Top notch upscale Mexican restaurant. Enjoyed everything from the drinks to the food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Banks
The food was genuinely good — fresh, tasty, and definitely the highlight of the visit. Unfortunately, the service didn’t match. We waited a long time to get our food, and getting a simple chip and water refill took over 20 minutes, even after asking several times. Additionally, the coursing of the meal was subpar.
The staff did apologize once we finally said something, and they gave us a free dessert as a gesture, which was appreciated. Still, the experience felt frustrating overall. Great food, but the slow and inattentive service made it hard to fully enjoy the meal.
Patrick Martin
Little gem in Toluca Lake! Popped in here the other day at the bar for a quick bite and had a great experience. Chips and salsa were on point and enjoyed the best steak taco I’ve had in ages - delicious chunks of juicy sirloin, well seasoned but simple and satisfying. The marg was the perfect compliment to it all, strong and fresh. Bartender was attentive and quick. Will definitely pop back through next time I’m in the area to try some of the other offerings!
Brandon Moore
Hidden gem. I dig the converted house into a restaurant aesthetic. Look for the neon sign. Food is fantastic. Portion size is a small plates format and great for sharing. Mezcal old fashioned was tasty.
Denise Rose
We were pleasantly surprised! Bacon guac, cucumber marg, lobster tacos, beet + kake salad, short rib/plantain tacos, crustless apple pie. Great, kind service 🥰
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pavel R
I always bring friends visiting from out of town here. Cascabel’s slightly upscale menu puts an elegant twist on classic Mexican dishes, and I love that. My go-to favorites? The lobster tacos and Mexican corn bread—absolute musts.
Jim Laccabue
Excellent food choices great quality really enjoyed it,!
tom derosa
So I really wanted to like this place but it fall short in a few ways. First when you spend $135.00 without tip and your still not full portions are EXTREMELY SMALL. The short rib taquitos had about 3-4 SMALL pieces of short rib maybe an ounce of meat in a hard crunchy shell with black bean puree. Try something else this wasn’t worth $14. My lobster tacos were bland very little taste. But it did have more lobster meat than the short rib taquitos by far and had more lobster than the pork belly taco too. However the pork belly tasted really great, just EXTREMELY SMALL PORTION. My husband had Bronzino which he said tasted very good I didn’t try because the dinner portion came with 1/2 Bronzino and no side dishes so he spent another $12 on side of rice and beans. Over all would I go back, not for a sit down dinner but might order the pork belly taco for a take out, and eat them at home. Our waiter Carlos was nice food came out extremely quick but I felt ripped off and being a French trained chef I understand portion control but this was very very small portions for the prices. Good luck staying in business guys with this economy and your portions being sooooo small. Try just a little bigger portions you might end up with a better business.
Jennifer Miller
This place is soo good!!!! I went there last night for the second time. For apps, we got the queso, guacamole, short rib taquitos, and the hamachi ceviche.
For the entree, I had the duck confit tacos which were cooked to perfection and topped with some goat cheese. I also had the skirt steak which was cooked to perfection and topped with a brown butter demiglace that kind of reminded me of mole and pickled onions.
The picture is of the skirt steak. It came with the most delicious handmade flour tortillas.
My only critique is that I wish that they had some ice cream which would have been a great ending for my dinner.
Added bonus is that they have a parking lot (granted it’s a tight squeeze but I’ll take what I can get lol) and it’s FREE!
The power kept going out 6 times circuit breaker issue horrible management would not compensate anything for bad experience even a drink wouldn’t recommend going there bland food bad service. Other people got up and left aswell, think again
Response: If it was historic winds and your establishment cannot handle it then close instead of being greedy and putting your customers at risk. Finishing our drinks quickly so we didn’t have to sit in the dark is what anyone would do. And your response shows exactly what type of Services you will receive if you visit this establishment, bland food and bad service. As I stated before and clearly was proven correct with the establishments response.
missashley
Very beautiful restaurant! And perfect for date night. Our server Jason was amazing and helped us make our decisions for dinner and dessert. We started with the mushroom and kale flauntas chips salsa and guacamole it was all really good. For entrees we had fried chicken tacos with the hot honey sauce and it was good and also the short rib tacos which were AMAZING!!!! The meat was seasoned so good and very tender. The tortillas you can tell are made fresh and in house. They were so good. We ended with dessert the crustless apple pie it was ok should have gone with the flan. I can’t wait to come back here. We went around 430 and we were the only ones in the restaurant but around 530 it started to get busy and a little louder. Loved the ambience it was so romantic dimmed lights and intimate.
Luxion Pierce
This place was amazing! Some of the best tacos I've had, along with one of the quaintest and comfortable atmospheres I've found in the area. Cute, comfortable, delicious. Need I say more?
Brianne Bear
My husband and I have been to Cascabel many times and every time is delicious and enjoyable. Recently, we celebrated a birthday with a large group at the restaurant and they made it so easy and fun! The food was so good and plentiful, the staff was attentive and friendly and everyone in our group was impressed. We look forward to returning.
Ben Jacoby
Cute little romantic restaurant tucked in to the back of a property on Riverside drive. Overall fairly priced. The crew was pretty good
Top notch upscale Mexican restaurant. Enjoyed everything from the drinks to the food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was genuinely good — fresh, tasty, and definitely the highlight of the visit. Unfortunately, the service didn’t match. We waited a long time to get our food, and getting a simple chip and water refill took over 20 minutes, even after asking several times. Additionally, the coursing of the meal was subpar.
The staff did apologize once we finally said something, and they gave us a free dessert as a gesture, which was appreciated. Still, the experience felt frustrating overall. Great food, but the slow and inattentive service made it hard to fully enjoy the meal.
Little gem in Toluca Lake! Popped in here the other day at the bar for a quick bite and had a great experience. Chips and salsa were on point and enjoyed the best steak taco I’ve had in ages - delicious chunks of juicy sirloin, well seasoned but simple and satisfying. The marg was the perfect compliment to it all, strong and fresh. Bartender was attentive and quick. Will definitely pop back through next time I’m in the area to try some of the other offerings!
Hidden gem. I dig the converted house into a restaurant aesthetic. Look for the neon sign. Food is fantastic. Portion size is a small plates format and great for sharing. Mezcal old fashioned was tasty.
We were pleasantly surprised! Bacon guac, cucumber marg, lobster tacos, beet + kake salad, short rib/plantain tacos, crustless apple pie. Great, kind service 🥰
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I always bring friends visiting from out of town here. Cascabel’s slightly upscale menu puts an elegant twist on classic Mexican dishes, and I love that. My go-to favorites? The lobster tacos and Mexican corn bread—absolute musts.
Excellent food choices great quality really enjoyed it,!
So I really wanted to like this place but it fall short in a few ways. First when you spend $135.00 without tip and your still not full portions are EXTREMELY SMALL. The short rib taquitos had about 3-4 SMALL pieces of short rib maybe an ounce of meat in a hard crunchy shell with black bean puree. Try something else this wasn’t worth $14. My lobster tacos were bland very little taste. But it did have more lobster meat than the short rib taquitos by far and had more lobster than the pork belly taco too. However the pork belly tasted really great, just EXTREMELY SMALL PORTION. My husband had Bronzino which he said tasted very good I didn’t try because the dinner portion came with 1/2 Bronzino and no side dishes so he spent another $12 on side of rice and beans. Over all would I go back, not for a sit down dinner but might order the pork belly taco for a take out, and eat them at home. Our waiter Carlos was nice food came out extremely quick but I felt ripped off and being a French trained chef I understand portion control but this was very very small portions for the prices. Good luck staying in business guys with this economy and your portions being sooooo small. Try just a little bigger portions you might end up with a better business.
This place is soo good!!!! I went there last night for the second time. For apps, we got the queso, guacamole, short rib taquitos, and the hamachi ceviche.
For the entree, I had the duck confit tacos which were cooked to perfection and topped with some goat cheese. I also had the skirt steak which was cooked to perfection and topped with a brown butter demiglace that kind of reminded me of mole and pickled onions.
The picture is of the skirt steak. It came with the most delicious handmade flour tortillas.
My only critique is that I wish that they had some ice cream which would have been a great ending for my dinner.
Added bonus is that they have a parking lot (granted it’s a tight squeeze but I’ll take what I can get lol) and it’s FREE!
Beautiful place with amazing food
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The power kept going out 6 times circuit breaker issue horrible management would not compensate anything for bad experience even a drink wouldn’t recommend going there bland food bad service. Other people got up and left aswell, think again
Response: If it was historic winds and your establishment cannot handle it then close instead of being greedy and putting your customers at risk. Finishing our drinks quickly so we didn’t have to sit in the dark is what anyone would do. And your response shows exactly what type of
Services you will receive if you visit this establishment, bland food and bad service. As I stated before and clearly was proven correct with the establishments response.
Very beautiful restaurant! And perfect for date night. Our server Jason was amazing and helped us make our decisions for dinner and dessert. We started with the mushroom and kale flauntas chips salsa and guacamole it was all really good. For entrees we had fried chicken tacos with the hot honey sauce and it was good and also the short rib tacos which were AMAZING!!!! The meat was seasoned so good and very tender. The tortillas you can tell are made fresh and in house. They were so good. We ended with dessert the crustless apple pie it was ok should have gone with the flan. I can’t wait to come back here. We went around 430 and we were the only ones in the restaurant but around 530 it started to get busy and a little louder. Loved the ambience it was so romantic dimmed lights and intimate.
This place was amazing! Some of the best tacos I've had, along with one of the quaintest and comfortable atmospheres I've found in the area. Cute, comfortable, delicious. Need I say more?
My husband and I have been to Cascabel many times and every time is delicious and enjoyable. Recently, we celebrated a birthday with a large group at the restaurant and they made it so easy and fun! The food was so good and plentiful, the staff was attentive and friendly and everyone in our group was impressed. We look forward to returning.
Cute little romantic restaurant tucked in to the back of a property on Riverside drive. Overall fairly priced. The crew was pretty good
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