Prompt, Friendly, and Courteous Service! We arrived in Gulf Shores this evening after driving from Northwest Indiana, and we were dog tired. I called our order in so that we could just go to our hotel room, eat and relax. We ordered 4 different kinds of quesadillas: 1 Vegetarian, 1 Chicken, 1 Steak, and 2 Shrimp. We also ordered chips, salsa, and guacamole. Each order had its own bowl of veggies, sour cream and pico de gallo included. Nice touch! My server was very polite and friendly over the phone, and was very courteous and helpful when I went in to pick up my order. The food and customer service was exceptional. We will be back! read more

Well I really wanted to like this place....stopped in on a Friday evening shortly before 6:30. We ordered margaritas, guacamole, a cheese dip and a kids meal. We then ordered our meals after we received our water. The dips then came out followed shortly by the kids meal. The Margaritas took a bit to come out, we were told the bar was slammed. Okay, I get it, Friday evening, Spring Break, no worries. Our food was another story...After we watched 6 other tables with 4 or more guests that came in after us (4 and a toddler) order, eat, pay and leave and we still didn't have our food, and had been told 3 separate times that the kitchen was running behind (eye roll), and an hour had now lapsed since being seated, it was time to ask for a manager. How can 6 other tables that got seated and ordered AFTER us, order, get their appetizers, bar drinks and food, pay and leave and another table get seated and get their food and we still didn't have our food if the kitchen was running behind? (I think perhaps someone forgot to enter our order...???) We were done, the toddler was now screaming, we were ready to go. I did say I'd pay for what we did receive, a kids meal, the drinks and the guacamole and the Manager told us she would take care of this. Thank you! . There's also a photographer that goes around taking pictures and will give you a postcard for free, and offers additional pictures for purchase. (Giving 2-stars only because the guac and drinks were fantastic! And I can imagine the food is wonderful as well. Sorry we didn't get to find out.) read more

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the moment I placed a cheese quesadilla in my mouth, an angelic chorus mysteriously started singing to me as the flavor of said quesadilla caused me to start levitating. After my second quesadilla, an angel descended from the kitchen and kissed me on the forehead, then evaporated as I sat back down in my chair. I have been blessed. 10/10. read more

Everly was a great server! Funny and gave great recommendations!!! Food was hot and delicious!!!!

Good experience overall! Olga took great care of our party of 8--service was smooth. My drink, The Knockout, lived up to its name--nice and strong. I had the Boom Boom shrimp tacos, which were tasty, and also tried a traditional shrimp taco--also solid. Would come back! read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - Boom Boom Shrimp Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Busy Saturday night but not a long wait. Very accommodating to endure allergy requirements were met safely. Food was delivered quickly & everything was excellent! Added to my saved list for next time I'm in town! read more

TL;DR Version: We really liked it The More In-Depth Review: My wife & I were visiting the area and trying to figure out what to do for dinner while driving down the strip. We were doing the alternating "No, YOU pick." when I got tired of that and just whipped into the parking lot. All that to say we basically knew nothing about this place before and had 0 pre-conceived notions. Seating: We were seated right away; 0 wait. The atmosphere was festive, but not too loud. Our server, Leroy, came by quickly to introduce himself and take our drink order. I asked for the standard Corona and my wife got the frozen strawberry margarita. The frozen marg was actually VERY good. Service: Leroy was an AWESOME server for us. Fantastic attitude and made very good (and slightly unexpected) recommendations on the food. My wife ordered the Taco Salad (yes, standard fare) and I ended up going with the Street Corn Elote Tacos. I tried to customize how I wanted it, but Leroy emphatically encouraged me to just go with them as they are, including the grits as as side. I hate grits, but the response I received was "Trust Leroy". Ok, I will trust Leroy. Food: I will never doubt Leroy. That guys was 100% right. The tacos were incredible. The grits were very good as well. Great taste for all of it. Conclusion: This location of Cactus Cantina was a great stop for us. If/when we are back in the area, we are highly likely to stop again. read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - Large Frozen Strawberry Marg & a Corona - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

The service was horrible . Had wait time Over 30 mins . Food took 45 mins to be at the table . The food had no flavor and the steak tasted like it was roasted in crockpot . The beans were gross . The only good thing was the salsa read more

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Best Mexican food ever. The street corn elote tacos are amazing. My husband also loves the bang bang shrimp tacos.

Nice little "Tex Mex" place. Although, I think I'm the only Texan thing in this place. Great service, very cordial and efficient hostess and waitresses. The food is reasonably priced and tastes great. read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - Partial menu - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Very bad experiences, food always cold, poor serving staff and poor management skills. They do not care about customer service. The manager said if you have a problem with our food and service you can go somewhere else to eat. I would advise to avoid all Cactus Cantinas in Orange Beach (25908 Canal Road), Foley and Gulf Shores. read more

We got fajitas, chicken, rice, shrimp, guacamole, chips, and salsa. The guacamole app was great! And very large! The chicken and shrimp were awesome. I didn't really care for my hubby's steak (fajitas) but he'll probably tell you it was good. Haha. I didn't care for the style of rice or refried beans. But I'm probably just picky. Looking around, I saw a lot of people with margaritas and other adult beverages. Their margs seemed to be very popular! There are people walking around taking photos of your table and giving you the option to purchase the photos. Something to consider if you have foster kids or have a unique situation where you'd prefer not to be photographed. There's a rubber duck claw machine up front that kept my kids VERY BUSY! They loved it. I probably wouldn't go back, especially cuz I like to eat seafood when I'm at the beach, but it was decent enough! read more

Excellent food, especially the margaritas that are the size of a child's head and the fajitas that come in a pineapple bowl with pineapple in the fajita mix!! Wait time is about 20 to 30 minutes on busy week like spring break but worth it! read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - Super large burrito and margarita, the size of a small child's head!! - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Good food. Amazing staff and service. Lovely ambiance and decor! The girl who was our server was very sweet and the girl who took pictures of us was aswell very sweet. Would recommend! read more

Amazing food, nice waiter, and fast service! The weather was amazing, so we sat outside and listened to great Mexican music!

Great food. Large portions. Server was very nice. Food came out fast, correct, and hot. read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - Street corn guacamole - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

Ambience was decent and lively. No one answered the phone when I called to place a pick up order so just went into the restaurant and placed my order. Staying less than a quarter of a mile away at a beach front property. My order was taken very promptly and politely, I tipped 20%. Was told it would be about 20 minutes or so, so I went to the bar and was very nicely served by the bartender and I had a drink to sip while I waited at the pick up point. As I waited, I realized I probably should've ordered some extra sour cream, so approached the front desk where I placed my order and gave them a $10 bill and told them to keep the change for a little extra sour cream added to my order. I didn't see any action on the part of the order taker so i was a little concerned. My order came out 10 minutes later and of course no sour cream. Waited around probably 10 minutes while holding my three bags of food for the sour cream until a manager walked by and asked me if I needed anything and to his credit, he got me the sour cream. I drove the three minutes back to my hotel and the food was old and cold. Tacos falling apart, enchiladas ice cold. It's clear the food sat around for quite a while before being brought out to me. maybe if I dined in it would've been better but very disappointed after dropping 100 bucks for two people. Taco Bell would've been better. Doubt I will ever come back. read more

Wait was fairly long and the area to wait was a little awkward because we were standing by folks who were eating. Food was good but not great. read more

I've been visiting this restaurant for years and should have reviewed it years ago. This time we took food recommendations from our amazing server, Rafael. The street corn guacamole was a great starter. We didn't take the time to take photos of our dinner, but everything was amazing. The grits were a great wildcard dish! The place is clean & can accommodate any size party read more

Tried this place while we were on vacation had to wait about 25 minutes. The service was great! Isaiah was our waiter he was awesome! Kept our drinks refilled! Very friendly and great waiter! My son had the Texas tacos delicious! My husband had steak tacos and I had the grilled chicken chimichanga. Everything was so yummy and the food comes out really fast! Definitely will be back if we're in Orange beach again read more

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I love this place. We stopped by when we got to town because we were starving and it didn't disappoint. The kitchen manager came out and explained my gluten free options which are limited because their sides all have Knor bouillon in them but we got guac and I couldn't even finish both steak tacos because of the generous portion size. Between the chips, salsa (which is amazing), guac and steak tacos I was very happy. read more

We wanted a low key night in the condo so we got this to-go! Very affordable, yummy, and quick! We usually do seafood all week and this was our first time changing it up, I'm glad we did! read more

Decent Mex fare.. good food and services. Classic Mex cantinas atmosphere.. inside was remodeled in past winter..

Best food ever. It's been a year since I went to this establishment, my fiancé and I still talk about their food to this day!

Stopped in on a Friday night for a casual dinner. Got right in, but they were busy with mostly family groups. It felt about 65 degrees inside, so I was glad to be wearing a sweatshirt! Our server Destiny was delightfully friendly, polite, and efficient. We chowed on the very tasty chips and zingy salsa, and got in our food and drink orders. We each got the Skinny Margarita. OK, but nothing special. For dinner I got 2 Chicken Cactus Tacos. Everything in them was tasty and fresh. The black beans and rice were good too. My wife got the Cactus Bowl. A LOT of rice with ample amounts of each of the other ingredients. They do charge a 3.99% credit card fee, which is posted on the greeter's station. That's a bit higher than typical. All in all it was pretty good and in line with what we were looking for. read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - Chicken Cactus Tacos - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Great food Always really busy Service is pretty good but spotty at times There's a location closer to Foley and the location in Perdido Key area and I would say services about equivalent between them read more

We visited the Perdido Blvd location in Orange Beach, Al on 10/14/25 for a Taco Tuesday supper. Olga was our server and she was outstanding. Olga was super attentive and went above and beyond waiting on us as well as her other tables. I highly recommend this restaurant not only for GREAT service, but the food was wonderful as well. Asked to be seated at one of Olga's tables as you will not be disappointed. The Williams Family read more

It was Labor Day weekend, and the place was hopping. We were seated at a table that was literally in the traffic path of the waitstaff going to the patio and/or the other parts of the restaurant. You would think with that many waitstaff going by us continuously the service would be good, but it wasn't. It took quite some time before anyone took our order, and once we got our food, we were pretty much ignored. Food was okay, but the experience was not worth returning for. read more

Great food great service fast service friendly and great location in town easy on off

We have been here several times but Ive never left a review before. We went last night and, as always, the food was excellent and the service was top notch. Consistency doesn't always get you good reviews, but in the case of Cactus Cantina, it should. Ask for Dylan. He will take great care of you. read more

We were on a small vacation and decided to check out this place since it looked like a place to be at. The wait was a bit too long, and it was getting late. I ordered food to go that included queso, combo nachos and chicken tenders for a kid. The service was excellent, and the staff was really nice. The queso was fantastic and the nachos were really good. It had steak, chicken and shrimp, and the portions were really big. If you're in the area, I highly recommend making reservations ahead of time as it is a touristy restaurant. read more

There was a little wait which it was Sunday night on a holiday weekend so understandable. The LSU game was starting so I asked the man at the host stand if we could change one of the TVs onto the game. He couldn't help me. I finally just asked a manager and he helped turn the game on right away. Our server was busy busy but got all of our orders correct. My fish tacos were very good!! I also got the jalapeño margarita and definitely recommend if you like spicy margs. read more

Cactus Cantina Perdido Beach Blvd - By front door - Tex-Mex Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Waited an hour for our waters and cokes. When drinks were finally brought, half of the party's cokes had no syrup. Just carbonated water. Took over an hour for us to get our alcoholic drinks. Our service was very slow. Our waitress disappeared multiple times throughout the night. Asked for our checks and we waited 30 minutes for our tickets. No apology from any workers. Just was incredibly disappointed. read more

Came in at 7:00. Seated fast. Waited 30 min to get our drinks, and that was because I went up to the bar to get them. 4 waters and 2 margaritas (didn't even have to make them, they came out of the prepared batch) The big guy behind the counter was rude. He wasn't even busy, and seem bothered that I had asked for my drinks after 30 minutes. I asked him if he had chips and salsa at his bar he said no. I told him we had been waiting quite a while, he did not seem to care, nor did he offered to help out. Our chips and salsa came out at the same time our food did. 40 min from the time we sat down. Mind you, this is a Monday night. Oviously understaffed. Our waiter was very appologetic, but all the tables around us were mad. It's not even a cool atmospher, luckily so many other bettere places to choose from. I would not recommend. 2 stars (because our food was good , but they forgot my rice , and it came with the plate). read more

While traveling in Orange Beach, we ordered takeout from the Perdido Beach location. The food was ready ahead of what was quoted and the staff were very friendly. We had the fish tacos with black beans and grits, a grilled chicken quesadilla and an order of quac. The food was delicious and fresh. Would definitely recommend! read more

Leroy is a great server. Food was good, drinks were good, priced very good for the portion size in comparison to other places we've eaten around Orange Beach. read more

Just walked out of this place Cactus Cantina next to Walmart. Was seated and ordered, meal arrived. 2 tacos, beans and rice. TWO FLIES ALIVE IN THE BEANS! Dished them out on the table, told server and left! Beware this place! Kitchen must be filthy. read more

Cactus Cantina might be the best food I have ever had in my life. The chips and dips all tasted super fresh, the tacos were extremely flavorful, and the service was beyond excellent. This will be a staple restaurant for my future visits to the beach. read more

We ordered Togo food. I had the beef fajita burrito, which came with refried beans and rice. They forgot both! My wife ordered the beef fajita nachos and the cheese was all over the bottom of the container. We were extremely disappointed with this place! read more

Food was good, service was average. Mudslide was delicious! Don't get the jalapeño queso, big up charge for three jalapenos:( Left hanging at the end of the meal waiting on refills and got the super late beer with the check. Bummer. read more