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    Riviera Nayarit

    4.4 (48 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed

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    Mel L.

    New Hampshire isn't known for Mexican cuisine but Riviera Nayarit in Nashua is THE EXCEPTION! I went back 6 days after my first visit. This spacious restaurant with full bar offers chonky margaritas, complimentary chips with fresh salsa, and an extensive menu packed with authentic Mexican dishes. Gluten-free galore! Queso Dip and Esquites accompanied by fresh cucumber margaritas made for a savory and sweet jump off. For dinner, the Quesabirria was tender and juicy, complimented by a generously sized bowl of flavorful consommé for dipping. Black beans and rice side dish hit the spot. Went with two different parties and everyone cherished their food + drink! Valentina was a gracious host and our master mixologist both nights. Lose the addresses of those old chains... Find this new(ish) hidden gem on W Pearl Street in Nashua, right off Main Street!

    carolina n.

    Tucked away on a side street in Nashua is Riviera Nayarit. Upon entering it looks like your typical Mexican-restaurant, bright colors every where and the smell of delicious food being cooked. Sadly that is all this place has to offer the service was ok a little slow in my opinion, but we will let that slide since everyone is short staffed and this could have been the case here. The menu is huge and with a menu that big usually the food is nothing to rave about and the case here was no different. The food is bland the salsa for chips is runny and tasted like it came out of a container, the guacamole was alright but nothing that your taste buds will dance for. Unless you like your Mexican food bland I unfortunately do not recommend Riviera Nayarit nor will I return.

    Anita L.

    Excellent Mexican food in the area! Service is a bit slow, but we always leave satisfied with the food. The margaritas are giant - there's a page for special margaritas as well as house margaritas. There's a lot of seafood (ceviche, aquachile, grilled and fried). Street tacos are fantastic and there is amazing heat in the house hot sauce. The elote had decent flavor but it was frozen corn so it wasn't great for that reason. The enchiladas and quesadillas were delicious and packed with protein and onions. The queso with chorizo was also delicious.

    my grilled taco salad, delish!

    Went there with some family for dinner and it was delicious! We sat there talking for a couple of hours and the staff were so polite and patient. Would definitely go there again!

    Amazing appetizers!
    Marc S.

    First visit was a success. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND GREAT STAFF, food and atmosphere. We WILL definitely be back again soon. If you have not been here yet, please make time and go.

    Several days old guacamole

    We were in the area, and decided to give it a try. We walked in around 4pm and there was not a soul in there. We ordered several entrees. When the waitress brought our food out, one of our rice, beans and guacamole plates had a long black hair over it. She apologized and brought out an "new one" about one minute later, but it was certainly the same plate, with a new slice of tomato instead. Didn't fool us. Meat and veggies in fajitas seem to be consistently burned at the bottom. Guacamole(shown in photos) was at least a day old with brownish hue to it. That's something you'd expect at a gas station, but not highly rated restaurant. Perhaps, all those people that left awesome reviews for this place, usually get their Mexican food at Taco Bell... ‍

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    Paul D.

    Absolutely incredible food, best Mexican I've had in the southern NH area. Highly recommend to anyone who loves seafood or Mexican. Octopus was perfectly tender, wife loved the tacos, and the shrimp app with different sauces was worth the price of admission alone

    Tacos!

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    Great Mexican food and ambience. Loved the shrimp dishes. Very authentic. Highly recommended place

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    Not your typical Mexican, and the seafood is excellent. Service was great. Highly recommend!

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    The food is incredibly delicious! The bonus is that the service and the atmosphere is equally as pleasing

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    Stepped in for a seafood dinner. I wish I lived closer so I could go back often. Fabulous food and impeccable service!

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    We shared fish tacos, guacamole, mexican street corn, fried calamari, birria tacos and a chimichanga. Everything was tasty.

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    The food and service were great! My favorite go to restaurant for authentic Mexican food.

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