Me and my husband decided to give this place a try. It did not look like much when we arrived, but the food more than made up for it . they have a fairly large amount of options on the menu. Service wasn't all that great but they did not have adequate staff for the crowd that was in that night. All of the food that we had was full of flavor and decent size portions definitely recommend anything with steak. I had a mixed plate which was steak, shrimp, chicken and pork which was yummy . I would definitely come back to try some of the other menu items . read more

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Solid find. A warm friendly small restaurant with authentic Mexican dishes. Great location close to both Flemington and Bridgewater. There's another location in Hillsborough. We stopped in on New Years Day for dinner. While not busy inside the restaurant, we could see many take out orders waiting. Service was very fast. Restaurant was very warm, inviting and clean with holiday and traditional Mexican decorations throughout. We had chicken tamales, huge, good proportion between the chicken, sauce and masa. Some of the best to be had in NJ. Birria quesadillas excellent. Sauce well seasoned, just spicy enough. The Mr Cactus house carnitas amazing - well seasoned, huge portion. Will definitely add this as a regular stop for us! read more

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Cute little place with a great menu! I chose this place because I knew my Dad would love the selection and he wasn't disappointed! There's definitely something for everyone. Guacamole was delicious, and so are the chips! So hard not to fill up on those! I ordered the empanadas as an appetizer as well but they are really stuffed! Ended up taking most home. The burrito was decent. The horchata was a little cinnamon heavy to me. Chicken quesadilla was yummy. Best of all was a tres leches dessert that I just couldn't pass up. Divine! Service was quick and friendly. Will definitely be back when in the area. read more

Mr Cactus Authentic Mexican Grill - Empanadas - Mexican Near Me - Branchburg, New Jersey

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Two difference experiences. Hillsborough location great! Branchburg location dismal. Service was uneven, and I'll blame the kitchen and not enough staff. Each of our meals were serviced separately and mine was wrong. We and other tables had to ask for utensils, and tables went unattended after the patrons left. Food was tasteless and almost inedible. Go to the Hillsborough location. read more

This was a small location with a few tables, but it seemed like most orders were being taken out. The menu was much larger than I expected with lots of choices. The service was patient and friendly as it took us some time to order. The meal was started with their chips and green salsa. This was good. The salsa was flavorful with the slightest of kicks, but nothing too overpowerful. It was a nice start to the meal. For an appetizer, the tour for Mexico ($14.99) was ordered. It had mini tacos, mini nachos, flautas, wings, chorizo dip, plantains, and guacamole. This was a bunch of food, and all was solid. My only issue was with the wings. They did not come with a sauce, but they were extremely crispy. I actually dipped them in the green salsa! The tacos had just protein present but was solid. The nachos had a bunch of toppings, while the plantains were crispy and sweet. The chorizo dip had a good balance of cheese and chorizo. It did taste like canned cheese sauce to me, but still tasty. The flautas I believe just had cheese present. For an entrée, I had the carne asada. ($13.95). It came with two sides and a Mexican salad. I opted for the beans and rice, which went well together. Regarding the carne asada, it was very thin, but plenty of flavor. I thought it would be cooked a little too much based on the look of it, but that was not the case at all. It was appetizing. Will I go back? Yup. read more

Mr Cactus Authentic Mexican Grill - Tour for Mexico - Mexican Near Me - Branchburg, New Jersey

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Only thing worse than the outrageously overpriced cold rice and flavorless beans is the inattentive service.

Always a good consistent spot. Guac is always yummy and the mini molcajete's are perfect!

Mr. Cactus in Branchburg is hands down my go to place for a casual meal with friends. Whether it's lunch or dinner, I'm always warmly greeted and served a meal that's both delicious and very reasonably priced. The restaurant is located in a fairly obscure location in a strip mall but once you walk through the door it's like a little slice of Mexico. My favorite server is Moni who always welcomes my party with a smile & a desire to give us a good experience. I have yet to have nothing but and I eat there quite often. The fish tacos are very good. My friend enjoys the burrito bowl. We've tried a number of dishes and have not been disappointed yet. I highly recommend Mr. Cactus for lunch or a casual dinner that won't put a hole in your wallet. I'm sure you will enjoy it. read more

Mr Cactus Authentic Mexican Grill - Chicken Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Branchburg, New Jersey

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Great flavor, service is very cordial. I loved the fajita and tacos. also, purple beverage is very refreshing.

Yummy Mexican/Latin food in the area. Probably one of the best places for food in the area period. If I was in the Branchburg area again I'd definitely stop by again. There's a quirk however. The lady at the front/ordering table speaks no word of English and that is probably why most of the customers are Spanish speaking. There's a guy sometimes that is able to help that is fluent in both English and Spanish. But if it's just the lady, you might be really frustrated. It really helped that I'm half fluent in Spanish and was able to singlehandedly communicate my needs on the day where the bilingual dude wasn't there and she was handling everything herself. read more

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Food is great but dine in experience only. Been going since Doors opened ate in restaurants 3 to 4 times every time Amazing. Overtime we order to go- order is wrong everytime we order to go and when you bring it to the attention to restaurant they don't seem to care. We live in between the two Mr. cactus location so we're gonna try to order to go food from the Hillsborough location and see if we have the same hiccups. The food is very good but not cheap and not worth mistakes due to prices. read more

The food is delicious so fresh place is very clean nice atmosphere and service is very friendly and attentive! Thank you for a wonderful experience Marie Q From Branchburg read more

My granddaughter and I went to Mr Cactus and thought the food was good. Several tables were there if you wanted to eat there, which we did. It was very clean. There were brightly colored flags strung across the top of the walls as you would do for a party. The fixtures were colorful too and added to the festive feel. Our server was very polite. He handed us tablets that had the menus and photos of some of the dishes. For an appetizer we shared an order of elites orden(corn on a stick) . It was good but would have been better if it was warmer. My granddaughter had an order of flutes (corn tortillas with chicken) that she liked and I had Mi Pueblo ( chicken enchiladas) that was delicious! Both meals included rice, about of a salad and a lovely little orchid. I had limeade and I loved it! This would be terrific in the summer!! We shared a piece of tres leches cake. Sooo good!! We will return again, maybe order take out. If you enjoy Mexican for you will enjoy, or just try it!! read more

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If you're in Bridgewater , NJ you need to stop in here! A beautiful atmosphere at this Mexican restaurant! Amazing food and fast service. High tech ordering (ipad menus) and reasonable prices for large portions! read more

Got the Plato Mi Bandera today. Everything tasted great but not enough shredded chicken in the individual enchiladas to justify the price. Takeout was 28 bucks with a drink. Cool spot if you are willing to spend the money. read more

Located in a strip mall but a diamond in the rough, great service and clean spot that sells low cost good food. First time eating cactus that was grilled, kind of taste like a better okra, had a lime taste, not sure if that natural or the soaked it in lime but it worked for me. Tortillas were impressive, I got one of each only thing missing was a margarita but they don't serve alcohol. Enchiladas was also 9 /10, actually enjoyed the food here & will return if visiting this side of Jersey. read more

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I love this place, the staff, and the owners. Generous Lunch specials, great prices, excellent good, and friendly service. What more can I ask for? 5 Stars! read more

Mr Cactus Authentic Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Branchburg, New Jersey

The ambiance & service was good. The waiter seemed nervous & im assuming it's be austerity a few things we ordered were unavailable. So I had to settle for something I really didn't want. A burrito. It was ok. Could have used more flavor. It was mostly rice & beans. I would give the place another shot, only because it's pretty new. read more

This is ( I think) a branch of the same place in Hillsborough that used to be Mexican Family. I went for a Saturday lunch in bad weather. The service is friendly. Prices are reasonable. It's BYOB. We had tacos Al pastor, vegetarian tamales and grilled cactus.We had churro's and coffee for dessert.Thankfully the manager was willing to turn down the music. Restaurants seem to love overly loud music. The kind that renders conversation impossible and hurts your ears. I went to one place that wasn't crowded and asked the bar tender to turn down the ridiculously loud music. She wouldn't and I never went back. It closed soon after.Don't think it was because of me. Everything was good here. It's astonishing how much Mexican food there is in NJ and how good a lot of it is. This is an example of that. But you know what I can't find or don't know if , a place with good cabrito! read more

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This is a great new place. The food was great and the fastest service I ever had. The people couldn't pay enough attention to me. I had the Chicken Fajitas which was tasty and extremely reasonably priced for 2023. This is a must try. read more

Mr Cactus Authentic Mexican Grill - Happy Customers - Mexican Near Me - Branchburg, New Jersey

Horrible .. got a complete order wrong!!! AVOID THIS PLACE!!!! Food was not only all wrong it was ICE cold.

Second time ordering. Still horrible! 7 chips came with queso. No wraps for fajitas. Cold to the point it has it was not edible. Have pics of food if anyone wants to see quality. read more

Mr Cactus Authentic Mexican Grill - The 7 chips given for a tub of queso - Mexican Near Me - Branchburg, New Jersey

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Always amazing food. I think it's even better than the original Hillsborough location!

Takeout on a Taco Thursday was so good! I ordered the four taco special: half chicken and half pork....plus the beef birria. Then added the grilled chicken, rice and beans. Guac was yummy as well. But the best part was the warm authentic welcome I received from the staff. I'll be back for their breakfast special since it's super affordable, fresh and delish flavors! read more

Food is not great. I ordered several items and was not overly impressed. they do have fresh squeezed orange juice which is a bonus but it's very pricy. read more

Good food. I recommend the taste/flavors of mexico. One is enough to feed a grown man. I got the chicken enchiladas completas with green mole and it was delicious. I forgot to take a photo, but take my word that it is delicious. read more

Service was great, even though it was busy (on a Monday night). Chips and green salsa for the table were delicious! Portion sizes were excellent for the price, which was reasonable. I had the fajitas, which needed more peppers, but there was plenty of chicken. My only STRONG suggestion is to add more seasoning/salt to the food. I dined with 2 other people and we all agreed that the food really had no flavoring, but had a lot of potential. So, we would definitely go back with that in mind. We asked for some hot sauce to add to our meals, and that changed everything. BUT we shouldn't have to do that. I added salsa verde to my leftovers at home and it was great. So, PLEASE add more flavoring! The vibe in the restaurant felt and smelled very authentic. read more

Ordered via phone twice for pickup. First the negative; they left off one order on my first try of this restaurant. They refunded the cost and provided the meal when I went back. Good customer service. Now the positive; the food was delicious. We had a couple of different burritos, tacos and quesadillas. The shrimp tacos were excellent. Add a side of rice and beans and it's very filling. read more

We did take out tonight. It was excellent especially the guacamole. It was very fresh, chips were freshly made. We had shrimp & beef quesadillas. They were delicious! read more

Excellent service, excellent flavor, fast and at a good price. The staff treated me excellent got the burrito and some chips. Didn't leave but a clean plate read more

Ordered food from there last Thursday. Never Again. We were Nickle-and-Dimed for everything they put on the tacos. Charge for cheese, charge for pico de gallo, charge for sauce, charge for sour cream, etc. Also asked for things to be on the side and maybe half were while the rest was just dumped all over the tacos...thats a problem if the tacos were being shared with people who only like meat and cheese or can't have onions while other people can. Continuing on...no hard shell tacos even though they were ordered and the package labeled that it had hard shell tacos in it. Just got soft tacos in place of them. Fajita tacos overstuffed with lettuce mixed into the guacamole, which nobody likes when that's done (I've never had lettuce in normal fajitas...why add that?). Ingredients were ok at best. Never ordering from them again. Food for 7 people cost $200? It's tacos, not Lobster and Filet Mignion. read more

I figured I would try this place on Taco Tuesday. The restaurant was brightly colored and clean. I ordered the four taco special: steak, chicken, pork and chorizo. They were delicious. I would definitely stop there again. read more

To start, the restaurants ambiance is very nice. It has very colorful decorations, and background music. The service was great, and we received our meals very quickly. The food was excellent, and the menu had plenty of variety. I would recommend if you're looking for a quick and delicious meal! read more

This is the best authentic Mexican restaurant in the area. The atmosphere, food and service are superb! The owner is very accommodating and will make entrees to suit your taste, even if not on the menu! The price is very reasonable for the quality and quantity of food. I highly recommend Mr. Cactus Mexican Restaurant! read more

We've never been here before but decided to order takeout for dinner tonight. We are so glad we did!! We ordered a ton of food and it was all so delicious!!! Also, we had originally ordered a steak fajita but last minute wanted to change to chicken. We called and explained and they were so kind and made the switch right away. Definitely adding to our local "take out night " list. read more

The food was amazing! I had a chicken bowl withat was on their lunch special for $10 and it was delicious. It was well served and the flavors went together beautifully. Service was excellent & quick. The ambiance was nice! I am very surprised the restaurant was not full, I only saw a couple other people inside sitting and eating. This spot 1000% deserves more hype. 10/10 definitely recommend. read more

Love it! Authentic Mexican, great guacamole. Great customer service - ordered from the incorrect location (there are 2 locally). When I went to the Hillsborough location and realized the error because the food was not there, they delivered the food to my home for me because I didn't have time to travel to the correct location. Thank you! read more

the food was AMAZING. You can tell all of the food was fresh and authentic and the prices were great. The service was wonderful! Definitely recommend, loved the experience. read more

Mr Cactus does not disappoint.Great food at a good price. Very tasty. We will definitely be back.

The tamales were outstanding both red and green. My husband had the #13 which was steak stewed with jalapeño, tomato and onions which he ate every bite. We also had the fresh salsa with radish, pineapple and traditional veggies and it was a perfect start to our meal. We finished with hot churros and ice cream! Great good, great service and friendly staff so can't wait to come back again. read more