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    Border Cafe

    3.5 (749 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Cindy Sharpe she loves it here
    Ernest S.

    Great fun great food great people great prices many different kinds of margaritas. Many different kinds of beers. Also, the food is amazing. They do have a children's menu. I usually get the quesadilla. I get to jambalaya. The salads are fantastic.

    Main course delicious

    Excellent delicious food. Always our favorite We have been coming here for years. Always high quality and service so quickly. The staff works very hard

    I order the Cajun salad from border cafe and recently took a bite of a screw/bolt type thing that was in my salad. The manager refunded my order but this place has gone downhill. A few weeks later I ordered again as it's super close to my house and found two staples in my same salad. Please God for your own safety, stay FAR away!!!!!

    Cajun, Mexican
    Matt N.

    Found this spot not long after moving to Malden and have been a frequent visitor ever since. Food is authentic to what it is claimed to be, service is good, and the music is even better. Good mix of options on the menu. Recommend!

    Rocco R.

    They change the Tejas chicken. It is now breaded. Please bring back the old Teja's. These are nasty..

    Flattened overseasoned salmon on a salad... dressing was supposed to be on the side... Instead, the lettuce is wilted and soaked.
    Maria D.

    Ordered blackened salmon Caesar salad to go, mango dressing on the side and I also asked for salmon to be placed on the side. My fault, I should've checked it... Got home, this is what I got... Blackened, salmon, flat, and over, seasoned, tasted frozen, Caesar salad, filling about half of the container, drenched in dressing. no mango dressing and the salmon was placed on the salad squished into the to go the container as there were a couple of pieces of grilled greasy bread on top also, squished into the salad. Don't remember seeing the grilled greasy bread on the menu. Anyway, Saturday afternoon, 3:30 PM, called back to speak to manager, and no one has answered so far... Will try again... So disappointed because the salmon was top-notch. Hoping to get some kind of a response from the restaurant as you can see in my reviews, it is rare that I give such a low scoring review.

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    2 years ago

    Basic, american mexican food. Lots of salt, not much flavor. Prices are great. Drinks are very weak.

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    Love this place. Fun atmosphere. Good menu. Quick with the free refills. Great with food allergies. I miss the Harvard Sq. location.

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    Great place to get home made Mexican food. They have good waiting staff, that knows their menu! A perfect place for lunch or dinner!

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    Ask the Community - Border Cafe

    Have they brought back their pre-covid menu yet? the menu now is horrible.

    No I can't answer that. I would call and ask the hosts

    When are you getting the quesadillas back?

    Never. "Due to COVID" they are gone.

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