Guacamole no taste, green paste no seasoning Salsa ketchup with vinegar Onions so burnt it ruined the bland tacos Maybe I should have had Tequila before the meal. read more

I can't say enough great things about this spot! My friends and I were driving through Portsmouth and stopped off for lunch. The restaurant itself is super funky, with really cool interior, but we actually decided to eat outside. The patio area was great and the waitstaff made sure to check on us frequently. The highlight of this place is the menu. Great food and amazing drinks. I love how you can customize your tacos. Even better, the prices were quite reasonable. Everything tasted delicious. If I'm ever back in the area, I'd like to return! read more

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I am not sure why all the reviews seem bad but this is my favorite taco place. You get to build your own tacos and there are soooo many options, and everything is amazing. My friend is vegetarian and she said it had the most options she has ever been able to choose from. She loved her tacos. We got queso and chips and it was fantastic. The service was also amazing. The vibe inside is super cool too. Every time I come to Portsmouth I will go here! read more

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Awful, Awful, Awful! Never again! I got CODfather which was extremely salty so I ended up with the chicken bacon ranch bowl. Not sure where the chicken was. It was a small portion. My friend got the make the bowl with the pulled pork was non existent. The rice was hard as a rock and very dry. They even charged us for chips and salsa. Didn't even tell us there was an up charge. Definitely don't recommend Barrio to anyone. read more

This is my second review of this place. Downgrading from 5 to 3 stars. Original visit took place in the winter of 2021/22. I marked this joint as best tacos north of NY, and finally I was close enough for repeated visit. First. area is improving but way too much construction around and 22$ minimum in parking. Second. Menu is still the same but meat portions are noticeably smaller. I used to fill up after having just 3 taco, and today I figured that 3 were going to be a snack. Third. Service level has gone down considerably. At least 5 mistakes between 5 taco and sides for them. This tells me that kitchen is not even looking or servers don't care about what they're entering. Final nail in the coffin: timing. 7 minutes to get a simple non-alcoholic drink, 25 minutes to get 5 taco, and then more than 10 minutes to come back for credit card: I ended up leaving establishment with cash on the table. Good stuff. I loved extra bacon. My dogs loved it even more. Product pairing on suggested taco is really nice. Good selection of alcoholic beverages. This used to be new style shick place. Now it became local taco place. I doubt that I will have another chance for a visit in the next 3 years. If I owned the place I would double food price, considerably improve service and kitchen speed, and make workers leave cell phones in a special box. read more

We had a short wait so went and walked around the cool art gallery that is attached to the restaurant. Margarita flights and tacos were excellent. Lots of choices (a bit overwhelming). I recommend the green goddess shells. House guacamole was excellent and the salsa was delicious. read more

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Barrio... what happened?! We recently revisited and it was so underwhelming and so disappointing. I was initially concerned about showing up for a late lunch - there were times in the past when the wait here could be an hour plus on a sunny weekend day. There was no one in line; and, actually, half the restaurant was empty. We ordered a round of drinks. My dad said his beer tasted funny; my partner and I each got a different cocktail that somehow were the exact same color. His tasted like bitters and whiskey, mine tasted like simple syrup and whiskey. We didn't finish them. The traditional guacamole and chips were okay; the guacamole wasn't super seasoned and it seemed more like a bland avocado spread (see the ice cream scoop of it). We were only allowed one basket of chips -- in the past, they'd refill it no problem/no upcharge. I made my own tacos: #1 a flour tortilla with thai chili tofu and cilantro lime rice, cilantro and onions for toppings, and secret sauce. The tofu was inedible; the texture was so tough, I couldn't chew it. Also, you'll see it was more onions than anything else. #2 a flour tortilla with crispy sweet potato and beer braised black beans, lettuce for a topping, and dirty sauce. No flavor in the sweet potatoes which were soggy and definitely not crispy, no flavor in the black beans which were also soggy, the lettuce was scant. ^ Both the dirty sauce and the secret sauce tasted nearly identical (the dirty sauce maybe slightly hotter, though definitely not sweet as noted). The staff was also kind of rude. When we didn't want a second round of drinks, the server actually whined, "You said you were thinking about it! And now I'm back over here and you don't want anything?! I only came back because you said you were thinking about it! C'mon!" Yikes. I'm not sure I'll be coming out of my way to visit ever again. read more

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This place reminds me of an upscale chipotle... food was cool, service was friendly. Drinks were ok. The spiked pineapple shot will sneak up on you. read more

Barrio - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Barrio is a must-stop when visiting Portsmouth! Portions are huge, food is fresh, and drinks are sneaky strong! 10/10 in my book! read more

Barrio - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Showed up for lunch on Friday and got a table immediately but took 40 minutes to get food. Tacos were pretty good still. I was disappointed in the $3 "side of scrambled eggs" that was maybe one egg. I know they're expensive but this just seemed silly. (See photo) read more

Barrio - Margarita Flight : Mango with smoked salt, guava, and blackberry with chili-lime - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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We really enjoy coming here. Second time with four or more of us. Great ques, tacos and margaritas. An excellent tequila assortment. Although I would say our server wasn't as attentive as one would like but she was better then average. Forgot multiple things throughout the meal and although she didn't act out right like she was better than us but at the same time she did. Casual atmosphere inside and outside seating as well as bar area seating. read more

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Let me start off by saying...I am probably the only person in the world who isn't a fan of Mexican food. My other half always complains that we don't ever go out for Mexican so we decided to give this place a try. Holy guacamole was I pleasantly surprised. Best tacos I've ever had. I really enjoyed making different styles/combos. The mimosa with tequila was an absolute delight. We sat the bar top and our bartender Jayden was very personable and her service was great. The only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the loud music that was not my style, new rap/hip hop. We went around 11:30am so I felt that "vibe" was more for the late night crew not the lunch crew. read more

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Very good, reasonably priced, service was very good. Portions quite sizable. Ambiance informal but very nice otherwise.

The place is medium sized and has interesting decor, I liked the painted walls. It was pretty busy with mostly college age kids. The margarita flight was delicious and the queso was also fantastic. The amount of stuff you can put on your tacos is outrageous and mine were massive lol. Minus a star because I understand it was 8pm on a friday night, but the music was so loud and club-like that I couldn't really have a conversation, which didn't seem fitting since most people were sitting having dinner rather than perusing the bar. read more

$70 for terrible food :(( Guac was good however, $16 for a tiny guac and a tiny salsa. Service was good, very upbeat until it wasn't. She brought out dark brown very over cooked hard shell corn tacos, I told her they were overcooked which anyone could see and she acted as she if I was imagining it. She did relent and agree to replace them after saying "they're all like that". She came back with two hard shell ground beef tacos that were not overcooked however they about a tablespoon of orange grease in each one and very little meat. My husband ordered the shrimp with a chipotle cream sauce and since he doesn't eat carbs he didn't get a taco shell. Apparently the shrimp do not come with anything, not sautéed onions or peppers, just very small shrimp. For $13. All and all, tiny portions, not prepared well, and quite pricey for what you get. With tip $85 !! Not worth it at all. read more

We had dinner recently at Barrio in Portsmouth, NH- It was a busy Friday night, but the wait was not bad at all and we sat fairly quickly. The ambience here is more of a bar with a lot of college kids, however we ate much later than usual. The service was great- our server was very attentive. The food was fresh and came out quick. The special Crab taco was just OK, and needed a bit of work. All in all a good meal, and would recommend. read more

Barrio in Portsmouth, NH has a little something for everyone. Easy to order, they have all the menu items on a pad of paper to either order from the chef's selection menu or build your own taco or bowl. I've been here 3 or 4 times before. The restaurant was crowded as it typically is with a line out the door of people waiting for tables. The ambiance is very loud. We were sitting at the bar next to each other and were practically yelling to hold a conversation. Service was very slow and although my plant-based tacos were delicious the side order of black beans were crunchy and bland. The sides portions are also small, only a small plastic condiment cup is what I was served. read more

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A typical millennial taco place -- Very expensive for mid tacos. Water glass also tasted like it was just used to make a margarita.

Great experience. Food, drinks and atmosphere were all great. Max our server was awesome as well. Good time! read more

Used to love this place, but they dont care very much about service. Was turned away at 1pm because they wouldnt open patio seating for our ESA dog. Lost respect. read more

This place was a brilliant find!!!!! Went there late night for tacos and loved them! Definitely go with creating your own taco. They were absolutely delicious! read more

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Looks like a nice spot! Seating indoor and out and a little outside downtown makes a great location. Unfortunately we never tried the food. There was no line and we were seated right away. Then we sat and waited...and waited...and waited. No one came to take our order for food or drinks or even to say hello at all. I completely understand and don't mind waiting when places are busy, but no one even said a word to us... except for "have a good night" after we got up to leave after sitting over 15 minutes. I'm sure we'll give it another shot. I'm hoping this was a fluke, but a disappointing experience nonetheless. read more

Barrio. Here's what was interesting. Loved the tortilla chips and green salsa and the beer was nice and cold. However I created my own burrito bowl of sorts and the portion was extremely small for what they charge. Also some of the rice was undercooked. Otherwise cool atmosphere and good service. read more

I frequent barrio about twice a month. The tacos are always great as they should be, you are designing them yourself after all. The service is always good, quick, and friendly. And lastly the ambiance is fun, as long as you are okay with a little louder environment especially later at night. The drinks are good too although I feel as though all the margaritas almost taste the same. All in all this is a great spot and if you like tacos I highly suggest coming in for a bite or two! read more

Barrio - Watermelon margarita - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Been going to this location for over a year. In my opinion it's the best location. I normally gun for their chorizo option, which is saying something because typically chorizo is not my top choice of meat for a taco. The service is always prompt and friendly. The place seems cleanly and has appropriate sound levels. The only reason for deducting a star is solely because certain contents that you'd think would be included in the taco tend to be an up charge, but even then they're certainly not high prices. :) read more

Last night travel I decided to try this hot spot Appearance : This place was hopping at the bar & food servers were moderately running food. The outside of the place looked amazing. It was all lit up. "Very Cool Vibe" Service - This was a TOGO order and it took 45 minutes to get my order once I arrived. I was there on time and I checked in upfront with the girls. They had me repeat my name four different times as I waited. I went up front counter a few times to check in to find out after being there for 30 minutes that the order was sitting and ready to go. 3 - Girls standing at hostess station could not remember one person's name they didn't even write it down instead they kept asking when I would go up and check in. I felt this was very unprofessional and they were not very organized.. FYI Nobody else is standing there with orders to go It was just me. There wasn't a line of customers to get in just me standing there. Time : The website said 15 minutes. If it's not going to be within 15 to 20 minutes, then the website should say busier than usual and given an accurate time slot . Order: I hiked back down to my vehicle to find my order was not only COLD but in the notes on the website, I said please no secret sauce because one of the items contained a secret sauce and the other one did not name out what type of sauce it was creamy, so I said please no Secret sauce, and no creamy sauce. Time : I hiked back down to the restaurant to return the inaccurate order, and as I was trying to tell them, what was wrong with it, three people intervened, and nobody was listening to me, but only to each other. I'm not sure if the hostess job is to check that but apparently not because I ended up not only with the Secret sauce and the aïoli sauce, which I was politely corrected later as they remade the order. However, in the end, the girl came out within five minutes with a new Order so she said and corrected me by stating that Secret sauce creamy is Aiola and it wasn't stated Aoila on the Order. either way the order was replaced so I go back to my car to find out that the street queso that I ordered was cold in fact, it wasn't just moderately cold. It was cold to the point where the corn and the cheese were still in the middle was stuck together like a ball of cheese Having already hiked to the place to have my order corrected I'm just very unhappy because I was not able to even eat this $21 bill + Tip for a taco and the queso that I could not even eat I'm super disappointed in this place. I would really like my money back !!! Parking : I was very lucky to get a parking a few blocks away, and I walked up to the end of the road it's a pretty busy area with a college town feel read more

Barrio - Cold Queso you cant dip into - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

I've been here twice now. The cola-marinated steak is delicious -- I'd highly highly recommend getting it on a taco. My other tacos have been decent (and inexpensive) but not outstanding. Part of it may be the build-your-own style, there are so many options that it's a challenge to figure out what will work well together. Cocktails and margs are just alright but again pretty inexpensive. Service is fast, which I appreciated. Servers are all very polite and attentive. The atmosphere here is more like a bar than a typical mexican restaurant. read more

I can't get enough, always fantastic all around. Get everything and anything you want, it's all good. Fresh, great flavor combos, just awesome. read more

Barrio - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

A cab driver recommended this place and I'm glad he did. They have the best chips and salsa. I started with that and added chorizo queso. It was pretty decent. I paired it with a margarita, very yummy and priced decently. Next we got tacos. They had some great choices for the build your own. I got the spicy ground beef, the pulled chicken and a marinated steak taco. I'm so full. I will definitely be back read more

Best build your own tacos--so many options. They also have amazing queso and cocktails. I've always had a good experience here, but I've heard from others that the wait times and service can be bad. read more

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Food was good. Service was friendly and helpful. Mixed drinks were weak and watery.

came on a sunday night it was one of the only places still open and was right outside our hotel. We had never been to a place where you order individual tacos so at first was confused. Our bartender was so nice about taking the time to explain how it works and recommend things that we should try. Everything came out amazing and he made really good drinks. I wish I remembered his name Matt I think. Will be back! read more

For anyone saying their tacos are mid - you literally build your own. If you don't know what you will like, no one can help you. This place was amazing. Best tacos I've ever had for an inexpensive price. The bombshell tacos are the way to go. Magnificent. read more

Delicious food as always & our server Katherine was great today! Would highly recommend!

The ambiance was nice however the food was not at all what a "taco" would be. The meat was not cooked how it should of have been. The flour tortilla wasn't thrown in the oven or the grill or even the microwave to have been warmed up. My husband ordered soft corn shells and they broke apart because the tortilla wasn't warmed. They were using grocery store packaged tortillas, which is fine but at least warm them up to not have them taste raw. When we asked questions to multiple servers the answer was "I'm not sure/ I don't know". Food is No Bueno. read more

Barrio - Taco sirloin steak - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

We've given up ordering take out or DoorDash from this place. Every time we have, the order has been wrong or something has been missing. If you call, they'll tell you that they can't do anything since it was ordered through DoorDash...but if it's something that wasn't included but was missed by the restaurant, we've been told by DoorDash that they can't do anything about it since it was the restaurant's mistake. We used to absolutely love this place then they first opened, but now I notice that the tacos are made up mostly of the least expensive ingredients - for example if you order a shrimp taco with rice, you'll get maybe 3 shrimp and a TON of rice. And the taco bowls are tiny and overpriced. There are other options in the area that give you far more for the money. So unfortunately we've taken this one off of our list of places to visit. read more

We make it to Portsmouth once or twice a year and despite this place apparently being around for 5 years, I had no idea it existed. It is a bit off the downtown beaten path, but can still be walked to. It was very busy on a Saturday but we were able to get a few bar seats. Our bartender was wonderful, and honestly, probably the difference in us wanting go back for a 2nd try sometime (Not sure of her name, but dark hair, petit, probably later 20s). Despite being extremely busy, we rarely had to wait for anything and she absolutely knew her way around the bar and the menu. They had 3 menus going - a brunch, their regular taco menu, and also a 'build your own' taco kind of thing, all ordered by checking off items on a sheet. The bad: We all ordered various specialty tacos from the regular menu, and all 6 tacos, across all three people were cold. Not quite out of the refrigerator, but at least room temp if not colder. We still ate them as we were starving and they're all kind of tacobell tacos, with a hard and soft shell all in one, so they were strangely addicting, even though cold. At first we thought: are they supposed to be cold?? Is this a thing?? My completely uneducated best guess is that there being 3 menus, including encouraging people to create their own tacos, is too much for the kitchen to handle when busy. Would much prefer less offerings and warm tacos. We'll give it another shot sometime and go for the nachos; those have to be warm, right?? read more

We like going to Barrios when we enjoy a walk in Portsmouth and want to enjoy a quick easy meal. Good chips. Drinks are ok

I came here for the first time on a Friday for lunch. It was busy, but the food still came out pretty fast. What stood out to me was that you can build your own tacos. This ended up being a great experience! DRINKS I highly recommend their margaritas. We tried Marigold and Barrio Paloma. Marigold was sweet but you can still taste the tequila. Definitely no watered down margaritas here. FOOD As for tacos, we got a few preselected taco combos (La Tierra, Camarone Agrietado) and made a few of our own. Their taco combos were disappointing to say the least. La Tierra was so spicy that it overpowered the taste of the meat. I liked the pan seared portobellos and caramelized onions though. Camarone Agrietado was awful. The shrimp tasted a bit off and the cilantro rice didn't have much flavor. With that being said, the tacos that we made ourselves were a lot better. I definitely recommend getting one of the specialty tortillas for an extra dollar. The Bombshell tortilla is genius! I love that they wrap soft tortillas sound the hard shell so you can get the crunch without the shell falling apart completely. The braised short ribs was our favorite choice for protein, followed by Coca-Cola marinated steak. They have a great selection of toppings and sauces so you're bound to put together a combo that's perfect for you! read more

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I ordered 3 tacos. 2 of them were wack. But one of them was amazing. The chicken taco. So you should order that one and skip the rest. Also don't listen to the hostess on what to order because they just keep picking things. Speak to a server or barman. read more

Barrio - Tacos Near Me - Portsmouth, New Hampshire