I'll start by saying the atmosphere is very nice with a great location on the corner. That being said, the service was incredibly disappointing, server checked on the table 1 time in 25-30 mins when supplies were needed. Additionally and most importantly, the food did not represent true Mexican flavors. Bland and very underwhelming. Would not recommended for food, but could be a nice spot for drinks and the ambiance. read more

Fonda Cholula - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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I was in Tequila and came across this restaurant. The food was good, and came with hand-made tortillas and their lemon and orange juice wasn't bad, though I thought it was a bit watered down. The meat in my birria soup was really juicy and tender, I loved it and it tasted great with the other condiments (rice, beans). They also had live music playing while we were dining, which was a nice touch. read more

Fonda Cholula - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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Our tour guide brought us here for lunch when we visited the town of Tequila. You are paying to eat on José Cuervo road at the Cholula hot sauce restaurant. It's a tourist trap. The food and drink prices are high for Mexico. The servers spoke and understood enough English. Service wasn't prompt, although they got our order right. There is a mariachi band that goes from table to table. When they were playing in the restaurant it was impossible to have a conversation at your table. Very loud. Food was good. They had a stuffed pepper special that was interesting. My friend had a lovely salad that was large and filling. read more

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Service was great, food was just ok. I felt like I should have just ate the street food instead. The menu definitely needs to improve. I expected so much more. read more

Fonda Cholula - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

The chicken mole was very flavorful! If you are in the mood for a classic chocolate sauce that is sweet and savory, get this! The restaurant is so nice and they make hand made tortillas fresh and ready to order. The service is very fast and accommodating! This is a great place to come to with friends/ family on vacation before going on a tour! read more

Fonda Cholula - Mole - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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For a good breakfast I'd recommend this restaurant. The cafe de olla was delicious and the pan dulce was finger licking good. I got some chilaquiles with skirt steak. The chilaquiles were good but the skirt steak was just okay. The location is very nice and clean and very bright for nice pictures! read more

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Despite 'Cholula' being in the name of this restaurant, the food had no spice or memorable flavor although the ingredients were fresh. The highlight was absolutely the fresh corn tortillas, especially getting to watch the skill and love with which the professionals made them right in the middle of the restaurant's main floor. Definitely some of the best tortillas I've had. The vegan options here were light -- guacamole (way too limey, almost inedible to me but I was starving), fries, and a side of veggies (literally just a few pieces of sautéed broccoli and carrots, no sauce). The beans had lard in them. Wouldn't be back unless desperate, but I will say others seemed to enjoy their meals. The mariachi band was a nice touch although it makes it very hard to have a conversation. read more

Fonda Cholula - Tortilla station - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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Service was what ever. But the food was awful. My daughter order the Birria de res and was not good. Ambiance was okay. Never again. read more

Fonda Cholula - The worst aguachile I ever had - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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We tried this restaurant out after going through the tequila tours. They have a great selection of food and drinks. They had live music during our visit. The service was excellent. I tried the Carne en su Jugo and it was good. My partner had the chicken and tasted good but was dry. Overall a good restaurant to visit and have lunch after some drinking. read more

Another good one in Tequila, Jalisco, cholula Restaurant where we had a really good Alfresco meal of "pinchos" or cheechkabob with all the mexican goodies!! Is iin front of the @josecuervotequila and close to the @sauzatequila experiences. Is a lot of fun!! read more

Fonda Cholula - Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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We read some review and had our doubts, but honestly they exceeded our expectations. Service, fast and friendly. Food was ready really fast but tasted delicious. read more

We've traveled throughout Mexico for years. This is, without a doubt, the worst food I've eaten in Mexico. I get that it's a tourist destination but they didn't even try. I believe this was the only meal we didn't finish. read more

Fonda Cholula - Suppose to be torta ahogada. - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

Food was very good and on time, service was great and very friendly. Staff was very attentive to our needs. The ambiance was great, live mariachi. Great selection of music. It was on on Tuesday so maybe as to why the service was so good. read more

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Atmosphere was good. Service was good. Food was terrible. Got the birria de res , meat was salty , beans were salty , rice was hard. Agua de melon tasted like Zuko. Prices don't match the quality of the food. Do not recommend. Tour guide recommended, only reason we came here. read more

The aguachiles were really good- I love the lemony taste & also the margaritas of lime are really good. Muy buena comida! read more

Fonda Cholula - Aguachiles (are the ones with avocado), tacos de camarón & margarita de limon - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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Food was AMAZING. It was fresh and full of flavor. I absolutely loved the tortilla making station, I know I had fresh tortillas. The guacamole cart made our guacamole right in front of us. I look for traditional foods with authentic flavors. Finding authentic vegan dishes can sometimes be a challenge, our waiter met our needs and reconfirmed With the kitchen. The rest of my family enjoyed their meat dishes, all different orders and all completely pleased. The energy and ambiance was pure delight. Service was amazing place was very clean. I highly recommend eating here. read more

Fonda Cholula - Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

This place was okay. My steak Insanely salted and when I asked for some Cholula, they said they only sold Cholula and don't give it as a sauce on the side for your food. They had 3 different kinds of Cholula for purchase. Don't know how they expect people to buy it if they haven't tried it read more

Fonda Cholula - Steak plate - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

Arrachera plate , meat was not skirt , no Flavor , vegetable raw slightly cooked , the chicharon de ribeye was more so grilled in a plate not fried , would deff skip this place , worst 90$ I have spent , for it being tequila you would think it would be good Mexican food, would not come back read more

Total tourist trap, avoid at all costs. Long wait, cold food, wrong orders, and the food itself is whatever. The plus side is that there's mariachi and the portions are good. That's it. read more

We ate at this place only because it was recommended as part of the Jose Cuervo train tour, and there was only a two hour break to eat & site see Tequila. The food was cold and our server took way to long to come to our table. I was celebrating a birthday December 3rd and was looking forward to good food and was a total disappointment! I let the tour guide Cecy from the Jose Cuervo tour not to be recommending this restaurant, No Bueno!! We were a group of 7 and wished I had looked into other restaurant options. I'm sure a whole in the wall would have had better food & service. read more

If I could give this place a zero I would!!! If you're Mexican and like authentic home food, DO NOT COME HERE!!! The tacos tasted like tofu.. if you're not Hispanic and wanna try what you think is Mexican come here. read more

Fonda Cholula - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

Good food at a great value! The jericalla is phenomenal. Loved the outdoor seating and ambience. read more

Fonda Cholula - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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Best Margarita I have ever had, served with a flaming chili pepper. Great location on the Plaza, clean and authentic atmosphere. I enjoyed the Birria. Great experience. read more

Fonda Cholula - Fantastic Margarita infused with a flaming hot chili pepper. - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

We are visiting from Chicago, thr food was poor quality. The steak looked like it was old and spoiled. The hot sauce tasted spoiled. The restaurant was over priced. I would not recommend. Estamos visitando desde Chicago, la comida era de mala calidad. El bistec parecía viejo y estropeado. La salsa picante sabe estropeada. El restaurante era caro. No lo recomendaría read more

Very clean... they check you temperature as you come in. The food was delicious... good customer service. We really enjoyed the cantaritos you could not taste the alcohol but felt it at the end lol. Guacamole is a must... the rib-eye was delicious. read more

Fonda Cholula - Guacamole, ribeye molcajete con chorizo y nopal - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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This placed is named after the hot sauce we see at ihop, Denny's or any other restaurant in the states. This is not your 10peso taco stand, but it's also not pricey. The restaurant decor is outstanding and so are the tables. The food was delicious. I was here for breakfast but most likely will return for dinner if time allows. I had the omelette and the misses had the chilaquiles which she loved. Both dishes were not over seasoned or spicy for those who are accustomed to those box restaurants in the US. I recommend this place to everyone and the staff was fantastic. read more

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I've been here a few times. And usually, the food isn't the best. It was served in non-authentic ways. The service was slow and stray dogs walked right in and asked people for food and refused to walk out. The waiters would play with the dogs (gross) and feed them. I would say that the drinks were really good and the enchiladas were the best item I had on the menu. read more

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Service is good. The place is clean, and a great atmosphere, traditional mexican music and ambiance. But the prices are high and they are out of about half the menu items and its 615 pm on a Monday. Is it because if COVID? I doubt it. Probably a management fail. I probably will not return read more

Food is acceptable but you have to wait a long time to order and even longer to get the food. We had to wait over 5 minutes to get the waitress attention and ask for drinks. read more

Fonda Cholula - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

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Decided to try this place since we ended up going to the Jose Cuervo distillery. Not the best, but def wasn't bad either. Fonda Cholula is more of a tourist experience, food came out cold, and felt rushed by our servers. Live Mexican music was def a plus. read more

Absolute tourist trap. This place is over priced and food is not good. A lot of it taste like it was made from canned ingredients. One of the only things that was a pro about this place was that it is the first cantina to have been opened in garibaldi. read more

The surly waiter hinted at what was to come and it didn't disappoint. Service, when we had it, was slow and the workers seemed genuinely unhappy to be there as though they were trapped by the fluffy clouds and blue sky, or overwhelmed by the colorful papel picado that flitted over the the pretty walkway between the restaurant and the Jose Cuervo distillery, or just worn out by the competing mariachi bands and musicians who played for paying tourists around the area. Perhaps it was the laughter, occasional shouts of joy, and smiles from various states of inebriation that spilled out from the streets that drove them over the edge. Whatever the cause, they took one hour to get our food to us - after we ordered. Our orders were very basic (more snacks than meals) and we noticed all other customers were in the same boat, left waiting for so long that food in any state was welcomed. We were grateful that everything that should be hot was warm enough and cold things were cold and that the bill came promptly when we asked for it. read more

My sister & I were in Tequila to see the Jose Cuervo distillery and the agave fields. Our tour guide recommended this restaurant. Besides another one in town, this seems to be the main place to eat. I usually try to avoid too many "touristy" places on my trips, but this one sounded cool because I think just about everyone is familiar with the Cholula hot sauce (of which there was plenty), and also, we were on a tour anyway. On the way in, we saw a girl doing tableside guacamole and decided that we had to have that immediately! She makes it to order with serrano peppers so you can get it as spicy as you like! I think my sister was hungry because she got soup, bean dip, and the guacamole (which we shared). I got tacos which were lovely (don't remember what kind). The margaritas were special because they served baked agave as the garnish. It's interesting because that's what tequila is made from, but it smells a lot like baked yams which I hate. Also, there could have been less of it on the drink. It gets in the way sometimes. Most of the items on the English menus are translated well, but one in particular was hilarious because it almost made no sense. You have to read it a few times to understand what's going on there. There were employees of the business going around taking guests' pictures with a big frame and huge bottles of liquor, but we don't actually know why. I figured we'd be able to purchase them at some point, but we never found out what happened with that. Would have been a cool souvenir in my opinion. read more

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I agree with other reviewers that this place is fine if you need somewhere to go nearby. The food was fine - we had a sampler platter of different meats - and while nothing stood out as outstanding everything was fine. It had a pretty nice feel to it and I can't say I didn't enjoy my experience there. read more

Giving 2 stars only for the drinks. Beautiful restaurant. Food was not good. Good place to go for cocktails. Find out where the locals eat.

Cholula should just stick to their hot sauce! Save your money and go to a little hole in the wall place down the street! The food is below average just mediocre absolutely no flavor. We came here because it was literally next door to our Jose Cuervo tour but left extremely disappointed! read more

Bad service, girl had a fuchi face! Go outside instead with all local business! Get some tacos not here! It was also salty !

The food was great and right in the center of it all. It was recommended to us by one of our tour guides and we were very satisfied. They have some very traditional dishes and some not as traditional but they were all good. Their desserts were very traditional and delicious as well! The staff was great and you could tell they wanted to give us a great experience. They have both inside and outside seating and the location is very well decorated. They also have a few musicians that you could pay to play music for you to make your experience even better. I definitely recommend! read more

The best skirt steak I have ever had. So juicy and tender. My husband had the Chile en Nogada and loved it too. read more

Fonda Cholula - Skirt steak (arrachera) - Mexican Near Me - Tequila, JAL

The service was poor and they messed up our order two times in a row. Food was so-so, and the coffee (de olla) was terrible. The restaurant is also loud and it's difficult to hear read more