We stopped in over the Easter weekend + thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance of the upper patio. Our server, Sophia, was such a pleasure + took great care of us - making suggestions and patiently + thoroughly explaining the dishes since it was our first time. She really made our dining experience so very special. The food was great + our drinks were perfection! read more

Well appointed interior. Delicious meals. Adequate server. However we were seated next to the bar as it was a slow evening. The bar manager/ bartender worked with a toothpick in her mouth. Not a good look and not very hygienic as she kept placing it down on her service area and placing it back into her mouth . read more

Definitely planning another girls dinner here!! We sat out on the upstairs patio deck during sunset and the views were stunning. The breeze felt so nice with this summer heat. I got the nachos with a cactus colada 10/10. My plate was gone as the nachos were big enough to share. The seasoning on the chips was the perfect amount of flavor. Our server Dulce was amazing, checked on us, took our picture and got us in and out pretty quick. Very pleased with our service as they were pretty busy. If you're ever planning to go to a port city marina event (which we were) coming here is perfect. We could see the stage from our table and were tempted to stay. read more

Your margaritas have bottom shelf liquors in them. Juarez is not 100% agave tequila. Your other 15 dollar cocktail tequila drinks also have low end tequila in them. You can't call your restaurant tequila and then serve horrible tequila in your drinks! That taste bad and give me a hangover. Please rename your restaurant to "cheap Tequila" or "Chafa Tequila" read more

Service was incredibly slow and left us sitting with nothing for 45 minutes. They were out of the wine and food that we ordered. Either waitress was new or didn't really care. Manager wasn't too concerned either. We left and won't be going back. Many other better choices in Wilmington. read more

Location, location, location!!! This is why this place is 4 stars. Free parking on the pier and what a view!! This is such a nice addition to the downtown waterfront area, especially during the free concerts. It is a huge restaurant with both upstairs and downstairs seating. The interior is decorated really well with a lot of fun picture opportunities. Outside has comfy tables and a remarkable view. We sat outside today and were greeted by our server and some chips and salsa. They were the average prisoners chips and salsa. Nothing great. The menu isn't very big. I did choose the blackened tuna meal with rice. My friend had the brisket tacos and we had an order of guacamole. Our server was new so she really couldnt answer a lot of questions. The guac was good, just average. There was definitely a huge portion. My tuna was average and the meal my friend had was average. Indefinitely was not impressed with the food at all. But...the VIEW! read more

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Food was great! The servers were nice! The manager was very on it with congratulating our group on a recent engagement. The place was clean.

Love the shrimp tacos they are the best ! They have great dinks also . Will definitely go back . The brisket taco are good also and will also fill you . Enough to take home or split with someone. read more

I have been here 3 times and loved it each time!! Hate to give this away but there's always a table. The space is really big and it seems like people don't know it's there. If you're looking for some cookie cutter Mexican food pick another place! This menu is delicious and unique and packed with flavor!! Love the rice--again not your regular smegular Spanish rice. Those big ass margaritas are great too!! AND the view?! Will absolutely be back! read more

My server was Carmen this evening and she was so quick and attentive. She suggested a new menu item, the Chicken Fresca strawberry salad and it was great. Will definitely come back! read more

Just spent $108.00 for lunch for three people (no booze). Friendly waitress but service was painfully slow. All three meals were awful. Cold with a weird taste. Because of time constraints, we ate what we could gave the hard working server a tip. Never to return. Save your money and go to Taco Bell. read more

My in-laws and I took a trip to Wilmington this past weekend to end the summer on a good note. We had been looking forward to eating here for months. I called to see how long the wait was, and the hostess who answered the phone rudely said "pretty long." I asked, "okay... well, how long?" and she said "an hour or more." which is fine - it was a Saturday night. When I asked if we could put our name on a waitlist or anything, she said "no, we don't do that. You just have to come and see how long you'll have to wait," with a not-so-pleasant attitude. This was a disappointing experience and ended up making us not even want to visit the restaurant. We went down the street to Anne Bonnie's and it was delicious, and the service was outstanding! read more

Lupe is the best!!! I loved our time here and the service was wonderful :) the margs are sooo good!!

The service and food were excellent. We were able to eat outside on a night when the weather was perfect.

Great food, great service, and a great view. My favorite time is to go at night so you can watch the sunset. Bring a camera because you'll definitely be able to get some beautiful photos. read more

Since its opening, I feel like I am Norm at "Cheers." The incredible staff does everything to make your meal wonderful! This current visit, Lupe went over and above to make sure we had a great meal! I am already looking forward to my next visit here! read more

Brought a friend. Food is not that impressive. Beans and rice were cold and unappealing (appearance, texture, flavor). My friend's shrimp tacos were a tad raw tasting. My chile relleno might have been fried but came out with some kind of sauce soaking the poblano so it looked like a pink maggot. The waitress was terrific as were the house margaritas. I'm sorry I have nothing better to report. read more

Unfortunately our excitement over this new restaurant went south very quickly. We arrived about 1/2 hour early for our reservation. The upstairs lounge was nice and they did seat us right at our reservation time. This is when it went south. No chips/salsa were brought - we had to ask for them. Once our dinner arrived the amount of food was minuscule. The food was not seasoned and was basically flavorless. It was definitely pricey for what we were given. Unfortunately we will not be back. read more

I considered rating the place a 2-star, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt since they just opened. Considering they are experienced restauranteurs that's being generous, I think. The restaurant has a very nice vibe, so 4-5 stars there. Our waitress (I'll leave her name out of this), was also 5 stars. I noticed that she was even greeting people at other tables who hadn't been served, assuring them that someone would be with them shortly. That's management mindset. See below as to whom she didn't learn it from. The food? Guac was very good but it was all downhill from there. We had tacos. Chicken tacos were dry and lifeless. I had the tuna. The tuna was cut into these suspiciously even-looking logs (frozen?). They too were overcooked. And there was virtually nothing else in the shell. The cabbage and red onion were so scant that they were hiding under 1 piece of tuna. Sorry, I don't get it. There are many other places in town who deliver better, for less. And finally, back to the manager. The two TV's over the bar were showing women's golf and some ridiculous show about pets. We asked our waitress if the manager wouldn't mind switching one of the TV's to a college basketball game. She came back to our table 3 times to apooogize, saying that she kept bugging the manager to change the station. He did not. The place was half empty so really, he was that busy? I won't be back, but I suggest to the owners that they replace the manager with our waitress. She gets it. read more

Maybe we are spoiled because our hometown has authentic Mexican food with the most delicious flavors. We did not enjoy the food here, it lacked flavor. We had nachos with brisket and the meat was tasteless- and the lettuce was actual leafs which is a weird choice for nacho topping. We also had mahi mahi tacos, it was just sweet but not in a good way. Just an overall waste of money. I will say for the positive the staff was nice and the place was clean. read more

Excellent restaurant...highly recommend!! Food was amazing, service was good and atmosphere was awesome!

I left a review already, but I forgot to add one thing. One person in our party ordered a strawberry frozen margarita, and the waitress said they were not available, because they were out of gin !!!!! Made no sense. so, she ordered a plain frozen margarita, and it was not drinkable. It tasted like they spilled salt in the blender. read more

Food excellent Service excellent Cocktails Absolutely The Worst Margarita I Have Ever Had... At $20. The drink barely tasted like a Margarita. Minimal liquor (advertised Blanco Tequila & Gran Marnier with Orange Liquor) CIULD NOT TASTE ANY NOR COULD I TASTE THE MARGARITA MIX read more

Went on "Taco Tuesday" for an early dinner... too hot to sit outside, so we sat next to the window overlooking the river. Sadly, there are a whole row of porta-potties blocking the view. Hopefully this is a function of the construction in the area and temporary! (??)... it really does detract from what would otherwise be a nice view. The interior of the restaurant has bright colors and interesting Mexican art & sculptures. Service was just ok, server was friendly but not super attentive. We had to wave her over owe needed something. It was 3:30, so the dinner crew hadn't clocked in yet and there were a couple other tables she was handling. We ordered house margaritas... regular size was $11 each and a nice sized cocktail - a decent price relative to other downtown restaurants, but they had larger sizes also. The drinks were really excellent! They brought chips and salsa (in individual bowls-which I appreciate) and we ordered queso as well. The queso was very good, but a little pricey at $7.99. We ordered the special $2 tacos (seafood tacos not included). I particularly enjoyed the pollo (chicken), but the brisket and carne asada were also quite tasty. Chicken would be #1, brisket a close second, then asada... which was good, but could've used a bit more spice. For dessert, we shared churros served with vanilla ice cream. The server who brought it out (not our server) sat it down, and asked if we needed spoons... we said "yes" and she walked away - but never came back with the spoons? Several minutes later, we had to wave down our original server and ask for spoons so we could eat our dessert. The churros were delicious though! Highly recommend... crispy and chewy and not at all greasy. All in all, we enjoyed our meal... it's a fairly new establishment and they have a few things to work out, but I'd come here again -especially for Taco Tuesday deal. I'm giving 4 stars because of ambience, not food. read more

Very fresh guacamole and nice staff. Had a delicious meal here. Not sure why yelp rating so low

Very slow service. Our food came out cold. We've been waiting for 45 minutes for our meal. We usually go to the other Tequila location so we had high expectations. Our beans were very salty. Customers around us also have been waiting for over an hour for their meal. I recommend the other Tequila location going towards Carolina Beach a million times over. read more

This place is lively and warm. Love the decor...Friendly staff and the food was very good! Lovely water view too! Great spot.

Staff is nice. View is great. Good is so so ands Nott cheap. I go once in a while because it's a five minutes walk

The Mrs and I came to this very big and nicely decorated Mexican restaurant. It's along the marina waterfront, at the edge of the city area. It's in a very nice area and it's adjacent to the Marina grill. We were seated upstairs and outside along the water. There was a neighborhood band playing next door, so it had a fun atmosphere. They have bars, both upstairs and downstairs, and after we were served drinks, we quickly went for their Mahi tacos. They were tasty but the mahi meat were small chunks and dry. The Mrs.got the shrimp fajitas which she liked and I got the salmon mex cal. I really liked the tangy, sweet, and bbq flavored sauce it was in, along with the sides you get. The fish was a little dry but not bad. The black beans are really good. For dessert we had the tres leches, and it was absolutely delish! We devoured the big slice they give you! We had a fun time! read more

Amazing service upstairs and food was 10-/10. Would definitely recommend this to friends and family

Ceviche was chopped so finely it was impossible to tell what was even in it. Tasted not quite as fresh as you want ceviche to taste. Not bad, mind you, but I wouldn't order it again. Tequila selection was good but way overpriced. Staff were lovely - super helpful. Inside the restaurant it is extremely loud. We probably wouldn't go back unless we wanted to sit outside on a warm day and have an expensive drink. read more

Went and got a drink at the bar. My bartender Racheal was phenomenal. The service was excellent and my margarita was absolutely delicious! 10/10 would recommend to a friend :) read more

We had Kaleigh tonight and she was amazing! She got everyone's order correct and we had dietary restrictions as well.

Absolutely amazing taco Tuesday. Margaritas are on point and the service is fun and friendly. If you don't get the cheese dip, you'll regret it. Delicious experience. Definitely worth it. read more

Great Food,Great Location, Great Sevice .. Hostess Suzi was Very Personal and Professional.

One star for food it was good. Service was not good. I dont like to give bad reviews but, I reached to management by email and heard nothing back. That's bad too. Left feeling bad about experince. read more

Great Service and Atmosphere. Angel Was A Great Waitress we loved everything about the experience‼

We tried this place out last night and it was absolutely disgusting. Our orders came out wrong, the food wasn't as portrayed. Our food came out lukewarm. Oh, I can't forget to mention there were HUGE COCKROACHES running around EVERYWHERE! Nothing about this place gave tex mex or street food. It was terrible! First and last time! read more

Welp, I didn't wanna do it because I really think this venue has potential to be a great restaurant, especially considering the vibe and the view, BUT... until this place solves its management issues, things will never change. First of all, we were there pre-dinner rush, like 4 o'clock in the afternoon. We ordered our drinks as soon as we sat down but needless to say it was probably 35 minutes before we received our cocktails. Let me preface this by saying we went the weekend before which was essentially the first weekend they were opened, and the margaritas were not palatable. This is the reason why we came back because we like to give restaurants second chances, especially when they are new. So, once again, we tried the margarita which was disappointing once again, just wasn't good. It almost tastes like seawater as if all of the salt from the rim has somehow made its way into the glass. There's also an underlying flavor of bad citrus like maybe a bad lime or something? It's really hard to pinpoint. We then ordered the Paloma, which was almost as bad. There was so much salt on the rim you had to wipe it off. I didn't realize the tajin was an option until another Paloma came with the tajin. That was much better, the problem was the drinks them selves looked like 2 completely different drinks. In the restaurant business consistency is one of the most important attributes and at this restaurant you never know what you're gonna get (except a bad margarita). Which brings me to my reason for the two stars. I tried to discuss this with the manager (the issues with the beverages) and his response was nothing less than defensive. I tried to explain to him that we really want to see the restaurant thrive hence the feedback, but his only response was in defense of how that's how their margaritas taste. Well, good luck buddy because people come to Mexican restaurants sometimes just for the margaritas and when I have heard that your margaritas continually get sent back you might want to, find a new recipe. Needless to say, the food is subpar, and definitely not worth the money. The servers are sweet, and our server was gracious and apologetic when she didn't need to be. I have no complaints about the service. While there seemed to be a plethora of managers in the building, it's obvious that their LAST priority is pleasing the customers that will fund and fuel their business. (Well, maybe next to last. I would say their last priority might be keeping their. restrooms clean) My hope is that someone from corporate will read this and deal with the poor management. The food could use some tweaking, which could very easily come with time and experience from their kitchen. But when a manager is not willing to take feedback and turn it into something constructive , I just can't find a reason why I would return. It would be different if I was the only person saying this about the drinks. read more

This place is a very welcome sight in Wilmington. The Birria dip and the queso were amazing. I'm from CA and this is the best Mexican style food I've had in NC. Atmosphere and staff was great. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a good time, great view, and a wonderful dining experience. read more