills, I just wish it deserved more than 3 stars. read more

GREAT service, however the food was just okay, I will probably go back just to have their appetizers. Queso flameado con chorizo and hand made corn tortillas!! read more

The menu is awesome.. Two main sections, one with authentic Mexican dishes and one with proper Tex-Mex. Very friendly and knowledgeable service. Comfortable environment. Great location. We can't wait to come back and try more of the great food and next time maybe some Tequila..! read more

Used to love this place. The quality of service here has declined severely over the past couple years. Ordered the Chile Relleno en Almendra and there was saran wrap inside of the pepper surrounding the beef. No discount or refund offered. They took it back to the kitchen, took the saran wrap off, and came back with the exact same pepper at room temperature. Ordered take out 10/21/2015 and came home to find no beans with the enchilada dinner and the side of salsa we paid extra for less than half full (4 oz of an 8 oz container) with half a bag of chips. When I called back to inquire, they were curt and explained that that is how much salsa comes with the side of chips and salsa. I had specifically asked over the phone before I ordered how much salsa comes with it and they said 8 oz. They asked me to drive back (which I couldn't do) refused to refund the salsa I paid for and didn't get, and discounted the incomplete enchilada plate $2. This was my wife and my favorite Mexican restaurant for years. Never going back. read more

I had the Lalo Rellano and my wife had the taco salad. The food was great. The chips were hot and fresh and the salsa was spicy hot. Great if you like hot salsa but could use a milder salsa for the more sensitive palate. Prices Prices were very reasonable. Definitely a good place to stop for dinner. read more

This has to be the slowest Mexican food restaurant I have ever seen. Over an hour and a half to get our food, and the place was not half full. The waiter made a lot of excuses, but slow is slow. Don't come here unless you have a lot of time to wait. read more

The location (north one) is a little obscure, so it's great that a friend recommended it. We might have missed it otherwise. The interior Mexican food rivals that of a well known and venerable establishment nearby. Except much less expensive, and greater variety in menu choices. While there are choices that look great in other menu sections, go with the interior Mexican list. Everything we tried was in that list and was fantastic. Oh, homemade corn tortillas. Isaac was a fabulous waiter who brought samples of unfamiliar sauces so we could choose. read more

I have eaten there three times. The food is fantastic. The service is great. We ask for extra spicy salsa and they make it for us. I don't usually give a place 5 stars unless everything is outstanding. It is one of those places that when I walk out of... I'm already looking forward to going back. read more

It may partly be the company that I go with and the fact that one of the bands members that occasionally plays there is a friend, but we always enjoy the evening. The food is tasty, margarita one of the best I've had and the atmosphere is relaxed and hospitable. Warm evenings on the outdoor patio are my favorite. read more

Shuffled to the stuffy "back room" with plastic chairs and plastic tables. Ok food. Pretty much the same stuff you get anywhere else. I guess if you're in the neighborhood and you don't want to deal with traffic then ok. read more

NOTE: I would give them 2.5 stars if Yelp would let me - Not Great - Not Terrible - but Needs Improvement. This is a newly opened restaurant that we have been waiting for months to open with the hope that we would FINALLY have a restaurant in the neighborhood to eat and hang out at.... We eat out frequently and are casual folks when it comes to eating out. This visit took place on a Friday night. Instead of a typical review, I will share a timeline for you: 6:00 arrival - our 6:00 patio reservation has been lost - we were told that they wrote it on sticky note and did not actually put in the reservation book. They offered indoor seating instead, but the smell of grease was overpowering and we had come for patio seating anyway. They did not offer to make it right - but instead offered that we could sit in the bar and wait until they could fit us in. Bar was not completely feasible since four members of our party were teenagers. One adult and the teens waited on the front porch until the sewer-like smell that was drifting over became unbearable and we then moved to back patio seating that we did not know existed - nor were told about by the hosting staff. 6:30 seated on patio - 4 menus for 7 people 6:35 waitress arrives to take drink orders for everyone (4 teens and 1 adult) 6:39 teen drinks arrive 6:42 missing menus arrive 6:46 adult drink arrives 7:02 waitress arrives to take orders and 2 adults order 2nd round of drinks 7:21 adult drinks arrive (one not quite right) and 3rd adult orders 2nd drink 7:31 adult drink arrives - marg has salt - ordered without salt but not willing to wait for replacement 7:33 nothing like going out on Friday night for conversation and go deaf w mariachi music blasting beside you .... Menu says Mariachi is from 8pm-10pm - perhaps menu referencing other time zone... 7:35 adult female goes to ladies room and finds no toilet paper anywhere in it. As she comes out of ladies room, she overhears other patron at host stand complaining about their reservation and patio seating..... hmmm..... 7:35 food arrives - finally - 95 short minutes after arrival !! 8:05 finally able to flag down waitress for check 8:10 check dropped off 8:15 check picked up w/credit cards 8:20 receipts returned for signatures and we take our leave... Overall: Ambience of inside restaurant: 1 of 5 stars (grease smell and very loud) Ambience of the patio: 4 of 5 stars (deduction for loud mariachi music - other than that a very pleasant seating environment) Service: 2 of 5 stars (s-l-o-w, understaffed & overwhelmed) Quality of food: 3 of 5 stars (Good food - but nothing that 'wow'ed' any of us. All got regular tex-mex fare with the exception of one who got interior dish and said it was tasteless and bland) We are going to give this another shot in a month after they have hopefully worked out some of the kinks, but they need to step up their game quickly or they will be the next failed restaurant in that cursed location, e.g. The Hub, Cat Mountain Grill, Jo Ellen's, etc. No excuse for understaffing and slow service on a Friday night during opening week. I had MUCH higher expectations since this is their second restaurant in Austin - very disappointed ! read more

The margarita is good and strong but its not definitely as great as I was expecting. Ive been here twice, once on a weekday evening when the place was pretty empty and once on a Saturday evening when it was packed. The food was great both times, but the service is just so slow! read more

The folks at Azul Tequila worked with us to pull together a lovely party for 10 on the outdoor patio. The food, service, and entertainment were top notch. Thank you to Lott and his team. We will be back, no doubt about it. read more

Sadly Azul fails in the category for value. Nine dollars for two cheese enchiladas --- the very basic of TexMex --- is overpriced. Tacking on $1 for a requested side (a couple tablespoons worth) of minced onions is insulting. Add another 75 cents for tortillas, and we are approaching $11 bucks for the TexMex staple. I certainly will not be returning. There's substantially better and cheaper TexMex throughout Austin. read more

Delicious tortilla soup! Good food and friendly staff. Love that we have a good neighborhood restaurant now. Lots of interesting food on the menu we want to try. read more

I really like the location and the back yard but the food has gotten worse since opening.

There are few restaurants in Austin that we will continue to visit and revisit regardless of where in the city we live. This is most definitely one of them! Amazing interior Mexican food and one of the best margaritas we've had anywhere....and we travel all over the world! Order the Vitola margarita with a chile lime salt rim and they'll know we sent you, haha. Amazing cochinitas pibil....ridiculous abondigas (during winter for sure) and honestly....best everything. They have live bands on the backyard stage on the weekends that have ranged from charming to knock-Your-socks-off guitar trios. The service is just phenomenal and keeps us coming back, regardless of how far we drive. We have come by ourselves, with our kids, and with parties of 15....all served exceptionally. This is the kind of place that would survive or word of mouth alone but yeah for Yelp so we can share this awesome spot with you! read more

Fabulous food, great pricing and friendly service. Will be our new hang between school and home. Nice variety of patrons as well.

I had high hopes for this place. My boyfriend and I went to dinner here last Sat. When we walked in the place smelled like dirty cleaning rags. It was not busy. We ordered queso and the chips were stale and the queso was runny. He ordered a shrimp relleno. The shrimp were smaller than my 8 year olds pinky fingernail. They were about one centimeter and they were not deveined. The overcooked shrimp were filled into a non-breaded pepper. I ordered the pescado Veracruz. The fish smelled rancid. We decided I should not eat it because it smelled so bad and clearly had turned. The waitress told us she was new and never even asked us how our food was. She did not deliver our food and only dropped off a check. She never asked us why we did not eat any of our food. We left and went to La Mancha and finally got edible food. I was beyond disappointed. read more

While it was our first time there, the ambivance (sp) was not great, the menu offers so much. Our food wads good. I had the enchiladas mole. Yum. Hard to find goid mole. And they have irt. Outdoor patio was good Claudia our waitress was great. So don't expect it to be a classy thang, but enjoy it for what it is. Really goid me food. We will be back read more

We stopped at the appetizers. The fried peppers with stuffed tuna was horrible. The tuna was not fully cooked and it had not been fully fried. I had to ask the waiter if it was cooked in a microwave because I couldn't believe how soggy it was. read more

slammin quesadilla, sat outside at the patio with my family, they had a killer live band ripping up some beautiful music, absolutely chill spot for this Friday night, loved it!!!! read more

I really like this place. They have an interior Mexico as well as a Tex Mex menu. I've never had a bad meal. I especially like the fish dishes. They have a pet friendly backyard --- with music on weekends. Can't beat that. A great neighborhood restaurant. read more

Went to Azul for lunch not too long ago...it had been years since we had visited. The lunch was excellent. We had a very nice server and the food was delicious. We went back for dinner with our family and had a bad experience. The service was slow, the food was okay, and the folks were not very friendly. As well, the drinks were tasteless (premium drinks at that). Be warned, for a side of onion, cheese, and/or pico (and I mean a very small side), they charge $1.00 per side. Had they told us there would be a charge, I would have been prepared, but to add it without notice, I didn't appreciate. When I asked the manager about it, he wasn't very responsive. I think I bothered him! Won't be back... read more

if you need to escape mopac traffic, this friendly neighborhood joint with a decent happy hour will fit the bill. otherwise, nothing to write home about. read more

This place is a hidden gem. The menu is extensive and everything I've tried (having been there several times) has been outstanding. Service is always quick and the drinks are tasty. When the weather is nice the outdoor patio is a great place to hang out and relax. read more

Family friendly, good service, and tasty food. Good variety on menu. Margaritas are well made. Queso compuesto a good start. I'm partial to Chile Rellenos and they have several options here. We always feel welcome at this neighborhood gem. read more

We live close by and was thrilled about another Mexican restaurant was close by. Unfortunately, our party of 4 was very disappointed with the food and margaritas. We all got something different which surprised us when all 4 choices were substandard. The chicken enchiladas were so salty they had to be sent back. The pescado veracruzano tasted like they just added a scope of tomatoes and onions on top of fish. It was like, "oh we forgot to cook the fish with the sauce." It tasted like an after thought. The rice was just plain white rice just like you would get at a Chinese restaurant, "I thought we were at a Mexican restaurant!" The charro beans came in an extremely small 1/4 cup and had maybe 10 beans with lots of flavorless liquid. One spoon and I was done. And my Mexican Martini was made with sweet and sour mix, not fresh ingredients, which tasted like they forgot the tequila. Isn't the name of this place Azul Tequila, at least this drink should have been the one thing to bring me back. I gave it 2 stars for the server and the nice patio but there is a lot of tweeking to do in the KITCHEN AND BAR. read more

Was in NW so excited to have a well-reviewed Tex-mex place nearby. Guess I should have realized the rating was probably relative to other places nearby. Definitely more Mexican than Tex-mex, and just okay. read more

Honestly, they probably deserve 4 for food BUT they have broken the bad restaurant spell in this location and I am so happy to have a family friendly very good restaurant in the neighborhood! The service is very friendly, the food is great and my kids love it. We eat here way too often! Well done!!! read more

Great addition to the neighborhood! After many restaurants that have failed in this location, I think we finally have one that is here to stay! The food is excellent and bonus.... Margaritas are good too. Nice area outdoors for kids to run around. We can now have a good family dinner out without even having to go through a single traffic light! read more

Love this place!! Food is excellent, staff work hard and are attentive, excellent drinks! Great patio!

The only thing I can't understand is why folks are only giving this place four stars. Maybe it's because I'm from out of town, but these are some of the meals I've had anywhere. read more

My margarita was watery - it tasted like watered down bottled margarita mix. Our food was ok. The pork dish was tough, and the enchiladas were acceptable but bland. We won't be back. Based on other recent positive yelp reviews, I was very surprised. read more