Two of us went there for a late lunch. It was empty at the time so we had a choice of where we sat. The booth was comfortable. We ordered two quesadillas, one with just cheese and the other with birria. Both came within a reasonable period of time and were very large. Each was very good. There was a lot of cheese which I enjoy. Chips and salsa were okay. The apparent owner came over to thank us for coming to his restaurant which was a nice thing to do. Service was fine. They have a nice variety of menu items. read more

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Tortilla soup was bland and watered down. No veggies or anything else in it. Not a lunch choice. Don't know about anything else but based on the soup I don't plan on going back. read more

Been by the restaurant many times since it is in a center we frequent. First time visitor. Huge inside, nice smallish patio. Extensive menu, with a nice specific lunch menu. Excellent servers. Very friendly. Our lunch special was delivered in less than 15 minutes. It was good, medium of the road stuff. They do have entertainment sometimes and a happy hour. See you next time! read more

El Cisne Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I haven't been here in 5 years so it was a good experience. We were a group of 8, separate checks. They do an auto tip of 20 pct. My meal was forgotten and I had to ask. No problem, others ate slow. We might be back. It was nicer than I remembered. read more

El Cisne Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Coworker had recommended this place to my friend so we dined for dinner. It did not disappoint. Appears to be family run business. The service was good and food was so good. Pricy but worth the quality. read more

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A few PROs first.. 1. Food has flavor 2. The salsa is delicious. Now the Cons.. 1. The side of beans/rice equals about a tablespoon? Cmon why skimp on the cheapest thing on your menu? 2. It's ALWAYS hot inside, too cheap to run the AC? No one enjoys dinner while sweating! 3. Drinks are crazy expensive and they barely have any alcohol? $20 Margarita..nope! Cmon now! So many better options for Mexican in Tucson read more

Excellent food and service. We were seated promptly. It was relatively quiet. I like the chicken mole.

El Cisne is one of our favorite Mexican food places in Tucson. Very nice people and great food. Hit em up!

Food: The chips and salsa were bland, 5/10 The chicken tacos were so good, juicy, tender, and delicious, 8.5/10 Service: Good, got it quick compared to other restaurants Ambiance: great, cool art on the walls and a great musician, played the guitar and sang well read more

Service is good and food is presented nicely and is tasty! Bring cash or pay more with credit card! This policy is such a turn off. No one carries a lot of cash anymore. This policy deters customers from dining there and I feel it's not fair to the wait staff . Prices have increased too. read more

We love the ambience and the service at El Cisne. Our waiter and support staff were excellent! My husband started with the guacamole, $6 to go with his chips and then a cup of tortilla soup $6 really good and larger than expectations. I had the El Cisne house salad $10.with cranberry and pecans. Then as his main course, my husband really enjoyed the Rillito Relleno with a chili relleno, chicken enchilada, and birria taco $23 which came with rice and beans. I has the Seven Seas Seafood soup $32 which had a fair amount of seafood from baby octopus, calamari, shrimp and mussels. The soup was OK, but kind of disappointing. The broth was watery and not very rich or flavorful. Doesn't mean we won't go back again. Just means I wouldn't order the soup again. read more

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Great food and service we shared a Carne Seca cheese crisp and Margaritas and cheese enchiladas

Not the best Mexican food. If you're after something authentic or really into Mexican culture, this probably isn't the spot for you. The food was pretty bland and seemed more aimed at people who don't eat Mexican food often. On top of that, it's kind of overpriced for what you get. However, the staff were very nice and were kind enough to cut our meal for us (we were sharing a meal/plate) and give us two separate plates. So, if you do go, the staff have great service. read more

Below average food. Average service. Ambiance nothing special. Prices average. All in all, not bad, but nothing especially good to recommend it. read more

Very pleasant atmosphere Good food, fast out. Not as crowded as I'd expect for a Friday night Kept my water glass full, not an easy task read more

Unique for Mexican and seafood.. great fish dishes and authentic Mexican dishes.. service was very good as well..

Great food, my favorite are the adobado tacos. Servers are always so sweet! The drinks are strong but I love the frozen margaritas!

Here for lunch today. Cute decor with swan (El Cisne) theme. Clean facility. Fantastic fish tacos. Quick and cheerful service. Thanks to our fantastic waiter Liz who was so attentive . Party of 5 - every entree was appreciated. I will be back. read more

BEST Tres Leches Cake ever! Staff is always very kind, the food is good but a little over priced- I always love when they have their live music, too! read more

I just ate lunch at El Cisne. The food was good. FYI the lunch prices are actually $2 more than what was listed on their website. I should have mentioned is to management....hopefully they will look at this review. read more

This place was surprising to find for a midweek lunch. Service and artwork were great and the food was fabulous. Stopped here before we went to the DeGrazia gallery just down the street. Staff was attentive and worked together well. I wasn't expecting the slightly higher prices but it was worth it. Wish we had room for dessert so I guess that means we need to go back right? ;) read more

Service was great but the food was overpriced and subpar. As a Tucson resident who loves Mexican food El Cisne did not come close to the quality and flavor available here in town. Oddly food came out in less than five minutes. Won't return. read more

Been going to El Cisne since they opened. Never disappointed until tonight. Ordered the SeaBass (my fav); but I was served Cod. After bringing it to the servers attention, the manager came to our table and explained that they didn't have any SeaBass. She explained that it was very good Cod. I went there for the SeaBass!! I should have been forewarned!! She did reduce our bill by $10.00 but unfortunately this has tarnished my opinion of this restaurant. read more

Delicious! Brought my mom here who is very particular about where she eats Mexican food and she loved it. The salsa tasted fresh and wasn't too spicy and she had the Arroz con pollo soup which she said had an authentic flavor. I had the Topopo salad with shredded chicken on top and my son had a plain cheese quesadilla. The servings were big, the servers were smiling and very friendly and the place was playing great music as well. We will definitely be back! read more

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My first time here but I had to come after my mom raves about their albondigas soup! I tried their siete capas and their tortilla soup, which may be one of the best I've ever tried! The service was also excellent and we had our food fairly quickly! read more

El Cisne Restaurant - Tortilla soup - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Very good. Yummy enchiladas. I had a shrimp enchilada and my wife had a pulled beef one. Sauces were delicious. Lots of free chips and awesome salsa. We're from NY and have some good Mexican restaurants there, but this was as good or better than the best of them. read more

Love this place. Amazing Carne Seca, highly recommend. Fast service and great food!! Order this for lunch at work and they always get it right!!! If you're looking for great Carne Seca, look no further! read more

My husband and I tried to have lunch today and we were completely ignored. The person whom seated us walked pass our table and took orders for tables that came in after us. We waited and waited. No one came to our table - not even to offer a drink of water! The only person who did there job was the busboy. He gave us chips and salsa. We got up and walked out while everyone else was enjoying their meal. Never again. read more

Nice environment, good service disappointing food that has gotten progressively worse. Nothing is very flavorful, particularly the Sonoran dishes. Tasty margaritas, dry almost inedible cheese crisp. Hard to believe you can screw that up. Nice people , but bland food. Will not go back anytime soon. read more

What an Interesting experience here, especially after reading everybody's mixed reviews. Everyone try to be of service, but the food here was just bland and uneventful. First, like any other Mexican restaurant came the salsa and chips. The salsa was not my favorite in that it had no pizzazz or fresh herb flavor. Then came my dinner salad. My salad was actually good in that it was fresh, but it was loaded with soil. I told my waiter in a very polite way and he went and prepared me another. Then came the taco salad along with my tacos. The taco salad was the usual fare except for the fresh avocados on top. And my partner ate tentatively as she was afraid of finding the same amount of soil and her taco bowl. My tacos were bland, bland and more bland. The fish was just oily and still had the skin on it. I'm on sure what kind it actually was. And once again I like my salsa; and the salsa here was pretty nondescript. It wasn't that bad; it just wasn't that good. So will it be back?? Well, if I'm in the area I might be; one can never say for sure. read more

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Service, ambiance and music 4-5 but food brings the rating down. With so many Mexican restaurants from which to choose the food the Sat night we were there was lackluster. The fish was dry and overcooked, even had a fishy taste, rice was luke warm. We chose nit to bring attention to it, but we will not be returning. read more

Very Attentive service although still slow at times. Quite varied menu . Very tasty food. Goes for regional variety of different regions in Mexico. Very authentic. Live flamenco music some nights. Usually weekends. Small outdoor patio also option if prefer quieter atmosphere. read more

Fish was under cooked, salsa tasted like is was from a can, chips were stale. Overall a very poor experience. Not worth a second chance.

Wonderful food, great owners, George too care of us tonight and everything was amazing. The sea bass was amazing! Deserts, special sauce!! Loved everything we tried. Plus the two desserts!! We will be back again! Would highly recommend. read more

BAIT AND SWITCH We went here after reading through online menu. Typical strip mall restaurant. Food was OK, but actual menu was 40% higher than online menu on TripAdvisor. Then they added a surcharge for using a credit card, even though they advertised cards were accepted. Much more expensive meal than we planned on. When asked about price increase, hostess was unapologetic an said they decided not to update online prices. Such lack of ethics raises questions about food, sanitation, help, etc. Not going back! read more

Best cheese crisp in town! Do yourself a favor and order the Coco Flan! Libations from the bar are a must! Cadillac margaritas read more

I had dinner here with a Meetup group. We were a large group and service was very good. I had a carne seca quesadilla and some of my friend's ceviche. Both were pretty good. This place is overpriced, but I guess that's par for the course in the foothills. read more

We had seen their commercials and it looked like a great place. Walking in, it was a beautiful restaurant. But that about where the good stuff ended. I am perplexed by their salsa. It looks beautiful, lots of stuff in it. Yet there was relatively no taste at all. With the smallest bowl of chips I've even seen to accompany it. Wait staff didn't seem happy to be there. Nothing overt, just a general air of not enjoying their jobs. Had to ask for lemon twice, and the diet coke, while filled several times, always came back about 2/3 full. About 30 minutes after placing our order, when we were expecting to get our plates anytime now, we were told they were out of one of the items in the plate, which means they hadn't even started our plates yet. Took another 15 minutes to get our food. My Caliche shrimp was pretty good, but weirdly it kept getting saltier the more I ate. Husbands food was below average, at best. The tamale Verde was okay, but the red enchilada tasted like it came out of a can. If you've never had Mexican food before, this might be a good "starter" restaurant. But if you've been in Tucson for more than a week, skip it. Was definitely not worth the price tag. read more

A huge cockroach crawled over our calamari. Our server was standing there and saw it. Really gross! I filed a complaint with Pima County. We won't be going back. read more

I love their mole sauce. They also have great seafood dishes. My kids like the chimichangas.