Just ok. Always crowded. Very loud. Nothing special to be honest and probably won't return because of the crowds. Had the chicken enchiladas and it was bland. read more

Had Father's Day lunch here and was so pleased with everything. My husband, son and I were seated right away. Chips & salsa were brought out to the table right away and our drink order taken. From there, everything happened very fast from order taking to food delivery. We never felt rushed though. We had guacamole and chips and crawfish étouffée for appetizers, our son had a cheeseburger, fries & root-beer. My husband had beef & chicken fajitas and I had swordfish tacos. All of the food was outstanding. The tacos were amazing. My sons burger was smoky and really tasty. The appetizers were both really good and good portions. Husband and I both had margaritas and they were really good too. All in all, everything was great from price to service to food and everything in between. read more

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I go shopping at Christiana Mall, Newark, DE a few times per year and often grab my meals either in the messy food court or those expensive/mediocre chain restaurants located in the mall. Yesterday, I came across this place on Yelp, which is only a few minutes drive from the mall, and decided to give it a try. The ambience and decor are authentic Cajun/Tex-Mex style, and the food comes with big portion and reasonable price. My meal starts with tortilla chips & salsa and good-tasting sangria. My dining companion and I shared a house salad as our appetizer, since it's entree portion, the waiter kindly offered different dressings for the shared salad (I like the herb vinaigrette dressing). For entrees, I had the shrimp & crawfish quesadilla and my companion had beef fajita, both of which were well-flavored and delicious. We have to box our foods due to the large portion, but it was a great dining experience. The problem I had with this place is that all the foods here are too salty (at least for me), which is not healthy. I have to drink a lot of water during and after the meal. I think I will come back here when shopping at Christiana Mall in future. read more

Border Cafe - Shrimp & crawfish quesadilla and beef fajitas - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Newark, Delaware

If you're looking for amazing Cajun or Tex-Mex food, then head to the big EAT sign on Route 7! This place is always busy and there is good reason for it - the food! I highly recommend you try the Louisiana gumbo for a true treat! I crave it when I don't have it for a while. My favorite entree is the Burros, but you really can't go wrong with anything. The restaurant is efficient in getting your food to you once you get a seat too. There are three small reasons why I can't give this place five stars though. First, they don't do take out which is a real bummer. Second, the way the restaurant is designed it's always very loud inside. So don't go here if you want to have any kind of conversation. I wouldn't recommend it as a first date place for sure. Finally, they do not take Discover Card, which is my card of choice. read more

The good: Great ambiance and decor. Good service. Cheap, large portions. Good food. The Bad: Very noisy and busy. read more

My family came here based on prior reviews and the perfect mid point during our road trip. They don't allow you to call ahead, so we placed our name when we got there. The wait was only 20 minutes or so. The place was packed the whole time we were there and we could see why! The server was very friendly and helpful. He first brought us homemade chips and tasty fresh made salsa. We ordered the half and half fajitas, the El Pueblo fajitas and the quesadillas. The fajitas were really good, all the meat and shrimp were cooked perfectly and just the right amount of sides too! I also ordered a freshly made strawberry margarita...that was just perfect! Lots of food and a great value. All of us were definitely full afterwards, and even too full for dessert! Would love to come back again. read more

The enchiladas are delicious and the service is great always. My favorite place to eat in Delaware. Great for vegetarians and those on low carb diets. Has gluten free menu too. read more

I lived in LA so I know good Mexican food. First, strawberry margaritas were big and strong. Tasted great and refreshing. Dinner was fajitas for 2, steak and chicken. Food was plentiful and had enough to take home. Service was great as well. MUCHO BUENO. read more

This place is alwaysssss busy! Such a fun environment. We come here every couple months or so and never had a bad experience. One thing I wish I could change would be how salty the queso is And the drinks could be a little stronger read more

Salmon tacos and a grilled avocado was soooo good! Never had that before, it was a delicious surprise. Everything tasted fresh with many flavors going on! My husband had the gulf coast enchiladas was perfect with salmon, shrimp and lump crabmeat cream sauce. Our waitress Samantha was knowledgeable, friendly and attentive to our needs. The prices were reasonable. We will stop here again on our way to the beach! read more

So, we are in town for a tournament. We stopped at this place, based on prior reviews. The initial impression of this place is that it is full of kitsch! Appeared to be a fun place to stop and eat dinner. We were greeted promptly and put on the wait list. I love love love establishments that send you a text to notify you of your table being ready! So kudos for using that program. We were seated and greeted by our friendly waiter. He took our drink orders. It was at this point I realized that i basically had to shout my drink request to him. This place was exceedingly loud! My children and I also had to converse by shouting at each other! It was crazy. So we sat either in silence or shouted out conversation to each other. Not exactly creating the environment for a nice family dinner are you Border Cafe???!?! I mean, if the baby that was seated 18" directly behind me and began screaming it's head off halfway through our chips and salsa made no real impact...like a screaming baby would in a normal restaurant....it means that your restaurant is TOO DANG LOUD!!! Holy crap. Geez. The food was good. The service was okay. The ambiance was null and void. I don't take my children to bars. This was nothing more than a noisy bar with a restaurant attached. read more

Loved the margaritas here. Some of the best I've ever had. The boyfriend who grew up 20 minutes from the Mexican border loved the margaritas, too. We did feel that the food was quite salty, specifically the nachos and the enchiladas. Be sure to drink tons of water! read more

Border Cafe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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It a chain. Not great not horrible. Middle of the road. Loud. Cajun/Mexican themed. Beer was cold. Margarita was good. Services was good. Food is average. read more

Had a great experience on a busy Friday afternoon. We had a 5 minute wait and was seated. Thought it would be much longer but it wasn't. I assumed we would never see a wait person since it was busy. Within a minute a waitress took our drink order. I ordered an appetizer just to get ahead of the expected delay. The drinks and app was delivered within 2 minutes. Order was taken and delivered just as we were finishing the app. Food was hot and very good. I observed great team work with no laziness to be found. Great job by all. One a the few exceptional dinning experiences that we experienced!! You guys rock. read more

Okay, seriously? In my 100+ reviews written, I've only dished out three 1 star reviews, but this was warranted. What a disappointment. In attempt to not bring my issue to Yelp immediately, I went to Border's website to find an email to address my experience to a manager directly but their website has no contact info which is lovely and very professional. (sarcasm) Of all the cuisines, Tex Mex is one of the most vegetarian friendly. With that, me and my vegetarian date land at Border (thanks Carrie). We ordered the veggie quesadilla and the vegetarian fajitas. What we received were a cheese quesadilla with steamed veggies inside. Zero flavor, like seriously, zero seasoning on the veggies. Also, the veggies were mushy from being steamed so the tortilla was soggy. As for the fajitas...these were not sauteed veggies the menu had described. (pic attached.) These were under-seasoned and steamed. (see a pattern) I was so hungry and thankful for the free chips because without them, I wouldn't have eaten. If you're charging $13+ for fajitas, please make fajitas. Birds Eye sells steam fresh veggies for $2 so maybe during my next Tex Mex crave I can just head straight to Giant. In conclusion, I'm baffled by the abundance of good reviews this place has. I will return only during a national disaster when and if there is a need to raid a restaurant of all it's steamed vegetables. read more

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It used to be. this place was good with price food Quality they changed so much. Two years ago for two people 2 beef fajitas two soft drinks was about $30 and everyone went their. Especially if you went on Sunday the place was packed all day long. yesterday I went there with my friend and the place had about five tables the bill for two beef fajitas which is about 6 ounces of meat and lots of onions it was $14.95. I've been to a lot of places. this place used to be it's going down hill read more

Border Cafe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Newark, Delaware

Stopped in for a quick bite after shopping at the mall close by. Got the complimentary chips and salsa, loved it. Got the Plata Margarita, loved it. Got the Blacked Chicken Fajitas, love it. Bartender named Lanae was awesome, place was clean. No wonder the parking lot is packed every time I drive by. Only one negative so far is a little too salty across the "Border". Still is a neat place to grab a meal for a reasonable price. read more

Had a surprisingly great lunch here, after driving by the EAT sign for years and never thinking twice about stopping in. The place is large and open. tip #1 - ladies, this means drafty. bring a jacket! The manager was right at the door to open it for us, and service only get better from there. Our server, dana, was awesome. Super on the ball, giving refills before we asked, quick to check in even though we sent her away four times before being ready to order. She recommended the seafood enchiladas, which I was sold on immediately. shrimp and crawfish topped with a cheesy crab sauce. Surprisingly the sauce was rife with lump crab meat, not a smattering of crappy stuff you might expect in an 11 dollar dish. It was pretty good; the small negative was the pico de gallo served with it was right next to enchiladas, and the liquid from the salsa made the sauce really runny and watered down the flavor a bit. Still, I would totally get this again but, tip # 2 - get the pico on the side! On the other hand, my dad let me talk him into trying my second choice, the eggplant covered in the same cheesy crab sauce with a side of jambalaya rice. This actually blew me away a bit, the eggplant itself was super creamy, and the sauce on top made it really rich but in a fantastic way. Other Despite, or perhaps because of, having low expectations for this place, I had a really great time and really enjoyed everything we ordered. We also not only received awesome service, but witnessed other tables getting similar awesome service. I will definitely be back! read more

We eat here all the time but during our most recent visit the staff refused to serve an autistic teenager. Needless to say we'll never eat at Border Cafe ever again as there are plenty of other options. read more

It's pretty cool and entertaining to be In their with how busy it is. You get a lot of food for cheap read more

I used to eat here regularly when I lived in Boston. Imagine my surprise when I moved back to Philly that this place existed within driving distance. I was estatic. I highly recommend the fajitas and the chili. Maybe it's not the most authentic Mexican/Creole food you ever had. But if you're not a pretentious snob who looks down on places like this, you're in for an inexpensive treat. There is a very good reason this place is always crowded. read more

Complimentary chips are hot, crisp, and super addictive. It's hard not to just fill up on the chips and salsa! Guacamole is great, quesadillas are incredibly cheesy, jambalaya is delicious. Enchiladas were okay, I thought, but the catfish fajitas are oh-so-good although a bit salty. And of course, the margaritas! HUGE and delicious! For just $6? Yes, please! Don't think I can really complain about anything. Well, service there last time wasn't so great because the server was super slow and inattentive and oddly enough, asked "Why?" when asked for another menu for a friend who was considering dessert. Almost as though he didn't want us to order anything more.... read more

This place is a go-to favorite of mine if you are ever in Delaware and looking for a solid place to eat - only 5 minutes away from Christiana Mall - the tax-free hub for many shoppers. Always delivers very affordable quality Tex-Mex food in very big portions in a timely manner. They start you off with large water cups that will last you the whole meal and complimentary fresh tortilla chips with salsa to fire off those taste buds before you get to your main dish. My current favorite dish is the half and half (chicken and steak) fajitas. Meat comes with sliced onions on a sizzling plate along with 4 fajitas, warmed and wrapped. They also include a side plate of finely shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, and spoonful of sour cream to compliment the meat as well as a side of either Jose's rice or Jambalaya (pretty spicy in my opinion). Given these large portions, an added plus is I almost always leave with some leftovers for another meal! Their margaritas are on point as well and large enough to share with a friend. Can get them on the rocks or frozen and with sugar or salt rim coating. Even with the large crowds during peak hours, they have a quick turn over rate for tables with most people waiting a maximum of around ~20-30 minutes from my experience. Service is pretty quick and friendly. Word of caution - ambience is very loud so if you are looking for a quiet sit down place to eat, I would save this place for another time given its more upbeat rodeo kind of feel. Otherwise, a solid place to fill that Tex-Mex craving! read more

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Food: Great food when it's good, which is usual, but sometimes they are hit and miss. Ambience: One word,CROWDED!! I've never gone there and it wasn't (which is a semi-compliment) Waitstaff: They were cool and for a place that is crowded that's impressive. Restrooms: C For a first date, it would be a no-go, but been together for some time and ignore each other most of the time. It's okay. read more

Border Cafe was a really pleasant surprise, when traveling you have to take some chances but a packed parking lot on a Tuesday doesn't lie and this place didn't disappoint. Chips and Salsa truly homemade, Gumbo (chicken and shrimp)was Awesome seasoned very well and the blackened catfish over Cesar salad was really good too. Service was very quick, friendly and offered great recommendations. I look forward to coming back read more

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I enjoyed my soft tacos.. My husband didn't enjoy his quesadillas at all. The Service was good the waitresses Kind. read more

Border Cafe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Newark, Delaware

Great drinks and fun vibrant atmosphere. Staff's always friendly and helpful. This place is usually packed regardless of the day or time. Food tastes good and prices are very reasonable. All in all, a great place to have a casual meal with friends and family. read more

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Plenty of food to eat -- even enough to take home and have for the next day-- recommend for anyone who loves Mexican food

This place can be great and it can be mediocre! This time it was just eh...nothing exciting but predictable is reassuring!

I'm not a fan of places that have a sign that just says "Eats." I put them down with not playing cards with a man named "Doc.. My first impression wasn't great. The music was loud and the air conditioning was set at "icicle". You know how you can hate a genre but when someone does it RIGHT it just works? That's the Border Cafe. I even found myself calling our perky and efficient waitress "Darlin' ". It seemed like any moment bouffant-haired women in short skirts and boots would begin a line dance. However, a restaurant is FOOD and here they excelled. My wife and I decided on Creole and it was the best I've had since I rented an apartment with a proctologist's view of General Jackson's statue in New Orleans. read more

Border Cafe - Exterior - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Newark, Delaware

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We started with very tasty chips, and salsa, and giant sodas! We were all pretty emotional, and the atmosphere was perfect. Laid back and not too noisy. Our host is a regular and he said lunch is always packed, but at three thirty it wasn't busy at all. Prices are really good, and sizes were large. My only concern would be for people with kids, limited child's menu, and most things were spicy. The hamburger I saw looked juicy, and even I couldn't finish my cheese enchies with rice and beans. They offer margaritas and beer, wine, some desserts. It is a great family dinner destination. read more

The food was authentic n delicious!!!! The atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable! And the service was impeccable!!! From the hostess to our server to walking out the door.......definitely check it out!! read more

We love Border Cafe lots of delicious food for your buck. I love the chicken Quesadilla and my husband loves the combination Fajitas. We love the generous chips 'n salsa. Also the tall glasses. We are headed there now after a long car ride from Va Beach. read more

We love this place. The food and atmosphere are both great! Curb side pickup is fast and efficient if that's your choice too.

I was there at 3:40 pm may 11 2018 What a nightmare! 2 managers couldn't even agree where to seat me, thin white manager was terrible after being seated outside he made me move inside to hang around the bar! The outdoor waitress, was so very rude to me, dark redish pony tail, I have never been treated so shabbily before ever, at any restaurant. I then asked front desk to let my group know I was now in bar, right behind front desk, 2 people came in and the horrible girl at desk sent 2 of my group was sent away, saying I was not there!!!!!!! On top of that I watched girl at front desk pick up phone after it was ringing, she lifted the phone, and slammed it back down, never answered the phones I had tried to call earlier to find out how they seat their customers with groups, I called 3 times and it was never picked up, and no voice mail THE WORST MANAGEMENT I HAVE EVER SEEN NO WORRY I WILL NEVER BE BACK AND WILL LET EVERYONE I KNOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!!! read more

Love this place!! We went on a Saturday afternoon and the place looked so full and busy, but we were able to get seated right away. Our server was really nice, greeted us and brought out some delicious chips and salsa. I had a frozen strawberry margarita, which was huge and amazing. One of the best margaritas I've had! All the soft drinks/water is served in huge glasses. I ordered the steak fajitas with a side of cornbread. The steak fajitas were some of the best I've ever had. It comes out with only onions, which is surprisingly exactly how I like it anyway. The steak was done so well and was very tasty. The cornbread was point blank the best I ever had. It was so so so good! The meal was so great. Everything is so reasonably priced. This place is amazing, it is worth the stop! read more

I've been a huge fan of this place for YEARS!!! Even when the food or service has been sub-par (which is an extremely rare occurrence), when you see the check it becomes acceptable. Today I stopped in for lunch and had a Cajun Burger (a whopping $7.87). Love the poblano peppers on the burger. The French fries are awesome and unlike any other restaurant I have ever visited. Simply put, I just can't get enough of this place and am always looking forward to a return visit. Over the years I've tried darn near everything on the menu and I have so many favorites sometimes it's hard to make my mind up. Love the Filet Mignon Jim Bowie style. Love the salads with the homemade warm honey mustard dressing(YUM). Love the Tejas Chicken. I could keep going, but your probably tired of reading this review by now. read more

Border Cafe - Cajun Burger (a whopping $7.87) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Newark, Delaware

We tried to have a business meeting here and the hostess and manager was unwilling to accommodate us. We sadly had to leave and we will never come back. This place is not good for large parties. read more

Last three times we went there they burned all of our food. Similar experience for our friends. I don't know what is happening at this place. At one point the took back the food and brought another dish--but also burned!! Unbelievable. read more

Another newark delights! When you want a great dining experience. Check it out. Best guacamole ever!!!